This is a favorite time of year for students, teachers and staff alike – one in which red and white striped hats become part of the daily wardrobe. Read Across America Week and Dr. Seuss Day are nationwide reading celebrations designed to help kids and adults get excited about reading and literacy. ...
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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 ...
Read during the summer – pour ice water on your teacher
Some top summer readers at Douglas Orchard Elementary had the privilege of dumping buckets of ice on their teachers in front of the entire school. New challenges issued to two elementary schools and district office personnel. ...
Granger Elem. students make big reading gains, earn a visit from Real Salt Lake player
Fifteen 4-6 grade students at Granger Elementary rode home from school with new bicycles Thursday for making tremendous gains in reading and literacy during the school year. The students who earned the bikes, which were donated by Rio Tinto Kennecott, were chosen from each class based on the most DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy ...
Read Across America kicks off in Granite District
Gearld Wright Elementary principal Doug Johnson wore a special suit in welcoming Superintendent Martin Bates to the school: one with an enormous red bowtie, a multicolored stovepipe hat, and simulated fur. It’s one of the few times of the year when a ‘Cat in the Hat’ costume is entirely appropriate. It’s time for Read Across America week. The ...