December 2010

Warm the Soles

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 14:13

On December 20, 2010 the East Meadows’ Student Council presented a donation of $907 to Nebo Credit Union. This money will be used for ‘Warm the Soles,’ a program that provides shoes for children in need. Since their participation in the program, the credit union has provided over 2000 pairs of shoes. This year through the help of generous donations from students, school staff members, credit union members and employees, they were able to purchase 350 pairs of shoes. East Meadows Elementary is happy to be among 38 schools to participate in the program.

Polar Express

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 14:10

All aboard for the polar express ride through the halls of East Meadows Elementary. Students in the first grade turned ordinary boxes into decorative and fun train cars. The students lined up their box cars, waited for the horn to toot and then filled the halls with beautiful Christmas trains. Parents and family enjoyed taking pictures as the train came through.

6th Grade Medival Feast and Tournament

Submitted by trisha.olsen on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 11:55

East Meadows 6th graders enjoyed a day of medieval games and feasting on Friday, December 10, 2010. As part of their social studies, students learned about the medieval times and what it might have been like to live during that period. Some of their activities included sword-fighting, jousting, dancing and melee (a mock battle between two armed horsemen). MaKenna Briggs said she especially liked learning about the knights’ armor and jousting.  In this picture Emma Brinkerhoff and Sydnee Farrer try their skills at sword fighting.

3rd Grade Native American Plays

Submitted by trisha.olsen on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 11:34

The third graders at East Meadows Elementary have recently been learning about Native American Culture.  On Wednesday, December 8, each class performed a play depicting the culture of Native Americans.  Mrs. Barton’s class performed “The Birth and Creation of the Corn God.”  Mrs. McQuivey’s class did, “A Possum’s Tail.”  Mrs. Bigg’s class dazzled us with “The Strongest One.”  Mrs. Mecham’s class acted out “The Cannibal Monster--A Tlingit Legend” and Mrs.

Christmas Book Share

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 09:02

For more than a decade Dwight Liddiard, East Meadows Principal, and Katherine Beck, Clinical Faculty Advisor for Brigham Young University, have been sharing Christmas books with educators, librarians and others interested in hearing about great new stories. Katherine and Dwight researched and reviewed books copyrighted in 2010 and chose 31 well-written and nicely-illustrated Christmas books. On December 2, people gathered at East Meadows to hear summaries of these books.

Stained Glass Windows at East Meadows

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 12/01/2010 - 11:04

If you have attended elementary schools in the local area, chances are you have probably participated in a favorite Christmas tradition. LaRee Liddiard, elementary school teacher in Nephi, created her own paper patterns of angels, stockings, wreaths, lanterns and other Christmas designs many years ago. Students added the tissue paper and carefully crafted their design. The decorations were then placed on windows around the school. When LaRee retired, she passed on these patterns to her son Dwight Liddiard, principal, who has been carrying on the tradition at different schools for 27 years.