Our theme for this project was “Fish”. Students started by tracing a fish on their papers. Detail and color were added to their fish using a shaving cream mixture and coloring. The mixture was put on their fish and left to dry.
Students cut out their fish in the next art class and glued it to their black paper.
Students were told to select a fish and draw it on their white art paper. The only condition was that they keep their fish simple. Next, they transferred their fish onto their plates, with permanent marker.
The next several art classes were spent painting the fish. Students were encouraged to mix colors to create different hues and tones.
The last step was to “lead” their fish. A steady hand and a lot of concentration was needed.
Way to Go ! They are Great.
Spring Lake Elementary students were excited to be visited by Clark Planetarium. The
Planetarium put on a whole school science demonstration for k-6 students followed by
another hour of sixth grade Core Science. Some of the highlights included touching a real
meteorite and sixth-grade teacher, Erica Fordiani, helping to demonstrate the heat shield
on an actual piece of the Space Shuttle! This was all part of Clark Planetarium’s outreach
program which was provided at no cost to the school. The program is funded by the Utah
Spring Lake Elementary students had a special visit from Utah NetSmartz, a special program provided for schools throughout Utah by the Boys & Girls Clubs. NetSmartz Outreach Coordinator, Jenny Decker, along with her interactive friends, gave presentations on internet safety geared for different age groups. Students were reminded, in a very fun way, how to stay safe on the internet.
In celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, guest readers from the City of Payson came to Spring Lake Elementary to participate in the Read Across America Campaign. During the week leading up to Dr. Seuss’ birthday city employees visited the library at Spring Lake Elementary to read to students. Mrs. Phillips, the school librarian, contacted the Mayor to see if he and other city employees would like to participate and was pleased by the overwhelming response. Of course, the students loved their visit too!
On Saturday, February 9th, students from Spring Lake Elementary School
participated in the Nebo Chess Tournament hosted by Cherry Creek Elementary
School in Springville. The yearly Tournament attracts students from schools
all around Nebo School District. The students from Spring Lake have been
practicing and polishing their skills since late Fall with the help of their parent
adviser, Lisa Havens, and coaching help from Brandon Springer, a local high
school student and a brother of one of the participants. All their hard work paid
On January 23, 2013 Mrs. Denise Taylor received The Crystal Apple Award from Horace Mann, presented by Craig Harvey. She was nominated by fellow teachers at the school for all the hard work she does. Teachers said that Mrs. Taylor puts the needs of her students ahead of her own. Mrs. Taylor is an advocate for students that need early intervention. Mrs. Taylor got our Raz-Kids going and I think our scores are going up because of it. Mrs. Taylor is a positive Person. Mrs. Taylor always is able to help me with tech issues with my iPad. Mrs.