On April 25, all fourth grade students from Park View were able to go on a field trip to the John Hutchings Museum in Lehi. The students rotated through rooms that included early Utah pioneer artifacts, rocks and minerals, fossils, animals of Utah and Utah during the Wild West. Students were also able to view an exhibit featuring ancient Native American pottery and weaponry. Students were able to play the drums and feel a buffalo skin. The fourth graders were given a piece of obsidian after they exited the Hutchings Museum. Afterwards, the fourth grade had lunch in the park.

On Thursday, April  24, fourth graders from Park View competed in the Hershey Track meet at Payson High School. Other fourth graders from Orchard Hills Elementary, Santaquin Elementary, Goshen Elementary and C.S. Lewis Academy competed in the track and field events. Park View students competed in the softball throw, long jump, 50, 100, 200, and 400 meter runs. Kiri Barney from Miss Hutchinson's class scored third place in the finals of the 200 meter run. Great job to all of the fourth graders for doing their best! 

March is reading month at Park View Elementary. Students in each class are reading every minute they can to help their class win prizes. To inspire students to continue reading, emplyees of Payson City came to read to each class. Mayor Moore was able to read to several classes, including Laura McAllister's second graders.

On February 24, the Storm Van from Utah County Stormwater Coalition came to visit Park View fourth graders. Mrs. Devlin from the County Water Department taught the students about protecting our drinking water from water pollutants, or "villains". Students were able to throw rain drops named "Billy", "Bob", and "Jo" into a collection tank. If they missed, water villains ruined the drinking water. Students discovered that pet waste, toxins from paint and gasoline, fertilizer and garbage are the main culprits behind water pollution.

Park View is proud to introduce Shanna Stirland as the new principal for the 2014-15 school year.

Stirland has been a school teacher for fifteen wonderful years.  Twelve of those years she taught at Spanish Oaks Elementary.  She has taught fourth, fifth and sixth grades.  She also enjoyed directing the school’s show choir for many years.

Valentine's Day was an eventful day at Park View. Students from all grades were able to purchase Heart Grams for their friends sold by the Student Council. The money raised went to Breast Cancer Research in honor of our dear friend and former teacher at Park View, Leslie Ewell. Students enjoyed classroom parties and Valentine exchanges. Our Latinos in Action students from Payson Junior High brought the classes hearts and treats. Third grade students classified and sorted different types of Valentine's candies. In Ms.

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Heart Grams are on sale this week. All proceeds are being donated to Komen for the Cure (fighting Breast Cancer). We are donating them in the name of our beloved Mrs. Leslie Ewell, who is currently fighting breast cancer. Read her story here.

Students in second grade celebrated the 102nd Day of school today. Celebrating the 100th day is important because place value is  a fundamental math concept in 1st and 2nd grades. Since students are in the second grade, they celebrated the 102nd day. Students dressed up like they were 102 years-old, wrote about what they might be like when they are 102 years old, wrote equations that equaled 102, thought of words that described 102 (old, elderly, cane, etc), and gave numerical values to letters and added up how much these words would equal 102.