Please check your email for Mrs. Valerio's latest newsletter. As we enter this season of gratitude, I want to take a moment to thank you for sharing your wonderful children with us. We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to spend our days learning, growing, and creating memories with them. It is truly a privilege to be part of their lives, and we appreciate the trust and support you give our staff each day. We are so thankful for our Mt. Loafer families! Mrs. Valerio

Congratulations to our Altitude Award and Salem City’s Kindness winners. We are proud of you for showing kindness and being good examples of perseverance. Keep working hard, Grizzlies!

•••Thankful••• We’re thankful for the wonderful students, parents, and staff we get to work with at Mt. Loafer. What are thankful for? Tell us in the comments.

The rivalry is ON! 💙🏈❤️ Teachers and students showed off their team colors and proudly represented their favorite team. Who are you cheering for? Let the friendly competition begin! ❤️🏈💙

🏈🔴🔵 THE CHIPS HAVE BEEN TALLIED! 🔵🔴🏈 The votes are in, and our students have made their predictions for Saturday's BIG GAME! 🏆🏈 Today, our schools got into the rivalry spirit with a fun BYU vs. UTAH Tailgate Lunch! Students picked their team with their chips — 🔵 Cool Ranch for BYU or 🔴 Nacho Cheese for Utah! We had a BLAST celebrating one of Utah's biggest rivalries while enjoying some delicious tailgate food prepared by our AMAZING Lunch Team! 🍔👏 A HUGE shoutout to our lunch crews for making today extra fun for our students! ❤️ Now the big question… WHO WILL TAKE HOME THE WIN ON SATURDAY? 🏈🔥

🎶 A little music, a lot of fun! 🎺 Our fifth graders had a special treat as the Salem Hills High School Band joined us for an assembly! They shared their talents, introduced students to different instruments, and gave us a fun glimpse into the excitement of being part of a school band. Thank you, Salem Hills Band, for sharing your love of music with our Grizzlies! 🐻💙

🏈🔴🔵 FOOTBALL RIVALRY IS COMING TO SCHOOL LUNCH! 🔵🔴🏈

BYU vs. UTAH… Who will YOU choose? 👀

This Friday, November 6, Nebo School District is bringing the rivalry to the lunchroom with a special TAILGATE LUNCH! 🌮🏈

Students can predict Saturday's big winner by choosing their chips:

🔵 Cool Ranch Doritos = BYU Cougars

🔴 Nacho Cheese Doritos = Utah Utes

After lunch, we'll tally the results at all 47 schools to see who our students predict will WIN the BIG GAME! 🏆

Come hungry, wear your team colors, and let the chips do the talking! 😎

GO COUGARS! GO UTES! GO SCHOOL LUNCH! 🍎

(in accordance with Utah Law HB 405, our chips do not contain any food additives or artificial food dyes)

Our Grizzlies made Halloween extra special with their adorable costumes, big smiles, and plenty of festive fun! 🎃👻 🕸️From classroom celebrations to hallway giggles, it was a day filled with laughter, friendship, and memories we’ll cherish. So grateful for the fun and joy our school community brings! Happy Halloween, Grizzlies! 🧡🐻🖤

Wishing all our Grizzlies a frightfully fun Halloween filled with treats, laughter, and a little spooky magic! 🎃👻🕸️🖤

🎃 No tricks—just a tasty treat! Join us for school lunch this Friday and enjoy a student favorite - CANDY CORN PARFAIT! 🍬🌽

The Nebo Child Nutrition Team wishes all of our students and staff an exciting and safe Halloween! 👻🧡

Our kindergarten artists in Miss Evan's class created some spook-tacular watercolor masterpieces! 🧟‍♂️

Mt. Loafer’s annual Halloween Parade will be held on Friday, October 30 at 9:15 AM. Parents are invited to view the parade from the back of the school. Please stand on the edge of the blacktop, so students can walk on the black laptop to exit and enter the building. Thank you! 🎃 👻Halloween Costumes: Halloween masks will be allowed during the parade, but will need to be taken off for the remainder of the day. Please keep blood and gore to a minimum and be mindful to not wear costumes that may be offensive or may contain any offensive material. This includes but is not limited to dressing to portray another race, religion, or culture. Fake weapons will not be allowed at the school as per district policy. We want this to be an enjoyable day for all of the students at Mt. Loafer.

Mrs. Elzinga introduced persuasive writing to her class by having them write a paper about eating more bugs - they learn about the benefits of eating insects. So of course they have to sample some. They had crickets, grasshoppers, and mealworms. The crickets were mostly deemed ok, but the mealworms not so much!

The students in Miss Aaliyah's class became “chefs” as they practiced sequencing events from Muhammad’s life. Each pizza topping represented an important event from the CKLA chapter. Students had to read the chapter carefully, identify each event, and determine which topping belonged first, next, and so on. As they found the events, they built their pizza in the correct order. Through this activity, students learned how to identify and sequence important events in a historical text and use details from the chapter to support their thinking.

We will be holding our annual Parents and Pastries on Wednesday, October 21. Come enjoy a delicious donut and browse the Book Fair.

Have a fun and safe Fall Break. See you back at school on Tuesday, October 20.

🦁 We are so excited to begin auditions for Lion King Jr.! Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade are welcome to audition. We do want families to be aware that we will be primarily casting 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Our rehearsals can sometimes be long, especially after a full day of school, and we want to make sure our younger students are able to enjoy the experience without becoming overly tired or overwhelmed. That being said, if you have a kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade student who is exceptionally talented, mature, responsible, and excited about performing, we would absolutely encourage them to audition! We will consider younger students for roles that are a good fit for their age and abilities. Whether or not students are chosen for a part in this year’s production, learning about the audition process will definitely help them in future auditions. We hope the experience will be positive and encouraging for every student, even if they do not receive a part this year. We want every student who auditions to feel welcome and have the opportunity to show us what they can do. We are looking forward to seeing all of our future stars! 🌟🦁🎭

With cooler fall weather on the way, you might have a little more time to curl up with a good book. Come support our PTO and stock up on new reading material at the Mt. Loafer Book Fair, happening October 20th-23rd. Book Fair Hours: 8:00-9:30 11:15-12:45 3:00-4:00 If you would be willing to help by working at the Book Fair, then please sign up using the link on our website. Thank you for your support!

Third grade had Clint’s Reptile Room come for the end of their animal classification unit in CKLA. They learned a lot about reptiles and the main differences between snakes and lizards. They got to pet lots of scaly friends!

Congratulations to our Altitude Award and Salem City’s Kindness winners. We are proud of you for showing kindness and being good examples of teamwork. Keep working hard, Grizzlies!