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Great NEWS!

If you nee to update or check immunizations or get birth certificates, you can go to the Utah County Health Department's NEW LOCATION in Payson at 285 North 1250 East, 3rd Floor. The hours of operation are 8 am to 11:30 am and 1 pm to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. They can be reached at 801-851-7351.

The faculty here at Park just wanted to send a quick thank you to all of our students and parents. We had an amazing 2018-2019 school year. We will see you in a few months. Have an amazing summer!! 

The purpose of the Bright Ideas Summer Program is to provide educational opportunities and experiences not usually found in the home or school for bright, accelerated, and highly motivated youth.  Participants can plan to experience a program of education and fun.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Today our 4th grade students got to learn about Utah pioneers on their field trip to the Provo Pioneer Village and Spanish Fork's Heritage cemetary.  They had fun learning about school 150 years ago.  They also decided that their toys were fun to play with too. Looks like fun, 4th grade!

Don't forget to come to our Spring Clean service project tonight from 5:30 - 6:30 pm! This is a great opportunity to come and help clean up around our school, and we will be having delicious BYU Creamery ice cream after we are finished. Thank you!

The Utah Shakespeare Festival is once again hitting the road with its Shakespeare-in-the-Schools touring production – this year performing one of the world’s first psychological thrillers, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

An evening performance for everyone is this Tuesday, April 16, at 7:30 at Springville High School, 1205 East 900 South, Springville, UT. Another performance will be held on Monday, April 15, at 3:30 p.m. at Spanish Fork High, 300 West 99 North, Spanish Fork. And, admission is free. 

Mrs. Graham is our Computers specialty teacher. Before Spring Break, she helped students to make Personal Mantras to help them get ready for testing. She wanted to help students feel strong and ready to do their best. A Personal Mantra is an affirmation to motivate and inspire you to be your best self. It's purpose is to motivate and provide encouragement to you when you need to focus you mind to achieve your goal. This sounds like a great idea! Way to go leaders! 

The third grade students had their Grandparent Program today. Our students took their Grandparents  back in time with fun songs from different time periods. They did a great job, and all of their grandparents talked about how much they enjoyed the program. Way to go leaders! 

This week, March 25th-29th, is Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week!  We are so lucky to have such amazing teachers and staff who work with our students each and every day! Park wouldn't be the place it is without these incredibly dedicated employees. Feel free to show your child(ren)'s teacher and/or any staff members that work with your child(ren) some appreciation by writing a thank you note or any other way to show them you are thankful!   We appreciate your help in making this a wonderful week to show how much we appreciate our teachers and staff.

Park Elementary students collaborated together to make an amazing art gallery in the hallway for our Leadership Day presentation.  Mrs. Cox luckily caught a lot of their artwork because of her special assignment on the DART (District Arts Resource Team) committee.  

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.

Kindergarten Registration is moving to Summer

Kindergarten registration, traditionally held in March, will be moved to the summer and combined with grades 1st -12th. More detailed information regarding summer registration for K-6th will be sent out to you before the end of the school year.

Parents can prepare now for registering their kindergarten children by making sure they have a birth certificate and that their child is current on the following immunizations: DTap, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Polio, Varicella and MMR by the end of July.  

Utah Give Kids a Smile will be holding their annual event on February 23, 2019. This event will provide free dental exams and procedures for qualifying low income students age 5-12. Attached is a flyer with information, qualification information, and the consent form. The deadline for completed forms to be faxed in is February 6, 2019. If you need us to print off the consent form for you, please feel free to come to the office between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Thanks!

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.

Dr. Christy Kane will be presenting in Nebo School District four times over the next several months. Please take a moment to check out the flyers. Dr. Kane uses clinical experience and scientific research to explain the neurological changes taking place in the developing brain due to the impact of electronics. 

She will be presenting at:

* Payson High School on February 4th at 7:00 pm

* Salem Hills High School on February 25th at 7:00 pm

* Maple Mountain High School on March 18th at 7:00 pm

AND

* Spanish Fork High School on April 15th at 7:00 pm

The Friendship Crew is in charge of helping students make friends at recess.  A while ago they held a giant Duck Duck Goose game during recess.  Over 50 first and second grade students participated.  It was a great hit! Way to go leaders!

Mrs. Taylor's class reached one of their WIGS.  Their goal was to get at least 90% Excellent behavior in Term 1. Their Victory was to enjoy rootbeer floats. Way to go leaders!

Congratulations to Ms. Boyer's 6th grade class! They ar our Lunchroom Winners of the Week. They showed a great example of leadership in our lunchroom last week. Great job, 6th Graders!!!

Come to Springville Highschool on November 5th from 6 pm to 8 pm to join Collin Kartchner, Social Internet Crusader and Dr. Katy McPherson, National Internet Safety Expert to learn how to balance screen time and device use, protect and cultivate our children's self worth, and devise a sensible family use of device plan.

See the flyer for more information!

Remember to Vote. You can still register at https://vote.utah.gov.

We are so excited for our Read-a-Thon Fundraiser this year.  We hope your students enjoy the message that reading is fun, while at the same time earning money for our school.  Please read below for all of the information relating to our Read-a-Thon.

• 100% OF FUNDS RAISED GOES TO PARK ELEMENTARY

• We will use money raised to purchase technology for our school, create leadership opportunities for students, field trips and materials for hands on learning experiences.

