Both of Mrs. Neilson's kindergarten classes had a blast learning about forces of motion with Discovery Gateway!
Kindergarten was thrilled to participate in a presentation by the Discovery Gateway Museum! We explored push and pull motions and tested them out with exciting, hands-on experiments!
Our preschoolers are excitedly preparing for Thanksgiving! We’ve been exploring the foods we might enjoy, sharing our favorites and not-so-favorites, and reflecting on everything we’re grateful for.
We had our first fourth grade field trip on today! Our students went to UVU to attend GIS Day (Geographical Information Systems). At this event we learned more about how to use and decode maps. We also discovered why and how maps are made. UVU treated us with popcorn and cake!
In 2nd grade, we’ve had so much fun learning about Greek mythology, and now we’re creating our very own Greek myths!
The fifth grade Student Council has been working hard to prepare for Thankful Grams sales next week, November 18th-22nd! Thankful Grams will be sold for $0.25 each near the lunchroom before school and during lunch. If you're sending one to a classmate or friend, please remember their teacher's name to ensure it’s delivered to the right place. This is a wonderful way to show appreciation to classmates, teachers, and staff for everything they do to make our school a great place!
Our class was so excited to hear from a veteran on Veteran’s Day! We learned a lot and we talked about how our military protect democracy. We also just learned about Athens being the birthplace of democracy. We learned about Alexander the Great and he was our veterans favorite historical leader!
In speech, we've been working hard on learning the different story grammar elements! It's important to know the six key parts of a story: character, setting, problem, feeling, action, and ending. We read short stories and pause each time we recognize an important part of the story. To help us remember, we use popsicle sticks labeled with each story element, marking where we've discussed them in the story. We've been learning so much in speech!
Today, we were honored to have veterans from our community and our own school share with our students. We are deeply grateful to all who have served to protect our country’s freedoms. Happy Veterans Day to our Meadow Brook family! 🇺🇸
🍁 This week in preschool, we’re diving into fall with first letter sounds and everything autumn! In small groups, we’re focusing on recognizing and matching uppercase and lowercase letters. 🍁
In 4th grade, we just started our poetry unit, and we LOVE it so far! We have been learning new terms, or “poetic devices,” to help us write our own poems! We have also been reading works by various poets, including Roald Dahl, Harryette Mullen, and Norman Ault.
Every year, 4th-grade students participate in a Storm Drain presentation by the Utah Storm Water Coalition. This presentation teaches students where our drinking water comes from (rainwater that flows into storm drains) and how to protect and keep it clean. We learned about various "villains" that pollute our water and discussed ways to prevent contamination. Some ideas include cleaning up grass clippings, fertilizer, animal waste, and oil or gas spills before they enter the drain.
This interactive presentation engaged all of our students and empowered them to take pride in their community! We encourage everyone to follow the Storm Drain Motto: "Don't Pollute! Only Rain in the Drain."
We LOVE Halloween! Seeing our students and faculty members dressed up in costume kept smiles on our faces all day long. We hope everyone had a safe, spooky Halloween- now for a weekend full of family, snacking on candy and (hopefully) naps!
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! 🎉💙
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