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Show 5 Tuesday. ' LAKESIDEYOUTH April 16, 1996 Lakeside Review Lancelles m No reading between lines here : Its clear: Schools commitment to reading with national recognition By KAYE J. VOLK off pays dance home By RUTH MALAN Standard-Examin- . LAYTON correspdndent KAYSVILLE - A walk down the hall at Columbia Elementary shows the school's commitment to reading. Books are emphasized in all classroom lessons, and students have outside reading daily. Parent volunteers work at tables with students regularly. Parent involvement, an intense reading program and teacher interaction are the rea-- . sons the International Reading Association and the Utah Council have selected Colum-- . bia as the 1996 Exemplary Reading Program Award recipient for the state of Utah. The school will be recognized during the 41st Annual Convention of the International Reading Association in New Orleans April 28. Twenty-tw- o schools in the United States and one in Canada have been selected for this award, which calls attention to outstanding reading programs in schools throughout North America. The school has really emphasized reading for about four years, said PTA president Kathy Seeley. "The parental volunteers have put in a tremendous number of hours. We have over 3,000 volunteer hours and a lot of parents dont record their hours, said Seeley. Volunteers come to the school on nearly a daily basis helping children in the lower grades with their skills sets. They spend one to two hours each time they come, she added. The teachers work hard to get the students interested in reading. There isnt a teacher in the school who doesnt require outside reading, said See- l s They worked extremely hard for this. I am very pleased with their effort, she said. Performing their routines to a va- ROBERT REGANStandard-Examme- r This years students are making Indian Ben Streadbeck read in bead necklaces. As they complete a reading OPEN MINDS: With their books open in front of them and a wall of centennial art behind them, Jake Nelson and fourth-grad- e national recognition for its emphasis for all grades on reading. received at The has school Columbia. class Normans fill in a as on Patty chart; they squares assignment they complete the squares the receive a dents and the volunteers work with the stubead. The beads are strung together to make dents to see how fast, clearly and fluently the necklace. We have a very strong faculty that has the student reads. They help them with to pronounce the committed extra time to prepare and implewords correctly, said Seeley. ment a good reading program. The teachers The PTA has also donated nearly $2,800 have attended hours of inservice and have become excellent presenters to other to the school for books, and sponsors a book fair. teachers throughout the district and beKAYSVILLE - Columbia Elemento make it a better program, said Assis"We also have a book exchange program chosen yond, said Donald G. Robb, assistant prinD.C. tant Principal Donald Robb. School been has by tary in May. Kids bring books from home they cipal. Heath Publishing as a partner in starting The faculty has received training on Robb said the teachers are willing to try don't want and the get a blue ticket for each the companys innovative reading protrade books in classroom lessons, using book, said Seeley. new ideas that are sound and educationally gram. reading and writing workshop theory, is for week a The functional. exchange during open and teaching reading through inquiry Columbia will provide the inservice Our teachers are not afraid to jump into lunchtime. The students take their tickets work with Heath, based learning. and teachers to space a new program and run with it. Within the and buy books they want. and the reading company will provide The administration has arranged time Some of the students have 20 to 30 tickschool the teachers have created an atmoinservice instruction, reading and math for inservice and rewarding teachers who said. stratewhich new ets, Seeley ideas, teaching sphere in textbooks and materials for an integratattend classes. Principal Hank Emery plays a supportive gies, successes and failures are shared, The ways in instruction. ed model of As part of the partnership agreement, Robb said. role, said Robb. which teachers carry out the program parents and teachers from other schools Mr. Emery has supported the faculty Robb also credits the PTA with supportand inservice will help develop a model are welcome to see the program in acwithout any reservations. He has provided ing the reading programs at the school. for future staff development. tion. Teachers open their classrooms as We have a very supportive PTA. The an open and friendly atmosphere in which a lab setting for visitors to see what Our school has become the laboraPTA has been involved in forming our all of us feel free to take risks to make us teachers and students are learning and tory for D C. Heath to try out its best school goals and has committed itself to do better teachers and provide as many diverse facTeachers at every grade level market. before The to doing. product going is He for as these reach can all that it to help us possible. learning objecopportunities have been as feedback to valuable working together to organize provides ulty imtives. They have placed bulletin boards, positive and upbeat and this spills over on how different theme and inquiry lessons how the different programs are working the rest of us, Robb said. plemented reading incentives, brought in ascan best be taught. in the classrooms and offer suggestions Columbia has had the opportunity to semblies, organized a tremendous volunteer ' wholein D.C. school hand the Heath with hand work our program and supported Publishing Company. Over the last three heartedly, said Robb. Young students take the skill sets home years the company has sent about $80,000 in ence programs are working in the classColumbia has invited community groups each day, work with their parents, and then materials, inservices and other miscellato make it a to help support learning. Its common to and offer rooms suggestions school. the where neous the to school take them to things following day Our school has become the laboratory better program. There is a feeling of support walk down the halls and see parents reading the volunteer