SpilyayTymoo
Warn! Springs, Oregon
April 17, 1992 PAGE 3
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Chemeketa powwow scheduled
The Chemeketa Community Col
lege Native American Club will
sponsor "In honor of all", a powwow
with drumming, singing and contest
dancing, Saturday, May 9, 199Z at
the Chemeketa Community College
Reach for Success April 1 8
Nearly 300 people throughout
Oregon are expected to participate in
the sixth annual "Reach for Success"
visitation day for 10- to 14-y car-old
students of color and their parents,
scheduled for Saturday, April 18, at
the University of Oregon.
The free program is designed to
encourage Native American, African
American, ChicanoLatino and
AsianPacific American students
from Oregon middle and junior high
schools to consider higher education,
according to Allison Davis-White
Eyes, an academic advisor in the UO
Office of Multicultural Affairs.
"We are very excited about this
year's visitation day," said Davis
White Eyes, "because we think this
is a stepping stone for stud6nts who
might not otherwise explore the op
portunities of college."
This year's visitation day will
provide sixth- through eighth-grade
students of color with an opportunity
to experience life on a university
campus. As part of the hands-on in
troduction to the variety of courses
and other activities available at the
university, the students will sample a
college-level chemistry mini-class,
visit an art studio, examine biologi
cal science research and visit a resi
dence hall where they will eat lunch.
"Our program is particularly ex
citing," said Davis-White Eyes,
"because we also invite parents to
participate in the day's events by
offering them information and advice
regarding preparation of their chil
dren for college."
Workshops for parents will ad
dress topics pertinent to the '90s such
as financial aid, motivation toward
college, health, employment oppor
tunities and up-to-date information
on educational trends.
Community members and UO
faculty will guide the parent work
Warm Springs
APRIL EVENTS:
16 April birthday lunch
27-30-CAT Tests
30 April awards assembly -1 :45
p.m.-WSEGym
APRIL LUNCH MENU
17 Chili burgers wcheese, car
rot & celery sticks, peach slices,
chocolate milk.
20 Pronto pups, french fries,
com, fruit, milk.
21 Spaghetti wmeat sauce,
garden salad, buttered french bread,
peach slices, milk.
22 Pork burrito, herb rice, car
rot sticks, mixed fruit, chocolate milk.
23 Oven fried chicken, potato
salad, baked beans, wheat rolls, fruit
& nut mix, milk.
24 Fish nuggets, hashbrowns,
cornbread, coleslaw, jello wtopping,
milk.
27 Weiner wraps, tater gems,
green beans, peach slices, milk.
28 Beefcheese taco, herb rice,
corn, strawberry ice cream, milk.
29 Chicken & noodles, popeye
salad, cornbread, fruit salad, milk.
30 Cooks choice, chocolate
milk.
PARENT SURVEY
The 21st Century Schools Coun
cil would like to thank all parents
who responded to our parent survey.
An excellent return of 80 question
naires representing 170 children was
received.
Here are some of the results: On
class size, 75 of the parents felt
class size did affect their children's
education.
On the vision for WSE: parent
replies ranked: 1st self-esteem; 2nd
graduate from high school; 3rd (tied)
self -motivated & achieve academic
success; 4th have high expectations
about learning; and 5th have strong
study skills.
Congratulations! Competing from
a Held of ten Imle girls, five years
and younger, three-year old Shanina
Mario Made, daughter of Esmade
and Toni (Smith) Made of Warm
Springs, recently won 1st Race in
the "Tiny Tot All-Around Competi
tion" at the Black Lodge Powwow at
the White Swan Pavilion in Wash
ington, April 3-5, 1992. The group
was required to dance in full regalia
for all three styles: traditional, fancy
and jingle. For her efforts, Shanina
received S 150 cash, a wing dress, an
appliqucd top, and a special jacket.
