Miss Mitchell's Fabulous Fifth Grade

SUPER BOWL 2012!

2012-02-05T20:38:00.000-07:00

BEAT

IN SUPER BOWL XLVI (46)

21 TO 17

OUR POLL HAD THE PATRIOTS BEATING THE GIANTS

63% TO 36%

IT'S SCIENCE FAIR TIME!

2012-02-02T22:30:00.000-07:00

ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, WE HAD OUR

SCIENCE FAIR.

CHANDLER & DONNY

LYDIA

CASEY

VIENNA

MASON

BRICE & JARED

JAKOB & JACKSON

KOBE

SAGE

ASPEN

ERIN

ARI

ABBY

JANE & DEISY

GABBY

BEN

DYSON

GRACE

JESSICA & LAUREN

MADDIE

TYLER

NATE

ADVANCING TO THE DISTRICT ARE:

MASON...DYSON...LYDIA

HONORABLE MENTION ARE:

DONNY...CHANDLER...KOBE...PAYTON...BRICE...LAUREN...JESSICA (CHECKED OUT)

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR
FABULOUS
JUDGES:

TYLER THOMPSON...JANECE THOMPSON...LORETTA STEVENS...ANN SERLE
CAROLYN HUTCHINGS...JACK BROWN
(MR.S STEVENS, MRS. SEARLE, MRS. HUTCHINGS, AND MR. BROWN ALL TAUGHT AT ALPINE!)

GRACE HITS THE BIG 1-1!

2012-01-31T20:45:00.000-07:00

On February 1, Grace turned 11!

Grace has one brother and one sister . . . and is the youngest in the family.

Some of Grace's favorites are:

Colors: blue, purple, green, and pink

Food/treat: watermelon and Snickers

Hobby: riding motorcycles

Sports: soccer and basketball (plays on teams)

Vacations: Jackson Hole, Moab, floating Colorado River, and Hawaii

hApPy BiRtHdAy, GrAcE!!!

GAME DAY

2012-01-31T20:39:00.001-07:00

Our January "end of month" activity was

GAME DAY!

Students brought in their favorite board or card games.

Jakob & Casey play "Battleship"

Ari, Jessica, Gabby, & Mason..."Apples to Apples"

Erin, Deisy, & Vienna with "UNO"

Maddie, Jane, Aspen, Abby, & Lydia with "Apples to Apples"

"Chess" for Sage & Brice

Payton, Chandler, & Sadie with "Candyland"

"Connect Four Launch" & Grace

Jackson & Casey with "Battleship"

Mason, Chandler, & Payton..."Apples to Apples"

Sage & Nate..."Life"

Jane, Abby, & Sadie play "Sorry"

Lydia, Maddie, & Aspen..."Candyland"

Donny, Dyson, & Jessica..."Apples to Apples"

Tyler, Payton, Casey, Jakob, & Mason

"Apples to Apples"

Gabby & Dyson..."Apples to Apples"

Grace, Sage, Maddie, Brice, & Abby

"Connect Four Launch"

Ari, Jane, & Jessica play "Sorry"

Vienna, Aspen, Erin, Deisy, & 'Trouble"

Jessica, Ari, Jane "Sorry"

Lydia & Sadie "Candyland"

Jackson & Chandler

"Chess?"

Gabby, Maddie, Grace, Donny

"Apples to Apples"

Jakob, Mason, Tyler, Payton, Casey

"Apples to Apples"

CONGRATS TO OUR TOP 5 QUALIFIERS:
1. SADIE
2. SAGE
3. BRICE
4. VIENNA
5. DEISY

SADIE IS 11!

2012-01-29T15:11:00.001-07:00

On January 25, Sadie turned 11!

Sadie is the youngest of five girls in her family.

Her favorite color is blue, and her favorite treat is a

"Milky Way Simply Caramel" candy bar.

Sadie also loves to collect seashells.

Favorite vacations are Lava Hot Springs and Disneyland.

Sadie's sister, Shannon, was also in Miss Mitchell's class.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SADIE!

OUR FAVORITE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

2012-01-23T20:40:00.005-07:00

OUR #1 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION IS . . .

BE ORGANIZED

36%

IN 2ND PLACE, WE HAD A 3 WAY TIE . . .

LOSE WEIGHT

NO "BACK WORK"

13%

IN 3RD PLACE WAS . . .

TAKE BETTER CARE OF MONEY

IN 4TH PLACE WE HAD A 3 WAY TIE . . .

BE HAPPY

EXERCISE

STUDY FOR TESTS

HAPPY

WOWZER...CHECK OUT THESE COLONIAL AMERICA SCORES!

2012-01-21T11:52:00.005-07:00

Archaeological dig at Jamestown.
July 27, 2011

Our Colonial America test scores were FaBuLoUs!

