November 2021

The 3rd grade has had fun learning about service and tying fleece blankets to donate to local hospitals. They want to thank the parents who helped by donating fleece. 

We have some very talented students here at Spanish Oaks :)  Here are our Reflection winners, and which category they won in:

Photography:  Hayven Stumpe, Cheyenne Rasmussen.  

Visual Arts: Brooke Bennett, Jack Chilton, Max Rueckert, Grayson Clark, Alex Rueckert, Cali Jackson, Ryan Lee, Brynlee Dyches

Film Production:  Isaac Rueckert, Ellie Mills, Vera Garner

Literature:  Braelyn Nelson, Maia Baird, Mae Chilton

Music Composition:  Lucia Theodosis, Maisy Mills

Dance Choreography:  Lilian Madsen, Olivia Nielson, Caleb Allen 

The group Samba Fogo entertained us here at Spanish Oaks yesterday.  They did a great job, and had both faculty and student body up and dancing :) It was a great time for us all.

Today we celebrated Veteran's Day here at Spanish Oaks Elementary.  Local Spanish Fork Veterans helped our students realize that the freedoms we enjoy every day come at a price.  Men and women, past and present, have sacrificed the luxuries of their homes and families to make our world a free place, a place where we have the right to live as we see fit.  It was touching to see pictures of soldiers doing their duties, but also loving and protecting the children in the countries where they served.  We had the opportunity to hear taps being played on a bugle as the flags were retired, and got

PBS KIDS Reading Marathon

The PBS KIDS Reading Marathon is taking place during the month of November. Children (ages preschool - 6th grade) are encouraged to read 20 minutes per day or 600 minutes total throughout the month. From December 1-15 parents will then go on to our PBS website and log their minutes for AMAZING prizes around town during 2022!  

Each Reading Marathon participant will receive a personalized Adventure Pass which will give them the following:

FREE entrance to Hogle Zoo
FREE entrance to Red Butte Garden

What a great bunch of students!!

We had a great time in Kindergarten celebrating our 50th day of school.  Everybody looked great dressed up in 50's style clothing. We did many counting activities, learned about some games, toys and music from the era, had root beer floats and ended the day doing a dance party.  Students learned The Twist, the Hand Jive and the Dishrag. We have loved all 50 days of school so far, and can't wait to learn more!

Nebo School District Provides New Mental Wellness Resource for Parents

As the pandemic’s unseen costs begin to unfold on the mental health front, some wonder how school children will be impacted. Despite the massive challenge we face, there are growing resources to help families who are struggling.

Virtual Family Mental Health Night – Talk to a Therapist