School News

This is just a reminder that school will dismiss tomorrow, Monday, September 21st at noon. There will be NO afternoon Kindergarten. We will be serving breakfast and lunch. 

Reminder! School picture day is tomorrow! 
If you are a remote learner and Park Elementary is your boundary school you are welcome to come between the hours of 8-1:30.

Here is what a few of our leaders said when asked what being brave meant to them,

Caroline Pennington Kindergarten Mrs. Sterner- Being brave means to trust someone.

Harlee Child Kindergarten Mr. Elliott-Being brave means to not worry.

Lucas Freeze Kindergarten Mrs. Sterner- Being brave means not being scared.

Celeste Garrett 1st Grade Mrs. Crouch- Being brave means helping others.

Lucas Moore 1st Grade- Mrs. Hunt- Being brave means you would be able to jump off a diving board into the water.

Park Parents,

Please read the letter attached. It has very important information!

Thanks,

Mrs. Hughes

We are excited to welcome students back to school on Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 and our Kindergarten students on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020. 

Please see the attached bell schedule for this year. 

Thanks!

We are so excited for Holly Moss to join our Park family, She will be working in our Special Education Department. 

Park School Open House
August 18, 2020 from 10:00-4:00
To help with social distancing, please come at your assigned time if possible.
Parents and children MUST wear a mask.
If your last name starts with;

A-B come from 10:00-11:00
C-G come from 11:00-12:00
H-K come from 12:00-1:00
L-O come from 1:00-2:00
P-R come from 2:00-3:00
S-z come from 3:00-4:00
If you can’t make it at your time please still come.

Park Panthers, please join me in welcoming Candri Webb, She will be joining our Fourth Grade Team. 

A huge WELCOME BACK to Brianna McPhail, we are so excited for her to join us again, She will be apart of our 6th-grade team.  I grew up in Fillmore, Utah. I graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Elementary Education and an emphasis in the Fine Arts. Go Aggies!  I taught 5th grade at Park Elementary for a few months before I spent 18 months on a church service mission to the Midwest. I love basketball, reading, the outdoors, art, and spending time with my family and friends. I am excited to be a Park Panther again and teach 6th grade! 

Hello Park Panthers!

Registration Info

With the new iCampus program (replacing SIS) you will have the ability to register online from July 13th-July 30th.  ALL students, including kindergarteners and new students are able to use this option.  If you need a computer or translation help, the office will be open on July 27th from 7:30AM-4:00PM. 

A huge welcome to Jacque Crouch, she is our new First Grade teacher. Let's welcome her to Park! Hi! My name is Jacque Crouch and I am so excited to be a part of the Park Panther family! I always knew I wanted to be a teacher. So, after raising 3 kids and volunteering at their schools in Idaho and Texas, I got my bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Western Governors University and fulfilled my dream of becoming a teacher. Apart from my love of being in the classroom, I love to spend time in the mountains hiking, biking, fishing, and camping.

Congratulations Cheryl Leifson!

Cheryl Cosgray Leifson is a kindergarten teacher at Park Elementary with 19 years of service in Nebo School District and three years in another district.

Please see the flyer for information on the Vaccination Clinics offered to Kindergarten and 7th Grade students.

Park Leaders, We hope you have a wonderful and safe summer! We can't wait to see you all back in August. 

Summer Office Hours are Monday-Thursday 8:00-1:00

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to be Park Student Leaders for the 2020-2021 academic year. 

Duston Branin

Olivia Tippets

Loen Garcia

Kimberly Carlson

Sarah Platt

McCoy Elmer

Cooper Bushman 

Jordan Jensen

Wesley James

Rilen Brindley

Ayden Fullmer

Alex Palmer

Connor Mattinson

Sawyer Nate

Emma Southwick

We had so much fun at our school parade today, we absolutely loved seeing our students! Park Leaders have a fantastic summer, be safe & we will see you next year! 

Please visit our Facebook page to see all the pictures. 

The parade route directions were wrong in the previous email. Here are the correct directions:

Park Families,

By now you have heard of our upcoming parade on Thursday! We are so excited to see all of our Park families! What a great way to wrap up this school year. We have attached a route of the parade below. We would love to pass by every house, however, this would make the parade much too long. Please be mindful of social distancing if you plan to come to our parade route.

We hope to see you there!

We will start at the school on the corner of 100 N and 700 E and  proceed North. (We will start at 10:30)

Please see attached pictures for a message from Mrs. Hughes 

Here is the link sent to parents in English and Spanish

http://www.nebo.edu/news/3100?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Remember this week is Spring Break, that means no assigned work from your child's teacher. Get out and enjoy some sunshine. 
•online learning will begin back up Monday, April 13•

Between 9-11:30 everyday come on down to Park Elementary to get some breakfast and lunch
Students MUST be present.

