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Weilenmann Weekly Updates – May 18, 2012

Megan Black Receives Grant Middle School Science teacher, Megan Black, was presented with a check for $2,478 with the news that she and her students are the recipients of CenturyLink’s 2011 - 2012 Teachers ... Continue Reading »

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Summer Courses 2012 – July Spotlight

WSD is offering exciting summer classes in a variety of subjects — art, math, science, sports, and just plain fun! Summer courses are offered on-campus, off-campus, and online, and are designed to enrich ... Continue Reading »

Weilenmann Weekly Updates – May 11, 2012

Teachers Say “Thank You!” WSD Teachers were showered with gratitude in all its forms this week. Heartfelt thanks to Julie Prugh and her committee for organizing a week of Teacher Appreciation like none ... Continue Reading »

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Summer Courses 2012 – Mid Summer Spotlight

WSD is offering exciting summer classes in a variety of subjects — art, math, science, sports, and just plain fun! Summer courses are offered on-campus, off-campus, and online, and are designed to enrich ... Continue Reading »

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Stoked on Socks

Weilenmann School of Discovery students in Brandy Tempel’s first grade class gathered 200 pairs of new socks for The Road Home shelter in Salt Lake City. An anonymous friend matched the ... Continue Reading »

Lower School Assemblies and Exhibitions

Lower School assemblies and exhibitions are now calendared for the year. Here is a printable schedule of those to which parents are invited. Please keep it handy! Lower School Assemblies and Exhibitions 2011 – 2012 Parents ... Continue Reading »

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Advice for Lower School Parents – The Top Ten

by , Principal As I read books on parenting and effective teaching, I like to file away my favorite pearls of wisdom. Here are my Top Ten for parents of younger children. ... Continue Reading »

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Middle School Market Day – February 24, 2012

Tomorrow, Friday February 24th, is our 3rd Market Day Event where Middle School kids sell their home-made crafts, toys, clothing, accessories, gifts and foods, and give a percentage of their sales back to ... Continue Reading »

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Middle School Market Day – December 8, 2011

Tomorrow, Thursday December 8th, is our 2nd Market Day Event where Middle School kids sell their home-made crafts, toys, clothing, accessories, gifts and foods, and give a percentage of their sales back to ... Continue Reading »

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Middle School Highlights – Fall Term 2011-12

by , Middle School Dean Academic Highlights The Weilenmann Middle School recently received an outstanding vote of confidence this fall from Phillips Exeter Academy. After reviewing our school’s mission statement and researching the faculty ... Continue Reading »

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Grand Opening of “Market Day”

WSD Middle School students will launch the first of four “Market Day” events on Thursday, October 27. Inspired by the many students who showed entrepreneurial skills during last year’s Middle School Student ... Continue Reading »

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Lisa Palmer-Leger: Outdoor Program

I am originally from a small town outside of Washington, Missouri. I graduated from Truman State University with a B.S. in Biology. After graduating, my sister, Lori, and I ... Continue Reading »

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Lori Leger: Outdoor, LS Science

I am originally from a small rural community in Krakow, Missouri. The summer after graduating from Truman State University with a bachelors in biology, my sister and I spent a couple of months ... Continue Reading »

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The Master Teacher

by , Principal There is no single policy that, on its own, will fix all the problems in our public schools. But if I had to pick one thing to improve student learning, it ... Continue Reading »

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Michelle Torzillo: Fifth Grade

I was raised in a small farming community in North Dakota. It was an unhurried lifestyle where people looked after one another, and didn’t think twice about scolding unattended misbehaving children. By age ... Continue Reading »

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We’re Off and Running

by , Principal We just completed an exciting Fall Term. Students experienced their first Science Sleepover, participated in their first Weilenmann Wild Run and Harvest Festival, and explored their inner entrepreneurs at ... Continue Reading »

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The Master Teacher

by , Principal There is no single policy that, on its own, will fix all the problems in our public schools. But if I had to pick one thing to improve student learning, it ... Continue Reading »

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Middle School Highlights – Fall Term 2011-12

by , Middle School Dean Academic Highlights The Weilenmann Middle School recently received an outstanding vote of confidence this fall from Phillips Exeter Academy. After reviewing our school’s mission statement and researching the faculty ... Continue Reading »

2011-12 Busing Services

Busing services are offered to both Park City and Salt Lake City students. UPDATE: Good news, Salt Lake City families! WSD is able to reduce the cost of the SLC bus service ... Continue Reading »

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Jake Garn Visits Weilenmann School of Discovery

As part of WSD’s ongoing “Wish Upon a Star” Visiting Artist and Speaker Series, former Senator Jake Garn was on campus May 2 to speak to students about his singular experience as a ... Continue Reading »

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Running with ED

The third annual Running with Ed relay race will be held on May 19, 2012. Running with Ed is a 41-mile relay race with 10 race legs. The legs vary in length from ... Continue Reading »

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Middle School Market Day – February 24, 2012

Tomorrow, Friday February 24th, is our 3rd Market Day Event where Middle School kids sell their home-made crafts, toys, clothing, accessories, gifts and foods, and give a percentage of their sales back to ... Continue Reading »

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Visiting Artist Jenny Oaks Baker

Weilenmann School of Discovery was thrilled to welcome acclaimed violinist, Jenny Oaks Baker, on Thursday, February 16. To acknowledge the occasion, students and faculty came to school in best dress, and Middle ... Continue Reading »