The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 16, 1991 3 Lake-Lehman program gives 4-year-olds ‘an advance taste of their kindergarten “By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff Four-year- olds who will enter ~ theLake-Lehman School District's * kindergarten next fall need not “have fears of boarding the school bus, eating in the cafeteria, and - finding their classroom. For the eighth year, Lake- "Lehman will hold half a dozen seminars this fall and spring for parents and four-year-old children 0 who will enter kindergarten in September of 1992. “The program was started to prepare the young children for the "full-time school,” says Dr. Stephen Boston, director of curriculum and instruction at Lake Lehman. “It was approximately eight years ago “the district moved to a full-time kindergarten program.” Boston works with elementary . principals Charles James and Robert Kunkle to formulate the programy. According to Boston, the num- “ber of parents and children par- ticipating in the program has remained fairly constant, with “between half and two-thirds of the ens of eligible'children partici- ing in the program. “In Ross we expect 15 to 20 parents,” said Boston, “in Lehman- LI + “Jackson and Lake-Noxen from 25 t0 50.” When the parents and children “arrive for most of the programs, , they take two different paths. “While parents are in the semi- .nar the four-year-olds are with the faculty. They have name tags so they can feel comfortable with their ey Then they're in the », fork and getting a knife,” ., cafeteria, walking up and getting a said Boston. “Our task is to try and develop a level of comlortability. The obvious fears of a normal five- year-old are reduced a great deal by the program.” Other activities for the children during these programs include: a play/game time; a story time; an orientation to the school building and special purpose rooms, i.e. Library, cafeteria, gym, health room, make and take/arls and crafts; safety in the home and neighborhood, and an orientation to busing. “One of the things that we do is present each parent with a hand- book prepared by the PTA,” said Boston. “Parents should be the child's first teacher and if we can assistin that process - that’s what we're doing. Some of our present- ers deal with math and reading ; readiness. Later ones deal with nutrition and bus safety.” There is no limit on the number of parents who can register, but Boston added that “we certainly hope that they will let the local elementary know so we have some preliminary idea of how many people are coming.” Parents are asked to register for the [irst presentation by calling the neighboring elementary school office and letting them know how many adults and children will be attending: Ross Elementary School, 477-5050 or 256-7897; Lake-Noxen Elementary School, 639-1129; Lehman-Jackson Ele- mentary School, 675-2165. The program is intended for four- year-olds only. The school district asks parents not toe bring younger brothers and sisters unless there is no alternative. “Harveys Lake water study Jan receive federal grant arveys Lake will receive a $49,000 grant from the federal ,- Environmental Protection Agency ’ (EPA) to conduct a study of the lake according to U.S. Rep. Paul , .Kanjorski. The total cost of the 18-month . study will be $70,000. The federal . funding is part ofa 70/30 match- ' ing grant from the EPA. The bor- ' omgh will meet its contribution Wards the grant with donated » -labor from volunteers of the bor- ' ough's Environmental Advisory ! Council valued at $8,000, and + flkes University will donate labo- , ratorywork valued at $5,000. The ¢ final portion of the costs will be » 1 J [3 4 » 4 » « ’ M / [0 [] [3 4 ’ ] 4 G “4 . a LEE FE FE RR EE gg BY BE i GE GE GR I RE BE I ee Pa a ae a provided by an $8,000 grant from Phone 675-5872 Tho rd oy J ursda riday | 1 3 pe 10:00-8:30 y = : Saturday 10-5 NOW'S THE TIME TO Tl BUCKS 4 *3 0% OFE, ON SPECIALLY MARKED GOLD CHAINS, RINGS, BRACELTS, SILVER & ESTATE JEWELRY. the state's Department of Envi- ronmental Resources. The study is expected to begin near the end of the year. Among the things that it will examine are the amount of nutrients, sediment, and pollution which are finding their way into the lake. 