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Collaborating Ogden district teachers yields greater results

Last updated Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 8:40pm

OGDEN — School hasn’t really been out yet for teachers in Ogden School District. Many instructors have been attending conferences and workshops about new programs and ideas to implement in the classroom once school starts again in August.

This is the second year the teachers have participated in these types of workshops, where they can share ideas and get insights from educators from different parts of the United States.

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Ogden district invests in Singapore Math program

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 10:35pm

OGDEN — The Ogden School District is spending $375,000 to implement an elementary school math program from halfway around the globe.

Teachers received training recently on the Singapore Math model. Students in kindergarten through third grades at Odyssey, Dee and James Madison schools began the Singapore method two years ago and have seen huge improvements in math test scores, officials say.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Actors Jessica Lee (left) and Alicia Washington (right) perform with the help of student volunteer Memo Diaz during a presentation of “LiVe, The 8 Healthy Habits” at Madison Elementary School in Ogden on Friday.

Intermountain Healthcare delivers healthy living message

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 10:51pm

OGDEN -- Memo Diaz wasn't embarrassed to wear a tutu in front of his classmates during a recent assembly because it was all part of sending a message about healthful eating.

"I thought it was fun," Memo said. "My favorite part of the assembly was going up on stage."

Memo, a sixth-grader at James Madison Elementary School, was chosen out of the audience by Intermountain Healthcare actors driving home the message that eating a proper diet and getting plenty of physical activity will pay off in the long run.

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AYP report failures for Ogden schools

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 11:37pm

A previous posting of Ogden School District schools failed to make Adequate Yearly Progress, based on a Utah State Board of Education report, mistakenly included schools that were granted AYP waivers because they made significant progress from the previous year.

The list that follows is updated.

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School districts offer free summer lunches

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 10:43pm

OGDEN -- The summer free-lunch program for children up to age 18 begins Monday in most local school districts.

At schools where 50 percent or more students were eligible for free or reduced lunches during the school year, the meals continue through most of the summer. All local school districts except Morgan have schools that qualify.

"It's so students can have something to eat when school is out," said Charlene King, child nutrition coordinator for the Weber School District. "It's open to anyone 18 or younger, and it's because of the importance of good nutrition."

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(ROBERT JOHNSON/Standard-Examiner) Fog, seen here from the East Bench, creeps to the base of Ben Lomond on Thursday morning.

Schools, parents work to meet students' needs on bad air days

Rachel J. Trotter, Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Friday, December 3, 2010 - 1:04am

OGDEN -- An Ogden parent is concerned that her daughter and other children at James Madison Elementary School are being sent outside on school mornings.

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(KRISTIN HEINICHEN/Standard-Examiner) Michael Jonapa, 6, draws an image that will be placed on the paper mural while Gabriela Herrera, 7, waits for further instruction during an art event organized by the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program at James Madison Elementary in Ogden on Wednesday. The program is in danger of losing its funding, which would mean a valuable part of the school’s curriculum would be lost.

Arts program integrated into core curriculum reduces chronic absenteeism at Ogden school

Rachel J. Trotter, Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 11:47pm

OGDEN -- A dull roar could be heard from the gymnasium at James Madison Elementary School as students and parents moved around tables set up with a variety of art projects.

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