Mayor Steve Leifson is a constant figure around Park Elementary. Mayor Leifson comes to every event and supports Park Panthers with enthusiasm. In appreciation of the Mayor's valued support of Park Elementary, he joined Mrs. Hughes as an honored guest at the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce First Friday Education Forum on Friday, October 5th. Mayor Leifson was recognized as an outstanding business partner of Park Elementary.

We appreciate all of his time and support and want to say THANK YOU MAYOR!!!

First grade students had a great time on their field trip to the Red Barn in Santaquin. They went on a wagon ride and learned about growing crops and conserving water. They walked through an apple orchard and were able to pick a yummy apple.

We held our 2nd annual Student Job Fair at our school last night, and it was a big success. Teachers and Staff prepared posters and applications for students to read about the different positions we will have available this year. Students were able to fill out applications for the jobs they are interested in, and will find out if they have been hired soon. If you weren't able to attend the job fair last night, you can get an application from Mrs. Buchanan in Leadership Academy. Thank you for a great night!

ATTENTION Park Students! Don't forget to come out to Park's 2nd Annual Student Job Fair. We are holding our Student Job Fair on Thursday, September 20th from 5:30 pm until 6:30 pm. Please come and apply for a job. We need your help!!! See you tomorrow evening!

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.

New this year to Park is the Parent Lighthouse Team. Our purpose is to help parents learn and implement the habits into their homes. Every month we come up with a challenge or activity for students and parents that goes along with the habit that we are working on. For the month of September, we are challenging students to work on Habit 8, Find Your Voice. Our team has recently set up a blog and a YouTube news channel. Each month kids will have the opportunity to apply to be on the Lighthouse News.

We are so excited for our annual W.I.G assembly here at Park Elementary! W.I.G. stands for Wildly Important Goals, and at Park Elementary we have some big goals set for this school year. 

Reading Goal: To have 90% of our students reading at grade level and 100% of our students to make 1 years growth in reading. 

Golden Panther Paws: To have 90% of our students receive at least one Golden Panther Paw this year. 

Attendance Goal: To have 93% of our students on time to school each day.

Hi Park Parents!

Because of the fires in the area, we are paying close attention to the air quality. Here is a link that you can click on to find out about our Recess Guidelines regarding air quality. 

http://health.utah.gov/asthma/pdfs/airquality/recessguidance.pdf

Also, you can click on Air Quality at the top of the page to check the air quality in our area.

Thanks!

Mrs. Hanks will be teaching a resource class this year at Park! We are so excited to have her and welcome her as a Park Panther!

Here is a little about Mrs. Hanks in her own words:

See attached flyer for information on joining our School Community Council. Voting will take place on August 20 through August 24. Come into the office to cast your vote!

ONLINE Registration will open July 25, 2018 at http://park.nebo.edu/registration. Please MAKE SURE you fill out the free and reduced lunch application, pay donations (we are asking $25 per student) and support our Park Elementary PTO with a donation. We appreciate your generosity, THANK YOU!     

The teachers took back their title this year! The 6th graders played hard, but the teachers were able to take the win this year. Thank you for a great school year! 

Attention Park Panthers:

Park Elementary will once again be open this summer for students to come in and check out book on their reading level.

The take home library will be open on the following Friday mornings from 8:00 am until 11:00 am.

June: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th

July: 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th

August: 3rd, 10th, and 17th

We hope to see you there!

Park Panthers had the opportunity to have the Civil Air Patrol come for our Leadership LiftOff this morning. The young men in the Civil Air Patrol performed a flag ceremony. It was a great way to honor our nation and begin another great week! Thank you so much for coming!

Hey Park Families! 

This is one amazing group of students! These students excelled in math, language arts, or leadership during the months of March and April! They are fantastic students and a great asset to our school! Congratulations on your award and keep up the good work!

Mrs. Porter recieved a generous grant from the Nebo Education foundation. She will be using the funds to purchase books for her sixth grade class. We are so grateful for the foundation and great teachers like Mrs. Porter who put students first!

Mrs. Hunt's first grade class showed some awesome lunchroom behavior last week and became our Lunchroom Winners of the Week. Good job you awesome first graders!

It looks like Mrs. Taylor's class had a great time learning about habit 6! "I taught a lesson on Habit 6- Synergize. We did the following activity called Save Sam. It was a huge hit with the students. Under the cup was Sam's life preserver (gummy Lifesaver). On top of the cup was Sam (gummy worm). They each had a paper clip. They couldn't touch anything with their hands, they could only use the paper clip. The object was to grab Sam, turn over the boat (cup), and put the life preserver onto Sam. There couldn't be any stabbing with the paper clips.

Have you been thinking that you’d like to do more to help people in your community? Wondering what to do? How to do it? Where to give of your time? Circles has the answer! Become a Circle’s Ally...a friend to someone in need…someone right in your area who needs you! You can volunteer…You can even involve your whole family!!  Click on the flyer below to learn more!
 Find out more by contacting Lucy Perkins at Utah Valley Circles!  801-691-5242

Leadership Day was a SUCCESS!!!! Thank you to the parents, grandparents, family members, and members of our community for joining us on our 7th Annual Leadership Day. It was a great day to celebrate our students and show off what we've learned while implementing the 7 Habits!

