November 2014

2014 Gobble Off

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Orchard Hills had their annual Turkey Gobble Off.  

Each class picked a winner.  Then there was an assembly and the judges picked a grade level winner.  The grade level winners went on and a winner was chosen from K-2 and another winner was chosen for grades 3-6.  There are many great gobblers at Orchard Hills!

Grade Level Winners:

Kindergarten:  Dawson Christensen

1st:  Davin Sorensen

2nd:  Logan Warnick

3rd:  JJ Butts

4th:  Brinley Bettis

5th:  Summer Ovard

6th:  Arianna Sasser

Kindergartners Learn About Some Native Americans

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Ms. Esquerra, one of the kindergarten teachers, is Native American. She took some time to tell the kindergarten students about some Native Americans. She also told them some Native American stories. She told the story about how we got the sun and stars. She also told the story of how it is rooster who brings the sun up each morning.

Thanksgiving Program

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The second grade classes did a Thanksgiving Program for the school and for their parents.  They sang songs about turkeys, being thankful, and getting together with family and friends.  Each class also recited a poem.  

Wax Mueum

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Our sixth graders created their very own Wax Museum.  Each student researched somebody who had a positive influence on the world.  They wrote bio-riddles and created boards to share with both the school and parents.