Shanina would like to give special
thanks to her sisters, Estomina and
Oric, for their guidance and patience,
to Bridgcttc Scott, also of Warm
Springs for her beautiful example of
(lancing, and special words of en
couragement, and to all her grandmas
in Warm Springs for their hugs, kind
words, teachings and guidance.
There arc many people who had a
hand in my gift of dancing. Thank
you everyone for wishing me well."
Gym (building 7), 4000 Lancaster
Drive NE, Salem, Oregon. Sessions
will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7
p.m. to midnight and will include
drumming, singing and contest
dancing and a raffle.
shops. At the same time, UO students
and faculty will act as teachers,
mentors, group leaders, and discus
sion facilitators for the students.
Check-in will start at 9 a.m. in the
Ballroom of the Erb Memorial Union
(EMU), 1 222 E. 13 th Ave. Activities
will conclude at about 4 p.m.
Bob Boldcn, principal of Jefferson
Middle School in Eugene, will wel
come participants and give the key
note address at 9:43 a.m. in the EMU
Ballroom.
The event is sponsored by the UO
Office of Multicultural Affairs and
the Office of Admissions.
Translators and limited child care
for children ages 30 months to 7
years will be provided on a space
available basis. Bus transportation
will be provided from central points
in Portland, Salem and Woodburn.
For further information, contact
Rebecca Pardo, Office of
Multicultural Affairs, 314 Oregon
Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene,
Oregon 97403, or call 346-3479.
Head Start Family Services bridges gaps between family, program, community
Family Services is also known as
Social Services, a Head Start compo
nent This component represents a
method of supporting families and
individuals in using their own
strengths to resolve whatever con
flicts orproblems they are confronted
with in their lives.
The Head Start Performance stan
dards states that the "process of get
ting families to utilize their strengths
to make max imum use of community
resources is one of the primary aims
of the Social Services component in
Head Start." This can be interpreted
many ways but in Head start this
means that the social services com
Elementary news
Being involved in your child's
education: 81 of parents said they
helped with homework; 83 said
they read to or listened to children
read; 60 replied they attended con
ferences, programs, and other school
activities; and 39 said they would
like to meet with school people to
help plan the education of WSE
students. If you checked this item,
please call the school and leave your
name with Judy Keane. We will be
planning some joint community
parentstaffstudent activities;
potlucks, fun runs, academic fairs,
cultural month, activities, make-it and
take-it classes...and we would like to
have you serve on committees. Even
if the HB 2020 grant should not be
funded by the state, we can do many
of these activities.
In the subject areas to be improved:
1st math; 2nd reading; 3rd
spelling; 4th writing; 5th lan
guage. Here are a smattering of com
ments: Class Size
...."Smaller classes provide more
individualized instruction."
...."We don't want a class size to
be too small because it would elimi
nate a competitive drive in each
student or too large that it would
cause the teacher confusion."
Warm Springs is doing a fine job
in the following areas:
..-"Giving awards for attendance,
citizenship. Giving kids incentives."
"Providing positive reinforce
ment" "Provide quality teaching and
provide extra help."
If I could change one thing at
WSE, it would be
Teachers being more patient"
Upgrade the school standards.
Children need a challenge."
Early Childhood program offers parenting advice
PARENTS!!!
You oro your child's
first and bost teacher.
Children learn In many
places & many ways.
Learning at home Is Impor
tant to your child's develop'
menu As a parentguardian,
you have an opportunity to
make an enormous differ
ence In how much and how
well your child learns.
Reading to Your Child
Show delight and enthusiasm
as you read. Never turn reading into
a chore.
Try to read to your child each
day.
Find a time when you and the
child are relaxed and interested in
reading, such as at bedtime or after a
nap.
0 Let your child choose the books
and pages to read.
Point to the pictures as you talk
about them.
Let the child help hold the book
and turn the pages.
Tell a familiar story, but leave
out words or parts of sentences for
your child to till in.
Let your child describe the pic
tures and tell the story to you.
If your child periodically does
not show an interest in reading,
continue to read to the child as heshe
plays quietly. Eventually the child '
will again be eager to participate in
reading.
