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Show 3 The Salina Sun. Wed- - March 29. 1989 Education The Salina Sun You Summer Food Service and Your Child: Success in School by JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President By the time many children are three years old, theyve learned the fine art of negotiating. Sometimes the dialogue goes like this: Time for bed, Joey. Read me one more story, please. Ill show you the pictures in tomorrow nights story, okay? Okay Mon. Both sides won. Irene C. Beck says: Negotiations are good when both yours and your childs needs are met, a Good negotiators dont compete against their opponents. They compete to gain something they believe in. Writing in the National PTA magazine, PTA Today, Dr. Beck says preschool kids like Joey are eager to please their parents; elementary school kids like to conform, but want a bigger role in making decisions for themselves. Teenagers? They want to challenge their parents on virtually everything from curfew to dating at 14. Dr. Beck gives these suggestions for negotiating: Plan what you want to accomplish in advance. Know what Enlist points are not negotiable. both if your spouses support parents are involved. Be courteous and make it easy for your child to agree with you. Go more than half way to work things out Be cool and confident that succeed. Bend on points tat youll arentcritical to you. Listen. Keep it brief. Use humor. Dont embarrass or ridicule your child. End on a positive note. Thank your child. 1989 Reflections winners at NSMS This years theme of the 1989 Reflection Contest at North Sevier Middle School was Proud Experiences. Winner in the Photography division was Susan Barnes. Literature winners included: Amanda Christensen, who will go on to state competition; Gerritt Hansen and Heather Willden, Malia Nelsen, Audrey Hales, Jason Sperry .Susan Barnes, and Donald Jones. In the category of Art, winners are: Patrick Coons, Kristen Anderson, Andrea Gurr, Adreienne Jacobsen, Amber Erdei, Mario and Blaine Moore. All students in the school were asked to enter a composition for the contest. The Reflections Program is sponsored by the NSMS PTA organization. Winners in the Bumper Sticker Contest were Jonathan Mason, Shane Christiansen, Kris Robinson, and Cheryl Jackson d, Judging of UP&L Electric Contest TODAY, IN RICHFIELD Students from throughout southern Utah are gathering today in Richfield for final judging of science projects in Utah Powers 8th Annual Electric Contest Exhibits will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quality Center and Travel Lodge on Richfields Main Street The public is invited to attend and talk with the students about their projects. This year 737 Middle School students from Sevier, Sanpete, Millard, Beaver, Piute, Garfield, Iron, Washington and Wayne counties entered the contests. - Thirteen local preliminary contests were held to select finalists participating in todays judging. The Summer Food Service Program for all Children will again be available this summer, from May through September, according to Deborah Olsen, Specialist, Child Nutrition Program, Utah State Office of Education. The goal of the program is to provide children from low income areas with nutritious meals during summer vacation when school lunch programs are not in operation. The program provides nutritious meals to and school age children 18 years of age and under from needs areas, Mrs. Olsen noted. In order to become a sponsor, an organization must: Be a public or nonprofit school food authority; or private public or nonprofit private residential summer camp; or unit of local, municipal or county government. "Demonstrate financial and administrative capability. Have adequate personnel for monitoring and management of sites. "Operate the program in areas where at least 50 percent of the children would qualify for free or reduced price meals; or qualify as a camp. "Enter into a written agreement with the Utah State Office of Education. Applications will be acuntil cepted May 12, 1989. Those received past this date will be approved only if denial would prevent an eligible area from having a program. All interested parties must attend an orientation workshop on April 14, at the Utah State Office of Education. Anyone interested in the program, or for more information, contact Mrs. Olsen, Utah State Office of Education, 250 East Fifth South, SLC, UT 84111. Or Phone pre-scho- ol 538-768- 4. The Summer Food Service Program for Children is open to all children regardless of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or REFLECTIONS WINNERS: Jonathan Mason, Kris Robinson, Shane Christiansen and Jackson were winners in the recent Reflections Bumper Sticker Contest held at Cheryl North Sevier Middle School. The winning entries will be made into bumper stickers and will be availble for use by the public. Pictured are the winners of North Sevier Middle Schools Reflections Contest. Included are Adrienne Jacobsen, Amber Erdei, Blaine Moore, Patrick Coons, Mario Okerlund, Susan Barnes, Amanda Christensen, Gerritt Hansen, Malia Nelson, Jason Sperry, Andrea Gurr, Heather Willden, Audrey Hales, Donald Jones, and Kristen WINNERS ALL: Subscribe today! Call 529-783- Revolving loan fund is available for businesses 9 ' Cash awards, trophy plaques, certificates and ribbons will be awarded to winners on each grade level, as well as an overall Grand Prize. Utah Power and Light sponsors this annual contest to encourage and recognize students in their scientific pursuits. Some tips on how to tell what your child is learning When we send our children to school, we want them to learn. But what can we do to keep track of how much our children are learning? Isnt that what grades are for? As a matter of fact, grades are not always enough. For some children, parents need to take a closer look. We can keep track of how much our children are learning in