Make a Difference

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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.

Art City Third-Grade Celebrates Earth Day

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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 Keyboarding Champions

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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).

Medieval Times at Art City Elementary School

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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.


Attributions
Story and pictures by Mrs. Ann Makin 6th-grade teacher

Mom', Muffins, and Math at Art City Elementary School

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What do Mom's, Muffin's and Math have in Common? Students! Mom's came to Art City Elementary School on Friday March 25, 2016, to eat muffins and do math with their students in the third-grade classes.   The students showed their moms how they could do math while enjoying a muffin. Moms were wowed by the activities and games their children were engaged in. Teachers were also sitting with students and giving one on one attention and help.  Thank you, moms for taking time out of your busy mornings to come and do math with us.

Art City Yearbook Cover Ideas

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Have you ever wondered how a yearbook cover is created?  At Art City Elementary, students are invited to submit pictures of what they think the cover should look like; a jury of judges look at all of the pictures and decides what picture should be used.  This year all of the pictures that were submitted were on display in the gym during the "Great Artist" gallery display.  Thank you students for caring for the school and wanting to help create the year book. 

Art City Great Artist Gallery

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Art City Elementary students have been busy all year learning about different artists and art techniques.  Each student chose their favorite piece of art and it was displayed in the Gym during the family night of the Book Fair March 14-17th.  Students who visited the "Art Gallery" created chalk pictures, played games, and had photo opportunity to be the Mona Lisa.  Thank you parents and PTA for all of your help in putting on such a magnificent gallery.