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Show DECEMBER 22, 1995 PAGE 3 Home and School: Links by Belknap Elenentan nri W vital LILY ESKELSEN Prasidsnt, Utah I It V rT v- - Belknap Elementary students, pictured right, recently took part in what has become a school tradition: making individual plates. The children each create a design, when is then transferred to a plastic dinner plate. The plates art currently on display in the lobby of the school. Back row: (left to right) Stephanie Smith, Devon Powell Amanda Smith. Tawnva YsHIm J There is a thief stealing from our children. But what this thief steals is virtually impossible ! to replace. Some children are J safe, but others, he preys upon ; again and again. The thief is? V ) I Patrick, Chang, Ji-Chang, Brianna ' 1. ) ' Jc tiff etA.lc Absenteeism What uw v BIVMIB Ul : i ) f f t i Green, Kaliegh Howard. Front: Whitney s i i v time. Anderson, Jacey Blackner, Trevor Fredrickson, '.'.' V Virtually every child will . Myers, Chantz Black, Weston Roberts, Ti miss some school because of an ; i i MaKayia Noel, Marisha Farnsworth. illness or family emergency. '..We must always make allowances for such absences. But what of the family which always puts school attendance last Could the dental appointment , be made after scnooK Must roe lamny vacation taice scnooi time? I've bad students explain to me that their; parents let them "sleep in" because they had been to a late party the night before. These parents opened the door, and let the thief steal from these children. Oh, yes. The teacher is inevitably asked to allow the child to "make up" the missed time. And teachers will try to come up with the pages to read or the worksheet to do or the exercise to complete. But the discussions are gone. The questions asked which clarified the lessons aren't repeated The hands-o- n activities have been put away. It would not be reasonable to expect a teacher to reenact an entire missed day for one child, and so, with all the best intentions, most teachers will tell you that a child cannot really make up a missed day. Studies show that students with a of high ; history absenteeism have an extremely drop-ou- t Habitual rate. j high absenteeism leads to academic ; frustration, loss of faad failure. Parents must be to depended upon keep absenteeism to an absolute minimum Protect your children. IM ilia U T rt U. uuci w an f--USUI iu uiv i tuc 1 .. ....... 1 Ji-W-on i Ho 1 1 1 1 1 J T 'r ! .. j .1 i self-estee- m laju id 'door. gvi HOW CAN I KEEP MY POINSETTIA ALTVE BEYOND CHRISTMAS?. Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas 1 Answer by: Jerry Goodspeed, Utah State University Extension Horticulturist from Poinsettias are native Mexican plants. They love the holiday season because they are short-da-y plants that require long launch their color to nights change, They are relatively easy to care for. Protect them from freezing temperatures, especially when Place them in transporting. light-fille- d rooms and away from drafts. They do best in rooms between 55 and 65 degrees at night. Water poinsettias when the soil is dry to the touch. They are very sensitive to over watering and will develop root rot quickly if kept too wet. Water the pot thoroughly, letting excess water drain out of the bottom. Apply water-soluban fertilizer once a week during the holiday season. The colorful bracts of se, of the poinsettia is and generally yellow The most inconspicuous! common bract color is red, though varieties recently V developed include pink, white, yellow and marbled combinations. ' Healthy poinsettias have dark green leaves below the bracts and foliage all the way to the base. The best plants are the ones with the least amount of true flowers present. The flower buds are the red or green buttons in the of the bracts that open to a small yellow flower. center Shelly Marshall at le these are leaves, not flowers. plants The flower Randee Mellor Carol Thompson o Milford Office - P. 0. Box 798 - Milford UT 84751 Phone: 387-24- 22 Offices also located in St. George, Cedar City, Hurricane . ..- - t . ' ... |