Congrats to our top test scores:

Aspen & Casey...107%

Nate...106%

Brice, Payton, & Jessica...105%

Jackson...104%

Abby & Lauren...102%

Jane...101%

Lydia...100%

Erin...99%

Sage...98%

Gabby...95%

Dyson...94%

Vienna...92%

Maddie...90%

Jamestown armor

Mrs. Wiser used to teach 5th grade at Alpine Elementary.
July 26, 2011

Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts

April 16. 2009

Working in Colonial America

Mayflower II...an exact replica of the original Mayflower.

Plymouth Rock sign

Congrats to our top unit scores:
Lydia, Jane, & Aspen . . . 110%
Payton, Jessica, & Erin . . . 109%
Casey . . . 108%
Deisy . . . 103%
Nate . . . 102%
Abby & Brice. . . 98%
Vienna . . . 96%
Gabby . . . 93%
Sadie . . . 90%

JaCkSoN tUrNs 11!!!

2012-01-20T21:45:00.003-07:00

On January 5, Jackson turned 11 years old!

For his birthday this year, he celebrated it by being sick :(

Jackson has one older sister and one younger sister.

His sister, Emily, also had Miss Mitchell as a teacher!

A few of Jackson's favorites are:

Colors: green and black

Food: sandwich and tortillas

Vacation: Gunnison

Jackson plays on the Lone Peak football team, and also plays the piano!

Drawing is a great talent of Jackson's...especially outdoor animals.

Jackson is a GRANDSTUDENT!!! That means that not only doe Jackson have Miss Mitchell

as a teacher, buth so did his FATHER, David!

hApPy BiRtHdAy, JaCkSoN!!!

IT'S SEP SIGN UP TIME AGAIN!

2012-01-15T18:59:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again . . . SEPs! SEPs will be held Wednesday, January 25 and Thursday, January 26. To sign up for SEPs, go to the school website: http://alpine.alpinedistrict.org Scroll to the bottom, and click on the Online Scheduler icon. The first 10 students who are signed up will receive 2 stickers! The rest will receive 1 sticker!

A "BUCKET LIST" TRIP

2012-01-14T15:59:00.134-07:00

I HAD THE BEST CHRISTMAS BREAK!

ONE OF MY TOP PLACES TO GO ON MY

BUCKET LIST

WAS . . .

THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE!

I WENT WITH THE

AMERICAN FORK HIGH SCHOOL

MARCHING BAND

I WAS NOT A CHAPERONE, BUT A BAND GROUPIE!

I WENT WITH MY BEST FRIEND, RENAE. WE HAVE BEEN

BEST FRIENDS SINCE WE WERE 6 YEARS OLD!

HER HUSBAND, ROBERT, WENT...(I'M THEIR MATCHMAKER!)

RENAE'S SISTER IN LAW, LINDA(HER HUSBAND AND RENAE'S BROTHER, JAY, WAS MY HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEACHER!); NIECE, TRUDY; AND TRUDY'S HUSBAND, DAVE.

TRUDY & DAVE HAVE A SON IN THE BAND.

I'VE KNOWN THEM ALL FOR YEARS!
WE WENT TO DISNEYLAND; CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE; SAW THE FLOATS BEING DECORATED; BANDFEST (WHERE WE ALSO GOT TO PURCHASE ITEMS FROM THE FOOD TRUCKS FROM THE FOOD NETWORK!); NEW YEAR'S EVE IN BEVERLY HILLS, HOLLYWOOD, AND THE KODAK THEATER (WHERE ACADEMY AWARDS ARE HELD); UNIVERSAL STUDIOS; ROSE PARADE; LAS VEGAS; AND ST. GEORGE!

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF MY FABULOUS TRIP!

DISNEYLAND

CHRISTMAS PARADE

AMERICAN FORK HIGH SCHOOL BAND

CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

DISNEYLAND

CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

This is Ashna. She is a former student of mine. She is the assistant stage manager for entertainment at California Adventure. She works on many of the shows and the entertainment groups. She is also in charge of the VIPs that come. Her husband helped to create "World of Color!"

DISNEYLAND

ROSE BOWL

CREATING THE FLOATS FOR THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE.

THE TAILGATING GOES ON FOR 3 DAYS

FOOD TRUCKS FROM THE "FOOD NETWORK"

BANDFEST

(ALL THE BANDS IN THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE PERFORM)

AMERICAN FORK HIGH SCHOOL BAND

THERE ARE 76 EAGLE SCOUTS IN THE BAND!

HOLLYWOOD & BEVERLY HILLS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE

THE ACADEMY AWARDS ARE HERE EVERY YEAR

I'D LIKE TO TRY AND PLAY THIS!

THESE ELEPHANTS WERE SCULPTED BY CORY CLAWSON. HIS WIFE, STEPHANIE, WAS A STUDENT OF MINE!

HIS MOTHER IN LAW IS MRS. HUTCHINGS, WHO TAUGHT AT OUR SCHOOL!

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

TRAM TOUR

"WISTERIA LANE"

NEW YORK

TOWN SQUARE FROM "BACK TO THE FUTURE"

THERE REALLY IS A WHOVILLE!

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A CAR!

