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Show THE Issue XI OGDEN VALLEY NEWS March Valley Elementary Kindergarten Round-up Valley Elementary’s Kindergarten Round-up is just around the corner. This year it will be held Wednesday, April 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Students must be five years old on or before September | to be eligible for the 2005 -2006 kindergarten school year. If you have a student who is eligible for kindergarten, and you have not received a kindergarten packet, please call the school at 452-4180 or come in and fill out a registration paper. We will give you a Kindergarten packet as soon as we receive the registration paper. It is important that you receive the packet as soon as possible so that you can make all the necessary appointments for your child and have the packet completed by April 13 (Kindergarten Round-up day). It is important that we have an accurate count of Kindergarten students to insure that we have the proper amount of classes in place for the coming school year. This process begins early in the spring, so please register your Kindergarten student today! One Kindergarten Round-up is a great time for students to meet their teachers and other kindergarten students, and to spend time in their classrooms. It is also a good time for parents to become oriented as to how the kindergarten program is implemented at Valley. e to see all of you at Kindergarten Round-up Wednesday, April 13. Round-up Agenda 2:00-2:30:Registration in the gymnasium in forms rom Kindergarten packet). 2:30: Parents and kindergarten students meet in the multipurpose room. Students and kindergarten teach2:40: ers go to the kindergarten rooms of activity time. Parents stay in the multipurpose room for orientation meetin 4:00: Treats for parents and kindergarten students in class rooms. “A” You Don’t Want Children to Get Naps) As a parent, there are many things that can make your child’s school experience fulfilling. Forging new friendships, excelling in sports and bringing home stellar report cards are a few examples. In fact, bringing home a straight “A” report card is probably at the top of the list. But parents beware! Not all A’s are to be commended— eed: A is one “A” you don’t want your kids to atitis A is spread by the fecal- oral route through close person-to-person contact, or by ingesting contaminated food or water. Children are at high risk of contracting the disease because they often come into close contact with other children in school and daycare settings. Symptoms can be debilitating and include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal discomfort, jaundice, and dark urine. Infected individuals can unknowingly infect others two weeks prior to feeling ill themselves, which can lead to widespread outbreaks “Parents do not typically consider hepatitis A to be a real threat to their children,” states Alan Brownstein, President and CEO of the American Liver Foundation. “The Utah’s 15, 2005 Snowcrest Student Art Show to be Displayed at Ogden Valley Library The Weber County Library’s Ogden Valley Branch is pleased to present the annual Snowcrest Junior High Student Art Show, running March 25 through April 23. The exhibition will feature works from 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students enrolled in Art I, II, and III; and Crafts I and II The show will include works in various media and depict a variety of subject matter such as pencil studies, vibrant oil pastel florals, watercolors, an array of oil and acrylic paintings, abstracts, colorful studies in perspective, still lifes, par traits, and distinctive works in ink a monoprints. The exhibit will alse high- light a charming exhibit of history cubes, mirror etchings, weavings, and Ukrainian eggs. The student artists featured in this exhibit are currently designing wildlife pieces in pen and ink Weber Pathways. So look for their work in an upcoming “Pathways in Weber County” brochure. The Snowcrest Junior High School Student Art show will be exhibited in the Lorna Wattis Swanson Gallery of the Ogden Valley Branch Library 131 S. 7400 E. Huntsville. For more information about this exhibition, contact Sarah at 745-2220 Sixth Annual Celebrate Shakespeare Festival Announced Everyone’s reality is, children serve as silent carriers of the disease, exhibiting little to no symptoms, and pass the disease on to their parents and older siblings who can experience severe symptoms.” The highest incidence of hepatitis A is among children 5 to 14 years of age with almost 30 percent of reported cases occurring among children younger than 15 years of age. In fact, approximately 15 percent of reported cases of hepatitis A occur among children or employees in daycare centers. The good news is hepatitis A is easily prevented. epatitis A is one of the few vaccine-preventable infectious diseases,” said Brownstein. “Parents should know the hepatitis A vaccine is safe and effective and is a viable option to protect their children against contracting this debilitating disease.” According to the Weber County Health department, a mandatory two-shot vaccination at about age two is one requirement for kindergarten enrollment. Parents should immunize themselves and their children to ensure hepatitis A is one “A” that doesn’t make it home from school. Page I1 invited to enjoy Shakespearean comedy performed by professionals, an interactive lecture and vintage films, as the Friends of the Stewart Library organization presents the sixth annual Celebrate Shakespeare! Festival, March 23 through April 7. All events are free to the public. “The Taming of the Shrew,” by William Shakespeare, will be performed by the Utah Shakespearean Touring Group, March 23, at 7:30 p.m., in the Ogden High School auditorium. Period music by Duo Dulce will precede the play. The Touring Group will also perform and offer workshops for high school students earlier in the day, sponsored by the Friends in partnership with the Stewart Education Foundation, the Ogden School Foundation, the Weber County Main Library and Ogden High School. Michael Don Bahr, education director for the Utah Shakespearean Festival, will describe his extensive experience in bringing Shakespeare’s drama, fun and fisticuffs to the public. His interactive lec- ture, on April 5 at 10 a.m., is entitled, “Taming Shakespeare: Taking the ‘Hard’ Out of ‘Bard,’” and will be given in the Stewart Library Special Collections on the Weber State University Ogden campus. A 1967 feature film, “The Taming of the Shrew,” starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, will be shown on March 28. Episodes ofa BBC series, “Elizabeth R,” starring Glenda Jackson, will be featured, with “The Marriage Game,” April 5, “Horrible Conspiracies,” on April 6 and “The Enterprise of England,” on April 7. Films will be shown at | p.m. in Special Collections and in the Weber County Main Library Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. For WSU parking information, call the InfoBooth at (801) 626 6975. For information about the high school performances, call Janis Vause, executive director of the Ogden School Foundation, at (801) 737 7307. For information about the Stewart Library events, contact Linda Sillitoe, special projects assistant, at (801) 626 7351. Settle into the relaxing resort lifestyle at Wolf Creek Resort. Minutes from Snowbasin and Powder Mountain, choose from 4 unique communities offering condominiums and free standing homes from $250,000 to $650,000. Gently sloping homesites offer the opportunity to create your own mountain retreat with captivating views of the valley. Homesites are approximately 1/2 acre with a great selection of view options with prices starting at $190,000. 0 & - Je ee “Sem A A ae 3 3; t oe Noa / iale ° 5 Volume XI |