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On the cOver: McKenzy Norquist, 8, looks over the new text books at Winans Elementary School in mid-July. AbOve: Livingston School District Curriculum Director Todd Wester, left, and Winans and Washington Elementary School Principal Luke Sheldon unpack boxes of new Common Core-aligned text books and work books in the Winans School gymnasium this summer. This is the first year students will be tested in accordance with Common Core State Standards.

New books, teaching methods are plannedBy Rose Brown

Enterprise Staff Writer

Many students who attend Livingston School District schools will learn from brand-new text books this

year in addition to some new teach-ing methods, school officials say. New texts and workbooks pur-chased by the district for kindergar-ten though eighth-grade classrooms this summer are all aligned with Common Core State Standards, Cur-riculum Director Todd Wester said. The Livingston School District began adjusting to Montana’s Common Core

Standards in 2012, but this is the first year students will be tested by them, Wester said. The English Language Arts Curric-ulum has been renewed across the board, Wester said. There will be more of a balance in technical writing and literature, he said. The Common Core-aligned teaching method involves covering less mate-rial and going deeper into each sub-ject, he said. Lessons will be taught in a way that ensures students get the time they need to understand a concept before moving on to the next level,

Wester said. One way of accomplish-ing this is assigning the students who immediately understand the concept to move on with a related activity while the teacher continues teaching the concept to the smaller group of students who need more time, he said. If it’s what the Common Core pro-ponents want it to be, the new curric-ulum could improve education by making sure students don’t get left behind, Wester said. Along with the new curriculum, there have been many professional development opportunities for teach-ers recently, and the district plans to

hire two instructional support spe-cialists to help teachers further their professional skills throughout the school year, Superintendent Rich Moore said. Here’s a summary of what else is new in area schools this year:

Livingston School District •MontanaBehaviorInitiativemethods will be implemented in all schools this year to teach students positive behaviors and help them meet appropriate social expectations.

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Gardening projects incorporated into science curriculums throughout district

By Rose Brown Enterprise Staff Writer

The Livingston School Dis-trict’s new Farmer Educator plans to help the district con-tinue its integration of local agriculture this school year

— in the classroom, in the cafeteria, and even out on the ball field.

In the classroom Abbie Bandstra, a Park High gradu-ate, will work with teachers at many levels to integrate gardening projects into the science curriculum. At an elementary level, it’s important to teach students the answer to “What’s in your pizza and where does it come from?” Bandstra said. It’s surprising how eager children are to eat vegetables after seeing how they are grown and harvested, she added. At the middle school level, Bandstra said that this year she will be helping science teachers install an aquaponics system to grow produce using nutrient-rich water instead of soil. At the high school level, she’ll be working with agriculture teachers in both horticulture class and the recently added animal husbandry class. Animal husbandry students already have chickens they care for at the school. This year, the agriculture department plans to acquire more livestock, after it builds a barn with a grant from Moun-tain Sky Guest Ranch, Bandstra said. Teaching hands-on animal husbandry to high school students is revolutionary, she said. A lot of the classroom work she plans to assist with isn’t literally “in the classroom,” Bandstra said. A big part of integrating agriculture with class-work is giving the students opportuni-ties to do hands on projects and be out-side. Bandstra taught a remedial high school course this summer that inte-grated agriculture activities with Eng-lish Language Arts instruction. The students spent about half of the class time working in the garden and the other half completing the academic requirements of the class. Part of the course included each stu-dent taking turns reading “The Grapes of Wrath” out loud while enjoying being outside, she said.

In the cafeteria Bandstra said a big part of her job this year will be to work alongside Liv-ingston School District Food Service Director John Polacik to help him pur-chase even more local food to serve to students.

With four school gardens in produc-tion, Bandstra said some food on the school menu will even be grown on site. During the summer, much of the har-vested produce from the school gar-dens is shared with the school’s Links for Learning program. When raspberries were ready to be picked in late July, Bandstra, along with high school intern Siovhan Marks and volunteer intern Micah Price, har-vested a large bowl full and fed them to the Links for Learning students and Free Summer Lunch participants. Polacik already purchases local food to feed the students whenever possible, Bandstra said, but she hopes she can help him increase the quantity.

On the ball field Another project Bandstra hopes to help Polacik with is preparing local food to serve at concessions at student athletic events and other activities. At a youth baseball tournament this summer, the food service staff experi-mented with this idea by preparing 70 Butte pasties with local ingredients to

sell at the games, and they sold out completely, Bandstra said. Everybody enjoyed the locally pre-pared food, and it was a healthy alter-native to typical concession food like cheeseburgers and nachos, she said. Another possible project she is con-sidering for Park High School is help-ing students start a juice bar, Bandstra said.