WESTERN TOWN

"JAWS"

THE BATES MOTEL FROM "PSYCHO"

(YOU CAN SEE BACK SIDE OF "WHOVILLE"

BACKGROUND FOR A WATER SCENE

JURASSIC PARK RIDE

SCOOBY DOO

YIKES!!!

APOLLO 13

THE SIMPSON'S

WATER WORLD SHOW

CHRISTMASTIME

OUTSIDE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

THE ROSE PARADE

WE HAD TO EAT BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL AT 4:00 A.M.

AND LEAVE BY 4:45 A.M.!

WE WERE SOOOO LUCKY TO SIT IN THE GRANDSTANDS, AND HAVE ACCESS TO THESE:

ACTION IN THE SKY WITH THE

GOODYEAR BLIMP

(I SAW THIS ALSO AT THE 1974 WORLD'S FAIR IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON,

AND THE 1975 FIESTA BOWL FOOTBALL GAME!)

A STEALTH BOMBER

AND A SKYWRITER

(TURNED OUT TO BE AD FOR GEICO)

GRAND MARSHAL...J.R. MARTINEZ

WAR HERO...SOAP OPERA STAR...AND CHAMPION OF THE LAST SEASON OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS!"

THIS IS ONE OF THE FLOATS WE SAW BEING MADE.

ROSE QUEEN FLOAT

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

WE SAW THIS FLOAT BEING BUILT, TOO.

HGTV DREAM HOME FLOAT...THE HOME IS IN MIDWAY!

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

WE SAT BEHIND PEOPLE FROM JAPAN. AS SOON AS THE PARADE STARTED, THEY ALL STOOD IN UNISON, AND WHIPPED THEIR CAMERAS OUT. EVERYONE BEHIND HAD TO YELL FOR THEM TO SIT DOWN. THIS IS THEIR BAND.

WHEN A FLOAT BREAKS DOWN, IT IS TOWED. THE PARADE IS NOT HELD UP!

A YOUNG ELIZABETH TAYLOR

THE PRIDE OF UTAH...AFHS MARCHING BAND!

THIS IS THEIR 3RD PERFORMANCE IN THE ROSE PARADE.

THEY HAVE ALSO MARCHED IN THE MACY'S PARADE IN NYC AND

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH'S INAUGURATION.

THEY HAVE BEEN STATE CHAMPIONS FOR 20 YEARS IN A ROW.

WHEN I WAS IN THE BAND, WE PERFORMED IN...

RENO, LAKE TAHOE, SEATTLE, WORLD'S FAIR IN SPOKANE,

AND HALF TIME OF THE FIESTA BOWL FOOTBALL GAME!

MR. MILLER, THE DIRECTOR, ANNOUNCED AT THE BANQUET THAT IF A REPUBLICAN WINS THE PRESIDENCY, THEY WILL BE BACK FOR THE INAUGURATION PARADE!

SECURITY WAS ON TOP OF THE BUILDING...AND ALL OVER.

ROY ROGERS WAS A SINGING COWBOY WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.

HE HAD HIS OWN TV SHOW.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY.

THIS WAS HIS TRUSTY HORSE...TRIGGER.

YES, THIS WAS REALLY HIS HORSE...HE HAD HIM STUFFED WHEN HE DIED,

AND HE IS ON DISPLAY IN HIS MUSEUM!

ALL THE TOW TRUCKS WHO DIDN'T HAVE TO TOW A FLOAT, GET TO BE AT THE END. THEIR WAS ONLY ONE FLOAT TOWED.

NOT A VERY GOOD PICTURE...BUT JUST TO SHOW YOU HOW BIG THIS PARADE IS...OVER A MILLION ARE ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE...AND A FEW BILLION WATCH AROUND THE WORLD!

CHRISTMAS AT MISS MITCHELL'S

2012-01-09T23:16:00.012-07:00

My family had a
FaBuLoUs
Christmas!

On Christmas Eve, we played

DANCE 3

We played other Wii games.

We read Christmas stories.
(Miss Mitchell's mom with a great granddaughter)

We opened presents (jammies)

We wished our stocking was as big as Aunt Ann's!

We had the traditional

Picture on the Stairs in the new Christmas jammies . . .

Row 1: Cole (7), Lily (9 mo), Addie (19 mo), Courtney (11)

Row 2: Haley (4), Carter (2), Preston (4)

Row 3: Camry (6), Jaycie (6 1/2)

Absent: Shayla (5)...in SLC and Oakley (8 mo)...at grandparents in Enterprise, Utah.

We came back the next morning for breakfast.

We opened more presents!

Aunt Ann got a "Cougar Gnome" for a gift!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

OUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG

2012-01-07T22:15:00.000-07:00

OUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG IS . . .

30%

IN 2ND PLACE IS . . .

WINTER WONDERLAND

(LOVE THE BACKSIDE OF TIMP!)

15%

WE HAD A 7 WAY TIE FOR 3RD PLACE . . .

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN

ROCK-N-ROLL CHRISTMAS

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER

SILENT NIGHT/STILLE NACHTE

SILVER BELLS

WINTER WONDERLAND

. . . ALL WITH 7%

OUR BLOG WON AN AWARD...AGAIN!

