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School News
New Battle of the Books!
We are so excited to announce the new 2022-23 Battle of the Books reading list for 4th/5th graders! We have been working on this list for the last few months and feel like there is something for everyone to love. Many of these books are Beehive Book nominees for this upcoming school year, and many are just amazing books we hope you'll enjoy. Our committee has read all of these books and can heartily recommend them. Feel free to get started over ...
Last week of school!
It's been a fantastic year in the library at Upland Terrace! I can't believe the year is over, but I know we're all excited for summer! I hope you will make summer reading part of your plans. The Salt Lake County Library system has a great program to keep kids excited and engaged with summer reading so they can earn rewards. Starting June 1, you can pick up a fun tracking sheet to help your kids record all the books they read. You can also ...
Week of 5/23
Last week, the Children's Literature Association of Utah (CLAU) announced the winners of the 2022 Beehive Book Awards. If you've visited our library, you know we spend all year reading and talking about these books. I read all of the picture book nominees to the kids and many of them read books in the other categories. We always vote as classes on the picture books and students can vote individually on any Beehive Book they read. After ...
Week of 5/9
This is our last week checking out books from the library - I can't believe the year is almost over! And May is also Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, so I thought I would read a couple of books that fit this month. Both books help students appreciate the experiences of Asian Americans - their heritage, their desire to fit into American culture, and the insensitivity they sometimes face. Grades K-3 will hear the first story ...
Week of May 2
Family Picnic
Hello everyone! Our annual Family Picnic is happening this week! This is a fun opportunity to come have a picnic with your student during lunch time...and maybe even play a little during recess. Wednesday (4/27) lunch will be the picnic day for students in first, second and fifth grades. Thursday (4/28) will be the picnic day for grades three and four. Please see the attached picture for the time each grade level begins eating. ...
Week of 4/25
Week of 4/18
To celebrate Earth Day on Friday, April 22, we are reading this adorable book Milk and Juice: A recycling Romance by Meredith Crandall Brown. "Once upon a time, in a refrigerator not too far away, a jug of milk and a bottle of juice fell in love." But one day, juice was taken away to be recycled. Can they ever find each other again? Both milk and juice go around the planet in many different recycled forms, always searching for each other. ...
Week of 4/11
This cookie has never felt smart before, especially when compared to all the beautiful cupcakes and rolls in the bakery. But when Ms. Biscotti gives everyone a homework assignment, cookie decides to write an original poem called "My Crumby Days." Will it be good enough for everyone else? Will Cookie have friends after she reads it out loud to her class? Jory John and Pete Oswald have added another fun addition to their wildly popular series, ...