March 23, 2020

 Dear Parent/Guardian:

 Like you, we are just learning that Governor Gary R. Herbert, State Superintendent Syd Dickson, and the Utah State Board of Education “announced today that Utah’s K-12 public schools will extend their dismissal [soft closure] through Friday, May 1st.”  Their press release further stated that they will “continue to evaluate the situation to make a determination about the remaining school year” and that:

Dear Parents, 

Please, Please continue to check your emails as this is the only good way to communicate back and forth with your students teacher.  Please let your teacher know if you haven't received any emails so we can make sure to update all your information. 

Thanks! 

Park Parents,

Below is the information regarding "Grab and Go" breakfast and lunch.

A recent email was sent out from Mrs. Hughes, below Is the email in case you didn't get it. PLEASE COMPETE SURVEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 

Park Parents, 

As directed by the State of Utah, all public schools in Utah will dismiss beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, for two weeks in response to COVID-19. This proactive measure is being taken in order to help prevent an increase of COVID-19 cases. School “dismissal” means that Nebo employees will continue to be in schools providing support for students to continue their learning at home. Students will be invited to the school for meal distribution, special services, and to receive instructional materials.

In case you didn't see the email from Assistant Superintendent Wilson, please see the picture below.
Just a heads up that we are still holding SLC's on Thursday, March 19th but are more than willing to be flexible for those not wanting to attend. If you would prefer a phone conference, please reach out to your child(ren)'s teacher ASAP to get that set up. Thank you for your continued support!

Quick reminder, tomorrow Tuesday, March 10th is early out day, student will get out at noon. 

Five of our Spanish Fork police officers came to visit Park Elementary students today.  They came to help students celebrate national breakfast week.

Head on over to our instagram page too see an awesome video of Officer Peterson showing off his scooter skills. 

Below you will find links to sign up for a Student Led Conference time.  

*Please follow the link for the teacher you need to set up an appointment with.

*You will notice some classes have scheduled appointments and some are doing it more open house where you sign up for a chunk of time that works for you to come in.

*Please sign up with your students name.

*Include your email address and it will email you a reminder 2 days prior to SLC's.

Park Parents,

Thank you for your continued support of our wonderful school and incredible students. We had a wonderful Read-a-Thon this afternoon and are anxiously awaiting donations. See attached documents for more information.

Remember, Friday, March 6th is the last day to donate.

We appreicate all you do for our school!

Happy Read Across America Day! We held our read-a-thon fundraiser this afternoon. Students read books on their own, had teachers read to them, and also watched videos of different stories read to them. It was so fun to see all of our Park Panthers enjoy reading this afternoon! Way to go, Leaders!

Reminder: You can still submit pledges for the read-a-thon fundraiser until the end of this week. 

Thank you so much for coming to our Family Reading Night last night. What a great kickoff to our school fundraiser. We had such an amazing turnout! I loved seeing students reading with their parents, it brought joy to my heart!
You all received, or will receive, a Read-a-Thon Fundraiser packet. The fundraiser begins today and ends on Friday, March 6th- with all donations due. Our Read-a-Thon will take place on Monday, March 2nd. 
Thank you for all you do for your children. I feel so lucky to be their principal. Your continued support of our school is much appreciated. 

Quick reminder that spring pictures are tomorrow, photo packets have been sent home, if you would like to order pictures either send the packet back along with your money or order pictures online. 

Come to our Family Literacy Night!

When: Monday - February 24, 2020

Time:  5:45 -7:00 PM

Where:  Park Elementary School

Free books.

Read with your child and support their love of reading.

Hear the teachers read their favorite stories.

Be eligible for prize drawing.

Have a fun and safe Presidents Day, school will resume Tuesday 2/18/2020 

Fourth Grade enjoyed a visit from Ranger Annie from Timpanogos Caves. They learned about how this famous sedimentary cave was formed and how it continues to change. Did you know... the cave is 3 million years old, yet it is still considered young? 

Spring Picture Day will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. A note will be sent home soon with your student with some more information about picture day. 

Our first-grade students had a great time on their field trip to the Scera Theater. They watched a play called ‘The Three Pigs’. The students loved seeing a different version of a classic story. They were able to interact with the actors and learn about the props and special effects. They also learned that it is better to work together and synergize!

This week's Teacher Tuesday is Mr. Elliott, Mr. Elliott is one of our Kindergarten Teachers and is such an amazing Teacher to our young students.

1) If you could have any superpower what would it be and why? If there is a superpower to be in two places at a time, I would choose that because then I could get all the things done that I need or want to.   2) Who is your biggest role model and why? My biggest role model is my father because he was a humble man who had his priorities right.  

School is canceled today February 3, 2020 due to the snow storm and cold temperatures. If you would like more information please go to www.nebo.edu
Have a safe day! ❄️

Mrs. Hunt is one of our FANTASTIC first grade

1. If you had to quit being a teacher today, what would be your next job choice? 

Well before teaching, I was going into dance and wanted my own studio but changed to teaching which fits me nicely.  If I were to quit teaching, I would want to write books. 

2. What is your favorite thing to do on your spare time? 

In my spare time, I love to spend time with my family, read lots of books, watch movies, and play games.

This week's technician Thursday is Miss. Marshall, Miss Marshall is a kindergarten technician and such a great help to our school. We asked her the following questions,

1. What is your favorite food? 2.Favorite thing to do in your spare time?  Here are her answers: 1. My favorite food is  mashed potatoes2. Her favorite thing to do in her spare time is to ride her horses. 

This weeks teacher Tuesday is Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Bird is one of our fantastic second-grade teachers. 

Here were the questions asked as well as her answers. 

Our Thursday spotlight this week is Mrs. Hatch, she is one of our amazing secretaries and is such a great face to our school. Mrs. Hatch was asked the following questions and her responses.

What is one thing you love about your job?

The amazing people I get to associate with daily. There is a positive vibe about Park school that makes it a great place to be.

If you could have any superpower what would it be and why?

To be invisible! Those who know me know I do not enjoy being the center of attention. 

This week's teacher Tuesday is Mrs. Taylor, she is one of our amazing 1st-grade teachers. 
We asked Mrs. Taylor the following questions and here are her responses. 

• Have you always wanted to be a teacher? if not, when did you decide that is what you wanted to do?

I knew I wanted to be a teacher since I was in 3rd grade.  My best friend and I would always play school.  I’d ask my teachers for extra worksheets so I could play school.

When I think of the Crystal Apple Award and what it represents, Bristi denitely deserves this honor. Bristi Poulson was awarded the Crystal Apple by her fellow teachers at Park Elementary. Bristi is a leader in her classroom, on her team, school-wide, and at the district level. 

Mrs. Taylor’s class is working on understanding 10’s and 1’s for place value.  They had a big bag of candy that they had to count.   They figured out grouping them into groups of ten and then putting 10 tens together to make a hundred was the fastest way to count the candies.  The next day the students modeled numbers using unification cubes and writing the number on a place value mat.  Way to go, Leaders!

Preschool Screening will happen on March 27th. Please call or come in to the school to set up an appointment. When you come for the screening, please bring your child's birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residency. You will NOT register at the screening but having these documents will help the registration process later on run a little more smoothly.

If you have questions, please call 801-798-4045.

Thanks!

A quick reminder that school starts back tomorrow, hope you all had a great Christmas break.

Every year our teachers & other staff members team up together and make gingerbread houses that our students can vote on and then each student has the chance of winning a gingerbread house at the end of the week.

Look at these amazing houses, talk about talent. Which one would you vote for? 

CONGRATULATIONS to our amazing 5th graders, they each graduated the N.O.V.A program this Monday, they have all learned so much from Officer Peterson & we thank him for the time he took with our students. 

Also, Congratulations to the following students who each won an award during the program. 

• Emma Russell
• Sayd Rosales
• Noemi Pena
• Finn Hawley 

3rd grade Math Leaders from Ms. Poulson's class, Vana and Mya, visited Ms. Dunn's class to share a math strategy to help with their multiplication. They taught a counting by 3s chant and actions. Ms. Dunn's students are continuing to practice that strategy and use it to solve multiplication problems and pass off their multiplication facts. Thanks for making a difference, Math Leaders!

Park had their student orchestra concert on Friday! They played a variety of Christmas songs that they have been practicing this year. We are so proud of our Park students! 

Our 1st grade students love it when their 5th grade reading buddies come too read with them. THANK you 5th grade for being such great LEADERS!! 

Congratulations to this months victory winners! Each month our teachers list 3 students in their class who they feel have have shown great leadership skills through the 3 categories 1) Math 2) Language Arts 3) Leadership 

We also need to recognize the amazing staff we have here at Park, Here are just 4 that we recognized this month.

Mrs. Jorgensen-6th Grade, Miss Marshall-Kindergarten Tech, Mr. Holt-Title One Coordinator and Mrs. Peterson-Special Ed Tech

Mr. Sansom, our district GAINS representative for Drama, brought his vowel owls to our kindergarten classroom to help students learn the vowel sounds.  We had so much fun getting the vowel owls to eat their sounds. 

We will be doing one more order. Please come into the office for an order form. Order forms are due Friday, Dec. 6th. 

Our fall book fair is coming up on November 11-15. We need volunteers to help cover shifts. Please follow the link to sign up to come and help. Thank you in advance for your help!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094cacad2babf85-book

5th Grade Writing Leaders, Connor Mattinson and Everett Boyd, visited Ms. Dunn's class to teach the 3rd graders about writing. They shared a story they had written and illustrated. Connor and Everett answered the 3rd graders questions and inspired them to start writing their own stories.They are great examples of writing and synergising. Way to go Writing Leaders!

Have you ever thought about how amazing it would be to be apart of a wonderful, fun, happy environment? Well, then come to Park! We would love for you to be apart of our team. Check the flyer above for more information! 

Love and Logic Parenting Workshop will be available on Tuesday November 5, 12, and 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Attend all three for the full course! Check out the flyer for more information. See you there!

At Park Elementary D.E.A.L stands for Drop Everything And Lead. We spend some time each month focusing on the 7-Habits. Our first graders got to listen to Mrs. Hunt's DEAL lesson. Mrs. Hunt taught about Habit 2, Begin with the End In Mind.  She had the students discuss how they use Habit 2 at school. They talked about doing their Take Home books, nightly home reading, and working hard in class. This is beginning with the end in mind because they are trying to reach their bubble gum goal (making 1 years growth in reading). Awesome job, Leaders!

