HOPE OF AMERICA PART 2

So here I am...2 1/2 hours before show time. I come really early, because some students come that early!


Can you see Ms. Washburn?


Great view!








This is Jean from the "Golden Girls." These ladies are age 55 and older, and perform all over. Jean is now 92!!! Pretty impressive!!!


This is the 4th grade from our school performing the number, "The United States of America!" What a privilege to perform this each year!


This song, America Rocks, was written by our US Senator, Orrin Hatch! And yes, America does ROCK!!!


Can you see us? We are the botom white stripe!



We celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.


Our final number was "We Can Be A Light." The song was performed in the dark, with flashlights and a mirror ball being used in the chorus.





The "Big 4"...Miss Mitchell...Miss Wayman...Ms. Washburn...Mr. Goff


It has been a tradition that the 5th grade teachers go out to eat at Brick Oven after the performance. Teachers with 5th graders join us, too! We had Mr. Finlayson (5th grade teacher last year) and his children; Mrs. Payne and daughter; Mrs. Hall, her husband and daughter; Mrs. Hoover and husband; Mrs. Hyde and daughter; Mr. Stephenson, his children and scouts. It was soooooo much fun!!!

JAZZ PLAYOFFS!

I'm late on posting this...but it's not spring without the Jazz Playoffs! We played the Denver Nuggets in the first round...winning 4 games to 2. We were not supposed to win, with 2 starters out. Unfortunately, we drew the Lakers in round 2, and were swept. Go Celtics!!!

MEET MY NEWEST FAMILY MEMBER!

The newest member of my family is "Addison Brooke Kelly." Addison was born on May 5. She was born during the "Hope of America" program! I was getting text updates during the program. When we were singing our final number, "We Can Be A Light", I felt another text. I opened my phone when everyone had their flashlights up. I was then able to see her picture!

"Great Aunt Ann" with Addison.


Addison belongs to my second niece, Ashley. Addison's older sister, Jaycie (5), went to preschool in our hall through the middle of March, until her family moved to Saratoga Springs.



Addison is welcomed by big sister, Jaycie (5), and big brother, Preston (2).

The Count
Boys . . . 3
Girls . . . 9

KEEP ON MOOOOOOVING!

We have been walking all year to help raise money for the "Candlelight School" in Africa. Also, students have been encouraed to walk or ride their bikes to school. To reward the kids for their hard work all year, a cow was brought to our school. The cow was penned up on the grass out back. Every teacher's name was in his area. If the cow left a "deposit", that class would received an ice cream party. The cow made 3 deposits during the morning, but unfortunately, no deposit on my name. (Thanks, Miss O., for the pictures!)













Here's our final year-end total:

We have walked to school 1,602 times!
We have walked 1,948 laps!
We have burned 105,025 calories!
We have earned 308 "Eagle Bucks!"
We have walked 2,101 miles!
We have saved $420.10!
We have saved 140.0333333 gallons of gas!
We have saved 2800.666667 pounds of pollution!
We have burned 30.0 extra fat!

WE ARE SOOOOOO PROUD!!!

CIVIL WAR

We finished our Civil War unit! Congratulations to our top unit scores:

Mandy & Heather 108%
Carissa 107%
Dakota 99%
Thomas 97%
Eric 93%
Maddie 91%
Josh & Savannah 90%


Here is a little something funny about this unit:

Student (girl): "What kind of outfits did the soldiers wear in the Civil War?" Me: "You mean uniforms?" Student: "Yeah. Did they wear shorts?" Me: "Ummm...no. They needed protection...long pants and sleeves." Student: "The Civil War soldiers wore capris!"

Her unit cover was soldiers in blue and grey tee shirts and capris! The tee shirts each had a big white "X" to make it look like a uniform!

You gotta love it!!!

ANATOMY UNIT

Our Anatomy health unit was really fun! We learned about the Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Circulatory, Digestive, and Respiratory Systems. We had to figure out optical illusion images, and also figure out what we touched, smelled and tasted! Some were great, others not fun!

Our test was pretty easy. Congratulations to the top finishers on the test:

Savannah & Elizabeth 105%
They got every question right, and all bonus points!

