Carole Jacobs, judge and board member, and Lynn Wilson, judge and administrator for business services and capital projects, sample tasty delights at the Kids Can Cook event.

Eighteen fourth-graders took over the district kitchen Jan. 25 for the fifth annual Kids Can Cook Competition, sponsored by Sodexo.

Students from Beachwood, Clarkmoor, Dower, Evergreen, Greenwood, Hillside, Idlewild, Lake Louise, Park Lodge and Tillicum Elementary Schools prepared unique recipes with the guidance of a student nutrition employee. The student chefs were responsible for their finished food products, including plate and table presentation.

A panel of judges tasted each recipe and had the difficult task of selecting just five winners in the following categories:

• Health-Conscious Foods: Kylee Kennedy, Greenwood, Banana Oatmeal Smoothie
• Kid-Friendly Preparation: Hope Heugel, Hillside, No-Bake Trail Mix Cookies
• Fun Foods: Kamyla McCormick, Evergreen, Fruity Croissant
• Best Table Presentation: Ryan Wynder, Evergreen, Ryan's Mystery
• Judge's Choice: Elijah Barragan, Evergreen, Pizza (Meat or Veggie)

Julie Moore (back row on right) is the STAR 101.5 Teacher of the Week. She’s pictured here with Emily Neff (back row on left) Washington State Alternate Dairy Ambassador and Curt Kruse (back row middle) STAR 101.5 DJ.

By Jayme Taylor, Communications Manager

Julie Moore, a third-grade teacher from Clover Park School District's Idlewild Elementary School, is a STAR 101.5 Teacher of the Week. Moore was nominated for the award by Lucas Winstead, a student in her class.

"I nominated Mrs. Moore because she’s nice, she’s a great teacher and she makes school fun,” said eight-year-old Winstead. "It was really hard for me to keep this secret today.”

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Idlewild Elementary School is an official candidate for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program (PYP) and will begin implementing the IB curriculum at the start of the 2011-12 school year.

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Lakewood Rotary's Teacher of the Month from the Clover Park School District was recognized at the club's April 29th meeting.  Rotarian Robert Peterson presented the award  to Mrs. Sandy Calahan, of Idlewild Elementary.  Her principal, Jim Pfeiffer, wrote of Mrs Calahan that "her class can never question her care, concern and belief in students. Mrs. Calahan teaches both the head and the heart of her students. Having worked with hundreds of teachers, I can say that Sandy Calahan is one of the most caring teachers I have ever met.”   He further wrote that "her passion for her work, her advocacy for students, the learning culture she creates, the high standards, her ability to motivate and the fact that she is a joy to work with make her an outstanding recipient of this honor."  After receiving the award from Peterson, Mrs. Calahan reported, “I definitely got an A on my report card today!” Congratulations to a teacher truly deserving of the admiration of the Lakewood Rotary Club, and also of the community as a whole.

Marcus Walker, Managing Artistic Director of the Lakewood Playhouse, asked Lynn Geyer if she would again coordinate the theatre's "Christmas Stocking" event which has been so successful the past eight years; she willingly agreed.

Walker was pleased that Geyer invited 15 families to attend the theatre's "preview" night dress rehearsal (held November 24) for which the Playhouse provided free tickets for the holiday show, Best Christmas Pageant Ever. He also agreed to furnish the family members with free intermission treats.

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Wendy Huber, Dennis Dixon, Sage Dixon Galbreath, Preston Bocchi, Holly Bocchi, Gary Cordingly and Bobby Cordingly (left to right) help Dixon Galbreath complete his Eagle Scout project at Idlewild Elementary.

LAKEWOOD— Lakes High School ninth-grader, Sage Dixon Galbreath, has completed his Eagle Scout project at Idlewild Elementary School. Dixon Galbreath organized and completed a quarter-mile, four to five foot wide running and walking track around the Idlewild playfield, which was officially opened on June 18. The track provides an all-season path for students and the community to run and walk on.

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For the past 11 years, Idlewild Elementary School (10806 Idlewild Rd. SW) has hosted an all day event called Science Fantastic! This year the event will be Friday, May 7 from 8:10 am-1:15 pm. Featured are 25 different science experiences from which our elementary students select an exploration of interest to them. They are free to move from station to station and explore hypothesis presented at a variety of levels by classroom teachers.

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Idlewild Elementary School students show off their award-winning team t-shirts.

Nearly every elementary school in Clover Park School District participated in the annual Math Relay June 5 at Franklin Pierce High School. Schools formed teams pairing mathematical skills with athletic ability to maneuver through an obstacle course of jumping jacks, flash cards, jump roping and running.

More than 80 teams from Pierce and Thurston Counties competed in this year's Relay. Idlewild Elementary School took home the "Coolest T-Shirt" Award.

A Tyee Park Elementary School student answers flash cards as he makes his way through the Relay obstacles.

]]> http://www.thesubtimes.com/2009/06/18/clover-park-students-take-math-relay-by-storm/feed/ 0 http://www.thesubtimes.com/2009/06/02/idlewild-to-offer-tuition-based-full-day-kindergarten/ http://www.thesubtimes.com/2009/06/02/idlewild-to-offer-tuition-based-full-day-kindergarten/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:11:15 +0000 Ben Sclair http://www.thesubtimes.com/?p=8157 Clover Park School District's (CPSD) Idlewild Elementary School will once again offer a tuition-based full-day kindergarten class. Tuition will start at $290 a month and will reduce on a sliding scale based on free and reduced lunch eligibility.

The full-day class is limited to 21 students—14 at full price, two at $240 a month and five at $190 a month. A second full-day class may be added if there is enough interest. There is also a $35 non-refundable registration fee for all registered students.
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