Dates to Remember - Union Gap School

 UNION GAP SCHOOL NEWS 3201 SOUTH FOURTH STREET VOLUME XXV, NO. 4 UNION GAP, WA 98903 FEBRUARY 2011 Phone: (509) 248‐3966 The Union Gap School Newsletter can be found at http://www.uniongapschool.org/ Come check out the site! Dates to Remember: (Tentative) Feb. 22 School Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. in the school library Feb. 25 Student of the Month Assembly (Friday) Mar. 2 Group Pictures Mar. 2 Spring Play 6:30 p.m. in the multi‐purpose room Mar. 10 Reading Night/Math Night 6:30 p.m. in the multi‐
purpose room Mar. 22 School Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. in the school library Fax: (509) 575‐1876 Report in January, which also included our regular school newsletter. I hope you found the report and newsletter informative as well as interesting. Please contact me if you did not receive the report and would like a copy. The law states that “Each district and school shall publish annually a school performance report and deliver that report to each parent with children enrolled in the district and make the report available to the community served by the school” as determined in the 1993 Education Reform Legislation Act. A Spanish version of the report is also available in the Superintendent’s office. The report is also on the district’s web site. School board members spend countless hours, with no pay, working to improve educational opportunities for their constituent’s children. The month of January was recognized as Washington School Board Recognition Month so please take a moment to thank a school board member for all their efforts. Feb. 28‐Mar 3 BOOK FAIR‐school library You should have received a copy of the 2009‐2010 (2010) Annual School Performance Feb. 21 NO SCHOOL‐President’s Day Superintendent’s Message: The school board recently elected officers for 2011. Carrie Greenough was reelected to serve as the President and Ron Jennings was elected to serve as the new Vice‐President. The current Union Gap school board members are listed below: Carrie Greenough (President) Ron Jennings (Vice‐President & WIAA Representative) Louise Sisk (Legislative) Diana Grunlose Lorena Fernandez We are selling bricks and blocks of gym flooring from the old elementary school. The proceeds are being used to help purchase new playground equipment. Please contact me if you would like to purchase a brick or a section of flooring. We have had ESD 105 Mathematics and Reading Specialists working with our teachers throughout this school year. In addition, Central Washington University has supplied training with our staff in Writing. We feel confident that the continued professional development will assistant in our efforts to improve student learning in our district. We would like to thank the City of Union Gap and Senator King for the crossing light system on Ahtanum. What a great and safe addition to the community. The Playground committee has met twice and continues to work on a plan for purchasing and installing additional playground equipment. We are optimistic that we can accomplish this goal by spring/summer of this year. The only thing that could change our plans would be if additional budget cuts are made by the legislature currently in session. Kurt H. Hilyard, District Superintendent Superintendent, Principal, Assistant Principal, Kurt H. Hilyard Lisa Gredvig Si Stuber Union Gap School staff member, John Richter, received “School Star of the Week” on December 19, 2010, through a local radio station 100.9 Cherry FM. Congratulations! Del Superintendente: Usted debe haber recibido una copia del Informe del Desempeño
Anual de la Escuela 2009-2010 (2010) en enero, que también incluyó
Espero que usted encontró
el informe y el boletín de noticias informativos tan bien como interesantes.
Por favor entre en contacto conmigo si usted no recibió el informe y quiere
una copia. La ley indica que “Cada distrito y escuela publicarán anualmente
un informe del desempeño de la escuela y lo entregarán a cada
padre con hijos registrados en el distrito y pondrán el informe a disposición
de la comunidad servida por la escuela” según determinado en el Acto de la Legislación de la Reforma de la Educación de 1993. Una versión española
del informe está disponible en la oficina del Superintendente. El reporte
también está disponible en el sitio web del distrito.
Los miembros de la mesa directiva de la escuela pasan horas
incontables, sin paga, trabajando para mejorar las oportunidades educativas
para los niños de su componente. El mes de E nero fue reconocido como el
M es del Reconocimiento de la M esa Directiva Escolar de W ashington
por favor tome un momento para darle las gracias a un miembro de la mesa
directiva escolar por todos sus esfuerzos.
