Spanish Fork City challenged students at all the elementary schools in Spanish Fork to meet their reading goal this month for a chance to win brand new cowboy boots and tickets to the Rodeo in May!

The winners of Justin Cowboy Boots and Rodeo tickets for May 30th are:

Landon Nielsen (6th, Mrs. Maughan's class) and Alliana Walters (1st, Mrs. Harreld's class)

Five other winners received Rodeo tickets also:

Karlie Harris (2nd, Young), Isableele MacArthur (3rd, Sharp), Jackson Rhees (4th Cook), Tade Gappmayer (5th, Bates), and Tanner Koyle (6th, Nuzman).

This month, students in grades 1-6 have been learning about college and careers from Mrs. Lewis, the School Counselor. They learned about how important college is, and that it's never too early to start planning for college!

radKIDS is an awesome program that teaches kids safety and personal empowerment. RadKIDS know that NO ONE has the right to hurt them. They also know that they don't have the right to hurt anyone else, unless someone is hurting them, and then they can STOP them! They also know that if someone does hurt them, it's not their fault, and they can tell someone.

Repertory Dance Theatre came and performed for our students here at Canyon Elementary. Repertory Dance Theatre is a modern dance company in Salt Lake City. They were amazing and the students loved watching what they could do with their bodies! Many students even got to go up on stage with them and dance! We love opportunites to have the arts here at our own school! Thanks RDT!

If your student is in 6th grade, then they get the opportunity to learn from our awesome teacher, Mrs. Sommerfeldt! Mrs. Sommerfeldt is kind, understanding, thorough, and very in tune with our students' needs!

Here are some questions Mrs. Sommerfeldt answered about herself:

1. Where are you from? I am from Mapleton, a graduate from MMHS!

2. What do you like to do for fun? I like to play the piano, read, do embroidery, and spend time with my family.

5th graders got to go to the Stomp performance last month at the Covey Center. The students all dressed up and loved the performance!

After months of classes, our 5th graders have graduated from the D.A.R.E. program! Thanks to Officer Beddoes for all your hard work and efforts with our students!

Did you know that George Washington had dentures made of gold, ivory, lead, and animal teeth?!

If you talk to a 5th grader, they can tell you more facts about the United States' Presidents!

The 5th graders did a wondering job presenting their program about the presidents of our country.

Each student dressed up as the presidents or their wives and memorized a lot of fun facts about them.

Great job 5th graders!

There has never been a Canyon with no Mrs. Oldham, and sadly she  will be leaving us! For students who have only attended Canyon, Mrs. Oldham has been their only librarian since kindergarten.  

Mrs. Oldham has been a librarian for 24 years, and at Canyon for 18 years, since it's been open.

4th grade had their annual Mountain Man Rendezvous after learning about the ways of Mountain men and women. Some kids (and teachers) dressed up, parents helped with games, they ate fry bread, and bartered with pellets. All had a great time!