In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 4^th grade students explored a Zapotec legend from Oaxaca, Mexico: “The Woman Who Outshone the Sun.”  Gathered from the oral traditions of the Zapotec people of Southern Mexico, the story tells about a mysterious and magical woman, Lucia Zembrano, who visits a mountain village accompanied by her pet iguana. Students role-played Lucia, the villagers, the river, fish and otters.  Park’s drama integration coach, Mrs. Bean, directed the students in their classroom re-enactments.   

When students show leadership, they earn Proactive Paws. Kaiya has been an amazing leader and saved up 100 Proactive Paws and got to use Mrs. Lindley's chair for a day! 

Students in 4th grade have been learning about energy transfer. They are putting their knowledge to the test and making Rube Goldberg machines that would knock a marker off of their desk using only items in their desk! 

Happy birthday Mrs. Howell! Mrs. Howell is a joy to have as one of our main secretaries. She is always happy and smiling and she makes the most delicious treats to share with us throughout the school year! She is easy to talk to and is a great listener and she goes on the funnest adventures that we get to vicariously live through! We hope you have the best birthday Mrs. Howell!

Family reading night was a HUGE success last night! We had the best time and are so grateful for all of our Park families who came and participated in the festivities. We had a lot of different activities that revolved around reading or finding new books, listening to stories, winning a book and even trivia and pizza. We would like to thank our committee who planned this event and all of their hard work to make this night a success.

Happy Birthday to Mrs. Gast! This is Mrs. Gast's first year at Park Elementary and she has been such a joy to work with everyday. She is always smiling, very positive, and is a great listener. She seeks to help others improve and she is always willing to step in where needed. Thank you for all you do for us Mrs. Gast! Have a great birthday!

Tonight is the night for our annual family reading night! Please come and enjoy the time together as a family reading books, listening to stories, eating pizza and entering to win the class basket. We cannot wait to see each of you tonight!

The month of September was spent working on Habit 1 in Leadership Academy. We also read “My Many Colored Days” by Dr. Seuss. All of the students had a chance to make Sun catchers based on the characters in the book.

On Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, the Park Student Leaders were able to attend the Leadership Conference at BYU. They were able to meet and trade stickers with several other school representatives. As part of the conference, they listened to some inspirational leaders such as Brad Barton, Ryan Radebaugh, John Bytheway, and Meg Johnson. They learned different ways that they can lead from their heart. They came away from the conference with happy hearts and many ideas on how they can assist Park Elementary and the students.