When Coach Sitake does part of your training for the day, you know you are going to be motivated to go back to school and do great things!

Maple Ridge teachers were treated to a tour of the Brigham Young University Student Athlete Center by Coach Jack Damuni and were then taught by Coach Sitake about goal setting, growth mindset and motivating our students.

When:  Thursday, September 14th 5:00 - 7:30pm

Where:  Maple Ridge Elementary School

Second graders have started their matter rotations! Each week, they get to visit a different second grade classroom to do different experiments in order to learn about the states of matter, how they change, and how matter functions. 

Heidi Whittaker works for the Utah Parent Center as a Parent Consultant and is contracted specifically with Nebo School District to provide free assistance/resources to parents who have children with special needs in Nebo School District.  She also helps parents who suspect their child may have special needs. Heidi's role in Nebo is to help facilitate communication and assist parents in understanding options and resources, which may include the IEP/504 process and Special Education Law.   

Love and Logic is an incredible resource for parents to get practical advice for coping with their student's attitudes and behavior. It's an effective program but also fun! See the flyer for more details.

Over the past two weeks Maple Ridge kindergartners have been learning all about how to be at school! They have been practicing following school rules, walking in the hallway, and eating in the lunchroom. To celebrate all they have learned, Mrs. Richardson's class read the story King of Kindergarten and decorated crowns to show they are kings and queens of kindergarten!

Ms. Hardy and Mrs. Ferrin's first graders recently went on a noun scavenger hunt throughout the school. They stopped to identify people, places, and things along the way.

Today in Mr. Lee's first grade class, students worked on identifying patterns and organizing numbers for a 100's chart. They were given puzzle pieces of random assorted number clusters to create a 100's chart in small groups. 

Today, in Mrs. Olson's 3rd grade, we began learning about the reading comprehension skill, drawing conclusions. Together we stepped into the role of detective and practiced drawing conclusions. We collected our information (clues) and used that information to draw a conclusion and successfully solve the case of the missing mascot!   

Our 5th graders have been  coming to lunch a few minutes early so they can be buddies with our kindergartners who are just learning the ropes in the lunchroom. Thank you 5th graders—you are truly Maple Ridge MVPs!