The Farmer Educator position is paid for by a United States Department of Agriculture Grant that ends in the fall of 2015. If the program can successful-ly raise funds through projects like selling healthy local concessions, it’s possible the Livingston School District will continue having a Farmer Educa-tor even after the grant money runs out, Bandstra said.

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Livingston School District Farmer Educator Abbie Bandstra talks about her role in Livingston’s schools while picking raspberries at the Washington School garden this summer.

Pictured are raspberries picked recently by Abbie Bandstra.

2014 • Back to School – Page 6LIVINGSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION

Special Services 129 River Drive 406-‐222-‐6600 Director Verne Beffert Secretary Leslie Beffert Clerk Lorraine Lende Park High School 102 View Vista Drive 406-‐222-‐0448 Principal Lynne Scalia Vice Principal Tom Gauthier Principal’s Administrative Assistant Lisa Yarborough Attendance Administrative Assistant Melissa Cahoon Registrar/Student Information Systems Lisa Peterson Activities Director Regina Wood East Side Elementary 401 View Vista Drive 406-‐222-‐1773 Principal Bob Stevenson Administrative Assistant Janice Berg B.A. Winans Elementary 1015 West Clark Street 406-‐222-‐0192 Principal Luke Shelton Administrative Assistant Muffy Martello B.A. Winans School (Washington Site) 315 North 8th Street 406-‐222-‐1231 Principal Luke Shelton Administrative Assistant Sally Bandstra Sleeping Giant Middle School 406-‐222-‐3292 Principal Lisa Rosberg Dean Jenny Malloy Administrative Assistant Jennifer Hintz District Offices Transportation Director Jerry Heitman 222-‐1784 Maintenance Director Derek Stringer 222-‐1781 LINKS Director Julie Hancock 223-‐2166 Adult Education Director John Gregory 222-‐1773 Curriculum Director Todd Wester 222-‐1231

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Winans Elementary – First Day of School 1st -‐2nd Grades-‐ August 27 School Times for Winans : 8:20 – 3:10 Registration will be 9:00 – 2:00 August 18th -‐22nd.

Washington Site -‐First Day of School for Pre-‐school – August 27th Washington Site -‐First Day of School for Kindergarten – September 2nd Kindergarten will hold testing on August 27th and 28th. Parents will receive a testing time for their child. An open house for Kindergarten will be held on August 29th from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM at Washington School. School Times for Washington site: 8:25 – 3:05 Registration will be 9:00-‐2:00 August 18th – 22nd East Side Elementary-‐First Day of School for 3rd through 5th Grades – August 28th Open house will be held on August 25th from 5:00 – 6:30 PM. School Times for East Side: 8:15 – 3:15 Registration will be 8:30 – 4:00 August 18th – 22nd.

Sleeping Giant Middle School First Day of School for 6th Grade Only August 27th First Day of School for 7th & 8th Grades -‐ August 28th. The Sleeping Giant Middle School Open House will be held on September 2nd from 5:30 -‐7:00 PM. School Times for SGMS: 8:10 – 3:20 Registration will be 8:30 – 3:30 August 18th – 20th

Park High School –First day of school for 9th grade only – August 27th

First day of School for 10th Through 12th grades -‐ August 28 PHS Open House will be held on September 4th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM School Times for PHS: 8:15 to 3:20

District Contact Information Central Administration Office 132 South B Street 406-‐222-‐0861 Superintendent Rich Moore Business Director Ellen Conley Superintendent’s Secretary Jenny Stringer Payroll Clerk Sherri Via Accounting Lori Smith Accounting Laura Lamb IT Jan Pospichal IT Peter Ponca

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Winans Elementary – First Day of School 1st -‐2nd Grades-‐ August 27 School Times for Winans : 8:20 – 3:10 Registration will be 9:00 – 2:00 August 18th -‐22nd.

Washington Site -‐First Day of School for Pre-‐school – August 27th Washington Site -‐First Day of School for Kindergarten – September 2nd Kindergarten will hold testing on August 27th and 28th. Parents will receive a testing time for their child. An open house for Kindergarten will be held on August 29th from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM at Washington School. School Times for Washington site: 8:25 – 3:05 Registration will be 9:00-‐2:00 August 18th – 22nd East Side Elementary-‐First Day of School for 3rd through 5th Grades – August 28th Open house will be held on August 25th from 5:00 – 6:30 PM. School Times for East Side: 8:15 – 3:15 Registration will be 8:30 – 4:00 August 18th – 22nd.