La mesa directiva escolar recientemente eligió a los oficiales para
el 2011. Carrie Greenough fue reelegida para servir como la presidente y
eligieron a Ron Jennings para servir como el nuevo vice presidente. Los
miembros actuales de la mesa directiva escolar de Union Gap son
mencionados abajo:
nuestro boletín de noticias regular de la escuela.
January was School Board Recognition Month! Photo: Superintendent Hilyard, Louise Sisk, Dianna Grunlose, Ron Jennings, Lorraine Fernandez, and Carrie Greenough  A Message from the Principal – Upcoming Testing Where did 2010 go? We have had a great start to the school year. DIBELS testing (reading) began on January 18‐20th. February is testing time for our English Language Learners. This test is called the Washington Language Proficiency Test (WLPT). For those of you with ELL students, WLPT scores were discussed with you at Fall conferences. Lisa Gredvig Principal 8th Grade Promotion and Trip Planning is already underway for 8th grade Promotion and trip. Promotion is scheduled for June 7th at 6 pm in the gym. Parents and students are fundraising to pay for these exciting events. If you have an 8th grade student, please attend our parent planning meetings and make sure your student is participating in fundraising activities so they can attending the 8th grade trip without cost. ALGEBRA 1 CLASS We are currently offering a semester course of Algebra 1 for a small group of 8th graders. Our ultimate goal is to offer a full year of Algebra 1 to a select group of 2011‐2012 8th graders. Carrie Greenough (Presidente)
Ron Jennings (Vice-Presidente y Representante de WIAA)
Louise Sisk (Legislativo)
Diana Grunlose
Lorena Fernández
Venderemos ladrillos y bloques del suelo del gimnasio, de la
escuela primaria vieja. Los ingresos son utilizados para ayudar a comprar el
nuevo equipo para el patio. Por favor de entrar en contacto con migo si
usted quiere comprar ladrillos o bloques del suelo del gimnasio.
Hemos tenido los especialistas de las matemáticas y de la lectura
de ESD 105 trabajando con nuestros profesores a través de este año escolar.
Además, Central Washington University ha suministrado el entrenamiento
para nuestro personal en la escritura. Nos sentimos confiados que el
desarrollo profesional continuo ayudara en nuestros esfuerzos para mejorar
el aprendizaje de nuestros estudiantes en nuestro distrito.
El comité del patio se ha reunido dos veces y continúa trabajando
en un plan para comprar e instalar el equipo adicional del patio. Somos
optimistas que podemos lograr esta meta por la primavera/ verano de este
año. La única cosa que podría cambiar nuestros planes sería si los recortes
presupuestarios adicionales son hechos por la legislatura actualmente en la
sesión.
