4th graders became royalty yesterday as they embarked on their journey into the Middle Ages. For the next few weeks they will be studying the medieval times through reading, writing and various activities. To kick it off, students found castle murals in their rooms and had fun personalizing crowns to wear during their Middle Ages lessons each day. They may also be seen silently riding their imaginary horses through the halls from time to time.
To start the year, Mrs. Haines and her class read the book "Fish in a Tree". This book taught such a great message about friendship, accepting others, and being kind since we never know what someone is going through in their life. After they read the book, they made friendship bracelets for their friends, and each student got a piece of a picture and made it their own. The pieces also flip up to reveal a writing piece from each student on their thoughts on the book.
The third grade classes had an exciting STEM project to design and complete! The students worked with partners to design a gum drop bridge out of gum drops (or Dots in our case) and toothpicks. They were tasked to create a bridge that could hold the most amount of weight without crashing. Each partnership worked hard, used creativity, and showed persistence as they designed, tried out, and then altered their bridges. Here are some pictures from each class!
For the next few weeks, you might see a new face around...or hear some piano being played before school! Meet Laura Brockbank! She's a Music Integration coach working with Nebo School District and the Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts Program. This means that for the next 7 weeks, she will be working with our teachers on using music to teach other subjects (like math, spelling, writing, science etc.) She is very excited to be at our school!
