School Happenings

Granite Education Foundation recognizes and honors superior educators and administrators with a track record of improving student achievement, using innovative instructional strategies and making a difference in the lives of students. These individuals are among ten individuals highlighted as EXCEL Award winners who are making a difference in the classroom in an effort to help students achieve academic excellence. Individuals are encouraged to ...

Mrs. Bodell's 5th graders memorized the entire Gettysburg Address in honor of the 150th anniversary of the historic speech. To highlight their efforts, KSL and Fox 13 were on site today. The students sounded outstanding and filled the commons area with the beautiful words of President Abraham Lincoln. Take a look at KSL's broadcast to see how our students did. ...

Mark your calendar! Next Thursday evening will be an historic event! During the last 12 weeks, the final pieces of the Armstrong building have been put into place. It’s been exciting to watch and thrilling for students and teachers to be a part of. With the primary construction concluding, we want to start the long life of Neil Armstrong Academy the right way. On Thursday, November 21 at 6:00 PM, we’ll hold a short ribbon-cutting ...

Dr. Martin Bates, the superintendent of Granite School District, could be found visiting the classrooms at Armstrong Academy last Thursday afternoon. The students and teachers were thrilled at the chance to get to show off the many exciting things they’ve got going, and Dr. Bates was an enthusiastic audience. Dr. Bates and his staff were the driving force behind the vision and development of “Granite’s new STEM school,” and his visit was a ...

It's hard to believe we're already nearly to the beginning of the early open-enrollment window! Early open-enrollment applications for the 2014-2015 school year will be available on this website beginning at 12:00 AM, December 2, 2013 until 11:59 PM, February 21st, 2014. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis based on available space. Written notification of acceptance or denial will be given to the student’s parent or legal ...

As an administrator, I’ve had the opportunity to visit and observe hundreds of classrooms over the last 4-5 years. Although I’ve seen many great things in many different schools throughout the state, I’ve never witnessed the caliber of instruction I see each day during my visits into the Armstrong classrooms. Across the board, we have the most talented educators I’ve ever had the privilege to associate with. Armstrong teachers are ...

The weather feels more winter-like all the time, and this week we had our first snow fall that actually stuck to the ground for a little while. With the arrival of the winter weather, we wanted to review some of the related expectations from the Code of Conduct. First off, expect it to be cold. Wear coats and other clothing appropriate for a Utah winter. For the most part, we continue to have outside recesses and line-up during the winter ...

Thank you to all the families and friends of Neil Armstrong Academy who made the school’s first Halloween such a memorable day. The students were so excited to have such a grand audience for their parade. And, afterward, we had so many volunteers on site helping with the various class and grade-level activities. Such support goes a long way to impact the student experience that day and to reiterate to the students the value their parents ...

It’s a little later than we anticipated, but we’re prepared to open the Armstrong Volunteer Center on Monday, November 4th. The Volunteer Center is a specialty room found just off the main library and is reserved for the terrific Armstrong volunteers. The room is enclosed which helps prevent little ones from wandering off while volunteers are engaged in cutting, stapling, collating, etc. And, with plenty of seating, this could be a great ...

The Armstrong STEM labs have been abustle this week with first grade students analyzing the growth of their individual plants. Building off a partnership with Red Butte Gardens, a couple first-grade teachers have brought 24-7 plant lights to the main-floor STEM lab and have helped many students take their first steps into agriculture. Each day, our young botanists can be found analyzing their plants and taking careful measurements for their ...