Last week I introduced students in grades 3-5 to the Best Books reading challenge at Upland Terrace. This is a district-wide program that promotes a love of reading with various incentives, prizes, and a battle of the books contest in the spring. All of the information can be found under "Library Happenings - Best Books." There is also a link to the district website, which has a lot of detail and helpful links. I encourage all students 3-5 to ...
Week of 10/12
Gustavo the Shy Ghost This week our K-2nd grade students get to hear me read this new book during library time. Gustavo the ghost tries his best to make friends, but he's so shy, he never gets noticed. Until one day he decides to do something about it and invites everyone to a violin concert at the cemetary during the Day of the Dead festival. At first, it seems his plan has failed. But by playing his violin anyway, Gustavo ends up making ...
Week of 9/28/20 *Virtual Book Fair extended!*
It's the book fair we all love! Our PTA virtual book has been extended through Sunday, Oct. 4. If you haven't had a chance yet, please check out the variety of beautiful books available at The Story Cupboard website - www.storycupboard.com . While we can't hold the book fair in person this year, you'll find the amazing selection you're used to with Story Cupboard, including Beehive Books, Best Books, and much more. When you use the ...
Welcome Back to the Library!
It's been so great to see students in the library again! I don't know if they can tell, but I have big smiles under my mask! I also know some of our students are distance learners and want you to know I haven't forgotten you and hope you will check out our library happenings virtually from the school website. We are talking about library changes this week, including: wearing masks, spacing ourselves in the library, only checking out 1 book this ...
Power Outage Updates
Dear Parents, We have been closely monitoring the power outages in the areas we serve throughout this morning and are glad to see that most areas have begun to receive service again. Rocky Mountain Power is working hard. However, there are still a few outages including in your school and community. While our teachers and staff did a great job today providing instruction through the power outage, IF power outages continue to persist ...
Upland Terrace Reopening Plan
Our Upland Terrace administration and faculty have worked with Granite District guidance and input from our PTA and Community Council members to create this Reopening Plan. Our overarching goal is to minimize health risks as much as possible for students and staff while providing a high-quality educational experience for all during this continuing pandemic. We hope you find this information helpful as you make plans for your ...
SafeUT App – summer
Summer Reading
Granite School District libraries published their plan for the district wide reading competition, previously called Battle of the Books, the new name is the Best Books Competition. Click the link below to check out the Upland Library Happenings page for more information and the books lists. ...
Week of 4/20
Check out one of our last Beehive Books I've been wanting to read! I have a new Youtube channel where I read picture books. It's not the same as reading to students live, but I really want to connect with you! You can search Andrea LeBaron Librarian and find my channel or you can click the link here. This is a fun story about a bear who just wants to sleep, but he keeps getting interrupted with knock knock jokes. His friends are in for a ...
Mental Health Resource Page
Today we added a mental health resource page to our school website. This is being maintained by our school psychologist and social worker. ...