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Principal's Message | Kindergarten | First Grade | Second Grade Occasionally we will have a student referred to the office who doesn’t want to come to school. Actually, every child has days when he or she doesn’t want to come to school, but children suffering from school anxiety fell that they can’t go to school. Fortunately, only about two percent of school-age children develop school anxiety, and virtually all of them can learn to overcome it with the help of parents and teachers. Usually there is some event that launches a child into feeling that he or she cannot attend school. For example, school anxiety could occur after a child has been out of school for a long period; if the child suffers from an illness; if the child is attending a new school; if the child has experienced an embarrassment; or if the child has been a victim of a bully. Regardless of the event, the most important thing is to make sure that the child attends school every day. The longer the child stays home, the harder it is to get them back in school. If a child doesn’t go to school, his grades and peer relationships suffer. It’s important that parents and teachers work together to identify what is prompting school stress. Once the cause is identified, work can begin to find a solution. Usually that means helping a child feel more secure, along with behavior management techniques to teach them how to handle difficult situations. The best path to overcoming school anxiety is recognizing the problem early, working with teachers to identify reasons for avoiding school, and developing a plan of action to help the child overcome it. Kindergarten Curriculum Thanksgiving Lunch We recently returned from a field trip to Granite Flat. We had a wonderful time and learned about Fire Prevention and even had a visit from Smokey the Bear. We also went on a nature walk, ate lunch, and played games. Thank you to all the parents who helped!! The first grade is starting Social Studies and Health Rotations. Each child will go to the following classes in the next six weeks. Second graders kicked off Red Ribbon Week by singing a rap song at the school assembly. Halloween day was fun! We have been studying bats and saw a bat video. We joined the Mount Mahogany Halloween Parade. Second grade had some spooky ghouls and goblins! A BIG THANK YOU to all parents who helped provide our fantastic class Halloween parties! October was a terrific month for third graders. We’ve started learning multiplication and division in Investigations. This takes a lot of practice - at school and at home! Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. VanWagenen, and Mrs. Yates took their class on a field trip to Smith’s Grocery store for the 5 a Day Tour. They were able to sample many fruits and vegetables, and learn about eating healthy. They also visited the Orem library for a special storytime. The other third grade classes are looking forward to their field trip in the spring. We are excited to perform at the Student of the Month Assembly in November. We have been working really hard to be ready and can’t wait to show what we’ve learned! October has been a busy month for the fourth graders. We began our study of multiplication and division and have a math fact booklet that we work on each night to improve our speed and accuracy. Our reading genre for October was mysteries. We became super sleuth detectives to solve crimes. November’s reading category is historical fiction. It should be interesting to read about real people and places from the past. We rotate for social studies instruction. Our units of study include: Geography of Utah, First People of Utah, Explorers and Mountain Men of Utah, and Pioneers. We are learning so much about our wonderful state and its rich history. Parents, we thank you for all the help and encouragement you give your child with homework, home reading, book reviews, projects, and studying for tests. You are wonderful, and your children are great! Fourth Grade Rocks! The 5th grade staff would like to thank all of the parents who assisted with Clear Creek and attended SEPs. We appreciate all of our parental support! Mr. Miner's and Mr. Dominguez's classes are preparing for the Mount Mahogany Christmas Store which will be December 8th-11th. They are planning to select a Board of Directors and sell stock before November. Each student will be responsible for creating a poster using advertising and propaganda techniques. They will have a guest lecturer discussing banking, finance, and the stock market. The Grand Opening will be December 8th at 1:15! Parents and relatives are welcome to shop during those days! Mrs. Parry's and Mrs. Jensen's classes will be presenting a wax museum in November. Students will prepare an oral presentation to present fortheir classmates Thurs., November 20th. The wax museum will be on Friday, November 21st, from 9:20-11:45. Parents and relatives are welcome to come on Friday! Science rotation begins for 5th graders on October 28th. Students will go to other 5th grade teachers' rooms to learn the science core, square dancing, and recorders. Students will have a four week course with each teacher. Science rotations will end in April. Some activities we’ve accomplished in October: we launched rockets in Science - always great fun to see how high they go and where they end up; funeral masks were created in Social Studies, check them out in the 6th grade hall. In November we’ll continue our study of ancient civilizations with Egyptian cartouches - ask your student about them. In Math we’re continuing our study of graphs, data collection and analysis. In November we’ll move on to Geometry. Please don’t forget to continue your at-home reading. Lots more to learn! Keep up the good work. I would like to thank all of you who participated in the Computer Lab fundraiser by helping your children sell the Gold C Coupon books. We were able to raise more than $2,000 which will be a great help in purchasing programs and hardware. This will benefit the school both in the lab and out. Third and fourth grades have been working on the Keyboard Chatter program designed to teach proper keyboarding techniques. This is a twenty lesson program that has been adopted by the district for use in all elementary computer labs. Fifth and sixth grades are working on the companion program, Keyboard Craze, which reenforces the skills learned previously as well as builds speed. Second grade is also becoming familiar with the keyboard and word processing skills through a variety of different activities. While your kindergartners and first graders are using programs to accompany what they are learning in their classrooms as well as making multimedia projects as a class. |
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