January 2011

Internet Safety Assembly

Submitted by trisha.olsen on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:25

On January 27, all the students at East Meadows Elementary gathered for an assembly about internet safety.   NetSmartzKids, a program of the national center for missing and exploited children came and gave a presentation to the students about how they can be safe on the internet.

BYU Sports Hero Day

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 09:39

On January 20, East Meadows sixth-grade students went to Brigham Young University. BYU athletes spoke to students about choosing heroes that have accomplished their goals and dreams by working hard. Students not only watched demonstrations but actively participated in various sports along with students from other schools in the local area. Among the sports were soccer, golf, football, and basketball. One student, Kearstin Ferre, said her favorite part of the day was playing volleyball with kids from another school.

Kindergarten Living Aquarium Field Trip

Submitted by trisha.olsen on Thu, 01/13/2011 - 11:49

Stingrays, sharks, penguins, these are a few of the aquatic animals the Kindergarten children at East Meadows Elementary experienced on their field trip to the Living Planet Aquarium.  Students loaded the buses and headed to Sandy, Utah to see the Living Planet Aquarium on January 6 and 7.   The morning session of kindergarten attended on Thursday and the afternoon session on Friday.   A Naturalist talked to them about sea life and animals that live on the land as they were on a “Sunken Ship.”   As the children walked around they were able to touch a stingray, of course the stinger had been