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Show Page 14 THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Volume V, Issue VIII February 1, 2002 The Toyota Time Math Grant Influences Lives! A brand new, showroom floor, silver Toyota Landcruiser 2001 pulls up to the sidewalk at Valley Elementary School. The gleaming paint is nothing compared to the bright faces of onehundred twenty-five Valley School sixth graders! To the screams and cheers of their classmates, four students are called forward from the of one hundred dollars off the best deal they could get from his sales personnel, fifty dollars off a two-hundred dollar or more service repair from his service department, or a free oil change! What’s this all about? The sixth grade team of teachers at Valley has received funding from The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Sixth Grade Performs Marvelous Puppet Plays By China Barnes Student Reporter On January 11, Mrs. Evans’ 6-1 and 6-3 classes put on playful puppet performances for the Second Grade students. 6-1 and 6-3 each had different plots and settings. They also sent out messages to the children such as: don’t do drugs, be happy, tell the truth, give and receive, and many more. Everything in the fabulous puppet plays was homemade. Each puppet play was created by different groups, or as we called them, tables. Each table made puppets, drew and colored their own exciting scenery, and also created exquisite scripts! Mrs. Evans was very pleased, and so were the sixth graders who participated. For all of those who watched, you were the reason we performed! Thank you so much. Raising a Reader — Advice to Parents of Young Readers Winners front from left to right: Carly Hirst, Morgan Hensley, Natalee Bailey and Brooks Munyer. Etta Baker is in the back. crowd. They won the opportunity to go for a spin in the Landcruiser because they submitted the best budgeting entries for first quarter. One parent winner is also called forth! That parent submitted the best household budgeting tips for the quarter. The top four students and the parent are ushered to the waiting vehicle and climb inside. Their classmates cheer, wave streamers, and shout their hurrahs because they know that budgeting and careful financing makes everybody a winner! The four wave back at the crowd and throw candy. They are now ready for the next part of the award— savings bonds given to them from Tony DiVino Toyota of Ogden. In fact, Tony DiVino Toyota is giving away eight fifty dollar savings bonds to the kids, and coupons for adults, for their choice Toyota Time Grant Award to be used for two school years. The grant allows teaching of math principles in the form of financial planning, budgeting, exploration of needs versus wants, market value and a host of economic ideas in the project called EconoMe. Tony DiVino was glad to get involved in something that will have such a positive effect on our community. He gave our students the opportunity to vote on the car of their choice. He came up with the idea of the savings bonds and was gracious enough to give coupons for the adult winners. This is such great fun. Partnerships add to projects like this immensely. If you would like to help or join in on the fun, call a sixth grade Valley teacher or talk to a sixth grader from Valley Elementary—home of the money-wise Bulldogs! 1. Be a reader yourself! 2. Let your child see you read. It demonstrates that you value reading. Remember that children usually value what their parents value. 3. Set aside at least 15 minutes everyday to read with each other. That’s also a great way to show that you like spending uninterrupted time together. It’s an excellent self-esteem builder. 4. Be relaxed and encouraging during reading time. Provide support, not criticism. 5. Visit the library often. Participate in library storytimes and reading clubs, and make sure your child has a library card of their own. 6. Always keep children’s books, magazines and other reading materials within your child’s reach so they can be read anytime, anywhere. 7. Show your child how reading helps you get information, answer questions, and discover interesting things. Ask your child what they are interested in. Look things up together in an encyclopedia and check out some non-fiction children’s books. 8. Go to reading-centered places. Do exciting things involving reading. The more experiences children have, the easier it is for them to read because of all the new ideas and vocabulary they are exposed to. 9. Get your children involved in everyday reading—directions, grocery lists, recipes, labels, instruction manuals, and even the billboards and signs along the road. 10. Read the newspaper and clip out articles or comic strips your child would enjoy. 11. Limit television. If he’s interested in a certain kind of TV show, look for some children’s books or magazines that are the same style—action, comedy or sports, for example. 12. Play games together that require reading and words skills, such as Monopoly, or Scrabble. 13. Books on tape are fun, too. Pause the tape and talk about the story, the characters, or what might happen next. 14. Encourage your child to be a writer. Let him start a journal. Keep paper and pencils available and show how proud you are of the stories they write. 15. While you’re reading to your child: run your finger under the words as you read aloud; show how you begin reading at the top of the page and work down; point out words that are repeated often. See if your child can spot those words when they appear again; talk about the pictures, too. Many times children can figure out unfamiliar words by looking at the pictures that accompany the story. Come V i sii t U s Valley Junction Inn E-mail: VJInn2002@hotmail.com www.valleyjunctioninn.com Natalie Chambers, Manager 801-745-1259 2547 N. Valley Junction Dr. Eden, UT 84310 |