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Spilyay Tymoo Warm Springs, Oregon December 2, 1988 PAGE 5 Warm Springs Elementary news WARM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY 1988-1989 GOALS It is our long term goal that Warm Springs Elementary students will find their school program mot ivating and academically challeng ing. We expect that children attend ing our school develop work and study skills that will lead to a suc cessful public school experience. Towards this end, the teaching staff believes that it is our profes sional responsibility to continuously review and evaluate our school program ao that we might present children with the best opportunity to learn. Every spring we spend many hours planning for instruc tion for the following year. During this time the teachers review the progress students have made dur ing the year and determine where changes in the instructional pro gram need to occur. I submit their recommendations of possible pro gram improvement efforts to the administrative council. Armed with similar information from all of the district's schools, the administrative council meets with the School Board to coopera tively decide on the goals for the school district's upcoming year. From these major goals, the Warm Springs Elementary teachers devel op the action steps for our school program which will lead toward achievement of the district goals. Following is a list of the district instructional goals and the WSE action steps for the 1988-89 school year. Goal 1.0 To prepare teachers to make high school student achieve ment acceptable, to inspire higher student aspirations, and to deny passive student behavior. Action step 1.1 WSE teachers will implement a newly award ed grant ($21,000) from the Madras High School students achieve Madras High School is pleased in the recognition of excellence, to announce the First Quarter Honor Roll Students. Students on the 4.00 Honor Roll have maintained a grade point averQ age of 4.00'1 ' ' " The All Star Honor Roll is com posed of students with a grade average between a 3.60 and 3.99 with no grade lower tan a B. The Honor Roll is made of stu dents with a grade average between 3.00 and 3.59 with no grade lower than a C (or between 3.60 and 3.99 with a C). Other requirements for honor roll are that no student may be on the honor roll with an I (incom plete) grade and student must be enrolled in-at least six different graded classes. FRESHMAN 4.00 Honor Roll Dodson, Rebekah Durette, Margie Samsel, Jennifer Wickham, Juanita All Star Honor Roll Boyle, Ryan Buslach, Kimi Carroll, Sandra Duff, Arlina Gregg, Michele Henrikson, Shahin Jackson, Kelly Luce, Erika Marston, Susan McCaw, Catherine Neilson, Joel Honor Roll Alire, Donnie Behrend, Dawn Black, Latina Calica, Jose Cochran, Leslie Creelman, Eric Dunten, Loren Fine, Amanda Foltz, Luanne Gallegos, Jelacia Gandy, Jonathan Grote, Ryan Jasa, Anne Johnson, Kristina Kane, Jennifer Lagers, Jeremy Long, Donald Madrigal, Cecilia Michel, Jennifer Moran, James Moses, Scott Palmer, Ronald Parson, JoAnne Phifer, Tray Ratliff, Cole Sahme, Laura Sampson, Jarrod Sauceda, Luis Shadiey, Car Simmelink, Michele Sinnaeve. Jennifer Smoldt. Kenneth Stevens, Orlando Summerhaulder, Misty Supanchick. Robbie Thurman, Crystal Tingle. Daphne Werner, Nikki Williams. Sara Wright, Brad Oregon Department of Edu cation to improve students' critical thinking ability. Action step 1.2 WSE teachers develop WSE as a model site for Oregon elementary schools (WSE was selected for this three year pilot program in June 1988.) Goal 2.0 To select and conduct trials of promising practices with students who have poor attendance habits in order to achieve an aver age daily absenteeism rate less than five percent district-wide by 1990. Action step 2.1 Continue to monitcr daily attendance of and contact the families of students who are developing attendance problems. Continue to look for opportunities to open or improve communica tions with families. Action step 2.2 Continue efforts to make adjustments and im provements in the school pro gram which will increase stu dent motivation and interest in attending school. Goal 3.0 Increase student retention five percent annually until 90 per cent is attained through continued emphasis on increasing daily attend ance, renewed emphasis on pre venting alcohol and drug abuse, and joining other helping agencies in cooperative efforts to reduce the drop-out rates. Action step 3.1 Continue to use strategies which promote positive self-esteem and sup portive interactions between students. Action step 3.2 Continue imple mentation of the "Here's Look ing at You 2000." (drug and alcohol abuse prevention) in every classroom. Action step 3.3 Cooperati vely! plan drug abuse prev- en tion activities with the SOPHOMORES 4.00 Honor Roll Badten, Eldo Jackson, Randy (Heath) All Star Honor Roll Chester, Justin Fisher, Ashlie Hart, Kenneth Hopps, Bryan