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Show The Fahy MhHn IN I, 1171 Principal Mitchell Designates Classroom Visitation Month February has been designated as Clas--j sroom Visitation Month" by Principal Gerald Mitchell at Todd Elementary School The month haa been set aside for parents of kindergarten; first and second grade students to view their childrens ' progress in the Title III reading program which was initiated in kindergarten last year. According to Mrs. Janet Spencer, Par-- ' ent Committee Chairman, an important part of this new language arts program is classroom visits by the parents who will gain a better understanding of the reading instruction, spelling and printing their child is receiving Title HI sponsored a Back to School" night in December and extended an invitation to parents of Title III students, however, few parents availed themselves of tiie opportunity. The program included a video tape presentation of the language arts program in action in Mrs. Grace; Gardiner's first grade plus demonstrations by each of the teachers of their classroom instructions. : NAT MEN they wfl ! M tavtted to the tt toeraoj are Ute Wrestler Places First In Tourney. Parents became studenta when a first grade teacher passed out paper, dictated words and chewed penmanship and spellto the amusement of the adults ing present. An open invitation is extended to parents of kindergarten, first and second grade students to visit classrooms at their convenience. Parents are asked to check in at the office before going into the - School Netfs Sponsor Uintah Basin Education Edited by Gloria Arrowgarp Schools Add New Teachers, New innovation in Teaching , A Four boys from West Junior High School received first place ratgings in the Vernal Wrestling Tournament last month and among them was a Ute student Three new teachers have been added to the staff at Todd Elementary and West Junior High Schools. Competing against Vernal Roosevelt A new aspect in teaching is being introand Rock Springs, Wya junior high duced by Miss Patty Reagan who was schools, the West team plued second with-9- : hired in January under the Title I pro- points. Vernal took the rhampinwMp gram. Miss Reagan, a vivacious 24, hails with 187 points. Rock Springs and Boose i from Denver, Cola She is a graduate of velt lagged behind with 96Vfe and 27 points ' Brigham Young University with a bache-- i respectively. kr of adence degree in sociology and Placing first eras Richard Jenks, son of health. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jenks, Sr., Fort she worked Following her wander-lust- , Duchesne. Also among top wrestlers were with the United States Information Agen-- , Rex McKee, Dale McKee and Bruce cy in Peru as the director of a Moore. Cultural Center. She also directed a busi-nes-a school in that country for the YMCA. In the nations capital dty, she was afWRESTLING TOURNAMENT filiated with the Central Intelligency West Jenier High School and as a Community Action ProAgency Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1973 gram Employee in Newark, N. J she l:30pji.i5pjL . worked in summer camping programs children. with inner-cit- y SI for adults 50 cents far students Miss Reagan also attended National Public Invited 2 Leadership Camp-a- ll of which makes her qualified to teach a leadership class to junior high students at West She also visits any student who has missed three consecutive days of school (from Todd, West or Whiterocks) and assists the students with any academic problema when she brings home assignments to them. NEW IN FIFTH GRADE With the retirement of Mrs. Mitchie, long-timfifth grade teacher, George E. Gull was hired late in the falL A BYU graduate. Gull also attended Snow College and has a major in elementary education with a minor in social science. A native of Spanish Fork, he and his wife, Lucille and two children, make their home in Roosevelt. FIRST GRADE TEACHER Miss Sally Graves left the first grade teaching position at Todd Elementary School at Christmas time to be married. She was replaced by Miss Anna Rothe who received her education degree from Utah State University. Miss Rothe also attended Snow College and did her student teaching in the first and fourth grades at Lakeview Elementary school Brigham City. She is a native of Payson, Utah, and hails from a family of five children. e Teen Talk George E. GuD. . .New is Fifth grade By Vicky Chapoose Union High Reporter TOYS FOR TOTS Intrigue parents visiting the toy lending display at the recent Head Start Open House. Mrs. Vera Dudley, Toy Lending Coordinator, explains the Early fMIdhtiil pregram to Mrs. Beverly Powers, Mrs. JasoninCuch, and Mr. and The little fellow fascinated with the toy the foreground Hn. Halph of Mr, and Mrs. Tom Handy, Roosevelt. sou Tedd Handy, This year some of Unions girls were invited to partiepate in a Volleyball Tournament Mrs Nancy Percival chose 12 girls to participate. She and the girls left Jan. 17 and traveled to North Summit Coalville. The girls lost to North Summit but nearly beat Intermountain, Brigham City. They came home with a victory from Tintic High School Girls participating in the games were Nadine Allred, Sherry Workman, Bonnie Lloyd, Joleen Jenks, Vicky Chapoose, Sue Ann Henderson, Annette Wilson, Susan Richens, Nancy Bench, Linda Uresk, Susan Crozier, and Keeta Mansfield, Manager. Report cards were given to students Jan. 29 but as of this printing, the honor roll had not yet been computed. Anna Rothe. . .New First Grade Teacher |
