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Newspaper Page Text)]O][\-);<-:67:-/768):-6< Gear up, parents – connect with your child’s school ŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚǁĞĞŬŽĨƐĐŚŽŽů͘ĂůůǇŽƵ school and ask if they have a group and if not, what you can do to start one. /ĨǇŽƵƌƟŵĞŝƐ just too limited to join a Parent Teacher orga- ŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ͕ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶƐƟůůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ your child and their school by communicat- ing with teach- ers regarding your concerns, ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐŝŶ parent/teacher conferences, and ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐƐĐŚŽŽů events. Volun- teer to help with a “Box Tops for ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͟ĨƵŶ- vary greatly but the target is always draising drive, which pays schools ƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĂƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ǁĞůůͲƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ 10 cents per box top collected. A ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘/ĨĂŶĂŶŶƵĂů dime may not seem like much, but ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉĨĞĞƉŽƐĞƐĂĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŵƵůƟƉůŝĞĚďǇƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐƚŚŝƐŵŽŶĞǇ hardship, ask about a fee waiver – ĐĂŶŵĂŬĞĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŽĂƐĐŚŽŽů͘ don’t let it become a roadblock to Your help could come in the form of ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͘ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞďŽǆƚŽƉƐĂƚŚŽŵĞĂŶĚ How can you become involved ensuring they get to your school ŝŶǇŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚ͛ƐƐĐŚŽŽů͍tĂƚĐŚĨŽƌĂ program. Encourage family and ŇǇĞƌŝŶǇŽƵƌ͞ƉĂƌĞŶƚƉĂĐŬĞƚ͟ʹƚŚĂƚ friends to join in – they don’t have stack of paperwork sent home dur- to be local to support your child’s school, box tops can be sent to you by mail. The Campbell Soup Company also has a school funding program ĐĂůůĞĚ͞>ĂďĞůƐĨŽƌĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘͟ŶĚ many stores provide funding for 541-481-7 212 • 450 Tatone St., B oardm an, O R 97 818 M on. 7 :30 am - 7 :00 pm ; Tu e. - Fri. 7 :30 am - 5:00 pm local schools when parents shop at ƚŚĂƚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐʹĂƐŬǁŚĞŶ you stop in. zŽƵĐŽƵůĚŽīĞƌƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚǇŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ͛ƐƚĞĂĐŚĞƌǁŝƚŚ^ĐŚŽůĂƐƟĐďŽŽŬ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ͘dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐŽŌĞŶƋƵĂůŝĨǇĨŽƌ free classroom books with every By VIRGINIA JUSTICE PTA, PTO, parent club, booster ĐůƵďʹƚŚĞǇŵĂǇŚĂǀĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ names but they all share a common goal, to support schools. PTA (Parent Teacher ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶͿŝƐĂ ŶĂƟŽŶĂůŐƌŽƵƉĂĚ- ǀŽĐĂƟŶŐĨŽƌ<ͲϭϮ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘WdK (Parent Teacher KƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶͿŝƐ ĂůƐŽĂŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŐƌŽƵƉƵŶŝƟŶŐƉĂƌ- ents and teachers ŝŶĂĚǀŽĐĂƟŶŐĨŽƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘DĂŶǇ schools in our area are not a part ŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂů groups but instead create their own clubs to support their local schools. WĂƌĞŶƚĂůŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚŝƐĂĐƌŝƟ- ĐĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨĞĚƵĐĂƟŶŐŽƵƌǇŽƵƚŚ͕ but that involvement can have a larger scope. Empty nesters, grand- ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ŽƚŚĞƌƌĞůĂƟǀĞƐŽƌƐĐŚŽŽů alumni can also get onboard. Par- ent teacher groups typically meet ŵŽŶƚŚůǇ͕ŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽĞǀĞŶƚƐ they may sponsor throughout the ǇĞĂƌ͘KŌĞŶƚŚĞƐĞŐƌŽƵƉƐƉůĂǇĂŶ integral role to ensure the school ŚĂƐĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŽĮůůƚŚĞŐĂƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶ what taxpayers provide and what is needed. Fundraising methods C olu m bia R iver C om m u nity H ealth Services See u s for all you r m edical needs. M ost m ajor insu rances, M edicare and O regon M edicaid accepted. W e are an insu rance exchange and M edicaid A ssistor Site. Please give u s a call for m ore inform ation. H ablam os E spañ ol 2016 School Start Dates Athena-Weston ..............Aug. 25 Echo ..............................Aug. 29 Helix ..............................Aug. 29 Hermiston ......................Aug. 29 Milton-Freewater Kindergarten ............. Sept. 6 Grades 1 to 9 ...........Aug. 29 Grades 10 to 12 .......Aug. 30 Morrow County .............Aug. 29 Nixyaawii Grade 9 ....................Aug. 23 Grades 10 to 12 .......Aug. 24 Pendleton Grades K to 5 .......... Sept. 19 Grades 6 to 12 ..........Aug. 29 Pilot Rock......................Aug. 22 6WDQÀHOG ........................Aug. 22 Umatilla .........................Aug. 29 order they submit; however, put- ƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŶŽƌĚĞƌƚĂŬĞƐƟŵĞ͘ Organize a “supplies round-up” to ŐĂƚŚĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐŽŌĞŶ pay for out of pocket – most are happy to provide you a wish list. As state and federal funding for schools is reduced it is important for the local community to step in, whether or not you’re a parent. Some school districts have a “read- ing with grandparents” program ǁŚĞƌĞƌĞƟƌĞĚ͞ŐƌĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͟ĐŽŵĞ into the schools to read stories with the children. dŚĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƉŽŝŶƚŝƐƚŽĐŽŵŵƵ- nicate with your school of choice and its teachers – ask what you can ĚŽƚŽŚĞůƉ͘,ĂŶĚƐͲŽŶƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ is ideal, but any form of support is appreciated. ________ WĞŶĚůĞƚŽŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ:ƵƐƟĐĞ ŝƐĂĨŽƌŵĞƌƐƵďƐƟƚƵƚĞƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ͘^ŚĞ and her husband have two college- aged daughters.