It is exciting to see and hear all the different instruction that happens throughout our school.  Today in Ms. Ruff’s first grade class that is learning about Habitats, the students participated in a lesson from a guest speaker Mark Ellingson, a working Bee keeper.  He came in to talk with the class and show them some of the special equipment used in his job.  He also talked to the students about the importance of bees and what they do for our food supply.

Our parent community is a valuable resource to our school.  Parents contribute in so many different ways, volunteering throughout the school and contributing in other ways.  Wendy Knight, one of our parents, has a program that will contribute money to the school for any nutritional supplements purchased with her program.  You can find an electronic flyer on our web-site under the newsletter section or you can pick up a flyer around the corner from our main office.  Get healthy and contribute to our school!

Our P.E. classes have been utilizing our soccer field this school year for their classes.  In addition to the benefits of being outside for class, they have a first hand view of the progress on our new building.  The steel structure and masonry work are almost complete and the frames for the exterior glass are being installed.  We are looking forward to the completion of the building and all the space it will give our P.E. teachers for their classes.

Visiting classrooms is always an exciting way to stay connected to all the learning going on in our school.  It is especially uplifting to visit Kindergarten classrooms with all the excitement and energy that the students and teachers have for their learning.  Thank you to Mrs. Martir’s class for allowing us to visit as you practiced The Builder’s Poem.

 

 

 

 

 

Have you ever been so engrossed in a book that you could not put it down?  Arriving to school this morning, one of our students was enjoying his book so much that he just couldn’t put it down. May all of us be inspired to follow his example and read, read, read!

We have a beautiful building where we get to fulfill our mission of helping our students become as smart, kind, respectful and involved in their communities.  This building has been provided to us by the taxpayers of Utah and we want to be good stewards of such a wonderful gift.  This picture of the American Flag reflected in the front windows of our school reminds us about this gift and our mission to be good stewards of the resources provided to our school.

Sharing our school with our secondary students creates some challenges that our teachers use as opportunities.  Since our band classrooms are being used for other academic courses, Mr. Wendall found some space outside to conduct music practice after school.  These students love playing music and enjoyed this opportunity from Mr. Wendall to practice in an unusual space.

 

Eliza Pierce and Lillie Phillips took advantage of the shade and bench next to our building to get started on their Saxon Math homework. Utilizing some of their school day to get a head start on their homework demonstrates initiative and responsibility.  As you can tell from the expression on their faces, they also seem to be enjoying their math homework.

What an incredibly fun and entertaining time at our Annual Fall Festival. This annual event brought our whole Draper community together to enjoy the games, food and festivities.  Here are a couple of pictures showing the crowds and some of the characters in attendance.  Bacon Man made his third appearance at the festival and was joined by a couple of his bodyguards and the other picture gives you a little perspective on the crowds that were enjoying the food, games and bounce houses.  A big shout out to our FSO from all three campuses that organized this event and to all of those that participated.