Since we first announced a one-to-one iPad deployment last summer, I’ve had a fair number of people approach me with the same question: Could students bring their own iPad to and from school? For the first time, I believe I have a concrete answer for you—Yes! While Armstrong has available a school-issued iPad for every student, owning your own device does make sense for students and families who are able and interested. As most adults ...
Armstrong Holiday Music Showcase
Congratulations to our wonderful students and teachers for a job well done on the Holiday Music Showcase! And, thank you to all the parents for coming out to support them. It means the world to the students to have a big audience. And what an audience! A double thank you to parents for, despite the congestion with traffic, parking, and an overfull gym, being so very positive and accommodating of the crowd. We video recorded each song, and ...
Happy Holidays
I remember thinking—sometime last June or so—what a pivotal benchmark the Christmas break would be for Armstrong Academy this first year. Well that benchmark has rather snuck up on us! Thank you to teachers, parents, and students for helping to make this benchmark such a successful one. We’re thrilled with how far we’ve come and exhilarated about what lies ahead. At this special time of year, please enjoy your family and loved ones and ...
Young Scientists
Walking in and out of the classrooms and STEM labs at Armstrong is a rewarding experience. Everywhere you look you see students in the driver’s seat of their learning. Students are challenged with engaging problems, allowed to explore possible solutions to those problems, and encouraged to discuss their reasoning with classmates. Given that so many of the jobs our young students will someday fill don’t exist yet, seeing the students sharpen ...
Armstrong Preschool
The Armstrong Preschool has student openings! Granite Preschool Services assists preschoolers in learning many new things that will prepare them for Kindergarten. Preschool teachers plan the curriculum and various activities that support teaching the monthly ‘Essential Preschool Skills (EPS)’. These skills were set up to meet Utah’s Early Childhood Core Standards, set forth by the State Office of Education. Armstrong offers both a ...
Reflections Winners
Last Thursday night was the council PTA Reflections Awards Night at Granger High School. Armstrong was represented extremely well taking a lion’s share of the honors. Congratulations to our outstanding Eagles for their creative projects, and a huge thank you to the PTA for organizing another great event in which our students could excel. We want to recognize the following students who were honored at the awards night: Davis ...
IXL
We’re pleased to announce we will be using a website called IXL at our school this year. IXL is a comprehensive math review site with an unlimited number of practice questions in hundreds of skills—all of which are aligned to the Utah Core Standards. One of the best things about IXL is that your child can access it from home, so you have a chance to see your child’s progress. The Armstrong students are able to access their IXL accounts from ...
Winter is Here!
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break, and we’re excited to be back for, hopefully, one of the most memorable stretches of our school year. Students and teachers are anxiously preparing for the Armstrong Holiday Music Showcase in two weeks, and we want to make sure everyone knows they are invited for that event. Also, this time of year comes with a dramatic change in the weather. Thanks, everyone, for making our first big ...
Armstrong Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
November 21, 2013 will go down in Armstrong history. On that evening, we officially celebrated the building completion with a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony. Vice President of the Granite Board of Education, Terry Bawden, President of ChamberWest, Alan Anderson, and Mayor Mike Winder each said a few words before Armstrong 5th graders cut the ribbon. We also took a few moments to seal a time capsule that won't be opened until ...
Hour of Code
We live in a world surrounded by technology. But only a tiny fraction of us learn the basics of how computers work, or how to create software technology. Computer Science provides a foundation for virtually any career. The basics can be learned by anybody, starting in elementary school. But fewer than 10% of students try. Programming literacy will be key to our children’s future. This year we’re joining a massive campaign to prepare ...
