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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2013-06-06, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013. REPRINTS OF PHOTOS taken by Citizen photographers are available to purchase. ALL ARE IN COLOUR 4x6 - $4.00 5x7 - $5.00 8x10 - $8.00 Phone to order ~ 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 4-H Club learns about kitchen safety, techniquesBy Reba JeffersonThe second and third meetings ofWawanosh 4-H’s Milk Makes itBetter club were held on Thursday, May 23 at 5 p.m. at the Auburn Hall. President Ellen Jefferson began the meeting with the motto, then led roll call which asked members to name a different source of calcium other than cow’s milk. Members had learned a variety of different answers at meeting one, including: broccoli, almonds, molasses, baked beans, kale, spinach, tofu and many more. Reba Jefferson then read the minutes from meeting one. The club was then divided into groups to create a presentation about baking basics. Members learned and presented about kitchen safety, proper measuring techniques, baking basics and food safety.Members used interactive skits andsongs to teach the rest of the clubabout their topic. After the presentations members got into groups for cooking. The club made many different recipes including: fettuccine alfredo, chicken Caesar salad, creamy pasta, basic white sauce and cheddar potato soup. Once the food was made the club dug in. The chicken Caesar salad was a hit, along with the chocolate fudge and peanut butter cheesecake brownie bars for dessert which Reba Jefferson and Eileen George had made at home. While eating, the club discussed possible names for the club; “Milkin’ It” was voted on and won. While some members were doing dishes, the rest of the club played agame of Fruit Basket, led by JuniorLeader Jolande Oudshoorn. Theclub then got back to work and learned about reading nutrition labels and learned that milk has many other nutrients other than calcium, including: Vitamin A, B12 and D and protein. Ellen then asked roll call for meeting three, where members shared their favourite kind of cheese. The most common answers were cheddar and marble. Eileen then taught members about how cheese is made and the different types. To end the meeting, Ellen closed with the motto. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, June 15 at 3:30 p.m at the Auburn Hall. Milk makes it better The Wawanosh Milk Makes It Better 4-H Club recently held its second and third meetings where they prepared several different dishes that would fit in any course, including chicken caesar salad and cheesecake brownies. Shown here mixing up some salad are Reba Jefferson, left, and Amanda Morrison. (Photo submitted) Review finds students engaged Once a year all of the schools within the Huron Perth Catholic District School Board (HPCDSB) engage in the process of school improvement planning. “Every school conducts a self- assessment once a year,” said Superintendent of Education JoAnn MacGregor, noting the School Effectiveness Framework, from the Ministry of Education, helps schools to do the assessment. She said the School Effectiveness Framework outlines the best the board knows from research-based evidence about effective teaching and learning strategies that allow teachers to differentiate through curriculum, process, product and environment to meet the learning needs of students. “In HPCDSB we call the school self-assessment our ‘pause and reflect’. For example, an opportunity to reflect on what we see as strengths in our teaching and learning;” said MacGregor, “That is, what is the difference that is making the difference?” “It is an opportunity to look at all of the indicators to see where we might need to focus more attention next school year. This self- assessment informs our next steps thinking when reviewing and revising the goal(s) and strategies on our school improvement plans as well as helping system staff review and revise our board improvement plan,” she said. The other part of the assessment process is a district review once every three years. Superintendent MacGregor, Co-ordinator Annemarie Petrasek and an invited principal make up a team that visits the schools having a review. This year St. Joseph’s (Clinton), St. Joseph’s (Stratford), St. Ambrose (Stratford) and St. Boniface (Zurich) were visited. “We go as guests to the school to learn the answers to two questions we ask in advance: What is it you would like us to notice about the work you’re doing to support our students? What is it that we won’t notice on our visit today that you’d like us to know about the work you’re doing to support our students?” said MacGregor. She said the visit is a school day in length. “The principal and members of the school improvement team share about their work, we visit students at work in their classrooms and we look at artifacts of student work that the team has gathered. At the end of the day, I provide the entire staff with oral feedback on the two questions we’ve invited them to share with us about,” she said. “In our visits with schools we noticed that our teachers are engaged in collaborative inquiry and use ongoing assessments to determine next steps for students. Students have opportunities to collaborate and use technology such as iPads, SmartBoards and Netbooks to address different learning styles,” said MacGregor, adding, “We also noticed our staff identified that when feedback is provided to students in a timely fashion students are engaged with their learning. We are seeing the results of the above strategies in improvements in learning in mathematics, in particular.” MacGregor said the district review is an opportunity for system staff to celebrate with school staffs about the teaching and learning strategies they are using to help all HPCDSB students meet their academic and well-being potentials. By Hilary Long Special to The Citizen Here, have some steak The Blyth Lions Club held a steak barbecue at Lions Park on Saturday afternoon, feeding dozens in the process. Working hard behind the grill were Ron Abell, left, and Ryan Lee. (Jim Brown photo) Website helps examine drinking problems About 30 per cent of people in Huron County drink alcohol in a way that puts their health at risk. Huron County residents with questions about alcohol consumption and its impact on health, can find answers at www.rethinkyourdrinking.ca The newly-launched rethinkyourdrinking.ca is a partnership involving the Huron County Health Unit and eight other health units in southwestern Ontario. The website can help adults look at when, where, how and why they drink. “When it comes to alcohol, there are many things that matter. You can rethink your drinking habits, and work towards drinking less,” says Laura Armstrong, Public Health Promoter with Huron County Health Unit. “The site offers information on standard drinks, time between drinks, the link between alcohol and chronic disease, how alcohol affects the health of women differently than men and resources to find help.” According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), alcohol consumption has been found to cause more than 200 different diseases and injuries. A new study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, found that even low levels of alcohol consumption – just 1.5 drinks per day – is a major factor in cancer deaths, increasing years of life lost due to illness. To learn more on safer alcohol consumption, visit: www.rethinkyourdrinking.ca North St. West, Wingham Mac & Donna Anderson 519-357-1910 A cemetery is a history of people, a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always Distinctive Memorials of Lasting Satisfaction BOX 158 WINGHAM ONT NOG 2W0 County Health Unit seeks volunteers for movie event Are you a young person looking to volunteer in your community? The Huron County Health Unit is recruiting volunteers for an outdoor smoke-free movie night. The movie night is planned for Friday, July 19 at Harbour Park in Goderich. Volunteers will be involved in planning and delivering fun games and activities before the movie. All volunteers will be required to attend two to three orientation and planning nights. These will involve fun icebreakers, free food, meeting new people, choosing the movie, learning about smoke-free movies and planning the games for the night of the movie. “Studies show that children who see smoking in movies are more likely to start smoking,” says public health promoter, Abby Feagan. “The movie night is a great opportunity to raise awareness about the harmful influence that smoking in movies can have on children.” For more information and to apply for this opportunity, visit: www.youthspark.ca/volunteering/. The deadline for applications is June 7. Read Rhea Hamilton Seeger’s Gardening column on the Huron Home and Garden Guide section of our website www.northhuron.on.ca