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Show 4 aflay Ju87 LAKtilUt 1007 wSii7d Iw. Students learn firsthand of trials they would take if they could only carry g lew belonging. A huge map hang in the hall of the cthool, howmg where and how jong the pioneer traveled Py RUTH VMM cah day. A chan wai made of many of the ancestor of children AYSVHEE- - Puling in the school. We ala chaned where many banyan through twnJ, ancestors of many children in our arrymgan mum up a hilt. waJing ihrough icy maim, school came from - we ail had walking until they were pioneer ancestors from somewhere. McBride explained. cxhauied. Modems began their trek TJw early pioneers coming to Utah did that, hut to have the west in I ebruary instead of Mudemt at Morgan llcmcniary. April, as the original rioneers did, so that they could complete The stuJcms experienced their 1 1 1 days of Pioneer event tome of the harddnpt the early before school ended. on encountered their pioneers trek during a mu'Mve 1 1 1 day lt gave them an idea of how school project. long III days are, McBnde said. Its all curriculum-based- . Last week the ttudenit Each morning a story was read culminated their studies on the Pioneer Semicentennial of the telling of the events of that day. On I cb. 18 was the entry from Milling of Utah. They found the April 20, 1847: Thcre were pioneers not only suffered hut alto celebrated and had fun. strong winds during the night which covered the wagons with Following the 1 1 1 days of sand and dust. Lveryonc got up travel, the students experienced on time, attended to their chores what it might have been like to and broke camp at 7:13. After carry a baby up a hill and wade an as traveling about 3 mile, the nver icy through they climbed a hill behind the school, wagons crossed Shell Creek without any problems. The then walked through the waters in a childs swimming pool full of stream was about eight feet wide. ice water. They pushed wagons About a mile from the creek the pioneers passed over a prairie through the sand on the school dog village about six acres long. playground, raised a bam. held It was hard for the wagons sack races and learned the because the gopher hills were Virginia reel dance. from I to 6 feet across and some We started with a short story were over 12 inches high. It was for each class to read. The goal a very bumpy ride. was to give the children an After traveling a total of 1 8 undemanding of what the typical miles was like the the weather, they camped at 6 p.m. and day set up bUck smith equipment to food, clothes and equipment, fix some wagon wheels. A group said schoolwide Enrichment went ahead to a lake and caught Model teacher Pat McBride. over 200 fish. They returned and We learned of the pioneer . and to learn, the whole camp had a good curiosity willingness supper. explore and investigate this new land Through true stories " researched by McBnde, teachers They also learned that the and students learned about the Mormon pioneers werent alone on the trail across Nebraska and hardships and challenges of the pioneers trek. They learned that Wyoming. There were many the pioneers camped on Sundays groups going to California and and had church meetings. They Oregon. Trappers and traders learned about ferrying nvers, also crossed the trail, McBride said. being bogged down in sand and rafts being made to carry them We learned that those who across the w aters. were prepared fared belter than The activities ending the those who left in haste, she said. project helped the children learn Many of the teachers even more about the pioneers. enhanced the stories with stories Students were surprised to see of their own or with writing or thought-provokin- g activities, they could build a bam, when such as asking the students what they hoisted sides of the bam to west in trek Builders will have to plant - Morgan Elementary Kids travel with pioneers through books, projects KAVSVILEE- plant tree or do tome landscaping to Icwen the noie of trailiC. The city council approved an amendment this week to enact highway noise abatement provision. The noie orJmance will affect those planning to build on land near highways or other areas. noisc-producin- g The The Associated Press ; Some lawyers call her the perfect plaintiff. Norma Broin, who grew up in le the northern Utah town of and now lives in Stafford, Va., is leading a S3 billion class-actio-n lawsuit against the tobacco industry that went to trial in Miami on Monday. ; Spri-ngvil- ; She and 60,000 other current and former flight attendants blame the companies products for creating the noxious smoke that damaged their health. Eight years ago, doctors dis- covered cancer on die lower lobe of her lung. But as a faithful member of the Mormon Church, Broin adheres to the churchs health code and never has smoked - a fact considered cal to the case. criti- It boils down to morality, Broin, who Tim sources, landscaping, earth berms, and other mitigation. SCmOGN Swrxwfl turwm Students at Morgan Elementary School in Kayswlie used this map to help them follow the progress of the poneers along the wagon tram routs. The entire school was involved in the project, which had students reenact certain aspects o! the wagon train experience such as bam raisings and icy river crossings. upright positions and bolted them together. This is like in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. They raised a bam and then had a square dance, one of the students said as he was lifting the framed walk The door and window were framed in the walls. And students begged for their turn at walking through the icy waters. I liked it when we went through the water, said Michelle Whetman. 1 ler friend, Kodi Crow, 8, liked eating the bread better but she didn't like to dance. I didn't like raising the bam, said Grow. But Monica Savage said she like the It made me feel strong. In recalling the story of the crickets eating the crops, each child had a sea gull and tried to see how many crickets" they could deposit in the lake." barn-raisin- attended g. covered wagons and dressing in pioneer bonnets. They changed the menu to fit the occasion, serving baked potatoes, chili, apples, carrots and bread and honey at the chuck wagon. Spoon, with feathers, were used to pick up plastic grasshoppers and carried away. I didnt like to hold the grasshopper, said Amanda Brown. Dancing to the Utah Centennial music, students learned the Virginia reel. Wheelbarrow races and sack races adJcd to the fun. And since bread and honey were staples of the pioneers, the students ate bread and honey. The school cooks got into the act by decorating the waits of the lunch room with skins and Insist On I i It was the Parent Teacher Association that manned the events and came up with ideas. !. 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