Kurt H. Hilyard
Superintendente del Distrito
The Union Gap School District No. 2 prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, gender, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, protected genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720‐2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250‐9410 or call (800) 795‐3272 or (202) 720‐6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. If you have any questions, you may contact Union Gap School's Title IX, Lisa Gredvig/504 Coordinator, Nicki Monsen. 2 Union Gap School Board Honorees: These students were honored for their academic excellence for the month of January 2011: Pedro Lopez Maria Barajas Anabela Soto Jovanny Llepez Melissa Mendoza Back row: Stacey Benedetti, Amy Lyon, Louise Sisk, Ron Jennings, Lorraine Fernandez, Dianna Grunlose, Kathy Loveless, and Lori Powers Front row: Jovanny Llepez, Anabela Soto, Melissa Mendoza, Maria Barajas, and Pedro Lopez Please nominate a youth for a Yakima Youth Award. For more information, please contact Karen at 248‐4848. Please help celebrate the Yakima County Kids‐18th Annual Yakima Youth Awards Ceremony, Capitol Theatre, March 21st, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eagle Club students spoke and sang in the Sahaptin Language at January’s School Board Meeting. It was a wonderful presentation! Photographed: Back row: Louise Sisk, Ron Jennings, Dianna Grunlose, Lorraine Fernandez Middle row: Buddy Blackburn, Jessy Morin, Atwice Kamiakun, Jayauna Doolin, Jaissa Grunlose Front row: Casey Morin, Sophia Hull (Olivia Orlando), Zoey Roberts and Raven Feller 
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Approved Student Drop Off/Pick Up Area(s) One­way Drive Through (front of school) The one­way area, in front of the new school, is for picking up/dropping off students only: o It is important that you not leave your car unattended in this area or leave your vehicle during drop off times (7:00 am – 8:30 am and 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm) o Students need to enter your car from the right side of your vehicle. Other vehicles are leaving the one­way area and it is dangerous to have your child(ren) enter the car from the left of your vehicle. o As vehicles leave in front of you, please move forward to the next available stall so we can allow more parents to enter the one­way area. o Vehicles cannot double park in the one­way lane. o LEFT HAND TURNS, into the one­way area, is not permitted; we have had potential incidents that could have been tragic due to drivers ignoring the NO left turn request. Again, please do not make a left turn off 4th South Street into the one­way drive through. Please park at the football field or gym parking areas if you need to park and leave your vehicle. NO PARKING IS PERMITTED IN THE BACK OF THE NEW SCHOOL. The back of the school is for bus parking only. We need to keep vehicles and buses apart from each other for obvious safety reasons. th
Please do not park at the church parking lot on South 4
Street. Pedestrians walking across South 4th Street, without a crossing guard, are in danger of being struck by a vehicle. Again, please do not park at the 3 Angeles Iglesia Adventista Del Septimo Dia­Intersection Church’s parking lot. 3 Gym Parking Lot (41 spaces) Área(s) Aprobadas para Dejar/Levantar a los Estudiantes PLEASE follow the arrows and please park in parking spaces versus dropping off/picking up your child in the middle of the traffic lane. The gym parking lot was not designed as a drive through pick up/drop off area like what was installed in the front of the school. Again, please physically park your vehicle in a parking space when picking up/dropping off your child and please also follow the arrows around the lot. You cooperation will provide a safer parking area for yourself and the children. Thank you for your understanding. Área unidireccional (frente de la escuela) 
Football/Soccer Field Parking Lot (39 spaces) PLEASE park in parking spaces versus dropping off/picking up your child in the middle of the traffic lane. The Football/Soccer Field parking lot was not designed as a drive­through pick up/drop off area like what was installed in the front of the school. Again, please physically park your vehicle in a parking space when picking up/dropping off your child. You cooperation will provide a safer parking area for yourself and the children. Thank you for your understanding. 
