It was a week to recognize all of our dedicated school breakfast and lunch employees who are up before dawn to make sure students get a delicious and nutritious meal before the start of the school day and then again for lunch.
Studies show children who eat breakfast have better concentration, are more alert and tend to do better in reading and math. Breakfast equals brain power.
National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) celebrates the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling students for success.
Thanks to all of our amazing nutrition services cafeteria staff, you are the best!
He wants students to work hard and to reach their Walk to Read reading goals, so Principal Ross Menlove made them a promise which he recently kept. Mr. Menlove said if students earned enough points with high levels of participation in Walk to Read, he would kiss a goat. Rocky Peak is after all, proud to be the Greatest of all Time (the GOATS).
It was a night for families to come together and celebrate a love for literacy and reading their favorite books. Monte Vista Elementary School held its first-ever Literacy Night. The evening included two local authors and Bingham High School senior, Claire Burnham, who has won national storytelling awards and performed storytelling for students and their families.
It was a day Allisun Cartier won’t soon forget as she began her work day at Welby Elementary School. The Jordan Education Foundation surprised the school’s new counselor with a JEF Outstanding Educator award. Ms. Cartier is the first school counselor to receive the award and she was congratulated by staff at the school along with Superintendent Anthony Godfrey and South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey.