Strong John Thomson Elementary

Vote at Doodle for Google!!!

thomsonelementary — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:02:18 +0000

We are thrilled that Thomas Scheller, one of Thomson’s second grade students, is a finalist in the “Doodle for Google” Contest. Out of over 33,000 entries, Thomas has made it to the final 40!

Please consider voting here for Thomas. He has a chance to win a $15,000 scholarship AND $25,0000 in computer equipment for Thomson. He’s a finalist in the K-3 category for Region Three and his Doodle is a “Recycle Bot,” which “creates energy by chewing up plastic water bottles.”

Yeah Thomas!

The Scheller Family

Open House! Tuesday, May 11th 9:30 am

thomsonelementary — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:41:16 +0000

Please join us at our Open House on Tuesday, May 11th from 9:30-11:30.

Thomson Carnival! May 8th 10am to 3pm

thomsonelementary — Sun, 02 May 2010 20:38:39 +0000

Updates!

thomsonelementary — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:48:49 +0000

In January, Strong John Thomson Elementary celebrated Family Reading Night in style! With the generous support from our friends at NAESP (The National Association of Elementary School Principals), MetLife, and Scholastic, we had a standing room only event.

After our extended snow-cation, Thomson students, teachers and staff were anxious to get back to school! February’s highlights included a wonderful and well-attended Family Math Night. We were thrilled to ring in the year of the Tiger and march in the New Year Parade in Chinatown. We had a great number of students, teachers, and parents join us in this special celebration.

Thomson had a fabulous Black History Month Celebration. Every class performed a song, poem, skit or story related to African or African-American History. The highlight of the event was our students, teachers and staff modeling some of Africa’s coolest fashions!

March’s Family Science Night featured a presentation by Mad Science, which dazzled students from our youngest little siblings to our most sophisticated 5^th graders!

Our sponsors truly made Family Reading, Math and Science Nights fantastic evenings. We couldn’t be more grateful to NAESP and MetLife for their generous “Sharing the Dream” grant!

3 year old program at Thomson

thomsonelementary — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:42:16 +0000

Strong John Thomson Elementary will have two preschool classes for the upcoming school year. Your child must be age 3 by September 30, 2010.

To apply you must enter the DCPS lottery by February 28, 2010.

Come visit our Open House on Thursday, February 4th at 9:15 am to learn more!

Finalists!

thomsonelementary — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:14:52 +0000

Thomson students are finalists in the ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) video contest. You can watch our students here.

Warm congratulations to Ms. Stanley, Ms. Klass, Ms. Overstreet and our bilingual and trilingual students! Don’t forget to register and vote for Thomson.

Wrapping up 2009!

thomsonelementary — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:12:51 +0000

2009 was a wonderful and very busy year for Strong John Thomson Elementary. A couple of highlights include our Hispanic Heritage Celebration. We had an evening of amazing food and entertainment.

Celebrating our Hispanic Heritage

With our friends at Phelps Stokes and the State Department, we were delighted to host 18 educators from 17 different countries as they learned about best practices in American education.

We walked for the Homeless.

Another lap around the block

Thomson had a birthday. We celebrated with 800 cupcakes and 140 years of history. Watch our students perform!

Cupcakes!

Second grade poetry group delivers 140 years of Thomson history

The Thomson choir performed at the NAEYC national convention to rave reviews.

Thomson Choir at the NAEYC Convention

And finally we gathered together in December for Holiday Night. We had delicious food, lots of fun prizes and great entertainment from our students and faculty. It was a fantastic way to wrap up 2009!

Thomson Tigers celebrate the Season!

Open Houses!

thomsonelementary — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:39:50 +0000

Want to learn more about our school? Please join us at one of our Open Houses:

November 18, 2009 9:30-11:30am

January 14, 2009 9:15-11 am

February 4, 2009 9:15-11 am

Thomson Choir

thomsonelementary — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:40:47 +0000

The Thomson Choir made their 2009-10 debut under the direction of Ms. Zajko on Tuesday evening, September 29th.

ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership invited Thomson to perform at their annual Summit Dinner held at the National Building Museum.

Some of us were nervous to sing for a crowd of over 800 people!

But in the end, we were confident and delighted to sing for our friends at ASAE and the Center!

Spring Carnival at Thomson Elementary

thomsonelementary — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:02:16 +0000

The Thomson Elementary PTO presents the Spring Carnival!

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 –10 am to 3 pm at Thomson Elementary

Activities include: Ring Toss, Dino Dig, Bean Bag Toss, Fishing Pond, Build a Bear, Lollipop Pick and more!

Tickets for Games and Concessions 50 cents each and all proceeds go to support the Thomson PTO.