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Estacionamiento del Gimnasio (41 espacios) POR FAVOR siga las flechas y parquéese por favor en espacios de estacionamiento en vez de dejar/levantar a su niño/a en medio del carril de tráfico. El estacionamiento del gimnasio no fue diseñado como el área unidireccional enfrente de la escuela para dejar/levantar. Una vez más, por favor de parquear su vehículo físicamente en un espacio de estacionamiento al dejar/levantar su niño/a. Su cooperación proporcionará estacionamiento más seguro para usted y los niños. Gracias por su comprensión. Staff Parking Lot (37 spaces) The staff parking lot is reserved for staff use, from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Also, please do not use this parking lot to pick up or drop off students. 3 Angeles Iglesia Adventista Del Septimo Dia­Intersection Church’s Parking Lot El área unidireccional, delante de la nueva escuela, es para dejar/levantar a los estudiantes solamente: o Es importante que usted no deje su automóvil desatendido en esta área o deje su vehículo durante el tiempo de dejar a los niños o Los estudiantes necesitan entrar a su automóvil de lado derecho de su Formatted: List Paragraph, Bulleted +
vehículo. Otros vehículos están saliendo del área unidireccional y es Level: 1 + Aligned at: 0.74" + Indent at:
peligroso tener a su niño(s) entrar al automóvil del lado izquierdo de su 0.99"
vehículo. Formatted: Bullets and Numbering
o Como se vayan moviendo los vehículos delante de usted, muévase por favor adelante a la parada siguiente que esté disponible así podemos permitir que más padres entren a la área unidireccional. o Los vehículos no se pueden parquear de lado a lado en el carril unidireccional. o VUELTAS a la MANO IZQUIERDA, a la área unidireccional, no son permitidas; hemos tenido incidentes potenciales que pudieron ser trágicos debido que los conductores ignoraron el aviso de NO voltear a la mano izquierda. De nuevo, por favor no voltean a la mano izquierda al área unidireccional si vienen de la Ahtanum por la calle 4. Por favor de estacionarse en el parqueadero en el campo de fútbol si usted necesita dejar su vehículo. NO SE PERMITE NINGÚN ESTACIONAMIENTO EN LA PARTE POSTERIOR DE LA NUEVA ESCUELA. La parte posterior de la escuela es para el estacionamiento de los autobuses solamente. Por razones obvias de seguridad, necesitamos guardar los vehículos y los autobuses aparte de uno a otro. Estacionamiento del lote de Fútbol Americano/Fútbol (39 espacios) POR FAVOR parquéese en espacios de estacionamiento en vez de dejar/levantar a su niño/a en medio del carril de tráfico. El estacionamiento del lote de fútbol americano/fútbol no fue diseñado como el área unidireccional enfrente de la escuela para dejar/levantar. Una vez más, por favor de parquear su vehículo físicamente en un espacio de estacionamiento al dejar/levantar su niño/a. Su cooperación proporcionará estacionamiento más seguro para usted y los niños. Gracias por su comprensión. Lote de Estacionamiento para el Personal (37 espacios) Please do not park at the church parking lot on South 4th Street. El lote de estacionamiento del personal es reservado para el uso del personal, de 7:30 a.m. Pedestrians walking across South 4 th ­ 4:00 p.m., lunes a viernes. También, por favor no utilice este estacionamiento para Street, without a crossing guard, are dejar/levantar a estudiantes. in danger of being struck by a vehicle. 3 Ángeles Iglesia Adventista Del Séptimo Día ­Intersección del Estacionamiento de la Iglesia Yearbook on sale for $6.00, Tuesday­Friday at the PAW store, for a limited time! PAW store open in the mornings from 7:45 a.m.­8:15 a.m. Por favor de no parquearse en el estacionamiento de la iglesia en la calle 4 al sur. Los peatones que cruzan la calle 4 sin una persona/estudiante de la escuela, están en peligro de que un vehiculó les pegue/atropelle. Una vez más por favor no se parquee en el estacionamiento de 3 Ángeles Iglesia Adventista Del Séptimo Día ­ intersección del estacionamiento de la iglesia. 4 Family Nights are scheduled throughout the school year and have different themes and are FREE to attend. Pictured below are photos from Family Game Night held on January 13, 2011 and Valentine Family Night held on February 10, 2011. Make sure you check out the next Family Night, which is Thursday, March 10th for Reading Night/Math Night at 6:30 p.m. in the multi‐purpose room. Hope to see you there! A big THANKS to everyone who came to the Family Nights! 5 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION February is designated as Invention Month Thomas Alva Edison was born February 11, 1847. He
is credited with creating over 1,200 inventions. To
honor him, the month of February is designated as
Invention Month. Ms. Loveless’ fourth grade class read and wrote about inventions then came up with
some of their own creative ideas.
Dylan Barbeauld and Blake Houle came up with a
couple of inventions to help people with handicaps.
Dylan’s Robotic 2000 will help people who are blind. Blake designed a pool for handicap people with a
special ramp and an automatic scooper with remote
control that prevents anyone from drowning.
Rebekah Nunley came up with an idea to solve the
problem of those hard to open bottles and jars. It’s the Robot Bottle Opener. All you need to do is turn on the
switch and the robotic hand can magically open any jar
or bottle.
