January Spring Canyon Newsletter
January 2023
Welcome Back
Report Cards & Term 2 Reward Activity
We will be hosting a fun reward activity on Thurs, Jan 12, for students who earned all A's, B's, and S's on citizenship. This reward activity will be housed here at school. Students who do not qualify will remain here at school as well, but they will not participate in the activity.
Inclement Weather
Canvas and Infinite Campus
Intramurals
*Latin America Club: with Mrs. Kristen Ontiveros
Times/Dates: Tuesdays and Wednesdays (January 17, 18 , 24, 25, Feb 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, March 1) from 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Description:
This club will involve all students that are fluent in Spanish. We will meet right after school in the front corridor. We will walk to Meadowbrook Elementary and help students that are chosen by their teachers who need a little extra help with their homework. After an hour we will walk back to the school. Students involved in this club will need to have all "S" 's in every class.
*Chess Club: with Mr. Danny Parker
Times/Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays (January 10, 12, 17,19, 24, 26, 31 and Feb 2) from 3:10-4 p.m.
Description: Chess Club is a club where people of all experience and skill level come to play. After a short lesson, members play against each other, sometimes matched against each other based on skill, but most times you play who you want to play. All boards, clocks, and pieces are provided.
Permission slips can be picked up in the office, and more information can be found on the Intramural's tab of our website.
We're so excited about our upcoming School Musical!
Looking for an Instructional Aide - Applicants Wanted!
Chinese New Year
2023 is the "Year of the Rabbit"
STEM Fair is January 26th! If interested, talk to your science teacher!
School Fees
Parent Classes Winter 2023 (Free!)
A Word From our School Nurse
Happy chemicals and how to make them
Welcome to January, the most depressing month of the year, the “Monday of Months,” where the days are dark and cold. The Holidays are over and it’s time to get back to the reality of life. And to make things more depressing, this month’s Health Topic is Drug and Alcohol Awareness. Drugs and Alcohol are used to artificially stimulate the release of “happy” chemicals that your body naturally makes. So to help combat the “January Blues,” here are a list of some of the “Happy” chemicals and hormones your body makes, what they do, and how to naturally and more healthily release them:
Serotonin: Regulates moods, helps you sleep, promotes digestion, inhibits impulsive behavior. How to make them: Exposure to sunshine and light, physical activity. Foods: Bananas, Beans, Eggs, Leafy greens, Nuts and seeds, Fatty fish, Probiotic/fermented foods (kefir, tofu), and turkey (Yummmm!)
Dopamine: Sparks pleasure and motivation, enables coordination, boosts short-term memory, drives impulsive behavior. How to make them: Meditation, listen to music. Foods: Bananas, Oranges, Spinach, Peas, Eggplant, Apples, Mung beans, Avocado, Tomatoes, fish, eggs, seeds.
Norepinephrine: Controls blood flow to muscles, blood glucose levels, mood stability, muscle contraction. Promotes the healthy function of the eyes, kidneys, pancreas, lymphoid organs, and intestines. It also enables your stress response, temperature regulation, and increases alertness, focus, pain tolerance, reaction time, breathing rate, and memory retrieval. How to make them: Regular exercise, getting enough sleep, setting and meeting goals, Enjoying music or making art, and meditating. Foods: Eating a healthy, well-balanced diet.
Oxytocin: Promotes bonding and affection towards others, helps regulate gastrointestinal function, uterine contraction and shrinkage. How to make them: Hugging, physical touch, petting an animal, exercise, meditating using visualization and deep breathing. Food: Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins.
Endorphins: Pain relief, feelings of pleasure, increase self-esteem, stress and anxiety reduction, influence other hormones like Oxytocin, lessens the negative impacts of mental disorders. How to make them: Exercise, Exercising with others, Acupuncture, Laughing, Creative activities like creating poetry, music, prose, or paintings.
So get going! Get started! From here on out the sun shines a little brighter each day. Each little step is an essential part of moving towards great things!
Welcome to a New Teacher at SCMS!
Springville Library BINGO Blitz
Attend the halfway celebration, a PJs and Movie party on Thursday, December 29th at 11:00 am. Don’t forget the completion celebration a mini-golf party on Monday, January 30th from 4:00-8:30pm and enter to win additional prize.
Print more Bingo cards at https://www.springville.org/library/winter-reading-program/ or pick up at the Springville Library. For any questions, contact Thomasina Taylor at thtaylor@springville.org<mailto:thtaylor@springville.org>.”
Mark Your Calendar - Last SEP Conf Coming Up
January Calendar Items
11- School Community Council Meeting
13- No school, District Development Day16- No school, MLK day
17- Audition for school play
26 - STEM/Sci Fair, 3:10-4:00, school stage
30- Start of PACK Week
Term 3 SEP's will be held February 9th