A few days ago Mrs. James and Mr. M’s class made hot air balloons for science.  Some of them were a success, others were not. Some went very far, to the train tracks! Others only went a couple of feet. Most of them went really high like over the school! Some only went high like over the fence.  Some of the balloons had a great shape but others not. We found out that the best shape was a light bulb shape and the rectangular prism shape. The rectangular prism one went to the train tracks. All the kids had a great time and enjoyed flying them over and over again.

To say thank you to our wonderful and supportive parents, the school held a family movie night on Friday, September 11, 2015.  Students and their families were invited to the school to enjoy an outside movie on the ‘big screen’.  The lawn filled up quickly with blankets, chairs, excitement and laughter.  Popcorn was gobbled, books were given away, water bottles were chilled, and delicious fry bread was served (talk about a long line!).  It was so fun to see parents from our community with their families (and even teachers with their families) come together to kick off th

Maple Mountain High School football players made an appearance to several classrooms last Friday.  The players read to students and threw a ball around to show off their skills.  Students enjoyed interacting with the big high school kids.  

Thanks to an Eagle Scout project, our school has a bright colorful map of the United States out by the playground.  The students are loving it!

September 1, 2015