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Show Thursday, April 5, 2007 OREM TIMES Page 5 notes NEWS AND IDEAS FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS Retiring teacher takes class on bookstore shopping spree Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF In a literacy version of an Easter egg hunt, third graders in Nadine Corral's Suncrest Elementary class scurried around bookshelves finding reading gems around every corner and perched on every end stand. The occasion was a very special field trip to Barnes & Noble Bookseller in Orem Tuesday courtesy of Corral. Each student was apportioned $16 with which they could purchase the books of their choosing. Cristian Martinez was specifically spe-cifically hunting for art and science related books. One of his selections included "Scratch and Sketch," a book of colorful color-ful sheets of paper covered in black wax that can be scratched off to create pictures and designs. Wide-eyed children explored every inch of the spacious kids section and used calculators to make sure they stayed within their budget. "It's very cool," Martinez said. "It's like a book paradise, very beautiful." While many pupils quickly snatched up exciting -sounding titles, a more discerning Zoey Lowther carefully reconnoi-tered reconnoi-tered scads of books before making her picks. OPERA APPRECIATION Courtesy Cherry Hill Elementary School Singers with the Utah Opera and Symphony perform for students at Cherry Hill Elementary School during a March 20 assembly. To introduce the art of opera to the children, the opera members played a game called "Who Wants to be an Opera Star?" The gathering was part of a monthly "Art in the Box" program at Cherry Hill in which professional artists and arts groups immerse students in various art genres. The program was created by a teacher and two parents to fill the gap created by the loss of the school's Title I funding previously used to employ an art teacher. bruin BRAYOEN SANTO So Bruins, last week was pretty crazy. Mainly last week on Friday. Date: April 6,2007 Tickets: by April 4th - $5 each$25 Family of 6 . , 7 after April 4th-$6 each -at the door TimC 4 p.lTl. TO p.fTl. Purchase Tickets At: www.lehiareochambr.org ni ,i i nr . LeW Legacy Center laVilla Salon, NQC6. LEW LCguCy CCnTCr utah Community Credit Union in Saratoga Springs "Ooh, Beverly Cleary," she said at one point. "Awesome." Her aim on the field trip was to acquire chapter books and some easy readers. "I think I'll be able to get four if I don't spend so much on chapter books," Lowther said. John Patten, Suncrest Elementary El-ementary School's principal, said the field trip shopping spree came about nearly on accident. Corral, who he calls a literacy guru, had been stocking away funds over the years in the Alpine Foundation fund, a savings account for classroom materials, and had lost track of her balance. Although Al-though she originally planned to buy a book for each of her students, the discovery of the unexpected nest egg led her to change her plans, and schedule the field trip. "It allowed some students who probably haven't been to a public library let alone a bookstore book-store to see all the wonderful things out there," Patten said. "Her hope is that it will be one of those unforgettable days for her kids. That they'll look back on it as a turning point." Corral, who is retiring at the end of the year after 28 years of teaching, thought she had a balance of $80 in the Foundation Founda-tion fund when in reality there was $318. "That's why I call it my little Lots of stuff was going on, but the two main events were final elections and State Jazz Band Competition. So, we went to the final elections assembly, where it was "Red Team" vs. "Gold Team." There was even a surprise sur-prise appearance by the white team (the student council right now). It's funny how desperate desper-ate the people running are. We were entertained by Come Join Ike Fun ot h !M km The Evening Will Include: ASHLEY FRANSCELLNorth County Victor Castro, 8, tries to find a book as Daniel Mendez, 8, reads Tuesday at the Barnes and Noble in Orem. miracle," she said. "I thought it would be more fun for them to pick out their own books." More than just providing a memorable experience for the kids to get their own books, Corral hopes her students learn bookstores and libraries are a virtual treasure trove of adventure, adven-ture, wonder, and learning. "These are big decisions," she told her students as they showed classmates their selections, selec-tions, punched numbers into watching them riding a little plastic tricycle (with matching motorcycle helmet and leather jacket) to drinking a raw egg. Oh, there was lots of dancing, too. And two Mr. Rich jokes. That was pretty crazy. Then the Jazz Band left to Murray High School for state jazz. After our performance, we went into a clinic and then sight read. Our piano player, Andrew Dinner GamesActivites Taster Bunny Entertainment Door Prizes fttyibllllbFl the calculators and made last-minute last-minute changes. Erik McFadden tightly clutched tightly a book called "Marvel Super Hero Fact Book" emblazoned with popular popu-lar protagonists such as Spider-Man, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Fantastic 4. "Because I don't know that much about the enemies," McFadden