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Show I Thd Sun-Naw- WtKj. March 11. 1987 s 5 Teacher to Parent Helping your child succeed by Betty Condi President, Utah Education Association A Department survey of Education tells us that an overwhelming percentage of teenage respondents reported buying most of their diugs at school Twenty five years ago we had zero levels of drug abuse in our schools excluding alcohol Today the age of first use of drugs by American children has readied ns .lowest pomt ever averaging 12 5 years for alcohol, and 1 1 8 years fur marnuana As long as students involved with drugs attend our schools we have to have policies and programs to deal w ith them. You can tell your district's drug policy is for real if You know what happens a student caught with drugs and that the same things happens to every kid caught with drugs. Students suspended for drug offenses can get their suspension reduced if they obtain help. Teachers are trained' to recog. mre.kids w ho use or are at mk for usug; drugs. Veil know the name of the staff 1 meiliLer retpunkible for referring kids caught using drugs to m school support groups or oulaide helb. ur drug referral program ac- tyaUy identifies kids at risk for drug abuse as well as current ahuners, Students who are returning from treatment or are at ruk for' drug abuse have support groups on campus .The drug curriculum t starts at kindergarten and goes through grade 12. dTeacher have had training tn dealing with substance abuse as a disease that requires intervention and treatment. Your school .consciously anco. ukages students to find healthful, ilug free activities tn school .and (itside. You can name the administrators, parents, colleagues, and others on your school s drug aware-tjes- s team. You've seen school board members at events in community anti-dru- J g programs. WINNERS, Limit TV Host families viewing excess of what is desired: Change TV view ing habits of the Television has almost unlimited entire family by sponsoring more potential far both education and family activities such as games, entertainment. The amount of ti- walks, or other functions that me children spend watching TV would take the child and other increases from the preschool years family members away from the television set. through the early teens. Encourage the child to involve Surveys indicate that children ages two to five, on the average himself or herself w ith hobbies watch about 30 hours of TV a week such as stamp collecting, music or more than 4 hours per day. lessons, or other activities that They watch more TV in the winter young people seem to enjoy. Decide as a family, on the than in the summer. The TV watching habits of children follow maximum time for TV view ing for a close pattern to that of their each individual member of the family. parents. Television programming that is Encourage children to invite designed with the child in mind friends and associates over to their house to play, rather than watch can provide some very delightful ways to gain new and different TV. information. But TV, like anything Encourage all family members to avoid random viewing - just else, can be over used. One criticism is that excessive turning on the set to see what is television watching distracts from on. Family members should be reading time, and might take time encouraged to plan their television away from the child that could viewing as well as they plan other activities. have been used to enhance readParents might want to view with ing skills. A child with poor reading skills is handicapped in their child selected television programs and discuss the content. If many, if not all, academic purthe program supports the familys ' suits. values and ideals, then it provides Drs. Dorothy and Jerome Singers, noted researchers from Yale a forum wherein the parent and University, indicate that children child can discuss and further augment something that is very. imwho are heavy TV watchers interact less 'well with friends, partiportant. If it is objectionable, then cipate less in music, athletics, or it affords the parent the opporreligious activities, and had fewer tunity of discussion with the child the objectional material. hobbies. In the last few years the options Children need a variety in their diet of social and educational of home television viewing via has experiences. TV is part of most cable or home video systems imseems It should it childrens activities, but greatly expanded. not be the major factor of the perative that parents teach their childs social and intellectual sti- children responsible television watching habits. The television mulation. Here are some suggestions for can be a very positive factor in the parents if TV consumption is in life of a child if used properly. Local families are needed to host 210 French and 60 Spanish Dr. Glen Jenson CSU Intension Specialist New regulations on vehicle inspections Changes in Utah state vehicle regulations went into effect January 1, and include inspection items on vehicle suspension and window tinting. According