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Show PtfVVftfHfVVVMVVVVMVVVI ' . 4A . ., . if . irf 1 - Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday April 25, 2002 Learning starts here We send our children off to ing stratagies. Students at Sally school each day, but what are , Mauro, including the third, they actually learning? Well, fourth and fifth grades get to pubto the many dedicated lish their own writing through and caring teachers, these chil- - AlphaSmart technology. An AlphaSmart is a simple dren are learning to read with na- tkmally-renownprocomputer on which stu- laptop reading grams, getting hands-o- n expert- - dents learn to type. Once stu- enee with computers and person- - dents have finished their publi- alized attention from teachers, cation they beam their story or The creative and unique teach- - report over to their teachers ing strategies which are being computer. The teacher then used are expanding students prints it out and the student is knowledge and increasing their able to see his or her work pub- lished in printed format. Not desire to learn more. The halls in Sally Mauro are only does this teach the students lined with students artwork, important keyboarding skills, printed short stories and reports, but it also expands their ability a prime example of these teach- - towrite. , lvr Principal OShea would Lite, to inform all parents that Sally Mauro is going through sive school improvement She wants them to know they are welcome to crane and see all the improvements! The teachers at Sally Mauro, like those at alischools in the Carbon district, V are genuinely concerned about what their students are learning,, " Each student is given the chance to learn and grow in an environ-ment that is customized to meet every students needs. At least once during the day students get to meet with their teacher one- e to discuss the students ii . exten-than- ed . I J' v f-.f- ' .. ? I , A ' (T . : ,, , :;y,. .. t I" Reading is King! vv i1j 'v. V v mr- pattern that follows the book. TMs interesting tecj- iMatdtovialongwmi . mque helps students to visually ramjet Own Thompson. assemble the topics and con- -' , cepts that make up the litera-th- e ture they read as a class. From this added knowledge, students 0 - : , AV, ' V. Reading is the window to organizer .to help her students leaming.Much of the know- l- understand the topic of the edge children gain comes book they are reading as a class. through reading. The longer She starts out by placing the children take to learn to read, main topic of the book in a later they begin to expand cirde in the middle of the page, their knowledge. For this rea- - From that point she adds all son, local schools emphasize other topics covered in the reading education starting in book with lines and circles join- kindergarten. In fact, schools in ing each topic together in a the district are participating in the Reading Excellence Act program funded by the federal government. Several teachers m the elementary schools have seen such outstanding results that they have been chosen to be model classrooms for other teachers in the state to visit and learn; This program is producing great results for the students in the local schools. Like all the other classrooms at Sally Mauro, Mrs. Kings is extremely well decorated with the spelling words her students - . yy- ' J :.. .. .. Jf-V a . t' . on-on- needs. ll'I W- ks ( . . logical . . mianner,laytorJofles.Amanda John Erickson, and JadDoGnski read about Irm the WhaJa. As parttrf the district wida cud- ' ricuhim. students mad each oay to advance in teaminz. f . T av am in- reading comprehension 'WW.ri creases along with the desire to learn more, 4 M--'i 'x. r c " ' f 'Wf .. r .4 r. ' if?.':. . t are learning and the class j" X projects they have produced. During her morning reading time, Mrs. King uses a graphic Reading is the window to learning for Mrs. King's third grade class. ?ty. Vs .Vi Xim'X v ' XV . ' vO . I,'; . - - - 'S s v:; v y A ra?V t jvy t Imagine, believe, achieve . Safly Mauro Elementary School in Helper houses dedicated students who believe m the power of learning These same- - of imagining and achieving their dreams through hard work and dedication. . , . ' . .. , . Krista Edwiaids and Lacy Stevens present their discovery to the class. Through reading students gathee valuable infor- ' 'I. . .. ' ' - I , V , Would you mqrect first grad- - v:' t . ' r r. - 'i ' ' -- A rs ; . to; tv wnhip . f) . A . . .'.n tt .... : ... ' .! f - sii-'- V- m tu s . s (gH a i . Mi , ... a 'V;T , i . ; 1' After reading about deep ocean life as a dass, several students were interested in bow fish could produce light in such a dark envi-- ; xprimmit as the deep sea. Lhcy Stevens andKrista Edwards wer chosen from amongst several eager third graders to research an answer in die libraiy. The students chose to qxnd their recess time in the library seardung for toe reasoi why fish cah produce such aman-- . with theit ing light After recess, the pair excitedly ran into j.disco.Afterthebensoundedandeveiyooewasseated,Mii.Kmi H tf. .IS V .. students curious and free to research any topic of interest1 T t planned this time the day hisher teacher to read and dis-eto be responsible for what so toat her students know eractly cuss books about whales, the sd-- : I they do during an entire hour of whattheyshouldbedoing.Soine - entific method and inariy other' A classroom time7 Now, this may . students read together; while : subjects.The main goal is '' " A'.-sound a little questiomdde, but others write a repot on a subject Knw irh faV. Mrs.'time in Hum them. thi to nf and during reading interesting ywHa) upriin. Matekovics first grade class stu- Also during the houf, each ' use it to learn moeabout those dents do just that She has care- - student meets in a group with areas that interest them toe most f: - - ' W - V fully . v - - V- . ,VI. students also know the importance ' w invited them to come forward arid the tfa stoat they had . ; learned.' J. y . The students' discovered that the fish combine diemicals pro-duced by deep sealants with special chemicals ftmnd in their tod-f iestoproduce toe hjThn onesudi instance helped the students to learn toat reading is lmpnrtanfanri It wwb Itanung throughout life Tf. v. .possiUe.' '? 1 .4 j? .:V'' V ... i1 - .l . - . - & i!' . U;.i. i V - 7fi ,I its I,'" fiftr ''.'I a : I V ftnsrt--- ' Xr-.':- I ; Ji-dLi- -.- ' )i ! ' - IV, lig woria 5, L ki i " ', onMMne Iordan toanson. Students havsthe opporturily dai v - I. ' ' . ' Ki t a V to ' - .' to work intfividi wito teacher , J ' aflowing students receive help when needed. ,. . . ... ; ' ; r r. y a a r. 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