Patriots Plymouth

April/May 2014

SUPER ME, SUPER YOU! EVERYDAY HEROES MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE!

Granite District is teaming up with local businesses this summer to bring you the “Play Unplugged” Incentive Program. It’s all about encouraging kids to put down their electronics and get out and play! When children complete an activity, they visit a local business to get their brag badge! The challenge is to collect as many badges as possible.

www.graniteunplugged.com

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Activities include: Go Fishing Stargazing Go Hiking Hunt for Bugs Jump Rope Car Wash Read Make sidewalk art with chalk …and many more!

Visit the website to see how to earn badges and where to pick them up.

Earn Brag Badges!

Every Day Counts! Plymouth Elementary is proud to support

Governor Hebert’s attendance initiative “Every Day Counts”. This campaign centers on the fact that students do better academically if they attend school over 90% of the time. Plymouth was one of the Top Five schools in the district for most approved attendance. Thank you for your efforts in making sure our students attend every day!

Unplugged Program Every Day Counts…………1

Leader in Me Program Field Trip Pictures…………2

New Playground Equipment ARTS Programs………...…3

Looking Forward School Website Defined…4

Pictured above: Students with excellent attendance were put in a drawing for scooters. Here are the winners!

7 Habits of Happy Kids oBe Proactive

oBegin with the End in Mind

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oThink Win-Win

oSeek First to Understand, then to

be Understood

oSynergize

oSharpen the Saw

Next year, Plymouth Elementary is excited to implement “The Leader in Me” program. Our goal is to create a school environment that encourages responsibility and leadership among the students. Many benefits have been seen at schools already implementing this program such as: •Increases in students’ self-confidence, teamwork, initiative,

creativity, leadership, problem-solving, communication, diversity awareness and academic performance

•Improved school culture •Decreases in disciplinary issues

•Greater parent involvement and satisfaction The program is centered around the 7 Habits of Happy Kids shown below. We look forward to sharing more about this program with you in the coming year!

It must be…

Field Trip Season!

Kindergarten

field trip to

the new

Living Planet

Aquarium.

5th grade

trip to the

Museum of

Natural

History

3rd grade at the Tulip Festival at

Thanksgiving Point.

Coming to Plymouth Elementary Fall 2014!!

Introducing…the latest edition to the Plymouth playground.

Comcast Cares Day Update : Thanks for all those who came

out to help for Comcast Cares Day! We were able to

complete many of our projects. We will continue making

improvements and changes throughout the summer.

We are excited to announce that we have been awarded the Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts Grant for next year. A big thanks to our principal, Mr. Graham, for making this happen! We will also have a district arts specialist for Visual Arts. We look forward to sharing our art and song with you next year.

http://schools.graniteschools.org/plymouth Stay in Touch Over the Summer!

Looking Forward… June 5th- Last Day of School and Early Release Day

Awards Assembly- 9:30 am

June 9th-August 8th - Mon-Fri - FREE Summer Lunch Program for ALL students. A note

went home with participating school sites. Check the website for more information

on time and place.

August 25th- First Day of 2014-2015 School Year!

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