Book worms were out in force at Heartland Elementary School as students, teachers and staff celebrated “Read Across America Day.” Even the community got in on the fun with police officers, firefighters, West Jordan Mayor Dirk Burton, Principal Buddy Alger, District administrators and others reading to students in classroom after classroom. They read Dr. Seuss books like “The Cat in the Hat” and “Green Eggs and Ham.” Dr. Seuss once said “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

Thanks to Heartland and all schools for inspiring students to read every day!

It was supposed to be a class party, but it turned into a service project. Midas Creek Elementary School teacher Megan Metcalf told her students they could have a Valentine’s Day class party if they completed 100 acts of kindness. The students went well above and beyond their goal, completing nearly 800 acts of kindness.

As part of the party, the class decided to work on a service project making hygiene kits, winter kits, and blankets for refugees in the area and abroad. They assembled the kits and blankets on Valentine’s Day, a true act of kindness coming from the hearts of caring 6^th grade students.

Keep up the great work giving back to others Midas Creek!

National Public Schools Week is a time to celebrate public schools and the administrators, teachers, specialists, parents, education support professionals and school board members who work diligently for our students. They all come together to create opportunities for students, which result in amazing, engaged learning, as well as many other positive experiences for students in classrooms and school buildings every single day.

Thank you to everyone involved in our schools, committed to giving students the best education possible for a promising and bright future.

Mother Nature gave us mountains of snow and it has been the monumental task of so many dedicated employees to clear sidewalks, parking lots, playgrounds and more.

Thank you to all who have helped in the snow removal process; custodians, mechanics, sweepers, principals, and other staff members. We appreciate all of you, and are so grateful for the enormous time and effort made to make sure the areas in and around our schools and buildings are cleared for students, teachers, and staff.

It is a total team effort at Transportation as school bus drivers, custodians, mechanics, transportation staff and others work hard to clear mountains of snow that piled up in and around Jordan District school buses.

Thank you to everyone involved in the snow removal process, we know it has been a monumental job! We appreciate all of you and your dedication to the job in what has been challenging weather conditions.