Golden Spike Elementary

Our fourth graders had some friendly classroom competitions against the other classes... The classes that got the most students to meet their Lexia and Reflex goals won!! The amazing teacher are all good sports and the kids loved it

Hello Golden Spike Families! We will be having our Spring individual and class pictures this upcoming Monday and Tuesday. Please see the attached picture for the schedule. Have a great weekend!

Fourth Grade had a fun friendly competition!! The class with the most kids that met their Lexia goals for two weeks got to put a pie in the other teacher's face!!! The kids loved it... Both classes were very close at getting 100% goals met, the kids did awesome!!

Golden Spike Families, See the attachments for College and Career Week next week! It should be great!

4th grade learning from Box Elder Highs Science Students about energy transfer and wave patterns!! So much fun!!

This month our 4th grade LEAP students have been learning about women in STEM. They picked a person to research and then created and presented information about those women. Students focused on the age of these women, what they are known for, how they impacted STEM, and answered the question, “What can we learn from this person?”

Second Grade has loved STEM and learning lots of problem-solving strategies this year. They have learned a great growth mindset and how to keep trying even if something is hard!

Fifth grade had fun in STEM, connecting what they're learning about the American Revolution with an engineering project! Students made their own clotheslines and devised ways to keep the clothes off the ground. They also made up a "code." For instance, if the clothes were hanging in a particular order, it meant, "I'm hungry for a burger and fries." During the Revolution, clothing items in certain orders meant that the Redcoats were near.

Fifth graders participated in a reader's theater on the American Revolution. Great reading and active listening skills!

We had the opportunity to celebrate our January students of the month this morning! We appreciate all their hard work. The students got their award and a brag tag.

We are so grateful for our counselors, Mrs. Dianna Serfustini and Mrs. Amanda Morris! They do so much for our school and we love them so much! Happy School Counselors Week!

Next week is our Kindness/Hope Week. Here's an outline of daily challenges and events.

Happy 101st day of school!

5th graders did a fun communication building activity this week. Students partnered up to draw a picture that only one student could see and had to describe to the their partner.

Here is the Golden Spike PTO Newsletter for February!

Last week we recognized some of our for December's Students of the Month. They got a certificate with the good things that they were being recognized for and a brag tag! We appreciate all their hard work!

We love our STEM and Computer Science Programs at Golden Spike! Mrs. Hansen has been teaching the students how to use block coding with Finch Bots to light up, make noise, draw shapes, and work their way through a maze. Next up, bot jousting!!!

Do you ever see good things happening and wish there was a way to share it? Thanks to YouUplift.com, there is now an easy way to share all the great things happening at Golden Spike Elementary, both within the school day and beyond! Simply give a shout-out or a recognition and the positive message will be shared on our You-Uplift display at the school. Thanks to Weber State University for sponsoring this for our school! Click the link to be taken to our kindness wall...let's see how many positive messages we can get today! https://youuplift.com/golden-spike-elementary-kindness-wall/

BESD: Today, Wednesday, January 17, 2024 will be a virtual learning day. Students will attend school from home and access assignments from the teacher via email/Canvas after 10:00 am.

Kindergarten Parents, This is a reminder about the opportunity to learn all about our Chinese immersion programs that we offer at golden Spike! Observe a DLI class in action tomorrow, Friday January 5, at Golden Spike Elementary from 9:30-10:30 AM! Parents of current DLI students will be available to answer any questions you might have about the program. There will also be an in-person parent meeting on Friday, January 5 at the Box Elder School District Office Building at 5:00 PM. You will be able to hear first-hand experiences and ask questions about the benefits of the dual language immersion programs offered in our district. Your children had a great lesson in their kindergarten classes yesterday with our Chinese DLI teachers! Ask them what they learned! We hope that you will consider dual language immersion and hope to see you at these great events to learn more! The deadline to apply through Passport is January 15. Let us know if you need help with the application process!