December 2013

The Polar Express

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The Kindergarten students chugged around the school as the Polar Express.  They went all the way to the North Pole, where they watched some of The Polar Express movie, drank hot chocolate, and saw Santa. Santa gave each student the first gift of Christmas, a bell.

Cat in the Hat

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We had a special guest on Wednesday, December 18 - The Cat in the Hat!  He read Cat in the Hat to the students.

Sing-a-long

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The week before Christmas break, the students gathered in the auditorium to sing Christmas carols.

Gingerbread Creations

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Mr. Argyle chose two names out of each class reading jar on Friday, December 13.  The students met in the faculty room where they created gingerbread houses using graham crackers and candy.  Once again, It Pays to Read!

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Mr. Argyle

Can You Catch the Gingerbread Man

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Gingerbread day is so fun here at Santaquin elementary. We decorate a big gingerbread cookie. Then that sneaky and tricky cookie runs away from us!  We go on a scavenger hunt to look for him. This helps us become familiar with the rooms in the school.

When we finally get back to class we find out that the silly gingerbread tricked us all and is back in class!  We decide to eat him up!  Something magical happens after we eat him, he comes alive and visits our classroom.  He teases us and we try to catch him.  We chase him all around the halls, and pretty soon we catch up to him!! We finally catch the Gingerbread man!!

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Mrs. Garcia

You Are "Snow" Caring

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Our students at Santaquin Elementary were taught about caring in their Character Development class during the month of November.  Each teacher chose two winners from their class who displayed the character value of caring.  Congratulations!

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Mrs. Hamilton

Treasure Hunt

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The Second Grade dressed up as pirates and went on a search for numbers.  They found numbers in the ones place value, the hundreds place value, specific numbers, etc.  

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Mr. Argyle