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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1985)
c December 20,1985 Page 2 > Gift suggestions offered The holidays are eagerly anti-' cipated, but can often be frus tratin g to those in search o f “the perfect gift.” W hen shopping fo r a younger child, toy stores and boo k shops can be over whelm ing because there are so m any choices. H ere are some suggestions to aid you in your holiday shopping. logical and alternative ways of thinking. They should allow the im agipationto flourisl),a,ndmake. playjxnraja creative itme., Sug gest ji|oris: com petitive games, building blocks, construction set doll houses^ nigsXcal ipsj(wments and puppets. D o look for toys that are safe! F o r sm aller children avoid sharp «edges, toxic paints, toys th a t m ake loud noises, have dangerous cords and parts th at can be swollowed. Go for durability. D eterm ine price by the “play hour. ” It pays in the long run to purchase quality. Look for flexibility. Toys th at can be used in many ways enhance learning. N inety percent of play should cbme from th e child. Ten percent should com e frm the toy. A good toy is child- operated, not battery-operated. Allow for maturation. A last ing toy is one that, grows w ith the child. As a rule Of th u m b a to y should span at least one year in the child’s developm ent. Watch the age. Som e toys and games are m ore suitable to one age group than another. Playthings should be challeng ing and fun, not frustrating. A superior toy will pique a child’s curiosity and reward with success. L ook for items th at force logic and build com m unication. > Kids this age are looking for lasting entertainm ent through challenge and problem solving. Suggestions? hobby m aterials, construction building sets, stra tegy games, m ore difficult puz zles and word games. Children 5-8 years old C hooso4item s th a t encourage Suggested books A bo o k th a t is fun to read is always welcome. These books are entertaining, universally read an d have been the w inners o f numerous awards. Although they are divid ed in to g rad es one th ro u g h three and grades fo u r th ro u g h six, do read the book jacket for appropriate ages before you m ake a final selection. Grades 1-3 The Big H ello, Ja n e t Schul m an; C am Jan sen an d th e M ys tery o f th e S tolen D iam onds, D avid A. A dler; The C om plete A dventures o f Olga D a Polga, M ichael Bond; D o rrie an d the W itch’s Im p, P atricia C oom bs; M adeline’s R escue, L. Bemel- m ans; The M o th er Goose T rea sury, based on the P eter & Iona O pie, rh y m es, illu s tra te d by Raymond Briggs; Nate the Great, M arjo rie W einm an S h arm at; Paddington Bear, Michael Bond; P ip p a M ouse, Betty Boegeh old; The Secret o f S achem ’s Tree, F.N . M onjo; The S m artest Bear and H is B rother O liver, Alice Bach; Som ething Q ueer a t the Ball P ark , Elizabeth Levy; The Surprise Party,Annabelle Prager; an d W in n ie -th e -P o o h , A .A . Milne. Grades 4-6 The Changeling, Zilpha Kea tley Snyder; D ear M r. Henshaw, Beverly Clerly; The Egypt Game, Z ilpha K eatley Snyder; G hosts I H ave Been, R ichard Peck; The H eadless C upid, Z ilpha K eatley Snyder; H om esick: My Own S tory, Jean Fritz; K aren, M arie Killilea; T he N ightswim- m ers, Betsey Byars; R am ona and H er F ath er, Beverly Cleary; The Sign of the Beaver, Eliza beth George Speare; Weird Henry Berg, Sarah Sargent; W estmark, Lloyd A lexander; W h at’s An Average Kid Like M e D oing W ay U p Here?, Ivy R-uckman; - and The W itch o f B lackbird P ond, Elizabeth George Speare. These gift suggestions have been offered by M adras E duca tion A ssociation. * The Cushinway family from the Warm Springs Reservation is pictured in this photograph from the Oregon Historical Society. Senior Citizen menu December 23—R oast beef, po tatoes and gravy, spinach, cot-< tage cheese, fruit, pineapple juice and french bread. D ecem ber 27—C hicken and d u m plings, p o tato es, brussel Students chosen as citizens of the month A student from each class was selected Citizen of the M onth during the final assembly before Christm as a t W arm Springs Ele m entary, D ecem ber 17. Students receiving G ood Citr-j’ zenship certificates from 509-J School Board chairm an Lloyd a n d T r a v is M ille r . T h ir d S m ith , S r. in clude: K in d er^ ' grade— Lacey Frank, J a ke S u p- garten—Ju n e A guilar, Adeva p a h a n d W illia m Switzffer; F o u rth grade— Veldina Currie, Scott, C lara Kennedy and Ardis S m ith ; F irs t g ra d e — W a lte r J o DeGoudy; Fifth grade—Louis LeClaire, Jolene H intsala and W aheneka, Evans Spinö and E dith W yena; Second grade— A jy ssa M acy; E R C — H a rry M arci Sm ith, M ichelle Charley . sprouts, relish dish, fruit, White bread and pear/ apple juice. Jan u ary 7—Lim a beans and ham, danish squash, tossed salad, spinach, fruit, buscuits and pine apple juice, Jan u ary 9—S hort ribs and dum plings, p o tato wedges, rel ish dish,;green beans, fruit, french bread and orange juice. January 14—Salmon, baked po tato , spinach, fruit, relish dish, w heat rolls an d pink lem onade. J a n u a r y 16—C hicken &nd noodles, carrots and cauliflower, sliced tom atoes and cheese, po tatoes, buscuits, fruit and pear/ - grape juice.