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Show Pans North edition Lskesldo Rovbw Wednesday, December 14, 1983 North Layton Honors Pair Weot Point School Events DQtod LAYTON Students of the Month for November at North Layton Junior High are Angie Adams and Wesley Pentz. Angie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ardell Adams. She is the student body president at the school this year and enjoys playing on the basketball team. She favors the humanities and algebra in her studies and plays the piano. Wesley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pentz. His favorite subject is science and he is a member of the Science Club and the French Club. Horseback rid- -, ing is one of his favorite pas- iday activities have beep planned for children, parents, and teachers at West Point Ele- WEST POINT Several ' mentary School, 3788 W. 300 N. Following a traditional at least 15 years old, the school will be hosting its annual needleless Christmas tree exhibit. Throughout December, each classroom will be displaying an original design. As in past years, the trees represent many forms of artistic nedia, with each one adhering to the no multi-purpo- tree-shap- ed ANGIE ADAMS nC5 Gifted Need Programs BONNIE SMITH Review Correspondent Dear Bonnie, j According to school test results, three of my children are gifted I have one in elementary school, one in junior high and one in high school. I am ex tremely as I see no evidence of an effective gifted program on any level anywhere in frus-trate- d, the county. Is there fund- ing available'', for a gifted;, program in ' Davis Coun- BONNIE SMITH is If so, what being done with it? If the district has no money for gifted specifically programs, why not and to whom should I speak about appropriating funds for this? Id appreciate any help and information you can provide. Thank you very much. ' i ear-mark-ed ; v.. lk ,v;, ,b.k. Dear B.K., Your observation, in my opinion,- is basically correct with the exception of the high schools. The A.P. classes are as close as the district comes to having an effective gifted program. I believe there is a desperate need for a gifted program in our junior highs and then grades six and five. Gifted kids in grades one to four are still enjoying the social side of being children. To accomodate limited funding, the early grades apd the high schools with A.P. classes could be temporarily well-screen- ed back-seate- d. Unfortunately, gifted kids are budgetarily easy to ignore. It is standard theory that they will survive regardless, while kids having trouble learning skills (reading, math, ect.) to function ip society. Many budgets are allocated on this theory and Davis County seems to be. no exception. With around lio resource teachers on the payroll (imagine the salary totals) the gifted program was allotted $48,000 from which the school board used their discretionary option and removed an additional $8,000 for other programs, leaving $40,000; $S,000 more had to be left untouched as an emergency Cushion in case the legislature had less than planned at the end Of the fiscal year. Grand total in gifted department: $35,000 (all of which was federal descretion-ar- y funding; little or no funding from state or local for gifted). ,? Where did the $35,000 go? The theory, was to train many teachers, therby reaching many children. Salaries (Davis Acadedistrict gifted my ect.), employee beneSpecialists, fits (social security, retirement, ect.), travel (teachers and principles who attended the summer gifted conference at Utah State ect.), professional purchases (fees ; rs, for .workshop consultants, etc.amounted to over half the funding; $15,000 went for Supplies and materials and $1,500 for heating, lighting, ect. (These are broad catagories and rounded numbers.) None of the things the district spent money on were bad things. The only question that must be asked is whether or not gifted kids got the best mileage for the money. What did they get? Da- vis Academy, Junior Great Books, some good purchases for individual schools and some added teacher effectiveness in the classroom (assuming the child has one of the teachers that got the gifted training). It must be noted, however, that Davis Academy was not screened for gifted at all. Seeded with gifted funds, it was staffed and run like a community education program and anyone wishing to enroll, could. Junior Great Books was not simply a volunteer PTA project; around $4,000 of gifted funding was used for training and materials. The children bought their own books and the trainees were volunteer mothers. Again, these programs are not bad, but I dont think the truly gifted children in our district got what we paid for. Some states have elaborate gifted budgets and use them for terrific gifted programs. Many others include the gifted program under the umbrella of special education. In that more money is usually available, gifted kids must be specifically identified and have special programs during school hours just as resource kids do now; they must also have special teachers certified for gifted. A side benefit - resource rooms lose their stigma because gifted children are in and out as often as children with problems. Some districts have certified gifted teachers who travel from school. to school. These kinds of programs fall into the catagory of Why havent we looked into this? andor These are great but they cost more than we can o I 544-3473::- :.j 8-- -- CHRISTMAS SPIRIT heart-breakin- ' O mm once MS inofiOly. tervtee. Jural Carpenter's