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Show INSTRUCTION . . . Western Hills elementary teacher Gerri Spelrs points out the different parts of a newspaper to students, from left, Dusty Hardy, Mandi Konishi and Jeremy Myers. Western Hills 5th Graders Find REPORTERS on, Western ... As teacher Debbie Goffe Hills looks elementary students, from left. KEARNS Newspapers are play- and talented students under way at Western Hills elementary. The long-tergoal of the project is to provide the skills that will serve as tools for effective thinking, productive learning and intellectual action throughout a students lifetime, according to principal William B. Mansell. Short-tergoals are to provide interaction among students of comparable intellectual ability on an academic level commensurate with that ability, with specific focus on mastering the skills of thinking, learning and communicating, he said. The program is using newspapers e as content of an integrated level, program for the first year of the project, he m four-grad- full-ye- We Pay $CASH$ for Used Guns We have the best prices in town for firearms, accessories GOLDEN SPIKE FIREARMS 2222 West 3500 974-541- South 5 independent learners, he said. As an example, Mr. Mansell said a current problem receiving continuing coverage in the newspapers might serve as a process topic for teaching future problem solving as a content area of the program. Subject areas that will serve in the same format for the second and third year of the program will be determined as teachers become aware of the students particular interests and abilities, he added. Faculty members involved in the program received training in Saturday workshops and in continuing by Debbie Goffe, as partial enfulfillment of the state-gifte- d dorsement. Training was directed by Jay Monson during September and October and will be offered through the Juntune Workshop in January and a Utah State workshop scheduled for June. Faculty meetings are being held by Mrs. Goffe, with emphasis on continued awareness of the needs of students, and on resources and materials and strategies for teachers in regular classrooms. Volunteer involvement is received through certified teacher-parent- s who assist as substitutes for teachers in the ET (extra talented) program and by volunteers from a community resource file developed by PTA officers who also provide transportation and other assistance. The PTA will offer continued com- - Thursday, Dec. 29, UTAH STATE FAIR GROUNDS tion 1983 and objectives, determining WEST VALLEY VIEW mitment and help throughout the program, the principal said. Evaluating groups will include students participating in the program, parents of those students, teachers and administrators. In view of the projected three-yea- r programming model, a schedule of formative evaluation will be utilized, offering a method for modifying and improving the program as an ongoing process rather than just at year-en- d intervals, Mr. Mansell noted. OPEN NEW YEARS EVE & NEW YEARS DAY whether the program activities are meeting the needs of the individually identified students, determining any unanticipated effects of the program on the target population or on the larger school population and making provision for ongoing feedback that can result in realistic modifications where needed, the principal observ- 1 County NEW YEAR OUT RIGHT THE Objectives of the ongoing evaluaat this point are seen as, determining the effectiveness of the program as correlated with its goals explained While newspapers will be studied as a content area with full scope and sequence, additional emphasis will be on their use as a vehicle for teaching the skills of thinking, learning and communication that will aid the students in becoming telephone interview. a START - Exploration Of Newspapers Is Road To Effective Thinking, Teachers Say ing a big part in a program for gifted Sheryll Cook, D. J. Weston and Holly Smith practice 8 AM to 4 PM OPEN assistant SAT. & SUN. TIL FAIR TIME INSIDE HEATED SPACES ELECTRICITY AVAILABLE ed Mr. Mansell and Page 5B, Col. 1) EVERY CALL prin-(Se- e 322-422- 2 FOR INFO Story-teller- s To Tell Best Tales At Magna Library MAGNA The Best of the Best, a BURTONS winter story time for youngsters age 4 and 5, will be offered at 10 a m. each Thursday at the Magna Library Jan. 5 through 26 County Library System story- GETTING REA0V FOR INlfENTORV tellers will travel from branch to branch, telling their best stories. Parents are being requested to arrive promptly since latecomers will not be admitted, according to those in charge. THRU DEC. 31 CteOac RREG RAN DIO RE N I NG i G KHiWs G G WftafsSisJi G Aravin: 'MO O WE CAN HELP! hAppy NEW 0 LUMBER (T3 rrT7T5CKiHrIIl ) 3909 V. 4700 So. Open 8:00 AM TO 969-987- 7:00 1 PM V HOURS' Closed Dec. 31 at 3:00 Thru Jan. 9, 1984 NEW YEARS J |