Show Page Millard County 2 - USPS Thurs May 7 1987 JOHN WATERBURY Dear John Letters Parental concerns about proposed split session Many parents of children attending the elementary schools in Delta are very the proposed modified split session or extended day the These parents have submitted following concerns andor objections heard from parents whose children are currently participating in modified split sessions in other Utah school districts Basic Core The subjects which normally occupy about 5 hours are now fit into Vi hours Subjects which used to be times covered daily are now taught a week These are basics such as reading spelling language arts etc 2 Not optimum learning say first hour on 8 to 2 schedule and last hour on 10 to 4 scedule are poor teaching times Children are either still sleepy or too tired to learn some teachers 3 Class are now teaching in creative arts there are less basic core teachers Classes end than parents up much bigger When average class sizes anticipated are published (such as in newspaper) they are counting special classes such as speech or remedial reading classes of 3 to 10 students which makes class size average out smaller on paper 4 Children grading own in the Core Subjects now have therefore twice as many students twice as many papers to correct This leads to inaccurate grading by students in class problems of honesty using valuable teaching time to correct papers in class One of the most frequent complaints of parents at teacher conferences was “Why didn’t we know earlier that my child needed extra help?” The teachers often did not know themselves until grades were tallied for 5 No opportunity and papers given to Assignments children by their teacher of the day were often lost or forgotten before the child left for the day because they moved through two different teachers after the core 6 Personal belongings can no longer be stored in a desk because every desk is “shared” with a child in another class Often books had to be shared and so could not be brought home for homework 7 Teachers are burned teachers are in front of a classroom for 7 hours every day Creative arts concerned about Chemical dependency and letting go Community Calendar Postmarks by PosImtsliT Tom Hamilton May May Fellowship Day Delta Community I 3 COD It stands for Cash On Delivery though I’ve heard that it might stand for Cash Or Die The way the Postal Service handles COD mail is to charge you the customer the amount to be sent to the mailer plus a money order fee The checks are made out to the Postal Service Most companies that do COD business accept checks from the addressee and return it to the sender In the past we have not done this We mail the sender a money order Mail fraud schemes use the Postal Service because they know that they can send you the customer a item and they we will send them a money order and that no stop payment will be made by us So if you don’t like the item that you have just received and you put a stop payment on the check that you gave us you end up fighting with the Postal Ser vice instead of with the mailer This is great for those involved with mail fraud because they know they will get their money no matter what Starting June 7 1987 the Postal Service will change the way it does business with COD mail On that date we will accept cash for COD mail and you the customer will pay the money order fee We will then mail this money order to the mailer If you elect to pay for the COD with a check you will make the check out to the mailer for the amount to be collected and we will send the check to the mailer for you This change was made to reduce mail fraud schemes It should do just that too If you the customer don’t like what you get and you pay by check all you have to do is put a stop payment on the check It should reduce mail fraud schemes and be to the benefit of you the Postal Customer mEMTMB Delta Area t a 11:45 am Presbyterian Church May Senior Celebration Week May 7 Blood pressure clinic Delta Public Health am & pm Stress Management class Delta Med Center pm May 8 Jodilynn Webb David Damron wedM E Bird Center ding reception pm Stress Mansgement Calss Delta Med Center pm class Delta Med Osteoporosis Center pm May 9 Video Dance 8 pm Paiomar 10 May Elder Brian Murdock mission farewell 2:30 pm Delta 3rd4th8th Ward Chapel May 12 Immunization Clinic Fillmore Public Health office 9 am noon Blood Pressure Clinic Fillmore’ Public Health office pm May 13 Poppy Day May 14 Range Tour Oak Creek Management Project begins 9 am Holden City Park May 15 5020 hike 7 pm quarter mile east of Pioneer Potato May 16 Fillmore Pink Day 12 noon to 2 pm Fillmore City Park May National Tourism Week May 18 - 22 Millard County Jr Livestock Show May 23 Wm H & Eda Bishop family reunion White Sage Rec Area am 3 pm “A Part of Action” April The average is 175 Of the precipitation 3 inches was snow Average snowfall is 7 inches Millard County The Chronicle Progress USPS Just for Today tvtry Ucatatf Editor Publisher Dutson Susan Editorial Dawn Carder at Reporter Large Advertising Riley Wood t Sales Legal Billing Julie Ward Goertz Design Fillmore Office Manager Evelyn Mallet Receivable Deb Greathouse Accounts Circulation Ward Julie Goertz Rita Krebs Circulation Comp Production Circulation Circulation Rita Robinson Commercial ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Printing In Advance Subscriptions In County 00 per year In County $10 00 per 6 months $20 00 per year Out of County of 00 Out per 6 months County cents Single Copy POSTMASTER PO Send Address Box 249 Delta Advtrtwnf btn Pd Deha 2400 Mmorr Utah pa 5)40 changes 84624 Meetings: Mon & Wed 8 to pm ALAN0N: Wed 8 pm Delta Mental Health Offices 51 North Center For info call: The male I PR0BLEMS& Geno: TEENAGE 'Uu‘i How many nuclear weapons does the world