Those receiving the award for Student of the Month in the upper grades for March were as follows:
4th Grade: Samantha Gutierrez, Olga Castillo, Jesus Hernandez, Kaden Renz, Emi Rocha, Haylee Searle, and Shaylee Penrod.
5th Grade: (Not shown Kistee Woodcox), Juliet Renteria, Skylar Jensen, Haiden Smith, Lauren Kelly, Savanna Gren, and Tanner Hurley.
Kindergarten through Second Grade Students got the privilege to work with very talented artists during the two weeks of Artists in Residency. Students were given choices as to which art form to study. The choices were 1) Poetry, bookmaking, and art with Polly Parkinson; 2) Creative Dance with Mariam Bowen and Chris Roberts; 3) Visual Arts with Vicki Gehring and Stacey Hall; 4) Music and Rhythm with Kathy Neff and Randy Tew.
Some of the older grade students chose to give up their lunch recess to also learn from the artists.
Rees families enjoyed a night with artist on Monday, March 25th. The Artists in Residence teachers were there to show parents what their children had been and would be doing in the arts during their stay. Adults and children enjoyed spending time with the artists: Polly Parkinson (poetry, bookmaking, and art), Mariam Bowen/ & Chris Roberts (Creative Dance), Vicki Gehring (Visual Arts), and Cathy Neff (Music and Rhythm). As you can see in the pictures a GREAT time of learning together was had by all!
The student recognition assembly for March gave praise to many children in each grade level. Those working extra hard to achieve goals were given certificates and free movie passes, and many congratulations. Smiling and proud students are pictured in each grade level from back to front, left to right:
Second Grade: Tashonna Bitsinnie, Isaac Todhunter, Libby Perry, Mason Jenkins, Oakley Heaps, Kaylee Knapton, and Kaitlyn Wyatt.