For more information about read
Easter Egg Decorating Workshop
The Big Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Sunday at 10:30 a.m., Community
Center Fields
Prizes, Eggs & Fun for Everyone!!!
ponent is concerned with supporting
families in their efforts to:
-become more aware of their indi
vidual strengths;
-maintain a strong sense of family'
pride and self-worth;
improve their ability to identify
and assess their needs;
-remove obstacles preventing
parents and family members from
entering into meaningful activities
with their children; and
-increase their capacity to find
and utilize community supports and
resources to the family.
The family Services component
attempts to meet needs through the
...."Become more creative, by
teaching subjects in a less structured
environment"
Additional comments
...."We feel our son is getting an
excellent education and lots of spe
cial attention to meet his needs."
...."Our community is still work
ing on parent involvement other than
parties."
...."Be objective when a student is
trying to talk to you about their con
cerns, problems, or instruction di
rection." ...."Make meaningful change, and
community participation will most
likely increase. Take the long view."
We only had room for a few of the
many thought provoking comments.
A full compilation of the parent
surveys will be used by the 21st
Century Schools Council to help us
plan the HB 2020 grant application.
Again, thank you for the frank, in
formative answers. We can work
together and make meaningful
changes for the children's benefit
A SPECIAL REMINDER
There are times that parent(s) ask
to make a special request for a spe
cific teacher. Should you wish to do
this, you are asked to make the re
quest, in writing, prior to May 15.
Staff members will try to honor all
requests; however, if we are not able
to do this, you will be notified and
asked to a conference with us re
garding the decision that is made.
OUTSTANDING CITIZENS
The following students were out
standing citizens of the month for
March:
Kindergarten: Tashayla Martinez,
Johanna James, John HoweAiyana
Jackson, Pearl Jack.
First Grade: Sonny Berry, Anto
nio Becerra, Sam JacksonPamela
Kalama, Felipe BritoKhenyen St
ing to your child and a list of fiood
books for preschool bkc children,
stop by the 1 lead Start Office.
New Early Childhood Center Up.
date
The latest tentative date for the
Day Care and Head StartDay Care
Programs to move into the new Early
Childhood Education Center is the
week of 51192. Notices will be
posted as soon as the definite date for
moving week is known. Parents
Guardians with children in those
programs will need to make alternate
plans, for child care, during moving
week. as the programs w ill shut down.
The Head Start and Tribal Preschool
Programs will move to the new center
the week of 6B92. The Dedication
Ceremony for the new facility will
be June 24, 1992.
Head Start Prere glstratlon
Prcrceistration for Head Start to
begin May 1. Registration packets
for the 1992-1993 school year will
be available by May 1, 1992. Please
stop by the Head Start Office to pick
one up. Children born between 92
87 and 9189 are eligible for en
rollment in the 3- and 4-year-olds
programs.
Head Start's goal for 1992-1993
is to serve 100 of the 4 year olds in
the Warm Springs Community; to
provide them with a positive pre
school experience for a successful
transition into kindergarten and el
ementary school.
Physicals and updated Immuni
zations are required for children en
tering Head Start and Kindergarten.
As a community service, Health
Screenings will be provided by the
IHS Clinic staff in the Community
Center Social Hall on the following
dates:
Thursday, 416 at 6:30 p.m., in
Geneva's room at the Community
Center.
Bring your own hard boiled eggs.
following activities:
community outreach
recruitment and enrollment of
children
family needs assessment
providing information about
available community resources and
how to obtain and use them
referrals
emergency assistance andor
crisis intervention
follow-up
recordkeeping
advocacy
Services to the family can be both
direct or indirect We assist in the
outreach, rccruitmentand enrollment
Gcrmaine.
Second Grade: Felicia Bennett,
Ellen Jackson, Eliza Kalama, Alysia
Aguilar.
Third Grade: Robert Allen, Jr.,
Chris Suppah, Eugene Greene, III.
