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H e lp in g ’" H a n d s ~ B u ild ionic F u tu re s
A t th e B u tte F alls E lem en tary S ch o o l in g rad es k in d erg arten th ro u g h fo u rth , so m ethin g w o n d erfu l goes o n ev ery sc h o o l d ay . P eo p le
fro m in an d aro u n d o u r co m m u n ity are in th ese classro o m s g iv in g u n d iv id ed , u n co n d itio n al a tte ntio n an d lo v e to th e stu d e n ts.
K in d erg arten is b lessed w ith fiv e w o n d erfu l g ran d p aren ts. G ran d m a ’ s K ath y (G o rh am ), Id a (L o rin g ), B u rg (A ileen ), A lo h a (A d am s)
an d G ran d p a D risk ell (B o b ).
G ran dm a Id a an d G ran d m a K ath y are p a rt o f th e F o ster G ran d p aren t P ro g ram an d h elp w ith sev eral g rad es. G ra n d m a B u rg , G ran d m a
A lo h a an d G rand p a D risk ell are m em b ers o f th e co m m u n ity th a t ju st L O V E k in d erg arten stu d en ts!
A ll fiv e h elp th e stu d en ts in d iv id u ally an d in sm all g ro u p s w ith read in g , w ritin g , an d arith m etic. T h ey also teach life sk ills lik e h o w to
tie th eir sh o es, c u t w ith scisso rs, an d ev en h o w to b e a frien d .
E x am p les o f th eir in d iv id u al lo v e in clu d e G ran dm a K ath y d ig g in g u p flo w ers an d cartin g b ird h o u ses to sch o o l to te a c h u s to ap p reciate
n a tu re . G ran d m a Id a read in g to th e lad s in S p an ish a n d recen tly fo r “ H ” w eek sh e b ro u g h t a p o ta to fro m h er g a rd e n th a t w as shaped lilce
a h ip p o . G ran d m a B u rg h as b een in th e K in d erg arten classro o m ev ery T u esd ay fo r alm o st fo u r y ears to h elp w ith C a p o n in the gym. Capon
is lik e a p h y sical ed u catio n class, so th is is q u ite a w o rk o u t fo r ev ery o n e! S h e ev en h elp s w ith th e K in d erg arten C ircu s in th e Spring. Grandpa
D risk ell n o t o n ly h elp s k in d erg arten w ith th eir su p p ly o f p ap er b ag s w ith h an d les, b u t fixes lu n ch es fo r field trip s a n d h a n d delivers notes
to p aren ts th at can ’ t b e reach ed . R ecen tly G ran d p a D risk ell sto p p ed b y th e ro o m a t 7 :4 5 am to ask M rs. M cN eill if it m ig h t b e o k if h e w en t
to to w n th a t d ay . H e r an sw er, “ Y es G ran d p a, y o u h av en ’ t m issed a sch o o l d ay y eti. ”
G ran d p a D risk ell ’ s fav o rite p art o f th e lesso n is th e b eg in n in g w h en h e g ets h is GOOD MORNINGS an d h is BIG HUGS! D o n ’ t let th is
so ft ex terio r fo o l y o u , h e is v ery serio u s ab o u t th e k id s stu d ies an d m ak es th em b u ck le d o w n an d d o th eir read in g h o m e w o rk ! A n d , as w ith
all th e o th e r G ran d p aren ts, th e kids are eag er to p lease an d sh o w th ey h av e acco m p lish ed so m eth ing .
T h e n ew est h elp er in k in d erg arten is G ran d m a A lo h a. S h e h as ju m p e d rig h t in , feet first w ith th e academ ics, an d h as alread y b eco m e clo se
frien d s w ith a few o f th e g irls in th e class. K in d erg arten lo v es th eir g ran d p aren ts! M rs. M cN eil w o u ld b e h ap p y to h av e a n y g ran d p arents
th a t en jo y in flu encin g th e fu tu re co m e o n in an d ad o p t a class.
G ran d m a Id a h as v en tu red in to seco n d g rad e th is y ear g iv in g o n e-o n -o n e stu d y sessio n s. M r. F au rh o lt has h er fo r tw o h o u rs each day.
S h e alw ay s h as a h u g an d a sm ile fo r each stu d en t b efo re th e stu d ies b eg in , th en it ’ s all easy learn in g fro m h ere o n o u t!. G ra n d m a K ath y
jo in ed th e seco nd g rad ers last y ear an d h as h elp ed th ese y o u n g read ers ad v an ce w ith h er p atien ce an d u n d erstan d in g . M r. F a u rh o lt stro n g ly
en co u rag es seco n d g rad ers to read , “ R ead in g is K IN G !. ” H av in g ex tra o n e-o n -o n e h elp w ith readin g a t this level o f sc h o o lin g is essen tial.
In th ird g rad e, G ran d m a Id a helps th e stu d en ts w ith th eir sp ellin g w o rd s fo r p rep aratio n fo r th eir w eekly test. S h e liste n s to k id s read
an d p ro v ides lo v in g d iscip lin e w h en n ecessary . T h is is M rs. S ip p le ’ s first y ear h av in g G ran d m a Id a in h er classro o m a n d say s sh e is a v alu ab le
an d ap p reciated ad ditio n to h er p ro g ram . M r. S ip p le h as G ran dm a Id a in h is fo u rth g rad e classro o m h elp in g w ith m ath , o n e -o n -o n e . R u m o r
is, th is is G ran d m a Id a ’ s fav o rite su b ject H o w lu ck y fo r M r. S ip p le a n d th e fo u rth g rad ers! G ran d m a Id a has really b o n d e d w ith ag e g ro u p
in th e p ast. Y o u can see h er in th e hallw ays g en u in ly ask in g h o w h er k id s are an d g etting h er h u g s an d sm iles in resp o n se.
A s y o u can see, th ese are b u sy , b u sy G ran d p aren ts. T h ey all h av e a set schedule th at th ey fo llo w , m o v in g fro m classro o m to classro o m .
T h ey are alw ay s in ch eerfu l m o o d s an d co m e to sch o o l read y to h elp ! W e are so b lessed to h av e th em h elp in g o u r fu tu re lead ers.
Y o u ’ re en co u rag ed to talk to y o u r ch ild ’ s teach er a b o u t h elp in g w ith th eir stu d ies a t h o m e o r in th eir classro o m .
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