Hurley, Scott King, Kristine Mobley, Todd Rogers, Derek Spears, Cara Spofford, Cory Stevenson, Karen Telfer, Monica Vibbert, Christa Wickham, Allen Honor Roll Bailey, Paula Coochise, Jacob Crask, Phyllis Galyen, Robert Garcia, Tina Garland, Victoria Title IV evaluation shows problems still present Native American students total ing 845 are served through a range of specialized services funded by the the Title IV-A Indian Educa tion Program. The program pro vides three service components including counselors, elementary teacher aides and alternative edu cation. The 1987-88 budget for the 509-J School District totaled $120,858. An evaluation by Steven Nelson of Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory indicates that last year's program was effective but some problems do exist. The Title IV-A program objec tives focused on increasing attend ance, grade point average and achievement, while reducing disci plinary suspensions and drop-out rate. Absenteeism has declined over the past seven years, but has in creased slightly in the year reported, according to Nelson. Student aca demic performance, measured by achievement tests at the elemen tary level, declined due in part to a new test, says Nelson. Grade point average for secondary Indian stu dents continues to improve. Drop out rate for secondary students is still a problem and disciplinary suspensions increased last year. Counseling services provide a valuable guidance to students at both elementary and junior high levels. Buff elementary counseling services need to be expanded, ac cording to Nelson. Teacher aides continue to assist in implementing DISTAR and Math Their Way programs at Warm Springs Elementary as well as other elementary programs. Nelson stresses that aides should focus attention on the primary level mathematics and reading. Prevention Dcparatment. acctivities should promote and encourage community part ipution Action step 3.4 Establish the "Mother Hens Association" to identify, monitor and assist at-risk students. Action step3.5 Provide assist ance with homework at WSE for students in grades 6-12. (WSE teachers are available Monday through Thursday at 4:00 p.m. to help students from Buff Elementary, Madras Jun ior High and Madras High School to complete their assign ments. There is no need for an appointment, studentsjust need tocometoroom 1 5 as soonas the school bus gets to Warm Springs. If you would like further infor mation about our school goals or any aspect of our school program, please call me at 5S3-1 128 or ask for me at the school office. Jane Westergaard-Nimocks . Principal Votes counted The votes are in at Warm Springs Elcmentarv's classroom Mock Elec tion for Michael Dukakis vs George Bush and Dukakis received three times as many votes as Bush! Thanks students for your participation in this important election. Warm Springs Elementary stu dents that were finalists in the Punt, Pass & Kick competition included: Joseph Martinez, Little Bull Owl Suppah, Michael Parker, and former WSE students Ramone Thomas, Claude Smith, III and Frank Reese. Congratulations boys! Glenn, Kelly Gray, Kip Huntington, Michele Ike, Rhonda Lawson, Deanna , McDonald, Cainon Runge, Aaron U-Y ill Soliz, Rebecca Sullivan, Todd JUNIORS 4.00 Honor Roll Kester, Julie Schmith, Marty All Star Honor Roll Collins, Jeffrey Graves, Michele Jones, Kerra Lathrop, Connie Morlan, Kelsie Osborn,Jan Ratliff, Joey Vibbert, Sean Honor Roll Binder, Lucinda Cavalli, Tara Comingore, Daniel In its seventh year, the alterna tive education program plays a valuable roll in keeping potential drop-outs in school through gra duation. Students are successfully returning to Madras High School. Nelson points out that the Dis trict and the Warm Springs Tribe Trends 25 20 J 15 H a a. 3 o o So o u o Q. 10 4 in fx. m fx. 0 Junior High Q High School Ten Year Average 1 Total From the school nurse Lynn Gassner Parents Guardians: Recently we have discovered that a few more of our students arc having problems with head lice. Indian Health offi cials have indicated we can expect an increase in the incidence of head lice infestation. If your child has come home with head lice, don't panic. Millions of school children contact head lice each year. Child ren play closely with each other; a simple exchange of hats, clothing, brushes, combs, pillows and other personal articles can result in trans mission of head lice from onechild to another. I. ice can be easily and effectively treated. Be on the lookout for signs and symptoms of head lice. The most common symptom is intense itching on the back of the neck and head. If you see your child scratch ing his her head, be sure he she is treated immediately. Forassistance contact I US or Warm Springs Ele mentary. Reyes Syndrome Alert: Excerpts from a National Reye's Syndrome Foundation Bulletin. Influcnze(flu) is a viral infection which has a deadly children's dis ease associated with it. The