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Show WEST VALLEY VIEW Between Thursday, Mar. First-Sixt- h 15, 1984 Graders - First Security just put $163 million in Home Improvement money within your reach. Generation Gap Bridged At Fox Hills KEARNS. The generation gap between first and sixth graders has practically disappeared at Fox Hills elementary where a Can Do project is involving sixth grade students as tutors to first graders. The older students visit the first grade classroom for 15 minutes each e basis day and work on a with the younger children in a totally oral program, explained teacher Elizabeth Mills. The various activities are timed in a project known as "precision teaching, she said. The child is required to perform each activity in a timed response, such as counting to 10 twice in 10 seconds, reading a page in a required time limit or answering questions. The youngsters begin with the basics, recognizing colors, learning to count to 10, drawing a man, making an A and continue to progress up to third grade work in many areas, Mrs. Mills observed. Dominoes are used for number recognition. Colors are coded, drawing increases from a man to include men, women, boys and girls. The A leads into the entire alphabet. The program includes all the fundamentals, noted the teacher, one-to-on- numbers, words,, art, language, differences between big and little, tall and short, long and short, wide and narrow. Children are also taught to correctly answer such questions as: Where do you live? What is your phone number? Where does your daddy work? Where does your mommy work? These questions are considered crucial to a childs safety should he ever be lost and many first graders are not aware of this safety factor, the teacher noted. Another part of the project stresses divergent thinking. A child may be asked to name 20 things on an assigned topic. Asked How many ways are there to get to school? some may say I walkor I ride the bus. In divergent thinking, they learn to come up with many methods. One little girl rattled off a response, including walk, roller skate, bike, run, trot, skip, slide on an egg. Counting skills build from one to 10 to counting in fives, tens, threes, fours, then to counting backwards, the teacher added, then learn addition, subtraction and multiplication. The children learn to rhyme words with those given them by their tutors and also learn to listen and to follow directions. (See Page 6B, Col. 1) Kindergarteners Eye Registration KEARNS. Kindergarten registra- tion will be held from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at South Kearns elemen- tary. Children must be age 5 by Sept. 1 and must have a birth certificate, immunization and health records prior to the opening of school. Those with such information now available may bring it to registration. However, parents are being asked to come to the school and fill out registration papers whether records are available or not, a school spokesman said. Children are not required to attend the registration. spm ONE ON ONE lynnise Wolf in . . , Krista Mecham (right) tutors spelling at Fox Hills elementary. savicjss Whinoool HOMf X APPLIANCES i;. Spetd 4 -- j WASHER MUI LA 5000 $3Sg2,s 5 YEAR WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION 1 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE COMPLETE MACHINE... NO EXTRA CHARGE! (MEB ecu fliliRfftfigBEQ. 00HHBB QSJBE0 Sixth graders help first graders at the school with 15 minutes per day. their studies for Fremont Names Citizen Winners TAYLORSVILLE. Citizens of the month for March have been announced at Fremont elementary. . Receiving recognition for good citizenship are Danny Putnam, Jac-qui- e Johnson, Brian Lemke, Joseph Cavin, Matt Sortor, Beth Rickley, Hope Ellefsen, Chad Erekson, Jason Hayek, Shannon Barry, Jeff Snow, - Heather Reynolds, Michelle Leavitt, '"'Jdlene Jensen, Steven Nielsen, Anji Miller, Laura Ewing. Also, Phong Vu, Michelle Farey, Shari Thomas, Shawn Holladay, Tony Horstmanshoff, Blaise Kadlec, Crissy Summarell and Penny Peterson. I care about the environment is the theme of the I Care program during March. Jeff Harris from the Soil Conservation Service presented an assembly to kick off the month's activities and introduced a conservation poster contest open to all Fremont students. The students may submit posters illustrating ways in which to conserve natural resources, including soil, water, plants and animals, a PTA spokesman explained. A representative of the Utah Division of Wildlife will present a program during National Wildlife Week. Cano Lad Captures EJHS Spelling Title TAYLORSVILLE. Winners have been announced in the Eisenhower junior high school spelling bee. About 120 students participated in the event. Steve Cano, first place winner, will enter the Granite district competition on March 20. Other top performers were Mike Olsen, second; Jennifer Birkholz, third; Kirsten . Nygaard fourth; ' Brandie Hoopiiana, fifth Vista Elementary To Hold Registration Session Next Week TAYLORSVILLE. Kindergarten for Vista elementary students will be held at 2:30 p.m. March 22. Children who will be age 5 on or before Sept. 1 are being invited to attend an open house in the kindergarten classrooms while parents take care of the registration. A dental and health examination, including vision screening, birth certificate and immunization records, will be required prior to the opening of school. Families new to the area with children of kindergarten age are being asked to call the school, to get their name entered for registration 969-988- registration materials. REMEMBER (From Page IB, Col. 4) Business Without Really Trying. NINE reported March YEARS AGO, as in the Green Sheet of 20, 1975. Steven Staker of Kearns high won top honors in the state American Legion oratorical contest . . . Cyprus highs Spinnakers captured their fifth straight Northwest Drill Team competition in Boise, with Shannon Bills winning top individual honors . . . The Magna Lions club was sponsoring a tree planting project as a means of beautifying the community. SIX YEARS AGO, as reported in the Green Sheet of March 16, 1978. The Granger-Hunte- r Community Council was taking steps to stir interest in running for county offices among residents of the west valley area . . . Dr. C. D. Clark was named member of the month by the Magna Chamber of Commerce . . . The Granite Board of Education was under fire to adjust its kindergarten entry date from mid to early September. THREE YEARS AGO, as reported in the Green Sheet of March 12, 1981. The County Planning Commission rejected a proposal from the Magna Community Council that an area zoned for a mobile home park be rezoned for light manufacturing uses . . . West Valley was being promoted as a likely site for a new county jail, but Decker Lake was not expected to be the choice . . . Diane Bateman was elected to head the first PTSA organization at Taylorsville high. Try Green Sheet classified ads! Each of the 163 offices of First has a million dollars to loan for Home Security Improvements. Pick yur project now! Do it yourself or hire it done. With a Timeway Simple Interest Loan you can do the repairs you need or make the changes you want. And get the job done-no- w! i" Timeway lets you save interest by paying extra or early. You pay only for the time you use the money. So, if your home has room for improvement remodel, renovate, restore or repair with a Timeway Simple Interest Home Improvement Loan. . How your Home Improvement Center can help. Hundreds of Inlermountain materials suppliers are joining with First Security in this Springtime Home Improvement Project. See your Lumber Dealer or Home Improvement Center supplier today. You'll find our Timeway Loan Applications right in the stores-- to help you plan and finish the job. Just fill one out and bring it to any First Security -office. It s a yf'V good time for a Timeway! First Security Banks First Security Bank of Utah, N.A. First Swurity Bank of Idaho N A First Security Bank of Rock Springs First Security State Bank Members f 'Die IQUAi LENDER |