Identical “Momo” twins Rebecca and Kayla Lightcap, fifth-graders at SES, played an early Aril Fool’s Day joke on their classmates and teachers when they switched homeroom classes for the day and no one knew! Classmates and teachers were completely fooled as the girls pretended, quite successfully, to be the other!
This week is Spring Spirit Week at SMS! Thursday's theme was twinning. Both students and staff participated in dressing like another person.
On March 24, 2023, students stayed home for a Superintendent's Conference Day, but the faculty at Springville-Griffith Institute Schools still came to school to work together, learn and connect. The day was dedicated to staff development, growing in their profession and taking an opportunity to come together as a whole district of educators.
We're Hiring! The SGI Culinary Team is now hiring a food service helper. The position follows the school schedule in September-June, and the shift is 9:30am-1:30pm. This position also receives paid time off. Applications are due by April 4.
We're Hiring! The SGI Culinary Team is now hiring a food service helper. The position follows the school schedule in September-June, and the shift is 9:30am-1:30pm. This position also receives paid time off. Applications are due by April 4.
On Friday, March 24, 2023, Springville-Griffith Institute hosted a press conference to advocate for the inclusion of universal meals in the final State budget.
CES PARP winners read with Mrs. Mercurio's therapy dog Amalfi!
Springville High School hosted a Needs Assessment Data Walk to get student input and feedback. Twelve students from 9th through 12th grade participated in analyzing the data collected from student, parent and staff surveys and presenting their takeaways. They weighed in on topics like technology, mental health, diversity and career pathways.
Mrs. Balantyne's kindergarten class ventured outside to "Chalk the Walk" for PARP. Students left colorful drawings and writing on the sidewalk!
Read the SMS March 2023 Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rx1elvU646-2ovtUqoL4MWz7RtxcxHBG/view?usp=share_link
March 21st was World Down Syndrome Day. SMS students and staff celebrated by wearing their crazy socks!
Mr. Kohl's fourth-graders visited Mrs. Jackson's first-grade class to partner up and read each other stories during PARP! The first-graders took a turn being the reader first, and then they were the listeners as the fourth-graders read a funny story.
Students at SES were asked to make spaceships from materials they could find at home as part of this year's Pick a Reading Partner (PARP) theme, "Reading is Out of This World!" From pop bottles to Pringles cans, pie tins, Legos and clay sculptures, students submitted an array of spaceships, rockets and flying saucers. Each creation earned students a PARP ticket to enter a raffle drawing.
It is maple syrup season at SES! Mr. Chaddock and the fifth-grade class led students through the syrup-making process, from collecting the sap to boiling in the Sugar Shack to taste testing the final product.
Just a reminder that March 24th is a Superintendent's Conference Day.
Don't forget to order your middle school yearbooks! Find the order link and more information here: https://www.springvillegi.org/article/968095
Get ready for the return of the Springville Stampede! The race is May 10, but you can sign up now! More information: https://www.springvillegi.org/article/970161
You can still register for Community Education Classes! More information here: https://www.springvillegi.org/article/953984
Springville-Griffith Institute High School and Middle School are very proud to announce the Honor and Merit Roll for the 2nd Quarter. These students have worked very hard and are commended for their dedication to their studies. Congratulations Griffins!
Love the Bus Month is right around the corner! Love the Bus is a month-long celebration held every February that celebrates the importance and role of the yellow school bus in education, with a particular focus on thanking school bus drivers for safely transporting children to and from school every day.