to the Utah Highway Patrol the new regulations could mean citations or failed inspections for some motorists. New changes in the suspension laws have defined altered suspension as a vehicle having the appearance of having been mechanically altered by raising the frame, body, springs and suspension, or increasing tire size to be more than a total of four inches. Violations include a body lift kit or other means installed that raises the vehicle more than four inches. Also included are blocks added to the front axle and that the body does not cover the top half of or entire width of the tires. Other changes include lengthened spring shackles, springs moved from below the axle to above, lengthened steering columns or extensions in brake hose or brake lines wiht other than steel flex hose or steel tubing. Larger wheels and tire sizes that raise the vehicle more than four inches are also a violation. Utah motorists are also remind- ed that after market tinting on windows is illegal in the state of Utah and troopers are issuing traffic citations to those who refuse to remove tinting form their vehicle windows. Tinting is defined as any spray, plastic or any other substance applied to the surface of the glass. Vehicle windows that cannot have tinting are the windshield and the windows directly to the right and left of the driver. All other glass in the vehicle can be tinted legally. For more information about any of these regulations contact the Highway Patrol Office. high school students ana nine who will visit Idaho and Utah this summer with Nacel Cultural Exchanges. The group will arrive July 7, and depart August 3rd, after a four week stay. teacher-chaperone- s The students come from all parts of France and Spain, with the common desire to learn about the American people and their way of life,-- according to Mary Ellen Voshell. coordinator. Host families are encouraged to provide oppor- - Kids Newspapers are loaded with great learning opportunities for our children, yet we frequently read the news and toss it aside without taking full advantage of all the learning that newspaper offers to our children. The newspaper has something in it for everyone, and can be used to supplement every subject, from reading readiness to health. The newspaper offers many activities to supplement and enrich what is being taught at school. The following ten ideas will help you get your children hooked on news- paper reading: Help your children read about famous people in the news, such as politicians, athletes, actors and 1. erica's first aerial photograph was taken from balloon over Boston in as the Eagle and the 9. Taken by J.W. Black, it was entitled 'Boston 1 Goose See It" winners needed tunities lor the student to visit local points of interest, but expensive entertainment is not necessary and not expected, she said. keeping a scrapbook about famous people by clipping pictures and articles. 2. Young children would enjoy finding pictures of Easter bunnies, shamrocks, turkeys, valentines, and others on special days. They can be pasted into a book to make a holiday or special day coloring book. This kind of activity is great for oral language development. 3. Comic strips are great to help children develop their skills in sequence and will develop story telling. If you will cut the panels apart and mix them up, your child can place them in correct order to tell the story. Winners named in Reflections Contest Medical and liability insurance The Reflections Contest at Sal-inare provided, and students bring their own spending money. Host Elementary School has been families need not speak French or completed. Winners are as folSpanish, as students want to lows: ART practice their English skills. First Grade - Matthew Gless, If you are interested, or for more information about the pro- Kayla Lee Fredrick. Destiny Valgram, call Ms. Voshell, Nacel dez. Serond Grade - Chandice AlbArea Coordinator, 6174 Winstead Place, Boise, ID, 83704; phone recht, Ann Braithwaite, Amv Bo-w- 208377-5734- . Third Grade Dawn Dahlsrud, Jared Nielsen, Amanda Lund. Fourth Grade - Joanna Bown. Andrea Gurr, Jeremy Gates 4. Children enjoy collecting arti- cles that take place in various parts of the state, nation or world. Use a map and attach the article to its location on the map. w 5. Have your child clip a movie ad that is of interest to him or her. Discuss the rating, and if the movie is based on a book, the child might be encouraged to get the book from the local library and read it. 6. Some newspapers carry reci- and these are great for teaching the child to follow printed directions. Let the child help buy the ingredients and see what the pes - recipe costs. Supervise the child and help him make up the recipe. These kinds of practical applications or skills are worth the mess they create. As you and your children use the newspaper you will think of other ways to make good use of the newspaper. The newspaper can have great influence on adults and children. Because reading is of such high priority in our schools, the newspaper is a great resource