The first book fair of the school year is coming! Next week, September 19-23, the Scholastic Book Fair will be set up in the school gym. It will be open before and after school each day.
This Saturday, September 17th, from 7:00am to 12:00pm, there will be a free clothing event in the building across from Mt. Nebo Junior High (780 W 500 S, Payson). There will be a variety of clothes and sizes available for men, women, and children, and all of the clothing is free! If you or your family members are in need of clothes, please go to this great event!
*See the second picture to see the flyer in Spanish.
Mrs. Terry's morning and afternoon kindergarten classes were so excited that Mr. Rawlings finally caught their gingerbread man! It was a looong four days! Mr. Rawlings is the hero for catching their gingerbread man. Thanks, Mr. Rawlings!
Congratulations to Morgan Dalley, a 5th grade student, on finding this week's lion paw in the school! She found the paw in the 5th/6th grade hallway as she walked to her specialties class. Good eye, Morgan!
We have a new Special Education teacher in our school, and his name is Blake Mecham. Mr. Mecham has been married for four years and has two children, Boston and Ella. He loves chicken alfredo, and his favorite dessert is cookie dough ice cream! He loves Star Wars books, and his dream car is a Dodge Viper. With an hour of free time, Mr. Mecham would go swimming. He can even hold his breath long enough to swim 50 meters at the bottom of the pool! If Mr. Mecham could go on any dream vacation, he would choose to go on a cruise to the Bahamas. Mr.
Yesterday was our first Pawkemon day, and two boys found the lion paw! Travis Moser and Knighton Godfrey are our lucky winners. Congratulations to these two boys and their great observation skills! Way to go, lions!
Have you been playing Pokemon Go? Well, here at Wilson Elementary, we are playing PAWkemon Go! Every Wednesday, Mr. Rawlings will hide a large, green lion paw somewhere in the school*, and the first student to find it and take it to his office wins a prize! Let's have fun together playing Pawkemon!
*The lion paw will not be hidden inside classrooms.
Some of you may know Breanna Partridge as one of our amazing substitute teachers here at Wilson, but she has also recently become our new Computers teacher! She married her sweetheart in 2012, and she and her husband have 2 dogs that they treat like family. Mrs. Partridge’s favorite animal is the sphynx cat (hairless cat), and she loves salmon with broccoli and Banana Foster with peaches. She loves reading, especially fantasy and science fiction books. Her dream vacation would be to go to South Korea and Japan to try all of their amazing food! Mrs.
Another new third grade teacher at our school this year is Kirsten Beal. Mrs. Beal was recently married this summer, and she is the fifth of six children in her family. Her favorite dessert is pie, and her favorite animal is a dog. Her dream vacation would be to go anywhere as long as it is with her family. Something unique about Mrs. Beal is that she can loop her arms all the way around her body! Three of her favorite books are Goose Girl, Blackmore, and Ella Enchanted. Mrs.
Attention Kindergarten Parents: Tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 23rd, through Thursday, Aug. 25th, are kindergarten assessments. Friday the 26th is Come Meet Your Kindergarten Teacher Day! You can come to the school between 12:15-2:15pm on this day and meet your child’s teacher. Kindergarten then begins on Tuesday, August 30th. See you soon!