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Show The Ogden Valley news Volume XX Issue XI Page 13 September 15, 2012 Wonderful, Amazing Students from Valley Elementary Meet . . . Drew! By your scaly Valley 6th grade cyber news friends, Samuel Waldrip, Daniel Hedges, & Denver Dalpias Recently Valley students went wild while learning at a Valley Elementary assembly with Scales and Tails Utah. It began with Mr. Hales dressed as a lion announcing all of the classes names as two kids from each class carried the flag that their class created. Each class chose an animal and a noise that that animal would make and combined it with their teacher’s name. After all of the flags were done, Drew Webb from Scales and Tails Utah brought some animals, including a real live alligator, a 16-foot reticulated python, and a tortoise weighing a Do you like saving money and getting prizes at the same time? Well now you can! This week at Valley Elementary we are participating in a fundraiser in order to purchase items that add of to teacher and classroom expenses, along with grade level I Pad apps. We are selling Entertainment Coupon Books. The price is $30, but you get around Mr. Hales really does try to make this school the best it can be. He stated, “The greatest thing is being able to work with kids and Who is Mr. Hales you ask? Mr.Hales is helping them do their best.” Our principal also told us of an the principal of Valley Elementary, event coming up, a new program a father of two, and a loving husby the name of “Science Day” is band to Mindy, “the most beautiful coming to Valley Elementary this woman in the world,” Hales told us. year. Students will rotate to different Principal Hales taught fourth and classes to learn about different subsixth grade for eleven years down jects on science. in Ogden. We knew we had an Also, the Amazing Raise was even better principal than we thought held September 8. It was great to when he told us the reason why he see the community working together does what he does. towards such a great cause! “When I taught school, it Over all, Principle Hales is an was because I loved helping amazing principle and loves what he children learn. Then I realized, Principal Hales does. Welcome to Valley Elementary, if I were a principal, I could and thus the year begins! help so many more!” By Ruby Best and Jessica Lewis, Sixth-grade student reporters whopping 100 pounds. Drew gave a little talk on each animal, including its name, weight, habitat, species, behavior, and length. Have a great school year being wild about learning at Valley! *If you would like Scales and Tails to come to your house for a birthday party or special occasion, you can call 801-577-7182, or visit their website at <www.scalesandtalesutah.com> Salt Lake City, Utah - As children return to school, ophthalmologists are reminding parents that good vision and eye health are key to students’ ability to do well in the classroom and to be safe on the playground. September is Children’s Eye Health and Safety month, and the Utah Ophthalmology Society (UOS) encourages Utah families to make sure students receive children’s vision screening. The first hint that Quinn Kirby had a serious but correctable vision problem was during a preliminary screening at her pediatrician’s office. Quinn, a bright, lively four-year-old, was asked to identify pictures and letters, but she couldn’t name them. This frustrated her, since she knew her alphabet. The pediatrician recommended sending Quinn to a pediatric ophthalmologist, an eye medical doctor who cares for children, for a comprehensive eye exam. The comprehensive eye exam showed that Quinn’s vision was 20/30 in her right eye and 8/200 in the left, compared with 20/20 normal vision. Her stronger eye was doing most of the work, and her other eye was becoming weaker as a result, a condition called amblyopia. Quinn’s weaker eye was also turned slightly inward—a variation of a condition called strabismus—but this was too subtle to be noticed except in an exam. Quinn’s ophthalmologist applauded her pediatrician for detecting vision problems, and said that such vision problems are nearly impossible for parents to detect in young children. Vision screening by a school nurse, pediatrician, or other qualified health provider is the best way to ensure healthy vision in children. “Quinn’s story illustrates how vision screening and proper treatment can make a big difference to a child’s future,” said UOS President, David Petersen, MD. “When a potential problem is found, a comprehensive eye exam by an ophthalmologist is the best way to determine whether vision correction or other treatment is needed.” It is also important for parents to know how vision does—and does not—play a role for children with learning disabilities. Learning disabilities result from the brain’s misinterpretation of images received and relayed by the eyes, rather than