Larsen Elementary celebrated Reflections with a showcase on October 28, 2010. Larsen PTA honored all of the participants with goody bags, a ribbon and an after school ice cream party. The following students were chosen as finalists to move on and receive the Merit of Excellence Award. Thank you to all the students who participated in the Reflections contest and a big thank you to the parents for their continued support.
Larsen Elementary recently held their annual Book Fair sponsored by the PTA. Students and teachers had the wonderful opportunity to preview and purchase books not only for themselves but for their classroom libraries as well.
Some of the students’ favorite books included: “Junie B. Jones”, "Diary of a Whimpy Kid", “Star Wars”, "Fancy Nancy", “Ramona The Pest”, and “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief”.
On a ghostly and ghastly Friday October 22 2010, Larsen Elementary held their annual Fall Halloween carnival. Teachers, spooks, students and their families enjoyed a
fun evening filled with lots of games, prizes, spook alleys, bouncey houses, a silent auction, yummy food and treats and a rock climbing wall.
The kindergarten students at Larsen Elementary invited special guests to school - their grandparents.
Grandparents from as far as Idaho and Lake Powell, as well as grandparents from just down the street came to school for a short program and to share a lunch with their favorite kindergarteners.
A very big thank you for all of our special visitors who came from near and far!
The last week of September Larsen Elementary held a great health and safety week. On walk to school day, the Maple Mountain High School Cross Country team came and helped encourage kids to use the cross walks and handed out granola bar snacks. During the week, the kids took part in our challenge to walk 5,000 laps as a school. Kids earned tickets for