Third-grade students at Westside Elementary presented their program on March 2nd. As part of the curriculum, third graders learn about how they fit into the community, country and world. The program emphasized that although students across the world live in different cultures with different traditions, all of us are more alike than we are different.
On February 29, fifth-grade students at Westside Elementary participated in what they termed as a 'wax museum'. Students dressed in the same attire as an influential individual from Unite States history, and posed as that person. Students and parents were able to visit the wax museum, and find out more about that famous person.
Last week, Candace Carter, an ESL technician and past PTA president of Westside, received an Excellence in Service award. The award was presented at an area PTA meeting held at Westside by principal Sara Matis.
Several days before Valentine's Day, students at Westside were able to purchase Val-O-Grams to send to other students in the school. This was a wonderful opportunity for students and teachers to send a nice message to friends.
Last week, upper-grade students at Westside participated in the annual spelling bee. Two representatives from every fourth, fifth and sixth grades were chosen after having their own class spelling bee. The finalists for the Westside Spelling Bee were Autumn Olsen and Dylan Ammons.
Fifth-grade students at Westside participated in a service project on Valentine's Day. Parents and teachers provided fleece blankets which students tied. These blankets will be given to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake. The blankets are given to patients there.
Sixth-grade students at Westside Elementary recently celebrated Medieval style to finish their unit of study on the Middle Ages. Students, parents, and teachers all came to the school for an evening of entertainment involving food, jousting, jesters, and singing. Students and teachers even dressed in Medieval attire.
Sixth-grade students at Westside Elementary recently designed catapults for an experiment in science class. Each group of 3-4 students was given a set of materials such as plastic spoons, tape, rubberbands and cups to design the catapult that would shoot a small marshmallow at least five meters. After every group designed and modified their design, they had a contest to see which catapult would get a marshmallow the farthest. This study of catpapults coincided with a social studies unit on the Middle Ages.
On January 20th, sixth-grade students participated in a basketball game against the faculty. Westside 5fth and sixth-grade students have the opportunity to participate in intramural games during their lunch recess. At the end of each session the sixth-grade students have the chance to show what they have learned, and how they have improved, against the teachers.
Westside students were mesmerized during an assembly where Chinese acrobats performed. Throughout the assembly, students learned about Chinese culture, and were entertained by the amazing physical feats shown by the acrobats. A few students were able to attempt some of the tricks such as balancing a plate on a stick, and juggling. These same students quickly realized that is was not as easy as it looked.
