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Show Education ual program at Standard dJJintah (Basin ivs diversify Schools face many challenges, and when you must deal with children from different cultural backgrounds the job becomes even more difficult. Todd Elementary, however, has found a method for dealing with this challenge and turning it into an advantage for students and teachers as well as parents. According to Earl Allred, principal at Todd, a bilingual program was started lot year and has proved successful He said the program has solved many situations at the school, one of which was the apathy expressed by some of the Indian students. Allred said the. program gives them something special and meaningful. Allred was quick to point out that tiw program differs from most bilingual programs. He explained that most such programs are designed to teach speaking students the English language. The Todd principal said their program accomplishes this, but it also provides students at Todd with the opportunity to learn the Ute language. The director of the program is Venita Taveapont. Venita explained that she was working at the Ute Tribal Education Department two years ago when Uintah and Duchesne County School Districts approached them about the possibility of beginning a bilinqual program. She said a representative from Tempe, ARizona visited the area and worked with them in developing the program. She added that binding was made available through lira VIL Venita pointed out that the students at Todd were below average, especially in reading and language arts. "Since the focus is on language skills, we had to do it by using the Ute language, said Venita. She said much of the learning was difficult for the children, but after the Ute language was incorporated they progressed much foster. The learning of both languages is a very important aspect of the program. "Education should be a total experience, said V enita. "This program really emphasizes a poo-tiv-e self concept She said this is really showing up in the students. "Tbe students are speaking up ' more and becoming leaueia ui us schools. Along with the use of the Ute language in English, the program is used in other areas of non-Engli- READY TO Treven BLAST-OF- F prepares a rocket for blast-of- f of Mr. Hicks' science class. This is part of their course on aviation. Birchell as a member Rockets a blastin at West Junior High If you were to visit West Junior High it would almost be certain that you would hear and see rockets blasting oft This is a part of Junior Hicks science class curriculum. As part of the aviation section, his classes are building bottle rockets. They are also required to fire and recover the rockets. The rockets are bought as kits but the classes are required to come up with their own design for the rocket They don't have to fly these, but they do have to put some thought into design and construction if they they were building their own rockets. The class is taken ' through the history of flight The wings, lift, gliders, paper airplanes, model planes and now the rockets. "We are teaching the principle of flight and how it is used in the world, stated Hicks. He has 54 students enrolled in this aviation class from seventh through ninth Venita explained that in math for instance, the concepts are often abstract and difficult for the Indian students to understand. However, when tiie Ute language is used the students are able to obtain a better grasp of the logic. Mr. Allred th th BJrFJ? e 235 South Main, Salt Lake City. 80 South Main, Roosevelt. 6. 722-248- 2. Overland Thrift A Loan it a subsidiary of American Savinys 4 Loan. Venita said the "Indian Days should help pull the entire program together and will offer area residents an opportunity to view the work the students have been doing. She pointed out that this could lie the last year for the program because funding under Title VII will not be available next year. She said the program needs a great deal support to keep it going strong. LITTLE MORE' Thomasina Appah, who is working with the bilingual program at Todd Elementary, is among the many people at the school who are preparing for "Indian Days" scheduled for May 21 at Todd. Business of the Week Agency Meeting Roosevelt, Utah. Call Keith for inBergquist at formation. Bids must be received by 5:00 p.m. May 21 , 1982. insurance WJP SHEEDY-LEAVIT- T CONSUMER PHtfERRf INSURANCE AGENCY The Freeman Institute is presenting a "Healing America seminar May 13 at the Duchesne High School band room from 7 to 10 p.m. There is a fee of 16 for the seminar, which will be paid at the door. 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The rocket engines are sized the same as batteries. The D size costs about S1.70 and the C size about .88 cents. Nick explained that he had a rocket and the pressure was too great and blew out one of the sections. Each rocket is equipped with a parachute to bring the rocket safely to tiie ground or it is usually damaged beyond repair. Some even have gliders attached to the rockets and one will parachute down while the other glides to the ground like the recent space shuttle. The rockets are sold by different skill levels (1 to 5) with different levels of student participation on each one. The cost varies from .90 cents to S30. The rockets are also equipped with tracing smoke as some of the rockets will go 1500 to 2500 feet into the air. three-stag- expressed the positive aspects related to the reading program. He said their school has adopted a program called the Open Court Reading Ptogram. According to' Allred tins is a strict phonics curriculum. Because of this the students are required to learn to sound out words they encounter. Allred said by incorporating the bilingual program the students learn to sound out words of everyday objects as they are used in the Ute language. Allred said that instead of n sical words, sounding opt they are, at the same time, learning a new language. There are presently students from kindergarten through fourth grade participating in the program. In an effort to give recognition to the students and parents for the work and support they have shown for the O BOB SHEEDY 722-512- 3 33 EAST 200 NORTH th FIND THIS BUSINESS ON YOUR WHITE & GREEN PHONE BOOK COVER. Taco's 35 Free Balloons To The Kids 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday - May Delicious Tacos 31 149 15 Hatoctta Try war More f a Meal Burrlto! Just SI.55 Our coupons have been extended to May 30 - Come on in and ask for them. of |