For the 2018 season, Lagoon will be introducing the “Summer Fever Fundraiser”. We are hoping to
seize the excitement for summer by giving students and families a jump start on Summer Fun at Lagoon.
The Summer Fever Fundraiser will offer an exclusive discount to Utah School Families, and the
Education Foundations will reap the benefits. Details are listed below:

Kindergarten Pre-Registration begins March 12th for all children who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2018.

Pre-registering your student in March allows schools to accurately plan for the coming school year. Thank you for your support!

Parents can bring required documents and pick up a kindergarten packet (book and flashcards) to Park school March 21, 2018 from 7:30 am - 4:00 pm after completing the online registration. There will also be a computer lab available this day for those who may not have access to a computer at home.

SafeUT Awareness Days February 22 & 23 In light of the recent events in Florida and other tragedies that have happened around the country, Nebo School District is teaming up with KSL on February 22, 2018, as we Stand Up for a Safe Utah.

Check out the flier for more information on the Nebo District Chess Tournament!

Last week, Park staff nominated and then voted on a Park Teacher of the Year for the 2017-2018 school year. The Teacher of the Year for Park is Miss Carrie Dunn. Here are what a few of her colleagues said about her:

“She is amazing. She puts so much time and effort to understand her students and to meet their needs. She is great to work with. She has a positive word for everyone. She is always willing to help. She is always trying to learn more and improve her skills.”

Mrs. Perschon's class was the Lunchroom Winner of the Week last week. Congratulations and keep up the good work!

The lunchroom winner of the week was Mrs. Taylor's class! Congratulations! They were so excited to sit at the decorated table today. Keep up the good behavior!

Park Parents,

Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Utah College of Dental Hygiene in Orem they will be holding the annual Utah County Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) dental event. Volunteer dentists and hygienists will be on-hand to provide exams and perform limited procedures for qualifying children, and refer them for follow-up services after the event if needed.

Park Elementary welcomed the month of December with open arms! Staff and faculty participated in a month of fun to get us into the Christmas spirit! Students loved seeing the adults at school dressing up and having fun! Enjoy a glimpse into our incredible school. Merry Christmas from Park!

Throughout the winter months, there is an increased possibility of school disruptions due to inclement weather. This post is intended to give you a brief overview of what to expect during an inclement weather event.

Some have asked what Nebo School District's procedure is regarding inclement weather. Simply put, Nebo School District will be open and functioning normally throughout the winter unless parents/guardians and employees are notified otherwise.

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.

On Saturday, Morgan Jackson (4th grade), Emily Taylor (5th grade), Michael Snyder (5th grade), and Anthony Toledo (6th grade) attended the Hoop Shoot competition in Provo. Congratulations to these wonderful students for making it to Provo to compete!

Our Park Student Leaders (PSL) went to a state leadership conference at BYU today. They learned about their leadership roles in our school and how to be a great example to the students around them. They also learned how to improve our school community. Way to go! 

We are so excited for Veterans Day and the opportunity to honor all veterans, but especially our local veterans. If you know a veteran, please invite them to attend our celebration. We would like our veterans to be here at 12:30 on Friday. The assembly will start at 1:00

Please contact the school if you are a veteran and will be attending or if you know a veteran who will be there and let us know.

The staff at Park had a great time dressing up for Halloween! Working at an elementary school on Halloween is THE BEST!

Happy Halloween!

We will be having our annual Halloween Parade tomorrow, Oct. 31 at 2:00 pm. The students and teachers will be walking around the block surrounding Park Elementary. We want to invite all parents and friends to come and watch. Please remember that masks and weapons are not allowed at school. We hope to see you there! 

Ms. B, our school counselor, has been teaching us about being proactive vs. reactive. During Lighthouse Leaders we learned what it means to be proactive, and that sometimes we have the choice in a situation to be proactive or reactive. Her lesson was followed up the following week during our Leadership Sendoff with what being reactive can look like. What a great obeject lesson with Diet Coke and Mentos. Thank you, Ms. B!

If you have been to Park recently, you know there is so much happening with our students. We could not do this alone. Park Elementary recognized Mary Ann Eyre with Nebo Credit Union today at the Utah Valley Business and Education Partnership Breakfast. 

Below you will find links to sign up for a Student Led Conference time.  This is our first time trying it online, we will keep our fingers crossed that it works. 
*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.

Monday, September 18 is a minimal day in Nebo School District.  Students will be released from school at 12:00.  Lunch will be served one hour early.  All Nebo teachers will be attending district wide training.

Students in Ms. Marshall's class are learning about the 4 seasons. Today students synergized to make a 4 seasons collage. Great teamwork Panthers! They look awesome! 

Park Elementary kicked off their school wide WIGS (Wildly Important Goals) this week.  Be sure and ask your students why their teacher looked a little different today.

Our school WIGS are:

90% of our students will receive a Golden Panther Paw this year for showing great leadership skills and living the 7 habits.

93% of our students will be ON TIME for school each day.

90% of students will be reading at grade level by the end of the year.

100% of students will make one year’s growth in reading!

CAN WE DO IT??? YES WE CAN!

On August 30, students and parents filled the gym at Park Elementary.  They had the privilege of listening to students speak about their experience at Park and how their leadership skills and the 7 Habits have helped them in school.  They were introduced to the faculty and had a chance to meet with their teachers for important school information.  After all of that, everyone gathered back in the gym to be entertained by the Green Man Group from Utah Valley University.  Since it was raining, we all gathered in the lunchroom to enjoy a hot dog dinner. 

