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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
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By Maleah
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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.