2011-12-27T02:07:00.002-07:00

Our blog has won a Top 5th Grade Blog in the West Region of the United States! We are now listed two years in a row!!! Special thanks to my BLOG ADVISOR, CaLEA BAGLEY! CaLea is a junior at American Fork High School. She helped me set up this blog...at age 14! She is my "go to" when I need help!

Winner's Badge

Congratulations on being one of our Top 5th Grade Teachers, West Region. Your blog was amazing in our eyes, providing your students and their parents with all of the necessary information required to succeed. We know that you will continue to keep up the amazing work you do in educating children. As a token of our appreciation, we present to you our awards badge. You can display this badge on your blog to signify your win, and to let your class know that you were recognized as a Top Teacher in your region!

Teacher Salary Info

PILLOW TALK

2011-12-24T13:35:00.001-07:00

Miss Mitchell got to exchange her old school computer for a new one!

Trying out a new feature on iphoto!

It takes one picture, and zooms in on each face.

How do you like it?

CHRISTMAS SING

2011-12-23T14:01:00.000-07:00

Our annual "Christmas Sing"

was held on Friday, December 16.

We sang

"Nice, Nice Christmas"

and

"Rock & Roll Christmas"

REINDEER GAMES

2011-12-23T13:56:00.001-07:00

Our end-of- month activity was based on the song

"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"

" . . . They wouldn't let poor Rudolph, join in any Reindeer Games."

First, we made these cute little reindeer gift bags.

Then, we played this:

Congrats to our top 5 qualifiers:

1. Vienna

2. Brice

3. Jessica

4. Mason

5. Sage

HOW TO MAKE A POM POM PILLOW

2011-12-23T13:44:00.002-07:00

First, you get your pillow frame.

Then, you tie your yarn on a corner nail.

You then go down and around two nail...making a

checkerboard pattern.

Depending on how you want your pillow to look,

depends when you change the color of yarn.

Next, you cut 81 strips of yarn,

and begin tying each square.

After they are tied, you hold the bottom three pieces of yarn, and cut the rest.

This is what the pillows look like as they start to be completed.

When the pillow is cut (except for the fringe), you cut the pillow off the frame,

creating the fringe.

SEW UP DAY...

We have several mothers come in to help us for a morning.

They bring portable sewing machines, needles, and thread.

We measure and cut the material, and then have a mother sew it up on the machine.

Then, we cut the corners, creating the point. We clip around to help it lay flat,

turn it inside out...and stuff.

After, we tack on our tops.

TA DA!!!!

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS!

2011-12-23T13:20:00.000-07:00

ARE YOU REALLY SANTA CLAUS???

(Oakley...7 months)

MAYBE NEXT YEAR!

(Jaycie, 6 1/2; Addie, 19 months; Preston, 4)

THIS IS HOW YOU "DO" SANTA...

(Courtney, 11; Camry, 6)

(Haley, 3 1/2; Cole, 7 1/2)

OUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS DECORATION

2011-12-23T12:59:00.001-07:00

Our favorite Christmas decoration is . . .

with 33% of the vote.

The tree above is my upstairs Christmas tree.

I'm sure you'd like to see pictures of my

DISNEY/JAZZ/BYU tree!

My new tree is too tall for my

Snow White tree topper! :(

Her skirt lights up.

There are close to 350 Disney ornaments that I have collected since

1985

I also have about 20 Jazz ornaments, and a couple of BYU

ornaments.

This tree also

ROTATES!

The ornaments come to you!!!

In 2nd place is . . .

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

23 %

(Lights at my condo)

Here are some great lights at Disneyland . . .

I will be going there

NEXT WEEK!

In 3rd place . . .

(Of course, I would have a Jazz Christmas stocking!)

14%

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care . . .

and the old logo stockings were hung on the dresser with care.

In 4th place . . .

WREATH . . . 9%

Check out my HUMONGOUS wreath!

Tied for 5th place . . .

CANDY CANES

MISTLETOE

NATIVITY

(My Grandma Howard made this!)

and . . .

REINDEER

Here are some pictures of more decorations around my condo.

The right shelf is my bell collection...from all over!

OUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE

2011-12-23T12:10:00.000-07:00

Our favorite Christmas movie is . . .

35% of the votes.

In 2nd place is . . .

17%

We had a 3 way tie for 3rd place...

11%

We also had a tie for 4th place...

NATIVE AMERICAN MASKS

2011-12-23T11:59:00.000-07:00

In our art class, we made

NATIVE AMERICAN

MASKS!

We came up with designs, and stories about our masks.

...and here are the finished masks:

CHRISTMAS VILLAGE 2011

2011-12-23T10:26:00.000-07:00

Our November "End of Month Activity" was making a

cHrIsTmAs ViLlAgE!

We frosted little milk cartons, and decorated them with

candy we brought from home.

We set up the village on the counter.

Christmas lights were wrapped through it.

It was sooo gorgeous with the lights off!

