George F. Johnson Elementary School

For the 2024-25 school year, the district can use grant funds and the current year’s fund balance to purchase school supplies (except backpacks) for all students TK-12. Supplies wi...

GFJ had lots of fun over the last few days of school. First and foremost, the school held its annual 5th-grade Moving-Up Ceremony. Students, with family in attendance, received th...

GFJ celebrated its monthly Very Important Tigers (VIT) with an assembly recognizing students and classes for exemplifying the monthly character trait. The traits for May were ...

With just a few days left of elementary school, the fifth graders are gearing up to become Tigers in the Middle next year. To help all fifth graders from the district’s four elemen...

Congratulations to GFJ teacher Meridith Jackson, the 2024 Lichstein Award recipient. The Alan Lichstein Award is given to a current district employee who exhibits the qualities ...

Each month, GFJ elementary students focus on a character trait. They learn the word, read grade-level appropriate books that focus on that particular trait, and discover ways to d...

GFJ TK students in Christina Bassano's class have had an exciting and enriching spring semester! From engaging in math games and literacy activities using iPads, to exploring sc...

National Baseball Day was 4/22/24 so GFJ celebrated with surprise visits from Ruby and Rowdy from the Rumble Ponies. Librarian Jodi Moscato read baseball books to students and feat...

The annual spring visits by the UEHS Tiger Leads (TL) to the elementary schools are a proactive initiative to teach fourth-grade students about anti-drug, anti-alcohol, and anti-bu...

UEHS students have been learning about the importance of literacy and reading to young children in their child development class taught by Lisa Chavez. To help them gain han...

Tiger Kindergartners in Christina Bassano's used a favorite seasonal treat for a STEM project, creating a Peep Racecar! Other ingredients included pretzels, marshmallows, twin...

The U-E Art Department hosted its Elementary Art Show. Dozens of creative drawings, paintings, and sculptures were on display and if this is any indication, U-E has some very tale...

In GFJ Tiger Kindergarten, students in Christina Bassano's class learned about interactive writing. Interactive writing involves learning to make connections with letters and sound...

It was another successful year for the Festival of Learning at GFJ! About 100 students participated in this year’s Festival of Learning and like in years past, the displays studen...

Each month at GFJ, students learn a new character trait. The month of February focused on empathy. From learning its definition to understanding what it means to be empathetic st...

Congratulations to our musical students who were chosen for BCMEA after successful auditions. They performed with other students from surrounding districts. Congratulations to t...

The Union-Endicott Education Foundation (UEEF) Basket Raffle is coming up on Wednesday, March 20. If you would like to purchase tickets to win prizes, please fill out the form and...

All four elementary schools cheered for the UEHS Varsity Cheer Team National Champions as they walked the halls lined with students holding signs and congratulating the team. Than...

Dental health ties into overall health and good dental hygiene is important to learn at a very young age. Since February is Children’s Dental Hygiene Month, some elementary studen...

The girl's lacrosse program is currently looking for volunteer coaches (2024 season) to help our little Tigers grow in the sport of lacrosse! Please note on Saturday, March 16th...