Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, declared, “What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.”
Fourth grade students at Barnett Elementary School attended the Utah State Fair Friday, September 9. They had the opportunity to see Utah livestock and produce. They were entertained by a wandering magician. Students learned about animals and plants native to the state. They also participated in a State Fair Scavenger Hunt to locate the Utah butter sculpture and other unusual exhibits. Students enjoyed the seal tricks, the chickens and rooster that imitated student actions. One Student, Zowee Hanks, showed her lamb at the Utah County and the Utah State Fair.
Students at Barnett Elementary have been working hard this year to earn Brag Notes. When a student earns a brag note their name is added to the Principal's 200 Club Board. Brag notes can be earned by making good choices, working hard in school, and being a good friend or helper just to name a few things. Once our board is full of student names we have a drawing for books and prizes. Here are the winners of our recent drawing!
Barnett Elementary honored our country's Veterans with a musical assembly on Nov.11, 2010. The school choir sang "The Star Spangled Banner" with Christine Muniz Directing and fourth grade teacher Hayley Kirkland sang "God Bless America." The program ended with a short video and moment of silence to honor the soldiers fighting today and the veterans who have fought in past wars.
Teachers at Barnett Elementary make Social Studies come alive. Barnett 6th-Grade celebrated the end of their Egyptian studies with an Egyptian Mummy Day. Students learned how to make Egyptian-style art and writing and made and wore costumes and cartouches. They also prepared and wrapped dolls to look like mummies and mummified hot dogs and apples and stored them away to do experiments with later.
Students at Barnett Elementary love to read. As a reward for reading daily, Barnett Elementary students attended an assembly put on by Ken Garf's Road to Success and Paul Brewer, a magician/comedian. Students and teachers alike loved his incredible tricks and hilarious jokes. To top off the assembly Chief the firefighting dalmatian, mascot for Road
to Success, was there to "pump the kids up." Everyone hopes to see them next year, so keep reading kids!
Reading counts at Barnett Elementary. This year the teachers at Barnett Elementary are focusing on getting their students to read daily. To encourage this, classes compete to see which class reads the most number of days in each grade level. The class that reads the most number of days that month in each grade level gets a trophy, a prize and bragging rights. For the month of October Mr. White's first grade class and Mrs. Kirkland's class won the challenge. Great job, and keep reading!