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Show entmel B6 • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2009 Guardian of Your Community News Park Elementary grant fc Rob Keddington, Principal of Park Elementary, was awarded a grant from the Nebo Education Foundation for math literacy. Mr. Keddington said, "The grant money will be used to purchase a math literature kit from Tales for Teaching. This is an assortment of 300 trade books including storybooks, informational, poetry, activities, biographies, legends, experiments and folktales. These books will be used to introduce and/or reinforce math concepts and will be used in every classroom in every grade. These books will add interest and enjoyment to learning, help students recognize math in real world settings, help them to learn math terms, and help integrate math into other areas of the curriculum. We appreciate the Nebo Education Foundation for helping us provide this valuable tool for our students and teachers." "We are thrilled to be able to provide teachers with the tools to help students succeed. The foundation could not provide these funds without the help of our generous public. We continue to receive funds from our local businesses and community. The foundation is grateful to so many charitable donors that make the foundation possible," said Lana Hiskey, Nebo Education Foundation Executive Director. Businesses and individuals are welcome to donate to the Nebo Education Foundation. You can specify a specific school, classroom or program to donate to. The extra help through additional funding gives Nebo students the advantage of enhanced learning. For more information about the tax deductible donation to Nebo Education Foundation, please contact Lana Hiskey at Nebo School District, 354-7400, e-mail lana.hiskey@nebo.edu or mail 350 South Main, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Courtesy photo WEAVING: Pictured above, from left to right, is Multi-Age teacher, Mrs. Brenda Beyal and basket weaver, Corinne Bitsinnie showing the students how to weave a basket. Basket weaving and art Justin Adams REES ELEMENTARY Rees Elementary is a great place to see the arts in action. The "Willow Stories" basket weaving exhibit was brought to us by the Utah Arts Council. To go along with this exhibit, a basket weaver, Corinne Bitsinnie came to Rees Elementary to show the students how to weave a basket- She starts out by pulling out a stick of sumac out of a bundle of sticks. Then they cut and split the sumac into three. Some of the first grade teachers got to help. Mrs. Jacquelyn Searle was the first one to try it. She Courtesy photo GRANT: Susan Frischknecht, foundation treasurer; Rob Keddington, principal; Wyatt Johnson, third-grade student; Lana Hiskey, foundation director. Help us build had to hold one piece in her mouth and two pieces in each hand and then pulled back with her head and diagonal with her hands. She broke it in her mouth. Then Mrs. Jenise Rowley tried, she broke the piece in her right hand. Finally, Miss. Annette Windley tried. She started out with a new stick of sumac because the other stick was broken into too many pieces. She got so close to splitting the stick into three perfect pieces but she broke the stick an inch before she got to the end of the stick. It was time for the next step, Mrs. Brenda Beyal said that you need to let the sumac dry for three days then you start to dye the sumac any color you want. The Native Americans used to find different colors of berries in the wild to make the dyes, now they use clothing dye. They would separate the berries into different bowls and they would mash them up and then add a little bit of water and mix it up a little more. Then they would dip the sumac in one of the color bowls, pull it out, and let it dry and then you could Start weaving. Mrs. Brenda Beyal also told the kids that the smaller the basket the longer it takes to make, the bigger the basket the shorter the time it takes to make. Spanish Oaks t it! Courtesy photo SANTA'S SHOP: The Spanish Oaks PTA provided students with an opportunity to visit "Santa's Secret Shop." Tables full of toys and presents filled a vestibule at the school. Students were invited to buy gifts for their family members or friends. Santa made a special visit to his secret shop one evening where students could have their picture taken with him. Pictured above, first grader Sam Gunderson enjoyed visiting Santa's Secret Shop. The Veterans Memorial was made to honor all veterans buried in the Spanish Fork Cemetery. It's running out of room for names and we need to build two more walls to be able to honor our. local heroes. T he community came together to build the original monument 10 years ago. Now American Legion Post 68 is asking for your renewed support. The total cost for this project is estimated at $20,000. Our veterans did not let our country down in its time of need — let's not let them down now! Donations can be turned in to : Thad Jensen, Glen Bradford or Steve Wilson. Central Bank CONTRIBUTIONS T O DATE $20,000 DONATE TODAY Donate any amount to any Central Bank location to help someone in need this holiday season. We'll make sure that IOO% of your donation goes to individuals and families in our community who need the help. Central Bank will match up to a minimum of $5,OOO.OO. Every dollar counts! Thank you for your support! CENTRAL Utah County's Small Business Bank www. cbutah, com B A N K rote |