for helping children practice reading skills at home. Always find out from your child or teacher what is being taught so you can reinforce it at home. Doing this will let your child know that you value his or her education. Care West Bonneville Health Systems, Does your child spend time alone? home alone while their parents work. There are several precautions that parents can take to help their children when they are home alone and faced with a medical emergency. Help children build self esteem by letting them know they are capable of making wise decisions emergency situations. Have your children memorize their name, address, city, state, and phone number. Be sure they know how to use push button and in phone call with your children. Teach them to dial 911 or the operator and what they would say. Emphasize the procedures to take in case of cuts, bums, eye injuries, or choking. Always keep the phone number of a parent, relative, friend, or neighbor next to the phone. Keep a family Emergency medical treatment form to be given to those persons who have temporary responsibility for your children, like baby sitters, teachers, coaches and neighbors. The form should give permission to the hospital or doctor to provide emergency care to your child in your absence. State school lunch day State School Lunch Day will be celebrated March 11, 1987 in schools across Utah. A special western menu will be served. It includes trailmaster steak, whipped potatoes with gravy, round up vegetables, ranch cheese rolls with butter, Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler, and cow boy milk. The menu was selected to honor the western theme of Jake Chris in the Special School Lunch Poster, Con- tensens winning poster test. Jake attends Mt. Pleasant Elementary, and he will receive efforts. , He, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Christensen, and officers of the Utah School Food Service, met with Governor Norman Bangerter for the proclamtion ceremonies establishing school lunch day. $25 for his is a Salt Lake based health service group has purchased the 98 bed Care West nursing home facility in Richfield. BHS controls 592 beds in Utah. The Richfield facility is a skilled intermediate nursing home adjacent to Sevier Valley Hospital which began operations January 29, 1976 under the ownership and direction of Larry and Diana Roberts. The facility was sold in June of 1981 to Care Enterprises which ias operated it as Care West until BHS took over February 1. Dennis Gehring, who w. administrator of Care West, .as transferred by Care Enterprises to another Care facility in northern Prayer at Noon On Wednesday, March 11, at Valley Community Church, 34 East 200 South, Richfield, at Noon, a study on prayer will focus on on spiritual peace. The Wseries, ay to God videotape, is entitled, for Today, and is led by Father the 30 Anthonyde Mello. After, will be minute presentation, there time for discussion and questions. Bring a sack lunch. For more information call 896-663- There are more than five million children ages 5 to 13 who stay at . ' a singers. Your child might try Rehearse an emergency tele i event. See accompanying story for complete list of are my business Stan Wonderly The daily newspaper is loaded with great learning opportunities dial phones. The first American president to be born on Independence Day was Calvin Coolidge. His birthday was July 4, 1872. Sarah Straw was this years chairman of the popular Elementary School recently completed its annual Reflections Contest. Students from kindergarten through 4th grade competed in areas of Art, Music and Literature. and screen your childs ALL; The Salma 1. MUSIC Mindy Sorensen. 1st; Dawn and Susan Williams. IJTERATURE Mrs. Braithwaite's Class, Den- d nis Kiesel, Thomas Torgerson, Rebecca Mrs. Albrecht's Class - Jared Hallows, Ann Bosshardt, Cody Braithwaite. Mrs. Dahlsrud's class - Dur Crane, Matthew Gless, Jennifer Brown. sold Utah, and Wayne K. Tanner is interim administrator. Local personnel learned this week that Ronald L. Nielsen, a Bonneville administrator with both hospital and nursing home experience has been named as administrator. Mr. Nielson arrived March 9, to take over operations. NSHS grad wins honor Neressa Nielsen a 1983 graduate of North Sevier High, and a senior in elementary education at BYU, was among 386 students recently initiated into the academic honor society Phi Kappa Phi. It's a great honor to be invited into the society because it signifies academic distinction and integrity of character, said Dr. Clark Thorlenson, president of the Utah Chapter. Nielsen, a daughter of Howard and Janet Nielsen, was salutatorial of her high school class, named most valuable player in the state basketball, was three time state champ in the javeline throw - and-stiholds the state record - and was seminary vice president. She attended Snow College for one year. While at BYU she has helped coach the girls volleyball and basketball teams at Pleasant Grove High, and has played city league volleyball and basketball. A ll WOODY HERMAN r i t v i |