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Nut Chewy Crispy Jon [ ; £ copay Peanut Butter Chiffon FINO'S PHARMACY 3 Main Street, Dallas, PA « 675-1141 Sg [Te [oT TVA od ToT = Y ART: 4 0 LAKE-LEHMAN PROGRAMS FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS » Reading Readiness: Activities and Strategies for Parents and Children, Oct. 22, Ross Ele- mentary, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; Oct. 23, Lake-Noxen, 9 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.; Oct. 24, Lehman- Jackson, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. * Follow-up on Reading Readi- ness, Nov. 12, Ross Elemen- tary, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; Nov. 13, Lake-Noxen, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.; Nov. 14, Lehman- Jackson, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. * Math Readiness: Activities and Strategies for Parents and Chil- dren, Dec. 10, Ross Elemen- tary, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; Dec. 11, Lake-Noxen, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.; Dec. 12, lLehman- Jackson, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. e Nutrition and Health - On this date parents and children are invited to be our guests for lunch with the Kindergarten classes. Explanation of Screen- ing Procedure: Feb. 25, Ross Elementary, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; Feb. 26, Lake-Noxen, 9 a.m.-10:30 “.a.m.; Feb. : 27, Lehman-Jackson, 9a.m.-10:30 a.m. e Pre-School Screening and Registration for Kindergarten: Mar. 27, Ross Elementary, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 -p.m.; Mar. 25, 26, Lake-Noxen, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mar. 23, 24, Lehman-Jackson, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. e Bus Safety and Orientation - Children will ride a bus: April 28, Ross Elementary, 10 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.; Apr. 29, Lake- Noxen, 9a.m.-10:30 a.m.; Apr. 30, Lehman-Jackson, 9 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. Correction Due to a reporter's error the reason for Joseph Dwinchik's resignation from the Dallas Bor- ough zoning board was incorrect in the October 9 issue of the Dal- las Post. Dwinchick’s resignation was unrelated to his work or ac- tivities with other organizations. « Computerized Prescription Service » Russell Stover Candies + Greeting Cards * PA Lottery Ticket « Newspapers » Magazines Memorial Highway, Shavertown 675-1191 Dressing up for fire safety Dallas Fire Chief Bob Besecker loads firefighting gear onto Mrs. Lynn Nattress, of Shavertown, a teacher at the Little’ People Day Care School in Dallas as the students watch on October 10. Be- secker and firefighter Bill Shaffer gave a presentaion for National Fire Prevention Week, October 6 to 12. (Post Photo/Eric Foster) Halloween parade in Dallas October 27 The Dallas Kiwanis Club will hold its annual Halloween Parade on Sunday, Oct. 27. The parade is open to all children in the Back Mountain area [rom kindergarten thru sixth grade. All parade par- ticipants will be awarded trets. Prizes will be awarded for Funni- est, Prettiest, Ugliest, Most Origi- nal and Best Group. The parade will assemble in the parking lot of the old Dallas Town- ship School building on Church Street starting at noon. Judging will begin at 12:30 with the parade beginning at 1 p.m. Judging will be done by members of the Dallas Kiwanis Club, Women of Kiwanis and Circle K Club members [rom the Penn State campus at Lehman. The parade route will be down Church Street to Center Hill Road and turning right on Center Hill Road to Lake Street. The parade wil Igo left on Lake Street to the center of Dallas Borough. The participants will then march to the Acme parking lot and end at the Eastern Star parking lot where prizes and treats will be presented by Kiwanis members. Haunted barn ready for new year of scares The Lehman U.M.Y.F. Haunted Barn is starting the ninth season of haunting. After so many years it is hard to come up with new thrills for the thousands of patrons that fiock to this place of horror, but the people of Lehman have found some more conveniences and some wild new displays for their patrons. The Haunted Barn now has some new walls, roofing, and steps, quicker-moving lines on-site bath- rooms, free gifts, refreshments, and better traflic control. They also have a movie to keep you entertained while you wait, sou- venir programs, and haunted barn T-shirts. The T-shirts are only $6.00 for S:M.L. & XI. and $7.00 for XXL. Inside the Haunted Barn you will be greeted this year by two audio-visual mannequins to chill you to the bone. You will also fight your way through fog to cross the rope bridge over the medieval moat, visit “Mummy's Revenge”, view kitchen and bathroom hor- rors, see “someone's watching you”, brush by the “butcher shop”, clamor past “the car”, squeeze around our baby shark and tear 550 Memorial Hwy. Dallas 675-0790 through our version of Niagara Falls. If you want a fantastic night of fun, muster up your courage and descend the hill behind the Lehman Post Office on October 18, 19 and 20 and October 25 through 30 from 7-10 p.m. on school nights and 7-11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. It only costs $3.00 and benefits the United Methodist Youth Group, the Lehman Volunteer Fire Com- pany, and the Wyoming Valley Chil- dren's Aid Fun. We'll be spooking for you. 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