The 2nd and 3rd graders had a blast getting to know each other on the first day of school. They cooled off with a popsicle, and got to make a lot of new friends. 

Our annual Back to School night will be held August 30, 2017 @ 6:30 in our gym.  We hope that you can all attend as this night has turned into a fun family tradition.  You will receive important school information as well as meet with your teachers and discuss the great things that will be happening in your child's classroom this year.  And back by popular demand.... THE GREEN MAN GROUP will be here!  After their performance we will have a hot dog social on our playground.  Hope to see you all Wednesday.

We are so excited to start a new school year.  Thanks to all of you that patiently worked through the online registration process with us.  We anticipate it being even more stream lined next year.

Here are some dates that we want you to be aware of.

Macey’s is excited to serve our community and local schools with the continuation of the School Cents program. They are happy to be a part of the education experience of today’s children and are proud to offer the School Cents program as a way for schools to obtain additional education funds. 

There is no rest for our Custodial crew.  Their first day of summer break begins by deep cleaning each and every classroom in our building.  Thank you to Mr. Talbot and crew, you always keep our building looking great!

 It was the final Victory Assembly of the year, and Park Staff wanted it to be one that students would remember.  Handing out student awards for Math, Language Arts, Leadership, Track Meet, Perfect Attendance AND Kiwanis Terrific Kid was only the beginning of our assembly.  

The faculty performed for our student body.  First, the ladies entertained with a funny performance.  Then the men WOW'd us with YMCA followed by a whole faculty Glow Stick Performance. 

We can't believe the last day of school is almost here!  Friday, May 26 will mark the end of the school year.  Students will be released at noon on this day.  Lunch will be served early to accomodate the early release time.  We hope all of our Park Leaders have a great summer vacation!

Monday was a big day for our Kindergarten students.  In preperation for first grade students attended school all day, practiced for their graduation, ate school lunch AND participated in their end of term incentive activity.  We bet they all slept really well!  We are so proud of all the accomplishments our Kindergarten students have made this year.

Park Elementary is hiring an adult night sweeper.  See job discription below, share with anyone that may be intersted.  Job closes Friday, can apply online at www.nebo.edu - click on the job tab.

Adult Sweeper - Lane C - $9.02 per hour. 3.30 hours per day, 5 days per week, 180 days per year. Must be at least 18 years of age to apply. There are no benefits with this position. Will work under the direction of the head custodian and the lead night custodian and with the Night custodian doing general cleaning of classrooms and hallways after school.

Our awesome PTO will be sponsoring our Spring Carnival Monday, April 24, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.  There will be bounce houses, games, food, basket auctions & student performances.  Back by popular demand "TEACHER OF THE DAY"  All students will receive a ticket from their teacher when they leave school on Monday.  There will be a can for them to drop it in when they attend the carnival to be entered into the teacher for the day drawing.

Please mark your calendar now to attend.

Penny Wars is in full swing.  This Friday will be the final day to bring change in for our service project.  Dig into those couch cushions and check your car seats.  Our students will be awarding scholarships at the end of the month!  Thank you to all that have supported it.

Spring Break is here!  We hope the weather cooperates with whatever plans you may have.  School will resume April 10th.  

Spring Break is almost here!  There will be no school for students in Nebo School District April 3 - 7.

Just a reminder that March 6, 2017 is a professional development day for teachers.  Students will be dismissed from school at noon.  Thanks for making arrangements for students to be picked up at 12:00.

We are excited to kick off our Champions Challenge Reading Challenge.  Several members of the Fiesta Days Rodeo committee along with Miss Rodeo Utah, McKenna Hales was on hand to not only teach students about the sport of rodeo but to offer up incentives to keep up with their good reading habits.  They even got Mrs. Gardner to dress up as a rodeo clown and get in the barrel.

Don't forget our final Student Led Conference will be held Monday, February 27, 2017.  We look forward to sharing the great progress that your student is making and setting goals for the final term of the year.

Celebrate Valentine's Day and your love for reading with these 9 quotes about love from children's books! What are your favorite children's books or quotes from children's books about love? Share them in the comments below! http://www.scholastic.com/parents/blogs/scholastic-parents-raise-reader/9-quotes-about-love-childrens-books

The Utah Food Bank will have their truck at Park Elementary January 26, 2017 at 2:45.  All Park families are invited to come out and utilize this great community resource.  Please see the attachments for additonal information. 

Park Elementary is on a 2 Hour Start Delay.  School will start at 10:30.  There will be no Morning Kindergarten today.  Travel Safe!

In the spirit of giving, Mr. James 6th grade class opted out of a traditional Christmas party on the last day of school.  Instead, they walked to the rest home in Spanish Fork and sang Christmas Carols to all of the residents.  We are so proud of the selflesness that our students are displaying.  Special thanks to Miranda Thompsen - room mother for setting it up.

Greetings Park Families-

The Utah Food Bank Truck will be at Park Elementary on Thursday, December 29, 2016 from 2:30 - 3:30.  This program is for ALL Park families and we encourage you to come out and take advantage of this great resource.

You may have seen "mannequin Challenge" videos on the internet. Ms. Poulson's class decided to give it a try! Follow the link to see the awesome video!

https://youtu.be/2LycUJRDo_k

Park Elementary 2nd grade wanted to show their appreciation for some of our Home Town Hero's last month.  They made thank you signs and took candy bars to the Fire Department, EMT's & Spanish Fork Police Department.  We appreciate all you do for our school and community.

