Show 6 Page Millard County Chronicle Progress Delta North President Millard Fillmore Library By Jeaame Hkuaker Aiuuaat Librarian Sautk 25 IDO Hru Elementary l lak Fillmore books are “Unlimited Access" by Gary Aldrich and “Hell to Pay" by Barbara Olson Both of these books deal with the Clinton Administration The disclosures are quite eye opening and we suggest that you take a look sometime when you are in the library and see if you would like see what the hottest read is about It's easy to see why it is so important to be aware of how we vote Plans for summer story hour are coming together and we think we will have another fun summer and hope that your children will join us again this year Our first story hour will be June 21 from 3 to The library staff would like to thank the xoluntecrs from the Library Board and Friends of the Library who helped coser library hours while some of us were at a Utah Library Association training It is always nice to have dependable people who you can call on to fill gaps whenever need arises Thank you so much We have recently purchased a couple books that are circuiting the library like mad and hold lists had to be created The thing that makes this unusual is that the Vie decided to purbooks are chase them after the titles had been on Interlibrary Loan and were read 7 or 8 times in the short lime borrowed The 4pm - n Delta City Library News Marian By I Dear Aunt fSell: First of all had better report on the library conference Forget the five day suggestion for next year - three is plenty If the weather would have cooperated it woulJ have been better There was need of a curb side rope attached to the buildthe handover hand ing entrance By using method you could keep yourself from ending up in Wcndovcr (A tad windy) If the w ind asn'l enough to contend ith weather prevailed along with power outages There was a bright spot Pat Baglcy’s presentation on Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Wedidn’tquite get to the crux of censorship but a plethora of cartoons were presented laughed so hard my cheeks ached In the upright display case this month Tom Chandler's ham radio postcards These are cards sent to him when he talks w ith all the different people around the world There's everything from the Congo to the L'kraman Antarctic Stato tion Madeira had to consult the world What are the School Trust Lands? May 10 2001 atlas to get a handle ere located on where J all the places horizontal display case is highlighting several of the Delta High graduating classes from years gone by 1945 1955 & 1985 1965 1975 There are several “mugs” alive and well and living in Delta You had better come in and see if you’re featured' (Mr Public Works is in for a surprise) For Mother’s Day this weekend it would be a great idea to come in and check The Special Literacy Service Given by the Department of Workforce Services Last September when Delta North ementary sent out the call to the community for adult volun- Reading teers The State of Utah of Department Workforce Services with not one but five adults Mrs Ellen Mrs Roholt Ellen Mrs Linda Allred Cropper Mrs Stacy and Mrs Anderson Gayle Whatcott began Ellen Allred Linda Cropper and their service by attend- - Gae Whatcott Chantel Smith at the Department of Workforce “I ing a training for Can vices Not included in photo: Mrs Stacy Anderson tutors These fine women have shared enthusiasm for Reading with their students all year long We appreciate their positive attitudes and consistent service We take our hats off and salute them for their excellent service to our students out her favorite book so she can read the entire day Books like Organizational Skills oman How to Bait for the W orking Clean and Cook Your Man’s Catch or Parenting Problems Personified don't It has to be fluff Something that count takes no brain power and has a happy ending She'll love you for it Keep those pages turning cassettes rolling and videos reeling Marian Fillmore Elementary School “When the cat’s away the mice will play” FE Hosting Pixels Show & Illusions Art Pixels and Illusions is the title of the Utah Arts Council traveling exhibition that will shown in the Media Center of the Fillmore Elementary School from May 1st until June 4th 1 he images in this exhibition wcic produced by art students at the University of Utah Art Department The courses in digital art are an opportunity for personal exploration and diseov cry in the new technology of digital photography Students collected resource images using a state of the ate Kodak 2(X) digital system After filling the camera with fifty images it was downloaded into Art Department Macintosh computers Students combined and modified their pictures in the computer using Adobe Photoshop image editing program to arrive at the prmts in the show No photographic film paper or chemicals were used in their production The public is encouraged to view this art show be Word Whiz Party 3 With Mr Bassett in New Orleans Louisiana at the National Reading Conference here at Delta North Elementary we followed the old cliche “when the cat’s away the mice will play" We didn’t just play we had a PARTY a Word Whiz Party that is students attended our third party of the year A party ticket was given to each student after having five Word Whiz lists each list within four minutes in the auditorium The party was held Thursday May 3 at Our very first kindergartner Jace Nelson was able to attend Mrs Lisonbee had just finished telling the older students about Jace’s passing off all 200 words (which is an amazing accomplishment for one so young) when he walked into the auditorium It was perfect students stood and applauded him We enjoyed games a timing because all good story and of course we had mice treats Our thanks go to TitlcI - Mrs Hostetler Mrs Rogers Mrs Staheli Mrs Taylor and Mrs Scoville and Mrs Jamie Dalton from Special Ed for their support in making this a fun time The Word Whiz Club will continue next year so keep those lists on your refrigerator Whatever list you are on at the end the school year you can begin with the same list in August As the Literacy Coordinator want to challenge ALL future Fourth and Fifth Graders to attend one of the parties during the coming school year This