Last night, fifth grade had their DARE graduation! DARE is a program offered to all 5th grade students at Orchard Hills. It is taught by Officer Bell from the Santaquin Police Dept., and is designed to teach students about making safe and responsible choices, being kind to others, being good citizens in their community, and the risks involved with underage drinking and drug use.
First grade did a wonderful job on their program on Tuesday! It was so fun to hear their Christmas songs and poems!
Our 2nd grade classes are learning about different cultures and countries this month.
We enjoyed a wonderful presentation by our friend, Mrs. Esquerra about her Native American tribe from Arizona. Her tribe is known for their expert basket weaving. She also told us some folktales and showed us some musical instruments that she found at a Pow Wow.
A few weeks ago, there was an assembly to recognize all the students who participated in Reflections, and those who won in each of the categories! We also got to see some amazing and entertaining performances! We have some very talented students at our school, and we are so excited for those who advanced to the next round!
In Mrs. Coon's class, they read the story of Jack and the Wolf. The students acted out the story, each being the different characters of Jack, the sheep, the villagers, and the wolf. They had so much fun!
Mrs. Andrews' first grade class learned all about hygiene and germs from Nurse Kay. It was informative and fun!
Mrs. Fillmore taught Mr. Craig's students about prepositions using dance and movement!
Every third grade student received a dictionary from our friends at Mountain Land Physical Therapy. Thank you!
The 1st Grade enjoyed a pie feast to celebrate Thanksgiving! Then they colored the tablecloth!
We had our annual Orchard Hills Gobble Off today! It is such a fun tradition, and is always very entertaining. :) One participant from every class was picked to gobble in the Gobble Off. They competed with their grade level, and the winner of that round went on to the K-2nd grade and 3rd-6th grade competitions. Each class winner won a toy turkey, grade level winners received a trophy, and the 2 overall winners won a gift card for a turkey! Good job to all who participated! We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
