Nebo Superintendent, Rick Nielsen, stopped in Canyon Elementary to wish  Mrs. Menlove's new kindergarten students well on their first day of school and to read  them a story about kindergartners sharing everything.   

All students from Canyon Elementary have been involved in the Ken Garff Road to Success reading program this year. Four lucky winners were randomly picked to each receive a $50 savings bond sponsored by the Ken Garff reading program. The winners are: Caleb Pollock, Wayne Blaylock, Nathan Woodbrey and Sawyer Giles.

Pictured L-R: Caleb Pollock, Wayne Blaylock, Nathan Woodbrey and Sawyer Giles.

Maceys grocery store has the School Cents program where patrons have the opportunity to drop their grocery receipts in bins labeled for all of the elementary schools in Spanish Fork. Maceys totaled the receipts in Canyon Elementary's bin and gave a percentage to our school in the form of a donation. Maceys presented Dave Harlan, principal of Canyon Elementary, a check in the amount of $500.

Kindergarten students from Canyon Elementary have had fun, made friends, learned many new things and are now excited to move on to first grade next year!

Pictured L-r: Braylin Fredricks, Megan Binks, Cash Adamson and Saylor Giles.

Canyon third grade students have been earning play money from their teachers for the month of May. They could earn play dollars by turning in their homework on time, walking in the halls, following directions and working quietly in class, etc. They also lost money and had to give some of their play dollars back to their teachers if they were not following the class rules. As a culminating activity, students got to set up their own businesses and they could buy and sell their goods with the play money they had earned.

A small group of very dedicated students from Canyon Elementary participated in early morning orchestra led by orchestra teacher, Cheryl Wangsgard. As a culminating activity, they performed musical pieces they had learned for the school.

Pictured Top L-R: Teacher, Cheryl Wangsgard, Ana Garcia and Jessica Herrin. Bottom L-R: Nicole Kuhni, Tanner Lewis and Allison Binks.

Kindergarten students at Canyon Elementary had their annual Egg Drop April 22, 2011. Students got to design a package that would protect their unboiled egg from breaking when dropped from the roof of the school. Students, teachers and parents had fun watching Principal Dave Harlan drop each egg package from the roof.

On April 8, 2011, Canyon Elementary fifth-graders headed to Rock Canyon Park in Provo, Utah. On the field trip students saw great examples of landforms and the forces that shaped them.

From Left - Right: Elsie Robarge, Jessica Sanchez and Madeline Riding.

Fifth grade students at Canyon Elementary got to participate in their annual Spelling Bee competition Friday, April 1, 2011.  The elimination round started when it got down to the final two students.  The word in the elimination round was "ricochet" and the final word the winner had to spell was "migratory".  The winner was Natalie Pendleton and Hallie Reynolds took second place.

Pictured L-R:  Natalie Pendleton and Hallie Reynolds

     Fifth grade students at Canyon Elementary participate in the D.A.R.E. drug and alcohol resistance education program.  Sgt. Cory Slaymaker taught many drug and alcohol resistance lessons to the fifth grade students.  Canyon's DARE graduation was held March 22, 2011.  All students received certificates for completing the program.  Several students received recognition for being "Outstanding  DARE Students", writing an "Outstanding DARE Essay" and winning "DAREN" the DARE stuffed animal lion.