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Show 24 — For the week of September 26, 2008 ST. GEORGE MATH rere pote The Spectrum — www.thespectrum.com e Continued from pg. 2 one. Each math and literacy game had an appropriate color signifying its difficulty. Parents and siblings were invited to play the games together and _ participate in as many games as time allowed. The fair lasted 90 minutes. Phillips said: “Math and reading can be overwhelming for some students. We want Julie Walton / For St. George Neighborhoods Children take home a copy of all of the games they play at the Math & Literacy Fair. "WHEN YOU DIE WITH OR WITHOUT A __ WILL, YOUR FAMILY PAYS FOR PROBATE. LET US HELP YOU AVOID cost OF PROB? AND ATTORNEY FEES. Donald Joseph Purser Attorney at Law 435-674- 2566 Asset Protection and Business Planning — -all “The Be euiceepers ” our students to see that math and literacy can be fun, not a drudgery. It also gives the teachers a chance to interact with students in an informal setting.” East third grader Trevor Marshall said this was his fourth year to attend. Trevor said, “My favorite was the “estimation jars”, and I liked playing “Sight word bingo’ with my mom? Trevor's mom Shauna is also a teacher at East. The most popular feature was the estimations jars in the library where students guessed the contents of jars filled with various candies. The lunchroom was filled with different levels of educational games and along with many of the classrooms, manned with a teacher and a DSC student volunteer to lead and participate in math or literacy games. “We give them everything they will need to take home that game and play it,’ Black said. “Parents can know what they need to do to play the game’ Each student was given a Julie Walton / St. George Neighborhoods East Elementary students make their best attempts at solving problems with the “Estimation Jars” at Literacy Fair on Sept. 17. the Math & large plastic Ziplock bag for taking home all the pieces and parts of the games they played during the evening. DSC senior Shilo Porter is majoring in elementary education, and this was her second year to be involved with the math & literacy fair. “ She played “Happy Homophones” with the children, using words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Porter said: “Often parents want to help their child, but don’t know how. The games are a way that parents can help make (literacy and math) interesting for their children’ She explained that all of the college volunteers receive a copy of the games Julie Walton / For St. George Neighborhoods Children take home a copy of all of the games they play at the Math & Literacy Fair. for future use in their ow classrooms. “We appreciate the Dixie college students and even former students who helped with the fair, Phillips said. The evening concluded with each student receiving a book of choice as they left the school. “With the literacy fair, we have given away a free book; Black said. “If the students choose the book, then more than likely, they will read it. Because of the wonderful parental and teacher support, East Elementary had a great night. We look forward to our math & literacy fair next year? Principal Joe Eckman said, “We are grateful to the parents and students for their willingness to come and support the math & literacy fair, and to our excellent staff who give of their own time to make this event successful” |