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4 The Sun, Wednesday, March 16, 2011 News from Willomina Elementa School The irrational number Pi 4th graders in Mr. Alkire's class studied the number Pi. They used compasses to draw geometric designs to prove that Pi does not divide equally. By Kaylee By Harmony I | By Maleah S Artwork and writing by Mrs. Berry's First Grade Class at FCS What does Spring make us think about? By Lexy Matsan I like to walk my Grandpa's dog! By Carter Ebensteiner By Roman Keith The bear comes out of its cave. By Brian Dryer "Lemonade Stand" By Cr Kst My flowers are in spring and they grow. By Clemmer By Garrett Hembree "Bears are herd" By luke Vollman My picture is about 8 babies and their dad in the Spring. By Maylee Miller "A bear might bite." By Kera Johnson I want to go Spring Break! to a hotel for |y Fiaylee Johnson A horse is saying "naaa" because it is free! By Wyatt Cruickshank I am in spring playing with our dog. Willamina among three Oregon schools recognized for wellness programs State Schools Superinten- dent Susan Castillo announced today that Garfield Elementary (Corvallis School District), Sabin Elementary (Portland Public Schools), and Willamina Elementary are recipients of the 2011 Oregon School Wellness Award. "Garfield, Sabin and Wil- lamina educators understand the vital link between healthy living and learning," Castillo said. "They have proven that solid physical activity and nu- trition programs can boost our students' learning potential. Their wellness policies have contributed to reduced school absenteeism, more alert and involved students, and im- proved student performance and test scores." This is the fourth year that the Oregon Department of Educa- tion has formally recognized outstanding school wellness programs. These award recipi- ents have effectively imple- mented their district's wellness policies, are creatively promot- ing healthy student behavior, and are monitoring and evalu- ating their programs to meet all student needs. Child nutrition programs provide healthy meals to promote ieaming readiness and healthy eating behaviors. Nutrition Education Services/ Oregon Dairy Council is the title sponsor, and will provide each school with a $2,500 cash prize and a certificate of recognition. "Nutrition Education Ser- vices/Oregon Dairy Council is pleased to support the efforts of teachers, administrators, parents, and community leaders for their exemplary work in implement- ing school wellness policies in Oregon," said Anne Goetze, Director. "We applaud ODE for initiating this award to recognize the work of schools to improve nutrition and physical activity. We hope these schools will in- spire others and the health of Oregon's children will benefit further," Goetze said. School wellness policies are required by the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture from school districts receiving fed- erally-funded school meals. These school wellness policies set goals for school-based ac- tivities that promote healthy eating, daily physical activity, and other wellness behaviors. Individual schools must imple- ment the district policy but can also go beyond the policy to improve student health. Criteria of Selection for the Oregon School Wellness Award: • School implements each required element of wellness policy; • School demonstrates innovation or creativity in implementing components of wellness policy; • School has a detailed plan for ongoing monitoring and evaluation• of the district's wellness policy; • School has identi- fied areas for improvement; • School has identi- fied indicators for each policy component to show whether the plan is working; • School re-assesses program at least annually; • School has identi- fied a coordinator who will ensure measurement and evaluation; and • School has a sustainability policy that will grow and change as a result of continuous evalua- tion and feedback. Backyard burning season opened March 1 The spring backyard bum- ing season opened on March 1 and will run until June 15 or until warmer, dry weather cre- ams a hazard. Yamhill County residents are reminded to always call the. bum line at 503-472-3344 for daily approval prior to conduct- ing burning operations. Burn information is updated at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The Department of Environ- mental Quality makes the de- termination whether or not at- mospheric conditions are ap- propriate for burning, not local fire departments. Backyard burning applies to all residents burning at a private home, regardless of whether or not they are located within a city limits. Items acceptable to bum include yard debris, such as wood, needle or leaf materi- als from trees, and shrubs or plants from the property imme- diately adjacent to the home. Agricultural buming differs from backyard burning in that the property owner must be raising, harvesting, or selling crops, live- stock or poultry and the activity haust either show a profit or in- tend to show a profit to qualify. Simply living in a rural setting does not necessarily mean that your will fall under the agricul- tural burning category. It is always illegal to bum materials such as asbestos, as- phalt, automotive parts, dead animals, plastic, rubber prod- ucts, tires, waste oil, petroluem treated and related materials, wet garbage and food waste, or any material that creates nox- ions odors. For additional questions or information, contact your local fire department or the Depart- ment of Environmental Qual- ity. West Valley Fire District can be reached at 503-876-2004. Call Sheridan Fire District at 503-843-2467.