Josh 104%
McKay, Eric, & Maddie 102%
Thomas 101%
Rainey 100%
Heather 99%
Justin, Mitch, & Hayden 98%
Andrew 97%
Dakota 96%
Mandy 94%
Carissa, Faith, Dylan, & Coral 93%

19 of 25 students received 90% or above!!!

Congrats toour top unit scores:

Heather 102%
Mandy 98%
Carissa 97%
Maddie 96%
Dakota 91%
Faith & Savannah 90%

HOPE OF AMERICA

On May 5th, the 5th grade at Alpine Elementary participated in the "Hope of America" student showcase! This is the first event in the Provo Freedom Festival celebration. We were part of a 5,000 voice choir! From our positioning, we are in the shape of a flag!

Zach during dress rehearsal


The 4th graders from our school get to do a dance each year on the floor of the Mariott Center! Here are a couple of pictures during the dress rehearsal!




After the rehearsal.


Don't we look cool?!

After the dress rehearsal, we went to a park to eat and play.

Carissa & Heather


Andrew & Rainey


Rainey, Mitch, & Dakota


Coral, Logan, & Sofy


Rachel, Avery, & Maddie

Here are some different views of the chorus taken by parents at the show (out class is the bottom white stripe above the "Hope of America" sign):

GIRAFFE DAY!!!

Miss Mitchell's favorite school day of the year is "Giraffe Day!" What is Giraffe Day? Because giraffes make no noise...neither do we!!! Students AND Miss Mitchell go from 9:05 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. without any talking! This is part of our Anatomy health unit. It is REALLY hard to do! Most kids just give up and work on their unit work...since writing out notes takes too long. Enjoy the following pictures...see how tired the kids look!

JUSTIN IS 11!

Justin turned 11 on May 17! He has 2 brothers and 1 sister. He is the youngest in his family. Brown and blue are his favorite colors. Justin likes to play soccer, dodgeball. Favorite places Justin has visited are: Bahamas, Virginia, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., California, Arizona, Florida, Wyoming, Colorado, and Oregon. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
(Justin is spending from 2013-2015 in Spain.  His father is Mission President)

HOW TO RETIRE FROM A FAMOUS CHOIR

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is known as "America's Choir." It was given this nickname by President Ronald Reagan. The choir originally began in 1847 when the Pioneers came to the Salt Lake Valley. They began to broadcast over 80 years ago. They are the oldest continuous broadcast in the nation!
The choir has traveled all over the world! They have sung for Royalty, presidents, and for regular people. They have sung at 5 U.S. Presidential Inaugurations, and the 2002 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremonies. The father of one of our 5th grade friends is the voice of the choir!
Trying out for the choir is very rigorous! But once you're in, you're in! You are allowed to stay in the choir for 20 years, or age 60...whichever comes first.
My friend, Analee Wiser, was retiring from the choir in April. She taught 5th grade at Alpine Elementary for 8 years!

This is the view I had of the broadcast.


The cameraman in front of me ran a GINORMOUS camera! When he disassembled it, it had a lot of weights on it. He had to be really strong to run the camera!


President Monson spoke at the special retirement after the broadcast.


Mrs. Wiser retired with another friend of mine, Sterling Mortensen. They both teach at Forbes Elementary.


Mrs. Wiser and Miss Mitchell

MOTHER'S DAY

Our April End-of-Month Activity was making Mother's Day gifts! We made some pretty FaBuLoUs crowns! Special thanks to Rainey's mom for teaching us the project. Thanks also to Dakota, McKay, and Spencer's moms for all of their help!


Andrew & Hayden


Coral, McKay, Avery, & Justin


Rachel, Dakota, & Mandy


Sophy, Faith, and Thomas


Dakota & his mom


McKay & Spencer and their mom

Congratulations to our top 5 qualifiers:

1. Carissa
2. Heather
3. Maddie
4. Avery
5. Hayden

AVERY TURNS II!

On April 23, Avery turned 11! Avery is the oldest of 4 girls. The youngest sister was born this year! Avery likes purple, blue, and green. She likes to read, play tetherball, soccer, and kickball. Cookies are her favorite treat! Fun places Avery has visited are: California, Oregon, Disneyland, Hawaii, and France! HaPpY bIrThDaY!