BURGESS PARK

On Monday, September 29, we had our first "End of Month Activity." To be able to participate in these monthly activities, each student must have completed 2 book reports, 5 SRA reading skills cards, and have 25 signatures on their sticker card. Keli was the first one to qualify from our class! We all made it, with the final qualification on Friday. We walked over to Burgess Park with the other three fifth grade classes. First, we had a bubble gum contest qualifying round. Clara had the first bubble, Eli the longest, and Gregory the biggest. Each winner then competed with the other class finalists. After, we had five rotations. We played "Shambattle", parachute games, 3-ball soccer, wiffle ball, and beach volleyball. We ate our sack lunches, and returned to the school. It was a fabulous day! Our next end of month activity will be a class Halloween Party on October 31.
OUR FAVORITE UTAH-BYU SHIRTS! (Hunter & Miss Mitchell)

OUR CLASS'S FAVORITE HERO!

After all the Super Heroes listed on our poll, the greatest Super Hero to us is our moms! ---And, rightfully so!!! Besides just being a parent, they are our nurses, cheerleaders, counselors, teachers, laundresses, cooks, chauffeurs, homework queens, music practice taskmaster, spiritual advisors, and much, much more! My mom taught school for 38 years! She taught in a two room schoolhouse in Touquerville, and also taught in Hurricane, St. George, and three different schools in Sandy. She taught 2nd grade, but taught the majority of her years in 1st grade. She retired 10 years ago. Since my father passed away 5 years ago, she has been helping my brother run the family business! She has 2 children, 6 grandchildren (5 spouses), and 7 great grandchildren! Her favorite hobby is being "Grandma Dixie!"
Here's a picture of "Grandma Dixie" with granddaughter, Ashley and great grandson, Preston; and granddaughter-in-law, Lori, with great granddaughter, Haley.

WE FINISHED OUR FIRST UNIT!!!

We have just finished our first unit, North America Geography! More than half of our class got an A+ (100%), A (93-99%) or an A- (90-92%) on the test! Wyatt scored 100% on the test!!! Here are our happy test scores:
Wyatt---100%
Brook---98%
Sydney, Liz, & Tyler---97%
Caitlin & Skyler---96%
Addie, Ryan W., & Emily---94%
Hunter & Elizabeth---92%
Madeleine---91%
Katie, Kaden, & Kailani---90%
The test was really hard (if you didn't study)!



Our unit grades were the absolute best!!! Everyone got either an A-, A, or A+!!! WAHOOOOO!!! Wyatt had the highest grade on the unit!!! WAY TO GO!!! Those students receiving an A+ (100% or higher) on this unit were: Madeleine, Emily, Eli, Lauren, Wyatt, Keli, Linzey, Katie, Kaden, Brook, Tyler, Liz, Hunter, Caitlin, Elizabeth, Addie, Ryan, and Kailani. That's 18 of us!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUKE!!!

Luke is 11 years old today, September 23! Luke likes to read, wrestle, run, create things, and play with Pokemon cards. He also likes to watch movies. Luke has one brother and three sisters. Favorite places to visit are the State Fair and Lagoon! Thanks for the fabulous treats you brought to share with the class! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

MEET THE FAMILY!

It's time to meet my family! I am proud "Auntie Ann!!!"
Picture 1: Nephew, Chris, (28) Niece, Heidi, (21), Nephew, McKay (23)
Picture 2: Nieces---Ashley (25), Camille (27), Heidi (21), Katie (18)
Picture 3: Sister-in-law, Laurel; niece, Heidi; Nephew-in-law, Mike (22); brother, Reid (1 year older than me---only sibling)
Picture 4: The Boys: Nephew-in-law, Jon (26); Chris (28), Heidi, McKay (23), Nephew-in-law, Mark, (29)
Picture 5: The Girls: Camille (27); Ashley (25); Katie (18); Heidi (21); Niece-in-law, Lori (22); Niece-in-law, Kim (28).
Picture 6: The Great Nieces and Nephews (with some helpers) Shayla (2), Courtney (8) (same birthday) Aunt Heidi (birthday 1 day before Aunt Ann) with Jaycie (3 1/2), Uncle Mike with Haley (8 1/2 months), Cole (4), Grandma Laurel with Preston, (9 months), Grandpa Reid with Camry (3) (same birthday as Aunt Katie).
Pictures 7 : The Family (My mom is on the right of picture. She taught school for 38 years!)

OUR FAVORITE HOBBY---READING!!! YEAH!!

THIS IS MISS MITCHELL'S ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOK!

IT'S SEP TIME!

It's time to sign up for SEPs!!! Beginning Saturday, September 20, and ending Sunday, October 5, you may go online to sign your child up for SEPs. Simply go to the school website: www.alpine.alpinedistrict.org
Because I have more students than time slots, I've added some morning times. The first 10 students who are signed up, will receive 2 stickers. After that, 1 sticker will be given. If you are not on my schedule by October 6, I will assign you a time. SEPs are Wednesday, October 8 and Thursday, October 9.

KEEP ON TRUCKING!

Have you ever heard the phrase, "Keep On Truckin" ?" Well, it was a popular phrase when I was a sophomore in high school---just a few short years ago! I thought these trucks were amazing! (Oh, BYU 59, UCLA 0!)

NORTH AMERICA GEOGRAPHY UNIT

Our North America Geography unit will be due Thursday, September 25. The test is Wednesday, September 24. A letter saying what each student has left to complete, plus a study guide, will be coming home on September 17.

Our class's favorite flavor of candy is CHOCOLATE!

SEPTEMBER 10---GAVIN'S BIG DAY!

Today, September 10, Gavin turns 11 years old. Gavin likes to play with legos, friends, and video games. Favorite movie is "Black Jack." Favorite places to visit are: Disneyland, Legoland, and Sea World. Gavin has one sister, and his dad was even a student here at Alpine Elementary!

EAGLE WALK WINNERS!

Addie and Kalani were the girl winners in our class. They both completed 18 laps! Wyatt and Ben were the boy winners, with 21 laps each! All of the winners received a medal! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

EAGLE WALK 2008

Each September, our school participates in an "Eagle Walk." We collect pledges, and count how many times around the course we can go in one hour.

CAITLIN IS 11 TODAY!

Caitlin is 11 yeas old today! (September 5) Caitlin loves reading, swimming, drawing, playing on the computer, singing and dancing! She has five brothers and two sisters. Miss Mitchell taught her brother, Sam, and her sister, Eliza! Have a super day!!!

MEET OUR BLOG ADVISOR!

This is CaLea. She will be 14 in November, and is in the 8th grade at American Fork Junior High. I have known her since the day she was born. She is on the AFJH student council (8th grade president), plays club soccer, basketball,is the 5th of 9 children, and knows everything about blogging. She advises me, so we can have a fun blog!

RISE & SHOUT! THE COUGARS ARE BACK OUT!!!

FINALLY! BYU FOOTBALL IS BACK! THIS IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE ACTIVITIES! I HAVE HAD SEASON TICKETS FOR 16 YEARS, LONGER THAN MY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ALIVE! BYU BEAT NORTHERN IOWA 41-17. HUNTER'S FAVORITE TEAM, THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, DID A SUPER JOB, TOO! THEY BEAT #10 MICHIGAN IN THE "BIG HOUSE" (106,000 FANS COMPARED TO BYU'S 65,000) 25-23.

THE FUNKY RELAY!

One day in P.E., we had some relays. In this relay, we had to pass a beanbag between our feet to the person behind us! Do you think you could do this?!