30 of our student council members were able to attend a student council Conference at BYU yesterday. It was a great day to meet students from other schools as they competed to gather the most school stickers. The highlight of the day was listening to 5 great speakers who used magic, funny videos, stories, and personal examples to teach them about leadership, making a positive change at our school, the importance of being respectful to everyone, and how to be great role models.

Our student council members, Brexton and Wyatt, got to choose a member of our faculty to interview this week. They chose to interview one of our amazing second grade teachers, Mrs Lisonbee. Here is what they learned about her: 

Name- Mrs Lisonbee

Position- 2nd grade teacher

Favorite thing about Apple Valley- the students

Favorite thing to teach: Science

Favorite hobby: camping/reading

Favorite food: sweet and sour chicken

Favorite treat: donuts

Our amazing PE teacher, Mrs Nielsen was honored last night at the miss santaquin pageant with the Santaquin Woman of Service award. Celesta received the honor due to her consistent service and love for the community. She is sunshine and warms everyone around her with love, acceptance, and an abundance of kindness and energy. We are so lucky to have her at our school. We love you Mrs Nielsen! 

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Apple Valley was lucky to have a special visitor from the district, J. Lynn Jones, come to read to our school in September. He read books by Kerry Patterson about being kind, helping each other, and being honest. The books were enjoyed by all ages and we appreciated Mr Jones coming to share them with us. 

We invite you to come meet with our teachers on Oct 6 for SEP conferences. You may have already signed up for a conference time with your students' teachers at Back To School Night. If you need to schedule a time, make a change, or no longer remember your time, please get in touch with your teachers via email. We will not post a school-wide Sign Up Genius this year.

This week our student council members, Esther and Lily, chose to interview Mrs Quetzi Garcia for the faculty spotlight. We are thrilled to have Mrs Garcia here as our new librarian. Here is what student council learned about her:

Name: Quetzi Garcia

Position: Librarian

Favorite thing about Apple Valley: the students!

Favorite thing to teach: everything

Favorite hobby: reading 

Favorite food: pasta - especially Afredo 

Favorite treat: a nice cold Dr Pepper

Favorite color: cream colors

Favorite animal: dog

Last week our fifth grade competed in a foursquare competition between all three classes. It was a fun afternoon of competition and a lot of fun. Congratulations to our winners: Ethan Cummings, Tate Nielson, McCoy Degraffenried, Boston Backus 

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On Thursday, third grade had a field trip to Rowley's Red Barn. A hay wagon picked the students up at the school which they rode all the way to the farm. At the Red Barn, the students were taken by wagon to the apple orchards where they each got to pick an apple, they watched a presentation about farming, and had time to play on the farm before the wagon ride back to the school. It was a great fieldtrip for all! 

This Friday our amazing PTA is hosting the annual Apple Valley Movie night.  Come enjoy "Bad Guys" with your family on the east lawn of the school grounds. A taco truck and a concession stand will open at 7:00 p.m., and the movie will begin at dusk.

Our cute student council members, Hannah and DJ interviewed Mrs. Porter this week. Here is what they found out: 

Spotlight of the week 

Mrs Emy Porter

Position: Secretary 

Favorite thing about Apple Valley: All of the great students at Apple Valley! 

Favorite thing to teach: Books of course! 

Favorite hobby: reading, traveling, and experiencing new places

Favorite food: Mexican

Favorite treat: ice cream