August 2022

Please check out the September Newsletter!

Each Monday, we will highlight a Chinese phrase presented by our dual-language immersion students.  Please click on the link to view the video on YouTube.  Learn to speak Chinese with us!  https://youtube.com/shorts/K_BJMlgI5Qc

The fifth Grade (Mr. Runolfson's class photos are in a previous post) had an awesome time with their first engineering activity--The Marshmallow Challenge. They worked in groups to see who could design the tallest structure out of tape, string, and spaghetti noodles, that would support a marshmallow on top without toppling over.  They came up with some creative designs and the tallest structure was 26 inches!  

The first day of Kindergarten was full of excitement and learning!  We worked at centers, read stories and learned about our school as we hunted for the Gingerbread Man!

5th Grade students in Mr. Runolfson's class participated in a STEM Challenge on the first day of school.  They built structures using spaghetti noodles, tape, and string to see who could make the tallest marshmallow tower.

Dear Parents,

We are so excited for kindergarten this year and can't wait to meet your child! 

Please take a few minutes to sign up for a time for your student to take the KEEP Assessment. Each kindergarten student in the state of Utah is administered this one-on-one literacy and math assessment. The KEEP assessment usually takes between 15-25 minutes to administer. We ask that parents sit away from their child (or in the hall) while the assessment is given. This helps in maintaining the validity of the results. 

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO SIGN-UP FOR THE KEEP ASSESSMENT (note teacher name):

ORTON  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4DA9AA2DAAFF2-kindergarten1

MOUSSER   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4da9aa2daaff2-kindergarten

Welcome back to another wonderful school year! 

Open House:  Tuesday, August 16th 1:00-3:00 

First day of school : Wednesday, August 17th

First day of Kindergarten:  Wednesday, August 24th

Don't forget early out is every Monday, starting on August 22nd.