CONGRATS TO OUR TOP 5 QUALIFIERS:

1. Sage

2. Jessica

3. Vienna

4. Brice

5. Erin

EXPLORER "TO TELL THE TRUTH"

2011-12-22T18:44:00.000-07:00

We played a fun game in our

Explorer unit!

It was called

"Explorer To Tell The Truth."

Each student drew out a paper with

an explorer's name.

They researched their explorer,

made a name tag and numbers, wrote facts,

and created bluffs.

Right before that "explorer" did their

round, they drew a paper telling them

if they were the explorer to tell the truth,

or to tell bluffs.

If you are a bluffer, you want to be so good,

that the rest of the class believe you are telling the truth.

It is based on an old 1960's game show!

(A Miss Mitchell favorite!)

DEISY'S BIG DAY

2011-12-07T22:13:00.000-07:00

On December 3, Deisy turned 11 years old!

She has 4 brothers and 1 sister, and is the youngest in the family.

Her favorite colors are pink, green, and blue.

Deisy's favorite treat is a Milky Way candy bar and her favorite hobby is playing soccer.

Deisy also plays the piano and on a soccer team.

Favorite vacations have been to New York City and Oklahoma.

hApPy BiRtHdAy, DeIsY!

GREAT EXPLORER UNITS

2011-12-07T05:05:00.002-07:00

We had some terrific Early Explorer test scores!

CONGRATS to the following:

Abby . . . 91%

Casey . . . 93%

Lydia . . . 97%

Jackson & Aspen. . . 98%

Jane & Erin . . . 99%

Gabby, Jessica, Brice, & Payton . . . 100%

CONGRATS also to our top unit scores:

Sadie & Kenzie . . . 94%

Maddie . . . 99%

Deisy . . . 100%

Sage . . . 101%

Abby . . . 102%

Vienna . . . 103%

Gabby & Brice . . . 104%

Lydia, Aspen, & Erin . . . 105%

Jane, Jessica, & Casey . . . 106%

Payton . . . 107%

OUR FAVORITE REINDEER

2011-11-30T21:33:00.000-07:00

Our favorite reindeer is . . .

RUDOLPH!

He received 37% of the vote!

We all know the story of Rudolph, how none of the reindeer would play with him. Then, one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa picked him to lead the way!

And Rudolph went down in history!

In 2nd place, with 23% of the vote was:

DANCER . . . Dancer was a tiny reindeer, who only wanted to dance. He used to put on a dance recital every night for the other reindeer. Dancer was so good that Santa wanted him to go on Broadway, but he refused because he really, really wanted to pull Santa’s sleigh.

These days Dancer performs nightly at the North Pole Auditorium for Santa’s elves. He usually has a sell out crowd, so if you ever plan a visit to the North Pole, make sure you buy tickets before you come!

In 3rd place, with 11% was:

CUPID . . .

Cupid was born on Valentine’s Day. Santa decided to call him Cupid because he was always trying to set up dates for all the reindeer. Cupid was so eager to find matches for all his reindeer friends that he started his own newspaper called "The Cupid Times".

Several of these friends help him at the newspaper. Blitzen works in the office, Comet prints the newspapers and his old pal Rudolph delivers them. The papers cost $.25 and can be found at any store at the North Pole.

We had a 5 way tie for 4th place, with 5% of the votes:

DASHER . . . Dasher was born many years ago at the North Pole. He was named Dasher because he always wanted to race the other reindeer. Every day he would insist on having a race. This used to drive the other reindeer crazy.
Dasher knows this Christmas Eve the trip is going to be a long one. There are more toys than ever because the children have been so good this year.
Dasher is in charge of cleaning and waxing Santa’s sleigh and making sure that all of the directional radar is working correctly. He has been very busy doing these very important chores.

PRANCER . . . Prancer is in charge of all the fun and activities. His favorite is hide and seek. The reindeer must be very careful playing this game in the woods during summer because it is hunting season then. Last year Blitzen got shot in the rear end, and it took him 3 months to recover.

Prancer is also in charge of Friday night movies; he makes large bowls of popcorn for his friends and always has lots of chocolate for them.

VIXEN . . . Vixen was born at the North Pole many years ago. She has a major crush on Cupid and hopes one day to marry him.
Vixen is well known for her cleanliness. She has to keep her eyes on the reindeer all the time, especially when they are playing. More than the others, she has to watch Blitzen because he always plays football in the mud.
Vixen makes sure that the reindeer brush their fur and that their hoofs are polished. She makes them take a bath every night, and not to the reindeer’s delight.
As you might expect, most of the reindeer hide from Vixen because she walks around with a brush in her hand always wanting to use it on them.
But there is one reindeer who doesn’t mind and that is Cupid, because Cupid also has a major crush on Vixen.

DONNER (DONDER). . .

Donner (aka Donder) is in charge of the reindeers eating habits. He needs to make sure they all stay in shape.

Donner starts a training camp every year on Nov. 8 at which over 200 reindeer try out for a spot on Santa's team.

