W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Vol 2 0, NO. 1
September 16, 2021
Myer s Elementar y’s Galler y Walk emphasizes creativity in math, ar t skills
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he Dragons are taking academics to creative heights — let’s walk in their shoes. As Josiah Hester sits at his desk, he showcases his project for the “Place Value Pal Gallery Walk.” Hester highlights the number he chose: 24. Then he points out the construction paper balloons, the sticks that serve as their strings, and then makes special mention of the plastic plants in his project. The artificial foliage creates a platform for the balloons to pop out of a 3-D garden bed.
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Students in Kathleen Schilreff’s second-grade class at Myers Elementary School showcase their “Place Value Pals” that they created. All second-grade students at Myers Elementary School participated in the project that combined math fluency and expressing numbers in multiple forms with art.
The second-grade student at Myers Elementary School, in the Rialto Unified School District, credits his mother for a big assist, helping him to complete his project. “She helped me make this,” he replied. “Mostly she got the Myers, cont. on next pg.
West Valley Water District Board adopts Hazard Mitigation Plan
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fter months of review and approvals from federal and state agencies, the West Valley Water District (WVWD) Board of Directors adopted the WVWD 2021 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) to ensure that the agency remains well prepared for potential disasters and is eligible for federal and state disaster mitigation assistance and grants. “This plan is one of many strong actions that we’re taking to limit major crisis situations,” said WVWD Board President Channing Hawkins. “The adoption of this plan will provide access to critical federal dollars and resources that will make us more resilient to catastrophic disasters which can cripple our local economy and cause loss of life. I’d like to commend our WVWD employees for working as a team to complete this complicated, comprehensive plan.” WVWD, cont. on next pg.
PHOTO WVWD The 5-year plan, which was last updated in 2010, reflects changes in local development and infrastructure, evolving hazard priorities and progress on previously identified hazard mitigation projects.