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Show HEAD START HIGHLIGHTS T &T A Planned, Executed at Home Another --first" in the U ft 0 Head Start program began last fall when the group initiated and began executing its own Training and Technical Assistance Program. According to Jason Cuch, Head Start Director, the Indian Community Action Programs served out of the University of Washington, are the only groups which are conducting their training sessions at home, Helen Stevens from the School District to handle speech difficulties and where to speek professional help. Mrs. Rex. Curry, Duchesne County School Lunchroom supervisor, presented a program on nutrition to parents as well as staff members. The most recent workshop was on music appreciation and participation of students in musical programs presented ' by a Head Start teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Esplin who has also taught music and office stresed how It makes more sense (and dollars and cents wise) to bring an instructor to our piano lessons. staffs rather than try to send each staff It is hoped five more sessions may be member to a seminar sometime during the conducted before the close of the school year," Mrs. Elaine Valverde, Assistant year. Director, said. When planning the worksh- ps, Mr. Cuch and Mrs. Valverde also utilised as much local professional help as possible. The sessions are required for all staff members and are conducted during the late afternoon so substitute teachers are needed only for Day Care Center. The seminars were launched in September with Gerald Becker, Psychology By Tammy Jenks & Cathy Cole Professor, University of Oregon, conductTodd Third Grade Students Do you know about winter when days workshop on Interpersonal ing a four-da- y Relations for staff members and parent are cold and snowflakes glitter? Listen to chairmen. us and you'll find out just what winter is Charles Wells, U.S. Public Health Ad- all about Third grade teachers. Miss Norma Bale, ministrator and Sanatarian for the U&O Mrs. Myrtle Cook conducted a play, and instructnext was the Reservation, guest All About Winter, Jan. 2 at Todd Eleor. He spoke on health and hygeine. Room. Also helpmentary The Highway Patrol sent a representaMrs. Catherine was music the with tive to speak on first aid and safety for bus ing volunteer parent drivers and when transporting children. Domgaard, Narrators for the play were Jay DomRon Tupper, of the ICAP Office, Universgaard, Bart Steinfeldt Ronald Ward, ity of Washington, also conducted a semDarlene Frost Cathy Cole, Russell Ruck-mainar in the fall as an orientation program Tammy Jenks, Denise Lyda, David for parents. Mitchell and Tom Sanchez. Min characters were Christmas dolls REGISTER NOW! played by all the girls from both classes. Little Toy Town Parade was acted out by For Classes A Information all the boys and Mr. Snowman was Barry was Leslie Myore. The Toy Lending Early Childhood Program Anker-poJoliet were and snowflakes Myore Classes one day eoch week at all Birchell Cathy Cole and Lisa HEAD START CENTERS The play was given to the upper grades Parents may also obtain high school in the morning and to parents and lower credit from classes grades in the aftenoon. - Third Graders Portray Winter Scenes in Play Multi-Purpo- se ... n, Jack-in-the-b- nt . SAMPLING SNACKS - Similar to these served at the Fert Duchesne Day Care Center are L to R front of table Lenise Cuch, Cos unity Health Representative; Kay Sixldller, Head Start parent; and Dong VanderHeap, WMtorecks Head Start teacher. Passing ant the culinary treats are Mrs. Elaine Valverde front , Assistant Head Start Director; and Mrs. Mary May Murray, Head Cook at Day Care Canter. Also pH! the snacks were more than 125 parents and guests who attended the Head Start Open House Jan. 26. School Board Initiates Dress Code EDITOR'S NOTE: With the recent controversy of Uintah County School Board dress esda still fresh in our minds, the Dnchesne School Board has set forth their code. The following are excerpts from the code which stresses the concept that appearance and dress generally affect the behavior of students. Ute Language Fills Schools Cultural Gap by Carleen Ignacio Take the best of the white mans road, pick it up and take it with you, that which is bad, leave alone, cast it away. Take the best of the old Indian ways. Always keep them, they have been proven for thousands of years. Don't let them die.... Sitting Bull, Sioux One of the best of the Indian ways, the language, is being preserved in the west side Uintah county schools. The Ute language classes have brought back some of tiie pride and dignity lost Mrs. Daisy Jenks and Mrs. Norma Denver, teachers, reported a perfect attendance record set by students enrolled in the language classes. An incentive for five days perfect attendance is a party which the students have been rewarded from the beginning of the school year. It is believed the students should be commended at times to build a child to better himself. Too often neglect has been shown in the Indian students who have tried and awareness of the cultural gap in the white educational system that the Indian student is confronted with. The culture gap is evident at all levels of the educational process. This gap and the visibility factor are an extreme deteri-men-t to the Indian students' normal learning proces. The lack of cultural recognition of the Native American in the school qrstem is wefl known. The visibility factor is the lack of parental participation, all white faculty, bus drivers and even teacher aides. All programs set up by have failed due to no Indian involvement This is the situation that repeatedly occures. ...The educational needs of the Indian students are overlooked so the image of an Indian student remains the same year after year. An example is the long hair situation. Long hair has given back some pride of their Indian heritage, but they are not allowed to wear long hair in the public schools. . non-India- LOTS OF HANG UPS Fart PuAssna whan the Ian. M. Dkk Curry as ha Ms display whkh reminds 1. Suits, slacks, polished cottons or Levis with sweaters, shirts ties, sports coats and blazers are all acceptable boys wear while at school or its activities. Sleeveless, or grubby attire', is not acceptable. 2. Pants suits, dresses, or sweaters and blouses worn with skirts and slacks are acceptable girls' wear for attendance at school. Boys jeans, girl's jeans or Levis, culottes without flaps, hot pants and grub-bie- s are not acceptable. 4. Hair must be styled so that it is neat, clean (to protect health standards) and It must be styled so that it does not interfere with the student's vision or create a situation that contributes to distracting from the educational proso-call- well-groome- d. cess. The code also goes into side burns and mustaches as well as attire while representing the school and manner of speech while at school Ute Chosen To Attend Seminar Series The Ute Tribes Operation Mainstream director will travel to New Mexico the end of this month for the second- in a series of Indian Manpower Specialists training seminars. Floyd McCook was selected from a group of 70 applicants to participate in the program which includes six seminars at different locations. The seminars are under the direction of Navajo Community College, Indian Manpower Training and Technical Assistance Center, Phoenix, - Ariz. Discussed at the first seminar were cultural and traditional awareness, objectives, recognizing limitations of specialists and behavorial objectives. The second seminar will be in Albuqur-qu- e with the third one scheduled for April at Bottle Hollow Resort Also hosting the workshops will be groups at Gallup, N. Mex.; Flathead, Mont; and Navajo Community College, Tsaile Lake, Ariz. Coming Soon Smorgasbord Every Noon at Bottle Hollow Resort |
