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Show 9K ihii'C 1 2 - Novcmhgr 20. 200 EDUCATION 1 !"r Uintah Basin Standard Native American veterans honored at Todd Elementary Mssfflb : f . . -t-i- t j, M.. $ff 8& SINGING WITH FILLING The singing of I in Iroud To He An American ended the Todd School flag Nov. 2. In the background are members of Fort Duchesne VFW Post 45 19. Pictured left on ceremony Monday, to right: Hill Tull Bird, Eph Pawwinee, Glenn and Lawrence Tom. Adelbert Tavashutz was out of camera range on the very left. Todd Elementary held a flag raising ceremony in conjunction with Veterans Day. Aa the students watched, the ceremony opened with the Red Spirit Drum Group singing an Honor Song as the flag was carried around the circle escorted by the Ft. Duchesne VFW Post 4519, dancer Thomas Cess pooch, female students with shawls draped over their shoulders, Ute Tribal Council Representative Rosaline Taveapont, teachers and representatives of the U&O Veterans Honor Society. The flag was raised as Red Spirit sang a flag song. VFW Post 4519 members include: Adelbert Tavashutz, Bill Tall Bird, Eph Pawwinee, and brothers Glenn and Lawrence Tom. Mr. Ross, 5 grade teacher, gave a short presentation on the making of Veterans Day. Mrs. Vivian Powaukee, 4 grade teacher, spoke touching words about the veterans. Upon request, Thomas Cesspooch performed the Turkey Dance. The ceremony ended with all singing Lee Greenwoods song Im Proud To Be An American. There iB a veterans display in the lobby of Todd Elementary. It was put together by Vivian Powaukee, and JOM mentors, Lou Wanda Grey and Amanda Serawop. The display will stand for the remainder of this week. Alfred Parrictte made a special effort to attend theFlagRaising Ceremony. Alfred was a machine leader in the Armys American Division and served in the South Pacific Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island. The islands are north of Australia. He was wounded lighting on Bougainville Island, recovered and sent to the Philippines for mop-u- p operations. When the war was ending he was sent to Japan for six months. While in Japan, he saw Calvin Unca Sam, just as World War II ended. From Japan Alfred came home. He has two great- - grandsons, Alexander and Nathan, who attend Todd Elementary. Altamont Jr. High School 1st I quarter honor roll 8 grade high honor students were: Chelsy Jensen, Natisha Miles, Sharalee Miles, Shasta Mitchell, Toni Christensen, Paige Fieldsted, Daniel LindBay, Lindsey Mitchell, Joshua Duncan and Dal Ion Christenaen. The 8 grade honors students were: Jcrica Goodrich, Shelly Thayne, Clansy Winn, and Andrea Monsen. The 7 students who achieved high honors were: Jaicee Oman, Jesse Jessup, Kecsha Sorensen, CJ Kettle, and Jason Wood. 7 grade honors students were: Colton Miles, BJ Patterson, Winston BrinkcrhofT, Brandon Bruce, Alyson Bywater, Ammon Dunsmore, Camille Liddell, Braden Parry, and Jeremiah Bird. SPIXTAL OLYMPIC AWARDS (indie Yack received the Special Olympics Utah Athlete of the Year" Award for the Northeast Area. Cindie and her parents Guylon Yack and Terry Yack attended the awards presentation in Vernal. SALUTING THE FLAG Glen Tom and Eph Pawwinee (pictured left to right), members of Fort Duchesne VFW Post 45 9 pay their respects to the flag during special Veterans Day ceremonies held at Todd School last week. 1 er unlimited and veekend calls. . theme. Basin Arts Council urges all of you who are eligible to participate in Reflections, and all of you parents to encourage your children to do so. All students enrolled in a school with a PTA or PTSA in good standing are eligible. There are active Reflections lementary UBATC Offers Current GED Tests Anew GED test will be offered on Jan. 1, 2002. Ifyou need to take the GED sections oftahe or need to complete sections of the current test, or current version, Uintah Basin Applied Technology College testing center must have testing completed on Dec. 6 or 7. After that date, only the new 6 to schedule test can be administered at a cost of at least $55. Call an appointment. re-te- st 722-694- Reflections Program at East r r,' VTVVi , -- - V. il. .7Wi6. :i. . fV-'- L..: : ..x Entries for the PTA Reflections" art contest at East Elementary and Roosevelt Middle School are due next weekl Please help your children complete their projects and submit entries to Mrs. Peterson no later than Nov. 30. . ?! 1.1 L. 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C'nM or your Jo . 