parent helps them. They learn for D.C. Heath to try out its best product and professionalism between us and the with students or assisting in classrooms. to read and write at the same time. Each advanced. Many organizations make special presenta-Se- e skill more before going on the market. The faculty prosets company that makes our relationship sucthe get year READING on page 7 said Robb. differ the how feedback as to valuable stucessful, vides The teachers assign reading to the ::jStupents of month Several UTAH'S age. stu- son of Marlin and He is a member of the National Junior Honor Society, National Academic League and received the Golden Student award. He plays the trumpet in the concert and jazz bands. Friz is also a member of the science club and intramural basket- Jenene Dahl, has ball. dents have been honored by area "organizations for and academic leadership achievements. Shaun Dahl, been named stu- dent of the month Dahl for April by the Layton Chamber of Commerce. A senior at Layton High School, he maintains a 3.6 grade point average. He has been on the honor roll during high school and will attend Ricks College on an academic scholarship. Dahl has been football team captain, a starter on the basketball team, and a member of the track team. He is on the LDS Seminary His hobbies include baseball, basketball, collecting baseball cards and Braves memorabilia, skiing, Scouts, camping and Kyle Dalton, 15, son of Keven and Kris Dalton of Syracuse, has been named student of the month for April at Syracuse Junior High back-packin- g. council, in the usher squad and is the school newspaper artist. His hobbies are sports, drawing, reading, playing the piano and guitar. Jason Friz has been named student of the month for April by the Layton Chamber of Commerce. The son of David and Michele Friz, he is in ninth grade at North Layton Junior High School, where he maintains a 4.0 grade point aver School. he is a member the orchestra, mens choir, concert choir, solo and ensemble and A ninth-grade- r, of vice president of the Camerata Club. He received a superior rating on solo and ensemble and received the ville Area Chamber of Commerce for April. of conShe is a cert orchestra and she loves drama, being a lead in one of the plays. She is very interested in law and debate. Allen also sings in a private choir where she has been awarded a scholarship for this semester. She is on the high honor roll and has been awarded the Presidential Academic Fitness Award. Allen is also a member of the National Junior Honor Society. She does community service and is president of her church group. She plans on attending a university after high school graduation See STUDENTS on page 7 From page 4 member of the Clearfield High fac- -' last ulty, after working part-tim- e year. t ' ; J fI The teachers here have been just wonderful to me, very welcom- -' ing. But I am most excited about the students Im teaching, theyre the best, she said. , Monson has been involved with art in one way or another all of her life. Both of my parents were art-- ; ists, she said, "and Ive done wa- tercolors for years. Over the years she taught art to neighborhood children out of her. home and found some great person-al moments during those times. . Still, it wasn't until her own chil-dren had started school that she was able to continue on with her own formal training in the field of educa art. Waite, who received his first art, training in specialize in and finished with a master's degree from BYU. It's been something Ive been interested in my whole life, he said of his art. 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WE WILL COME TO YOU1 p lluiftimgtcr.&LCQ, HEATING As with all such nationally organized meets, the judges were drawn from throughout the United States and this year were also represented with judges from Japan. .Corporation SINCE A N C e, . D riety of music, the Lancelles are lead by drill mistress and team president Bethany Brady. The team of four seniors, 10 juniors and five sophomores won a special honor from the audience when they took the floor for their novelty routine. It was clearly the pick of the crowd, said Erickson, It was a cowboy theme and the crowd went wild, they brought the house down with that one and got a standing ovation. The 19 members of the drill team were accompanied to California by 43 parents and family members. Besides the two days of competition, the group visited Disneyland, Universal Studios, enjoyed the Medieval dinner experience and went to the beach. This year, their only performance was during the actual competitions, said Erickson. Im sure that people dont realize the amount of time and effort that goes into this, said Erickson. I would match their hours of practice against any other kind of team sport. They really are athletes. LARGEST MORTGAGE LENDER Lady Lions award. His goals are to attend college and major in child psychology and minor in music. Bethany Allen, daughter of Catherine Allen of Kaysville, was named student of the month by the Kays- A tion. After a few twists and turns and some unexpected change of events, Monson settled in teaching art on the secondary school level. Its been so rewarding, Im just loving this, she said. Some of her pupils have already taken home honors in a number of student-oriente- d art shows. Its so exciting. said Monson, "to see these kids doing so well. Seeing art makes a difference in them. Waite is near the other spectrum of time spent teaching the young minds and hands at Clearfield High. Tve been here for 28 years," said the teacher of pottery, sculpture and jewelry construction. The best thing about art is the chance to reach some students who arent being reached in other ways, he said, to see some kids who struggle academically, sometimes become very motivated through The Layton High 15-1- Columbia Elementary to help develop model program m - Lancelles came home with two national awards from a competition in California in March. Their win was justified, said Becky Erickson, the drill team advisor. They put in the time and effort and it paid off, she said of the teams two awards at the Miss National Drill Pageant March 6 in Long Beach. The Lancelles competed in the four categories of drill, dance, novelty and lyrical against approximately 70 other teams from across the country. 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