There was magic in the air on Friday November 18th at Spring Lake Elementary School in Payson. The students discovered the magical power of reading as special guest Paul Brewer the Reading Magician visited Spring Lake as part of the Ken Garff Road to Success reading program. The students were mesmerized and entertained as many of their fellow students participated in the magic show and received free books. With his magical powers Paul motivated students to go home and read all they can to help their school reach their reading goal of over 2 million minutes!

On November 22nd, 2011 Third-Grade Students participated in their annual Thanksgiving feast. They made place mats, and ate together as a grade level. Parents helped make hats, and provided pumpkins pies to eat. Later in the afternoon they did turkey bowling with two liter bottles and frozen Cornish game hens as the bowling ball. It was a blast. Thanks to all those that helped.

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 Spring Lake Elementary students participated in the schools annual Turkey Gobbling Contest. Winners from each class were selected earlier in the week to participate. One at a time they took to the stage and gave their best turkey call, and strut. Winners were Brady Jacobson from Ms. Grover's third-grade class for the younger grades, and Jackson Terry in Mr. Ewell’s fifth-grade class for the upper grades. They both took home a frozen turkey for Thanksgiving.

Literature Primary
*Rafael Barreda

Literature Intermediate
Daniel Havens, Zeke Mangum, Brenna Worthington, and Jadyn Bohn.

Literature 6th Grade
Christopher Turner, Kayden Young, Talbie Oberg,  and Ashlyn Sharp.

Music Intermediate
Brianna Bartholmew, Dayna Chapa, and Bryton Webber.

6th grade Music
Megan Neal

3D Art Primary
Garrett Wirfs, Abby Whiting, and Parker Schollenberger.

3D Art Intermediate
Megan Curtis, Hailey Wilkinson, Carson Finch, and Brianna Bartholomew.

3D Art 6th grade Intermediate