February is heart health month and EJR is on it! It’s never too early to teach good health habits – from exercise to eating right, to getting the right amount of sleep and drinking plenty of water. Fifth-grade students learned something a bit more – they practiced hands-only CPR. The students learned that 70 percent …

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Art students at EJR are focusing on the artist of the year – Vincent Van Gogh. Visual arts teacher Heidi Meier said the students learn about a different artist each year. Recently, fourth-graders worked on a fiber arts project – specifically weaving – complete with recycled CDs, all influenced by Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Ms. …

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EJR kindergarten students got to experience holidays from around the world without even leaving their building! The students made their own passports and had them stamped as they explored from one classroom to the next. Ellie Cassidy welcomed each class into her classroom where they learned about the holiday traditions of Mexico. A special guest …

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The John Lennon Real Love Project is a songwriting workshop in which participants compose their own songs and open their hearts and voices. The project came to EJR for the very first time this year, as the fifth graders participated, writing their own lyrics to a Lennon classic, “Real Love.” Each fifth-grade class learned about …

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