East Sandy Elementary

East Sandy is excited to announce the 2025 Teacher of the Year as Emily Lanie. Ms. Em teaches our Kindergarten through 2nd grade special education cluster class. She joined our school team last year and does a fantastic job building student relationships and adding a positive energy to our school community. Ms. Em consistently demonstrates her passion for fostering learning and student success. She goes above and beyond to create a welcoming and inclusive classroom for all students. We are so proud to have Ms. Em represent East Sandy as our Teacher of the Year! 💙

Our 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Mustangs celebrated Constitution Day with a fun assembly featuring Sandy City Mayor Monica Zoltanski and our own Alison Stroud, Sandy City Councilwoman.They learned about community and how we all work together. They also learned about the new Sandy City Flag and how it was created. 💙

Last Day of School Reminders for Thursday, May 30th! ☀️😎

East Sandy’s Wellness Word of the Month for May is COPING SKILLS! Coping skills are things we can do to help ourselves feel safe, calm, and comfortable when we have big feelings, changes, or challenges. Coping Skills might include things like counting to 10, thinking positive thoughts, being creative, talking to a friend, breathing techniques, exercising, and more. Everyone has big feelings from time to time, so be sure to practice Coping Skills! 💙

We are so proud to announce that the 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year for East Sandy is Elise Hillstrom!! Ms. Hillstrom has taught 1st grade for the last 3 years. Here are a few of the great things that were mentioned when nominating Ms. Hillstrom:
“Ms. Hillstrom teaches with a perfect combo of kindness and tough. She is loving to her students, but she also holds them to her expectations of them.”
“Ms. Hillstrom’s class is always smiling because she brings so much joy to her classroom. And because the students have such a good relationship with her, they learn and grow better.”
“Elise Hillstrom is such an asset to East Sandy Elementary. There is not one kid that comes in the door that doesn’t run up to hug her and say hello.”

We could not agree more! Congratulations Ms. Hillstrom!! 💙💙

We are celebrating Red + White Ribbon Week at East Sandy Elementary! The Red Ribbon symbolizes action and encourages conversations that keep kids substance-free. The White Ribbon promotes media literacy, safe technology use, and making healthy choices online. Studies show that effective prevention strategies for youth should focus on these areas: Family Bonding, Community Connection, Healthy Relationships, and Personal Development. Join us next week as we participate in fun activities at school and home to strengthen these 4 concepts. A schedule of the theme and activity for each day is included below:

Monday: Superhero Dress Up Day Tuesday: Pajama Day
Wednesday: Helpful Hat Day
Thursday: Wacky Hairstyle Day
Friday: Wear Sunglasses for Safety Month