The Huron Expositor, 1981-10-21, Page 15Congratuladons
to
SEAFORTH & DISTRICT
PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING CENTRE
We are pleased to have taken part
in your new building
John H. McLiwain
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Seaforth
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SEAFORD! & DISTRICT
PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING CENTRE
Wishing you all the best in your
new home
Happy to have supplied materials
Geis. A. Sills & Sons '
- Heating
Seaforth ' 527-1620
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SEAFORTH
& DISTRICT
PRE-SCHOOL
LEARNING CENTRE
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Seaforth and area people have come through again!
David Longstaff
Optician
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.possible the
Seaforth and District
Pre-Schocil
Learning Centre
and appreciate the contribution, the centre it
making on behalf of the,area's young people
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the completion of their new building is a
perfect example of what is possible through the
generosity of the people of Seaforth and area, both
in money and labour.
Seaforth & District Pre.School
Learning Centre
Seaforth 527-0680
R.S. Box Ltd.
What makes the new build-
ing for Seaforth And District
Pre School Learning Centre
(familiarly known as the
nursery school) different
frommost"anstruction lithe
area is that a great deal of the
work was done by volunteers."
Co-operatiOrli
Anti that's the waythe local
unmet" %StCchOgi ds jtEg
about everything—
It's a parent-owned and.
operated co,op and eerrent
president • Lorraine Dever,,
eau* estimates that fathers
and other volunteers worked
fOur hours a &Y.-six days a
week for three weeks this
summer "plus three full Sat-
u se
urdaYs" getting the old port-
able ready for school's open-
ing in Wernher. A e—uPle of
professional builders provid-
ed Are,otion and guidance.
The purchase. moving and
renovating of the classroom
participation
was a giant project last year.
01040 psx .sible by a .09y0
artd 1oan from the town of
geaferth-• '
A'aitewlis providede on the
grounds of Seaford) Public
School. Bright, modern
andeprntfict. Th~ kids love it
aedfencing is just going up
fora big..back yard, with help
from a Katimavik
But big Mieq.$ are Hoot-
ing new for the 1901..nOrSery
school. First president .Mary ,
Carroll remembers Months. of
work before the centre open-
ed. in the basement of the,
library, baek in 1977. Serious
planning started in. March,
the childrenVartedschOot in
October' and. Mrs. • Carroll
says searching for S. site.
-meeting prosincial motet-
h1.1$ and getting equipment
took a lot 0*inte and
' LOta was 4.Ppikted. •"psple.
were really goott" • .Mrs:
Carroll says.
She and a number of other
Seafoth parents had been
driving their kids to nursery,
school in Clinton and the
winter trip was hassle. They
felt there was a geed here and
opening registration proved
it...45 children attended that
first year. five mornings and
two afternoons a week.
Average enrollment since-
has been 60 to 65 students
and this year 67 children.
from 59 families, attend and
there are six seesions a week.
A child may attend any
number and the cost ranges
from $12 a month (if a parent.
supervises)for.oneitalf day a
week 'to 587:50 a month for
five sessions a week (if a
parent doesn't supervise.)
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Parent involvement is one
of the gOod things about,
Seaforth and District Pre,
School Learning Centre. Each
family is expected to serve on
one of the manly, committees,
which 'Pau field trips and
sPvvist events, send out a
monthly PetValetterwt fund
misc. clean up and a tough
Job, scheAnle parents, to sup,'
ervise'end help Nil's` fig!110
with each nursery school
session. Parents° who super-
vise like the job and say ;t%
gives.: 441001ot° their
child and Others.
Telicies are set in general
membership meetings and
the executive is responsible
for the day-to-day operations
of the school.
The children make a var-
iety of ., crafts (fridges of
families in the Seaforth area
who have nursery school
children are loaded with art).
They take field trips to places
like Martene Orchards and
the local station, and
learn songs, stories and.
games. They play outside
when the weather is good and
probably most important.
'learn to get along with other
children and a variety of
adults. They're aged from
two (and must be toilet
trained) to five.
The nursery school's oper-
ating philosophyjs participa-
tionand-itsairn-is-toprovide-a
transition from the home to a
structured regular school. To
quote from the school's hand-
book "it introduces children
to a semi-structure that en-
co urages self-discipline yet
promotes • independence."
In 1978 the school joined
the Association for Parent
Participating Schools for Lon-
don and District and in 1979 it
was incorporated under the
learning centre .name. Mrs.
Holland • an early childhood
"education gradute, has been
the teacher threughout r the
school's existence.
Thatincorporation.,which
had become mandatory under
provincial rules, was a major
job, remembers Jan Moore,,,
president of the nursery:'
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school ist 197849- 034*W* had
to be drawn up and meeting
procedures formalized-
But parents seemed; to
become more interested too
and Meetings had large at-
tendance, with lots of" inPut
and intereSt- "fverltone
Participated and had a 10t. faf
saYs Mrs Mer
That year .the, nursery
sew launched lirSt MS*
fOlAraieltk8 eitent,,aInecesai,
I linctioa, Other events
support of. Ole SchOol; have.
.04,044 PO trnkle frustumsst
most big .:Seaforth hapOeri;
WES. Thls fall for enamPle, 3318 was., was Muted. at'a fall fair
000tn, thanks mainly to the
sale of Pioneer popcorn and
$114 was raised at Ciderfest.
Other presidents were
Gwen Devereaux, 1979-80
and Pat Rodney, 1980.81. The
present executive is Lorraine
Devereaux. president Row-
ena Wallace vice-president;
Bonnie McMillan, secretary;
Grace Coleman, treasurer
and Maria Vogels, registrar.
' The nursery Insitins
an Yciae who's inteeanntal „ '
operation and *'CS ise o
see
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the. mew
stood its open
Oct. 74 front 4 10 5 p.tp. A.
ribbon guttlair
Lag ,scheduled for 4 p.m, mid-
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Mrlipdhfot-laeh }Ward financial assistance 'anddiary;
ations ' of etleiPmeni.
"Spedal mention". Mrs.
Devereans Ws!, 'innet Rn
-Kent Murray who donated a
great deal of time as' our'
electrician. -
"Lastly the nursery schOol
is indebted to all the men and
women who lent a helping
hand in so many. -ways,
without whom our new nur-
sery school would not have
become a reality, " says the
current president.
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The new building, next to Seaforth Public School, on Market St.
Volunteers work on the new school this summer.
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Jr _ Congratulations
to
SEAFORTH & DISTRICT
PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING CENTRE
We are pleased to have been of service.
Seaforth !insurance
15.-Main St
527-1880
Seaforth and District
Pre-School Learning Centre
cordially invites the public to attend an
4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Officla[opanift at.4 p.m.
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
A SPECIAL THANK-YOU TO THE COMMUNITY
WHO HELPED MAKE THIS NEW BUILDING
A REALITY
In Its new building.est to Seaforth Public School
on Market Street. -
Friday, °dab& 23
OPEN
OUSE
Hildebrand
Paint & Paper
Congratulations
to
SEAFORTH & DISTRICT
-PRE-SCHOOL
LEARNING CENTRE
We were pleased to have beep part .
of decorating your new building.
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Seaforth
.111W Mr 0' Alir di AW AMP' aS,
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Congratulations
to
Seaforth Et District
Pre-School
Learning Centre
We were very pleased to-have been part
of the construction of your new premises
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BALL-MACAULAY