The September area PTA meeting was held at Art City Elementary, Springville, on Wednesday September 18, 2013.  PTA Presidents were entertained by the following students who are Recorder Karate "Black-belt's":  Fifth-grade, Joey Hammond, Conner Cross, Brevin Park McKay Dalley, Frida Gomez, Amanda Gardner and Sixth-grade, Emily Clisbee and Rebecca Walton. During the School year last year (2012-13) Mrs. Lisa Gervais, the Music teacher, started using the program "Recorder Karate by Barb Philipak", Mrs.

Lori Chandler has been a crossing guard on Center Street for over 23 years and has worked as a sweeper at Art City Elementary School for at least 20 years. Chris Sorensen came to her and offered her a job and asked her how many years she thought she might work, Lori said “Oh, maybe five years”. Lori takes time to teach the Kindergarten how to cross the street. Through the years as she raised her own children she would have them come and help her clean the school, then when they were old enough were also employed as student sweepers in the school.

Art City PTA, in Springville, will hold a school-wide Walk-a-thon fundraiser, The Eagles’ Flight, for the 2013-14 school year.  The event will also be held in conjunction with the Worldwide Day of Play (sponsored in part by Nickelodeon) and is aimed to encourage students towards a more active, healthy lifestyle. 

At Art City Elementary today, September 13, 2013, Miss Molly Haslam had to improvise as she taught a lesson for her Social Studies class in the lobby of the school because an overhead projector had to be replaced.  The book she was reading to her students was an Allegory of the Holocaust Terrible Things by Eve Bunting. Miss Haslam uses this book as an introduction to World War two.

Art City Elementary Fourth-grade had the opportunity to learn about the Water cycle and some of the animals that live here in Utah from the Living Planet Aquarium Outreach Program.

What do silly hats, disappearing ink, and squeals of delight have in common?  A Carnival!  Art City Elementary PTA held it's annual Carnival to celebrate it's students. Students and families had fun jumping, running, eating, giggling, chasing, hanging out with friends and relaxing.  Thank you Art City PTA for all you do for the students at Art City Elementary. 

Each year students from the third-grade through sixth-grade are invited to participate in the Hershey Track meet, sponsored by Hershey, supported by Springville City and Springville High School.  The students have a choice of three events to participate in.  Third-grade the choices are 50, 100, 200, and 400 Meter run;   Fourth and fifth are 100, 200, 400, and 800 meter; and Sixth-grade does 100, 200, 400, 800, and a few brave souls do the 1600 Meter run.  All four grades can choose to do the standing long jump and the softball throw.

Students at Art City participated in an Arbor Day Poster Contest. The following students were the winners.  Jocilyn C., Cathay P., Sarah O., Emily C. Lillian B, not pictured: Alison H., Jacob C.  

The Bucket Fillers for the Week ending May 10, 2013 are as follows:  Garrett, Keira, Drew, Grace, Raven, Afton, Lillie, Garrett, John, Kaleb, Dalton, Paiton, Jason, Valeria, Jason, Dianna, Isaac, Hyrum, Ross, Joel, Lorenzo, Nate, Brandon, Kaelob, Mathieu, and Katie.

Bucket Fillers for the weed of May 3, 2013 are as follows:  Summer, Mikayla, Max, Abraham, Zachary, Marc, Trey, Claire, Braelyn, Nathan, Kai, Nandin, Kara, Kennady, Megan, Brandon, Ryan, Ross, Austin, Grant, David, Kyler, Mishelly, Jackie, and Ryan.