The second grade students visited BYU campus on Thursday, February 28th.  Students gathered in the Eyring Science building ooh-ing and aah-ing at the pendulum, rocks and minerals and the Illusional Dollar Bill.  We then entered the planetarium to watch a video about the solar system.  Next, a presentation was given on moon phases and constellations.  Last, a question and answer session took place.  Students had fun exploring and learning, which made another fun memory for second grade.  

The Rodeo Royalty, SF rodeo representatives, the Mayor of SF, and Officer Peterson presented “Don’t Be a Bull-y” to Rees students on Wednesday.  The clown talked about winners and losers.  He explained to us, that at certain times, there will be a winner and a loser, but there are things we can say to help the losers.  Rees students are smart because they knew those answers: “You’re awesome!”, “You can do it.  Keep trying!” and “You did a good job!” were a few of the answers.  To demonstrate this, he had students and teachers participate in barrel racing.  Stud

Congratulations to the following students in second grade for their outstanding citizenship in their classrooms!  In no particular order: Colby Wright, Sara Thompson, Jacob Robles, Axel Muller, Diante Flores, Clover Carr, Brynden Connolly, Alex Minga, Kori Ekenstam, Alexa Kennedy and Erin Burnett.

Also pictured are the four students who earned their BRONZE sticker for passing off their addition fast facts.  Great job!

On February 8, 2016, Rees Elementary held a Family Art Night.  Professional artists were chosen by a group of teachers, who volunteer their time, to gather information and write a grant to receive this amazing opportunity for Rees students.  We are so grateful for those teachers!

Students from Mrs. Keisel’s second grade class had been earning snowballs (a.k.a. cotton balls) throughout January.  Snowballs were earned for positive behavior to spend at the Snowman Soup Station (a.k.a hot chocolate bar) at the end of the month.  It was a perfectly chilly day for hot chocolate!

Students from Kindergarten to third grade performed on Thursday, February 11.  The previous two weeks, students have been learning one of the following different art forms: visual arts, musical theater, storytelling and creative movement. Each art form enriched students’ knowledge, abilities and talents.  Some groups performed on stage while other projects are displayed at the school.  Thank you to the artists who spend so much of their time preparing and teaching the students at our school.  The students did an amazing job!

A big CONGRATULATIONS to the following students for their outstanding behavior (in no particular order):  Emma Vakalala, Harrison Hagberg, Milee Curtis, Alex Lewis, Randy Estrada, Lizbeth Gaspar-Mateo, Sage Ross, Chase Simons, Madison Duvall, Adalyn Nielson and Joseph Martinez.

Congratulations to these cute students for their hard work in Kindergarten!  Way to go!

This year marks the third annual Provo City Kid’s Marathon run that Rees Elementary has been participating in.  Students are running 25 miles at school (between January and May) and will run the final 1.2 miles on May 7th in Provo.  Our goal this year is to reach 200 participants.  We love to see families come together to participate and encourage each other in this exciting event.  Those who participate will receive a t-shirt and medal.  Breakfast is served after the race too.  It’s $7.50 to register without a shirt and $10 to register with a shirt.  We h

Second grade celebrated the end of Term 2 with a Glow in the Dark Dance Party.  They sang and danced to One Direction, Mario, Ghostbusters, Lego Batman and many other famous characters.  It was super fun!