SAFE Howl-O-Weeeeeen!

We hear many tips about making Halloween safe for our kids like inspecting the treats before they eat them and safe costumes, but what we don't hear as much is what parents and adults can do to keep our kids safe.

A Centers for Disease Control study showed that during Halloween, child pedestrian deaths rose 4 times the normal average during Halloween!

This is not meant to SCARE, but to encourage caution for our 'Boils and Ghouls'

Here's a few notable safety tips adults should take note of:


Prepare homes for trick-or-treaters by clearing porches, lawns, and sidewalks and by placing jack-o-lanterns away from doorways and landings.

Parents and adults should ensure the safety of pedestrian trick-or-treaters

Make sure children under age 10 are supervised as they cross the street.

Drive slowly.

Watch for children in the street and on medians.

Exit driveways and alleyways carefully.

Have children get out of cars on the curb side, not on the traffic side.

Spread the safety message.

WELCOME MR. KENT!!

We are happy to announce Kent Fuller will be starting with us as Assistant Head of School November 1st. Yes, sadly that means our currant wonderful Assistant Head of School, Sarah Yermen is leaving. But we are not yet ready to say goodbye since she will be here for a couple more months to assure a smooth transition.

Mr Kent graduated from the U of U with degrees in Finance, Elementary Education and Educational Administration. He has a long background as principal in the Granite district. What's neat is that he has children that have gone through other Utah IB programs and is sold on the concept. He is on his way right now to an IB conference to get geared up for working at our school. He's invited us to stop in and say Hello once he officially starts in a couple weeks. Please give him a warm Koda welcome when you see him!

PUT A "CAP" ON DRUGS!

This week is Red Ribbon Week and today students were encouraged to wear crazy hats to remind them and us to- Wear a cap to put a 'cap' on drugs. The Red Ribbon program is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. Red Ribbon Week serves as a vehicle for communities and individuals to take a stand for the hopes and dreams of our children through a commitment to drug prevention and education and a personal commitment to live drug free lives with the ultimate goal being the creation of a drug free America.

In the ER I personally see to frequently young teenagers brought in that have had problems abusing various substances. Recently, I had a 13 year old who "passed out" in Walmart. An empty can of computer air cleaner was found next to him. He admitted that he had been "Huffing" for quite some time. Huffing and over-the-counter cough medicine abuse is a common way for young teenagers to start on a dangerous spiral to abusing more addictive and destructive drugs. I see WAY too many drug related problems that have devastated individuals and families. Please be vigilant of unusual behavior in our children to stop a problem early before it ruins the child's life along with the family's.

Way to go Channing Hall on bringing this awareness to our kids every year!!

DO YOU KNOW TECH?

THEN WE WANT YOU!We are in need of some volunteers for our technology committee. Also, if technology is NOT your interest we are looking for volunteers to help in the Strategic planning committee and Annual Giving. Here's our Technology advertisement.

ARE YOU A TECHIE?

THEN WE WANT YOU!

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!

COMMITTEE OVERVIEW STATEMENT:

Technology engulfs our daily lives and therefore must also be an integral component in the education of Channing Hall students. The Channing Hall community must ensure technology becomes an integral part of a rich and flexible learning environment that prepares students for college, career and citizenship.

COMMITTEE PURPOSE:

To be a supporting partner with the administrative technology team in order to optimize current technology in the classroom. To progressively assist in funding and adopting appropriate technologies as they develop to maximize educational programs.

2010-11 GOALS

1. Meet with Channing Hall Administration and IT staff to optimize current technology and implement training programs.
2. Recruit "experts" to add to the committee who can help with development of long term technology plan.
3. Create 10 year plan to include budget and funding options in conjunction with Annual Giving, Grant writing and Finance Committees
4. Develop and fund telecommunication capabilities to help connect CH to the world IB community.

#4 is our most exciting goal for this year! We envision developing teleconferencing units that can be rolled into our classrooms to connect with other IB schools worldwide! We can hold classroom teaching in all parts of the world and experience how IB is taught in other international settings!

HELP US MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!

If you have any knowledge or motivation to learn this please sign up!

Do you know of someone not part of the school that can help with hardware, expertise, software etc? Please let us know or have them contact us.

Contact information:

Karl Vizmeg

(technology committee chair)

kvizmeg@pol.net

801 699-4367

Welcome back!!!

Can you believe it? Summer's over and we are back to Channing Hall for our 5th year! We have some great projects coming up for our 5th year to celebrate our accomplishments. Speaking of which; how about the new addition and new field! The field is seeded, so now we just wait for mother nature to bring out the green!The playing field looks GIGANTIC!
The expansion is also 2 weeks ahead of schedule and should be completed by the first week of September. Hooray!The portables will be going away soon and we will be adding 9 new parking spaces there instead!

We're getting a great start to the 5th year already!

Let's keep it up!

Taking shape

Dust is flying, nails are shooting, men are hammering! The expansion is in full force!
All's a whirlwind of activity at Channing Hall working towards completing this as close as possible to school start.
The rooms are being wired. The windows are in.

Even the new field is progressing. The fence is down and the land is about leveled ready for the sprinkler system. Next will be the hydro-seed, fencing and then the patient wait for the seeds of all our planning and hard work to show.

Expansion update

The floor is in. The face is gone! GO! GO! GO!