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Show For and about students and young adults Review Wednesday April 9, 1986 ID Youth Go fly kite ARLENE HAMBLIN Review correspondent SYRACUSE Have you 'ever been told to go fly a kite? Believe it or not, some of todays children may ask, What is a kite? . ; ; Many have never known the hours of pleasure derived from holding onto a string connected to a or a marvelous homemade device designed to climb all the way to heaven. Hy-Fly- cr A kite is usually made of light wood forming a frame, covered with a cloth or paper stretched loosely over. Tails to stabilize kites in flight are usually made from bits of paper or cloth and attached by means of another string. Some think the kite was invented between 400 and 300 B.C. by a Greek named Archytas. The Chinese claim the inventor was one of their generals, Han Sin, who designed the kite in 206 B.C. for use in war. In 1752, Benjamin . - briefs gunnery practice during World War II and during that same war were a part of the standard equipment in life rafts. Flown from the raft, they served as a guide for search parties. In China, a special day is set aside to celebrate Kites Day. For hundreds of years the Japanese, Koreans, Maoris and Malays ground-to-a- ir Franklin brought electricity out of the sky with a kite, a key, and a string. In 1774, the kite was used in Scotland in experiments to measure the temperature of clouds. The year 1883 saw the measuring of wind velocity with the use of a kite 1,200 feet up in the air. This was accomplished by Douglas Archibald of England. Kites, as well as balloons, have aided the United States Weather Bureau in re- cording barometric pressure, temperature, wind velocity and humidity. Kites have beep used in the building of bridges, the designing of airplanes and in the sending and receiving of radio signals. They have also been used for Building ; made have unique Kindergarten rally set at S. Clearfield and fascinating kites. Huge birds, dragons and flowers decorate the skies during special festivals. Legend has it that hundreds of of the colorful kites is she said. For further information about the orientation meeting contact Marilyn Dahl at 774-741- N. Davis One of the most simple kites to the center of the bow and the inches. Tie make is called the Eddy Kite. It is ' bow string is also a .tailless model that the loose end of the string to the flies in even light wind. other end. The next step is to outline the William A. Eddy, an American, y cotton string. kite with a developed this kite in 1890. To build your own kite, you Pass this string completely will need two sticks, each 42 around the framework (in the inches in length. The sticks notches of each stick.) Tie the should measure approximately V string ends near the lower spine inch by inch. Cut a notch at end. It is important that the spine-stic- k each end of the sticks. To reink be crossed force these ends, wrap them tightand the sides be and both that ly with string. squarely even and well balanced. The two sticks will serve as the Now it is time to cover your Atspine-stic- k and the kite. You may use tissue paper, k tach the center of the to or light wrapping pathe spine-stic- k about 8 inches newspaper If you do not have a piece of per. from the top end of the spine-sticpaper large enough, you may glue This may be done by lashtwo sheets together. ing the two pieces of wood toPlace the kite on the paper gether with strong string. Slightly with the k facing the panotching the wood helps. the kite frame Cut around per. Attach a strong string to one leaving at least two inches outend of the bow. Bend the bow side the framework. Turn one back until the distance between inch of the paper over the frame CLEARFIELD FFA in the string break. The decorations on the kite are restricted only by the limits of imagination. It can become a flag, bird, butterfly or brightly colored lantern. Birds, flowers, and faces are also popular designs. There is a safety code that all should be aware of, a set of rules to be observed to make sure the experience is one of joy and not sorrow. Never use metal of any kind in constructing or flying a kite. Metal attracts lightning. Never fly a kite near electric wires, high voltage lines or transmission towers. Never fly a kite in a thunderstorm because of the danger of being struck by lightning. Never use a wire or wet string for a line. The ready-mad- e kites and kite kits of today are much more sturdy than paper ones. The plastic will take the knocks and bumps and hard landings and survive much longer than the fragile ones of yesteryear, but don't let that stop you from trying one fashioned from newsprint. Try the Sunday funnies for a real chuckle. CLEARFIELD Future Farmers of America will be holding an awards banquet April 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Clearfield High School cafeteria. A roast beef dinner will be served. Students will receive their FFA chapter recognition awards at the banquet. All FFA members and parents are encouraged to attend. A combined Econom- According to Dixie Duke, e teacher, approximate0 children participated in ly the Economics Fair, with all grades involved. Judging will Jake place on Thursday afternoon, with awards presented at the PTA 37-5- meeting. Art projects will be on display in the multipurpose room. Five projects from each class will be chosen to be sent to the district level for judging. They will be k. displayed at Roy High School, 2150 W. 4800 S. from April 21-2- bow-stic- and glue to the main body of paper. The cover should be loose and baggy. A tailless kite must have a bri dle. Attach the bridle to the lower end of the spine and at a point about seven inches from the top. Attach the flying line to the bri dle. You may need to adjust the bridling point to control the flying angle of the kite and gain good control. Strengthen student's abilities in reading Read on in West Point BONNIE SMITH Dear Bonnie, I have a son in junior high who cannot remember much of what he reads and cant answer