Wednesday, February 27, 2013

OUR FAVORITE VALENTINE DECORATION

OUR FAVORITE VALENTINE DECORATION IS . . . 

ROSES
WITH 50% OF THE VOTES.


IN 2ND PLACE, WE HAD A TIE . . .

CHOCOLATES

and

HEARTS 
 WITH 20% OF THE VOTES.


IN 3RD PLACE . . . 

CUPID
WITH 10% OF THE VOTES.


SADLY, NO ONE VOTED FOR . . .
 CONVERSATION HEARTS.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

SUPER BOWL


THE


BEAT THE


34 - 31

TWO BROTHERS WERE THE OPPOSING
HEAD COACHES!
(AS USUAL...THE OLDER BROTHER WON!)



THIS PICTURE SAYS IT ALL . . .


OUR POLL QUESTION HAD THE 
BALTIMORE RAVENS
WINNING
75% TO 25%

Monday, February 25, 2013

WE FINISHED OUR EXPLORER UNIT!



YAY!  WE FINISHED OUR EXPLORER UNIT!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TOP TEST SCORES:

ANDREW & AVRY . . . 100%
ADAH, ABBY S. & REBECCA . . . 98%
ALICIA, JOSH, TY, & ETHAN . . . 96%
MARY . . . 94%
HAZEL . . . 92%
ROSE . . . 91%

CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO OUR TOP UNIT SCORES:

ANDREW, CALLIE, & ABBY S. . . . 106%
ROSE, ADAH, & AVRY . . . 105% 
TY & MEILAN . . . 104%
BRASHER . . . 103%
ALICIA, JOSH, NATHAN, & KENNEDY . . . 102%
DALLIN, ETHAN, & AUDREY . . . 100%
CALVIN & HANNAH S. . . . 99%
KINLEE & MEGAN . . . 97%
MARY . . . 96%
HANNAH L. . . . 95%
HAZEL . . . 94%
ABBY C. & JAYLEE . . . 91%

WOOT!  WOOT!

 

WOOT! WOOT! MAX HAD A BIRTHDAY!!!



Max also turned 11 on January 9!
He has 1 brother and 4 sisters.
He is the fourth child in his family.
His favorite color is blue...his favorite
food is pizza...and his favorite hobby are 
LEGOS!
Max likes to play soccer and go to 
Seven Peaks.
Max is a "grandstudent!"
His mother, Melody, was in Miss Mitchell's
class in 1981-1982.
Miss Mitchell also taught 2 of his mother's sisters and 1 brother!
Although she didn't teach his dad,
 Miss Mitchell 
taught 3 of his dad's brothers! 
hApPy BiRtHdAy, MaX!!!


MEGAN IS ELEVEN YEARS OLD!


MEGAN TURNED 11 ON JANUARY 9.
MEGAN HAS 1 OLDER BROTHER, LOGAN,
WHO WAS IN MISS MITCHELL'S CLASS.
MEGAN LOVES THE COLORS BLUE, PINK, AND TURQUOISE.
SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE "ALPINE AERIALS", A GYMNASTICS TEAM IN ALPINE.
(THEY ARE OWNED BY A FORMER PARENT OF 6 OF 
MISS MITCHELL'S STUDENTS...THESE SISTERS HELP TEACH AND RUN THE PROGRAM.)
MEGAN LIKED TRAVELING TO YELLOWSTONE, IDAHO, AND SEATTLE.
MEGAN ALSO LOVES CATS.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEGAN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEILAN!




Meilan turned 11 on January 8!
She has 1 brother and 3 sisters, and is the youngest in her family.
Her sisters were in Miss Mitchell's class.
Some of Meilan's favorites are:
Colors:  blue and white
Food:  pasta
Hobby:  art
Vacations:  Monterey, California; Lake Powell;
and her family cabin at Bear Lake.
She is also on a clogging team..."The Explosion."
Meilan also plays the piano, loves to read, basketball,
cooking, and daisies.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEILAN!!!

 

EXPLORER "TO TELL THE TRUTH"


BASED ON AN OLD, OLD GAME SHOW...
WE PLAYED
EXPLORER
TO TELL THE TRUTH
EACH STUDENT DREW OUT AN EXPLORER.
WE THEN HAD TO RESEARCH HIM.
WE ALSO HAD TO COME UP WITH FACTS ABOUT OUR EXPLORER,
AND SOME CONVINCING BLUFFS.
WE DID NOT KNOW UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE WE STARTED
IF WE WERE TO TELL THE TRUTH OR BLUFF ABOUT OUR EXPLORER!