Thermogrip Glue Guns ; , mally found around the house were used in the project. three School classes were among According to Fremonts principal, George Cook, a lights on 21,000 children whb participated in a statewide Christmas tree ceremony attended by participatdecorating ceremony sponsored ing third grade students, of Child, Myma Tremea, and by Zions First National Bank. ' Diana Wilberge, turned out to By making homemade ornaments and placing them on a be quite a big event, with the tree in the. lobby of the enthusiastic youngsters caroling Newgate Mall Zions Branch,, as a Fremont Elementary School banner was placed on the tree 3925 Wall Ave., Ogden, the Fremont children earned a $149 along with the ornaments. Each credit to be donated to the childs name and age was promischools PTA. The total sum was nently displayed on the ornagarnered from the bank at a rate ment he created. of 25 cents per ornament. Paper, Approximately 60 elementary popsicle sticks, yam, bottle caps, schools throughout Utah particibeads, and other materials nor-- 1 pated in the celebration. . Students, from Fremont . Elementary Apron 207 Heavy Duty Trigger Red a ; a : No-rie- Cleans hard to reach places where dirt, dust and crumbs collect. Also great for quick clean-up- Ret. $47.09 Electric Tackcr - ; I- ry 11 (! of l(.. 1 Particleboard Shelving sno-blow- er a i FREE I .. 1 J9.5 Reg. $34.95 I Reg. $15.95 ER 8. n 1 1 with purchase Square nose design for fas- Uses Bostltch tenlng. power crowned sta- , pies. Model ET5-- flush-to-the-w- an Vocalists Will Perform B21 1 1 1 JACOBSEN SNO-BLOW- apron. Suededj . leather- Destitch 12-fo- ot On Tuesday at , 5 p.m., the a cappella choir and the Laytones will be featured at the Layton Hiills Mall in center court. The a cappella choir and the Laytones will also sing at Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 21 beginning at 5 p.m. The Laytones Christmas assembly will be presented at the school on Thursday, Dec. 21, in the morning. i. after as s (95 Reg. $21.85 ne , 58x ll'2x 8 a ; Staples With Purchase. 1 Lights of American Under-- Groat j I Carol i Cabinet Light Stuff ' Sealant FSH3S : ::$ SUNSET . i 2995 788 IMOtl BfdTS tKsffiHS Kills Students at Fremont Help Decorate Tree LAYTON The choral department at Layton High School will present a series of Christmas concerts throughout the area next week. On Monday evening at 7 p.m., the a cappella choir, the Laytones and sophomore choir will each offer several seasonal favorites. The program will be free with tickets available from any choir member. Later that day, at 1:45 p.m. Santa will put in an appearance in the faculty room, with each teacher willing to sit on the jolly elf s lap, receiving a special surprise. The entire faculty will then be caroled by the PTA board. se Davis County is trying a new program now, a step in the right direction. The program is being held at random schools for top fifth and sixth graders. It still needs polishing, though. Its held after regular school hours and is not taught by the certified teachers the district has already Time-Ze- ro trained for gifted. Those teachers Supercolor are more expensive, so the district is training qualified volunteers. Meanwhile, junior high English teachers have average kids, kids who can barely read Poloroid 600 High and kids who could work on colPolaroid OneStep 600. Speed film. New, level in reall the same richer colors. lege Polaroid Sun 600 LMS. The Ideal gift camera. Today's best instant quired English class (same camera value. situation in many subjects!). I ;j: Polaroid film. wonder if A.P. junior high clas- S Supercolor ses would work.. , To change the funding situation, we must rob Peter to pay Paul. On either local or state level you would speak to both your school board representative Fort Lono Shopping Cantor and the districtstate admin352 North Main, Kaysvlllo, 544-425- 6 1 istrator of the gifted programs. Mon. Sat, 9 Opan 9-- 9 Everyday 9 to 7 Sundays atlove see to a little more Id tention given to the gifted. The standard gifted child is faced with years of daily boredom in g school. (A fact LAYTON STORE ONLY several years ago was that extremely gifted children had the highest suicide rate among young people.) It seems a tragic tetMAi fact that we overlook, neglect or LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND cannot financially meet the nn needs of many gifted young peo!S Black and ple who could, given the opporDecker is tunities, contribute so much to Dust-Bust- er T ; our world. Time-Zer- cata-gor- y, , ' spend. cane. V e WESLEY PENTZ times. Chalk Line scheduled his yearly visit to the school for Thursday, Dec. 22. will be Special rainy day gifts with class, to every presented a candy child receiving each needles rule. The trees range , from humorous to beautiful. Christ( West Points annual mas program has been scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 15. Begin-nin- g at 2 p.m. and later at 6:30 room, p.m., in the each class will participate narthrough song, dance, andor and community ration. Parents members are invited to attend either performance. According to PTA President Claus has . Julie Kenley, Santa hoi- -, Trouble ii Light Retractable Includes fluorescent tube. 18 cord, j 7000- - Gi) 25' S a 2 conductor. Ul; listed, 04484. AOinlGirBCcD'S Fufinwe. Reg. $6.75 Reg. Help Prevent Dlrth Defects ' S Support the - ; :iitM4l..V , OD March of Dimes SiBIRlH DEFECTS FOUNDATtONfcO "'bVAct 'H HW U tv 'Ht 'ft H fZtefti v MX 7) cfieiifiV wIe ; iji 1? 1I1 .11 u; ' V S I 1 $8.75 ui.. J |
