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Show B3 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 Vernal Express TTfU Christopher Lamb gets some personalized time with Discovery's secretary, Kathy Reynolds. Discovery, continued from page B2 scientific, mathematical, and religious traditions that their posterity have carried on or have allowed to disappear. Students are producing PowerPoint presentations in the computer lab, which will complement research presentations. Throughout research reading, "we have teamed about research techniques sources, bibliographies, elements of nonfiction, graphic organizers, adjectives, proper nouns, and use of the library. Mrs. Reynolds feels that her class is filled with hard workers who get along well with each other. The most fun part of the day is in sciactivience, where many hands-o- n ties take place. The students are learning how to integrate their math skills, such as measuring and graphing, with science. Most of the students also enjoy the Russian language lessons, as well as learning about the Russian people and culture. Students in Mrs.Reynolds class are working hard at improving their reading skills and reaching their accelerated reading goals. In social studies, the students are learning about the constitution and how our government is organized and works. During the spring students will hold a mock senate hearing to showcase the things they have learned this year. In Mrs.Fulkcrsons class, students have experienced many fun activities, such as the field trip to Salt Lake City, where they visited Hansen Planetarium. During the visit, Mrs. Fulkerson stood in a cage surrounded by electricity as her students cheered her on. They also saw a laser show and experienced a simulated space shuttle landing and handling of moon rocks. The field trip concluded with a visit to Wheeler Historic Farm, where students got a hands on education about life on a farm at the turn of the century. The DARE program is also alive and well in Mrs.Fulkersons class, with students taking away from the class many important life skills. Finally, Mrs.Fulkcrson's students are writing to a class of 5th grade students in Atlanta, Michigan. The pen pals have traded all sorts of information about the places they live. Mrs. Merkley says that the most exciting thing we have done in is the Accelerated Reading Program. Our goal is to have everyone earn at least one dog tag. We would like to earn at least 200 points each for a total of 5.050 total as a class. Any student who earns 350 points or a black dog tag will be invited to dinner with me at the end of the year. We currently have earned 3525.7 points as a class. Almost everyone has earned a dog tag! Mrs. Moore reports that her class has been working hard on literacy skills. They have used a phonics program called Rewards to improve their decoding, spelling, and fluency abilities. The class reads and discusses in class one novel each month, watch the video, and then compare the novel to the movie. Most of the class agrees that books are better than movies. The class uses Accelerated Reading and Star Reading tests to keep track of reading progress. In English, students wrote and shared tall tales with the class, and Math, they supplemented regular math drills with math games and geometric art items that adorn the room. The class receives one marble for every day that everyone is prepared, and after earning 25 marbles, the students get to have a They have this year! earned two In Mr. Hall's reading class we have used a phonics program entitled REWARDS. The program taught us how to read long words by looking at the parts of words and the vowel sounds. We learned that most words have common beginning and ending parts, and when we learned those parts we had learned a large part of most read-a-tho- n. read-a-tho- Jesse White and Dena Bodily Womack and Montgomery to wed in temple Bodily and White to marry March 8 Dena Marie Bodily and Jesse L. White have chosen to be married March 8 at the Uintah Stake Center. A reception will be held in their honor March 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Uintah Stake Center, 4080 S. 2500 E. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Shelly Bodily of Vernal. The groom is the son of Danny and Tanna White of Vernal. The couple plans to make their home in Vernal. Kebbie Womack and Matthew Montgomery have chosen March 7 to marry in the Mount Timpanogas Temple. A reception will be held in their honor March 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ballard LDS meetinghouse, east of Roosevelt. Independence. She is a 2000 graduate of Union High School. The bride is the daughter of Donald and Debra Womack of The couple plans to make their home in Vernal. The groom is the son of Brad and Michele Montgomery of Vernal. He is a 2002 graduate of Uintah School District. Marriage Licenses Matthew Lynn Montgomery Vernal and Kebbie Womack Myton, issued Feb. 27. Ie Pillen of Buffalo, Wyo., issued March 3. Douglas Thomas Burke, Jr. of Myton and Melissa Mae Foote of Roosevelt, issued March 3. of of ' Amasa Lyman Mecham of Green River, Wyo. and Amanda Rebecca Krubsacks class respond to What is the best stuff in the fifth blowing bubblegum grade?: reward activity, geo balls, heart boxes,: pinwheols," Com Maze, Harry Potter Movie, having a good teacher, Red Ribbon Week, pizza