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6A Thursday, January 13, 2005
IslandYouth
Port Aransas South Jetty
PAISD
Menus
Jan. 17- Jan. 21
BREAKFAST
Monday:
Inservice: Student Holiday!
Tuesday:
Breakfast On A Bun,
Juice &. Millk
Wednesday:
Scrambled Eggs, Toast,
Juice & Milk
Thursday:
Waffles w/Syrup,
Sausage Patty,
Juice & Milk
Friday:
Assorted Cereal,
Graham Crackers,
Juice & Milk
LUNCH
Monday
Inservice: Student Holiday!
Tuesday:
Hamburger, Sandwich Salad
Cup, French Fries,
Fruit & Milk
Wednesday:
Nachos, Refried Beans,
Chips, Fruit & Milk
Thursday:
Chili Mac, Tossed Salad,
Cornbread, Frozen Fruit Bar,
Milk
Friday:
French Bread Pizza, Corn,
Sliced Pears, Milk
2004-2005
PAISD
School
Calendar
January 2005
17 ..................Inservice/Student holiday
March 2005
lH-18.............Spring Break
May 2005
27..................Graduation
Girl Scouts to
launch 2005
cookie sales
Yum! Yum! The annual Girl Scout
cookie sale begins this Friday, Jan.
14, with door to door selling by girl
scouts. The Port Aransas Girl Scouts
will be holding a cookie rally to kick-
off the 2005 cookie season.
All Girl Scouts and their parents
are invited to attend. It will be on
Thursday, Jan. 13, at 6:30 p.m., at
the Girl Scout Hut at 739 W. Ave.
A.
There will be crafts, games and,
of course, cookies.
“Come and get all the information
you will need to be successful in this
year’s sale. If you need more infor-
mation, call your leader or Suanne
Pyle, at 749-4901”, said Pyle.
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2004 Port Aransas High School graduates came back to school as
college students, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, to tell present PAHS students
what came after graduation for them. James Cantu (left) speaks of
his life at Texas A&M University, where he joined the Corps. (Left to
Staff photo by Murray Judson
right) Austin Vickers, Elisabeth Brundrett-Cook, Sean
Coeckelenbergh, Wendy Willey and Austin Rabalais wait to speak.
Other PAHS grads who spoke in the library were Dani Buskey, Joey
Webb and Matt Richter.
PTO meeting
will feature
Science Night
The January Port Aransas Parent-
Teacher Organization meeting will
be followed by a Science Night on
Tuesday, Jan. 18.
The PTO meeting will start at
7 p.m. in the H.G. Olsen Elemen-
tary School gym. After the meet-
ing, Gina McKeever and Julie
Findley, who teach science to
fourth and fifth grades, will host
a Science Night from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m.
All elementary students with
their parents are invited and en-
couraged to attend. “We will have
many fun activities for all ages. Staff
from University of Texas Marine
Science Institute also will be on
hand. Please come out and have fun
with science!” McKeever and
Findley said.
Education notes
Fifth grade: Three Rs and an S
Julie
Findley
Deadline for
PAISD survey
is Saturday
Saturday, Jan. 15, is the deadline
to complete and submit a survey
about the Port Aransas Independent
School District.
Results will be used in the
district’s self-evaluation process. The
survey includes questions pertaining
to academics, programs and facilities.
It also offers the opportunity to com-
ment on the best and worst of
PAISD.
“All patrons of Port Aransas ISD
are encouraged to participate,” said
Superintendent Billy Wiggins.
The surveys were distributed to
parents with report cards in Novem-
ber.
Surveys are available at all three
campus offices, City Hall, Ellis Me-
morial Library, and on-line at
www.paisd.net/survey.
Surveys should be returned to the
PAISD Central Office by Jan. 15.
“Thank you for your time and
input to help the Port Aransas Inde-
pendent School District improve to
better educate the children of our
community,” Wiggins said.
Science is a big
component of the
curriculum at
H.G. Olsen El-
ementary School,
and most students
think science is
fun. I have been
teaching science to
fifth graders for
12 years. When I
first taught here,
we had science in
a regular class-
room, which was a portable building
with no running water and very little
room for experiments. We have come
a long way since then, with our own
lab for students from kindergarten
to fifth grade.
One exciting new development
over the past three years has been
the GK12 program funded by the
National Science Foundation and
headed by University of Texas Ma-
rine Science Institute professor Dr.
Ken Dunton. Just what is GK12?
