Rees Elementary First Graders celebrate reading in style!  Every 4 weeks the students gather to see which first grade classroom has the most days of at least 20 minutes of reading.  With an average of 27 students per class, those days add up very quickly.  The winning class had collected between 350 and 400 days. When a winning class is announced, the students get to choose their form of Read-a-thon, as well as display the Golden Book in their classroom for the next 4 weeks.  The winning class for September was Mrs.

Come celebrate with us as we say good-bye to four of our wonderful educators, Mary Frey, Jim Bushman, Irene Moore, and Chris Roberts.

Monday, May 21st 4-6pm at Rees Elementary

From sea to shining sea, the United States of America has it all.  Students at Rees Elementary got to experience and learn about many different states at the Read Across America activity on Friday, March 2.  Each teacher and faculty member chose a state to represent.  They prepared presentations and activities that taught the students about state cultures and geography, as well as reading and literacy. 

Players from the Maple Mountain High School baseball team came to Rees Elementary on Friday, February 24th.  The athletes came into several classrooms to read aloud to students.  The children were delighted to hear stories from these young men.  The visit was a positive experience for both parties.  The baseball team got to interact with many of the wonderful students here at Rees Elementary.  With smiles on their faces, they read fun stories full of laughter.  The students got to see more examples of good readers and learn the importance of literacy from someo

The day started like any other.  The sun rose majestically above the Wasatch Mountains and Rees Elementary School basked in its peaceful rays.  Students filed out of school buses, teachers prepared lessons, and the student council filled water balloons.  That's right, hundreds and hundreds of water balloons.