Beckett Turner won second place in the District Chess Tournament. In the tournament, Beckett won five matches and lost one. Beckett is a fourth grader in Miss Hutchings class and has been playing chess since he was in the first grade. Way to go, Beckett!

Miranda Morley was born on Oct. 24, 1994. She attended college at SUU. Her favorite subject is science. Miranda's favorite sport is dance or the drill team. During her free time, Miranda will go camping, sit down and read a good book, or spend time with her friends. Her best vacation was when she went to Beijing, China where she did a flash mob on the Great Wall. She loves Canyon and all the faculty, students and parent support.

Canyon Elementary will be sending eight projects to Nebo's District Science Fair. Fifth and Sixth-grade students had the opportunity to do a science project and present it at our school Science Fair. Participation was optional and students could work individually or in teams. The students who will take a project to District are: Alliana Walters, Eliza Bristow, Hailey Lopez, Micah MacArthur, Jaxon Randolph, Alayna Swan, Andie Garner, Kate Bernards, Olivia Hjorth, Sophie Woodbury, and Cameron Cox. Congratulations on all your hard work! 

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!