Sleeping Giant Middle School First Day of School for 6th Grade Only August 27th First Day of School for 7th & 8th Grades -‐ August 28th. The Sleeping Giant Middle School Open House will be held on September 2nd from 5:30 -‐7:00 PM. School Times for SGMS: 8:10 – 3:20 Registration will be 8:30 – 3:30 August 18th – 20th

Park High School –First day of school for 9th grade only – August 27th

First day of School for 10th Through 12th grades -‐ August 28 PHS Open House will be held on September 4th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM School Times for PHS: 8:15 to 3:20

District Contact Information Central Administration Office 132 South B Street 406-‐222-‐0861 Superintendent Rich Moore Business Director Ellen Conley Superintendent’s Secretary Jenny Stringer Payroll Clerk Sherri Via Accounting Lori Smith Accounting Laura Lamb IT Jan Pospichal IT Peter Ponca






2014 • Back to School – Page 7East Side Staff

PRINCIPAL 107 Robert Stevenson Administrative Assistant 105 Janice Berg COUNSELORS 114 Bob Burns

114 Kendall Bachman PSYCH. Doug Fry GR. THREE 130 Jennifer Atkinson

131 Lynne Navratil

129 Julie Bartz

128 Kim Fink GR. FOUR 170 Val Baerg

183 Sabrina Hester

171 Kelley Myer

169 Tondi Peterson Gr. FIVE 175 Brea Schwarz

180 Chris Gillespie

Robin Lovec

177 Vicki Schwarz

RESOURCE 127 Mary Amborn

127 Netzy Durfey

167 Shari Guenther MUSIC 153 Candy Parks P. E. Gym Jim Johnson LIBRARIAN 158 Debra Certier NURSE 109 Debra Fields

109 Sue Harriman SPEECH 161 Amy Baker

161 Jan Batey

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WINANS/WASHINGTON STAFF

Position Name Location Principal Luke Shelton Winans/Washington Administrative Assistant Muffy Norquist Winans Administrative Assistant Sally Bandstra Washington Resource Amy Lamparelei Washington Meg Otte Winans/Washington TBD Winans Counselor Bob Burns Winans/Washington Kindergarten Joan Mogen Washington Pat Thums Washington Mary Bunkers Washington Shelly Besler Washington Jude Cauble Washington Courtney Colver Washington TBD Washington 1st Grade Tawnya Hawkins Winans Kathy Sveen Winans Vickie Linton Winans Michelle Boyd Winans Patti Durgan Winans Taylor Neibauer Winans 2nd Grade Susan Meador Winans Sarah Hendrickson Winans – Kerry Counts Winans Wendy Heckles Winans Annie Hondorf Winans PE Kitty Springer Winans Music Candy Parks Winans/Washington Librarian Maggie Harris Winans/Washington Title I Gail Hull Winans Paraprofessionals Kathy Gutebier Washington Kris Nardella Winans Robin Berg Winans Janine Ensign Washington Melissa Losett Washington TBD TBD Custodians Thomas Becker Winans Diana Austin Winans/Washington Cafeteria Judy Olson Washington Myrna Hartman Winans Daniel Futter Washington Judy Koehne Winans Playground aides Mary Counts Winans Sadie Bandstra Washington Lynelle Schuerr Winans Support Staff Michelle Mickelson Washington Alison Heitman Washington

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SLEEPING GIANT MIDDLE SCHOOL 301 View Vista Drive

Phone: 222-‐3292 Fax: 222-‐3512

Principal Lisa Rosberg Dean of Students Jenny Malloy Administrative Assistant Jennifer Hintz History 7 Marla Bray-‐Sparks Science 8 Lori Chapman Choir 7/8 Nancy Curtis Math 8 Ashley Brumwell Guidance Ann Gannon Math/Sci 6 Jennifer Wesen Res/Collab Matt Hirsch Wrld Hist 8 Kyle Neibauer Aide TBD Eng 8 Reid Lende Librarian Susan Martenson Eng 7/Reading Jennifer McMillion PE 6/7 Michael Raw Choir Accompanist Clay Oberquell Sci 7 Dave Pettit Rdg/Soc Stud/Rest Jenny Malloy Math/Sci 6 Stacey Raw PE 6/7 Emily Raymond Math 7 Ellen Rose Art 6-‐8 Marie Stevenson Choir 6 Garrett Stannard Guidance Lindsay Aun Reading/Eng Deb Tedstrom Rdg/Res/Collab Darlene Vogel PE 8 Matthew Schad Band 6,7, 8 Roy McKenny LA/SS 6 Chandra Willyerd Comp/Tech Trng Susan Atkinson Soc Studies 6/Res/Collab Amanda Smith Cafeteria Sherri Jacobsen Cafeteria Wilma Worthington Cafeteria Rosanna Keegan Para Educators Dee Johnston Betty Nitzinger Custodian Deb Franks Custodian Kerwin Klumpers Custodian Merle Mauch School Nurse Deb Fields School Nurse Sue Harriman