Well, the G is for Graduate students,
and the K12 represents kindergar-
ten through 12th grade students.
The purpose of the program is “To
develop partnerships between
schools and universities with science,
technology, engineering and math-
ematics (STEM) graduate students
working with teacher colleagues to
improve STEM education at the K-
12 level” (GK12 website:
www.utmsigkl2.org). Graduate stu-
dents are working with teachers and
classes at various grade levels.
One goal of the GK12 program
is to help students improve skills
in science and math, as well as en-
joy and appreciate the importance
of these subjects. Hopefully, we are
breeding some future scientists!
Another goal is to improve teach-
ers’ knowledge and comfort level
in science. The third goal is to in-
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microscope.
volve graduate students in the
teaching profession and to help
them see the value of partnerships
between university research and K-
12 education.
We have been fortunate to par-
ticipate in the GK-12 program, and
this year the fifth grade has had
weekly visits from Andy Evans.
Andy is a graduate student in biol-
ogy at UTMSI who conducts labs
with the students. The kids always
look forward to Andy’s classes. We
work on inquiry skills, the scientific
method, and graphing, all through
hands-on labs. We have identified
algae under microscopes, made crys-
tals, isolated strands of DNA, and
modeled erosion, the rock cycle, and
the greenhouse effect, just to men-
tion a few lessons! Students also take
field trips to the “outdoor classroom”
in the bays and marshes.
Next Tuesday, Jan. 18, the GK12
students will assist in an Elementary
Science Night after the PTO meet-
ing. Students and their families are
invited to participate in fun activi-
ties in the cafeteria at 6:30 p.m.
As we hear all the time in the
education world, we have entered
the “age of accountability,” and stu-
dents face stringent testing each year.
In fifth grade, students take TAKS
tests in reading and math, which
they must pass to pass fifth grade.
It is also the first time they take a
TAKS test in science. Hopefully, by
immersing students in science, they
will be prepared for the TAKS test
and for future classes.
Julie Findley teaches fifth grade
science at H.G. Olsen Elementary
School.
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Mentor adults meet Friday, Jan. 14
A meeting for adults who would
like to participate in a mentor pro-
gram for students in the Port
Aransas ISD is scheduled for tomor-
row, Friday, Jan. 14.
The information and training ses-
sion will be at 10 a.m. at H.G. Olsen
Elementary School in the guidance
room. The district’s mentoring pro-
gram will be described and discussed
in conjunction with an hour train-
ing session for new mentors. Atten-
dance at the meeting does not re-
quire a commitment to participate.
Experienced mentors are welcome
to attend the meeting but are not
obligated to attend.
The Port Aransas ISD mentoring
program is a school-based program
offering students the opportunity to
develop a relationship with an adult
who, in addition to parents and
teachers, can provide a role model
and advocate for the student mentee.
PALS seeks vendors for
*05 Mardi Gras carnival
Vendors are needed for the Mardi
Gras carnival, sponsored by Port
Aransas Leisure Society (PALS).
The event will be held at
Sharkey’s, 2600 State Hwy. 361, on
Saturday, Feb. 12.
The annual event is used to raise
money for local distribution and to
have fun. Monies raised at this year’s
event will go toward a scholarship
for Port Aransas graduates planning
to attend a vocational, trade or tech-
nical school.
There will be the usual activities,
the chicken drop, cakewalk,
moonwalk, weenie dog (including all
small dogs) races, drawings, raffles
and a silent auction. Anyone wish-
ing to donate may call Janet Calvert
at 361-779-4341.
Vendors may register by calling
Janet Wilks at Sharkey’s, 749-4254.
PALS also will have their an-
nual Mardi Gras parade on Tues-
day, Feb. 8, at 4 p.m. The parade
will start at The Gaff, 323 Beach
St., and end up in the flats. Ev-
eryone is welcome to join the
parade on foot, bicycles, floats or
any mode of transportation. To
join the parade, call Calvert at
361-779-4341.
With the parent’s permission, a will-
ing student is matched with a men-
tor by gender and the age preference
indicated by the mentor.
The mentor visits the student ap-
proximately one hour a week during
school hours on campus at a time
agreeable to the student’s academic
schedule. Mentoring may include ac-
tivities such as reading, games, sports,
etcetera. New mentors will be asked
to participate in the mentoring pro-
gram through May 2005.
Prospective mentors should con-
tact Cathy Abernethy, counselor, at
749-1200, Ext. 330.
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