 LAUREN   AVRY   CALLIE   JAYLEE
AS JACQUES CARTIER


 COLE   MAX   KINLEE   ETHAN
AS JOHN CABOT


 TAYLOR   ALICIA   CALVIN   ANDREW
AS SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

 HANNAH S.   KENNEDY   LESLIE   AUDREY
AS FRANCISCO CORONADO

ABBY S.   ABBY C.   TY   BRASHER
AS PONCE de LEON

 MEGAN   HANNAH L.   GAGE   ADAH
AS FERDINAND MAGELLAN


 NATHAN   ROSE   MEILAN   HAZEL
AS HERNANDO CORTEZ


DALLIN   CACHE   JOSH   MARY
AS FRANCISCO PIZARRO

Sunday, February 24, 2013



OUR #1 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION IS . . .


 BE ORGANIZED
 36%

IN 2ND PLACE, WE HAD A 3 WAY TIE  . . .
 LOSE WEIGHT

NO "BACK WORK"
 

READ MORE
13%

IN 3RD PLACE WAS . . .
TAKE BETTER CARE OF MONEY
9%


IN 4TH PLACE WE HAD A 3 WAY TIE . . .
BE HAPPY
 EXERCISE
 STUDY FOR TESTS
4% 



HAPPY







CACHE TURNS 11



On December 27, Cache turned 11 years old!
Cache is the youngest in his family of 4 boys.
Cache is a "grandstudent!"
Cache's mom was a student of Miss Mitchell's,
as well as his brother, Aaron!
Cache likes the color blue, pizza, cookies,
 and football.

Cache's favorite place to be is outdoors.
He lives camping, hiking, fishing...anything outdoors.
HaPpY bIrThDaY, cAcHe!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALICIA



On December 23, Alicia turned 11 years old!
Alicia has 2 brothers and 1 sister.
She is the second to oldest member of her family.

Some of Alicia's favorites are:
Colors:  lime green and purple
Favorite food and treats:  "No Bakes", "Muddie Huddies", and spaghetti
Vacations:  all of them!
Hobby:  art, ripstick, playing games.

Alicia also plays the piano and dances.
She is on the TDC Mini Company Prep. with dance.
(Her mom is a dance teacher, and her grandma teaches dance at 
Lone Peak High School.)

Alicia's uncle, John Mark, was in Miss Mitchell's class!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALICIA!

FA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LAAAAAA


CHRISTMAS BREAK







 It's hard to get a picture of everyone sitting still on the steps!


 TEMPLE SQUARE WITH THE TEAM

MS. WASHBURN AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER, KILIYA

 THE 5TH GRADE TEAM
MS. WASBURN   MR. GOFF   MISS MITCHELL

MISS WAYMAN, FORMER 5TH GRADE TEACHER AND CURRENT 1ST GRADE TEACHER
JOINED US FOR OUR OUTING

Saturday, February 23, 2013

MEET THE FAMILY

 MEET MISS MITCHELL'S FAMILY!

 THIS IS MY WONDERFUL FAMILY!
Front row, left to right:  Heidi (niece) & Oakley...1 1/2 (Heidi & Mike's daughter); Courtney...12 (Chris & Kim's daughter); Carter...3 (Chris & Kim's son); Jaycie...7 1/2 (Ashley & Jon's daughter); Katie (niece) & Addison...2 1/2 (Ashley & Jon's daughter);
Shayla...6 (Camille & Mark's daughter); Camille (niece)

Row 2: Mike (Heidi's husband); Camry...7 (Chris & Kim's daughter); Preston...5 (Ashley & Jon's son); Mark (Camille's husband); Cole...8 (McKay & Lori's son); 
Haley...5 (McKay & Lori's daughter)

Row 3:  Aunt Ann (Miss Mitchell); Chris (nephew); Kim (Chris's wife);
Jon (Ashley's husband); Ashley (niece); Reid (brother); Laurel (Reid's wife);
Lori (McKay's wife); McKay (nephew) & Lily...1 1/2 (McKay & Lori's daughter); 
Grandma Dixie (mom)

Front row:  Laurel (sister-in-law), Camille (#2), Katie (#6), McKay (#4)
Reid (brother), Chris (#1), Ashley (#3), Heidi (#5)


BACK ROW:  CHRIS   McKAY
MIDDLE ROW:  ASHLEY   AUNT ANN   CAMILLE
FRONT ROW:  KATELYN   HEIDI


My brother, Reid, is one year older than me.  We are the only 2 children in our family.  His family is my family!  My oldest nephew, Chris, was born 3 months before I started teaching school.
We have had many great times together:  Disneyland, Jazz games, BYU football games, circus, parties, etc.
And of course, they have all helped me many times at school!
They are the best!!!!


My mom with her 11 great grandchildren!

Row 1:  Lily (#10), Carter (#8), Addison (#9), Haley (#7),
Courtney (#1), Camry (#4)

Row 2:  Oakley (#11), Jaycie (#3), Shayla (#5), Cole (#2)

Row 3:  Preston (#6)