MAY 8 @ 6:30 Save the Date!We are having a Utah Program on May 8th. All of the 4th grade students will be singing different Utah songs for you. It is at 6:30 in the Q2 gym. Best dress (like you would wear to a wedding or church) or school uniform please. Along with singing, seven students from our room were randomly picked to have speaking parts. These parts need to be memorized. WE are excited to entertain you all! Invite everyone you know to come-no limit! All of the 4th grades kids have created something to show you about our beautiful state. Come earlier enough to walk around and see their creations.
The speaking parts are listed below:
Paige-Student #1: The Navajo people lived in dwellings called hogans. Their hogans were filled with happiness, and the people would sing songs while they built them. The doors would always face East, and the mud all around the house connected them to Mother Earth. Beauty and harmony are important to the Navajo people.
Addie-Student #2: The Paiute people moved around a lot and lived in wickiups, made of branches and brush. They travelled in small groups of 15-30 people. Plants were very important to them, and they used over 96 species of plants for medicine or food. When Mormon pioneers came to their lands, they made friends and worked for the pioneers on their farms, sharing their great knowledge of Utah.
Jazmin-Student #3: The Goshute people also lived in wickiups, and moved around in small groups. But Goshutes were specialists in desert living. They knew how to find food and water when it was scarce. They used sweat lodges, and had religious leaders called shamans. They also played fun games, including one with a hoop and a pole.
London-Student #4: The Shoshone people lived in wickiups, teepees, and caves. They stayed in family groups and worked hard to find food. They laughed and played games made from sticks, roots, and clay. They respected parents and grandparents and took care of family members when they were sick.
Damian-Student #5: Utah is named after the Ute people. Utes lived in teepees. They didn’t really have chiefs in their tribes, but they did have medicine men. They told stories of creation around the fire, and they dried meat and fruit to eat during the winter. Utes gathered horses, and learned to use them to travel far, and they knew the mountains well.
Summer-Student #6: In 1850, the United States organized the region as a territory and named it Utah in honor of Ute Indians living here. Later, Utah was admitted to the Union as the 45th state on January 4, 1896. Utah has gone through a lot of changes since the pioneers first entered the Salt Lake Valley. Look back for a moment at Utah’s history…We’ve come a long way since yesterday!
Aiden-Student #7: Utah has an area of 84,990 square miles, and is divided into 29 counties. Some of these counties were given Indian names and some were named after explorers and trappers. Others were named after minerals, trees, lakes, rivers, and animals. We are able to name each one!