Are you looking for a job working with the great students of our District? Kelly Services is hiring!  Kelly is the company Nebo uses to contract our sub teachers.  You can click the Kelly link on the left side of this page or follow the link to the Nebo job page and use the Kelly link on the right side.  Kelly is offering incentives for new employees hired!

http://www.nebo.edu/jobs

We are so excited about our Fundraiser!  We have set a goal to reach 1,000 pledges schoolwide.  Please spread the word and help us reach our goal.  We will post updates to our website daily!  Remember 100% of all funds raised come right back to Park Students!  We will collect pledges through our run day.  You can pledge online at http://park.nebo.edu/content/fundraiser or contact one of our students or teachers.  We will run October 18, 2016!  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Congratulations to our Park Panthers that received a Victory Award in the month of September.  Students can earn an award each month in the areas of Math, Language Arts and Leadership.  We are so proud of all of you, keep up the good work!

Big shout out to all of our Students, Parents, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles that came out to read with Park students.  We had a great turnout.  Thank you to our PTO for sponsoring this event!  Check out a few pictures and all of those smiling faces!

Attention Students & Parents -- The book fair is coming to Park Elementary! It will be open September 26 - 30.  We are looking for volunteers to help us staff this event.  We would appreciate any time you can volunteer to help make this years Book Fair a success.  Please use the following link to sign up.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4daaac2eaaff2-book

Today was our traditional WIG kick off assmbly.  As all Panthers know WIG stands for Wildy Important Goal at Park Elementary.  Teachers used skits, dance and song to introduce our school WIGs to students.

Reading Goal:  90% of students will be reading on grade level at the end of the school year with 100% of students making atleast one years reading growth.

Attendance Goal:  93% of our student body will be on time for school each day.

Leadership Goal:  80% of our student body will receive a Golden Panther Paw for exceptional leadership skills.

Mark your calendars now to join us on September 1 @ 6:00 p.m. for our Back to School Night.  We will start promptly at 6:00 in the gym.  We will discuss school business then excuse parents to visit classrooms (students will stay in the gym for an activity).  After two class rotations, we will all meet back in the gym for the Green Man Group performance!  We are excited to have them back at Park!  After their performance we will all go to the playground for a hot dog social.  We hope to see all of you next Thursday!

Spanish Fork Fiesta Days celebration is in full swing.  Be sure and pay attention as entry #65 goes by Monday morning during the Grand Parade.  Our very own Park Leaders will be showing their community spirit by participating in the parade this year.

The school theme this year is "BUILDING LEADERS"

Park Student Leaders (PSL) met Monday morning to make sure their school is in tip top shape for the upcoming Spanish Fork City celebration, Fiesta Days.  Parades run right by our school and students wanted to make sure that everyone that passed by Park knew of the pride they have for their school.  Hats off to our student leaders, the flower beds look great and Center Street is clean and weed free and ready for the community to relax and enjoy the parades.  HAPPY FIESTA DAYS!

Mark your calendars now, registration at Park Elementary is August 2, 7:30 - 4:00.

It is important that each little Panther come in and get registered on this day so we can have an accurate count as we begin the school year.  Final teacher assignments are also based on the number of students we register this day, so it is SO IMPORTANT that we have our students register.

Students will receive their teacher assignment, purchase their NEW school shirts and parents can join our awesome PTO.

See you August 2!

We can't believe the school year is already over!  Our last day of school is May 27.  Students will get out of school at noon.  Lunch will be served early this day.  Thanks for a great year!  

Our school has several new teachers today.  Thanks to our successful school carnival ran by our PTO each class had the opportunity to “bid” on teacher for the day.  Several students came prepared with their own lesson today.   Thanks to all of our student teacher leaders!

Nebo’s district-wide collaboration time will change to Monday instead of Wednesday beginning in the 2016 - 2017 school year. All students will continue to be dismissed 45 minutes early from school on Mondays. Nebo District implemented a highly successful, district-wide collaboration time in 2008. Collaboration time is specifically for teachers to focus on improved student learning and quality instruction.

Hey parents! What are your kids up to this summer? Join the Utah Commission on Service and Volunteerism in a Summer of Service? Kids can win great PRIZES for volunteering! Sounds like a win, win! FMI: http://l.facebook.com/l/6AQFGUPcmAQHaSXLzi7iQj6X9zCmE1rEsrdVhcnXXjN7Beg/UServe.Utah.gov/summerofservice #utahsummerofservice16

https://heritage.utah.gov/userveutah/summerofservice

Does your child like art? Do they want to learn more?  Then join an art class this summer through Nebo School Districts Art program. Visit nebo.revtrak.net for more information.

Congratulations to seven very lucky Panthers who just won tickets to the Champions Challenge Rodeo which will take place in June at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds.  These students met their reading challenge and were entered into a schoolwide drawing: Jordan Jensen, Aspen Olsen, Saberial McKell, McKay Thomas, Kyler Hoover, Austin Golding, Taylor Johnson.  Kyler Hoover and Jordan Jensen were the lucky winners of a new pair of Justin Boots.  Way to go Panthers!

Our 5th graders enjoyed an afternoon of games and activities for earning their end of term party.  Way to go Panthers!  Sharpen those Saws!