literacy activity is supported in part by School Trust Land money Students Attending the Third Word Whiz Party Jace Nelson Kdg - Austin Dustin Zach Natalie This Space Sells Kaylce Rawlinson Frazier 4 Wright Harris Dcmk JKamillc Megan 3rt Nelson Halce Sarah Miller Kunzlcr Evans Ryan Rogers Christian Williams Halce Alyssa Chamliss Stephanie Dutson Cassady Walker Lacey Peterson Michelle Stephenson Kevin Terry Jessica Perry Taylor Phelps Chclsic Hughes Lindsey Moms Bonnie McCollaum Shantelle Lovell 5 Christina Rawlinson Matt Lawrence Lydia Ryan Sean Noah Jared Johnson Ryland Momll Simberly Turner Jason Kunzler Carlos Valdez Fabian Espinoza Daniel Anderson Suzanne Stephenson Brown Registration 1 WMr 520 Delta East Topaz Utah 4 tew 2 Twin d 73 NN 1 : s i' - 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Now we’re getting to the poinU What does T rug Lands do for our children? This year DNES began the Word Whiz Club This has been a fun and challenging activity for all grade levels The purpose of the club is to be able to read 1200 of the most frequently used words in the English language There are five different ligs that progressively get more difficult Each hg consists of 240 words When students are able to read the lists within four minutes they bring the signed slip back to school and pass the ligs off to either Mr Bassett or Mrs Lisonbee By participating in the Word the Whiz Club students leant to recognize the words automatically so that when they see them in text they will be able to read them With incentives like bookmarks names on the Word Whiz Wall root beer floats and PARTIES we have had an incredible 86°4 student participation in the Fust -Fifth Grades We even had Jace Nelson a Kindergartner join in the fun at our May Word Whiz Party We want to 3 give him a special cheer! Well done! "’An other pfojeef of t))e literacy Center — - - - has been to establish Reading Portfolios for all through 5 grade students This folder is where all reading assessments re recorded and stored for the purpose of of the tracking progress Another purpose all trade book titles that portfolio is record have been read during that student’s daily group The Literacy Library has continued to grow We now have over 530 sets of books Mog sets have 15 copies We’ve purchased three more 6’ bookshelves racks with over 80 bags two for big book Sorage and teacher checkout One of the biggest projects for the year has been putting new labels on all 8000 used for Reading Groups I want to thank each of our student volunteers who have efgiven of their recess time to this huge fort Your help has made the task possible to accomplish In the past teachers would check out book sets based on the grade level of the book Now with the new labels they are able to check out books by grade as well as by Guided Reading Levels which go level from A to Z Z being 7 & 8grade level) The smaller increments of the Guided Reading Levels make reading instruction and progress more focused on students’ skills and needs s Both State and Federal Reading hav e recommended the use of Guided Reading levels in choosing texts that are on students’ Instructional leveL The role of the Literacy Coordinator is to run the two Utah Reads programs entitled "I Can Read" and Book Buddies Both programs have been successful because of the excellent tutors This year we’ve enjoyed the help of 8 adult tutors in the I Can Read program and oxer 45 student coordinators and tutors trained and working in the Book Buddy Program It is exciting to see the measurable progress for the younger gudent- - Book Buddies as well as for the student tutors Watch for upcoming articles on our adult and student tutors Trust Land information for this article has come from the Utah School Trust Lands WebSite Formorelnfbrtnadohbt) Trust Lands go to reading Centennial Singers appear in Millard County On Thursday May 31 the University of Wyoming Centennial Singers bring a spectacular show of song and dance to Fillmore They span such diverse musical styles as Big Band Swing Gospel R&B Jazz Country and Rock & Roll in Centennial Singers Footloose! Music by legendary Fats Waller and Irving Berlin is joined by current hits by Garth Brooks and N’ Sync These are woven with tunes from such Broadway hits as Weg Side Story Smokey Joe’s Cafe Stomp and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown to create an unforgettable musical revue Centennial Singers Footloose! will delight diences of all ages Centennial Singers performs this all new musical revue at the Millard High School Auditorium at 730pm With thetr special brand of entertainment The Centennial Singers are one of the top five collegiate show troupes in America Genera! admission tickets far this musical event are S7 adults S5 students and S3 children (12 and under) and are available at the door The energy citement and exuberance of Centennial Singers Footloose! makes this mug see entertainment for Millard County audiences Don’t miss the Centennial Singers Centennial Singers director Bruce Bishop grew up in Hinckley and graduated from Delta High School Mr Bishop studied tuba privately with Mr Dallin Nielsen Millard High School band director during his high school years He tended BYU in Provo and did graduate work in Choral Conducting at the University of Wyoming Bruce Bishop created Bruce Bishop Centennial Singers in 1987 as part of the University of Wyoming Centennial celebration He has directed the group for 5 years and under his direction Centennial Singers has grown to be one of the top groups in the country Mr Bishop will leave Wyoming at the end of this season to become Director of Choral Music at Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher Arizona This performance in Fillmore is the performance by this group of talented young people Following the Millard County show the Singers return to Laramie Wyoming for a final performance on the University of Wyoming Campus 107 S 200 West One block south of stoplight Sunday Worship 10:00 am :20 am Sunday School FOR ALL AGES Visitors always welcome Millard County’s Oldest Est Protestant Witness 1913 During the 1600 a In England Mothering Sunday was celebrated or 4th Sunday of Lent “Mothering Sunday" honored the mother of England the |