Sleeping GiantMiddle SchoolSLEEPING GIANT MIDDLE SCHOOL

301 View Vista Drive Phone: 222-‐3292 Fax: 222-‐3512

Principal Lisa Rosberg Dean of Students Jenny Malloy Administrative Assistant Jennifer Hintz History 7 Marla Bray-‐Sparks Science 8 Lori Chapman Choir 7/8 Nancy Curtis Math 8 Ashley Brumwell Guidance Ann Gannon Math/Sci 6 Jennifer Wesen Res/Collab Matt Hirsch Wrld Hist 8 Kyle Neibauer Aide TBD Eng 8 Reid Lende Librarian Susan Martenson Eng 7/Reading Jennifer McMillion PE 6/7 Michael Raw Choir Accompanist Clay Oberquell Sci 7 Dave Pettit Rdg/Soc Stud/Rest Jenny Malloy Math/Sci 6 Stacey Raw PE 6/7 Emily Raymond Math 7 Ellen Rose Art 6-‐8 Marie Stevenson Choir 6 Garrett Stannard Guidance Lindsay Aun Reading/Eng Deb Tedstrom Rdg/Res/Collab Darlene Vogel PE 8 Matthew Schad Band 6,7, 8 Roy McKenny LA/SS 6 Chandra Willyerd Comp/Tech Trng Susan Atkinson Soc Studies 6/Res/Collab Amanda Smith Cafeteria Sherri Jacobsen Cafeteria Wilma Worthington Cafeteria Rosanna Keegan Para Educators Dee Johnston Betty Nitzinger Custodian Deb Franks Custodian Kerwin Klumpers Custodian Merle Mauch School Nurse Deb Fields School Nurse Sue Harriman

WINANS/WASHINGTON STAFF

Position Name Location Principal Luke Shelton Winans/Washington Administrative Assistant Muffy Norquist Winans Administrative Assistant Sally Bandstra Washington Resource Amy Lamparelei Washington Meg Otte Winans/Washington TBD Winans Counselor Bob Burns Winans/Washington Kindergarten Joan Mogen Washington Pat Thums Washington Mary Bunkers Washington Shelly Besler Washington Jude Cauble Washington Courtney Colver Washington TBD Washington 1st Grade Tawnya Hawkins Winans Kathy Sveen Winans Vickie Linton Winans Michelle Boyd Winans Patti Durgan Winans Taylor Neibauer Winans 2nd Grade Susan Meador Winans Sarah Hendrickson Winans – Kerry Counts Winans Wendy Heckles Winans Annie Hondorf Winans PE Kitty Springer Winans Music Candy Parks Winans/Washington Librarian Maggie Harris Winans/Washington Title I Gail Hull Winans Paraprofessionals Kathy Gutebier Washington Kris Nardella Winans Robin Berg Winans Janine Ensign Washington Melissa Losett Washington TBD TBD Custodians Thomas Becker Winans Diana Austin Winans/Washington Cafeteria Judy Olson Washington Myrna Hartman Winans Daniel Futter Washington Judy Koehne Winans Playground aides Mary Counts Winans Sadie Bandstra Washington Lynelle Schuerr Winans Support Staff Michelle Mickelson Washington Alison Heitman Washington

Park High School102 View Vista Drive, Livingston, MT 59047

Business Office: 222-0448 Attendance Office: 222-0449Guidance Office: 222-9766 Activities Office: 222-1760

Park High School Business Office – 222-0448 102 View Vista Drive Guidance Office – 222-9766 Attendance Office – 222-0449 Livingston, MT 59047 Activities Office – 222-1760

