Mapleton Elementary Annual Food and Clothing Drive

Submitted by stacey.holmes on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 09:38

The Student Council at Mapleton Elementary School would like to thank everyone for their generous donations to our Annual Food and Clothing Drive. The Student Council under the direction of Mrs. Darlene Christensen was in charge of this event.  Our community is always so supportive of this effort.  Each year the recipients of your donations are able to use everything donated. Pictured here from left to right are the student council with just a portion of your donations.

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Ginnie Snyder

BYU Theater Performance

Submitted by stacey.holmes on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 09:35

Mapleton Elementary School students and faculty were treated to a performance by the B.Y.U. Theater Department recently.

Theater students turned Mapleton's  Auditorium into a "Theater in the Round" to present a delightful rendition of  "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".  Second and Third Grade students attended a workshop after the performance to learn about reading with Voice. They were instructed in the use of roll play, sound orchestration, onomatopoeia ( words that represent sounds)  and analysis of the play.
 

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Ginnie Snyder

Orchestra Concert

Submitted by stacey.holmes on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 09:24

Sixth grade students under the direction of Jessica Knight gave their family and friends their first concert on Thursday night December 6, 2012.  The combined ensemble, thirty seven students,  performed nine pieces from jazzy to traditional Christmas Carols. A large audience enjoyed the winter concert at Mapleton Elementary.

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Carol Day

Doing My Best

Submitted by stacey.holmes on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 09:12
Since the beginning of the year, students here at Mapleton Elementary School have been 

diligently working on "Doing their Best'!

During the day classes show best behavior, best work practice, friendship and kindness to
classmates, go out of their way to help others enjoy being here at school.


Staff and teachers have a"Doing My Best" stamp to put on students 

hand when they have earned it. Then  they are allowed to go to the office 
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Ginnie Snyder

Day of Dance

Submitted by stacey.holmes on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 12:45

Students from Rees Elementary, Mapleton Elementary and Hobble Creek Elementary participated in the dance and the Child International (daCi) Day of Dance "Stories That Move Us" on Saturday November 3, 2012.  The day began with a Native American grass dance by Rees students and a pioneer story acted out by Hobble Creek students narrated by Lora Schmidt.  The students learned a hip hop slam poetry dance, a folk dance, and played at creative drama or musical theatre with storyteller Lora Schmidt, and professors from BYU, U of U and UVU.  They also created a dance to share with the

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Carol Day