School Happenings

This week we practiced a hard-lockdown drill at Armstrong. During a real hard lockdown, all outside activities are suspended, students are secured into locked classrooms with the lights turned out. All teachers email the school secretary and principal to communicate if all are accounted for and to communicate any problems. Teachers also post red or green cards to their windows to alert emergency responders if they are OK or if they need help. ...

You hold in your hand what will surely be a collector’s edition.  This will be the final printed copy of the Above and Beyond and the other Wednesday Folder documents.  Based on the results of the parent survey we conducted this month and the discussion of the Armstrong teacher leadership team, we’ve concluded we can considerably cut back on waste while still getting such information to you via email, Facebook, Twitter and the webpage.  We’ll ...

The next Armstrong Community Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 18th at 4:00 in the school library. Community Councils play a very significant role in improving student achievement in each local school. By sharing their unique perspectives and expertise, parents, teachers and administrators have a wonderful opportunity to address the critical academic needs of the school. This meeting is especially important because we will be ...

Have you seen it yet? The Armstrong faculty followed up their internet-sensation cover of Let It Go with another (even bigger) production. To help students get excited in their preparation for the end-of-year testing, the Armstrong teachers did a remake of Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off and have called it Rock the Test. The video was unveiled to the student body during Monday’s assembly to kick of the Clash of Classes, and it was easily the ...

The Clash of Classes has begun!  On Monday, the Armstrong student body participated in the opening ceremonies for this year’s installment of the Armstrong Games.  Students work to achieve a “personal best” on the end-of-year DIBELS or SAGE tests and, along the way, participate in a variety of friendly competitions with the other classes on their grade level.  Thus, we have dubbed it: Clash of Classes. During the first four weeks of the ...

Oscar Gudmundson (Mrs. Fisher) - Oscar is a very good reader. He knows all of his sight words. He is a good mathematician! We love having Oscar in class. Dante Moulton (Miss Johansen) - Dante has worked so hard in class. His behavior is the best in the class. He always tries his best. Brynn Reedy (Mr. Pendleton) - She has really learned to apply the best of herself every day. She is a delight to be around, is funny, and kind to ...

The Armstrong Rocketeers continue their dazzling streak. This week, the 3rd-6th grade choir wowed the Granite School Board, the superintendency, and the many guests at the monthly district Board Meeting with a few of their favorite numbers. Among their hits, the choir finished their short performance by singing the school song, One Small Step. This musical gem highlights Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon and holds special significant ...

It’s coming! In less than a week, our student body will kick off its intense training program for a big finish and a personal best on the end-of-year testing in May. This year’s installment will be known as Clash of Classes, and will encourage students to not only participate in many worthwhile training programs such as reading each night, following school rules, living a healthy lifestyle, etc., but it will also promote friendly review ...

You may have noticed some extra folks with lots of tech hanging around Armstrong this week. A crew from the School Improvement Network is filming many Armstrong STEM lessons in action to share with other educators around the state and country. The School Improvement Network is a professional learning provider for educators which helps teachers become more effective. The footage they capture at Armstrong this week will be widely used to model ...