now have? Over 60000! Almost all of which are more powerful than the bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki Call brilliant back feathers are called a train and are about five times as long as the bird's body i peacock's LETTERS From 1951 to 1953 there were 100 nuclear weapons tests above ground at the Nevada Test Site A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found 4000 people living downwind from the site in 1951 had leukemia at a rate 60 developed percent higher than the general population TO THE EDITOR We appreciate volunteers! In our daily living and in the pursuit of happiness feel too few of us recognize the efforts of some of our friends and neighbors who are constantly doing things of a voluntary nature for ail of us Those people to whom am referring are people such as our Volunteer Jeep Posse and our Volunteer Fire Department During the Chrismtas holidays we had a fire in our home Guess who came? Always Bryce Ashby is there Scott Nickle Stan Robison Don Robison and others didn’t see Recently I was out to my sheep herd on the west desert and who should run into but NS Bassett and Thayne Henrie looking for areas where plnaes had been landing and unloading narcotics Last Tuesday as we were driving to Holden to see the Monsens we met many of the Jeep Posse on their way back from spending many hours in their attempt to recover John’s body We met the rescue trailer with Lynn Ashby and others Devon Peterson Richard Henrie and there were also many others I did not see but who had put in many hours in their rescue attempt The point am trying to make is too often we see and hear of the many things that are wrong with our society but too seldom do we hear of all of the good things that are done by these two groups and others for one am grateful and thankful for these good men and others who do so much for all of us for such little pay Thank you gentlemen Ken Porter Teacher to Parent Helping your child succeed President by Betty Condie Utah Education Association Home is Where the Start participation in homework can greatly improve a child’s academic achievement according to University of linois education Herb professor Walberg Walberg collated more than 2500 studies on factors that contribute to student achievement “When you consider that children spend only 13 percent of their time in school and 87 percent of their time in the home” says Walberg “you begin to see the importance of parental input or what call ‘the curriculum of the home” love” Production Dutson Shellie With age and maturity my attitude and opinion of people and things have dunged have grown to accept people for what they are and hopefully they me With the strength and support of family friends and the grace of God miraculous changes have taken place in my world of confusion and turmoil a world which was seen through blood shot eyes and perceived by a brain under the influence of mood thank everyone altering substances come in contact with for allowing me one more day of sobriety and serenity A grateful recovering alcoholic Call Geno by Warren Ottley I am one of the few people in my age bracket who still has a living Mother In her 93rd year she is frail physically but still sharp as a tack She eats at least two hearty meals a day walks around the block when the weather permits and listens to books and magazines on her tape player her eyesight has long since restricted her reading Under the loving care of her children particularly my sister with horn she lives she enjoys a quality of life not permitted to many of her age When joke with her about what an easy life she has she quickly retorts with "I could still take you over my knee if I wanted to” With a brood of six to raise oftentimes in the absence of a father who was occupied with making a living and church callings she exercised a loving but firm hand I am often reminded of betimes the quotation: “Reproving and then showing with sharpness forth afterwards an increase of And with a gang of boys and only one girl it became frequently necessary to “reprove” the boys as they teased their sister to near distraction But her boys never held any animosity toward her because she made up for her “reproving” in countless loving ways Maybe you’ll want to recall the loving memories of your own Mother as we observe Mother’s Day during this month Ottley 's Oddball Observation: It would be a great planet if it weren’t for most people and Mothers are doing their darndest to make it a great planet “Letting Go” is an interesting term In a society that prides itself on active the term growth and development sounds almmost or at least connected to the “flower children” of “hippies” of the 60’s and 70’s It is inaccurately associated with the terms “letting it all hang out” These are all In reality “letting go” is an active It requires making specific term choices and carrying out specific behaviors that result in positive changes Instead of being “laid back” or simply “letting whatever happens happen” people who learn to let go are in fact directing their lives and positively influencing those around them In respect to chemical dependency these are behaviors that are essential for maintaining any acceptable level of peace of mind One of the major problems for both recovering chemically dependent people and their families is the drop in self esteem that occurs during the active phase of the alcohol and drug use and abuse Each is negatively impacted and each needs to develop new life skills to cope successfully with recovery Learning to let go is a major skill in this area There are generally four major patterns of coping with chemical dependency in the family They usually develop as significant portions of life become increasingly unmanageable While these patterns tend to become repetitive