party, meeting Heidi, learning the Preamble to the Constitution, cross demonstration, skiing country Library a la Mrs. Hunt, eating lunch in the classroom, art with Mr.Ahmsbrak, D.A.R.E., recess, pyramids in PE. When yyure on top, learning about the Presidenfyif' the United States, I Wish it Were Summer Day, learning to play the, ukulele with Mrs. Cleavinger, the pizza alternative for lunch, talent, sharing days in music, memorizing the first two paragraphs of of Independence, rope' climbing and swinging in P.E. with,' Mrs. Howard, computer with Mrs. Hatch, History Fair with Mrs. Parr, science experiments with Mr.Hall, cart wheeling with Krubsack, door decorating contest, the first days of school and meeting the teachers, living, learning, and loving it!!!!!!!! Mrs. miles! Tiffani Winkler and Courtney Slaugh await their turn on the swings at Discovery while Casey White enjoys a few minutes of high flying fun. Mrs. Struthers class are becomloons, and where mold grows the words. This is important because the longer words often carry the ing fabulous scientists this year. best(bathroom, bread box or furnace room). We had the chance to They have become master electrmeaning of the sentences in our circuits and be We icians, constructing school textbooks. also practiced peer judges for Mrs. Searle's class and their History Fair We machines; our simple heredity experts, increasing reading fluency. now benefit from the REWARDS learning traits and adaptations of Projects.. .that was a real learning animals; ecologists, discovering experience! of better reading. We also won the Mrs.Erskine says her class is havways to take care of the beautiful in and world which we because of our great writing contest live, a wonderful with geoloing year, starting skills! We've earned close to 3(XX) the trip to the State Fair as well as gists. building volcanoes and learnAccelerated Points as a class so far the com maze. At the com maze, ing about earthquakes. Science is in and this lives our of farmsee were able the how to every aspect they year (2,891 to be exact...at this they it! we should get close to 5,000 by rate studied had enjoy experiencing ing they actually Mrs.Ahmsbraks class is working the end of the year). As a Gold worked and how farm products on some exciting Science projects Medal School, along with Mrs. were harvested. In the outdoor on for Fair March the Science 6th. Christensen and Mrs. Merkley's varstudied students the classroom, ious hereditary traits that parent classes, we run 10 minutes each day Projects range from building a dimmer switch to show about electrici(for some, that's about a mile a plants and animals pass on to the have next generation. They also had ty and include: erosion of the Grand day....by the time the year is over fun studying earth changes, making Canyon, how well sprouts grow in we will have run around 3,600 different types of water, surface miles...that's each class, so all snow volcanoes, pangea globes and area experiment with nails and bal together that will be over 10,000 creating landforms from salt dough. With accelerated Reader, they have become better readers and are having fun, too. They have a written poetry, character sketches, essays, tm letters and stories. The students want to thank their parents for the support they give them every day. Temperatures door-decorati- This year Mr. Vances class went on a field trip to the Bluebell com maze on which students learned many new things about agriculture, and some of the students took their teachers advice and got lost in the maze"! The students have learned many valuable lessons from Officer Watkins in the D.A.R.E. program and will graduate in a few weeks. They have also created some wild experiments in science without blowing anyone up, in addition to Native becoming experts - on American history. In addition to starting the year with the great field trip to the Hansen Planetarium and Wheeler Farm, one third of Mrs. Hullinger's class is in Drama this year. Mrs. Hullingcr teaches drama after school on Monday and Wednesday. The other two thirds of drama club comes from the other classes in the school. Some students work as stage crew, creating props and scenery, while the others have lines (speaking parts) they memorize. It has been a lot of fun for the students as they prepare for presentations. Just before Christmas they performed for the school and then for their families, "Scrooge". The drama club is working hard on their next presentation, "Marco's Millions". It is a lot of hard, stressful work and the students handle it well. They are looking forward to this next presentation in March. the students of And finally provide names of (he bride and her parents, the groom tnd hu parents, the location and date of die wedding and of any reception or open house, schools the couple have attended or are attending, current employment of the bride and groom and where they plan to live Please thould he clearly focuted. Photocopies, Photot J r IU, t r- v' ; This Weeks Registry... HOME RECEPTION mg H 1 CEmJP j KRADIOSH&udiiM iv - i And Receive A o FREE $15 gift certificate ; w RECEPTION w Dena rBodily & Jesse rWhiie Saturday, March 8, 2003 7:00 - 9:00 pm Uintah Stake Center 4080 South 2500 East 280 W. 8-- 8 Main Sat: 6 Vernal 8-- Sun: 781-155- , ; - Come In dr Register Today! 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