First Grade visited the Big Red Barn last week.  We got to pick apples right of the tree.  We got a chance to learn how the farm works and what plants need.  We then got to play and have lots of fun!

Tree Utah and Ivory Homes awarded Park Elementary 8 new trees for the playground. A wonderful Park parent wrote a grant to Tree Utah expressing the need for more trees for our school. We received the grant and were able to plant new trees last week. Students were able to take a few minutes to learn about how trees are beneficial to the world and help plant them. Thank you Tree Utah and Ivory Homes for our new trees!

Below you will find links to sign up for a Student Led Conference time.  

*Please follow the link for the teacher you need to set up an appointment with.

*You will notice some classes have scheduled appointments and some are doing it more open house where you sign up for a chunk of time that works for you to come in.

*Please sign up with your students name.

*Include your email address and it will email you a reminder 2 days prior to SLC's.

Last week Ms. Boyer's class had a science investigation on matter and what makes up our universe. We discussed atoms, molecules, and the periodic table. Each student went outside and took observational notes. Then, they had a great conversation about microscopes and what scientists have discovered. Way to go leaders!

On Friday, September 6, the morning class had a special visitor drop in. We were excited to welcome Nebo School District Superintendent Rick Nielsen to our class. He has been voted2020 Superintendent of the year.

First grade students love having their fifth grade buddies come each week to help them with reading! It is a win-win when our fifth graders have an opportunity to serve and our first graders have a positive reading experience with an older mentor! Way to go Leaders!

Just a quick reminder for everyone that tomorrow (Tuesday, September 17) is picture day. 

To Register Online:

Follow this link to sign up for Park Boys & Girls After-School 2019 Session.

  Here are a few photos of our Gingerbread Man Day in Kindergarten.  We had a super fun day today.  We learned lots of rules and procedures, took a tour of the school, met many wonderful school helpers, chased the Gingerbread Man and decorated and ate our cookies. 

Hi, my name is Heidi Whittaker. I am a Parent Consultant with the Utah Parent Center. The Utah Parent Center has partnered with Nebo School District to provide free assistance to families of children with special educational needs. I, too, have had a child receive special education services in Nebo School District.

If your child has special needs, so do you! As a Parent Consultant, I can provide:

-information -referral -assistance

Services are offered to parents and professionals through the provision of one-on-one consultations. I can help you by:

Registration is just around the corner. Please read the newsletter below regarding important registration and other information!

Call the office Monday through Friday from 8 am to 1 pm with any questions.

***The Open House for 1st-6th grade is Friday, August 16th from 1 pm to 3 pm***

Click here to view the Registration Information

Thank you!

Please click below to read the registration information!

Link to Registration Information

It is time for kindergarten parents of Mrs. Leifon's students to sign up for the end of year KEEP assessments. Please sign up for only one spot for the final KEEP assessment.

Kindergarten KEEP Assessment

Thank you,

Mrs. Leifson

2019 Nebo Summer
Theatre Camp!

For Students currently in Grades 4, 5 and 6
Session 1: July 8-19 at Sierra Bonita
Session 2: July 22-Aug 2 at Spring Lake
$79 9 am – 12 noon M-F
Participants will perform a comedy -
Old Dry Frye – a hilarious folk tale!

Congratulations to Colben Brindley, Corvin Storrer, and Skyleigh Webster were recently accepted into UVU PREP. UVU PREP is a free advanced summer STEM program available to 6th grade students. If you would like to learn more about UVU PREP, please see their website at https://www.uvu.edu/partnership/prep/

First graders in Ms. Marshall's class are learning about 2D shapes. They looked for shapes around the school. We found triangles, rectangles, circles, squares, and trapezoids! Way to go Leaders!

It is time for our annual Penny Wars Fundraiser. Please bring in your loose change to make a donation to our fundraier. With the money raised, we use it to fund college scholarships for graduating seniors that attended Park Elementary in their early childhood. Every penny counts! Thank you. 

Mrs. Taylor's second grade class is learning about Habit 6: Synergize while they do a fun STEM activity. STEM stands for Science Technology Engineering and Math. Way to go Leaders!

All of Park leaders can save their Proactive paws and use them to "buy" things from the office menu or from their individual teacher's menu.

Aryana Peterson worked really hard to save up 25 Proactive Paws. She decided to use her hard earned paws to have a picture of her and her friend Timothy posted online.  

Way to go, Leaders! 

Walk More in Four, an annual walking and biking challenge for students K-8 across the state, begins April 8 and runs through May 4. Your school has a chance to win up to $500. Participating students will be entered to win bikes, scooters, helmets and more.

Students must walk or bike to school three times per week for four weeks to qualify. Those who live too far can compete by walking or riding within their neighborhood. Parents and students can use the Walk More in Four progress chart to record their activity throughout the challenge.

UVU Summer Youth Camp! 

Below you will find a brochure outlining the UVU Summer Youth Camp.