they are not incapable of being altered Depending on the stage of the disease the emotional stability of the family and the pain that has resulted from the chemical dependency problems the period of time in any of the patterns varies for both the user and the family Denial of the disease is used by both the user and the family initially But eventually the reality of the situation breaks through Attempts to control the problem are made but fail repeatedly as the life problems increase in intensity and duration One of the most devastating patterns that develops is that of a fatalistic perception As and recognition acceptance of the problem settles in each member of the family assumes certain roles in an effort to cope but the efforts are basedon a type of surrender Another pattern that frequently develops is that of ignoring the problem Everyone is aware of it but no one talks about it As a result problems increase self esteem goes down and frustration creates anger guilt and depression Sometimes attempts are made to resist the problems What results is physical abuse family abuse and a continuation of the disruption that leads to a of the family Running away from home early marriages other drug dependency by family members and a variety of legal problems are usually the result If the family survives long enough and receives the necessary help and direction a major change often occurs This process starts with a change in A recognition of the properception blem occurs A determination is made to confront it in a positive manner with techniques that have been shown to be successful thereby helping everyone to gain a little control of the situation Confidence increases self esteem improves and both the chemically dependent and the family members learn not to fight the problem but to become active in developing the solution Chemical dependency is not that may be defeated something Ironically to win requires a surrender a recognition that it cannot be beaten But as with all problems that cannot be defeated it becomes apparent that they may be successfully managed Successful sobriety and recovery for both the chemically dependent and the family requires a development of that kind of insight It requires the acquisition of the skill of letting go teachers have at least 4 different sections of children and in front of a classroom for 4 hours a day Does a person make a career decision to be an elementary teacher with a sion of teaching a class with students? Does the teacher strive to have a personal relationship with each child to give that child a feeling of and a positive school experience? Can it be done with 70 to 80 children? Health Art Creative PE Science No continuity-- if days are rotated then a child sees a teacher and is taught a particular subject every third day Assignments and information are often forgotten in between If classes are rotated on a weekly basis they see a teacher for five days in a row but then there is a two week gap before they cover that subject again child is 2 Too many teachers-Eataught by a minimum of three teachers and some have as many as five What impact does it have on a child when at a teacher does not know his name or which class he is in? 3 Teachers have between students in each section If a teacher teaches 4 sections the numbers vary If a between 140 and 200 children creative arts teacher is also a one hour relief teacher for the core then that children How can adds another a teacher possibly cope with the papers and develop a personal relationship with that many children? 4 More equipment for PE-- A really good PE program is going to Otherwise quire a lot of equipment PE turns into a long recess time Miscellaneous one wants their Scheduling-n- o child on the 10 to 4 schedule For working mothers it leaves children unattended for two hours every morning because older siblings are in middle school or high school and 2 After school dance lessons scouts etc are very difficult If a group must accommodate children on both schedules it is nearly impossible 3 Totally not feasible for 1st and 2nd grades Both parents and teachers agreed that modified split would be a disaster for younger children Creative 4 Where do the receive training if Arts “Specialists” any? Does drawing a teaching assignment out of a hat constitute speciality? But other experts and parents aren’t so sure parental involvement always helps Says Stanley Salett of the National Citizens Committee on Education “From our own experience we know that there are times in the relationship when a parent wanting tc help and a child resisting him can result in poor performance” A First At no longer take to science like fish to land This year One picture They say that one picture is worth a thousand words and if this is a fact we are worth about a half million words girls took the top two prizes in the annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search the first time ever in the contest’s history Louise Chang a from Chicago won a $20000 scholarship for research in the field of genetics The runner-upa Elizabeth Wilmer from New Yor- k- was cited in for her exemplary work mathematics Stay tuned: five winners of the Westinghouse search have gone on to win Nobel Prizes My Daughter My half the teenagers polled by Seventeen magazine say they would not hesitate to have their parents arrested for drug use And 82 percent of those surveyed backed the actions of a California girl who turned her parents in for cocaine possession The teens however weren’t exactly models of consistency Only 30 percent thought parents should inform the police of their children’s drug use at the Delta office of the Chronicle Progress Please pick up jour pictures We haven’t the heart to throw them out even the wedding pictures of couples who arc no longer wedded |