December 2009

Art City Christmas Choir

Submitted by julia.murray on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 15:19

Art City Elementary presents The Christmas Choir. The Christmas Choir performed for the school on Wednesday December 16th, then Thursday night for parents and the community. The choir is an after school program that has been meeting since the beginning of October. Miss Winkel, Second grade teacher at Art City Elementary School, is the director; Kasey Dutson, Star Tutor at Art City Elementary, is the accompanist. The students shined as they sang and acted out some of the songs. Peppermint Stick was one of the favorites as they started out very calm and ended dancing very vigorously.

Art City Traditions

Submitted by julia.murray on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 15:14

Art City Traditions
Ace reporters sharing thoughts on Traditions:

A Christmas tradition at Art City Elementarty is to sing around the tree, it started in the lobby, as the school has grown and expanded it moved to the gym. All of the classes in the school gather around a lit tree and sing fun Christmas songs, ending with Silent Night the students sing the first verse, then hum as they leave the gym.

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ACE Reporters

Fourth grade Sings at the University Mall

Submitted by julia.murray on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 15:10

Art City Elementary Fourth Grade students had the opportunity to go to the University Mall on December 11th to sing for shoppers and proud parents. The Fourth grade classes have been singing Christmas songs since September to get ready for their big day at the Mall. They also sang for the school on the 10th of December helping everyone get into the Christmas mood.

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pictures by Dave Rowe, principal at Art City Elementary

The Ballet visits Art City Elementary

Submitted by julia.murray on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 09:42

The Academy of Ballet came to Art City Elementary, on Friday, December 4, they presented Clara’s Nut Cracker and more, directed by Lynne Thompson, the M.C. was Phyllis Whittaker. This was a great opportunity for students to get a taste of the Nutcracker Ballet; the students also saw a variety of other dances. One favorite was “The Town Meeting” by Contemporary Dance Company, “Breath of Heaven”, by ballet Utah was another favorite.

Pictures by Natalie Sumsion and Tess Fisher
Article by ACE Reporters

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Pictures by Natalie Sumsion and Tess Fisher, Article by ACE Reporters

Fifth Grade visits the State Capitol

Submitted by julia.murray on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 12:01

On November 13, the fifth grade from Art City Elementary, visited the State Capitol building in Salt Lake City. This trip was an opportunity to learn about Utah and American History, to look at displays and artwork. The students had the opportunity to eat inside of the Capitol building and walking around the outside as well.
 

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Article by Allison Clisbee, Pictures by Conner Widtfeldt

Dr. Five Visits First Grade

Submitted by julia.murray on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 11:55

Dr. Word visited Robin Wheatley's First Grade class on Wednesday December 2nd. Dr. Word taught about contractions and counting by fives. She took two words and performed an operation by removing letters then using “surgical glue” joined them together to make a new word (do not, becoming don't).
In the afternoon the doctor cut apart a hundreds chart and using the surgical glue sticks, made a new counting by fives chart. When the students in Mrs. Wheatley's class could count to 100 by five they received a smiley face.
 

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Photos by Dave Rowe