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F February 2020 | School Newsletter for Siuslaw News | School Zone | 3 SIUSLAW Oregon Pacific Bank teaches about saving G rade 3 students recently had a lesson in saving money from the Oregon Pacific Bank. Al Rojas, Florence Operations Su- pervisor, and Stephanie Restrepo, Re- lationship Banking Specialist, came to visit each of the grade 3 classes at Siuslaw Elementary School. Al was a big hit, adding entertain- ment to the presentation with mag- ic tricks using a $1 bill. Stephanie surprised each student with a piggy bank, a gold dollar to begin a savings account and other items including a pencil and bag. Each child was also given a book- let entitled “Saving with Mandy and Randy,” which includes a storyline and math problems revolving around calculations with money. In the lesson, Stephanie and Al talked to the students about the im- portance of saving money. The stu- dents were asked to think about the difference between necessities for survival and items they might want to save their money to purchase. They also learned about balancing a sav- ings and checking register using ad- dition and subtraction. Later this spring, Siuslaw’s grade 3 students will display their “Tour of Tiny Homes” at Oregon Pacific Bank in Florence. The display and fund- raiser will be sponsored by TR Hunt- er Real Estate and Oregon Pacific Bank. — Submitted by Dolly Greene, SES Third Grade Teacher Flags for Fl First Graders irst-grade students at Siu- slaw Elementary School were visited by members of the Flor- ence-Siuslaw Lion’s Club on Feb. 18 through the organization’s Students in first grade learned with their families. Flags for First Graders program. facts about this country’s flag and The kids learned about why This presentation has become an were given their own little Amer- there are 50 stars on the flag, what annual event. ican flag to take home and share the stripes represent and how SUPPORTING Weaving stories NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION Thank you to the following supporters of this special monthly section ADA Grange #570 Scott Anderson Th omas & Sharon Armstrong Charles Asplund Della Ault Louise Baas Bob & Sophie Baker Sondra & Dafydd Balston Virg & Pat Bechtold HW & TM Bollenbaugh Robert Brown Janet Catling Mark & Cynthia Chandler Donald Chapin Don & Ginnie Chehak Diann Clark James & Evelyn Cloyd Mrs. Jan Crippen Dea Cutting Marjorie Dalby Denise Dee Britt & Tamara Dwyer Ivan & Diane Ellingson Charlotte Evans Harold Fanslow Florence Police Department Rhea Forum Furby Family Kent Gibson Chris & Catherine Giovinco Th e Girls Maintenance Leo & Connie Goddard Becky Goehring Alan & Deborah Golob Dave Gruesz Roger & Doris Guthrie Bruce & Deborah Hadley Sue Hale Lon & Constance Harvey Hine Investments Hoberg’s Auto Repair Sally Hodgdon Th e Hoff man Family Barbara Holler Jawsome Kids Resale Carol Jolley Frankie & Harry Jorgensen Bobbye Justet & Frances Dixon Virginia Kelly Betty Kimball Bob & Kay King Cliff & Lynne Lansdon Floyd Larson Ann Lathrop David & Rosemary Lauria Ms. Mary Lehmnan Les Schwab Tire Center Lloyd & Lisa Little Clarence & Nancy Lysdale Judy Madsen Raymond & Deborah Manthe James & Carolyn Markle Peggy McCullum Daniel & Gail McDivitt Bill McDougle & Cristine Reep Craig & Joanne McMicken B. 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Pennington Karen & Ty Perry Raymond & Judy Plumery Martha Ransom Roger Ranta Elizabeth Readel Richard Reece Pat & David Reno Dix Richardson Th e Rhodes Family River Cities Taxi & Rhody Express Larry & Connie Rosenbalm Linda Ruzich Debbie & Jacinto Salazar Annie Schmidt Ron & Mary Sherriff s Roxy Shope Siuslaw Glass & Mirror Siuslaw Marina Richard & Harriet Smith Franklin Spencer Sylvia Stanton Leo & Shirley Stapleton Linda Stent Alan & Debra Stevenson Diana Strickland G.D. & Marian Trueblood Arlis Ulman Kathleen Van Ballegooijen Piney Van Riper Charles & Karen Wade Norm Warden Susan Weathers George & Frances Will Rhodell Willard Edward & Dolores Wilson Rick & Jane Yecny Sandra Young Veronicca Zecchini & Tom Jackson Betsy Ross made the first Amer- ican flag. The information adds a concrete element to learning about American symbols. S a few adult writers, were recognized at a book signing booth during the Friends of the Florence Events Center’s Winter Mu- sic Festival in January. Student books were sold over the week- end and then cus- tomers got the chance to get their purchases signed by the authors. In addition, third- through fifth-grade iuslaw district students students from Siuslaw El- of various ages, plus ementary School’s Enrich- ment Club demonstrated weaving skills and projects. Students showed how they start by making drawings of their patterns and fig- uring out the math to get the strings on the loom in the right order. Then, as students finish a piece of fabric they’ve woven, it gets placed in their pattern books to show what they’ve accomplished. Festival attendees were surprised by the amount of math that goes into each piece of fabric. Artist of the Month Elissa Hurley — Two-Dimensional Art Written By SHS Student Molly McGinley Photo by Carol Jolley E lissa Hurley is the Artist of the Month for February. Although she is in multiple art classes, Elissa is being specially recognized in Mrs. Pickell’s 2D art class. Elissa is a senior at Siuslaw High School and has been enrolled in art classes since day one. At present, she is in Advanced Placement Art sight hour. She says the classroom environment is enjoyable because “it’s chill and easy to work in. My classmates and teacher are energetic and fun to work around.” She appreciates Mrs. Pickell because “she keeps us organized and lets us work independently.” Right now, Elissa is most excited for a big canvas project that will be due at the end of the year. “We use a big canvas however we like, as long as we use a lot of layers on it,” she said. Elissa’s biggest takeaway from her class is, in a quite literal sense, art. Aside from art, she has learned how to better plan for projects. Ap Art has really given Elissa a better sense of time management. Elissa also dedicates her time to ath- letics. She is on the varsity volleyball, bowling and softball teams. After high school, Elissa plans on working part time while also attending college. She is unsure about where she wants to go at the moment but is cur- rently looking at her options. She would also like to continue to pursue art. “I’d like to become an artist, prefera- bly freelance,” she said. All in all, Elissa is most concerned about being happy in life and content with her artistic progression.
