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Show m VdDQoQIh TUESDAY, JULY.1 i Davis County Cupper 3,' 2004 Students enjoy working field trip BY JAN HOPKINS Clipper Staff Writer Time to enroll in district preschool Space is still available for the 2004-0- 5 school year in Davis d classes at Centerville. Cook, District preschools for J.A. Taylor, West Bountiful and West Clinton elementary schools. classes are also available at Doxey. Eagle Bay. E.G. King, Cook, I lill Field. 1 Iolbrook, J.A. Taylor. Lakeside, Sam Morgan, Oak Hills, South Clearfield, Tolman, Vae View, Wasatch, West Bountiful, Whitesides and Woods Cross elementary schools as well as the Family Enrichment Center. There is a $25 registration For more information call fee. three-vear-ol- Four-vear-o- 402-730- 9. Year-roun- schools to start July 26 d d schools just ended July 2. DAVIS COUIVny but are already gearing up for the 2004-0- 5 school year which will begin as early as July 26 for some track students. Bluff Ridge, Creekside, Lincoln, Syracuse, West Clinton and Woods Cross elementary schools will be in session again Monday, Year-roun- July 26. Sand Springs Elementary School, the district's newest elemenbut on D Track and will start tary, will also be on year-roun- d, open house and ribbon cutting for the school are planned for Thursday. Aug. 5,6 p.m. at the school located at 242 N. 3200 West, Layton. All other Davis School District schools will open Wednesday, school, Monday. Aug. 16. An Aug. 25. McRae earns award - Best Buy BOUNTIFUL has Children's Foundation awarded a scholarship to Rachelle McRae, a 2004 graduate of Bountiful High School. The foundation, through its partnership with Scholarship America, awarded more than $2 million to graduating high school seniors across the U.S. Up to three students in each U.S. congressional district and the District of Columbia will receive a scholarship valued from $1,000 to $2,000. The number of students to receive scholarships this year totalled 1,308. McRae, and other students, received scholarships based on volunteer time in their communities. excellence in academics, participation in extra curricular and entering attending an accredited activities, or U.S. university, college or technical school. McRae is the daughter of Richard and Kathy McRae and will be attending Brigham Young University this fall. sets homework guides for parents DSD For the past six months a steering committee in the Davis School District has been involved creating a set of guidelines to help parents, students, and teachers navigate the often confusing assignment of homework. Tire intent of the district's school board is to promote all in quality homework schools, for all students, by all teachers, in order to foster educational excellence for every student. Some of the purposes of the district's homework guidelines 1 include: Ensuring that time students spend doing homework is beneficial to their learning and development Promoting consistency in homework practices and time expectations throughout the district Helping promote positive, educationally relevant experiences for all students Helping increase the level of communication and understanding between home and school as it relates to student learning Helping new students and parents familiarize themselves with homework practices and expectations in the Davis District & SKEOft T Su? 3S? GQlSGuGS? - A field BOUNTIFUL teachers by trip planned Allison Riddle and Kim Yolio could be used as a model for future field trips involving teaching and higher student involvement. According to Riddle, in spite of requiring math, writing and introspection, there was no whining. amazing how they when numbers are attached to something they know!' said Riddle. Students at Meadowbrook Elementary School, 700 N. 325 West, Bountiful, enjoyed a unique walking field trip that activity, employed physical math skills and an understanding of local history. e students The trekked to three local historical sites: the Willey Cabin near the Bubble', the Bountiful Tabernacle, 75 E. 200 South; and the Heber C. Kimball Grist Mill Stones at Mill Street and Orchard Dr. Riddle and Yolio teach which American history includes a lot of Colonial history We just dont have that here in Utah, said Riddle. We were trying to find a local tie that could get the kids excited about history, make it relevant to their lives! When the class reached the part about Western Expansion, Riddle and Yolio realized theyd found their niche, but still needed a way to make it real for the kids. The pair decided that instead of just having their students merely go and look at sites, they would involve them It's focus filth-grad- STUDENTS Willey pairs to gather facts and correlate data on WORK in cross-curriculu- field trip to cabin. in math and connection activities that would make it come alive for them. I had a friend in Conn, who teaches junior high math and used a similar activity to trace one of Paul Reveres routes, said Riddle. The students packed up backpacks - including a lunch d calculaand tors, clip boards and pencils -and they started off on the alltrek. day. four-mil- e Students spent about an hour at each site measuring construction stones, doorways, room perimeters and grinding stone diameters. We used all kind of math skills from calculating square feet to averages of stones to figuring diameters in a variety of ways, said Riddle. school-provide- are GRIST MILL stones The educators didn't stop there. Each site also had a connection question or two. Those were designed to help students relate the information to their own lives and period in time. Students were asked to speculate on why buildings were added on to, why certain tools or stone were used, and how those accommodations would be different if made today. At the Willey cabin we had them measure and figure the size of the cabin and compare it to the size of a room at their house! said Riddle. Every child wrote that the cabin was the same size as their bedroom. They were amazed that a family of six could fit in the space that one child sleeps in today The activity was so successful that Riddle and Yoho plan to have an encore performance next year with their classes. mea- sured and diameters figured as part of unique learning experience for s. Kindercare receives excellent marks - The BOUNTIFUL National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) recently awarded accreditation to North Salt Lake KinderCare, of the local KinderCare Learning Centers. Only seven percent of early childhood programs nationwide achieve this prestigious recognition. Salt North Lake KinderCare, located at 775 North 400 East, has been caring for area children since 1985. The center can accommodate 144 children, ages six weeks to torch!' says Center Director Terry Lynn Farnsworth, referring to the sign of NAEYC accreditation. Recognition from NAEYC confirms KinderCares commitment to providing a high quality curriculum and a healthy, safe environment in which children can grow and learn intellectually, physically, socially and emotionally! Farnsworth said. Centers accredited by NAEYC must demonstrate that they provide the following: 12 years. ment for children; Developmentally appropriate curriculum for children; We are very proud to display the national accreditation A healthy, safe environ- Quality interaction among children and staff; A sufficient number of adults per children in group sizes appropriate for the childrens age; Strong communication between parents and staff. NAEYC accreditation is a rigorous, voluntary process. Early childhood programs undergo an intensive information from collecting parents, teachers, administrators and observing in classrooms. A team of national experts visits the sites to review and validate the information and decide if the program should be accredited. If grant self-stud- y, ed, accreditation remains in place for five years. KinderCare Learning Inc. site Centers, (Web www.kindercare.com), based in Portland, Oregon, is the leading provider of early childhood education and care to children between the ages of six weeks and 12 years in the United States. KinderCare and its subsidiaries operate a total of 1,243 early childhood education and care centers, serve approximately 129,000 children and their families and employ more than 27,000 people. Egbert earns award BOUNTIFUL - Jennifer was Bountiful, Egbert, recently awarded a scholarship grant for her leadership, academic excellence and community involvement by the Former FBI of the Agents Foundation. The foundation is a philanthropic arm of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. Inc. located in Quantico.Va. Egbert will attend BYU-Prov- o and qualifies for the scholarship competition as a granddaughter of David W Egbert. The foundation will provide 86 scholarships ranging from $1,001) to $1 ().()()() for the 2004-0- 5 academic year. 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