Register at: www.uvu.edu/communityed/youth or call 801.863.8012

We need help decorating doors for teacher appreciation week.

Theme: Holidays. “No matter what the time of year, the best teachers are found right here!”

You can get paper from the office if making yourself or pay at your cost to have them made professionally at Jmart or Creative signs. Signs will need to be put up after school on March 22nd. Each door measures 83”X35.5” but the windows are different sizes and in different places.

We are excited to offer a way to pay school lunch online without a fee! Just click the link labeled "Pay School Lunch" on blue menu at the top of the and it will direct you to the page.

Enjoy!  

Mrs. James' class is our lunchroom winner of the week! They came back from Christmas Break with great behavior at lunchtime. They are celebrating this week in our lunchroom with balloons and decorations! Way to go, Panthers!

Does your child love to assembly, build, and create? If the answer is yes, please sign up for Bright Ideas Innovation Station. These classes will be held for 3 Saturdays in January, February, and March at Larsen Elementary. 

See the flyer for more details!

Congratulations to Mrs. McAllister's 2nd Grade class. They are our lunchroom winners. They showed awesome behavior in the lunchroom and we are celebrating them at school. Good job, second grade!

Congratulations to Ms. Marshall's 1st Grade class. They are our Lunchroom WInners of the Week. They showed outstanding behavior in the lunchroom last week. Today they had their table decorated to celebrate their greatness! Good job, Panthers!

Congratulations to Mrs. Taylor's 2nd grade class! They are our Lunchroom winners for the week. They showed awesome behavior in the lunchroom last week. It makes the lunchroom a much better place when our Panthers are using their habits. Way to lead, 2nd grade!!

Congratulations to Mrs. Hunt's 1st Grade Class. They are the Lunchroom Winners of the Week. They used their habits all week in the lunchroom by following all of the rules. Way to lead, 1st Grade!!

First graders love having their fifth grade buddies come each week to help them with their reading! Way to go leaders!

Save the Kids free Parent Education Night sponsored by Nebo School District 

All invited to the #savethekids free Parent Education Night sponsored by Nebo School District on November 5, 2018, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Springville High audirorium at 1205 East 900 South in Springville, Utah.

Collin Kartchner and Dr. Katey McPherson will lead a discussion on:

• Balancing screen time and device use,
• Protecting and cultivating our children's self worth,
• Devising a sensible family use of device plan.

Park Elementary has been "sorted" (if you have seen Harry Potter you'll understand) and has been chosen to represent the Gryffindor House!  Gryffindor is the house which most values the virtues of Courage, Bravery, and Determination.  That definitely describes our school.  Three other schools have been sorted to represent Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin.  All Four Houses will be competing against each other to see how many wizards/witches or muggles come to the District Lights On Event.  You are welcome to dress up as your favorite wizard or witch or just come as a muggle (non-magical

Congratulations to Mrs. Bird's 1st Grade class. They are the Lunchroom Winners of the Week. They have shown amazing leadership skills in the lunchroom by being proactive and following all of the rules in the lunchroom. Great job 1st Graders!!!

Park Parents,

Our first SLC for the year is coming up on October 4th! Please click the link below to find the teacher(s) that you need to meet with. Sign up for a time and then you're good to go.

We look forward to seeing you next week!

http://park.nebo.edu/news/term-1-student-led-conferences-10-4-2018

Mrs. Taylor's 2nd grade class had fun doing Furry Friend Friday last week.  Students brought a stuffed animal to school, and in the afternoon they read to their Furry Friend.  Mrs. Taylor wanted her class to practice their reading while also having a lot of fun! Way to go Panthers!

First grade is breaking out.  Sammy came and stole our shapes today.  We had to solve problems and get through the locks to get our shapes back.  We are awesome problem solvers!

Picture Day is a week away. We will be holding our Fall Picture Day on Wednesday, September 19th! Look for more information in your child's backpack on Monday. If you have any questions, please call the school 801-798-4045.

Congratulations to Mrs. Hoffman's 5th Grade class for being our lunchroom winner of the week! Mrs. Hoffman's class showed excellent behavior in the lunchroom last week! Way to go, Leaders!

Our kindergarten classes had a great first day of school! They went on a scavenger hunt to find the Gingerbread Man. They got clues from a lot of different helpers around the school before they finally found him. This was a really fun way for our new kindergarten students to get a tour of the school and learn different rules and procedures as they searched for their missing cookies. 

Our winners for the great lunchroom behavior last week were Ms. Poulson's 3rd Grade class. They were so excited to be the first winners of this school year, and get to sit at the decorated tables. Keep up the great behavior Ms. Poulson's class!

Do you have a child with special needs?  Does your child have an IEP that you may have questions about or need help with?  If so, please see the attached flyer for free services provided by Heidi Whittaker, a Utah Parent Center Consultant.

See attached flyer for more information!

Online registration is now open. Please click on the Registration tab at the top of the page to get started. If you need any help, please call the school and we will be happy to assist you! (801) 798-4045.

Walk in registration will be held on August 1st from 7:30 am until 4:00 pm.

