Ready For School? PTA Emphasizes Parent Involvement
AP reports National PTA president Manya Ungar notes parents are the key teachers, with 56 percent of women working outside the home. Bessie McLemore adds parents support schools and that PTA membership has grown to 6.1 million as a network for involvement and resources. The Parent Involvement Guide advises routines, reading directions aloud, and staged help with homework.
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Associated Press
PTA
Manya Ungar
Scotch Plains
N.J
Bessie McLemore
Atlanta
Fulton High School
McLemore
Quality Evaluations Key in Choosing Special Education
NEW YORK AP A director of a special education school urges quality evaluations to pick suitable instruction for disabled children. About 4.1 million kids receive special ed as nations push for free appropriate education. Guarino advises school visits, asking services, future prospects, and staff views, and suggests checking with state education and hospital social services for agency referrals.
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New York
Robert L. Guarino
New York Institute For Special Education
State Education Department
Guarino
Social Service
Listening to Children Reveals Learning Gaps
An educator notes many quiet students mask difficulty and that loud disruptive behavior may signal poor performance. He champions small class ratios and personalized after school programs at Sylvan centers. Reading ability gaps affect about 20 percent of U.S. students, says Stanley Frank of Encyclopedia Britannica. Parents should read aloud to children, point out words in daily life, and establish a family reading hour with library access to foster early literacy.
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Associated Press
Glenn Hagen
Hagen
Stanley Frank
Frank
American Learning Corp
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc
Sleep vital for students says NYU pediatrician
NYU Medical Center pediatric expert Dr Heidi Leistner links regular sleep with better school performance. She warns TV and heavy homework can disrupt rest and notes sleep apnea and bedding issues also affect sleep. Recommend consistent bedtimes a quiet dark room fresh air and a supportive mattress.
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Associated Press
New York University
Heidi Leistner
NYU Medical Center
Leistner
Nutrition Tips For Back To School Health
Weight Watchers magazine says regular exercise and proper eating help keep children slim and healthy as school resumes. It urges involving kids in lunch choices, prep, stocking fruits and vegetables, and choosing low calorie snacks while avoiding pressure on overweight teens.
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Associated Press
Weight Watchers Magazine
Sertoma Ottawa Elects Officers Amid International 75th Anniversary
The Sertoma Club of Ottawa, chartered 1965, elected new officers as International Sertoma marks 75 years. Delegates attended the Kansas City convention. club history highlights include developing a city baseball field, Freedom Week and National Heritage programs, Service to Mankind awards, and strong community donations to hospital, youth, and arts groups.
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Sertoma Club
International
Sertoma Club of
Ottawa
International Sertoma
Sertoma
Kansas City
Mary Gene Stevens
Dennis Ainsworth
Glenn Ainsworth
A. J. Jeffris
Inez Loyd
Ralph Loyd
Art Miller
Dean Sellers
West Second Street
Ottawa Symphonette
Lifeline
Forest Park
Ottawa University
City Park
The
Rainbows
Franklin
Birthday News for Hull Family in Overland Park and Ottawa
Eric Allen Hull celebrated his fourth birthday Friday. He is the son of Steve and Julie Hull of 1023S Main. He has two brothers, Chad Ashley aged seven and Sean Michael aged six months. Grandparents are Frank and Joy Graziano of Overland Park and David and Nancy Hull of Ottawa RFD 4. Esther Hull at 1100 West 15th is the great grandmother.
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Eric Allen Hull
Steve
Julie Hull
Eric Allen
Chad Ashley
Sean Michael
Frank and
Joy Graziano
Overland Park
David
Nancy Hull
Ottawa
RFD
Jennifer Jo Myers Celebrates First Birthday
Jennifer Jo Myers turned one on Sunday August 23. She is the daughter of Troy and Tammy Myers of 748 S Mulberry. She has a 6 year old brother, Matthew. Grandparents are George and Eva Myers of 535 S Sycamore and James and Ruby Poshard of Eldorado Illinois. Great grandparents Samp and Arietta Watts reside at 604 S Sycamore.
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Jennifer Jo Myers
Troy
Tammy Myers
S. Mulberry
Jennifer
Matthew
George and
Eva Myers
S. Sycamore
James
Ruby Poshard
Eldorado
Ill
Samp
Arietta Watts
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