Meadow Brook Elementary

This month in art, we read the book There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer. After finishing the book, we created our own nightmares in closets and colored them in with colored pencils. We are loving spooky season! 👻

Last week, Jaker's Pumpkin Patch graciously donated a pumpkin to each student here at Meadow Brook Elementary! The students were so excited to take their pumpkins home and show them to their friends and family. What a fun way to celebrate the autumn season! Thank you, Jaker's! Here is Mrs. Greenhalgh's class showing off their pumpkins!

This year, Meadow Brook achieved an impressive milestone by increasing literacy proficiency by 8%! This growth is a testament to the dedication of our students, teachers, and staff, who have worked tirelessly to create an engaging and supportive learning environment. Through targeted interventions, increased reading time, and strong Tier 1 instruction, we've focused on meeting the diverse needs of our learners. Teachers have integrated new literacy strategies across all subjects, and students have embraced the opportunity to strengthen their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. This 8% increase not only reflects the hard work put in by everyone but also sets the stage for even greater academic success in the future. We are incredibly proud of this achievement and look forward to continuing our journey toward academic excellence.

On Thursday, October 31st, we are looking forward to celebrating Halloween. Students are welcome to wear their costumes to school, but may not bring play weapons. Family members are invited to our school to watch students parade through the gym from 10:30-10:45 am. We know some of you won't be able to make it into the school, so we will continue to hold and record a virtual parade on Facebook Live from 10:45-11:45. Students will parade by alphabetically by teacher name from kindergarteners to fifth grade. The parade will be available for viewing after the parade is over on Facebook and our YouTube Channel.

We hope you all had a FANTASTIC Fall Break! We have missed you all! As a reminder, this week is Red Ribbon Week! We can't wait to see everyone showing their Red Ribbon Week Spirit! Tuesday: Crazy Hair/Hat Day! Wednesday: Dress Like a Teacher Thursday: Wear Neon Colors Friday: Wear Stampede or School Spirit Wear

We all experience emotions every day, but what we do with them is key. Our goal as counselors and psychologists at Meadow Brook is to help children navigate their emotions into a positive reaction. You might hear your child talk about “SPOTS.” These characters are a tool we use in school to help your children become the best they can be in the classroom and at home. If you want to find out more about the program, check out https://www.dianealber.com/

We are SO blessed to have Mr. Ledesma at our school! He was recently given a shoutout during our districts Finding Nebo podcast (https://www.nebo.edu/podcast) by our very own Mrs. Peterson! He was ALSO named Elementary School Counselor of the month (OUT OF THR WHOLE STATE OF UTAH) by the Nebo school district! He is so loved by both students and teachers! 🎉💙 . If you want to shoutout an employee for doing a fantastic job, use this link: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfRarGk0IRQ.../viewform . All links can be found on our Instagram story!

Mr. Adam’s 5th graders took over the lunch line today! 🍽️ They had a blast serving up meals and showing off their teamwork skills. Way to go, future leaders!

This week in Mrs. Harrison’s class, we are learning about the writing process! We have gone through the planning, drafting, and editing steps and can’t wait to publish! We have a class full of amazing writers!

Do you have a Bucket List? Do you want to start one or need help achieving yours? Check out our new Bucket List episode of the Finding Nebo Podcast. https://www.nebo.edu/news/4700 We want everyone to achieve their dreams and this is the place to start. Send us your bucket list item today and we will help you try to fulfill it! https://www.nebo.edu/news/4700

GET READY! Two-Way Parent Teacher communication is is coming soon as part of our new Nebo School District APP. This incredible feature allows teachers, administrators and even athletic coaches to communicate with parents, students, classes, clubs and teams in a monitored and secure environment. Download the APP today! Available for both IOS and Android