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Wednesday, August 26, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Kids get ready for kindergarten
By diane goble
Correspondent
Sisters Library welcomed
the class of 2028 to “Get
Ready for Kindergarten” on
Friday morning.
Community Librarian
Paige Bentley-Flannery gave
the children a taste of what
kindergarten will be like with
lots of fun, interactive learn-
ing activities beginning with a
lively song and acting out dif-
ferent ways to get to school
— walk, bike, skip, run, take
a bus — all with the spirit of
“Kindergarten, Hooray!”
Flannery read to them
from popular children’s books
and encouraged the kids to
participate.
A fun way to teach kids
appropriate behaviors at
school is Todd Parr’s Back-
to-School Checklist to which
Flannery added waving hands
up or down for dos and don’ts.
It’s okay to make mistakes.
It’s okay to be different. Do
wear new underwear — don’t
wear it on your head. Wash
your hands. Do use a tissue to
wipe your nose — don’t use
your finger. Wash your hands
again. Make new friends.
Be kind. Thank your teacher
for being a teacher. Don’t be
afraid. Be who you are.
This year’s pre-kinder-
garten class consisted of 16
students, seven boys and
nine girls. Some were more
excited about the opportu-
nity than others, but by the
time Flannery passed out col-
oring pages and crayons at
the end, everyone joined in
enthusiastically and creativity
flourished.
photo by diane Goble
Local kids enjoyed a kindergarten prep day at sisters Library.
Parents were given a list of
ways to get their child ready
for kindergarten:
• Get into a bedtime rou-
tine now and stick to it.
• Have your child practice
writing their first name then
their last name, then other let-
ters and numbers.
• Count things out at
home: napkins, placemats,
fruit, treats.
• Take your child with
you when running errands
and talk to them about what
you’re doing, seeing, hearing,
touching.
• Visit the library routinely
and teach them how to use it.
Get them their own library
card. Talk about the books
you read; sound out letters
and words. Teach them the
sounds of the alphabet.
• Encourage your child to
make choices (Do you want
an apple or a banana?), try
new things, solve problems
on their own.
• Watch TV and movies
with them and talk about what
you see.
• Prepare a special “study
spot” with paper, crayons,
scissors. Set aside a time each
day for drawing and creativ-
ity. Once school starts this can
become the place and time
they do their homework.
Before the first day of kin-
dergarten, your child should
know their name, address and
telephone number; be able
to use the bathroom on their
own and wash their hands;
and button and zip their
clothes. They should know
how to share and play with
other children. This will help
them to adjust to their new
classroom quickly. And most
of all, experts say: Read, read,
read. Read to your child every
day.
Man seriously injured
in motorcycle wreck
A Central Oregon man was
seriously injured in a motor-
cycle wreck on Highway 242
west of Sisters on Saturday.
Don Hundt, 48, of
Redmond, was riding with
Todd Williver of Sisters when
the accident occurred.
“He was behind me,”
Williver told The Nugget.
“I turned around wonder-
ing where he was, didn’t see
him.”
Williver turned back and
found Hundt down on the
ore. unemployment rate rises
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pace.
The Oregon Employment
Department said Tuesday the
state added 4,600 jobs last
month, following a revised
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Over the past year, payroll
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Despite the strong report,
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Other motorists were also on
the scene.
Sisters paramedics
responded to the scene
and transported Hundt to
Sisters High School, where
he was air lifted to the
hospital.
Hundt is an avid outdoor-
sman and a professional car-
penter. Years ago, he part-
nered with Williver in the for-
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Sisters.
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