The new staff at Neil Armstrong Academy had one of its best opportunities yet to get to know its members a little better on Saturday night with a feels-like-summer barbecue. Originally planned for Mr. Howe's home, the barbecue was moved to his in-laws back-yard to accommodate the large group. Each teacher was invited to come along alone or with a good friend or spouse and to get to know each other a little better. The excitement for the new ...
How’s That Building Coming?
It may be the question I hear most often . . . "How's the building coming along?" Well, now would be as good a time as any for a little update, don't you think? I visit the building every Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM for the weekly Owners-Architects-Contractors (OAC) meeting. We discuss progress, look ahead at the three-week calendar, and finish by taking a tour of the facility. Each week I leave absolutely giddy! I'm not sure I've ever been ...
Fine Arts Specialist
During the past week, the acting Community Council and the patrons of Neil Armstrong Academy have tried to decide how to best use the newly funded fine-arts specialist for next year. The specialist will be at the school one day a week and will provide instruction in the arts to each Armstrong student. The Community Council met on May 1st to discuss the possibilities and designed a survey that went out to patrons via email, Facebook, and Twitter ...
Fine-Arts Specialist
We are very excited that the Granite Board of Education has chosen to fund a fine-arts specialist for each elementary school one day per week next school year. This week, our "acting" Community Council met to discuss what this might look like at Neil Armstrong Academy. The Council is now seeking parent input regarding preference of the available services a fine-arts specialist can provide. The following is a short description of each option and ...
Piece by Piece
Each week we seem to add another piece to Neil Armstrong Academy. From the teachers, to the PTA, to the students through registration, to each new staff member who comes along, each day the school becomes less of a hypothetical and more of a reality. And, with each day, I feel more and more excited about the great adventure we're about to undertake together. Nothing made this feel more real for me than getting to sit and visit with future ...
Registration
Neil Armstrong Academy conducted two nights for registration this last week: one at Valley Crest Elementary and one at the Granite Education Center. During the two nights, the majority of Armstrong students took care of their registration for the upcoming school year. The first night featured an enormous crowd that, unfortunately, caused wait times up to an hour. The second night was the exact opposite with lines never longer than a minute ...
iPads at Armstrong
Armstrong teachers have been offered an extraordinary opportunity. The district TILT program (formerly known as eMINTS) which supplies a one-computer-to-two-students ratio in the classroom in exchange for the teachers participating in professional development on how to teach with the equipment has been offered to all the teacher at Neil Armstrong Academy. Consequently, we will begin our school with one iPad for every two students to use while ...
A New PTA
The Armstrong PTA was created this past Monday evening. A group of 50+ members to be met in the library of Valley Crest Elementary to approve the bylaws, pay their PTA membership dues and vote in the PTA Executive Board. The new PTA Board consists of the following individuals: Lezlie Anderson - President Kattrina Holt - President-elect Trinda Brudett - Treasurer Darcie Pierce - Secretary Julie Christensen - Vice ...
Armstrong Wish List
Armstrong Academy recently launched a "Wish List" section of the school website in the hopes of making connections with individuals and organizations in STEM fields who might want to be a part of the school in some way. Neil Armstrong Academy is constantly looking for connections or partnerships with individuals or organizations who are supportive of the STEM initiative at our school and the Prosperity 2020 goal of the state of Utah. Armstrong ...
Meet and Greet
The teachers of Neil Armstrong Academy got together for the first time on Friday afternoon for a dessert meet and greet. Although a few individuals knew each other beforehand, this was their first chance to meet each other as a whole. It didn't take long for friendships to begin as teachers enthusiastically discussed their new assignments at Armstrong Academy. It's been said before, but it can't be said enough . . . This is an extraordinary ...
