6th Grade Students Graduate From the NOVA Program

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Tuesday was a special day for the 6th graders because they finished, and graduated from the NOVA program.  We were lucky to have Deputy Taylor, from the Utah County Sheriffs Department, come visit us every Friday to talk about the NOVA Principles, and the NOVA theme "Illuminating the Path to Excellence".  He talked to the students about the effects of drugs, alcohol, tobacco and bullying on their lives.  The students learned so many important things during the weeks that Deputy Taylor visited us, and we are all so grateful that he was willing to come out to Goshen for our stu

Where is Spirt?

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Spirit decided to play hide and seek a little bit early this week because of Christmas!  Where was he caught hiding?  Go place your guess at the office, and a winner will be announced on Wednesday!

Character Day

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On Friday, the students were asked to dress up as their favorite Christmas characters.  There were many signtings of Santa, Rudolph and their friends around the halls that day!  We would like to thanks the student counsel for a fun filled week!

Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

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To bring the fun of the holidays to Goshen School, the kids and teachers wore their ugliest, or most Chrismas-y sweaters to school on Wednesday!  We saw everything from blinking Christmas lights, to ornaments to tinsel!  Even the ugliest ones were awesome!

Mr. Hunt's Class Revolts!

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In learning about revolutions, Mr. Hunt's class had an activity where they created different styles of catapults. Students worked in groups to try and design a catapult that would launch the farthest and be consistent. Many different styles and variations were tried to come up with the perfect catapult. Their catapults were then put to the test in battle. They were placed on opposite sides of a "battlefield" and had to launch past the markers on the other teams side.  This is part of an ongoing effort of Mr.
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Penny Wars

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Our annual Penny Wars battle is happening this week!  Students can bring pennies, silver coins or dollar bills to donate to the cause.  The money donated will be used to help provide Christmas to local families in need this year.

Holiday Food Drive

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We are holding our annual Holiday Food Drive this week!  We are accepting food, cleaning or hygiene items this year.  Students will just drop the donations off at the Student Council Donation Table, where if they donate 5 or more items, the student council will give them a token for the token tower in the office.  All donations will be donated to local families in need this holiday season.