January 2013

K/ AM: Natalie Gordon, Pedro Ceja, Kye Chestnut, Makayla Fowkes, Ginger Shaw, Carter Lindsey.

K/PM: Brogen Broderick, Laila Ford, Kaydrie Slider, Mason Marvin, Nicole Hall, Tate Farnsworth.

1st Grade: Ella Prather, Braxson Bird, Gregory Snow, Emily Faux, Eli Pablos, Megan Jacobson, Alek Garcia, Kambrie carter, Kate Slack, Cooper Swasey.

2nd Grade: Ryan Rogers, Helen Wolfe, Kadence Curtis, Cameron Carroll, Libby Miller, Sam Hunsaker, Matthew Linville, Jocelyn Walker, Jasmine john, Michail Yi.

1st Grade: Aiden Houck, Kaylie Hickman, Landon Golding, Rylee Carter, Tanner Harmon

2nd Grade: Aubrey Grant, Victoria Watterson, Emma Mathews, Rett Robinson, Hailey Vigil

3rd Grade: Ivan Pablos, Emily Clayson, McKenna Holt

4th Grade: Devin Hancock, Aubrey Kracl, Kyle Scholl, Kalin VanDrimmelen

5th Grade: Clay Muir, Maren Hartle, Dallen DeRosier, Savannah Higley

6th Grade: David Alaniz, Zeke Mangum, Bodie Streadbeck, Trevor Moon

We attended the Utah Symphony, it had beautiful music.  The concert musicians taught us that you can hear motion while they play.  The symphony was located at Maple Mountain High School.  I thought it was really fun because, the musicians played their music as smooth as cat's fur.  All Nebo School District fourth-graders were invited to the symphony.  We went on December 4, 2012.  We enjoyed going because they played so perfect.

On January 4th Spring Lake student, Lillian Spieth, received a very special award during the school assembly. Special guests Mr. and Mrs. Terrell from Bonnie Plants along with two guests from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Larry Lewis and Leonard Blackham, the Utah State Commissioner of Agriculture and Food, came to present Lillian with a check for one thousand dollars for being Utah’s State winner of the Bonnie Plants Cabbage Growing Contest.

During the month of December, our first-grade students at Spring Lake have been learning all
about Christmas and other winter holidays around the world! They are learning
about how kids in France, Mexico, and Italy celebrate Christmas and the fun
traditions that they have, which may be different from those in America. First-grade is also learning about Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and how kids in America
celebrate those holidays. All of the kids are working hard on art projects such as
poinsettias, gingerbread men, pictures of La Befana from Italy, Menorahs and

On Thursday December 20th, Spring Lake students had the opportunity to listen to the sixth-grade orchestra. The sixth grade have been practicing hard three days a week all year before school. We are lucky to have Mrs. Emily Fringer as our orchestra teacher. The students performed several songs, which included Christmas songs.  Each student that announced the song was able to tell why it was their favorite.

    Ms. Stephens' class has been donating money to a Kenyan school. If kids read all five days that equals one dollar.  As a class, we read enough to donate $80.00 to the school in Kenya!  That's enough to buy three desks for three kids!
    The Kenyan school kid sit on floors to learn. There pencils can get to half an inch long! They make their own toys made of things like sandals, tires, sticks, plastic bags, and more.

On Friday, December 8th Spring Lake Elementary School had a drawing for students that have been reading for the Ken Garff reading challenge. Students get a ticket entry when they read for five days a week. If they read all seven they get two entries. Two winner were picked. The younger grade winner was Hailey Shaw, and the upper grade winner was Allie Erdmann. They got a certificate to Walmart to use to get a bike, ipod, or scooter. Remember kids to keep reading!