Recently, students helped with the Spanish Fork City Easter Egg Hunt by putting eggs together for the event.  Led by our Leadership Academy teacher, Mrs. Wirfs, students synergized to help our community.  This is one of the many things Leadership Academy has provided this year.  

Leadership Academy has provided learning opportunities in leadership, music, art, and more for students. To understand more how Leadership Academy works, the following is from one of our Blog Squad Leaders Evan Prokopiw, 6th grade student.  

Leadership Academy by Evan Prokopiw

We are very proud of our Park Leaders for their excellent work in Math, Language Arts and Leadership.  Way to go Panthers!

Park Elementary PTO 

Spring Carnival Volunteers

We need your help! We are needing volunteers to help run activities at our school carnival on April 29th. By supplying our own volunteers, we will receive more funds in which we can bring more technology to our school, and/or send our students on more field trips! Please sign up in the time slot you can help us! Thank you!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4cada72baaff2-spring

 Date: 04/29/2016 (Fri.)

"A Leader is someone who demonstrates what's possible." -Mark Yarnell

Please mark your calendars now to attend Leadership Day at Park Elementary.  All of our student leaders have been working hard on a schoolwide presentation to showcase their leadership skills.

Everyone is welcome!  Please rsvp to the school by calling 801-798-4045 or email Mr. Kay at ryan.kay@nebo.edu

February 26, 12:45 - 2:00

Recently students celebrated good grades, good attendance, and good behavior with a rewards assembly.  Students competed with teachers in Minute to Win it games.  There was some serious talent from both teachers and students.  Thanks for working hard Panthers!

As the popular song from the Peanuts movie states I feel better when I'm dancing, Park students sure can relate.  Students enjoyed a presentation from our 3rd grade students as they prepare for the upcoming Leadership Day.  They danced to the hit song  I feel better when I'm dancing  and did not disappoint.  We are excited to see them perform again in a few weeks.

Students were randomly drawn to win the Gingerbreadhouses made by the faculty.  The winners were: Kobe Carter, Tesa Jensen, Max Howe, Oaklee Skiba, Trinity Golding, Ashley Villatoro, Cadillac Webb, Everett Boyd Evan Delagadillo.  Congrats Panthers!

If Buddy the Elf showed up at Park school this week he would be ecstatic! The synergy and teamwork that went into the gingerbread houses from all the teachers and staff set the mood going into Christmas Break.  In a teambuilding activity set up by the jolliest elf in the school-Mr. Kay, teachers worked vigorously to build a gingerbread house in under an hour. Teachers and staff could plan and design anything they wanted to for this event.  And what a sight to behold at the end!

"He came with a smile.  He came nice and sweet.  He came so friendly, all students he had to meet.  He read and he read till his reader was sore.  He thought to himself, this time of year...the kids is what it's for."

Fifth grade students enjoyed a visit from the Grinch last week.  He read a story, visited classrooms, and he may or may not have got a kiss from Mrs. McAllister.  Thanks Grinch for bringing some Christmas Cheer to Park Elementary. 

When thinking about service the greatest feeling is the end result.  Park students collected over 700 teddy bears for Project Teddy Bear  sponsored by Bank of American Fork.  These donations will bring comfort to children dealing with trauma or lonlieness and comforting others is something we care deeply about at Park.  We are grateful for the generous donations students and families made for this great cause.

Mr. Kay received a PEAK award at last night's board meeting.  The PEAK award is given to any Nebo employee that displays Positive Energy And Kindness.  PEAK winners are nominated by anyone in the school--teacher, parent, staff member, you name it.  We are honored to have such a caring principal that does so much for the students, teachers, parents and community.  Click Here for December PEAK winners.

The following is the nomination letter for Mr. Kay:

A vision in Nebo School District is to develop 21st Century skills in our students.  At Park Elementary we have the best computers teacher in the district in Lorie Graham.  Mrs. Graham does a tremendous job teaching keyboarding and computer skills that prepares students for the technological world.  

Students are branching out in Leadership Academy the next few days.  They are learning about Mosaic art and creating their own little masterpieces.  Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It is a technique of decorative art or interior decoration.

Each week students learn about a leader in history in many areas like art, poetry, science, etc.  The leader this week is a leader in Mosaic art known as Gustav Klimt.  Students learned the art form and have created their own Christmas Mosaic masterpiece.    

"At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents." -Jane D. Hull

The halls of Park Elementary have a few more faces than normal on a typical school day.

  I noticed this one day walking back to my office.  I thought to myself how wonderful it is to see more and more parents in the classroom and in the hallways working with students and helping teachers. 

Thank You Spanish Fork 17 for your support of in giving back to our Veterans.

Thank you to all of our students, parents & staff that supported our fundraiser this year!  It was a huge success and we appreciate your support.  Please enjoy a few pictures from our run.

Due to weather we will hold the Fun Run in the main gym and lunchroom. Here is the schedule for grade levels:

8:45--4th grade (GYM); 5th grade (Lunchroom)

9:45--1st grade (GYM);  AM Leifson Kinder & Elliott Kinder (Lunchroom)

10:45--6th grade (GYM)  

12:15--3rd grade (GYM)

1:15--2nd grade (GYM);  PM K (Lunchroom)

Please feel free to stop in and watch!

If you or someone you know shops at Sam's Club, you can really help our school with Box Tops.  You can earn up to 400 Box Tops per receipt!  Click here to learn more.

