Foothills Elementary Brings Community Together for Stargazing During the Mid-Autumn Festival

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Foothills Elementary School students and staff welcomed hundreds of community members to the Star Gaze and Mid-Autumn Festival Night. The event combined Chinese culture, science, and student projects for a fun evening of learning and showcasing student achievement. Students performed and participated in storytelling, interactive cultural stations, and showcased classroom projects.
The evening was hosted in partnership with the Salt Lake Astronomical Society, whose members provided telescopes, giving attendees a chance to see the moon, planets, and stars up close. Many families stayed well beyond the scheduled end of the event to continue exploring the night sky.
Organizers credited the event’s success to the community showing up and volunteering. They gave a special thank you to the Chinatown Supermarket and other community partners for helping make the evening a memorable celebration of culture, science, and community.

Monte Vista Students Celebrate Reading with Assembly and Read-a-Thon

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Monte Vista Elementary has embraced reading this school year and celebrated with a Read-A-Thon day. A school assembly kicked off the day as students read the final chapters of “The Wishing Tree” with special guest readers. To begin the school year, each student received a copy of the book, and the school even had guest readers like South Jordan mayor Dawn Ramsey and Jordan School District Superintendent Anthony Godfrey record audio narrations of portions of the book for students to follow along with at home.  

After a fun assembly, each class made time for quiet reading in their classrooms to support Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s statewide read-a-thon. Students pushed their desks to the walls and made themselves comfortable with pillows and blankets to spend some time with their favorite books.

Happy School Custodian Appreciation Day!

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They are some of the unsung heroes in our schools, but today we sing their praises! Much of the work they do is behind the scenes, but it does not go unnoticed as they are always there to solve a problem and lend a helping hand. Thank you to the hardworking men and women who do so much to keep our schools clean, safe, and welcoming for our students and staff.

Monte Vista Elementary School Kindergarten Student Breaks World Record as Bona Fide DJ

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Superintendent with the "Young MCs"Supercast Episode 369
She’s got the beat and now a Guinness Book of World Records title to go with it.

On this episode of the Supercast, we head to Monte Vista Elementary School to meet a kindergarten student named Hadley, also known in some circles as DJ LeeLee. Find out how the 5-year-old began her disc jockey journey and how playing a 51-minute, unaided set, at a Utah music festival this summer has DJ LeeLee well on her way to the record books. She is doing it all with help from her brother Carter, a DJ in 2nd grade. Let’s take a listen to the little internet sensations.

Chalk Festival at Bingham High Brings Art Class to the Sidewalk

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Fine art took to the sidewalks on a beautiful fall day at Bingham High School’s annual Chalk Festival. Dozens of students participated in decorating the walkways outside the art classrooms with pieces depicting everything from Van Gogh’s The Starry Night to landscapes and superheroes.