Principal ................................ Lynne Scalia Assistant Principal ................. Tom Gauthier Activities Director ................. Regina Wood Administrative Assistant ....... Lisa Yarborough Administrative Assistant ....... Melissa Cahoon Registrar/SIS ......................... Lisa Peterson Social Studies ........................ Chris Bausch Social Studies ........................ Bryan Beitel Resource ................................ Heidi Claar Learning Lab ......................... TBD Vocal Music .......................... Nancy Curtis English ................................... Sarah Dahl Chemistry/Physics//Math ...... Natalie Davis Science .................................. Wendy Dlakic English ................................... Kelly Dick English ................................... Lynnette Evanson Agriculture Education ........... Ashley Newell Math ...................................... John Gannon PE/Health .............................. Nancy Haglund Family & Consumer Sci. ....... Brittney Hampson PE/Health. ............................. Troy Hostetler Art .......................................... Lois Huntzicker Industrial Technology ........... Jamie Isaly Math ...................................... Erik Jorgenson English ................................... Karen Kaminski Math ...................................... Shari Kepner Spanish/Guidance Counselor Abby Kinsey

Social Studies ........................ Joey Lane Resource ................................ Kate Broida Library ................................... Kate Lende Academic Dean ..................... Julie Lentz Spanish/German .................... Daniel McGrath Chemistry/Physics//Math ...... Natalie McGrath Science .................................. Randy Mogen Math ...................................... Nathaniel Mussetter Project ’71/Library ................ Sarah Mussetter Art .......................................... Raeann Nilan Math ...................................... Lynne Perry Computer/Technology ........... Jan Pospichal English ................................... Carol Powalisz Science .................................. Rebecca Ayler Social Studies/French ............ Bill Shannon Instrumental Music ................ Garrett Stannard Guidance Counselor .............. Ardis Steinmetz Spanish/German .................... Miya Tennant Drivers Education .................. Jerry Heitman School Resource Officer ....... Tim Williams. Business ................................. Cathy Ziebarth Educational Assistant ............ Terri Hartly Educational Assistant ............ Wendy Stallard

Educational Assistant ............ Clayton Oberquill ……………Resource ParaEducator……..TBD ……………Resource ParaEducator……..Sandra Dechateau Custodian, Supervisor ........... Debbie Miller Custodian ............................... Eric Jamieson

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Partnerships and licensed products Staples and Teen Vogue have teamed up this year for a collection of note-books, pencils, erasers and folders appealing to teen girls with florals, plaids and hearts. For younger boys, SpongeBob and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles remain hot among licensed characters, the lat-ter about to get a boost with the August release of the latest “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie, said Ali-son Corcoran, a senior vice president at Staples.

Giving back Target is committed to donating one school supply item to a student in need for every item purchased through Aug. 1 from the company’s “up&up” brand, up to $25 million. The program was inspired by Yoobi.com, also available at Target, featuring funky new items using the same non-profit partner, the Kids in Need Founda-tion, to distribute supplies to needy kids

on a one-bought, one-donated basis.

Pencil cases Lin and other sellers point to the enduring popularity of the wide-eyed owl on pencil cases and other supplies. Lin’s site designed Hootie the Owl for vinyl cases with: “I will be by your side wherever you go.” They come in blue, red and yellow with a mesh com-partment, elastic bands for chunky highlighters or markers and a roomy main compartment.

Pencil erasers The pink kind might still rule, but Lin offers a way to make your own erasers. She sells kits for creating them out of special clay that can be molded like putty then dipped into boiling water for 10 minutes.

Backpacks There’s a backpack for every sports fan, TV or movie character enthusiast and fashionista, but one new company, MadPax, has broken out with spiky designs in an array of colors and themes. The company has added funky block and bubble textures to its signature spikes, which look sharp but are soft to the touch. “We’re seeing that lots of people are buying them,” Corcoran said.JanSports are plentiful with new col-ors and patterns. Kipling has a Seoul-inspired abstract print and recently added a monogram option online.

Locker accessories Mini-chandeliers and shag rugs were the rage a few years ago. On the functional front, LockerBones is in the mix as featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank” earlier this year. As a way to keep lockers from becoming dumping grounds, Missis-sippi inventor Greg Cronin came up with an adjustable system of inter-locking shelving for his daughter.

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Livingston science students will get to test out a new outdoor classroom and portable research facility this school year. The new trailer will have labo-ratory equipment installed so science classes can monitor

water quality and gather data at various watersheds in the area, Sleeping Giant Middle School Science teacher Dave Pettit said this summer. “It’s for giving kids an idea what it’s like to be a scientist and what it’s like to collect data,” Pettit said. “It’s an advanced thing! I think we have the only (outdoor classroom) in the United States!” he added. Pettit said he is extremely happy the school purchased the trailer this summer. The idea for the outdoor classroom came to him three years ago when he and some other teachers were brainstorming ideas to imple-ment a “no child left indoors” philosophy, he said. It’s taken some time to get the grant and pur-chase the trailer, Livingston School District Curriculum Director Todd Wester said. Now the empty trailer will be transformed into a research facility with the help of Park

High School industrial arts students, Wester said. When it’s finished, the mobile classroom and research facility will be solar powered with a propane backup system. Pettit plans to park the trailer at various locations along Fleshman Creek so his students can monitor many different stream sites. The trailer will be available to all teachers and students in the district for special proj-ects, Wester said.