Box Tops end this week on Wednesday, October 28th.  Thank You for your support! 

"The winner ain't the one with the fastest car, it's the one who refuses to lose."  Dale Earnhardt

October is National Principals month.  On Tuesday, students and staff wanted to celebrate what an Awesome principal we have at Park Elementary.  Mr. Ryan Kay is a huge NASCAR and demolition derby fan.  In fact, on top of what he already does for his family, our school and community, he works to help put on one of the finest demolition derbies in Utah in his hometown of Nephi.  So, we decided to put on a little event to celebrate him as our leader.

Park Elementary has teamed up with Apex for our school fundraiser this year.  Pledges by donors will help purchase technology and continue to fund the Leader in Me.  Stay tuned each day for fun videos by our school staff and students.  Go Panthers!

"Life is for Service."  Mr. Rogers

Our wonderful grandparent helpers, Grandma Janet Reese and Grandma Aileen Holt, were honored for their service in the community during a banquet held at BYU yesterday.  It was a special event that words or actions can't express our gratitude for their service in our school.

Park Elementary honored Specialist Stan Mecham, parent of Zoee and Griff Mecham, and hero to the Park Elementary family.  

As part of the National Guard's deployment of the 116th, Specialist Mecham will be heading to Kuwait on a year long mission.  To send him off, Park students expressed gratitude by singing God Bless the USA, preparing patriotic speeches, and writing "Thank You" notes for Specialist Mecham to read while serving our country.

Mr. Glenn is one our amazing speech therapists in the school.  Here he is teaching Mrs.  Leifson's students how we make different sounds when we speak.  You can see the reaction of the students as he talks to them about the vocal cords using a balloon to demonstrate.  We love our speech teachers!

After a fun science unit on the sun, Ms. Taylor's class created solar ovens using a pizza box and energy from the the sun.  Students made s'mores and didn't mind getting a little messy.  What a tasty way to celebrate their learning!  Great Job Mrs. Taylor's class!

Just a reminder that our first Student Led Conferences of the year will take place Wednesday, September 30.  They will start at 2:15 and end at 8:45.  Please check with your teacher if you need your assigned conference time.  See you Wednesday!

"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”—John F. Kennedy

There is a stretch of hallway in our school that seemed to need a little upgrade.  Maybe everything is gray and you can't recall what hallway we are talking about because it really was ALL GRAY!  

Now when you walk down that hallway you will notice the amazing artwork that is displayed in nice black frames.  The objective with this Art Alley is to showcase students' art work from every class.  This month, Mrs. McAllister's and Mrs. Sorensen's 5th grade classes synergized and went with a 7 Habits theme.  Be sure to check out the great work from our students.  

IT IS TIME!  

We are just over a week into the school year, teachers have settled in, students are in full learning mode, and now it is time to establish class and school WIGS.  

WIG stands for Wildly Important Goal.  Today is the big kickoff assembly to familiarize students with school wide WIGS.  As you can see-it's gonna be a blast!  Stay tuned for more pictures and fun stuff.

The beginning of a new school year is a time for students to start fresh with friends, teachers, and most importantly--themselves. At Park Elementary we know how to start FRESH.  The beginning of the school year is a time to start with new class mission statements and personal goals.

It is a Win-Win Wednesday at Park Elementary.  ONE MORE DAY until teachers are back in full swing and one more ONE MORE WEEK until students fill our hallways with bright smiling faces!  Sharpen up those habits and bring your WIN-WIN attitude.  We all WIN as we get closer to starting a new school year.  See ya in Seven!

Park Elementary will host an open house August 18 1:00-3:00.  Come in and meet your new teacher and see your classroom!  

Here's an equation for you: 100% Attendance = Pizza Party

Mrs. Poulsen's and Mrs. Taylor's class worked hard to be on time and ended up on the winning row of the Golden Panther Board.  These are some happy first and third graders.  Way to Go Panthers!

It's that time again!  Students on the winning row of the Golden Panther Board ate breakfast with three amazing leaders in our community.  

Brandon Gordon and Mike Mendenhall from the Spanish Fork City Council and Lana Hiskey, Nebo's very own Public Relations Representative, visited with students and discussed the Leader in Me program as well as some of the 7 Habits they use in their work and personal life.  

It was said, the way to start your day out right is to be with students.  That is the truth!

 We love all our Park Panthers!

Students, Family, and Park Staff enjoyed a little magic after the service project at Park Family Night.

Each year the Kiwanis Club recognizes students the TERRIFIC Kid Award. TERRIFIC stands for: Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive and Capable.

Congratulations to Trinity Fairbanks, Sydney Hoover, Madison Thomas, Matthew Smith, Bradley Snyder and Aaron Bravo!  

Last month, Park students were challenged to read 180,600 minutes during the month of March in connection to the Champions Challenge Rodeo.  

Our little Panthers made it by a hair with 181,000 total minutes read.  As part of the challenge, Mr. Kay, Mr. Gull, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Glenn, and Mr. Hales agreed to let students shave their heads or beard.  Needless to say, we have a few bald teachers walking the halls of Park School.

Seven lucky students also won tickets to the Champions Challenge Rodeo next month, two students won a pair of Justin Boots.

First graders in Ms. Poulsen's class chose to work for a read-a-thon as their behavior reward. They worked really hard through part of February and March to earn this reward.   Nice job Panthers!