said, explaining his choice. Blackham was waiting in suspense, because he was running for student body secretary. sec-retary. It turns out that he was elected, and he was jumping jump-ing up and down in the clinic when he found out. The others who were elected elect-ed were: Nic Blosil, student body president; Janna Mills, student body vice president; Andrew Blackham, student o m s K All schools I Alpine School District Community Meeting The district's superintendent and school board members will provide information and answer an-swer questions about the implementation im-plementation of bond projects in the Orem area. The meeting meet-ing will be Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at Mountain View High School in room 171. I District Storytelling Festival Festi-val The district's storytelling storytell-ing competition will be held all day at Mountain View High School on Tuesday, April 10. Mountain View High School I Bruin Cheerleading Try-outs Try-outs Tryouts for the cheer-leading cheer-leading squad will be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (April 4-6). I Dance Department Concert The Dance Department will hold its spring concert Friday, April 6, in the auditorium audito-rium at 6 p.m. t State Drama Competition Competi-tion Drama students will participate in the state drama competition April 12-13 at Taylorsville High School. Lakeridge Junior High School I Orem High Registration Counselors from Orem High School with begin registering incoming students Friday, April 6. I Student-led parent and teacher conferences Students will present items they've learned to their parents par-ents during parent-teacher conferences on April 3 and 4 from 1 to 7 p.m. Cherry Hill Elementary I Fourth-grade Utah program pro-gram Fourth graders will present a program to parents Thursday, April 5, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the gym about the state of Utah, the focus of the students' history curriculum. I Dual language registration deadline Parents wanting want-ing their students enrolled in the dual English-Spanish language program much register reg-ister their student by Friday, April 6. I Cherry Hill performs "Oklahoma" Student performances per-formances of the school-version of "Oklahoma" will be April 11 and 12 at 6 p.m. Cost is $1 for students or $5 for family. Orem Elementary I Character Assembly The character assembly for April will be held Thursday, April 5, at 1 p.m. body secretary; and Caitlyn Boswell, historian. The Jazz Band found out their scores at state that day, and we got two 1-minuses, and a 2-plus. That's not bad, considering that it was state. Next week is going to be pretty boring, but in the weeks to come, there will be more exciting things. 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I I K fc i fc i ki.l U fcTii I I Hearing Impaired Program A hearing impaired program pro-gram will be held Thursday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m. I Gold Medal Assembly A Gold Medal assembly for students stu-dents keeping track of their Gold Medal Mile distances will be held Wednesday, April 11, at 1:30 p.m. Suncrest Elementary I Sixth grade Shakespeare play Sixth graders will perform a Shakespeare play on Thursday, April 5, from 7 to 8 p.m. I Parent After School Club Showcase Students will highlight what they've learned all year in the After School Club during a showcase show-case Friday, April 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. I Fifth Grade Wax Museum Fifth graders will participate partici-pate in a wax museum activity activ-ity on Friday, April 6, from 12:50 to 1:45 p.m. I Book Fair The Book Fair will be held April 9-13. I Moms and Muffins Kindergarten Kin-dergarten students and their moms will read books and eat muffins on Wednesday, April 11, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. I SEP Conferences Parents Par-ents can sign up to attend SEP conferences on Thursday, Thurs-day, April 12, from 3:45 to 7:45 p.m. Sign ups are online at www. suncrest .alpinedis-trict.org. .alpinedis-trict.org. Vineyard Elementary I Spring pictures Spring student pictures will be taken Thursday, April 5. I Sixth-grade photo A panoramic photo of the sixth-grade sixth-grade class will be taken Friday, Fri-day, April 6. t Hoops for Heart Students Stu-dents will be participating in the exercise program April 9-13. Westmore Elementary Art Week Art Week at Westmore wraps up today with rotations for grades 1-6 from 12:20 to 2:08 p.m. Rotations Rota-tions include karaoke, puppets, pup-pets, music, drama, art, and origami. On Friday, April 6, the program concludes with a 10 a.m. talent assembly. I Second-grade Field Trip Second graders will travel to the Children's Museum at the Gateway Mall in Salt Lake City Wednesday, April 11, at 10 a.m. I Maturation Program Fifth and sixth grade students stu-dents and their parents will participate in the maturation program Wednesday, April 11, at 1:15 p.m. semble, MORP, etc. I'm so excited; ex-cited; I can't believe I'm going to Disneyland in nine days. Well, I'm pretty much out of stuff to write for this week. My brain has once again ceased to function after an exhausting week, so I'm going to stop typing right now and let you go read some other article in the newspaper. Read the editors column, its always good. ' HI. opy |