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January 12, 2011
News from Indian Country
Eagle named Celilo
Demonstration outside Seattle inquest
S E A T T L E (AP) - About a
dozen Indians and other dem
onstrators pounded drums and
sang outside the King County
Courthouse Monday before the
start the inquest into the police
shooting o f a Native American
wood carver.
T he Seattle Tim es reports
some wore headbands saying “4
seconds to death.”
T h at is a reference to the
time between when O fficer Ian
Birk ordered John T. Williams
to drop a knife and when Birk
fired the fatal shots.
Birk saw Williams carrying
the knife Aug. 30 and said he
fired because Williams didn’t re
spond to three commands to
drop the knife.
(AP) — Nearly 600 new
names were submitted to the
Cascades Raptor Center for
an eagle.
T h e w inn ing nam e is
Celilo, after the fishing village
on the Columbia River that
was submerged by the con
struction o f The Dalles Dam.
The eagle arrived at the
raptor center in Eugene af
Witnesses say Williams did
not appear to be a threat.
The King County prosecutor
will use the inquest findings to
determine whether to charge
the officer.
ter a rehabilitation center in
South Dakota closed in N o
vember.
The eagle was known there
by a L a k o ta w ord p r o
nounced (wo-whee-jah-kah),
Wowicakes. But many people
in Eugene were calling the
bird ‘Wowie-cakes,” so it was
given a more-dignified name.
Court dismisses Oneida foreclosure case 2 Vermont tribes may get recognitlon
W A SH IN G TO N , D.C. (AP)
— T he U.S. Supreme Court has
dismissed a case involving two
New York counties that are try
ing to foreclose on land owned
by the Oneida Indian Nation to
settle a property tax dispute.
The court agreed in October
to hear the case. It centers on
the issue o f whether tribal im
munity from lawsuits prevents
Madison and Oneida counties
from foreclosing on tribal land.
The justices said in an un
signed opinion Monday that the
Oneidas have agreed since to
waive their immunity. They said
that eliminates the high court's
role in the case.
consider other issues raised in
the dispute,
T h e case in v o lv es abou t
17,000 acres. The federal gov-
ernment has agreed to put most
The court instructed the 2nd
U.S. Circuit Court o f Appeals to
o f the land into trust.
N EW P O R T , Vt. (AP) - A
group organized to set up a pro
cess for state recognition o f In
dian tribes in Vermont is going
to ask the Legislature to recog
nize two Abenaki tribes.
T he Verm ont Commission
on N ative A m erican A ffairs
voted last week to recommend
that the Nulhegan Band o f the
Coosuk Abenaki Nation, based
in Brownington, be recognized.
The panel is also recommend
ing recognition for the Elnu
Abenaki tribe, in Newbury.
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Leadership Corner
fl message from Rick IMitor
Superintendent
Here’s wishing you all a happy and
healthy new year as we settle in from the
holiday break. We begin 2011 with some
encouraging
progress on individ
ual student test
scores and we are
proud to watch the
efforts of students,
teachers and staff
making a difference. Our “Read to
Succeed” literacy awareness campaign is
moving full-steam ahead and we want to
thank our parents and families for their
support. As part of our literacy efforts, I’d
like to ask every JCSD family to talk with
their student(s) about what’s going on at
school with reading.
Ask your child the following questions:
•
H ow are you progressing in reading?
•
What do you like best about reading?
•
H ow are your teachers helping you to
improve your reading skills?
Remember, literacy is the foundation for
success in both school and life. If we focus
now, it will open up a world of opportuni
ties and choices for our children in the
future. Thanks again for your partnership.
R EA D to
SU C C EED !
VISA
Do you know how your child
is progressing in reading?
More literacy. More choices.
It’s important for parents and care
givers to know their child’s reading
progress so they can support classroom in
struction and help select reading materials
that are understandable and still challeng
ing. To determine a student’s reading
progress we look at many things:
Helping Students Pick the Right Things to Read
There are several methods for assisting students in selecting “just right” books. For young
students try the “Five Finger Test.”
■ The difficulty of the materials being
read (how many words and how long
the sentences are).
1. Find a page in the middle of a book you would like to read.
■ How well a student can read and
understand the materials.
2. Read the page and hold up 1 finger each time you come to a word you don’t know.
■ Are they reading accurately?
If you have 5 fingers up before you come to the end of the page, the book is probably too difficult.
■ Are they reading fluently?
For third through 12th grade
students a Lexile score may be used.
“I w ant to becom e a smart
You can get this from your child’s
reader and learn new vocabulary
teacher after they take the Oregon
words and definitions because
State Assessment.
it's really important!”
Lexiles are used to rate reading
materials like books or magazine
— Andrew, 2nd grade
articles and to indicate a student’s
reading ability. The Lexile measure is shown as a number with “L” after it, such as 880L. Higher
Lexile measures represent a higher level of reading ability. A Lexile score can range from below
200L for beginning readers to above 1700L for advanced readers.
To assist students in selecting appropriate books, parents should look for a student's Lexile
range, or reading comprehension "sweet spot." Generally a reader’s recommended Lexile range is
50L above and 100L below their Lexile score. These are the boundaries between the hardest and
easiest kinds of reading material.
Once you have your student’s Lexile score, you can connect him/her to books that fall within
that range. There is a book database at Lexile.com that lists books and their Lexiles. And don't
be afraid to look at
I f you w ant to be a successful person,
books above and below
someone's Lexile range.
you need to read more. Books can take
Just know that a reader
you anyw here in the world, you can do
might find these books
anything, with just a little im agination
particularly challenging
you are there. This year I will read
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■ Do they know what most of the
vocabulary words mean?
■ Can they recall the main idea(s) and
major details of what was read?
■ Can they make predictions and
inferences?
■ Do they ask questions as they read?
■ Can they connect what is read with
their own lives?
Calendar
January
1/17
No School; Martin Luther
King Day
1/24
2-hour Late Start
REMINDER: This is state testing time
and it is important for students to be
well rested, have a good breakfast to
start the day and receive plenty of
encouragement to do their best.
Erik, 9tb grade
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