Jesus Rodriguez invented a machine that can help you
out when you get thirsty for chocolate milk. With a
push of a button you can instantly pour yourself a cup
of hot or cold chocolate milk.
A couple of the students came up with ideas to solve
the problem of hungry animals. Maria Barajas thought
up the idea of an automatic dog feeder. The handy
robot has a dog’s bowl in it and fills it with food every time your dog is hungry.
Union Gap School will begin registering students for kindergarten for the 2011‐
2012 school year April 4th, from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Registration will be ongoing for the remainder of this school year. According to state law, a child must be 5 years of age on or before August 31, to be eligible for kindergarten. A birth certificate, proof of address and a completed certificate of immunization are required. You need to bring the following documents with you when you enroll your child:  Birth Certificate, verifying child's age  Immunization Record – please be sure your child is current with their immunizations.  2 pieces of Proof of Residence (mortgage/rental agreement and current light bill, cable bill or land line telephone bill) If you have any questions about registration, call Union Gap School's main office at 248­3966. INSCRIPCIÓN PARA EL KINDER La Escuela de Union Gap comenzará a inscribir a los estudiantes para el kinder para el año escolar 2011‐2012 el 4 de abril, a partir de las 9 a.m. a 3 p.m. La inscripción estará en curso para el resto de este año escolar. Según la ley estatal, un niño/a debe tener 5 años de edad en o antes del 31 de agosto, para ser elegible para el kinder. Se requiere un acta de nacimiento, comprobante de dirección y un certificado de inmunización completado. Usted necesita traer los documentos siguientes cuando usted registre a su hijo/a: • Acta de Nacimiento, verificando la edad de su hijo/a Daniel Crowe thought of all those hungry animals at
the zoo. The Zoo Insta Feeder is a safe way to feed
those wild animals. The trainer does not have to get in
the cage with the animals.
For those times that you would like to communicate
with an animal, Jordyn White invented the Animal
Talker Maker. If you cannot understand what’s wrong with your pet, just put a special collar on it. The collar
has a microphone on it that is attached to a computer
that translates any animal talk so that you can
understand them.
Jennifer Tran invented a robot that looks like Hello
Kitty, but it can clean, cook, help you with your
homework, and
be your friend.
Sharon Diaz came up with a similar Walking Robot,
that not only cooks, cleans, and helps you with your
homework, but it also brushes your teeth for you.
Jovanny Llepez’s Cleaning Buddy helps you with all your chores so that your room gets clean super fast.
Luis Mojica’s Robot Player can play any game with you that you want from tag to X-Box 360.
After all that playing around, you may want to rest so
Lissett Jimenez’s pillow and alrm clock all in one is what you might need. You can sleep comfortably, but
you will not be late for the bus.
As you can see, we have some future Edisons right
here at Union Gap School. • Expediente de las Inmunizaciones ‐ por favor esté seguro que su hijo/a este al corriente con sus inmunizaciones • 2 Comprobantes de la Dirección (hipoteca/contrato de alquiler y cuenta actual de la luz, cable o teléfono en el hogar) Si usted tiene cualesquiera preguntas sobre la inscripción, llame a la oficina principal de la Escuela de Union Gap al 248‐3966. Please see the insert for February’s newsletter. It explains FAMILY ACCESS for some of the grade levels at Union Gap School. BOOK FAIR: Monday, February 28th through Friday, March 4th Union Gap School Library is holding it's annual book fair, with assistance from Union Gap's Booster Club. Come see what we have! The Library will be open during these times to students: Monday 7:50 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Tuesday‐Thursday 7:50 a.m. ‐ 3:30 p.m. Friday 7:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Students may also use their scheduled library class time to purchase items at the book fair.  B O O K F A IR
T uesday, M arch 2 nd & Wednesday, M arch 3 rd
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the L ibra ry
T hese two nights a re for the entire family to come
and look at all the new books for sale!
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