April 2012

What can you do with used dryer sheets? This was the question that Mrs. Sunny Howard’s art classes were given for their Asian painting project.
Art in Japan was discussed, with examples of how they used “Nature” in their pictures.
Tagboard paper was used to draw their pictures.  Dryer sheets were then glued to the tagboard, and then the painting began. Mixing and tinting the colors until they achieved the color they desired.  They turned out beautifully.  The creation of ‘Painting on a Dryer Sheet’ was created.

On Friday, April 20, 2012 12 third-grade students took to the stage as they battled for the title of best speller. Three class winners were chosen out of each class from a class spelling bee. Then students spelled close to 200 words before narrowing it down to the final three. Pictured are the winners. Joshua Dunn (second), Dayna Chapa (first), and Camilla Adams (third). Congratulations to all who participated and a special thanks to our sponsors Zions Bank of Payson and the Spanish Fork Rotary Club.

Have you ever taken a balloon and drawn on it before blowing it up. Then inflate it. What does the original drawing look like? Stretched out!
Student from Mrs. Howard’s art class took a drawing, cut it up and spaced out the pieces. The finished drawing appears to be Stretched out.

On March 29th the third through sixth grade students at Spring Lake Elementary received a special visit from author Thomas R. William. Mr. Williams is the author of The Adventures of Dod, The Dark Hood and the Lair.  The author donated hundreds of Adventures of Dod books to Spring Lake through the Ken Garff Road to Success Program last fall. The students in grades three through six were challenged to read the book by the end of February. In all, 89 students completed the hefty 24 chapter adventure which is the first in the series.

On March 23, 2012 Students at Spring Lake Elementary celebrated March Madness. Students that have been reading all month, in conjunction with the Ken Garff Road to Success Program earned entries to be able to picked as class winners for prizes. Several students were drawn to play for cash. If chosen they could pick friends or teachers to help shoot from different places on the court for money. They got 35 seconds from when the first basket went in. Several went home with a fist full of cash. Remember to keep reading, and remember it always pays to read.