Patriotic Contests

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Patriotic Contests

The Freedom Festival sponsors multiple patriotic contests each year in categories including Art, Essay, Speech, Storytelling, and Video. The video contest is open to everyone; other contests are open only to students. The contest theme this year is Freedom.

In addition to receiving cash prizes, contest winners enjoy having their work promoted in the community by the Freedom Festival all year.

The deadline for all contests is November 14, so get moving!

Go to www.freedomfestival.org/contests for details on each contest, including age requirements and cash prizes. We are so excited to receive your entries!
gillt [at] grandschools.org (gillt[at]grandschools[dot]org)


Library Olympic Reading Program

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We have an Olympic reading program going on in the library at Sage Creek.  You may have heard a little about it, the kids are excited about earning their bronze, silver, and gold medals!  Here is how it works:  When a child completes reading a book he can bring a sheet of paper into Mrs. Fullmer that is signed by an adult in his household that has the name(s) of the book(s), the number of pages read, the name of the student, and the adult signature.  Please wait until the book is completed before reporting it to the library.  For 100 pages of reading the student earns a bronze medal, for 200 pages a silver, and for 300 pages a gold.  Mrs. Fullme has told students that they are totally welcome to be the Michael Phelps of Sage Creek reading and can receive as many medals as they earn throughout the year.  If the books that they have completed don't add up to 100 pages yet that is ok--we write them on a card and the pages accumulate over the year.  Please let even the more beginning readers know that by the end of the year a gold medal is totally achievable if they take it one book at a time.  If you have any questions feel free to call Mrs. Fullmer.  Pictured above are several of our most recent gold medal winners.

 

Dads & Donuts

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PTA celebrated the book fair this week with a special Dads & Donuts on Wed morning.  All who came enjoyed eating a donut and enjoying a good book!  The book fair will be open the remainder of the Oct 24-28 week before and after school, during all recesses, and through SEP conferences both Thurs and Fri evenings.

Pictured here is the McConnell Family - Katie, Kassie, Kylie and Hal along with the Sheldon Family - MaKensey and Jeff.

 

Ms. Howard Receives Award

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A huge SHOUT-OUT to our very own Kristin Howard, our art and music teacher at Sage Creek.  Ms. Howard won the Nebo School District PEAK Performer Award for her Positive Energy and Kindness (PEAK).  The school recognizes individuals throughout the district who consistently go above and beyond to make their setting in Nebo District a better place.  Ms. Howard attended the school board meeting on Oct 12 where she received the award.  Way to go Ms. Howard!! 

 

Pen Pals from Taiwan

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Students in our Chinese classes are writing to Pen Pals in Taiwan.   Working with Amanda Conklin, director of the Su Ma Ma Club, the students compose letters and information about themselves in Chinese, to elementary students in Taiwan.  They love sending the letters and are even more excited to receive letters in return!  The exchange happens several times each year.