December 2012

 On December 21st the first grade had their Christmas Carnival. There were many different activities to choose from. The children were able to play Find the Elf, Don't Eat Santa, Christmas Bingo, make Swirl Art Ornaments and a big favorite- The Marshmallow Toss game, just to name a few. The first graders even had a surprise special visit from Santa! The first grade teachers want to THANK  their fantastic room parents who helped and planned the carnival and also a special thanks to Mrs. Reynaud and the Salem Hill High School helpers who helped run the games.

We were lucky to have  doughnuts and hot chocolate provided by parents. We made polar express trains and had a special visit from Santa and his elf where each child was presented with a letter and silver bell!

A big holiday cheer to Barnett Elementary’s 2nd Grade students for performing a fun, delightful program for families on Monday, Dec. 17. Second grade students had a blast dressed up in their reindeer antlers and Santa hats as they sang a variety of Christmas melodies, including Feliz Navidad and Jingle Bells. It truly is “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!” Merry Christmas!

Thursday night, Dec. 13, Barnett’s School Choir, directed by Christine Muniz, presented an outstandingconcert “All Mixed Up.” Families were entertained by song and dance as the choir sang a variety ofsongs that touched hearts and filled our lives with Christmas cheer. Barnett Elementary knows how to enjoy the holiday season and wishes a Merry Christmas to all.

Round two of the Christmas sing along assembly was this morning.  The choir sang; some songs included, "Christmas Shoes" and "Winter Wonderland."  The school sang along to "Jingle Bells," "Jingle Bell Rock," and "Dreaming of a White Christmas." The 2nd graders sang, "I'm Getting Nuttin' for Christmas" from their annual Christmas program.

Friday was the first of two annual Sing Around the Christmas tree assemblies held at Barnett.  During this assembly, the choir, directed by Mrs. Christine Muniz, entertained the audience with a few Christmas songs they had prepared.  The audience was able to join in when the words were projected and sang along to songs such as "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snow Man."  

Adam Call, a sixth grader, turned twelve on 12/12/2012.  As he told the Daily Herald, 12 has always been one of his favorite numbers and turning twelve in the date of 12/12/12 was really special and fun.  Knowing how important this birthday was for their song, Mr. and Mrs. Call came to the school just before noon when Adam was at lunch to surprise him and have the whole lunchroom sing happy birthday to him when it was noon--turning 12 on 12/12/12 at 12:00.  It was a fun surprise for Adam.

Barnett’s 6th grade attended their annual trip to Brigham Young University’s production “Christmas Around the World.” Part of the 6th grade curriculum is to learn about different countries around the world where each student has to research a country, write a research report and present about their country either through art/drama, PowerPoint or Poster form. This field trip to BYU was a culminating activity for students to see different dancing and cultures from around the world.

Every year the Crystal Apple Award is given to a hard-working, deserving teacher. This year, Mrs. GayLynn Buys received the award.  Mrs. Buys teaches fifth grade at Barnett Elementary and has taught for seven years.