Address:
Taylor Elementary
40 S. 500 W.
Payson, UT 84651
Phone:
(801) 465-6050
Fax:
(801) 465-6039
School Info
Taylor Elementary's Sensational Second Grade Authors!
by courtney.corbin | Wed, 03/17/2010 - 21:16
Second Grade AuthorsStudents in Ms. Newton's second grade classroom have been very busy during Writer's Workshop. These new authors have been experiencing the steps of the writing process first hand. For the past two months, they have been writing, revising/editing, typing and illustrating different stories into final published pieces. Over 60 of their friends and families came to celebrate the second graders' accomplishments and congratulate them on their hard work. Way to go second grade!
Dr. Seuss Day at Taylor Elementary
by courtney.corbin | Tue, 03/02/2010 - 15:32
Taylor Elementary School sure had a lot of fun celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2nd. Many classes had a chance to bring pillows and blankets and spend a part of their day reading some of their favorite Dr. Seuss books with each other. Fourth grade student, Sydnee Garrett, was excited for today because she brought Dr. Seuss books from home that were her mothers when she was little. Mrs. Fullmer's first grade class was excited as well because they recieved a visit from The Cat in the Hat himself. The cat read "My Many Colored Days" but Dr. Seuss to their class. Many of the classes were also delighted to have the principal, Mr. Daybell, come in and read some of his favorite Dr. Seuss books. What a fun day of reading and learning about the great author, Dr. Seuss!
Taylor's Annual Fifth Grade Talent Show
by courtney.corbin | Fri, 02/26/2010 - 14:16
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The fifth grade students in Mrs. Provstgaard and Mr. Richin’s classes recently had a chance to showcase their talents during their annual Fifth Grade Talent Show. This was an exciting morning for students because they were able to share with each other and parents some of the talents and hobbies that aren’t seen every day in class. Some of the talents shared personal collections, jump-roping abilities, basketball skills, artwork, guitar playing, photography and wrestling. Taylor School has such talented bunch of fifth graders this year. Way to go students!
Mrs. Oakeson Awarded the Crystal Apple for Taylor Elementary 2009-2010
by courtney.corbin | Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:33
First Grade Teacher, Mrs. Oakeson; UEA Rep, Mr. Wilson; Horace Mann Rep, Craig HarveyThe Crystal Apple Award recipient for the 2009-2010 school year for Taylor Elementary is Penny Oakeson. She is one of our first grade teachers. Penny has been a teacher at our school for five years. Before teaching first grade, she spent two years as a substitute teacher for Nebo School District.
Mrs. Oakeson has spent many hours helping to create and refine the first grade’s curriculum map and essential learning outcomes for math and language arts. She is a firm believer and supporter of Professional Learning Communities and continually strives to improve her own knowledge and practices pertaining to PLCs as well as best teaching practices.
Penny grew up in Ephraim, Utah. She graduated from Snow College and later from Utah State University with her bachelor’s degree in education. She now lives in Santaquin with her husband, Kevin, and three children, Jessica, Tyler, and Jordan. Penny’s hobbies include cooking, camping, fishing, and hiking.
Colleagues of Penny’s have the following to say about her: “Penny is always willing to step in and help when help is needed.” “Penny is a positive person. She cheers everyone up, even when she’s working through adversity in her own life.” “Penny is tuned into others feelings. You can’t hide your true feelings or emotions from her.” “Penny genuinely cares about people—the whole person, not just the student or the teacher—the person.” Mr. Daybell, Principal of Taylor Elementary, adds, “Penny is the type of teacher everyone wants on their team because of her abilities and sense of humor.”
Congratulations, Penny, on being recognized for all you do for us!
Sixth Grade Super Bowl
by courtney.corbin | Fri, 01/15/2010 - 12:20
Sixth Grade Super Bowl
By: Kelsey Collins (6th Grade School Reporter)
This year at Taylor Elementary, sixth graders got to compete in the Sixth Grade Super Bowl. In P.E. we got to have our own teams, name them, have team captains, and play some flag football. Each week when it was P.E. time we would go out set up the field, and get into our teams. So we would go out with two fields, and four teams. Each field would have two teams playing each other. We would go out each week for a bout a month or more and keep track of who wins. Finally when we were almost to the Super Bowl, the top two teams in each class would compete against each other, and the team that won would go to the Super Bowl. The two teams that went were the Bald Eagles and the Vikings. We had all the classes that wanted to come and watch come. We had referees and everything. It was really fun! I was on the Vikings team and it was super fun for me! The teams that won was, the Vikings! At the next assembly they got some awesome trophies! It was a blast!
5th Grader Rachael Wadley Makes Taylor Elementary Proud!
by courtney.corbin | Wed, 12/16/2009 - 13:21
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Rachael Wadley, a fifth grade student in Mrs. Thomason's class recently submitted artwork to the Christmas Lamb Pageant. With colored pencils, she drew a scene of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus that is quite impressive. She was awarded a $10 prize for her accomplishment. Her artwork is currently on display at the Springville Art Museum until December 28th. Way to go Rachael! Taylor Elementary is very proud to have such an amazing artist at the school!
Taylor's Fourth Grade Attends Utah Symphony
by courtney.corbin | Sun, 11/29/2009 - 22:54
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Fourth grade students at Taylor Elementary had a great reason this week to dress in their very best...the Utah Symphony performance at Salem Hills High School. This performance is always an exciting time of year for fourth graders because they love to see and hear the different instruments the symphony uses in music. Several of the selections played were familiar to the students so it was neat to experience them being performed live. Many thanks go to the Utah Symphony and those at the district level that help organize this each year for the fourth grades in Nebo! What a memorable time of year!
Taylor's 5th Grade Shakes it Up!
by courtney.corbin | Tue, 11/24/2009 - 10:20
5th Graders at Taylor school got to experience the different movements of the Earth's Plates with Earthquake Cakes. Students decorated cakes to resemble a city, a cemetary, a farm and an ocean with an Island. Each cake had a different fault line that ran through it. As the cakes were shaken like an Earthquake the students were able to see the destruction that each movement left behind. Then there was a magma intrusion that created an Island in the ocean cake. That was the classes favorite! After the devistation of the cakes the students were then allowed to eat the cake! This was more disturbing than the simulated earthquakes!!! We had a great day and the kids learned a lot.
"Take a stand - Make a difference" Taylor Elementary Celebrates Red Ribbon Week
by courtney.corbin | Fri, 11/06/2009 - 08:55
Students at Taylor Elementary were encouraged to "Take a stand - Make a difference" during red ribbon week. Students participated during the week by dressing up for themed days. Themes included: Being drug free is red hot, dreams come true when you say no to drugs, tip your hat to being drug free, be part of the drug free team, and drugs are scary. The entire student body signed a Drug Free flag which now hangs in the school's entrance. Students also pledged to be drug free in video shown at an assembly. Students at Taylor are encouraged to remember that Red Ribbon Week doesn't just last for a week, it lasts for a lifetime.
Taylor Visited by Salem Hills High Seahawk!
by courtney.corbin | Tue, 11/03/2009 - 23:17
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Taylor Elementary's classrooms were recently visited by a close neighbor...the Salem Hills Seahawk! Students were excited to have him come to their class, give 'high-fives' as well as take pictures with them while he visited. The Seahawk even spent some time with Mr. Daybell on the crosswalk when school was over. This was an exciting event for a lot of the students at Taylor Elementary because many of them will attend Salem Hills High School or already have brothers and sisters that attend. Thank you Seahawk for visiting Taylor's classrooms!
