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Show Page A 8 Thursday, September 17, 1987 Park Record chool IBrSef s New teachers at PPES Balloons from Parley's Park Students at Parley's Park Elementary will be enjoying the attentions at-tentions of a few new teachers this year, including Gail Alger and Katherine Heller. Alger, a third grade teacher, has worked in Park City for a few years. From 1984 to 1986, she worked at the Early Discovery Pre-school. After that, she decided to expand upon her associate degree in early childhood education by earning her teaching certificate from Westminster College. In order to earn a teaching cer-ticate, cer-ticate, a person must also work as a student teacher. Alger did her stint as student teacher at Parley's Park last spring. This fall, she has begun her career as a public school teacher. She says she's excited to be at Parley's Park. "Teaching in Park City is the best around here, from what I've seen, and I've got a neat group of kids," said Alger. Katherine Heller is new to Park City, in a way. For the the past seven years, Heller, her husband, and their two boys have been building a house in Silver Creek. Anticipating a move up here, Heller looked into a job she heard about at Parley's Park. She got the job, and now she teaches first grade at the school. Coming from Altera Elementary in the Jordan school district, Heller is used to a district which pushes for quality education. Last year, Altera was honored by the federal government govern-ment with an award for excellence in academic acheivement. She was worried about leaving that atmosphere, but she is excited about Parley's Park. The class she taught last year had 29 students in it. In Park City, she has only 19. "I wish everyone could feel this good. We have supplies, we have support," said Heller. Kindergarten has writers By RON GEORG Record staff writer Next time your kindergarten student stu-dent comes home to show you what he wrote in school, you may be suprised. Some students at Parley's Park will be coming home with real words, not just the fanciful scrawl children often make in trying to imitate im-itate writing. Parley's Park students go beyond imitation. According to Linda Singer, principal of Parley's Park, the kindergarten program at the school is using the newest techniques techni-ques in early childhood education. Singer said that kindergarten students are learning to write as a means to learn how to read. It seems that practicing the mechanics of language, writing, helps a child's understanding of reading, a less tangible skill. By the time children are through scrawling away, they are comfortable comfor-table with written language. "They learn incidentally. They can build their reading on their writing skills, which could be anywhere from something illegible to cursive, but the kids can read it." Of course, some students simply aren't ready for writing that early. This is one advantage to Park City's low student to teacher ratio. "Our goal is to challenge each student," said Singer. "And some will move slower than others. We want our techniques to be developmentally appropriate." Still, all work and no play not only makes kindergarten students dull, but restless as well. "A lot of our kids are ready for bigger challenges than fingerpaints but you still don't want to give the fingerpaints away," said Singer. No gain.No pain. Keeping your weight at a moderate level may scale down your risk of heart attack. at-tack. So maintain a healthy diet and lighten up on your heart. American Heart Association WE'RE FIGHTING FOR OJRLIFE " . . ri Gail Alger j .... . i- " ''St tr"n 'I On Sept. 18 students at Parley's Park Elementary School will celebrate Autumn Aloft with their own balloons. The balloons, donated to Parley's Park by the sponsors of Autumn Aloft, are the standard helium variety instead of the magnificent orbs which will be hovering around Park City. Each student will receive a balloon with his name attached to it and intruc-tions intruc-tions to return the attached card to Parley's Park. Once the recovered I.D. tags have been collected, teachers will map the progress pro-gress of the balloons and use the charts as an instructional experience in meteorology. Balloons have made it all the way to the East Coast. One tag was just returned return-ed from last year's launching. It had made it to Wyoming, and it was just found last month by a nine-year-old Wyoming resident. Air Force ROTC scholarships This year, Air Force recruiters at the high school will be qualified to accept applications for ROTC scholarships. In the past, recruiters have only sought students for direct enlistment. College-bound seniors are welcome to apply for the scholarships, most of which pay full tuition, most laboratory and textbook fees, plus a $100, nontaxable, nontax-able, monthly allowance. See recruiters for details. They're the short-haired, uniformed guys wandering around the high school looking at once cocky and uncomfortable. Shakespeare competition The Utah Shakespeare Festival is sponsoring its annual high school Shakespeare Competition, highlighting the acting talents of young men and women from all over the Intermountain West. The competition is an opportunity for students to work on their acting skills. "Our judges don't just mark their score on a ballot and that's it. They work with the students, show them what they did well and what they could improve," im-prove," said R. Scott Phillips, public relations director for the festival. Application for the Oct. 2 and 3 competition is Sept. 28. About 35 schools are expected to attend. For information, contact Phillips, Todd Adams, or Shirley Moore at 586-7880. Katherine Heller J Register Now For Fall Classes Backstage Dance Studio (under the direction of Deborah Wing) TUE: 9:00 am AdultInter.-Advanced Jazz 3:30 Ages 3-5 Tap Ballet Jazz 4:30 Ages 6-10Tap Ballet Jazz 5:30 Ages 11-12Tap Ballet Jazz WED: 5:00 Teens & AdultJazz THUR: For Information Call Deborah Wing 649-2925 or 649-6808 9:00 am AdultTap 4:30 Ages 4 & 5 Tap Ballet 5:30 Ages 10-12Ballet Jazz We've kept the best of our old menu at The Columbine ...but we've also added some exciting new pasta items like Pasta Primavera and Marinara Fettucini. To celebrate the introduction of our exotic new pasta dishes, we're throwing a Pasta Feed every Wednesday night. For just $5.95, you can treat yourself to our Pasta Primavera or Marinara Fettucini, served with salad and garlic bread. We'll even refill your pasta plate at no additional charge! Come try our pasta at The Columbine. Join us for dinner Mon.-Fri. 5:30-10 p.m.; Sat., Sun. 5:30-10:30 p.m. Lunch and happy hour served daily. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS fCOLUMBINE AT THE RESORT C ENTER 649-7062 Silver King State Bank & Valley u Fjn u 4 V I I It a Utah Sep Friday, September 18 6:00 A.M. Dawn Patrol 7:OOA.M. Inflation of all 25 hot air balloons. Souvenir and food concessions open. 7:30 A.M. Balloons launch and begin daily competition. 9:30 1 1:00 A.M. Balloons land; live entertainment on field. 4:00 10:00 P.M. Autumn Fest at Karl Winters Middle School. Folk dancing, live entertainment, entertain-ment, bazaar. Saturday, September 19 6:00 A.M. Dawn Patrol 6:30 A.M. Sky diver & fireworks display. 7:00 A.M. Inflation of all 25 hot air balloons. Souvenir and food concessions open. 7:30 A.M. Balloons launch and begin daily competition. 9:00 A.M. Run Aloft - 5 K race for the benefit of the Park City Handicapped Sports Association. 649-399 1 9:30 - 11:00 A.M. Balloons land; live entertainment on the field. 10:OOA.M. National Bike N' Tie Championships. 649-9513 10:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. Autumn Fest at Karl Winters Middle School. Folk dancing, live entertainment, entertain-ment, bazaar. 9:00 P.M. Fireworks display. Sunday, September 20 6:00 A.M. Dawn Patrol 7:00 A.M. Inflation of all 25 hot air balloons. Souvenir and food concessions open. i70 |