October 2011

Taylor's Book Fair

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Taylor school recently hosted a book fair in the gym for an entire week!  Students were able to preview and purchase books that appealed to them.  On one of those nights, families were invited to come to the school, enjoy delicious donuts and check out what the book fair had to offer.  This was a great evening to see some of the latest books that are out. Some favorite books included, "Diary of a Whimpy Kid". "Vampires", "Club Penguin" and "Fancy Nancy" .

Taylor's Art Gallery

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S.E.P. night was recently held at Taylor Elementary.  Not only was this a chance for students and parents to sit down with their teacher and discuss progress, goals and accomplishments, but an amazing art gallery was showcased as well. Mrs. Patten, Taylor's talented art teacher, transformed her classroom into an art gallery that displayed student work thoughout the term.  This was a favorite for many to visit because students were able to show off the talents they've rbeen developing in visual arts.

Taylor's Second Grade Visits Farm

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Students in Taylor's second-grade had a fun-filled day recently because they were able to visit the Equestrian Park in Lehi.   This was exciting for students because they saw  a lot of animals such as pigs, goats, sheep, horses and cows.  The students were also able to watch a collie herd sheep!  These second graders are now farming experts because they learned about nutrition, farm safety, as well as facts about cows, honey bees, and where flour comes from.  The favorite event of the day was when students each made their own seed neckl

Taylor School's Annual Fall Carnival

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Taylor School recently hosted their annual Fall Carnival.  Students and their families filled the halls and classrooms and enjoyed an evening of games and food.  Some of the favorites were, 'Toilet Paper Toss', 'Face Painting', 'Golf', 'Fish Pond' and 'Pin the Nose on the Witch'".  Along with the games and prizes, gift baskets were created by the classes that were auctioned off to raise money for the school's leveled library. 

Taylor Students Say NO to Drugs

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Students at Taylor Elementary were encourage to "Say No to Drugs" druing Red Ribbon Week.  Students participated during the week by dressing up for themed days.  Themes included, Dream Big, Get Hooked on Books, Be a Team Player, and Being Drug Free is Sweet.  Each classroom in the school decorated a bulletin board with a drug-free message to share.  Students at Taylor are encouraged to remember that Red Ribbon Week doesn't just last for  a week, it lasts for a lifetime. Many thanks go to Mrs. Phena Brown and Mr.

Taylor Tiger Wins Bike

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Taylor first-grade student, Kate Poulson, had her name drawn from amongst hundreds of names to be a winner of a brand new bike!  Kate was awarded her bike gift certificate in a school wide assembly.  When Mr. Daybell pulled her name, the students cheered in excitement for her and congratulated her on her win!  Many thanks go to Ken Garff's Road to Success program and Walmart for making this drawing possible.  Way to to Kate! 

Taylor Teachers Awarded Money from Walmart

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Walmart made ten teachers very happy this week because they donated $100 gift cards to Taylor school's teachers.  Walmart knows how much money teachers spend from their own pockets to help student learning and they wanted to give a little back.  These teachers were randomly awarded in a school wide assembly.  Teacher's faces were so surprised when Mr. Daybell pulled their names out of the bucket while the school cheered for them loudly.  Congratulations go to Mr. Ryan Wilson, Mrs. Susan Hereth, Mrs. Rhonda Proctor, Mrs. Tara Hunt, Mrs.

Taylor Students Ride In Ambulance

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A few of Taylor's students left the school in an ambulance the other day.  Leah Dehart, Tegan Houston, Ryan Harmer, Jacob Nelson, and Maddison Wood won the coloring for Taylor Elementary sponsored by Payson Fire Department.  Students were picked up from school, taken to the fire department and were able to ride in the fire truck, ambulance, eat hot dogs and chips and hang out with fire fighters.  Congratulations to these Taylor Tigers! 

And the Winner Is...

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Taylor Elementary has a friendly competition between classes each month.  Students are encouraged to bring as many box tops in as they can and donate them to the school. The PTA keeps track of the class that brings the most in and they get to host the schoo's Box Top trophy in their room. Mrs. Corbin's fourth-grade class was the recipient of the trophy for the month of September and they're excited to keep bringing in box tops!   Nice job Taylor tigers!