This year Granite Education Foundation celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Excel Award - an annual recognition of nine outstanding teachers and one outstanding administrator in Granite School District. It's tradition for the winners to be surprised in their classrooms by Superintendent Bates, Granite Education Foundation, and other special ...
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Reading and Rodeos: Farnsworth class logs 12k reading minutes in two weeks
Sixth-graders in Carri Cooper’s class at Philo Farnsworth Elementary took books by the horns during the past few weeks. As part of KSL’s Read Today challenge, the class totaled 12,000 reading minutes in two weeks, which was enough to win the special prize – free tickets to the Professional Bull Riders Rodeo. Deanie Wimmer of KSL and ...
Schools boost attendance during “Every Day Counts” challenge
Schools throughout Granite School District are taking steps to stomp out chronic absenteeism. This past November, the Prevention & Student Placement Department issued the Every Day Counts challenge to encourage administrators and teachers to develop ideas and incentives to improve student attendance. The top five schools with the most ...
2013-2014 Granite Region 5 PTA Award recipients
Each of the twelve recipients of the 2013-2014 Granite Region 5 PTA Awards has contributed significant time, energy and expertise for the benefit of our students. Awardees were spotlighted during the recent PTA Awards night at Granite Connection High School. Below are short video presentations about each winner. Golden Apple Volunteers Michelle ...
Families come together for an evening of literacy activities
Philo Farnsworth Elementary in West Valley City was anything but calm after school ended in the afternoon Tuesday. Families in the area turned out in droves to participate in the school’s Media Literacy Family Night sponsored by KUED. Students and parents were able to participate together in a number of literary activities spread throughout the ...