February 2012

Mrs. Chantelle Oppie's second-grade students at Canyon Elementary are studying the physical properties of matter and how different materials respond to change. While working in groups, they wrote on posters their observations about the properties of some objects that they were given, such as tin foil, paper clips and pipe cleaners. Then they got to make some physical changes to the objects and they recorded their observations again, noting the changes. Students got to share their findings with the rest of the class.

Third-grade students from Canyon Elementary, in Mrs. Rachel Savage's class, showed their creativity by making their valentine boxes at home and bringing them to school on Valentine's Day to hold all of their valentines delivered from their classmates.

Pictured L-R: Lisa Lewis, Addie McLean and Jordyn Pearson.

Fourth-grade students at Canyon Elementary have been learning about Mountain Men in their Utah history studies. Students have been earning pelts by completing assignments and showing good behavior. They used their pelts to buy and sell goods they brought from home for their "Bartering Bash."

Pictured: Boys L-R: Channing Paxman and Koby Parry. Girls L-R: Libby Reynolds and Sarah Doerr.

A group of third-grade students from Canyon Elementary are participating in a Rad KIDS safety program. Rad KIDS is a personal empowerment safety education program for children. It is taught by certified instructors. The Rad KIDS goal is to empower children with an understanding of what their options are and to train them with the skills they need to be safe.

Pictured L-R: Cali Johnson, Nicole Clayson and Tanner Koyle.