A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Teresa Balser, Debbie Hadlock, Barbara Miner, and Sandy Sutton, for the many years of service you have given us at Art City Elementary. You have touched many lives through your examples and your willingness to give of your time, wisdom and love. The faculty, staff and students of Art City will miss each of you and want to wish you happiness and success in all you do. We love you!
On Friday, May 6, 2016, PE classes at Art City were suddenly forced inside due to lightning. The giant Soccer ball was pulled out and students sat down into crab walk position and had the opportunity to chase and defend their lines to keep the soccerball in the middle, many laughs and giggles were heard.
Art City Elementary school's student council have many opportunities to serve the school. On every Thursday they pick-up the recyling. At every assembly you will see them at all of the doors holding signs up to remind students to remain quiet as they enter the Gym. Student Council memebers watch for two of the quietest classes to earn a reward. Other duties include helping during book fairs and helping teachers when needed. Pictured: Aspen, Sydnie, Ashlie, Gizelle, Allie, Tanner, Cooper, Richmond, Jason, Bridger and Jeff.
If you are an Awesome Eagle you get to put your name on board and when there is one whole row everyone on that row gets to have a pizza party. On December 2, 2015 and May 6, 2016 the board was filled and between 10-12 students were drawn out to enjoy pizza for lunch. Congratulations Awesome Eagles, keep up the kindness and doing nice things for others.
Art City Elementary school sixth-grade students study ancient civilizations some favorites include Egyptian sarcophagus' and Medieval times. To help students have hands on experiences with Medieval times Mrs. Makin's class had the opportunity to use Play dough. "Play dough in 6th grade?! You bet, if it's for making a Medieval kingdom." Mrs. Makin said, "The students really get their hands into their work."
There are over 60 million refugees in the world today with many needs, Mrs Makin's 6th-grade class would like to invite you to help "make a difference". Art City Elementary is collecting supplies for hygiene kits now through April 29th. The items needed are as follows: soap, shampoo and conditioner, toothbrushes and toothpaste, hair brushes and combs, razors, shaving cream, hand towels, wash clothes, and chapstick.
Please help us pay tribute to some very special teachers who are retiring this Spring. We appreciate the incredible contribution they each have made to Art City and they will be missed very much.
Please note: The time is from 3-5.
The Art City Elementary School Third-grade sang songs about how to help us how to reduce, reuse and recycle. The students wore earth toned colores, blue, green and brown, they danced and sang and shared how to take care of our earth and each other. Earth Day is and why we celebrate. Earth Day is a day we celebrate the Earth and discuss ways we can make it better by reducing, reusing and recycling.
Art City Elementary students in the fourth and fifth-grades take a keyboarding class that teaches them correct position and strokes to be the best keyboarding students. This year Nebo School District challenged students to compete in a "Keyboarding Championship". Those selected to compete showed that they had "developed remarkable keyboarding skills that will continue to grow as students keyboard correctly". Congratulations to the following students for being selected from Art City Elementary School. (Not in any particular order).
Mrs Makin's 6th grade has been having a fun time learning about the Medieval times this week March 20-25th). They culminated with a fashion show featuring different Medieval styles, all of which were designed out of newspaper! Robin Hood, knights, lords and ladies all displayed their best.