KIDS GIVE THUMBS-UP TO NEW OUTFITS; LEARNING EASIER WITH UNIFORM LOOK.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer VALENCIA - The first day of school in the 21st Century brought a new look to North Park Elementary- pupils in green sweat shirts, blue jumpers, khaki khaki (kăk`ē, kä`kē) [Hindi,=dust-colored], closely twilled cloth of linen or cotton, dyed a dust color. It was first used (1848) for uniforms for the English regiment of Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden in India and later became the pants and white collared shirts. Tuesday not only marked the return to school after winter break, but the first day of a new voluntary uniform policy. North Park became the second campus in the Saugus Union School District The Saugus Union School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Saugus, Valencia, and Canyon Country communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California. As of March 25,2006, it has 15 elementary schools. to recommend uniforms. ``I think it's a beautiful color,'' said second-grader Chelsea Carreon, 7, who wore a blue jumper and white stockings as part of her uniform. ``I like the uniforms.'' Although the school opened in August with a voluntary uniform policy in mind, the change hadn't been adopted by the school's Site Council. It has been since then and Tuesday was Day 1. ``It's just about taking pride in who we are,'' Principal Catherine Laws said. ``We want to do our best in helping kids learn.'' Officials cite statistics that show children do better in school when a uniform policy is in place. ``I like the uniforms because I like to act like others,'' said first-grader Chase Irwin, 6. ``I like to do what others do.'' Second-grader Kiera Carroll wore an NP-monogrammed navy blue skort - shorts with a skirt-style look. She and classmate Amanda Sadra said they liked their new uniforms. ``I think that they're colorful,'' Amanda said. ``When you have a uniform, you don't have to go looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. other clothes.'' About half the children wore the uniforms. Many had done so before transferring to the new campus from Emblem Elementary School elementary school: see school. , the only other district school with uniforms. Three Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. junior high schools have mandatory uniform policies, with the option not to participate for those who are adamantly ad·a·mant adj. Impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason; stubbornly unyielding. See Synonyms at inflexible. n. 1. A stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness. 2. An extremely hard substance. opposed. But the elementary schools have opted for the voluntary program. ``They felt it was important to give people a choice,'' Laws said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be students Hunter Jensen, 5, and Giana Santaella, 5, show off North Park Elementary School's new uniforms. Tuesday was the first day for the new uniform program for the Saugus school. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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