- Jan u ary 21—R oast beef and C ontinued on page 8 M iller III; C h apter I— M ichael Smith, Jam es Katchia, Kathleeft;; Y allu p , L o u is L eC laire an d Jerom e Lewis. Also receiving recognition at the assembly were safety poster winners. Students included: First grade— 1. Jessie Esquire, 2. Betty Loti Qeorge; Second-1. Mavis K irk , 2. T iffin e y A n d rew s; T hird-1. Kelli Palmer, 2. Yvonne E&rl; F o u rth -i . V ena B adroad, 2, Tyrone S p in o fF ifth -l. Alyisa M acy, 2. Leif Suppah. S tudents in first place received a sweat shirt apd second place winners received a t-shirt, both imprinteid with “Safety is Awesom e.” , G ra nd p a re nt volunteers needed Spilyay Tymoo ph oto by Shewciyk Warm Springs Drug and A Icohol Prevention team sent Katie Kangaroo on tour at Warm Springs Elementary reminding students that drugs are only for sick people. Foster homes ■> needed S p ily a y T ym oo Coyote News * * * ★ * * ★ * Spilyay Tymoo Staff * * * * * ♦ * * MANAGING EDITOR...............................................Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR ................... — Donna Behrend Darkroom Writer Reporter Typesetter Marsha Shewczyk Pa t 8ax e ' Priscilla Squiemphen FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. Located in the Old Administration Building. Any written material to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274, 285 and The Darkroom ext. 286 Subscription Rate: $6 per year Shelter and F o ster hom es for sm all children and adolescents are needed right now. T here are I some young people, who for various reasons cannot return to th eir ow n fam ily hom e, and need a loving hom e to help them thro u g h a difficult period in their life. Please contact Y outh Service as soon as possible, come into out office or m ake an ap pointm ent with one o f our coun- selors to meet you, and to explain ab o u t foster planning. Phone: 553-1161, ext. 216 or 209. V olunteers are needed for an “adopt a grandparent” program. G ra n d p a re n ts will spend 15 m inutes to h alf an hour, ohe or tw o days a week with second grade children at W arm Springs Elem entary. V olunteers are asked to share legends, W arm Springs history, elements of culture, arts and crafts and w ork w ith children on their projects. W arm Springs E lem entary Spilyay Tymoo p h o to b y M iller teacher M ary Soliz feels, that brin g in g seniors an d second Austin.Greene making the announcement of the winners of the grade students together would November Fitness Challenge held each year and sponsored by the be very beneficial, “Thè seniors Community Center. This year the trophy went to the Warm have a lot to offer.” Besides Springs Elementary School for all the minutes they havecompiled gain in g know ledge fro m the during the month. se n io rs, S o liz e x p la in s, th e children would learn respect. Soliz teaches a unjt on Indian culture in her class. She says, as teacher, she would also benefit from having the seniors visit. They would provide more infor m ation ab o u t the culture and help her in her presentation to the children. A ny interested seniors are asked to contact either M ary Soliz at W arm Springs Elem en tary, 553-1128 or Gayle Rogers at Allied H ealth, 553-1161, Ext. 291. Tribal attorneys schedule changed , The ttibaL attorneys will be in W arm Springs . D ecem ber 24 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon instead o f th e re g u la rly sc h e d u le d Tuesday afternoon session. Applications being accepted A pplications are being ac- ' cepted for the W om en’s P ro gram which will start up early— 1986. Q ualifications are: T ribal mem bers, Head of H ousehold with children, unem ployed for the last six m onths, m ust take th e assessm ent tests th ro u g h if! G eoff Bury, C O C C C oordina- tors, 553-1428.before hire date. T here is lim ited num ber of positions so all The qualifica- tions must b e ‘ followed. F o r m ore inform ation, please con tact: Levi Bobb, T raining Spe cialist/ Education, or M yrna at 553-1161, ext. 262/263. PEACE ON EARTH GOOD WILL TOWARD M E N .’