disease. Reye's Syndrome, affects children from infancy to late teens. It can develop three to five days after the onset of chicken pox, a cold or other fever-causing illnesses. It af fects the liver and brain, is non contagious and is often misdiag nosed as encephalitis, meningitis, diabetes, poisoning, drug overdose or sudden infanat death. Recent studies have shown a link bewteen the use of aspirin and the develop ment of Reye's Syndrome. Watch for these symptoms after Cooke, Rachelle Earnest, Todd Farrell, Katy Freeman, Rachel Harris, Jason Hileman, Steven. ' Hogge, Joseph Jones. Darrin Katchia, Danni Krueger, Angela Lathrop, Bonnie O'Brien, Kevin Phelps, Debra Prince, Gary Rolfe, Samantha Segovia-Garcia, Jesus Smith, Shawn Stephens, Tamara Story, Kevin Thornton, Jennifer Tingle, Holly Weisen, Scott Wymore, Gabriel SENIORS 4.00 Honor Roll Blincoe, Ellen Kowaleski. Nathan must consider focusing Title IV-A funds on "at risk" students. He says, "The program. District and Tribe," he says," are now faced with a diffi cult problem. The needs of Indian children appear to be increasing, while at the same time available Figure 1 in Native American Student Absenteeism T oo fx. fx. "T CM CO CO o fx. t CO fx. o 00 O) fx. co I o CO (13.4) a viral infection has seemlingly run it's course: -continous vomiting -drowsiness (excessive sleeping) -delirium, convulsions or loss of consciousness -combativeness (striking out at those trying to help) -listlcssness (loss of pep and energy) -personality change (irritabil ity, slurred speech, sensitivity to touch) disorientation (unable to iden tify whereabouts, family mem bers or answer questions) Early diagnosis is imperative. Phone physician immediately if these symptoms develop and tell himher you suspect Reye's Syn drome. If the doctor is not availa ble, take your child to the emer gency room 1 here is a vu percent cnance oi Outstanding citizens Kindergarden First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Warm Springs Elementary calendar 19 Christmas Program-7:30 p.m.. Community Center 22 Christmas Holiday begins, early student-teacher dismissal No afternoon kindergarden. Grades 1-2 dismissed at 12:30 p.m. Grades 2-5 dismissed December Assembly-10:30 Awards presented. Christmas Vacation School resumes. Second quarter ends. at I 22 23-Jan. 2 January 3 26 honor roll Patterson, Brett All Star Honor Roll Bowden, Alice Bowles, Wendi Delmarter, Kris England, Debra Freeman, Leslie Graves, Tracy Husdal, Ingvill Jasa, Randall Jolstead, Amy Lindgren, Jeanette Mobley, Grant Namenuk, Angela Simmons, Julie Spofford, Amy Honor Roll Benson, Katherine Bowden, Amy Cates, Oliver Cavalli, Jennifer Cordill, Jeffery Cosgrove, Curtis Earnest, Christopher Edgmon, Essi Elliott, Dennis Gassner, Brian Grammuller, Gunter resources are diminishing. Clearly, services are spread about as thin as is practical. The trend in Federal Title IV policy for dealing with this issue, which is being faced by many districts, is to target services. That is, devote Title IV services to a more limited number of Indian Rates by Grade Level -r m co rr CO 10 oo , in co CO CM co co recovery when the syndrome is treated in its earliest stages. The National Reye's Syndrome Foun dation recommends that aspirin (sal icylate is another word for aspirin not be gien to children under 18 years of age, during fever-causing illnesscss. WSE pumpkin contest " WSE staff held a jack 'o lantern contest which was judged by stu dent representatives from each classroom. Prizes were awarded to the fol lowing individuals: Lonnic Hender son, second grade teacher, first place; Judy Kcane. school secre tary, second place; and Laurie Scn sibaugh. third grade teacher, third place. There were twelve entries in the contest with all jack-o-lantcrns being on display in the school showcase. of October, 1988 Tasheena Arthur. Evan Cochran. Adree Hcr rera and Joseph Thompson Bethany Savala, Michael Spino, Craig Gra ham and Lucinda Tufti Charles Selam. Ambrosia Suppah and Emily Mitchell Shasta Smith. James Smith, Clarence Bryant and Darlcne Frank Ramona Sam-Lopez, and Josephine Alonso Jamie Winsor and Mavis Kirk JU p.m. a.m.. Outstanding Citizen's Grijalva, Melissa Hackman, Anthony Hawes, Jeffrey Leonard, Christel McKenize, Casey , ' Moore, Donald . Muniz, Victor - Palmer, J. B. Queahpama-Craig, Shauna Ralls, Emily Rogers, Alana Sampson, Kristina Schneider, Aaron Snow, Laura Stephens, Cynthia Sumner, Shannon Taylor, Augusta Tunison, Mitzi Waldow, Leslie Wiles, Janel SPECIAL ED HONOR ROLL (Students who enrolled in Inde pendent Living) Cook, Andrew Patt, Elissa Rios, Robert students specifically identified as being "at risk." In essence, that is what the alternative education program is doing. Similarly, the counseling program is moving more in that direction. The Title IV teacher aides could also be used more in this manner." 13.6 (High School) 11.3 (Total) 8.0 (Junior High) CO CO fx. co co in oo