Recently,  5th grade students researched an American President and were invited to attend a Presedential Gallery to share all about thier president.

Students created flip-books and shared all about their president while drinking lemon water and eating cookies.

What could be Cooler than Chester Cheetah?  Maybe Olaf .  COOL is Mat Thomas from the new Spanish Fork Wal-Mart and management team that donated $2,000 to Park ELementary.  This is all part of Wal-Mart giving back to the community.  

As part of the Grand Opening of Wal-Mart, a few of our Park Panthers were able to lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the new store.  We are proud of our leaders and the leaders in our community that make Spanish Fork the place to be.

Officer Beddoes from the Spanish Fork Police Department met with 5th grade students for the past several weeks instructing students on the importance of staying drug free as part of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.)

Officer Beddoes discussed with students the importance of making good, healthy choices and resisting the use of drugs.  Fifth grade students were honored at D.A.R.E. graduation Tuesday where they recieved a certificate for completing the drug free course.

Students enjoyed a donut party to celebrate their work.

As part of the February Victory Awards Assembly, students enjoyed watching and learning about Native American dancing and culture.  Shoshana Begay, who currently works at Park with our Title I team, introduced her family and presented a wonderful presentation through Native American dancing.  Students were thrilled at the amazing dances and enjoyed learning about the Native American culture.

It's National School Breakfast Week again!  Celebrate the most important meal of the day each morning in the cafeteria with our lunch ladies and other Park Panther friends.

Mrs. McAllister's class LOVED  experimenting with conversation hearts as they learned about water.  

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Benjamin Franklin

Students in Mrs. Coates class collaborated with District Art Speciailist Tom Wood with an integrated art lesson as part of the GAINS program.  Students enjoyed an integrated watercolor lesson on iconic Utah arches.

Over the past few months, Warren Orthodontics in Springville held a Best Teacher contest where students could nominate their favorite teacher.

 Mrs. Perschon was nominated by Ethan Brown and was presented with a prize and a class treat of Pop Rocks becuse she ROCKS!

Ethan says he loves that Mrs. Perschon reads books in class, has lots of interactive learning and of course, she is NICE.

Congratulations Mrs Perschon! 

First grade students in Mrs. Poulsen and Mrs. McAllister's class celebrated what they learned about winter with some fun activities yesterday. Students learned how all snowflakes are different, wrote about “How to Catch a Snowflake”, read books about winter, and made a tasty snowflake treat with Mrs. Lybbert.  Great Job Panthers!  

Special Education teacher, Mrs. Baron, is pleased with the recent donation of two-hundred and fifty dollars from the Nebo Foundation which helps to purchase The Number Worlds Leveled Intervention Math Program.  This program is aligned with our current Utah Common Core and supplies individual student text booklets, all relevant lesson manipulates, and a teacher's manual.  Mrs. Baron happily states:

Mrs. Smithee's 4th grade class enjoyed some Mountain Man activities at their rendezvous celebration this week.  Students have learned all about the life of a Mountain Man.  During a rendezvous, mountain men would trade, tell stories and have other fun activities together.

Mr. Kay even dropped by to show off his mountain man strength.

Way to go Mrs. Smithee's class! 

Christmas is a time for giving.  Students at Park did just that and more as they enthusiastically hauled food to the auditorium and stacked it in organized sections.  There may be a job at Maceys in the future for these kids.

The Christmas Spirit is alive and well at Park School.  Thanks to all students, staff and parents for your donations and help during this time of year.  

Mrs. Cooper's 6th grade class performed the classic Charles Dickens play A Christmas Carol  for parents and students today.  Mrs. Cooper's students have put in a lot of time and effort and performed a terrific show.  

From Scrooge to Tiny Tim to the rest of the cast, students dressed the part with their best 1800's attire with cool sound effects to spice up the performance even more.

Great Job Mrs. Cooper's class!

There are many things to LIKE about Park Elementary: The Best Logo, The Best Teachers, The Best Principal, The Best Secretaries, The Best Janitors, The Best Lunch Crew, The Leader In Me, and MOST of ALL-The Best STUDENTS!!!  

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Veterans Day

“I will always do my duty, no matter what the price.

I’ve counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice.

Oh and I don’t wanna die for you,

 But if dying’s asked of me,

I’ll bear that cross with honor,

’Cause freedom don’t come free.” 

American Soldier by Toby Keith

Mr. Elliott was recently honored with the Excellence in Teaching Award presented by the Utah Education Association and major sponsor Key Bank.  Mr. Elliott is 1 of 10 teachers in the state of Utah to receive this award.

Students were treated to a great surprise today as they arrived at school.  There was a derby car and truck and several classic cars including a 1928 Model A, 1972 Cougar and 1967 Mustang Fast Back waiting for them.  Each class had an opportunity to go out and see the cars as Mrs. Wirfs made the comparison of a healthy, drug free body (classics) to the not healthy body (demolition).   Each student signed a drug free pledge promising to stay drug free. 

In their class they "stomped" on balloons filled with candy as they stomped out drug use.

These scary characters are like tribal people from the past.  The students in Mrs. Cooper's class made their own masks while studying about prehistory in Social Studies.  The sixth grade students learned about tribal governments and how to solve problems such as not having enough food and what to do if someone steals food or won't do his share.  They can use these skills to understand the difficulties facing our own government and learn to solve their own problems.