Craig Harvey and Sarah Curtis

Crystal Apple Award at Brookside Elementary
Sarah Curtis was selected by her colleagues at Brookside Elementary inSpringville to be the 2012-2013 recipient of the Crystal Apple Award presentedby Horace Mann Insurance. Sarah is an exceptional teacher who goes aboveand beyond for her students and those who teach alongside her. She is aperson of high moral character with an infectious personality. She is admired asan expert teacher, faculty mentor, and team leader.
Miss Curtis grew up in Reno, Nevada and is the second youngest of sevenchildren. She has 4 brothers, 2 sisters and 23 nieces and nephews. Duringthe times when Sarah is not preparing wonderful, engaging, hands on lessonsfor her first graders she enjoys reading, traveling, soccer and perfecting hermother’s recipes for cinnamon rolls and apple pie.
Miss Curtis earned a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education fromBrigham Young University in 2005 and Masters of Education from Southern UtahUniversity in 2010. She has also received both an ESL endorsement and Mathendorsement from SUU.
Sarah’s first year of teaching was spent as an intern in a 2 nd gradeclassroom at Copperview Elementary in Jordan School District. After graduatingfrom BYU she moved to Beaver Dam Elementary in Littlefield, Arizona. Herfirst year was spent teaching 2nd grade. The next year she shared her wealthof knowledge with the faculty as the reading coach for the school. In 2007,Miss Curtis accepted her current position as first grade teacher at BrooksideElementary. “We are so lucky she joined the Brookside family!” A member ofthe faculty stated enthusiastically.
Sarah has a way of making fellow faculty members feel important,valued, welcome and warm with her smile. She carries that same feelingthrough to the students in her classroom. Her students know she cares andthey love being around her. She can often be caught giving students high fivesfor a job well done, a warm hug to a first grader having a bad day or dancingwith her class during a brain break. One little first grader is quoted saying,“Miss Curtis sings a lot!” Her classroom is without doubt a great place to learnand grow.
You truly deserve this award Sarah! Way to go!

Jade Poulson and Wesley Mangum

Jade Poulson and Wesley Mangum are winners!  Both of their entries in the PTA Reflections contest went to District competition where they won their divisions and are now on their way to State.  Jade wrote a beautiful poem for her reflection and Wesley entered in the Theater Arts category where he wrote, directed and starred in a one man show.  We wish them the best in their contest.

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Mrs. Van Ausdal Kinder 1

To celebrate R week with Raggedy Ann & Andy, Mrs V's kindergarten class had a tea party.  The class brought a stuffed animal or doll from home.  They read a book about a tea party Raggedy Ann & Andy had with friends, and then  had their own!

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Brookside Elementary 6th graders are learning about microorganisms in Science.  On January 14th, they participated in an assembly with guest speakers who are employed at the Springville Wastewater Treatment and Sewer Department.  Juan Garrido, Department Superintendent, and Thad Penrod, microbiologist, brought water samples and used a microscope to show and teach about some of the single-celled microorganisms that are found in the water and used in the water treatment process.