Show Gunnison Elementary News As Gunnison Elementary enters the Christmas season there will be a few changes in the schedule for The Christmas program students will be held on Thursday December A matinee perform17th at 7 pm ance will be held that afternoon at 1:30 pm On Thursday December 17th they would like the morning kinderto attend in garten and the afternoon so they can participate in the matinee performance On Friday December 18th they would and again like all the kindergarten students to attend in the morning so they can have their class Christmas parties Again this year the elementary will be switching the kindergar m&M ten and sections after the Christmas holidays so this means if your student attended in the morning section you will now be in the afternoon section This gives everyone a chance to attend morning and afternoon time periods School will begin on January 4lh a reminder that school lunch will increase from $ 00 to $ 0 for students and from $175 to $200 for adults This is going to cause some real bookkeeping in the problems office In the past we have asked that you pay the same amount of $2000 per month which has lessened our bookkeeping int he office and we have appreciated those who have tried to do this We will bring everything current as of December 8th and we will send notes home to inform you of where your account stands on school lunch This is a full time job for one just to keep books breakfastand lunch program on the At the present time the elementary is serving on the average of 550 lunches per day and 150 breakfasts per day which amounts to about 95150 lunches and 29950 breakfasts that we need to prepare and keep track of each year So bear with them Christmas is the highlight of the School year at the Gunnison Elementary and they have their rooms and halls decorated and would encourage parents to come out walk though the building and enjoy the Christmas spirit person Parents usually to notice "n't?’ first Parents are otten the first to notice that their child has a learning Some experts think nearly disability some kind of everyone experiences f learning problems Most can Many arc temporary be helped by parents and schools working together Here are some signals that your child may have a ' 6 iV c learning problem: All kids Overall disorganization are disorganized but some kids can’t seem to find anything Careless errors Children misdirections spell words and Homefacade A work is finished in little time Under achievement If an intelligent child has lots of trouble in one area a learning disbility may be the iTJSjrt problem Always forgetForgetfulness ting homework may be a signal that your child can’t do it Your Refusal to do schooolwork child's learning disability may be so severe that she refuses to try in school Slow performance If yourchild his work it could rarely completes n a learning problem If you notice some of these signs schedule a conference with your child's teacher Ask to have your child evaluated for learning disabilities As with any problem it's better to fix it sooner than later signal j: viw nn a- Kf r Local students are named to Who's Who Among High School Students A total of 30 students from this area are included in the 26th Annual Edition of Who’s Who Among American High School Students Who’s Who published by Educational Communications Inc Lake Forest Illinois is the largest high school recognition publication in the country Students are nominated by high school princinapals and guidance counselors tional youth groups churches or by the publishing company based upon in scholarstudents’ performance ship award contests or extracurricular activities Who’s Who students compete for $100000 in scholarships awards and participate in the publication’s annual opinion pool of teen attitudes The book is distributed to up to 15000 high schools college and public libraries universities throughout the country Local students selected include: Centcrficld - Suzette Jensen Sue Elementary L Roberts Sarah Sorenson James S Peterson and Mami S Simkins Gunnison - Timothy A Alfred Kirsten Anderson Brandie Blood Kathrinc Christensen Sara E Christenson Melissa B Frandscn Robin J Gregcrson Mika K Inouye Holly Marie Malmgren Rebecca Anne Susan Titze Greg E Anderson Happenings Sick kids than ever More Nicole Buchanan Kay Anderson Melissa Christensen Jason B Matthew T Graham Donaldson Dustin D Hill Amy J Limb and Laura J Pratt Mayfield - April D Fonville Andrea Miller Holly Sorensen Emily Harwood Eric Peterson and Natasha M Swenson in Education A National PTA and American Academy of Pediatrics poll of teachers said they’re seeing more sick or disturbed students now showed that 64 teachers cited “the than in the past Sixty-sipercent of the responding most harmed by ability to concentrate” as the aspect of school performance health poor Barbie’s Big Mouth Some of the talking Barbie dolls make this recorded statement: “Math class is tough" Educators who’ve seen girls shun math classes in droves are encouraging them to enroll in these courses stressing that they can succeed The teachers questioned Barbie’s recorded comment Result: Mattel agreed to redesign the doll and offered to swap another talking Barbie for those that have problems with math Steve are Shanelle Olsen Maryann Young and Ashley Christensen standing by the Christmas Card wishing a Merry Christmas to All It can be seen at the Pictured Gunnison -t- -t Where Did All These Birds Come From? This small herd of cattle was moving along at a leisurely pace when suddenly from out of nowhere this huge flock of birds began cruising around the area iiij Santa Claus Poster Christmas Card - Says: School Start an emergancy and you'll be surprised how fast an emergancy develops fund site conversation is like a good meal You should leave it just before you've had enough A Here's the difference between a recession and a depression A recession is when the economy starts crumbling A depression is when everyone realizes it Second-han- d (CTWftaffrmna WMh I Uteft Insulated Coveralls & Boots & Gloves ©&3333331tf 300000 lower respiratory tract infections like bronchitis and pneumonia each year in babies under 178 months of age resulting in pu to 15000 hospitalizations Finally parents’ cigarette smoke aggravates asthmatic symptoms in hundreds of thousands of children and likely causes tens of thousands of new cases of childhood asthma according to documents on file with the US - Environmental Coolers — statistics regarding smoke never get any betfact they’re growing all the The ter In more sobering as research continues Each year 37000 Americans die of heart disease and another 3000 die of lung cancer due to smoke from other peoples cigarettes Second hand smoke also causes up to Walls Dutch Ovens Smoke Protection Of course Santa is jolly You'd be jolly too you'd just had an 11 month vacation Teenager: an appetite wearing $68 sneakers When you're hungry for better interest on your savings see us at The Gunnison Valley Bank FDIC Your Home Owned Independent Bank Agency 0 Gunnison Implement 62 South Main 1 Gunnison if aiBHB EQUAL HOUSING LENDER |