from structural or functional eye problems. Learning disabilities are not treatable by eye exercises or vision therapy. If learning disabilities are suspected, students may need testing, neurological exams, and treatment. Whether or not learning disabilities are suspected, all students need vision screening to check eye health and visual acuity. Quinn’s mother, Kris, teaches third grade and said some of her students’ learning struggles might have been avoided if they had had vision screening and treatment when they entered kindergarten, or as soon as vision or learning problems were suspected. “I’d encourage all parents to make sure your children get screened at school, at your pediatrician’s office, or through another health service,” Kris said. “My husband and I are grateful that Quinn’s problem was discovered and treated early. She’s now almost five-anda half, with 20/25 vision in her right eye and 20/30 in the left. She loves being able to do whatever her big brother does and enjoys reading with us.” Quinn’s treatment included eye glasses and eye patch treatment. She wore a patch over her stronger eye for about eight hours each day so that her weaker eye could take on the work of seeing and develop more normally. “She insisted all of us wear patches along with her,” Kris added. “In their daisy eye patches, Quinn and my husband were famous at our local market!” For more information on children’s vision and eye health and safety, visit <www.geteyesmart.org> MAGNIFY cont. from page 1 the nonprofit of your choice, and will not be eligible for this year’s designated Match Fund established by CFOV. Donor forms are available at Valley Market or you can give online at <www.cfogdenvalley. org> The community needs your help. Send your donation before September 17 with a notation regarding which nonprofit(s) you wish to contribute to, to: CFOV PO BOX 684 EDEN UT 84310 Thank you for giving back to your community. For more information, please contact Steve Clarke at <sdclarke@oValley.net> or any other CFOV board member. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about and to teach to youth and loved ones, the rewarding feeling that comes from charitable giving, to consolidate giving with one check, and to take advantage of the $38,000 Match Fund established by very generous donors. Donations received after September 17 will be returned so you can give them directly to What’s Happening at Valley Elementary? By Denver Dalpias, Dan Hedges, and Sam Waldrip Valley 6th Grade Student Reporters What’s happening? The Happenings book is happening! Right now you might be thinking, what in the world is a Happenings book? To answer your question, a happening book is a giant coupon book that is sold for a school fundraiser. The happenings book has over $50,000 in savings on area products and activities, and is well worth your money. At Valley Elementary, we had a big assembly to announce the production of the books. The 801-678-7959 or 801-745-2444 Located at 4776 E. 2600 N. in High Altitude Fitness in Eden behind the old car wash. Design & Maintenance Sprinkler Systems, Lighting Waterfalls & Ponds Custom Patios & Fire Pits Demolition & Renovation Snow Plowing, Salt & Sanding Mrs. Handsaker tries to bounce the ball into the bucket for the competition. Guitar and Drum Lessons Offered for Children and Adults Classical Rock Blues Jazz, Country or Folk Fitness Classes start at 8:30 AM in the High Altitude Kids Tumbling Room $40/month unlimited MWF classes ~ $5/class drop in rate ~ All fitness levels & ages welcome. assembly even had a competition where a couple of teachers tried to win a free themed rubber duck. Baby turkeys. Photo by LaZann Eilander of Eden. FitneSS CLaSSeS in the VaLLey Shuttle Available to Valley Elementary for $3. Call for details. $50,000 in savings! So go home and ask your family, your neighbors, or anyone you can think of, if they would like to buy a book! The rewards you get for selling the books are of course . . . rubber duckies with a lanyard. If you sell one book, you get one duck. If you sell two books, you get two ducks, and so on. But if you sell four books, you get one duck and one free Entertainment Coupon Book. So go home and ask everyone you know about buying Entertainment Books! Interview with Mr. Hales, Valley Principal Are Your Child’s Eyes Ready for School? • Valley Parent Teacher Organization – Helping teachers and students • Weber School Foundation – Funding field trips/ special needs support • Weber Pathways – Trail building and maintenance (e.g. Pineview Loop trail) • Wolf Creek Foundation – Reducing divorce rate of deploying military personnel Duckies in the Valley By Sydney Christopherson, 6th Grade Student Reporter Mike Johnson Lara Kolkow Private and Group Guitar Instruction 4786 e 2600 n eden 801-745-2653 www.hakutah.com Register now for Private Kindergarten Program, Preschool for 2, 3 and 4 year olds |