Students in Mrs. Murphy's class have been learning about electricity. They have talked about positive and negative charges in static and current electricity. To learn in a hands-on way, the students created a flashlight on a craft stick using a mini LED light, watch battery, binder clips, and some copper wire/tape. Students were challenged as they worked to make sure that the batteries were placed on the correct side of the charge which would then power their lights. The students had lots of fun once they got their lights working!

6th graders performed Contraction Surgery today in Writing! They are happy to report that all patients survived and are doing well! Good job, doctors! 

Ms. Washburn’s Birthday is March 27. She graduated from BYU. She has been teaching for 3 years. Her favorite subject is Social Studies. Her favorite authors are J.K. Rowling, Rick Riordan, and Kwame Alexander. Her favorite sports are basketball and soccer. Her favorite sports teams are BYU and the Phoenix Suns, but she also likes Real Salt Lake. Miss Washburn likes to read and has been reading some World War Two books. She just finished Monuments Men which talks about soldiers trying to save artwork and valuable monuments during the war.

Please join our Student Council this Monday for Family Movie Night!!!

Mrs. Weier's writing classes participated in a Crime Scene Investigation on Thursday, January 10th. Students were observing evidence and writing formal claims to convince others about what crime happened. 

Volunteers from the Springville Museum of Art visited our 4-6 grades on Wednesday, January 9th. In 6th grade, classes rotated to Mrs. Weier's class for writing and learned about how curating an art exhibition is just like writing an essay! After discussing different works of art, students worked in groups to brainstorm a main idea, select various pieces of art, and write a synopsis to create their own art exhibition.

Canyon faculty and staff wore ugly/pretty sweaters to perform The Ugly Sweater Song for the students during our annual Christmas assembly. We wish everyone a wonderful holiday!

A few weeks ago the 6th grade decided to do a ¨Secret Santa¨ gift exchange. Each student drew a name out of a box (the box was made out of a book). Everyone was asked to bring a gift to the person they got, even if they didn’t know a lot about that person. The point of this gift exchange was so the 6th graders could better understand what giving means. They did not do this to get a gift but to give a gift. Ashlynn, in Mr. Sargeant’s class said, “I liked how everyone gave a gift.