4M M tor cnrrplMP rnaenHS n W aJ a, rp.yiAi :9W4 wqr bd .r wts, j ,, - p'rwip cln wr.j A'l ?rj Ier .rf'fc o ar50T no ti i4Olr. When in troducinganew social studies unit to her fifth grade students, Paula Jenkins at Altamont Elementary tailors an appropriate costume for the time period, and dresses for the part Noting that fifth graders often have a hard time understanding the sequence of historical events, Mrs. Jenkins decided on a visual way to emphasize historical happenings in American history. A time line posted in the classroom also relates important events to periods in the history of our country. So far this year, Paula has dressed as a Native American and then as a woman in the time of Columbus. During the Native American unit the students each prepared a report on a particular tribe. They constructed small models of typical Indian dwellings and displayed them in the library. Written reports were also assigned duringthe explorers unit, with each student researching a specific early explorer. Studying American history in this way gives the students opportunity to develop numerous skills reading, research, speaking, writing, and art And the students are wondering Who will our teacherdreas as next? el Duchesne Elementary will ho Id the Annual Grandparents Day on Tuesday Nov. 20. Grandparents are invited to come at 1 1 :20 a.m. to have lunch with their grandchildren. Activities in the classroom will follow with a minitalent ahow. Event sponsored by Duchesne FCCLA chapter. w-- dresses the part divisions based programs at all four Roosevelt schools within grade-levupon artistic merit, creativityorigi-nality- , this year, with deadlines ranging from and interpretation of the Nov. 30 to Dec. 3,.. ,t,c i: Grandparents Day at Duchesne E- :.-r- Altamont teacher The Reflections deadline is rapidly approaching, why should you care? Reflections is a cultural arts program sponsored on all levels of PTA (Parent-TeachAssociation) which provides opportunities for students from preschool age through 12th grade to submit works of art in seven categories literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, choreography, theater, and film video, while interpretings designated national theme. Entries are judged ...voice mail, games, DRESSING THE PART-Pa- ula Jenkins, a teacher at Altamont Elementary, is dressed just right for Thanksgiving Day. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm . So, why bother? Reflections allows students to express themselves creatively through their chosen art form(s) and be recognized for their skills and creativity. Aa explained in the General Guidelines for Utah PTA Reflections: Participating in Reflections is a great way for students to explore and learn about various art forma. It does not matter whether an entry created fur Reflections has been done as a classroom assignment or done independently at home, artistic exploration and expression enhance and develop intellectual, social and physical skills. Creatingart is a valuable learning experience. When children express themselves through words, pictures, music, photography and other various art forms, such as dance and theater, they grow intellectually. As children experience the creative process, they learn to analyze their thoughts, feelings and ideas. They learn to look at things, people and experiences in fresh and exciting way, and become more interested in the ideas and works of others. Some of the greatest scientific discoveries made in the world came through the imaginative process, not the scientific laboratory. Reflections helps parents encourage and recognize tiie continuous process of their children. Trying something yourself is also a remarkably good way to develop an appreciation of the efforts, extraordinary or not, of others. It also teaches us how to look or listen to art in general. A junior photographer gen- erally learns that there is a great deal more to getting a great shot than point and shoot. And any child who has composed a piece of music is more likely to listen intelligently for what another composer is seeking to ex-Too seldom in the course of daily school assignments do our children have the luxury of revising and refining to produce their best work. Reflections is a place to do just that. Creating art means taking a bit of a risk. Not everything works out just the way you picture it in your minds eye. But not even s master creates a masterpiece on the first attempt, nor with every effort. And perfection does not equal success. One of the cardinal rules of Reflections is that every entry be the original work of one entrant, unaided by others except in very special cases and with prior approval. For parents and teachers this means walking the fine line between being supportive and being too helpftil. Let your child make his or her own decisions and just be there to make sure the young artist understands the rules and dead-line- s and has the necessary materials with which to create. Then, eqjoy the results of our childrens artistic efforts at your individual school in December or the school district and later regional winners on display at Crossroads Center in January! |