Fourth Grade: MiaSpino.Tashina
Smith, Gary Katchia, Jamie Tohet.
Fifth Grade: Nicole Charley,
Lillian HeathJesse Wewa, Paulette
Henry.
CLEAN-UP WEEK
Clean Up week for the Warm
Spring Community is set for the week
of April 27 through May 2. During
this week, students at Warm Springs
Elementary School will be helping
to clean up the school campus areas.
They will also help clean up sur
rounding areas. We will all take pride
in making our community a more
beautiful place to live in harmony
with nature. We urge you to take
some time in helping to clean up our
community. Get into the swing for a
good spring!!
Superintendent delivers annual
budget message
The following are major highlights
of Superintendent Phil Riley's 1992
93 Budget Message delivered to the
District s Budget Committee at its
first meeting on Tuesday, March 10,
1992. Unless otherwise noted, the
comments relate to the District's
General Fund for operations.
Expenditures
1.0 The District's 1992-93
spending plan of $14,284,721 is to
maintain existing programs of the
current school year. Three additional
full-time equivalency teachers have
been proposed to help reduce class
room crowding created by continued
growth in enrollment over the past
year. In add ition, 1 .5 counselors have
been added for the elementary levels.
2.0 The proposed budget also
For PrcK'n May 7, 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
For Prc-3's June4, 8:30a.m. to
4 p.m.
Please mark those dates on your
calendar. If your child is not seen on
the appropriate date above, vou will
need to lake himher to the 11 IS Clinic
and go through the procedures there.
Children need updated physicals and
immunizations before they can be
enrolled for the fall school year. If
you have any questions please con
tact Linda Knight, IHS Public I Icalth
Nurse or the Head Start Office.
Working Parents and
Skk Children
When both parents or a single
parent works, they often find it dif
ficult to manage when their children
become ill. Although there is a larger
system of sick-child core in com
munities than ever before, the num
ber of places is still quite small. I Icre
are the issues that arise:
Finding a caregiver for children
is difficult in many communities.
Either the cost is high, the people
unqualified or do not stay long.
-Parents' choice of caregiver may
differ from the children's. Do parents
keep a caregiver they like in hopes
the children will adjust or do they let
the caregiver go?
When there is a regular sitter or
child care center, neither may want
to care for children who arc sick,
especially if the children have com
municable diseases.
Substitute care is sought for sick
children at a time when they need the
most stability and a familiar face
caring for them.
Children who arc frequently ill
require one of the parents, usually
the mother, to leave work pick up the
child from school, sitter or day care
center and stay home with the chil-,
drcn.
Some mothers leave their jobs
because the employer is not sup
portive of having to leave work for
children. Some employers understand
time off to fix a car or train in the
Army Reserve much more than they
understand the need to be with sick
children.
-Mothers whose children arc left
with others while ill think of the
child during the day, sometimes to
the point of distraction, without get
ting quality or quantity of work
completed.
-Some families invite a grand
mother or aunt to live with them and
care for their children. That creates a
different family system to which
everyone must adjust.. h m - .
Children who are ill with flu or
colds can easily infect others in the
family, who also become ill. Or, they
infect siblings with communicable
activities in bringing families into
the program. We make families aware
of the community resources avail
able. Examples: arranging for addi
tional medical assistance for a child
in Portland or Bend, conducting a
clothing drive for a family who lost
their personal belongings in a fire.
Coordination of family services
activities with other Head Start com
ponent activities is important. Fam
ily Services must be involved in the
classroom, parent involvement, nu
trition, and health component ac
tivities in the center in order to have
a complete picture of the child and
U of O plans spring powwow
The University of Oregon's, Na
tive American Student Union spon
sored, 24th Annual Spring Powwow
is scheduled for May 16 & 17, 1992,
at Mac Arthur Court, University of
Oregon, Eugene.