Last year Vixen got too heavy during the summer and almost lost her spot to a rookie. But with hard work at training camp, she was able to keep her spot on Santa's team.

Donner runs a tough training camp. Every day he has the reindeer lift weights for 2 hours, run 50 miles and do 500 push-ups. Donner started this training camp back in 1961 because Comet and Cupid were so out of shape at the end of the summer that they couldn't pull Santa's sleigh and lost their spots that year to two other reindeer: Ralph and Rodney. No one knows about the swap so don't tell.

BLITZEN . . . Blitzen was born at the North Pole. Santa named him Blitzen because he reminded Santa of himself when he played football in high school. Santa’s defense team used to blitz the offense so much they called them the “Blitzers”!

Well, Blitzen lives up to his name because almost every Christmas Eve Santa and his sleigh run into a blizzard and guess what happens? Blitzen takes the reins and pulls the reindeer through the stormy weather.

Sadly, Comet was the only reindeer who did not receive andy votes.

But he wants you to know about him anyway!

Comet was named after the Comet Blorouis. The comet was so bright, that it lit up the North Pole night. Comet's teacher in Reindeer School says he is the brightest student she has ever taught. Comet wants to one day be a teacher so he can pass on his knowledge.

REFLECTIONS WINNER

2011-11-25T00:20:00.000-07:00

Dyson was a winner in the Reflections contest

for his sculptor

"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands."

GREAT JOB, DYSON!

OUR FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD

2011-11-24T21:23:00.001-07:00

Our favorite Thanksgiving food is . . .

Pumpkin pie!
It had 38% of the votes!

We had a tie for 2nd place:

Stuffing

and

Sweet Potatoes
16% of the votes

Turkey came in 3rd

with 11% of the votes

With 5% of the votes
in 4th place, a 3 way tie:

Cranberries

Green Bean Casserole

and

Rolls

A PRESIDENTIAL PARDON

2011-11-24T21:09:00.000-07:00

Since President Harry S Truman

first did it in 1947 . . .

every Thanksgiving a turkey

receives a pardon from the

President of the United States!

That means he/she will not end up as someone's

Thanksgiving turkey.

This year's pardoned turkey has been sent to live at

Mt. Vernon

the home of President George Washington.

President Obama has a little help from his daughters,

Malia and Sasha.

hApPy BiRtHdAy, GaBbY!

2011-11-24T20:38:00.000-07:00

On November 21, Gabby turned 11 years old.
Gabby is an only child.
She was born in Brazil, and speaks fluent Portuguese,
Spanish, and English.
Gabby's favorite food is salad.
Her favorite color is black.
Gabby also plays the piano, likes to run, draw, and plays
soccer on the Avalanche team.
Gabby's favorite places to go on vacation are
LAS VEGAS
and
RIO DE JANEIRO.
HaPpY bIrThDaY, gAbBy!

BEAUTY & THE BEAST

2011-11-24T20:29:00.001-07:00

Lone Peak High School

performed the play

Beauty & Beast

Belle was played by Jessica Sundwall...she went to Alpine Elementary!

Mrs. Potts was played by Sierra Dew...she also went to Alpine Elementary!

Can you see the Beast?

We LOVE these boys!

Their mom is Mrs. Ruesch, our librarian!

They played several parts...including

princes, wolves, and forks!

Michael (left) and Jonathan also worked for

three years at our school!

They are VERY talented!

GOBBLE GOBBLE!

2011-11-24T20:13:00.000-07:00

Check out our FaBuLoUs turkeys!

LINE DRAWINGS

2011-11-24T20:09:00.000-07:00

MR. FRANCIS

TAUGHT US TO DO

BLACK & WHITE

LINE DRAWINGS!

WE FINISHED OUR 1ST TRIMESTER!

2011-11-20T19:55:00.002-07:00

Is it really true? Have we really finished 1/3 of the school year?

WOW!!! That went by sooooo fast!!!

CONGRATS THE THE TOP STUDENTS IN EACH SUBJECT:

P.E. . . . 100%

Deisy...Lydia...Tyler...Sage...Sadie...Kenzie...Jane...Mason

Chandler...Casey...Brice...Payton...Bo...Ari...Grace...Rachel

ART . . . 100%

Jane...Bo

MUSIC . . . 100%

Tyler...Sadie...Kenzie...Jane...Ben...Mason

Chandler...Casey

Payton...Erin...Bo...Ari...Grace...Rachel

LEARNING HABITS . . . 100%

Vienna...Casey...Brice...Payton...Jessica...Erin...Bo

SCIENCE . . . 109%

Aspen...Jessica...Erin

SOCIAL STUDIES . . . 106%

Vienna...Casey

MATH . . . 99%

Payton

LANGUAGE ARTS . . . 96%

(Reading, Language, Writing, Cursive, Spelling)

Lydia...Aspen...Casey...Payton

LONE PEAK WINS UTAH 5A STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP!

