• Bridgewater had an outstanding safety night event. Presentations were
made in both English and Spanish. Nearly 400 people attended. The
Bridgewater staff began serving free hot dogs (supplied by Safe Routes
to School money) at 6:30 to kick off the evening’s events. The Safe
Routes money is a grant that Mr. Bliesner wrote. We had two primary
sessions “Operation Life Saver” presented by the Bonneville Co.
Sheriff, and “Abduction Prevention” presented by the ATA martial arts
group. We had a district ESL interpreter as well as a Sheriff Deputy
that translated for our Spanish speaking parents. Bonneville Co.
Sheriff also conducted iris scans as part of the anti-abduction piece –
they stayed until 9:30 ensuring that every family had the opportunity
participate in this nice safety feature.
For the final
assembly we gave away several passes to the Paramount, the Aquatic
Center, free lessons for Tae Kwon Doe, and a brand new BMX bike with
helmet and lock. Again, the final prizes were courtesy of the grant. In
addition channel 3 and 8 were here and conducted interviews.
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Wow!! The ESL kindergarten at our school showed phenomenal growth on
the IRI. On the fall IRI, none of the students scored a 3, 23% got a 2,
and 77% received a 1. But with a year of hard work by teachers and
students, that changed in the spring. 77% of the students got a 3, 13%
got a 2, and only 10% got a 1. Way to go!
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