April 2012

April 21st marked the 2nd annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser here at East Meadows Elementary.  In conjunction with the breakfast we held our Safety Fair.  The Spanish Fork Police Department came to register bikes and scooters. The Fire Department brought a shiny red fire truck with a big tall ladder.  They even retrieved a ball from the roof of the school using the ladder. The Ambulance Department let all the kids see inside the ambulance.  The Utah County Health Department was there to answer any questions about car seat safety.

The sixth-grade students and teachers went out of this world on March 30, to the BYU Planetarium. They were taken to different parts of the galaxy to explore. They have been learning about the solar system as part of their sixth grade Science curriculum. 

Holidays are significant days for Americans. They are days to set aside time for family, friends and traditions. On their own initiative, third graders at East Meadows Elementary set aside a day to celebrate holidays in general and called it “Blue Day.” Ashlyn Pulley described it this way: We celebrated Blue Day on March 28th, 2012, to show the world that we should show respect on certain days and holidays, and we should show that those days are important. Blue Day is just Blue Day, but some days and holidays are important and we will show our respect.

April 3, marked the end of another successful session of 4-H Afterschool clubs here at East Meadows Elementary.  Parents were invited to come see all the fun and exciting things the students have been participating in for the past ten weeks.  Our theatre club performed the play Alice in Wonderland.

On Thursday, March 29, kindergarten children from East Meadows went to the Living Planet Aquarium. They learned about aquatic life as they viewed stingrays, sharks, penguins, sea horses and other curious sea creatures. Students touched stingrays and watched penguins play in the water. They especially enjoyed looking at the different kinds of sharks. This field trip is a favorite for kindergarten students. If you are interested, visitors can enjoy the exhibits at the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy, Utah.