The annual Nebo School District Basketball Shoot Off took place Tuesday, February 25. Three male and three female students are chosen from grades 3-6 from a grade-level competition done by Patti Davis, the PE instructor. The chosen six are the students who made the most baskets in one minute. They then went on to a district-wide competition.
On Friday, February 28th, the kindergartners had tons of fun with their Kindy 500. Riding in their homemade cars, boats, airplanes and trucks, the kindergarten students traveled around the school to learn about the White House, the Liberty Bell, Abraham Lincoln and much more. The kindergarten teachers appreciate all those who helped to make this activity a great success!
On Friday, February 21, the first grade students at Barnett went on a field trip to the SCERA Theatre to see The Cat in the Hat. The show was great and all of the students had a lot of fun!
Every five to six weeks in Mrs. Beth Knudsen's third grade class, the students get the chance to share a big writing project that they worked on for two weeks. They go through the whole writing process--prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing--and then they are given the opportunity to share with the class and any parents who are able to attend. On January 31, 2014, students shared their autobiographical stories.
This week is our Barnett Coat Drive. It is headed up and organized by the Student Council. Students and families are encouraged to bring used coats or jackets that are no longer being used at home. Coats will be collected in each child's classroom and collected by the student council on Friday, January 31st. Three more days left! Thanks for all your support!
On January 13, 2014, the students and staff at Barnett Elementary were favored with an assembly put on by Rich Wieber and his associates, Justin and Eric. They are a bike stunt group that hails from Minnesota and they tour all over the country. In addition to demonstrating how to make sure a bike is safe to ride and how to check for a perfectly sized helmet, Wieber and company explained how to be safe in life. They talked about how if you want to reach your goals, you need to practice a lot and be prepared for the progress to be slow.
During the second week of January, students who had turned in their reading calendars for September, October, November, and December were given the opportunity to make baskets for cash. Students names were drawn out of a box in both the lower and upper grades, with students having the option of letting a teacher of their choice help them to make baskets when it got too difficult.
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Some lucky students from Barnett Elementary received an early Christmas present thanks to America First Credit Union. For the second year in a row, America First Credit Union chose Barnett Elementary to donate brand new shoes and socks to 50 students. The lucky kids were brought altogether along with their families and on the count of three opened their gifts to find a sparkling, brand new pair of shoes and comfy socks. The students, families, and Barnett staff are very thankful to America First Credit Union for the joy they brought to our school that day.
The responsible students who turned in their reading calendar for October were privileged to take part in a taping event. Mrs. Angela Stoddard and Mr. Austin Cope became stuck to the wall as each child who had turned in a calendar was given a piece of duct tape to tape to those two. Since this was a slightly laborious task, the students who waited all brought books and most students read throughout the waiting period.