simple, logical questions (like whys and hows). I get extremely frustratand scied working with him ence is a nightmare. My question is: Is there a way to prevent this from happening to a child? I have other children coming up--- I do not want to go through this with each child, but I dont know how to avoid it! With WEST POINT a of month, the beginning new ideas fall into place. At West Point Elementary, the month of April is Emphasis Month. Part of the activities for the month will include decorating the halls with posters and book jackets, having a contest, and creata ing slogan for the special month, said principal Julie Goble. A contest will be held where students will submit reading slogans. The winning slogan will be placed on the shirts, Mrs. Goble said. Other reading activities will involve the parents, she J.L. irt said. Each student will read at home with their parents then have them sign a read- Dear J.L. There is no question that some children seem to have an inherent talent for reading and comprehension while others must struggle for every inch of understanding. Nevertheless, there are some easy things that can be done (even with the very young) to strengthen and enhance this ability. All children love stories. However. we adults tend to get in quite a rut. We open the book, read from (or even condense it if the kids havent got it memorized) then close the book, the end. This method is great for some purposes, but not great for comprehension. The following process can be cover-to-cov- cr ing certificate. e Mother Goose, alias teacher Catherine Olsen, sweeps into assembly at West Point Elementary to encourage students to read during the schools Reading Emphasis Month. ; Chalk Line used from the day children begin listening to stories but be wary of too much of a good thing. The ideas here should only be used for every second or third story. Instead of reading straight through, ask questions of several types from each page: Direct Recall names, locations, who did what, descriptions; Emotional InHow did she feel volvement about that? What was he thinkWhy did he do ing about? In order, Sequencing that?; name each place they went, What happened first; a, b, or c? Did the phone ring before Mary got in the house or after? What Drawing Conclusions What if he could happen next? What is the did this instead? caused the What problem? problem?" How could he solve it? Why wouldn't Little Red Hen share the bread? Pictures How can Was he hot or cold? What color clothes? you tell? -- F r e The classes will present a square dance. Refreshments will be served. Projects will be on display following the meeting. For those parents and relatives unable to attend the meeting, an open house will be held on Friday. fifth-grad- scheduled April 10 - k- 5. 'Meet Falcons Night' OO06 Review columnist 4) sets awards banquet third-grad- bow-stic- T Clearfield ROY k. first-grad- stu- ics Fair, Festival of the Arts and PTA meeting will be held at the Valley View Elementary School. 2465 W. 4500 S.. at 7 p.m. on Thursday. April 10. bow-stic- The faculty at West Point Elementary kicked the program off with an assembly featuring Mother Goose. Orientation Fair, meeting slated at Roy's Valley View six-pl- Reading e at the school. Parents and dents are urged to attend. .twoj-stic- bow-stic- sixth-grad- for sixth-grad- e students who will be attending North Davis Junior High during the next school year, will be held on April 30 at 7 p.m. Eddy Kite child's play two-stic- k 7. orientation planned be- lieved to float away evils that might attack the owner. In America, many communities conduct kite flying tournaments where awards or trophies are given for the best kite in each category. The divisions are according to size and type. Prizes are awarded for artistic achievement, highest flying, best made, unusual design or by age of the contestants. A multifaceted invention, the kite. But its accomplishments pale beside the excitement of seeing your own homemade creation go soaring high toward the clouds, and feeling the tug of the string as the wind whips it, or the frustration and tears at having Clear- dents an orientation to both the school and teachers, said Marilyn Dahl, school principal. Students must be five years of age by Sept. 1, 1986, in order to attend, Dahl said. It will be a short introduction to kindergarten involving teachers, parents, and children, years ago in China, a man dreamed that a misfortune would fall upon his household on a certain day. When the day arrived, he took his whole family to a distant hillside where they spent the day flying kites. In the evening when they returned home, they found their house destroyed and all the animals buried in the ruins. Kites Day celebrates the saving of this family. Each South CLEARFIELD field Elementary, 990 E., 700 S., will hold a Kindergarten Readiness Rally on April 14, at 3:30 p.m. The program is designed to give next years kindergarten stu- Clearfield's CLEARFIELD fourth annual School's High Meet the Falcons Night will be held Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. Highlighting the evening of awards, and entertainment will be the presentation of a Utah Freedom Flag by Mark Nichols in behalf of the State of Utah and the Sons of Utah Pioneers. The flag and a special Freedom Charter were awarded to the student body earlier in the year during ceremonies held in Gov. Norman Bangerters office at the state capital in recognition of the school's innovative good citizenship incentives. Meet the Falcons Night will feature a tour of new and remodeled facilities at CHS, as well as displays and performances by student groups. Clearfields new student alumni association will also be introduced. According to student body advisor, David Steele, the event presents an opportunity for community members to experience d many of the good things that are happening at Clearfield High School. All students, former students, parents, and community members arc encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria. first-han- See BRIEFS, page 2D ' |