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Show Wilt Guardian of Your Community News Sentinel NJHS prepares emergency kits Laura Carter SFJHS Last November, Will Bass, working on his Eagle Scout Award, and the National Junior Honor Society at Spanish Fork Junior High School began a project to supply emergency kits for each classroom. The kits provide essential needs for students in case of a long term lock-down situation or evacuation. The kits are a work in progress and currently hold essentials such as water, hand-warmers, sanitizer, plastic bags, treats and other emergency items all packed into bright orange 5-gallon buckets from Home Depot. Each year the NJHS will add more emergency items as more money and donations are gathered. The Community Council for Spanish Fork Junior High School has asked for classroom emergency kits for many years and Will made the project possible. He started collecting items and money for the kits at parentteacher conference in December, going through neighborhoods with scouts from this troop, contacting business and asking individuals for donations. Will worked closely with Principal Robert Fleming and the National Junior Society for the school to make the project a success. SpanishFork Junior High School and Will would like to thank the following businesses for their generosity: Penguin Copies,Fresh Market, Maceys, Shopko, CAL Ranch, Emergency Essentials and Home Depot in Lindon. Also a large thank you goes to contributors Dr. Briggs and Dr. Peterson for their generous donations as well as to all the parents and students from Spanish Fork Junior High who donated and helped with the kits. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 • B3 Five grants given to five separate schools Five Elementary schools in Spanish Fork and Salem received grants from the Nebo Education Foundation. The second-grade team at Foothills Elementary received a literacy grant, Second-grade teacher. Nancy Swenson, said, "Thank you so much for awarding us a Nebo Foundation Grant. We were excited to receive this money so that we can order our Learn to Write Lap Book Variety Pack books. This set of 12 books will help us teach a variety of writing skills such as writing a report, becoming an author, journal writing and writing a friendly letter, through a fictional picture book. We were introduced to this set by our literacy specialist, Cindy Porter, and have used a few of them with our students. The students have had fun with the stories and have been able to produce their own writing at the conclusion of the lesson. We are anxious to give our students more opportunities for writing success as we use these books." Larsen Elementary received a technology grant for a multi-media projector for their special education classes. Kristi Jensen, special education teacher at Larsen, said, "Technology really catches the interest of my students and so I will use [the projector] to access many types of technology in the class, i.e. a smart board, document camera and airliner. It will be mounted to the ceiling of the classroom to facilitate use. This will really be an asset to my classroom and instruction." Park Elementary received a literacy grant for their English Language Learner (ELL) students. Ms. Jennifer Sorensen, teac her at Park, said, "Thank You Nebo Foundation for the grant that Park Elementary received. The money will be used for leveled reading books. The books come in both fiction and non-fiction and are in kits which provide research-based lesson plans in a guided-reading format. The books will provide support for English Language Learners by focusing on vocabulary and connections between English and Spanish. The books can also be used for integration in science and social studies. Both teachers and students are excited to have new books to choose from in their reading groups. We appreciate the Nebo Foundation for helping us provide this tool to our teachers and students." Riverview Elementary received a music grant. RaeAnn Nelson, music specialist at Riverview, said, "I am very excited to receive the grant for musical instruments for the students at Riverview Elementary. We will be purchasing a new drum set and percussion instruments. I appreciate your willingness to help improve the learning experience of students." Spanish Oaks Elementary received a literacy grant. Selene Pierson, literacy specialist at Spanish Oaks, said, "Spanish Oaks is very grateful to have received a grant from the Nebo Foundation. We plan on using this grant for our leveled library. We are the largest elementary school in the district, and we have found that our guided reading library was not meeting the needs of our students. We are in need of books for beginning readers and also books for advanced readers. We plan on matching the generous donation of the foundation and ordering books for both ends of the guided-reading spectrum." "We are thrilled to be able to provide teachers with the tools to help students succeed. The foundation could not provide these funds without the help of our generous public. We continue to receive funds from our local businesses and community. The foundation is grateful to so many charitable donors that make the foundation possible," said Lana Hiskey, Nebo Education Foundation Executive Director. Businesses and individuals can donate as well. You can specify a specific school, classroom or program to donate to. The extra help through additional funding gives Nebo students the advantage of enhanced learning. For more information about the tax-deductible donation to Nebo Education Foundation, please contact Lana Hiskey at Nebo School District, 354-7400, e-mail lana. hiskey@nebo.edu or mail 350 South Main, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Courtesy photo PREPARED: A Spanish Fork Jr. High student helps assemble emergency buckets for each classroom in the school. These Buckets will sustain students and teachers for approximately 72-hours in the event of long-lasting lock down or major disaster. East Meadows Courtesy photo FOOTHILLS ELEMENTARY: Pictured, back row, left to right, are Kevin Johnson, foundation board member; Principal Ed Schollenberger; Natalie Clyde, past president; and Scott Barlow, foundation board member; front row, second-grade teachers: Jill Shipp, Joan Lunceford, Nancy Swenson and Coral Lee Findlay. District Art Show Now showing at the Peteetneet School in Payson is the Nebo School District Art Show. This exhibit runs through February, giving all a chance to check out the entries from students at Spanish Fork Jr. High School. The following students have exhibits in the art show: Katelyn Gallacher, Kelsie Christensen, Nathaniel Goodman, Bethany Wride, Malea Uresk, Shawnee Argyle, Bryce Bingham, Kell Jensen, Kayla Krause, Trevor Ricks, Jennifer Clark and Alexa Baker. Their art teacher, Mr. Millman, is very proud of his students and invites everyone to visit the exhibit. Courtesy photo ' GOOD SPORTS: On Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 the East Meadows 6th graders spent the day BYU. Sports players there talked to the students about choosing good heroes that have accomplished their goals and dreams by working hard. Students watched demonstrations land participated in many sports including soccer, golf, football, basketball and gymnasftics. Pictured here playing golf in the indoor practice field is Jorgen 01senu The Sentinel BOOKS |
