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.

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.

They are bright and creative students learning the Chinese language and using their creativity to connect with the community around them. The Jordan School District Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Chinese students at Mountain Creek Middle School recently decided to team up with Ocean Mart Sandy for a fun Mooncake Design & Introduction Competition.

As part of the competition, students put their Chinese language skills, creativity, and cultural knowledge to real-world use, creating designs to decorate Ocean Mart, welcoming the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节)!

We are proud to see Mountain Creek Middle students use their Chinese skills beyond the classroom and share their creativity in a unique way.  A huge thank-you to Ocean Mart Sandy for allowing students this wonderful opportunity and for providing prizes to celebrate and encourage student creativity in and outside the classroom.