Be a part of the largest summer reading program in Utah! The Read With the Bees begins on June 1st. Get your game board at http://readtoday.com. 

For each day you read for 20 minutes, color in a baseball on the game board. Each one brings you closer to a base. 

1st Base- A mood changing pencil
2nd Base- A book from Seagull Book
3rd Base- A McDonald's Happy Meal
Home Plate- Tickets to the Salt Lake Bees Baseball game on August 14th. 

Check the flyer and website for more information!

Happy Reading!

Click on the flyer for more information on the Summer Feeding Program located at the Spanish Fork Library Park from June 11th through August 17th. 

The park student leadership went to Spanish Fork high School to award five well deserving seniors with scholarships.  The money was raised by our students, through Penny Wars, and will help these former Park students reach their academic goals.

Our fifth graders were able to enjoy a day at the sports park honoring our veterans. They heard from a variety of speakers from our armed forces throughout the day, and were reminded of the sacrifices that have been given for our freedom. We are so thankful that our students were able to participate, and were able to learn from these veterans. We thank them for their service. 

Save the date! We look forward to seeing you at 6th grade graduation this year. 

"Fast fingers" is one phrase you could use to describe this group of students. They participated in a keyboarding competition at school and beat out the rest of the 4th and 5th grade students to move on to the district keyboarding championship! 

Great job, Park Panthers!!!

Mrs. Taylor recieved a generous grant from The Nebo Education Foundation. She will use the money to purchase fun science materials as the second graders learn about the life cycle. Thank you to the foundation and Mrs. Taylor for helping our Panthers learn!

It's time to start reading! We are doing our annual reading challenge this month. Each student needs to read 300 minutes by the end of April in order to meet our school wide reading minutes goal. If we reach our school wide minute goal, one student from each class will get to soak their teacher in water. Also, a student from each grade will win rodeo tickets to the Spanish Fork Rodeo this summer. 

We have an amazing principal here at Park Elementary. Mrs. Hughes is always looking for ways to fill the buckets of our teachers and staff. This month she has decided that we could all use a treat, so she brings her cart of happiness around for "Testing Treat Tuesday." Thank you Mrs. Hughes! We sure do appreciate you! 

Are you ready to have more stability for you and your family? Wondering if there will EVER be a way out of the daily/weekly worry and stress of getting yourself or your family through this life? 
Click on the flyer below to learn more about this amazing program that is offered in our community!
Find out more by contacting Lucy Perkins at Utah Valley Circles!  801-691-5242

Park has received the Energy Star Certification! This is an amazing feat because in order to qualify a building must score in the top 75 percentile compared against other schools in the nation. Our district average score was 99, with many schools scoring a perfect 100.

Hello, my name is Brianna McPhail and I am excited to be a new teacher at Park Elementary!  I grew up in Fillmore, Utah, but recently moved to Utah County.  I graduated from Utah State University and loved every minute of it -- Go Aggies! I love art, playing basketball, watching movies and spending time with my friends and family! I have always loved learning, and I am excited to be a fifth grade teacher.  I look forward to working with the students and teachers at Park Elementary!

Mr. Elliott's Class, Mrs. James' Class, and Ms. Dunn's class all received Lunchroom winners of the week the past three weeks. These classes showed the rest of the lunchroom what behavior in the lunchroom should look like. Thank you students for being amazing! Keep up the good work!

Nebo School District is always trying to improve communication and responsiveness to our stakeholders.

Below you will find links to sign up for a Student Led Conference time.  We will keep our fingers crossed that the online sign ups work smoothly. 

*Please follow the link for the teacher you need to set up an appointment with.

*You will notice some classes have scheduled appointments and some are doing it more open house where you sign up for a chunk of time that works for you to come in.

*Please sign up with your students name.

*Include your email address and it will email you a reminder 2 days prior to SLC's.

Our Family Connection Leaders are working hard to help us use the 7 Habits in our everyday lives. For the month of January, they focused on First Things First and setting priorities. Ask your student if they are putting First Things First. They were challenged to set their priorities and think about their schedule to get the most important things done and still have time for fun. The Family Connection Leaders would love to hear about how you are using the 7 Habits at home. Please encourage your student to share these successes with the Family Connection Leaders or email Ms.

Watch for your new Get Away Today magazine to come home with your student soon. It is filled with travel specials for your family including Adults at Kids’ Prices at the Disneyland Resort for travel in January, February and May 2018! Plus, you can still get 2018 tickets at 2017 prices before they go up!

The lunchroom just became a little more lively with the blue and yellow decorations for the lunchroom winner of the week. This past week, Mrs. Bird's 1st grade class was our class of the week! They displayed wonderful behavior in the lunchroom by not sharing food, keeping their voices at a talking level, not running around, and just being kind to those around them! Way to go Mrs. Bird's class!!!

Every December the staff at Park put on their thinking caps to come up with the best Gingerbread House design. Then, they get in teams and create AMAZING gingerbread houses. Students get to vote for their favorite. The winner of the 2017 Gingerbread House Competition was......3rd Grade!!!!! Congratulations!