Enterprise photo by Shawn Raecke

Livingston School District Curriculum Director Todd Wester and Sleeping Giant Middle School Science teacher Dave Pettit check out the district’s new mobile aquatic research trailer this summer. Laboratory equipment will be installed this fall so students can start collecting and analyzing data on Fleshman Creek.

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“It’s for giving kids an idea what it’s like to be

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– Dave Pettit, Sleeping Giant Middle School science teacher

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Seven tips for a greener season in the classroom (BPT) — With back-to-school shopping, changing schedules and preparing kids for the upcoming school year, your family’s environmental impact may be the last thing on your mind It is possible to have a greener back-to-school sea-son. Here are seven simple things parents and children can do to care for the envi-ronment - and themselves - as they return to school. 1. Reuse and recycle note-books. While high-schoolers may go through multiple notebooks per subject every year, it’s rare for elementary school-aged kids to use up their notebooks. Tear out used pages (and recycle them, of course) from last year’s notebooks so that kids can use the remaining blank pages. Use contact paper to freshen and reinforce covers that are worn or written on. 2. Give broken and worn down crayons new life. Gath-er all the bits and separate by color. Remove all papers. Using a mini-muffin pan (or mini ramekins in fun shapes), fill each cup with crayon pieces in one color. Melt in an oven set at 350 degrees just until crayons are completely melted. Cool at room temper-ature, then freeze for 30 min-utes to make it easier to remove the newly formed crayons. 3. Refresh smelly shoes naturally. Stinky gym bags and tennis shoes don’t have to be a reality for your athletic child, and you don’t have to resort to chemicals to kill odor. You can create a natural deodorizing spray with essen-tial oils. Simply mix 12 to 16 drops of lemon oil, six drops of red thyme oil and 2 drops of patchouli oil and 4 ounces of water in a misting bottle. Shake vigorously and mist inside gym bags and shoes. The formula not only kills odors, it adds an energizing, refreshing aroma. 4. Look for ways to green your commute to school. If you live close to school, con-sider walking or biking. Fam-

ilies with longer commutes may consider carpooling or using the school bus. 5. Green lunches by pack-ing them in reusable lunch bags (no brown bags or plas-tic baggies, please). Pack sandwiches in reusable sand-wich containers, and use ben-to-style boxes with multiple compartments to hold snacks, veggies and other sides. Replace plastic water bottles with reusable bottles - plenty of fun, colorful options are available. 6. Energize naturally. Do your kids grab a sugary soft drink or sweet snack to boost their awareness while doing homework? Instead of rely-ing on unhealthy treats for an energy boost that will come with a crash afterward, ener-gize homework time with an essential oil diffusion. Aura Cacia offers this mood-boost-ing blend: Ingredients: 10 drops peppermint essen-tial oil 3 drops eucalyptus essen-tial oil 2 drops ginger essential oil 3 drops sweet orange essen-tial oil Directions: Combine all oils in a mister bottle and spritz in the air around your child’s work space. To give kids a boost during the school day, soak a cotton ball in the essential oils blend, slip it into a reus-able plastic container and place in your child’s book bag. Whenever he needs a burst of energy during the day, he can open it and take a quick whiff. 7. Lighten up your electrici-ty use and carbon footprint. Get kids involved in a fun weekend project by replacing incandescent bulbs through-out the house with energy-efficient CFLs or LEDs. These bulbs give off the same amount of light for back-to-school tasks like homework or picking out a first-day out-fit, but use about 80 percent less electricity and can last for eight or more years before needing replacement.


