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Show Sentinel B4 • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 Guardian of Your Community News Park Courtesy photo COLLECTING PENNIES: All students at Spanish Oaks Elementary collect over $1,700 in pennies and other coins to donate to UNICEF to help the people in Haiti. Penny war for Haiti It was a day like any other in Miss Rachel Hughes' fifth-grade classroom at Spanish Oaks Elementary' — at least until their science lesson. Miss Hughes was teaching her students about earthquakes when she explained the recent tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti. Her students immediately responded with desires to do something to help. As a class, they decided to hold a "penny war" with other fifth-grade classes. The class to collect the most pennies would win the penny war. The catch was that students could also bring silver coins to put in other classes' penny jars. At the end of the game, the dollar amount of the silver coins would be subtracted from that of the pennies the class had collected. All the money would then be donated to UNICEF, who would use 100 percent of the proceeds to help those people in Haiti who were affected by the earthquake. When Miss Hughes explained the game to the faculty at Spanish Oaks, every grade level decided to participate. Classes did not receive any reward for winning the penny war in their grade, but they did get the satisfaction of knowing that they were able to help someone in need. For an entire week, students brought their change to school. At the end of the week, the money was added up and taken to the bank to receive a check to donate to UNICEF. The fifth-grade students who wanted to do something to help, and the teacher, who was creative enough to provide a way for her students to help, were amazed when they found out the school had collected over $1,700 in change! All students throughout the school felt that they were able to help someone in Haiti by participating in the penny war. Courtesy photo DADS AND DONUTS: The Park School First Grades recently held their annual "Dads and Donuts" activity. Each child read to their dad, granddad, etc., then everyone ate donuts and talked about school activities. Larsen Spanish Oaks Courtesy photos NEW CITIZEN: Florencia Padlock teaches ESL at Larsen Elementary and Spanish Oaks Elementary. On Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 at the Rose Wagner Theater in Salt Lake City, Florencia and her husband Juan de Zuviria, became naturalized citizens of the United States of America. Congratulations! Mrs. Florencia Padlock is a brand new American Citizen at Larsen Elementary Courtesy photo TALKING SCIENCE: On Feb. 5, 2010 Spanish Oaks Elementary held a science fair. More than 130 students from the fifth and sixth grades participated. A variety of project topics included flying objects, plant growth, how mice are affected by music, evaporation, ball bouncing and more. Students worked hard on their projects. Congratulations to these finalists who move on to the district science fair: Tosh Davis, Mckinzie Meeks, Kaleah Jackson, Marian Burnham, Taylor Martindale, Lucky Smith Keifani Zahrt, Hannah Wood, Haylee Huhtala, Maegan Leber, Kaylee Christensen, Baylie Johnson, Tanner Gordon, Avery Curtis, Taylor Carter, Dane Williams, Holly MelMng and Megan Moon. Botschools? I-'; enttnel Larsen Elementary's 4th, 5th and 6th graders dazzled with their science fair projects. Using criteria expectations of utilizing the scientific method to answer a question of their choice, ribbons were awarded. The following contestant's projects were chosen to go onto the District level: Abigail Melton, Mallory Sheriff, Bailey Wilde, Jason McDonald, Emily McDonald, McKensie Facer, Erica Allred, Ryan Coleman, Bruce Gill, Riley Grant, Jalyssa Friant, Ian Heber, Cheyenne Davies, and Kourtney Heaton. The Kindergarten through 3rd grade classes were invited to view the projects along with parents. Pictured, Kaitlin Boyd's project at the Science Fair at Larsen Elementary. |