sdunham on August 31st, 2009

Silver Crest Elementary, located at 12937 S. Elementary Drive (5500 West) in Herriman, opened Aug. 26 on a three-track schedule.  The District’s 32nd elementary school includes students from Butterfield Canyon, Foothills, Herriman, Midas Creek and Rose Creek Elementary Schools.  Jill Durrant is principal at Silver Crest.(See photos below.) The Kauri Sue Hamilton School, located at [...]

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sdunham on August 28th, 2009

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sdunham on August 28th, 2009

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sdunham on August 27th, 2009

Foothills Elementary Principal Barbara Yost speaks to children and parents Wednesday, as part of a Utah Department of Transportation press conference.  The purpose of the media event was to encourage students and parents to walk four miles a day as part of the Student Neighborhood Access Program (SNAP). ★

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sdunham on August 27th, 2009

The Jordan Family Education Center (JFEC) is open for intakes and classes at its new location at West Jordan Elementary, 7220 S. 2370 West. Classes for fall semester begin the week of Sept. 15. Classes are offered at no cost Tuesday through Thursday evenings from 7-9. Parenting classes are open to parents from all school [...]

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sdunham on August 27th, 2009

Jill Gammon, a sixth-grade teacher at Butterfield Canyon Elementary, recently returned from a social studies teacher workshop in Germany. Gammon was able to visit businesses, schools, industries, and government offices and learn about the challenges of modern Germany, especially those challenges Eastern Germany is dealing with since the Berlin Wall came down. Gammon went as [...]

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sdunham on August 26th, 2009

Heartland Elementary is looking for copies of the following titles: Fourth Grade: Houghton Mifflin Basal Reading Book, 2001; ISBN 0-618-01235-4 The Utah Adventure 4th Edition, 2005; ISBN 0-87905-719-X Sixth Grade: Houghton Mifflin Triumphs, 2005; ISBN 0-618-24121-5 Spelling: Linking Words to Meaning, 2002; ISBN 0-7398-5058-X Eastern Hemisphere, 1993; ISBN 0-02-146008-6 Anyone with information on any of [...]

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sdunham on August 26th, 2009

To be eligible to participate in the employee-funded sick leave bank for the 2009-10 academic year, an employee must donate one day of accumulated sick leave and meet all other criteria in the Sick Leave policy.  Please be aware the policies for licensed and classified employees are slightly different this year and have different requirements [...]

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sdunham on August 25th, 2009

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sdunham on August 25th, 2009

Ron Egbert, a volunteer at Daybreak Elementary, recently passed away.  Egbert was not just any volunteer; rather his dedication remained with him to the very end. He volunteered for students in resource and the first grade.  He was dedicated and positive, always commenting on the joy he received from working with the students at Daybreak.  [...]

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