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I am so excited to be joining the 6th grade team at Park Elementary. Although I am coming later in the school year, I have confidence we will have a great rest of the year. I am so excited to meet your child and get to know them.

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We are HIRING! If you have ever wanted to work at Park Elementary School, now is your lucky chance. We are currently in search of an amazing 6th grade teacher! We are looking for someone who will love our students as much as we do, while helping them on their quest in search of knowledge! Please head over to https://apply.nebo.edu/search.php to apply.

We can't wait for another Park Panther to join the family!

Congratulations to Mrs. McAllister who was awarded this year’s Crystal Apple award. Mrs. McAllister loves the students and they love her! Well deserved, Mrs. McAllister!

Today was our annual Turkey Gobble Contest. Each grade level winner received a turkey to take home! After our student gobblers, our teachers gobbled to see who would be crowned the Best Teacher Gobbler of 2017. We were also thrilled to have a panel of “experienced” judges from all around the globe!

November is a month of giving thanks and showing gratitude! Complete an act of service this month! Send us a picture of you doing an act of service so we can post it on our board and on Facebook! Let's make the world a better place TOGETHER!

Just a friendly reminder of our Park PTO meeting this Friday, November 3 at 9:00AM at the school. We hope to see you there!

Please send in pictures of your Veterans by Friday, Nov. 3. Please include their rank, if you can, and the students names that attend Park Elementary. Thank you! 

The faculty at Park Elementary loves to sharpen their saw! We have a new winner this year. Mrs. Bird kept the tradition of our new faculty having what it takes to win the trophy. Awesome Job! Thank you everyone for playing. This was Mr. Kay's last roll down Park's hallway, and he sure is going to miss these fun times. 

Have you ever wanted to work at our great school?  Now you can!  We are hiring overload technicians to work with our students and teachers.  If you are interested or would like to know more details please go to our district website nebo.edu and click on the jobs tab.

Our principal, Mr. Kay helped our first graders with an apple art project for Johnny Appleseed day. The first graders had a great time. Thank you, Mr. Kay! 

Park Teachers believe as you  let your students lead, you'll create a school culture of leadership and student empowerment. Shared leadership is one of the most fundamental paradigms of The Leader in Me. It is rooted in the belief that everyone can be a leader.

Every week the 5th graders get to come read with the 1st graders. The 1st graders love having the older kids join them. Thank you 5th graders for all of your help! 

Here is a fun family activity happening right here in our community.  This is a free community event for everyone!

This week we welcomed Mrs. Cromar to our Fourth Grade team.  As you can imagine, starting up a classroom after school has started is no easy task.  Park teachers stepped right up and spent the afternoon helping her set up her classroom.  At Park we simply call that 

Habit 6: Synergize. Together Is Better: Alone we are smart. Together we are brilliant. 

Our Park family is the best!  WELCOME MRS. CROMAR!

We are currently seeking parents to serve on our School Community Council.  We meet once a month at the school.  The council plays an important role in our school creating our School Improvment Plan as well as advising the School Trust Land Money.  If you are interested in serving, please stop in the office and fill out the application by September 8.  We are currtently looking to fill 6 parent positions.

The SCC (School Community Council) plays an important role in partnering in the education of our children with the school, its staff and faculty and the district.

Please plan on attending our Back to School Bash, August 30 at 6:30.  We have school information ready for you as well as the GREEN MAN GROUP and our tradtional hot dog social on the playground.  We will have school shirts ready for you to order as well. Shirts are $8.00.  Students will wear them on Spirit MONDAY.  There is an order form attached if you would like to print it and bring it with you.

Shiny shoes and new backpacks filled the halls as Park Elementary welcomed students back to school!  We couldn't help but share pictures of our good looking leaders!  Scroll through all of them to find your class.

Remember to like Park Elementary on Facebook for quick information all year long.

We have some important registration updates for you. 

Park Elementary is looking forward to online registration this year!  We hope that this will make the registration process easier and more convenient.  Please use the following link to begin the registration process.

http://park.nebo.edu/registration

(click on the link for full story and Victory Lap video) Our final Victory Lap of the year was held to honor all of our outgoing 6th grade students.  We wish them the very best of luck in Jr. High.  They will continue to do great things and make us proud.  

We also honored all of our retiring staff:  Mrs. Banks, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Smithee, Mrs. Prior, Mrs Gardner and Mrs. Kimball.  We wish you all the very best of luck in your new adventures!

Our 6th grade students are counting down their time in elementary school.  We will honor each of our 6th grade students at a graduation ceremony on May 23 at 6:00 p.m.  Graduation will be held in the Park Elementary gym.  

Park Student Leaders raised $1,800 through penny wars. They took the money and awarded past Park students college scholarships. Talk about beginning with the end in mind! We can't wait until the students standing on stage giving out the scholarships will be standing up there receiving them.

Congratulations to Mrs. Graham who was nominated by her peers as the classified employee of the year.  Lorie goes above and beyond as our computer teacher.  She is very knowledgeable about computers and Google classroom and teaches it to our students with enthusiasm. Congratulations Mrs. Graham - you deserve this award!

