Students, teachers and staff at Spanish Oaks Elementary have made a commitment again this year to participate in the Road to Success reading program sponsored by the Ken Garff Automotive Group. The students were rewarded for their efforts in reading by being entertained by a magic show preformed by Paul Brewer. Through this yearly reading program students are encouraged to become avid readers and foster a love for reading. This program is fun and exciting as students earn prizes and incentives by accumulating reading minutes.

On May 16, 2013, the fourth grade students participated in their annual Wax Museum. Each student researched a famous person that they were representing and prepared a short speech and brochure with interesting facts to share about that person. The halls of the school were set up as a wax museum so the students and parents could attend. They would press the buttons on the desks bringing the figures to life. Pictures of fourth grade Wax Museum

The second grade students at Spanish Oaks Elementary participated in the annual Invention Convention. Each student had to complete the process of indentifying a problem, brainstorming solutions, and creating an invention to help with the solution. Some of the projects included games, kitchen appliances and robots. The students displayed their inventions for other classes and parents to walk through and enjoy.

This year’s recipient for the Crystal Apple Award from Spanish Oaks Elementary is Shanna Stirland. Shanna attended Ricks College and graduated from Brigham Young University. Shanna has been teaching fifth grade for the past 12 years. Shanna demonstrates professionalism by having a positive attitude and a great relationship with her students, the parents of her students, as well as the teachers on her collaborative team. She cares about each individual student in her class and is willing to help in any way she can to meet the needs of each one.

Sixth graders at Spanish Oaks Elementary ended their Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) training on Friday, April 12th, with a graduation ceremony. Officer DeWitt of the Spanish Fork Police department was the instructor. During the course students learned skills to help them make wise choices throughout their lives. At the graduation several students were recognized for writing outstanding D.A.R.E. essays and others for being outstanding D.A.R.E. students. Photos of Mrs. Treff, Mrs. Huff, Officer DeWitt and sixth grade students

Lindsay Storrs, Meteorologist from KUTV News, visited the fourth grade at Spanish Oak Elementary. She explained how cold and warm weather fronts are formed and how they affect our lives. She demonstrated some science experiments that helped to reinforce what the students learned.

The fifth grade students at Spanish Oaks just culminated a unit on Social Injustices with a Freedom Fair. Students researched groups of people from the United States who have suffered a social injustice. Social issues depicted included slavery, women’s rights, child labor, the Indian Removal Act, the Civil Rights Movement for Black Americans, and the Japanese Americans’ internment during World War II. The Freedom Fair included groups of students performing skits that represented the different social injustice groups for family members and the student body.

Kindy 500 at Spanish Oaks Life is a highway for the kindergarten students at Spanish Oaks Elementary. The students created a vehicle to travel to different destinations and learn about national symbols and famous people in history. Some of the destinations the students visited were The White House, Lincoln Memorial, Betsy Ross’ home, and the Statue of Liberty. Students and parents lined the halls of the school while the kindergarten students took a few laps around to show off their Kindy 500 creations. Photos of Kindy 500

Spanish Oaks Elementary Science Fair district winners that will go on to the Central Utah Regional Science Fair competition at BYU: Nathan Dunn Justin Johnson Raely Nelson and Rebecca Wilding Heather Johnson Kierra Oyler Cosette McInelly (5th grade first place winner)