Spanish Oaks has a super, on-the-ball Safety Protocol Leader, Miss Lybbert!  She has been busy getting our school whipped into shape, which we so appreciate!  Each teacher has a new clipboard that has protocol for each type of drill that is practiced throughout the school year.  It also has a class roster and red, yellow and green cards to be used to let our administration know if they are okay or in need of assistance.  Our first fire drill using the cards was slick!  A special thanks to Miss Lybbert!

The fourth grade students are officially witches and wizards after being sorted into their very own Hogwarts houses to start off the new year.  Students will work together as teams over the next term to earn house points, win Quidditch matches and most importantly ... do a lot of reading!  The students have looked forward to this for the whole year and are so excited to finally be in Hogwarts.  What a great way to celebrate reading!

Congratulations to our Region Reflections Winners from Spanish Oaks!  Kinzey Tilton (photography) and Lynlii Neilsen (literature) won Awards of Excellence at Region Reflections and will move onto State.  They will be recognized at a region awards ceremony on Thursday, January 8, 2015.  Well done, girls!

Happy New Year from Spanish Oaks Elementary!  We hope you had a wonderful holiday break full of family, friends, food and fun.  School resumes Monday, January 5, 2015 ...  We will see you bright and early, ready to start the new year out with a bang!  Welcome back, bucket fillers!

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Below please find the link(s) to our January Explorer Events Newsletter and School Calendar

• http://spanishoaks.nebo.edu/node/10
• http://spanishoaks.nebo.edu/content/school-calendar

Miss Robison has had a great week of learning and fun as they celebrated the holidays with traditions from around the world.  Poinsettas, luminaries and holly berry cards were some of the activities they were involved in.  The week ended with a visit from a jolly man in red!  Great week!

My Experience with Project Teddy Bear

By: Elena Cotton-Betteridge

"My experience with project teddy bear was a good one.  We went around to every class in the school collecting stuffed animals.  Then we would put them in a plastic bag.  We did this for a week and a half.  I knew we were doing something good, especially when I heard we collected over 500 teddy bears!"

Mrs. Dimmick/Mrs. Olsen's 3rd grade class presented their Christmas Reader's Theater for their parents today.  The stories shared the idea that Christmas is more than presents ... It's about showing love and kindness for each other.

Santa made a surprise visit to art class yesterday!  What a great day!

Mrs. Rosenvall's fourth grade class worked hard this month researching, organizing and writing up presentations on a country of their choice and how they celebrate Christmas.  They also created their own displays to share with their parents and the student body.  They did an excellent job presenting their information.  Nice job fourth grade!