•AdvancedPlacementBiologyandaScienceTechnologyEngineeringMath(STEM)classwillbetwonewofferingsinthePHSsciencedepartmentthisyear.PHSstudentswillalsohavetheopportuni-tytotakedualcreditcoursesincomputer-aideddraftingandwelding. •ThePHSAnimalHusbandryclassthatstartedlastyearplanstogettoworkbuildingabarnthathasalreadybeenpaidforbyagrantfromMountainSkyGuestRanch. •Anewsecuritycamerasystem,intercom,firealarmsandphonesystemwereinstalledatSleepingGiantMiddleSchoolandEastSideSchool,andasecuritydoorwasinstalledattheentrancetothePHSgymnasium. •TheInfiniteCampusParentPortalwasupdatedsoparentscanlookonlinetoseetheirchild’scur-rentgrades,attendancerecordsandlunchaccountinformation.It’sagreatcommunicationtoolforparents,”Westersaid. •ThetwotenniscourtsbehindSleepingGiantMiddleSchoolwillberefinishedinthefall. •Newhiresinclude:AmyLamparelli,elementaryresourceteacher;CourtneyColver,kindergartenteacher;TaylorNeibauer,first-gradeteacher;LynneNavratil,third-gradeteacher;BreaSchwarz,fifth-gradeteacher;AshleyBrumwell,eighth-grademathteacher;JenniferWesen,sixth-grademath/scienceteacher;RoyMcKenny,SGMSbandteacher;AshleyNewell,PHSagricultureteacher;RebeccaAyler,PHSscienceteacher;KateBroida,PHSresourceparaeducator;SandraDechateau,PHSresourceparaeducator. •Transfersandtheirnewpositionsinclude:JennyMalloy,SGMSdeanofstudentsandreadingandsocialstudiesteacher;KyleNeibauer,eighth-gradeworldhistoryteacher;LindsayAun,SGMSguid-ancecounselor;SarahHendrickson,second-gradeteacher.

Gardiner School District •TheGardinerSchoolDistrictismovingtoafour-dayweekthisupcomingyear. •Thedistricthiredanewheadfootballcoach,MikeBaer;anewmusicteacher,DavidSheerin;andanewmathteacher,SydneyStines.

Shields Valley Schools •TheShieldsValleySchoolDistrictwelcomesnewteachersTaylorMarkle,LizCahoonandJeniSager;andnewsupportstaffScottArmstrong,TomJohnsonandAnitaCrane.

•ThedistrictalsowelcomesnewJuniorHigh/HighSchoolPrincipalandAthleticDirectorGregSager. •Districtenrollmentremainssteadywithahighkindergartenenrollmentthisyearof18students.

Arrowhead School •Studentswillattendschoolfourdaysaweekthisyear,startingat8:15a.m.andendingat3:45p.m. •EveryArrowheadstudentwillhaveuseofaniPodairtohelptransitiontoahighertechnologyatschoolthisyear.Thistechnologycouldeventuallyreplacetextbooks. •About40studentsareenrolledthisyear,whichisanincreasefrom36lastyear. •Agreenhousewillbeinstalledsostudentscangrowfoodaspartoftheirsciencecurriculumandusesomeofitfortheschool’shotlunchprogram. •Therewillbeanewclimbingwallinthegymna-siumthatwillbeusedintheschool’sphysicaledu-cationprogram. •Therewillbesmarttabletechnologyintheschool’skindergartenthroughthird-gradeclass-rooms. •Thereisanewsecuritysystemthisyearwithanewsurveillancesystemanddoorlocks. •Sewingclasseswillbetaughttostudentsingradessixthrougheight. •Therewillbenewroundtablesinthecafeteriathatarealotmorekid-friendlyandhelppreventchildrenfromfeelingexcluded. •Afreshfruitandsaladbarwillbeofferedeverydaywithhotlunch. •Eachoftheclassroomswillhavenewergonomi-callydesignedchairsforthestudents. •Between17and20indoorartificialtreesnowdecoratetheschool’sinteriorandalargeindoorfountainnowsitsattheentrancetothebuilding. •Theprimaryentrancetotheschoolhaschanged.Themainentrytotheschoolwillnowbethedoorthatisunderthebelltower,wheretherearenostairs. •OverChristmasbreak,hallwayswillbecarpetedandclassroomswillbere-tiled. •Computerhardwarehasbeenupdated,anewserverhasbeeninstalled,andbandwidthisnowincreased.

Pine Creek School •PineCreekSchoolpurchasedabrand-newi7,touch-screen,Windows8.1computerlab. •TherewillbesciencelabsincollaborationwithMontanaOutdoorScienceSchool(MOSS)threedayseachweekthroughouttheschoolyear. •MSUEducationalTechnologyDepartmentstu-

dentswillvisittheschooltoco-teachlessons. •AdministrationandstaffwillbuildaScienceTechnologyEngineeringMathematicscurriculumthroughouttheyear. •Theschoolhiredanewthird-andfourth-gradeteacher,HilaryRamsey,whoisfluentinSpanishandproficientinmusic. •Thestudent-teacherratiowillbeapproximatelyeighttoonethisyear. •Anewfirealarmsystemandintercomsystemhavebeeninstalled. •Supplylistsareavailableonlineathttp://pinecreekschool.com.

