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Show : 4C Lakeside Review, Wednesday, August 26, 1 987 Extended day takes adjusting JO-AN- CALLAHAN Lakeside Review correspondent FARMINGTON Shifting to extended-day school new ;the schedule is similar to packing for a trip and hoping that you have your toothbrush, says Glen Tong, - principal of Knowlton Elementary School. He said he is hoping .that he hasnt forgotten anything. , The staff and a group of volunteer parents have been working for over a year ,to implement the new extended-da- y schedule. There are so many little details that have to be dealt with, said "Ann Summerhays, member of the parent committee. I went to the school to check over my list. Mr. Tong had forgotten one item that was important. He thanked me for coming, said Mrs. Summerhays. In the extended-da- y , schedule, half the students come to an early session at 7:50 a.m. and have reading and math. Then remaining students arrive at 9:20 and have science, music, art, health, and social studies. The early students are dismissed at 2 p.m. and the other children begin working . . on the reading and math skills until 3:30 p.m. By changing to the extended-da- y schedule in four schools, the Davis School District saved the price of one new building. The elementary schools cost between $3 million to $4 million to build. Then personnel to staff the school, buses, and the other necessary services must be paid for, Tong said. We feel it will benefit the kids. Some classes will be larger but the core classes will be smaller. We will have the flexability to have specialists come in to the school, he said. Managing over 1,000 students in one school is a massive organizational task, he said. Knowlton officials visited many schools in the state that were using the extended-day schedule and then implemented their ideas into the schedule. Other schools on the extended day schedule are Bolton, Layton, and Adams. Many of the teachers say they are excited about the new plan. e Jo DeJong, teacher, will get the opportunity to con fifth-grad- centrate on teaching children art, will be no recesses but if the teacher wants, she can have the We have taken class during the children take a restroom break or summer and are all excited to berun around the school a few gin. I think it is going to be times to get the wiggles out, great, she said. Because she will Tong said. teach art during the block time Each student will have a shelf and not all the other subjects, to put his school supplies on and time will be greatly a tray that he can carry from reduced, she said. room to room. Teachers also sugThe kindergarten classes will regested that each child have a main the same. The first grade backpack to put over the back of will work on an extended-da- v the chair. schedule like the rest of the School officials are hoping to will have enrichment activities for school, but the remain with the same teacher. students after school. Foreign lanToward the end of the year the guage, drama, bell choirs, aftere teachers will do school orchestra and many other to help the children adthings have come up in discusjust to the different schedules that sion with parent groups. e the second- - through The PTA and the parents in students follow. the area have really taken charge The classes will move as a unit of the happenings in the school. from one class to another. The The committees have been great teacher will take the students to and have really done a super job lunch. One thing about lunch in planning and organizing. We that the kids will like is that they feel that the schedule will not onwill be able to sit with their ly work but be a benefit to the friends. In the past we have made children, said Tong. them sit in classes, but this year If the school were to go on a after they get their tray they will d plan, 25 percent more be able to sit anywhere. There students could be enrolled but the a subject she is an expert in. first-grade- rs first-grad- team-teaChi- ng sixth-grad- year-roun- Children check class assignments at Knowlton Elementary. would be expensive, he said. In the extend- y program the school is able to enroll 20 percent more stu- dents. Besides, explained Tong, people like to do things in the summer. The children and teachers are cost of ed-da- anxiously awaiting the first day of school. As soon as the classroom lists were up children flocked to the school doors to see what teacher they would have. Many have already checked out the school and are waiting to start the new program, he said. Principal brings energy to office JUDY BLACKNER Lakeside Review correspondent STUDENT BODY officers this year at North Layton Junior High are (from left) Brenda Schofield, president; Angie Stanger, secretary, and Jenny Casey, vice president. nior High are (from left) Greg Richards, president; Susan Woodbury, secretary, and Ally Olson, vice president. class officers at Farmington Junior High are (from left) Amy Toronto, president; Hillary Stewart, vice president, and Ashlie Lambert, secretary. EIGHTH-GRAD- E PERC JO-AN- CALLAHAN On a bulle- tin board above Beverly Dawsons desk is a picture of a burning building about to go over a waterfall. The building is labeled Crisis Clinic. The Parent Education Resource Center that she directs is coping a with a real crisis this year 50 over cut of percent. budget The PERC budget was $51,325 last year and it will likely be cut to $22,642 for the 1987-8- 8 school ) Matt Drake, president, and Melissa Winegar, secretary. that the helpers at the PERC center are so caring that they are truly interested in every person that walks through the door and it doesnt matter who they are, their status in live or whatever, they receive the same kind of consideration and their problem gets equal attention. The main cut to the PERC budget was in salaries, yet this seems the area most patrons at the center get the most help and comfort. Many times it is just knowing that I am not a crazy mom and that my children are not really so abnormal and some of the problems they are having are problems that children have at different stages, explained j Point Elementary until she was of the DEA. She at Clinton Eletaught a half-da- y fulfilled and her duties mentary as president of the DEA the other half of the day. Crabtree plans to go on with her studies and get her doctorate. elected president f COLOR YOUR WINDOWS, dus our SALE. Mrs. Mitchell. The Center is open during school hours and until 7 p.m. on Wednesdays to help working parents. The PERC is located in Monte Vista School at 200 E. 70 S. in Farmington. The phone number is 451-507- 1. 50 year. OFF ENTIRE STOCK & SHADES KIRSCH The center is in the business of helping parents. We will have to rely on a lot of volunteers to help us, Mrs. Dawson said. We will also have to give up on a lot of the personal service that we have been doing as well as going once a week to the satellite PERC centers. The center will also have to cut back on some of the classes offered but most of the classes and seminars are They have to be, said Mrs. Dawson. The more expensive programs we can no longer afford. The center continually offers a variety of classes and seminars on parenting and related MINI-BUN- DS SUN-AIR- E MINI-BLIN- SAVE 50 hues pastels. Be bold or soft Bright or gentle with your Match or set a color scheme. Tempered aluminum slats can take abuse and bounce right back. By Kirsch, they're at special savings now. mini-blind- s. topics. Many patrons will be affected by the budget cuts, she said. JoAnn Bavelis of Centerville, a PERC frequenter, said As a parent I use the PERC center as a primary resource for my questions and problems. The staff is so. helpful and compassionate. They know the material and often times when I dont know where to run or where to look, they find a book for me. I sure appreciate this. Marrilyn Ray of Farmington said, The staff has been super in helping me to find quickly those things that I really needed. The PERC has used special funds and private donations to help get new material. PERC officials are hoping to get some funds from the PTA during the next year. But it has been hard and it will be even harder during the next year. Much of the personal help that patrons have come to expect will be gone, Mrs. Dawson said. Pam Mitchell of Bountiful said S Jeannine Crabtree funding cut by half Lakeside Review correspondent FARMINGTON OFFICERS elected by the eighth grade at North Layton Junior High are (from left) Scott Rees, vice president; Students SOUTH WEBER returning to school this year will be greeted by the bubbling, energetic smile of Jeannine Crabtree who has been appointed new principal at South Weber Elementary. Crabtree came to South Weber after teaching fifth grade at Knowlton Elementary and servas the Davis Educaing half-da- y tion Association president. In an effort to cut administrative costs some new programs have been implemented into the district to help carry the load. 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