On Friday, September 14th, the second grade students at Santaquin Elementary learned all about taking care of their teeth. Red Rock Orthodontics shared ideas about brushing and flossing twice a day, eating healthy foods and seeing your orthodontist by age seven. Keep smiling!
In the United States millions of children in elementary schools have vision problems that go undetected and untreated. If you can't see properly, how can you learn properly? On Thursday, September 13th, Santaquin Elementary students participated in school-wide vision screenings. Vision was checked to make sure everyone can see the important learning taking place in each classroom. Thank you to our wonderful school nurses and parent helpers for making the day a success!
Bright and early Friday morning, the students, teachers and staff of Santaquin Elementary conducted their first fire drill of the school year. Students quietly followed teachers to designated areas, where they were counted and then waited for the 'all clear' signal. Safety first at Santaquin!
At Santaquin Elementary, after reading the book Enemy Pie, Miss Dooley's first grade class decided to write their own recipe for Friendship Pie. Working together in a Shared Writing activity, the students and teacher recorded their ideas for important things to have in a recipe for friendship. They will use this recipe to help build their classroom community throughout the year. Thank you, 1st graders, for sharing such a great example of friendship!
On Thursday, August 30th, the students at Santaquin Elementary participated in the first of many It Pays to Read assemblies. To recognize the importance of reading throughout the summer and all year long, students were treated to new books of their very own! Names were called to shoot baskets for cash, as well as for the grand prize of a brand new bike, the winner of which had read over 8000 pages during the summer! We want to thank the Road to Success reading program for keeping us excited about books! Keep up the great work!
Parents, students, teachers, and faculty were all in attendance Thursday evening at our annual Back to School Night at Santaquin Elementary, August 23rd. Families were able to visit with teachers about the procedures and policies in their students' classrooms, as well as receive information and sign up for upcoming events through the efforts of our wonderful PTA. We were excited to review our school vision of: Everyone caring, involved, and improving. At Santaquin, we celebrate success because ...
