Home of the Bobcats
These posts share the many positive things happening along with success stories that the community should know about.
Thank you to all of the friends and family who came to our Halloween Parade on October 31st @ 9:30 a.m. Our students and teachers enjoyed showing off their creative costumes. Here are a few pictures of our Halloween fun:
Congratulations to our 2017-18 PTA Reflections
Award Winners & Participants
Thank you to all of our students who participated in the the 2017-18 National PTA Reflections contest. We appreciate the support of JSD Board Member Darrell Robinson for joining us to recognize our 2017-18 Reflections participants and winners at our Reflections Awards Night on Thursday, October 26th.
Thank you to the Utah Rotary Club for visiting BCE and distributing dictionaries to our 3rd grade students! “Rotarians and their clubs throughout District 5420 have distributed dictionaries to 3rd grade students in Utah by partnering with the Dictionary Projects.”
Thank you to our amazing PTA for putting together a successful Color Obstacle Course Fundraiser!
Congratulations to our students for reaching our goal of raising over $15,000 in Envelope Donations!
Thanks to all who donated money, time, auction items and/or joined us to celebrate our fundraising efforts & to watch Principal Bollinger kiss a pig on Friday, September 29th!
Thanks for supporting our students!
Dear Parents and Students of Butterfield Canyon Elementary,
I am delighted to introduce myself as your new assistant principal and look forward to serving the Butterfield Canyon Community. As a Utah native and Herriman City resident I already feel at home here and look forward to supporting the school mission of LEAD: Learning Daily, Empowering Leadership, Achieving Goals and Discovering Potential.
Jordan School District’s mission statement, “Every Child, Every Day” does a nice job of summing up my most basic personal philosophy of education. As an educator, I maintain a strong focus on student learning and the whole child. Building positive relationships and a collaborative working environment are of utmost importance to me.
My background as an educator includes teaching at the elementary level for many years, as well as completing administrative internships at the elementary, middle and high school levels. I thoroughly enjoy working with children and young people of all ages, and absolutely loved my years as a classroom teacher. Most recently I served as a teacher facilitator at Herriman Elementary, coaching intern and new teachers and assisting with administrative duties. My passion for nurturing all educators, but especially new teachers, blossomed with this position. I’m excited to work with the teachers of Butterfield Canyon. I was also fortunate to work with Ms. Bollinger at Herriman Elementary and couldn’t be happier about joining her at Butterfield Canyon!
I have heard wonderful things about the Butterfield Canyon community. I look forward to meeting you and assisting each of your students in their individual educational needs. Please feel free to contact me at any time.
Sincerely,
Ms. Candie Checketts
Dear Butterfield Canyon Elementary Community,
I am looking forward to working with the great community of Butterfield Canyon Elementary (BCE). As an educator, I am student-focused, results-oriented, and collaborative. My goal is to always do what is in the best interest of students.
I taught special education at Cottonwood High School for 7 years and was also the Head Girls’ Basketball and Soccer coach. My next adventure was teaching special education at Bluffdale Elementary for 8 years. This past year I was fortunate to be the Assistant Principal at both BCE and Herriman Elementary. I believe that my variety of professional experiences throughout the past 16 years will allow me to better understand and help meet the diverse needs of all students.
My vision is to continually increase the quality of education by providing instructional leadership for data-driven decision making to improve learning for ALL students, foster an effective professional learning community enhanced through professional development, and maintaina safe environment conducive to learning and teaching.
Education is my passion and I fully support Jordan School District’s Mission Statement: “Every Child, Every Day.” Please know that I am here to serve the children and people in the BCE community. I am happy to address any questions or concerns to ensure that every child’s educational needs are met each day.
The BCE community is amazing and I feel so blessed to be a part of this unique school culture. I look forward to getting to know all of you. Thank you for all you do to support the education of your student(s).
Sincerely,
Ms. Amanda Bollinger
We want to send out a big thank you to all who joined us for the Color Run and silent auction Friday evening. Despite the weather, the run was a success and we enjoyed many fun activities inside the comfort of our great school. We are grateful for your support as students, parents and PTA.
Students who are able to demonstrate mastery of their grade level assessment three times in a row will become a member of the Math Fact Ninja Club at our monthly induction meetings. Aside from having their picture up in our library hallway, those who have mastered the math facts can have free time while the rest of the class is practicing and being assessed. They also receive one free karate lesson by Honshi Darren Cox over at the Herriman Community Center for being a club member. He provides some instruction and demonstration for the students at their club induction meeting at the school. Students will receive a Math Fact Ninja wristband to go with their club card. This club exists to encourage students to spend more time becoming fluent in their grade requirements to prepare them to solve more difficult multi-step problems. Please encourage your student to develop a regiment of study that will allow them to join the club.
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Math Fact Ninja Club Requirements:
K: 10 addition up to 5 in 1 minute
10 subtraction up to 5 in 1 minute
1st: 15 mixed addition sums to 10 in 1 minute
15 mixed subtraction in 1 minute
2nd: 36 mixed addition in 1.5 minutes
36 mixed subtraction in 1.5 minutes
3rd: 36 mixed multiplication up to 6’s in 3 minutes
36 mixed division up to 6’s in 3 minutes
4th: 72 mixed multiplication up to 10’s in 4 minutes
72 mixed division up to 10’s in 4 minutes
5th: 90 mixed multiplication up to 12’s in 3 minutes
90 mixed division up to 12’s in 3 minutes
6th: 100 mixed multiplication up to 12’s in 5 minutes
100 mixed division up to 12’s in 5 minutes
* Students must complete this requirement three times before they’ll be invited to the math fact ninja club induction meeting to demonstrate mastery.
Our school choir knocked it out of the park with their performances on Wednesday this week. First, they sang for the student body and then, later in the evening, performed for their families. The show had high energy, was fun and, most of all, was well done.
These students and the teacher leaders came to school on their own time every Wednesday morning before school. They have practiced hard all year.
A BIG thank you to Miss Dall, Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Perkins and Mr. Woolf for sharing their talents and working so well with these students. And a BIG thank you to all of the students who came every week and worked so hard to learn the music and their parts to create a wonderful production.
Everyone at Butterfield Canyon works together to create something amazing. We are fortunate to have such amazing people.
Butterfield Canyon Elementary students participated in the American Heart Association's "Jump Rope for Heart" event for the 2nd year in a row. The school’s student council sponsored the event.
Students jumped their way to raising around $7,000! (More evidence that when Butterfield Bobcats put their minds to something, things happen.) Students who were resourceful enough to raise at least $35 in donations were invited to help tape Mr. Hansen to the wall.
Way to go Bobcats!