The host drum will be Northern
Winds, of Whitefish Bay, Ontario,
Canada and Mockingbird, San Fran
cisco Bay Area. Masterof ceremonies
will be Allan C. Neskahi, Cortez,
Colorado. And the arena director is
Apprenticeship program completed
A tribal member employee of
Warm Springs Forest Product In
dustries for seven years, Joseph (Joe)
Winishut age twenty-seven, just
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disease s. That creates a lonm period
of lime in which caregivers are
needed.
When children are sick at home
in the care of someone outside the
family and then become so sick they
have to be brought to emergency or
to the hospital, parents may feci guilty
they were not ihcrc for ihem. They
may feel ihcy could have prevented
the illness from getting worse if they
had been there themselves and could
give care thai "only parents" can
give.
Neighbors or relatives may not
want the responsibility of caring for
others' children. Mothers who do not
go out to work may not want to be
called upon as though (hey had lime.
As one mother said, "First it was
'Could you accept my packages?'
then 'Could you open my house for
the repairman?' and then 'Could you
care for my sick child? "This mother
continued, "I am staying home to
give time to my own children and
home, not the neighbors children and
home."
Forty-two percent of all Ameri
can households now consist of a two
paycheck couple with children.
More than half of all mothers with
infants under one year of age are
currently employed, and research
suggests that by 199S. 14.6 million
preschool children will have moth
ers in the out-of-homc workforce."
(Ziglcr, E. What is the case for a
national infant care leave policy . Zero
to Three, 1991 (Jun), 11,24.) Al
though congress passed a Family and
Medical Leave Act in 1990, it was
vetoed by the president Now a new
bill is actively under discussion.
The United States is "the only
industrialized nation in the world
without a national infant care policy.
Seventy-five other nations offer an
average of 4-5 months leave, and
benefits averaging between 60 and
90 of the woman's wages," says
Dr. Zciglcr.
The passage and fulfillment of
such a bill would enable families to
offer their children more consistent,
reliable carcgiving, especially at
times of stress such as illness.
(Pediatric Mental Health, MarApr
1992)
Buy your raffle tickets
Raffle tickets are now available
for the Warm Springs Early Child
hood Education Parent Club "Made
in Warm Springs" raffle.
The drawing will be Friday May
1, 1992, All proceeds will go to the
new Early Childhood Center play
ground and riding toys fund. Tickets
are available in the Head Start office
and from some program parents.
family.
It is the role of family services in
Head Start to promote community
commitment to the goals of Head
Start by serving as a bridge between
the center, the family and community
resources so that the needs of the
Head S tart children and families will
be met
Designs available
Jim Scott has over 100 beadwork
design patterns for sale. The largest
he has is 18x24 and has various
smaller sizes.
You can view his artwork at 4452
Upper Dry Creek Rd. Or call Jim at
553-1847.
Vaughn Baker of Poplar, Montana.
All drums are welcome.
For further information call or
write: NASU, Rm 15-A.EMU, Uni
versity of Oregon, Eugene, OR
97403, (503) 346-3723.
NASU is not responsible for theft,
accidents, divorces andor stranded
guests.
Alcoholic beverages and illegal
drugs are prohibited.
completed a four year apprentiship
program, where he has received on-the-job
training hours and attended
classes two nights a week, each ses
sion lasting three hours, for six
months out of the past four years at
Central Oregon Community College
in Bend. He studied welding, basic
math, took machine shop, electrical
hydraulic pneumatics classes.
Winishut is now a journeyman
millwright as of mid-March on
dayshift at the planer department of
WSFPI. He has gone about achieving
this position on his own, got himself
signed up for classes and also, being
accepted by the Bureau of Industry
and Labor to begin his four year
apprentiship. During which lime he
has purchased his own tools that are
needed to do repairs.
His title as journeyman millwright
is to oversee and troubleshoot any
mechanicalelectrical problems that
arise with the machinery. He does
welding pre fab to build or repair
machinery.
Winishut enjoys his job because it
is a learning experience for him and
he likes working on a different task
all the time. And it keeps him cautious.
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