The Folding Fanatics of Third Grade!

Students folded their way into fractions today! Students kicked off their fraction unit with hands-on learning by folding rectangles of paper to create and explore different fractions. Learning is better when you can model it, see it, and touch it!
4 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Students posing with a folded piece of paper.
Students folding paper at their desks.
Student posing for a picture with their folded piece of paper.
The 4th, 5th and 6th grade DEEP classes at West Bountiful Elem. worked together to make over 1,600 peanut butter and jam sandwiches to donate to Catholic Community Services of Utah. The sandwiches are shared with those experiencing homelessness throughout the greater Salt Lake area. Generous donations from parents and families made the project possible.
4 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Students making sandwiches and posing for a picture.
Boxes of pb&j sandwiches.
Students in the DEEP program working with volunteers to make pb&j sandwiches in the gym.
Students making sandwiches and posing for a picture.
Students making sandwiches and posing for a picture.
Students making sandwiches and posing for a picture.
Students and teacher posing while packaging sandwiches.
From wagon troubles to lucky breaks, our 2nd graders survived the Oregon Trail! They walked, ate pioneer-style food, and learned what life was really like during westward expansion.
4 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Students crouching and reading a card.
Students posing for a picture with bread.
Students posing for a picture.
Students in cowboy attire posing for a picture.
Students crawling on the floor.
Kindergarten Priority Registration is OPEN!
Start your child’s educational story today—secure their spot for the 2026–27 school year in Davis School District!
Priority Registration Jan. 15 through Feb. 27. Registration during the Priority window allows schools to plan staffing, resources and class sizes for next year!

Complete the quick form here: https://www.davis.k12.ut.us/o/dsd/page/kindergarten-enrollment-page. After you register, watch your email for the next steps!
4 months ago, Joanel Whinham
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Our countdown to break has continued! Students and Faculty have enjoyed more days of fun dress up! Including wearing candy canes, reindeer gear, Grinch vs Santa, and dressing as an elf! The holiday spirit has been high at West Bountiful Elementary this month!
5 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Student working on math wearing Christmas attire.
Student wearing reindeer antlers.
Student dressed in a Grinch shirt.
Two students posing for a picture in red shirts.
Student wearing a Grinch shirt.
Student working on math wearing a Christmas shirt.
Student wearing an elf hat.
Two students and a teacher with Christmas crazy hair.
Student wearing Santa hat.

Students and teachers have enjoyed dressing up leading to Winter Break. We had bling and glitter, snowmen, Grinch green, and some crazy hair!

We're looking forward to another week of fun dress up days!

5 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Back of a student wearing a red sweater with a glitter hair piece working on ELA.
Large group of students that wore green.
Student with hair dyed green in multiple ponytails with an ornament attached.
Teacher wearing a Grinch outfit smiling at the camera holding a book.
Group of 6 students all wearing various Christmas glasses and headpieces.
Student with crazy hair decorated with red ribbons.
Back of a student with two braids in hair with Christmas ornaments attached to each braid.
November PBIS Assembly. Celebrating positive student behavior with a competitive jump rope team from Uplift Jump Rope. Watch highlights from our assembly on our YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwS87Xip8j3XV7Ibi-jhdVw
6 months ago, Joanel Whinham
Uplift Jump Rope Team doing jump rope tricks
Calendar Reminder: There is no school Wednesday, November 26 through Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

We have a regular dismissal schedule on Tuesday, November 25.
Enjoy your break!
6 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Text that reads 'Thanksgiving Break on orange, red, and yellow fall leaf background.

Fifth grade hosted a wonderful Patriotic Presentation today. They sang songs and even learned how to do the Pledge of Allegiance in American Sign Language. Well done, fifth graders!