2011-11-19T12:05:00.001-07:00

Prep football: Chase Hansen carries Lone Peak to 5A title

By Tony Jones

The Salt Lake Tribune

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Lone Peak's Chase Hansen (15) is tackled by Freemont's Jake Gallegos (81) during the 5A Championship game at Rice-Eccles Stadium Friday November 18, 2011. Lone Peak is winning the game 28-13.

For more photos of the Class 5A Championship, visit • http://bit.ly/u1I67g

Four years ago, Tony McGeary took over a Lone Peak football program that went 2-8 the previous season.

The Knights were considered strictly a basketball school then. Morale was low, expectations were even lower, and in many ways, McGeary was starting from scratch.

It hasn’t taken McGeary long to build Lone Peak into a powerhouse. On Friday afternoon, the Knights climbed to the top with a 41-21 win over Fremont in the Class 5A state championship game at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

For Lone Peak, it’s the first football title in school history. These Knights went unbeaten this year, and mostly unchallenged behind the wizardry of quarterback Chase Hansen, an explosive defense and an offense that has looked unstoppable at many times.

“It was a process for us,” McGeary said. “We have built around some great kids, and we’ve worked very hard to get to this point. You have to give the credit to the kids. They really bought into what we were trying to do. They were excited that we were running a passing offense, and they got better. They were great today, and they were great all season. I’m very proud of them.”

Hansen, as he has been all year, was a big story. The senior, who will play on this field again when he gets to the University of Utah, his college destination, accounted for 475 total yards against the Silver Wolves, who have lost two consecutive years in the state championship game against heavily favored opponents.

Hansen went 16 for 31 through the air for 242 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran 24 times for 233 yards and two more scores. He scrambled whenever he was in trouble. He was sacked just once. He made tough throws. He made what seemed like impossible plays look easy.

“We knew that we had to put up some points if we wanted to win this game,” Hansen said. “We came into this matchup with that mindset, and it worked out for us.”

Of course, in what was essentially a three-touchdown game, Hansen had plenty of help.

Talon Shumway and Micah Hanneman both had big impacts in the passing game. Hanneman, a BYU commit, caught two touchdown passes.

And the defense was sensational, particularly with senior safety Brody Berry, who had five tackles, an interception, a blocked punt and a blocked extra point.

Lone Peak came up with four interceptions in all, and the defense sacked Fremont quarterback Cooper Kelley four times.

“This is the greatest feeling,” Hanneman said. “This team has grown together, and we’ve gone through tough times together.”

With a 28-13 lead at halftime, the Knights weren’t threatened again. Fremont star running back Nick Vigil, a Utah State commit, was held in check too. He rushed for 83 yards, but 55 of that total came on a touchdown run in the second quarter.

tjones@sltrib.com

—

Highlights

R Lone Peak wins its first state championship in school history.

• The Knights gain 522 yards of total offense.

• Lone Peak finishes the season unbeaten.

ALPINE MOTHER PASSES AWAY

2011-11-19T11:45:00.000-07:00

Jacquie Hill is a parent of 6 children who have gone through or are still attending Alpine Elementary. One of the great supportive mother's.

Jacqueline Rae Hill passed away Tuesday November 15, 2011 in Provo Utah. Cause of death was a cerebral hemorrhage.
Jacquie was born May 1, 1974 in Calgary, Alberta Canada to Rae and Linda Fleming. She was the sweet wife of Paul Hill and beloved mother of Rylee 17, Calvin 15, Seth 12, Megan 10, Lance 8 and Jake 6. Jacquie was an amazing wife, mother and cook. She loved to ski, wakeboard and spend time with her six beautiful children. Jacquie touched many people's lives with her bubbly personality and contagious smile. Even through great adversity Jacquie remained positive and upbeat. Her funeral service will be held Saturday November 19 at 2pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 910 South High Bench Road, Alpine Utah. Friends may visit with the family one hour prior to the service. Condolences may be sent to www.warenski.com
An account has been opened by the Lone Peak Fire Dept at the Bank of American Fork under 'fund for Jacquie Hill'

FIRST PAC 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK!

2011-11-17T22:10:00.000-07:00

MY NIECE'S BOYFRIEND

WAS THE FIRST

PAC 12

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

FOR BASKETBALL!

C.J. Wilcox named Pac-12 men’s basketball player of the week - UW Huskies Insider

blog.thenewstribune.com

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/uwsports/2011/11/14/c-j-wilcox-named-pac-12-player-of-the-week-for-mens-basketball/

MANNERS DAY!

2011-11-17T20:22:00.002-07:00

On Thursday, Novermber 17,

we celebrated Thanksgiving!

We dressed up in nice clothes, and practiced

GOOD MANNERS!

(Check out our cool cornucopia on the bulletin board in the background!)

We pulled out chairs . . .

We helped to put on coats . . .

We opened doors . . .

We learned how to introduce people to each other . . .

We ate our Thanksgiving lunch in the room:

Turkey

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

Peas & Carrots

Rolls

Fruit Salad

Pumpkin Pie

Then, we had to make a choice.

