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Show Poropeir nutrition Transistion... Continued from page 13 If your child still wants to do it all, they may need help from you to figure out if that is possible. With a high schooler, organized activities take on added importance. impor-tance. According to a 1997 national nation-al poll called. "Kids These Days." seven out of 10 adolescents do not belong to a club or organization, a reason that leads many young people peo-ple to join gangs instead. Don't underestimate the dangers; gangs are on the increase everywhere. Gel your child involved in groups w ith positive goals. Rethink jobs. One government study of 12,000 students in grades seven through 12 found that teens w ho work more than 20 hours a week during the school year were most likely to have emotional problems, abuse substances, and have early sex. While a middle schooler's opportunities to earn money will be limited, a high schooler, who may be driving, will have more opportunities and may push harder to earn spending money. Until parents are sure he can manace his schoolwork, hold oil . Parents need to attend orientation night. This night will familiarize parents with the typical day in the life of their child. Unless you "walk in his shoes, even for an hour, you may not understand his concerns later on. This night also offers the opportunity to meet the teachers and find out what they expect from their students. Monitoring a child's school progress should be an ongoing process. Maintain high expectations expecta-tions and make sure they understand under-stand that their job is school. Teachers say one of the best ways to motivate a child in school is for parents to have high expectations. Most schools try to send out a progress report as soon as possible in the fall. View such a report as an early warning system to make sure your child is performed up to standards. stan-dards. In middle and high school, parents par-ents no longer sit around the sandbox sand-box or visit the playground with their children. So meeting the parents par-ents of your child's classmates becomes more of a challenge. Besides joining the parents' organization, organi-zation, find other ways to meet them. Work in the School library, while helping them learn how to go on field trips andattend parent , manage and succeed on their own. get-togethers. Maeser to use building block to literacy Vernal Express Wednesday. August 9. 2000 1 5 jprdyc As the new school year begins parents need to help their kids begin the day with healthy eating habits. Make eating breakfast part of their daily routine. . The American Dietetic Association did a study with the following results: Kids who eat breakfast are more alert, more creative, perform better in school and are tardy less often. Breakfast gives kids a significant signifi-cant part of the day's recommended nutrients, increasing their chances of meeting daily requirements. Skipping breakfast changes the way their brain works and could diminish school performance. On average, breakfast eaters are better prepared for the day and are less likely to be overweight. Ability to recall and use new information, attenliveness can be hurt by hunger. When lunch time rolls around it's a great time for their nutritious mid-day meal. Providing a child with a variety of foods w ill lead to a healthy diet, and hopefully keep them interested in eating their lunch. Many fruits and vegetables are easy to package and help fulfill daily nutritional requirements. Children also need to be taught to wash their hands before eating their lunch. Foods such as peanut butter, box juices and raisins, are particularly good because refrigeration is not required. The federal government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend three to five servings per day from the vegetable group and two to four daily servings of fruit. One fruit serving consists of one medium apple, banana, orange or 12 cup of chopped, cooked, or canned fruit or 34 cup of fruit juice. A vegetable serving can be measured as one cup of raw leafy Middle and high school are exciting excit-ing times for kids. The parents' role should be less player and more coach. Work with them before school begins and keep informed after opening day. This will lend valuable assistance to children By Krister) Kremln Express Writer hocusing on a balanced literary approach with an emphasis on the four blocks to literacy, Maeser Elementary is looking towards a great year of improved writing and reading skills. Principal, Dennis Atkin explained that the four blocks program designed to concentrate on self-selected self-selected reading, writing, guided reading, and working with words. Four teachers have already received this training in the past two years and are the school literacy coaches. Six more teachers received their training this summer and will continue con-tinue it throughout the school year and w ill become the school literacy trainers "This year, we really want to push writing with reading, commented com-mented Atkin, "We also want to work on character development." Atkin went on to explain that they would work on character develop ment and education through a program pro-gram called Positive Action. The program w ill be school w ide. Each classroom will be working together to create a unified learning process. Two new kindergarten teachers will be coming to Maeser. Valerie Peraz and Stacie Brakefield w ill be working with the other kindergarten kinder-garten teachers in the kindergarten center. In addition to new teachers at the kindergarten center, the school district dis-trict has built two new rooms to be used as kindergarten classrooms. There w ill also be a room designated designat-ed for music, one for special services, ser-vices, and another for a library. Maeser Elementary is expecting approximately 600 students this year. Atkin believes that good teachers are the best people on earth, and complimented Maeser teachers. "We have some of the best teachers in the district here at Maeser. We are looking to a great school year." 7 4kS 53 1210 alon Full Service Salon BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL Aug. io - Sept io SLOQb Off Perms, Colors, Weaves & Uicf;lting Caff Jamie, Patti or Darreff for appointment at 789-5451 Walk-Ins Are Welcome! frw Sara Pitfrim LMT Cell 783033 or 828-3033 for tfpprintment better Dearaooig UgMfl f", !' 7-7 mm r 4 J ... I X 'V r "I. L DJ and Jeremy Young learn about nutritious after school snacks. v egetable or 12 cup of a cooked or chopped raw vegetable. Additionally, keep in mind that growing children need more nutrients nutri-ents especially iron. 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