St. Mary’s Catholic School •SaintMary’sSchoolwelcomestwonewteacherstoitsmiddleschoolprogram—CynthiaDeurmeierandMaryGilluly. Deurmeier,whowillteachhistory,EnglishandSpanish,wasthe2012recipientoftheCentennialBellAward,makinghertheMontanaHistoryTeach-eroftheYearfor2012.ShehasabachelorofartsinhistorywithaminorinSpanish.HerpastteachingexperiencesincludeteachingatCatholicschoolsintheDioceseofArlington,Virginia. Gilluly,whowillteachmathandscience,isagraduateofCarrollCollege,whereshereceivedabachelorofartsinbiology.ShealsohasabachelorofsciencefromMontanaStateUniversity-BillingsinBroadfieldScienceEducation.GillulyhastaughtinPlentywood.Inaddition,shehastaughtEnglishatthecollegelevelandhasabroad-basedexperi-enceasatutorandstaffscientistforvariousproj-ects.

Summit Christian Academy, Livingston •SummitAcademyhiredanewelementaryteacher—KeishaGilbertfromColorado,whotaughtforthelastcoupleofyearsataclassicalChristianschoolthatshewasinstrumentalinestab-lishing.Herhusband,Jonathan,wasrecentlyhiredbyLivingstonFireandRescue.Theyhavethreechildren. •Theschoolisalsohiringthreeadditionalteach-ersforbothelementaryandsecondarygrades. •SummitChristianAcademyisusingnew,onlinetechnologyforsecondarystudents.IncollaborationwithLogosonlineschoolinMoscow,Idaho,second-arystudentswillbeabletoparticipateineachsub-jectwithalive,online,interactiveclassroom.

Big Timber, Cooke City and Springdale Schools •SchooladministratorsinBigTimber,CookeCityandSpringdalewereunabletobereachedduringtheweekbeforethispublication’sdeadline.

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Ideas for awesome classroom enhancements (BPT)—Theapproachoftheschoolyearhasparentsseekingoutthebestdealsonback-to-schoolsupplies,andteacherseverywherearepreparingtheirclassroomstogivestudentsthebesteducationalexperiencepossible.Fromdecorationsdesignedtocreateengaginglearningenvironmentstohavingextrasuppliesonhandforstu-dents,theback-to-schoolshoppingsea-sonrequiresabitofplanningbyteach-ers. Onaverage,teachersspendmorethan$400oftheirownmoneyeachyeartopurchasesuppliesanddecorat-ingmaterialsfortheirclassrooms.Thisyearastheystockuponthoseneededmaterials,teacherscanuse

themtocreateawesomeroomswherestudentswilllovecomingtolearn. • Elementary rooms—Picturebooks,numbersmagazines,puzzlebooksandalargecollectionofcraftingsuppliesareoftenneededinelementa-ryschoolclassroomstocreatetheper-fectlearningenvironmentforyoungerchildren.Plasticcontainers,shelvingdividers,colorfulhangingtotebagsandboxes-alldecoratedwithfunshapesandcolors-aretheperfectwaytokeeptheclassroomorganized. Ateachercouldcreateapuzzlecor-nertoprovidechallengingword,math-ematicalorevenscientificpuzzlestostimulatetheirstudents’minds.Keepextrapaper,pencilsandcalculatorsin

thisareasostudentshavethemateri-alsneededtostayengaged. • Middle school rooms—Inmiddleschool,studentstendtorotatefromclassroomtoclassroomtostudydif-ferenttopics.It’sgoodtokeepthemmovingintheclassroomaswelltoengagetheirinterest.Teachinghisto-ry?Usemediaphotosandcraftingpapertocreateatimelineofhistoricaleventswrappingalongthewallsaroundtheroom.AreyouanEnglishteacher?Paintadoorwithchalkboardpaintandprovidecolorfulchalkforstudentstocreateshortpoemsorwordsofinspirationfortheirclass-mates.Challengethemtocreateartwiththeirwordsonthechalkboard

andprintoutfinishedpicturesofproj-ectstodecoratetheboard.Attheendofthequarterorsemesteraskthestu-dentstovoteonthemostcreativeproject. • High school rooms—Athighschool,studentsneedlessaction,buttheystillappreciatestimulation.Mathstudentscanusegraphingcalculatorstocreategraphsofdifferenttrigfunc-tions,andthenprintthosegraphsonpapertocreatecolorfulandbeautifulwalldesigns.Physicsteacherscansetupplasticboxesofproblemsfeaturingsubjectstheirstudentsareinterestedin.Namely,thecarstheydrivetoandfromschoolorthesportsteamstheysupportonFridaynights.


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