January Spring Canyon Newsletter
January 2024
Welcome Back
Report Cards & Term 2 Reward Activity
We will be hosting a fun reward activity on Wed, Jan 17th, and Thur, Jan 18th, for students who earned all A's, B's, and S's on citizenship. This reward activity will be at Classic Skating in Orem. Students who do not qualify will remain here at school.
Inclement Weather
Morning Parent Drop Off Reminder
This is just a friendly reminder we want everyone to be safe. A lot of students are getting out of cars in the middle lane and walking through traffic to get to the curb. Please remember to pull either to the left lane or the right lane before having students get out of their vehicles. We don't want anyone harmed by crossing traffic lanes.
Canvas and Infinite Campus
Intramurals (Please send in any grocery sacks that you have to Mrs. Westover for her upcoming service project with the service club students)
STEM/Science fair is happening right now and service club is getting ready to start.
Activity: Service Club
Supervisor: Mrs. Heather Westover
Dates/Times: Tuesdays- January 16th, 23th, 30th and February 6th from 3:15-4 p.m.
Description: Welcome to the Service Club! We are going to use our time, some old grocery bags, and a little creativity to make sleeping mats for those in need. Please come and help us cut and weave our plastic bags into something that can be useful for another person.
Click here for a permission slip.
We're so excited about our upcoming School Musical!
For more information about the school play or to view the full addition packet please click here.
STEM Fair is February 1st! If interested, talk to your science teacher!
School Fees
School Lunch
Please check your students lunch balance. If you need to pay you can by logging onto your icampus account or send cash or a check with your student to pay in the lunch room.
If you think you qualify for free/reduced lunch please apply (every year) threw your parent portal in icampus. Click here for more information on free/reduced lunch.
Yearbook
If you'd like to pre-order a yearbook you can do so under "My School Fees", or in the finance office with cash/check/cc. Pay by February 29th! Yearbooks are $18.
We will have a limited surplus on a first come first serve basis for $25 on the day we hand out yearbooks in May. So order now to ensure you get a copy.
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!
Mark Your Calendar - Last SEP Conf Coming Up
January Calendar Items
15- No school, MLK day
17- School Community Council Meeting
11,12,17- Audition for school play (Check with coach Addis if interested)
29- Start of PACK Week
Term 3 SEP's will be held February 8th