6 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Fifth grade students standing in rows on stage steps with a purple curtain backdrop.
Fifth grade students standing in rows on stage steps with a purple curtain backdrop. They are all holding a fist in the air cheering.
We are excited to announce our Yearbook Cover Contest winners!
Isabel Kim, a 4th grader, won the front cover. Our runner-ups—Betty Nelson, Millie Cox, Iris Thurgood, Zane Tingey, Wesley McCullough, Carter Payne, Ingrid Wallentine, Janee Bangerter, and Thea Castanso—will be featured on the back cover of the yearbook. Congratulations!
6 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Isabel Kim- Winner of this year's yearbook cover contest. She is holding her yearbook cover art.
Winners for the back of the yearbook cover contest. 9 students holding their yearbook cover art.
2nd Grade Olympics! Our young athletes traveled back to Ancient Greece to learn where the Olympic Games began — then showed off their own skills in friendly competition!
7 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
2nd grade students lined up to throw the javelin.
2nd Grade students lined up for the long jump.
2nd grade students lined up and throwing the discus.
2nd grade students running in the long race.
2nd grade students posing for a picture with their teacher. All students wearing a laurel leaf headband.

Splash Bash!

West Bountiful Students made a splash in September! Students who showed positive behaviors at school were celebrated by having a Splash Bash with Mrs. Whinam and Mrs. Kirkham. They played various water games during their bash! Students who show expected behaviors at school can look forward to a Mystery Treasure Hunt for October! Way to go Bear Cubs!

7 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Two students standing next to a water bucket, catching sponges.
Two students holding sponges next to a water bucket
Two students standing next to a water bucket
Two students holding sponges next to a water bucket
Students racing to water buckets with sponges
Students standing in 4 lines behind water buckets
Students lined up throwing sponges to each other

Kindergarten classes at West Bountiful competed in Nursery Rhyme Olympics! Students completed a series of "events" with all of the Kindergarten classes! This came after finishing their Nursery Rhyme and Fables Knowledge Unit.

8 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Student jumping over a cone
Students in 2 lines competing in a potato sack race
Students sitting against a wall listening to a teachers directions
Student trying to balance a plastic egg on a spoon

Reminder:

Fall Break is October 16th and 17th!
There will also be early dismissal on Wednesday October 15th and Monday October 20th, with school getting out at 1:30 pm.

8 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
The text Fall Break, October 16th and 17th - No school over an orange background
Harry Potter Night was pure magic at West Bountiful Elementary last Friday! From enchanted activities to spellbinding fun, the evening was a great success. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the witches, wizards, and Muggles who volunteered their time and helped make the night unforgettable.
8 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Student dressed as Harry Potter riding a broomstick.
Student sitting in chair wearing the Harry Potter sorting hat.
Man dressed as Hagrid from Harry Potter. Sitting in hallway.
Zonkos Toy Shop sign.
Students playing quidditch in outdoor classroom.
Students wand painting art sitting to dry in classroom.
Witch making pink cotton candy for students at the "Honeydukes Candy Store"
First Graders at West Bountiful are finding different ways to communicate with one another! Students were challenged to communicate math problems to their partner without using their voices.
8 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Student working individually with math cubes and popsicle sticks
Math manipulatives at a carpet
Two students working in a pair on a carpet with paper and pencils
Six students sitting at a rug with math manipulatives
Student working at a table with math manipulatives
Fourth graders worked on their teamwork skills by creating collaborative classroom posters. Each student had a role to play in making these beautiful posters.
8 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Two posters created by pieces of student artwork that come together to say 'you belong here' and 'every day is what you make it'.
Third Grade Scientists Explore Life Cycles!
Third grade students have been diving into the study of life cycles! Students identified cause-and-effect relationships in how plants grow and change and learned how environmental factors can affect a plants life cycle. The lessons culminated in students modeling pollination because pollination is an essential step for plants to produce seeds and continue the cycle.
8 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Picture of two girls and a boy student moving pipe cleaners on the inside of a printed flower
Living Arrays in Third Grade!

Mrs. Stevens’ third graders didn’t just learn about arrays today—they became them! Students lined up in rows and columns to create “living arrays,” showing equal groups in action. With laughter and teamwork, they discovered how multiplication expressions connect to the patterns they made together. Math is always more fun when you get to be part of it!
8 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Students lined up in rows and columns with teacher in the front.
West Bountiful Elementary PTA's event, "Harry Potter Night", is coming up on Friday, September 26 from 5:30-8:00pm. Join in the fun by purchasing 'galleons' to be able to participate in various activities. Entry is $5/person.

Thank you, PTA, for organizing this amazing event!

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8 months ago, West Bountiful Elementary
Witch's hat and broom on a red background with the words 'PTA event!'