several ways. Some of them are ordinary things that anyone can do; talking to our children about what is going on in school each day; insisting that they show us their schoolwork; and reviewing their homework with them. Another ordinary thing to do is to stay in touch with the teachers. Teachers can give us their view of our childrens classroom performance. That includes their grades. For perhaps half of all children, doing these ordinary things is usually enough. But not always. Most parents know that low grades But signal the need for a closer look. need very high grades also signal the for a closer look, according to exChildren perts on talented children. who receive very high grades may not be adequately challenged, and consequently they may be learning the gad lesson that everything in life is easy. Grades can alert you to a measproblem, but they dont really ure changes in a childs learning - (achievement). Changes in learning are reflected in the difference in what a child knows as time passes. Certain kinds of achievement tests are made -to reflect those changes accurately or - more accurately than grades close contact with a child or the childs teachers. These tests - called Indi vidually - administered tests of -- achievement sample a broad range of knowledge and compare the learning of zn individual child with the learning of many. They are given by one examiner to one child at a time. Individual achievement tests are very different from the group administered achievement tests often given in schools. The group achievement tests can be used to measure the learning of a group, but they are not very sensitive to changes in individual students. Parents who are concerned about their childrens learning can ask schools to help them get individual achievement testing. A discussion of test scores in Reading Tests: What appear Does That Score Mean? available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service in Bethesda, MD, - at a modest price. 275 750. ED number Order News from NS High BOOK FAIR: Amanda Christensen and Amber Erdei remind everyone that the NSMS Book Fair will be held April Its a great way to get some great books at reason10-1- 4. able prices. LDS Conference The 159th annual general conference of The Church of Jesus Saints is schedChrist of Latter-da- y uled for Saturday and Sunday, april 1 and 2, 1989, the first presidency has announced. General sessions of the conference will be conducted in the Tabernacle on Temple Square at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days, and a priesthood session is set for 6 p.m. Saturday. Presiding at the conference will be President Ezra Taft Benson, world leader of the Church, assisted by his counselors in the first presidency, president Gordon B. Hinckley and President Thomas S. Mon-so- n. Speakers will include the first presidency members of the council of Twelve Apostles, and other selected from the ranks of the First Quorum of the Seventy and the Presiding Bishopric of the Church. The Six County Economic Development District has established a revolving loan fund program for existing and new businesses. The primary purpose of the program is to create permanent, long term jobs in Juab, millard, Sanpete and Sanpete counties. In order to receive a loan from the revolving loan fund, applicants must be able to demonstrate that private lending sources will finance at lest 50 of the project, but that sufficient financing for the entire project is not available at terms tftat make the proposal feasible. The project must also create permanent jobs in the eligible counties. Loans from the fund may be used for working capital, to purchase land , to build new buildings or renovate existing buildings, or to purchase machinery and equipment. Interest rates and repayment terms are flexible, depending on the demonstrated needs of the borrower. Loans will be secured by a second mortgage or by assets purchased with loan proceeds. Loans from the fund may not exceed 40 of the project costs, up to a maximum of $250,000. The borrower must provide at least 10 percent of the project costs, and other lenders must provide the balance. Because the revolving loan fund uses federal grant monies, borrowers must agree to comply with federal civil rights, environmental and construction wage regulations. Phone News Items 529-783- 9 The program for Sevier County will be administered by Matthew Creamer, Sevier Valley Economic Development, PO Box 250, Richfield, Utah 84701 . Phone, 896-643- 9. Rebecca Johnson Rebecca Johnson Rebecca Johnson, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Stuart Johnson, Book Fair Kami Mickelsen On April 14, Paul Pitts, The North Sevier High author of Racing the Sun, will be Schools Track Teams first meet spending the day at North Sevier was in Emery, on March 20. They Middle School. really did well. He will be addressing the Students and faculty enjoyed students, signing books, and then a two day holiday last week, as there will spend time in classrooms speakwas no school on Thursday and Fri- ing to the children. day. The Richfield Science Fair A Book Fair will be held at was held today, and an Awards NSMS from April 10 to 14. Great Banquet is scheduled tonight from books and novels will be on sale at 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. for students, parreasonable cost. Parents and stuents, and teachers. dents are welcome to browse through The Type Team is getting the books and it is a great time to ready for their first competition around good books for the home. purchase April 25, in Cedar City. Then let the professionals at the Salina Sun handle your next order! CALL 529-783- 9 Au- to rora, was named First Runner-u- p Miss American Legion in Salt Lake City. She represented District Six and was sponsored by the Salina American Legion. Miss Johnson is a Senior at North Sevier High School, and is presently reigning as Miss North Sevier. |