Go outside for recess

stay inside for one more

"Manners Activity"

A few people chose the activity, and were very

happy to play

"Please Pass the Candy!"

pAyToN's BiG dAy!

2011-11-17T20:01:00.000-07:00

November 12 was Payton's big day!

He turned 11 on this day!

He has one brother and two sisters, and is the 3rd child in his family.

His favorite color is blue, and his favorite food is steak & shrimp.

Sports is his favorite hobby, and he participates on the

Titans football team

Orange Soda soccer

and

Lone Peak basketball.

Favorite trips have been to Yellowstone and Disney World.

Payton's brother, Jared, was a student in Miss Mitchell's class!

Payton's father is also an alumni of Alpine Elementary!

HaPpY bIrThDaY, pAyToN!

MASON TURNS 11!

2011-11-17T19:51:00.001-07:00

On Tuesday, November 8, Mason turned 11!

He has one brother and one sister...and is the middle child.

Some of his favorites are:

Color: red

Food: steak

Hobby: soccer

Vacation: the beach

Activity: running

Mason moved to Alpine this year from California.

He is looking forward to winter...and SNOW!
Mason also likes to return to Laguna Beach to visit his grandparents.

hApPy BiRtHdAy, MaSoN!

FORMER STUDENT, AMBER KELLY, PASSES AWAY

2011-11-16T20:23:00.000-07:00

Amber C. Bainter

On October 17th, 2011 our sweet Amber, 36, earned her wings! She was tenderly embraced by her husband Jeffery Bainter and her Heavenly Father and Mother. She was a loving Daughter and Sister, an unforgettable Aunt, a Cousin, a Friend. She lived her life with gusto and a uniqueness that will be greatly missed. She left behind the greatest Mothers, Grandparents, 8 Brothers and Sisters, and 32 Nieces and Nephews whom she loved and adored. We will always remember her by the memories we each shared.
A MEMORIAL FUND has been set up in lieu of flowers. Amber C. Bainter, Wells Fargo Bank

LONE PEAK'S AMAZING COMEBACK!

2011-11-13T01:15:00.000-07:00

ksl.com - Prep football: Lone Peak rallies to beat Jordan

WHERE WERE YOU ON

2011-11-12T16:30:00.002-07:00

We were reviewing for our math test.

This is a "Once in 1000 years date!"

Miss Mitchell has experienced a few interesting dates in her lifetime:

6-6-66

7-7-77

8-8-88

9-9-99

01-01-01

02-02-02

03-03-03

04-04-04

05-05-05

06-06-06

07-07-07

08-08-08

09-09-09

10-10-10

as well as

the coming of the new century...2000!

We have one more exciting upcoming date...

12-12-12

HALLOWEEN AT MISS MITCHELL'S

2011-11-12T16:29:00.000-07:00

This is my brother (only sibling) and his wife, Laurel,

with their ELEVEN grandchildren!

Row 1

Jessie (3 1/2), Power Ranger (3 1/2), Cinderella (6 1/2), Taylor Swift (6)

Row 2

Cowboy (7), Belle (5), Cow ( 6 mo), Rapunzel (17 mo), Pumpkin (5 mo)

Lada Gaga (11), Hamburger (22 mo)

Every baby dreams of her first Halloween!

"I can't believe Grandpa's sister is dressed like me!"

HALLOWEEN PARTY

2011-11-12T16:09:00.000-07:00

WE HAD A GREAT CLASS

HALLOWEEN PARTY!

WE PLAYED A GAME

WHERE WE HAD TO GET THE

COOKIE FROM OUR FACE TO OUR MOUTH!

WE PLAYED A GAME

WHERE WE HAD TO DROP THE PLASTIC RAT

INTO A CUP

WE TOSSED PING PONG BALLS INTO CUPS

WE HAD "BAT RACES"

WE HAD "MUMMY RACES"

WE HAD LYDIA'S GRANDMA AS A
HALLOWEEN STORY TELLER

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR HALLOWEEN HELPERS:

DEISY'S MOM

LYDIA'S MOM

LYDIA'S GRANDMA

BEN'S MOM

SADIE'S MOM

SADIE'S SISTER

CONGRATS TO OUR TOP 5 QUALIFIERS

(END OF MONTH ACTIVITY)

1. JESSICA

2. BRICE

3. CHANDLER

4. SAGE

5. ERIN

HALLOWEEN AROUND THE SCHOOL

2011-11-12T15:29:00.000-07:00

MRS. IVERSON as the Cat in the Hat

Miss Wayman as "Thing 1"

Mrs. Hogan, our PTA president as Thing 2

Cute 1st graders

Mario, and Mrs. Walter as Cruella DiVil.

Mrs. Wallace as a witch

Miss Warwood as a witch from the book "Witches"

Mrs. Chadwick as a witch from the book "Witches"

Mrs. Pope

A kid in a shower.

Mr. Francis, our great art teacher.

I loved this...

a blind referee!

Mr. Finlayson

PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST

2011-11-12T15:20:00.000-07:00

LOOK HOW CUTE OUR PUMPKINS

TURNED OUT . . .