Spanish Oaks Elementary's very own Mrs. Brown was honored with Nebo School District's PEAK (Positive Energy and Kindness) Award on December 11, 2013 at the December Board Meeting.

In her nomination, Mrs. DeAnn Carter said, “Kali has only been our principal for a short time, but every situation that she has had to deal with (and there have been some difficult ones already), she has turned it into a positive learning situation.  To quote a student after he came out of her office, ‘That's a nice principal’.”

From the Polar Express to reindeer ... gingerbread houses, games and toys, Santa still took time out of his very busy schedule to visit all the GOOD boys and girls at Spanish Oaks!

The Grinch came to Spanish Oaks on Friday ... or is it Whoville?  The 2nd graders had a great time with the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who.

Mrs. McKensie Bellomy is one of our outstanding 2nd grade teachers. She joins us this year while she finishes up her teaching degree from BYU! She grew up with 3 brothers and got married to the "greatest man in the world" just over a year ago.  Happy Anniversary Mrs. Bellomy!

"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of the President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."

Our amazing 5th grade students learned all about what it takes to be the President of the United States of America, and about each of the 44 men who have led our country.  Thank you, 5th graders, for your service!

The students in Miss Lybbert's class treated the entire first grade to an amazing Readers' Theater for Christmas!  The students told the story of the "other reindeer" ... teaching us how the rest of the reindeer got their names.  Each of the children presented their parts beautifully and closed the program with their own rendition of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", accompanied by their fellow first grader on the piano!  Thank you for a super program!

The amazing orchestra students from Spanish Oaks performed for family and friends at their annual Christmas Concert.  Many of the students performed solos, duets and trios to display their wonderful skill and talent.  We are so grateful to our director, Mr. Russell Hansen, for his never-ending hours of dedication and work to support the arts at our school.  Thank you for a beautiful evening of celebration through music!

For our December Reading Celebration, one student from every class won the opportunity to decorate gingerbread houses with Mrs. Brown as a reward for reading every day during the month.  Students worked hard to create very elaborate gingerbread houses, and even had the chance to eat a piece or two!  We LOVE to read at Spanish Oaks Elementary!

On December 2, the amazing choir students from Spanish Oaks performed their annual Christmas Concert for families and neighbors.  The MMHS auditorium was filled with supportive parents as the students sang their renditions of favorite Christmas tunes.  Choir directors Maren Christensen, Rachel Hughes and Carolyn Aagard are to be commended for their wonderful work with the children.  The music was inspiring as the singers kicked off the holiday season with their beautiful voices!

Our Explorer Food Drive was a HUGE success!  Thank you to families for helping us collect over 2,400 items ... that is DOUBLE the goal we had set for ourselves!  The student council was pleased to announce that after a hard fought, nail-biting battle for the grade-level who donated the most items ...