3rd grade track meet is re-scheduled for May 10, 2017.  6th grade will have their track day on May 16, 2017.  Both will take place at Spanish Fork High School football field.

If you are willing to help with the events, please contact your teacher.

Park Elementary will be hosting a Parenting With Love & Logic class May s 1, 8, 15 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.  There is a $12.00 book fee to attend the class.

Parenting With Love & Logic is designed to help parent's practice effective parenting without the power struggles.  This class teaches parents and children to accept natural consequences and reach a win/win agreement.  Please pre-register by calling Holly at 801-465-6010

It is time for our annual “Penny Wars” Service Project!  We began this service project last year to give scholarships to past Park alumni that are now high school seniors.  Our goal last year was to raise enough money to give one $500 scholarship.  In true Panther giving we raised enough to give TWO $500 scholarships!  The two recipients were Sawyer Hamilton who went to BYU and Alisha Garzan who also went to BYU.  Our hope is to keep paying this forward so when our current students are high school seniors they will also have the opportunity

Students in the sewing club designed and made a beautiful school flag.  Students synergized in creating the design, then each member was tasked with creating part of the flag.  What a great life skill you are all learning.  Special thanks to our sewing club advisor Mandi Bristow for sharing her talents with our students.  We are excited to display our new school flag in the hallway of our school.

Approximately 300 people turned out to Leadership Day on February 10, 2017.  They were amazed at the speeches, performances, tours and many other talents.  We were so proud of all of our students and can't wait to see the great things they do after leaving elementary school.  Special thanks to Travis Bourne with Spanish Fork Channel 17 for editing our video!

March 6 - 10 is Teacher Appreciation Week.  Our PTO has some fun activities planned for students and teachers that are all planned around the theme "UP"

Monday - BATTER-UP  Wear your favorite team.  

Wednesday - SURF'S UP  Wear Beach Attire 

Thursday - GIDDY UP  - Wear Western Wear  

Friday - DRESS UP - Dress up like their teacher                                                                                                        

Congratulations to Mrs. Leifson who is the recipient of the Crystal Apple Award.  Mrs. Leifson was nominated by her peers for this honor.  The following was said about Cheryl.

Cheryl constantly has dedicated herself to going above and beyond what has been required in order to ensure that all of her students are successful in mastering the curriculum as well as developing a love for learning and an understanding of leadership roles and responsibilities.

Book Buddies was a huge success and was very well attended this year.  Thanks to all of the students and parents that braved the snow and joined us for a good book and a doughnut.  We would like to send a special thank you to our PTO for sponsoring the event.  Not only did they buy a dougnut for everyone that attended, they even gave a book to each student.  

Teachers were reminiscing of their own Valentine Day parties as students exchanged cards and sweets.  Thanks to all of our awesome parents that helped with class parties!  You can tell by the looks on our students faces that they had a great time (the look on Mr. James face we are not so sure)

Calling all volunteers! Help us run our Spring Book Fair! Sign up using the link below! https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/fulxTsbs7

No, this isn't "new math" it's students learning how utilizing habit # 6 "Synergize" can help you work together to solve a problem. Check out our 5th graders synergizing in Leadership Academy.

School is In Session (Thur 1/5)Areas of Nebo School District have been affected by the recent storm. After evaluating the situation, as of 6:10am, the decision has been made that the schools of Nebo School District will be open for school at regular times today (Thur 1/5/17). Busses are running.

We are excited to welcome all of our students back to school on January 3, 2017.

We hope you all had a chance to "Sharpen Your Saw" and are ready to end this school year on a high note!

Merry Christmas to all of our students and families. We will see you all in January!

Park Staff came together in teams to make gingerbread displays.  The rules were simple, your entry could not already be put together and you had one hour to do it all.  The creations were displayed in the school and then given away to students to take home and decorate their homes with.  This is a tradition that is enjoyed by all employees.  ENJOY THE PICTURES!

We will celebrate and honor our Veterans at an assembly - November 11, 2016 at 1:00.  We invite all Veterans to participate in our assembly.  Please come to the front office by 12:45.

All Park Families are invited to attend the assembly.

Our Red Ribbon Week is officially underway!  Thanks to our PTO for sponsoring this event.  We kicked it off with Air Care Helicopter from Mountain View Hospital landing on our playground.  The fligt crew talked to us about the importance of staying drug free.  We will be dressing up each day to align with the daily drug free message.

We are excited for our fun run coming up on October 18!  We appreciate all that have made a pledge.  There is still plenty of time to pledge if you have not done so.  You can talk with one of our students and make a pledge with their card or go to our website and make a pledge online.  

http://park.nebo.edu/content/fundraiser

Vision Screening

The school nurse is conducting a vision screening on October 12, 2016.  She needs 10 volunteers to help test the childrens vision.  Easy job.  Just show up and help, thats it. 

 Date: 10/12/2016 (Wed.)

 Time: 8:30am - 11:00am MDT

 Location: Park Elementary

Please use the following link to sign up or call the school directly to let us know if you can help 801-798-4045