Etna Elementary School

Where we Think, Learn, Achieve, & Care

December2008

Veteran’s Day at Etna Elementary School

ierantoni’s Place
Time to Reintroduce an Old Acquaintance!
Did you know that Etna
Elementary has its own
website? Did you also know
that we had one for about five
years as Metcalf Elementary
School? Well, it doesn’t
matter if you answered
“Yes!” or “No!” to those
questions, we are re-releasing
our new webpage now at
http://etna.lcsd2.org.
The new site will have
links to PowerSchool, Home
Connect, and online copies of
our newsletter and cafeteria
menus. Through the site, you
can get staff emails, contact
the PTO, and even be a part of
a bi-monthly blog with me.
So come and see us in person
or on the web. Maybe you are
already on the web, found this
newsletter on the easily
navigated site, and are
thinking, “Now what?”
Think about that!
Everyone here at EES
thanks you for your
continued support and wish
you and your family a safe
holiday season!

Calendar
12/2,9 After-School Enrichment Classes (2nd Session)
12/11 6th Grade Orchestra/Guitar Concert at 7:00 p.m.
12/16 Science Assembly at 10:30 a.m.
12/16 EES Christmas Program and Band/Choir Concert at 6:30 p.m.
12/23 Early Release at 10:45 a.m.
12/24-1/2/09 Holiday Break
1/5/09 1st day of school in 2009!
1/13,14,20,21,27,28 After-School Enrichment Classes (3rd Session)
1/19 No School for Students
1/27 Cirque Le Masque’s Carnivale in Idaho Falls for all Etna Students
1/29 5th Grade Orchestra/Guitar Concert
1/30 Science Fair
 Introducing!
We would like to introduce our newest staff member,
Mrs. Bethanie Hruska.
Fourteen years ago, Mrs. Bethanie Hruska lived in
the state of Maine but she loves to ski, snowboard,
and play in the great outdoors so she heeded
the call of the West and moved to wonderful
Wyoming. As a paraprofessional at Etna
Elementary School, she is now enjoying helping
students achieve their goals and we are very
pleased to add her impressive skills to our staff.

PTO News
It’s time to start thinking of Science Fair! Mr.
Nethercott’s coming again. He’ll be here on December
16th at 10:45 a.m. for an exciting Science Assembly.
A participant/parent information meeting will be held
the following night, December 17th, at 7:00-7:30 p.m.
Science information packets will be senthome around this time also.
Please mark your calendars for these upcoming events. Hope to see
you there!

Members of the new

Etna Cheer Squad
performing at a recent assembly.

5th Grade Student Council Election Results

Mrs. Moore’s Class Representatives
Dakota Bateman & Emily Wolfley
Mr. Allred’s Class Representatives
Sage Stevens & Emily Skinner
Mr. Hodgson’s Class Representatives
Jamison Daniel & Dillan Ortman
Mrs. Bailly’s Class Representatives
Bailey Hodgson & Jada Hillstead
Ashley Barnard being
crowned an AR prize winner.
 2008 Celebrating the Arts Winners!

This year’s Celebrating the Arts Contest was a huge success. Congratulations to all of our very deserving
winners. We’d like to send a heartfelt “Thank you!” to the judges and PTO chair people and helpers: Brenda
Bateman, Jan Miller, Jana Burnham, Laura Hodges, Rhonda Fisher, Marilyn Weber, and Cynthia Clinger.

Music Film/Video Art

4th Grade 5th Grade 4th Grade
1st Samantha Newman 1st Boston Pantuso 1st Darren Allred
2nd Shayla Bateman 6th Grade 2nd Cassidy Post
5th Grade
1st Baylee Baker 1st Brooke Whitby 3rd Brytton Jorgensen
5th Grade
Literature Photography 1st Shyanna McKinnon
4th Grade 4th Grade 2nd McKinley Bateman
1st Emma Oesch 1st Carissa Post 3rd Evan Hruska
5th Grade
1st Gavin Speakman 2nd Karrah Hartley 6th Grade
2nd Dawson Cullinan 3rd Shania Warren 1st Kadin Allred
3rd Korey Jackson 5th Grade & Keziah Plowman
& Taia Tully 1st Brittany Phillips 2nd Jacob Speakman
6th Grade 2nd Matthias Paul 3rd John Kay Andersen
1st Keziah Plowman
2nd Brooke Whitby 3rd Caitlyn Turner
3rd Victoria Heap 6th Grade Staff Choice Art Awards
1st Anne Johnson 4th Grade – Emma Oesch
Most Entries 2nd Kamaile DeLong 5th Grade – Bailey Hodges
Brooke Whitby & Bailey Hodges 3rd Jacob Speakman & Maddisen Izatt
6th Grade – Brooke Whitby
 Elementary, My Dear Etna!
Please enjoy the following talents of our wonderful Etna students.

To the Game I Go! by Braxton Byington

Oh my gosh! I couldn’t find coach Abrams anywhere! It was a cold Friday evening. My dad and I were going
to the football game. I had to earn forty points on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then I had to earn thirty points on
Thursday to meet the Star Valley Braves coaches and football players before the game. I was nervous because
we couldn’t find coach Abrams. He found us! I was excited to meet the football players!
I walked into the locker room. It was blue with like 20 lockers. The helmets in the locker room looked like the
Washington Red Skins helmets. They were red with a picture of an Indian on them. I got to meet a player named
Nick and there is also coach named Nick. Nick plays wide receiver. I got to shake their hands. I also got to pass
a real football with him.
Next all the players huddled and they put their hands in a pile. Then they said ”Go Braves! We can do it”!
My dad and I tossed a ball back and forth. Nick also played with us. The weather was freezing and my hands
were cold. I put my hands on my dads face and he yelled “ah-ah”. So we went and bought some hot chocolate.
I was still freezing and worried about my dog Bear, so we went home, going to the football game was so fun, I
LOVED IT!

Place Mats for the Thayne Senior Center by Emily Wolfley

On November 19th , 2008 Mrs. Moore’s class made Thanksgiving place mats for the Senior Center in Thayne.
They made them with brown, orange, red and yellow papers. Some of them decorated theirs with sayings like
Happy Thanksgiving and more. Also, some of them drew pictures like turkeys and food on them. They also
made cards for the seniors. They hope the seniors at the Senior Center had a nice Thanksgiving.

Etna PE classes are practicing their “dribbling” in preparation Mr. P. awards the very first Etna
for this year’s Hoop Shoot. The top four boys and girls from Elementary Mission Statement
each grade level will advance to the Star Valley finals at SVMS. T-shirt to Christopher Parker.
 Congratualations to Etna’s AR Celebration Achievers!
Top Points

4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade

1st - Cassidy Post 1st - Jacob Newman 1st - Kristina Fisher
2nd - Isabella Currie 2nd - Gavin Speakman 2nd - Tad Graham
3rd - Tyler Helgesen 3rd - Madison Ashworth 3rd -Matthew Jason
Percentage of Goal

4th Grade 5th Grade 6h Grade

1st - Angelia Warren 1st - Lindi Moore 1st - Keziah Plowman
2nd - Samantah Newman 2nd - Armando Montiel 2nd - Rachelle Heiner
3rd - Teasa Johnson 3rd - Soren Robinson 3rd - Shawni Dance

Most Improved

L to R: Keeley Sandner, Allie Tatum, Taytin Dana, Alejandro Jimenez, Hayley Burton, Vincent Hoskins, Sawyer Dana,
Rachel Lewis, Jason Walker, Dawson Cullinan, Ashlyn Andersen, (not pictured - Beau Ash)