Wednesday, March 24, 2010

WE HAVE A WINNER (AGAIN)!



Heather was one of the representatives of Alpine Elementary at the Central Utah Science Fair held at BYU! To be eligible, Heather won at the District level! Heather placed 3rd in the category of Earth Science! She received a trophy, and a check for $20. Heather now advances to the "Roots & Shoots" Science Fair in Salt Lake City on April 8! Two other boys from our school placed 4th in Engineering & Computer Science. They also received a trophy, and a check for $15. Because they are partners, they have to share the $15 check! There were 850 5th and 6th graders competing! Good luck to Heather in Salt Lake City!

Saturday, March 20, 2010

OUR FAVORITE SEASON

Our favorite season of the year is...SPRING! (47%)



Spring means: JAZZ PLAYOFFS!

We had a tie for 2nd place...FALL (23%)


Fall means: BYU FOOTBALL!

...SUMMER (23%)

Summer means: RED SOX BASEBALL!

In last place...WINTER (5%)

Winter means...JAZZ BASKETBALL!

Yes, these are the four seasons of the year: JAZZ PLAYOFFS, BYU FOOTBALL, BOSTON RED SOX BASEBALL, AND JAZZ REGULAR SEASON!

ZACH IS THE BIG 11!



Zach turned 11 on March 19! (a snowy day in Alpine!) Zach has four brothers and six sisters! Brother, Dylan, and sisters Sydney and Kalani have been lucky enough to be in Miss Mitchell's class! Zach is a very caring, kind, compassionate boy! He loves life, and is a friend to all! Zach's favorite colors are red and blue. Kit Kats are his favorite treats! Swimming and spending time with his family are favorites for Zach! Favorite trips have been to Disneyland, Las Vegas, Alaska, New York, Florida, and Hawaii! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ZACH!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

THE CONSTITUTION UNIT IS HISTORY!



Our U.S. Constitution unit is HiStOrY! (I know, you're all thinking how clever Miss Mitchell is!) This is the hardest test of the year! There are no "matching" or "true & false" questions. You have to KNOW it! The test was ALL "summarizing" and "filling in the blanks." The test was worth 100 points, with 11 bonus points (about the military and grade level mock legislative session).

Congratulations to our top test scorers:

Heather, Josh, & Jordan...111% They didn't miss a single question anywhere!
Dakota & Avery...110%
Thomas...108%
Savannah & Eric...107%
Dylan & Mandy...105%
Maddie...102%
Hayden...93%
Carissa...91%
Mitch...90%

(More than half our class received an A!)

Congrats to our top unit scores:

Heather...109%
Savannah, Dakota, Thomas, & Mandy...107%
Justin & Dylan...105%
Carissa, Faith, & Avery...104%
Rachel...103%
Maddie...102%
Andrew...100%
Elizabeth...98%
Coral & Hayden...97%
Mitch...96%
Sofy...95%
McKay...93%

WAY TO GO!!!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

HEATHER IS 11 ON THE 11TH!



Heather is 11 on the 11th! (Too bad it's not 2011!) Heather has two brothers and one sister. She is the youngest in her family. Her brother, Tyler, was also in Miss Mitchell's class! Heather's favorite colors are pink, orange, and lime green. She loves to dance, hang out with friends, and art. Family trips to Lake Powell area favorite! She also loved trips to Cabo San Lucas, Disneyland, Florida, and Las Vegas. Heather is going to be a 6th grade Lone Peak Cheerleader next year! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

ELIZABETH IS 11!



On March 3, Elizabeth turned the BIG 11! Elizabeth's favorite colors are purple and green. She has five brothers and sisters, and is the second youngest in her family. Elizabeth likes art, reading, soccer, and being with her friends. Favorite vacation spots are: Hawaii, California, Disneyland, Denver, and Las Vegas! Elizabeth will be a 6th grade Lone Peak cheerleader next year! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Sunday, March 7, 2010

WHAT DID WE THINK OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS?

Our favorite Winter Olympic event was...FIGURE SKATING! 56% of the votes!


U.S.A. skater, Evan Lysacek, won the gold medal!


Women's gold medalist in figure skating was Kim Yuna, of South Korea.


German "Pairs" figure skaters.


Ice Dancing U.S. medalists...Meryl Davis and Charlie White

In 2nd place, with 43% of the votes...

...Snowboarding! Check out Team USA competition clothes!


...USA Snowboarding team.

We had a tie for 3rd place, 37% (Percentages are higher than 100%, because you could vote for more than one)

...Speed Skating


..and Skiing!




Our favorite Men's Olympic athlete was...


...Speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, with 53% of the vote!


(Since 2002, my niece's husband, Mark, has been told that he looks like Apolo Anton Ohno! What do you think?)





In 2nd place, with 23% of the votes was...

...Halfpipe Snowboarder, Shaun White!

In 3rd place...

...Skiier Bryon Wilson had 7% of the vote.


Our favorite 2010 woman athlete was...

...Skiier Lindsey Vonn with 60% of the votes!

We had a four way tie for 2nd place...10% each!


...speed skater, Katherine Reutter


...Half Pipe Snowboarder, Hannah Teter


...Skiier, Julia Mancusco


...and Moguls Skiier, Shannon Bahrke

Our favorite Winter Olympic team sport was...

...4 Man Bobsled! 55%


We enjoyed watching the U.S. Men's Hockey team beat Canada in the qualifying round, and receive the silver medal...22%


Tied for 3rd place was the Ice Dancing couple of Meryl Davis and Charlie White...


...and an event in Speed Skating called Men's Team Pursuit...11%