The Christmas spirit is alive and well at Spanish Oaks this year.  Music is a great way to celebrate, and we have had a variety.  Our orchestra serenaded the student body this morning in the front hall.  The fifth grade presented their recorder concert for their parents.  They were amazing!  And last but not least, we all had a great time in our school wide sing-along.  Each grade level led the students in a Christmas song, then we enjoyed a slide show of some of the great activities we have enjoyed during the first half of the year.

There is no better way to get students thinking about the true meaning of Christmas than by serving others. The students have had such a fun time wearing their Secret Santa glasses and doing service for another class at our school.  It is a great way to show others that you think they MATTER!  Way to go Spanish Oaks!

One of the students' favorite Christmas traditions at our school is Mrs. Brown reading a holiday story to each class.  This year Mrs. Brown shared a new Christmas book called, "Is it Christmas Yet?" and the students loved it! Thank you Mrs. Brown for reading to our students!  

The 3rd Grade worked really hard to prepare for their Christmas Program. The students got to help write the play, and all the parts were recorded in advance.  There was a lot of fun acting and singing. The program really helped get students into the holiday spirit by teaching that the true meaning of Christmas isn't about the presents you get, but it is about the people you get to spend the holiday with.  Thank you 3rd grade for putting on such a cute program!

On Friday our school got the opportunity to see our Dance EXTRA team perform in an assembly!  Thank you to Mr. Crockett for teaching the students these dances that they could share with the school! 

A great bunch of students were chosen for our treasures this week!  Thanks a bunch, students!

Students worked really hard on creating these news reports.  They wrote their news report in groups, and then they decided who would say each part.  Then they memorized their parts and I filmed the class.  The students are so proud of their News Reports!  

https://youtu.be/wmvVXU_GcAI

Mrs. Phelps's class decided to do a secret service for another class at our school today.  They cleaned desks, wrote cards, and left candy canes.  I bet that class was super surprised when they got back to their classroom today!

5th Grade commemorated D.A.R.E. Graduation this past week.  The students loved getting to know Spanish Fork Officer DeWitt and committing to keeping a alcohol, tobacco, and drug free life.  Students learned about the dangers of drugs and also got to explore a cop car, see how police dogs seek out drugs and other items, try their hand at impairment goggles.  

We had so much fun at the BYU Women's basketball game against Weber State.  All the kids were asked to wear white for a white-out game.  Some members from our school even made it on the jumbotron!  What made the experience even more exciting is that BYU won the game!