Sixth grade students have definite ideas about what is and is not great. Just to give you an idea, having no homework over the weekend, early-out school days, earning good grades and PE are on the “great” list. They also have a pretty good handle on some of the things that […]

As the Jazz get ready to hit the road, I wondered how they fill their “extra” time waiting to play their opponents. Since I couldn’t ask the players, I asked my students instead. I thought that their ideas might be more entertaining than the truth. Here is what they came up with:
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Following a lively discussion in PE last week about my coaching abilities, I asked a few students who they would choose to be their personal coaches. I am not too bad at coaching 6th grade students, but then they only play against their classmates and there isn’t a serious reward at the end of […]

I know that confession is good for the soul but I am not exactly sure whose soul we are talking about. I married a dyed-in-the-wool, fully certified Jazz fan. He bought season tickets, although in the tippy top of the world section, when the Jazz first came to town. He can spout […]

Sixth graders have a lot on their minds this time of the year. For example, there are the baseball team playoffs, practices for Christmas performances and last minute efforts to bring up their grades. In spite of all this mind boggling, important kid stuff, there […]

Suppose that you are eleven years old and could have any job in the Jazz organization that you wanted. What would you choose? Some of the sixth graders thought that they could handle quite a lot. Here are their picks.
Ryan would love to be the point guard because “it is the most […]

I asked my sixth graders to tell me how their lives might be different if their dad was an NBA player. Their answers really surprised me. Here is how some of them responded:
Allie wrote; “If my dad was on the Jazz team, I would probably live in the same house but we […]

I recently asked my class to respond to the following question: “How are the Utah Jazz team members an asset to our community?” They began to write almost immediately with enthusiasm and big smiles on their faces. It is obvious that the “kids” are paying attention to their hometown sports heroes. Some […]

We have been studying place value in our math class. When I came to the millions place, I asked my students who might make a million dollars. Their immediate answer was “professional athletes.” The discussion soon turned to “should a professional athlete be paid millions of dollars?” Here is what […]

By elementary, we don’t mean simple, we mean young, enthusiastic and eager to become JazzBots! Hi, we are the Crestview Elementary 6th grade writers! Our 6th grade student population is two-thirds boys to one-third of girls. Our school is located in Salt Lake City. Our teacher, Mrs. Chatterton is our leader. […]