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hunting for shade to try and escape
the sun’s blistering rays. While
trying not to melt, the Grade 6/7
students are reflecting on their years
at Blyth. Using comic strips
generated by the idea from the book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, students are
recreating their favourite Blyth
Public School memories. Grade 6
students are finishing their dream
backyard assignment which focused
on measurement. They are also
working on their school fair
projects. Lots of art happening in the
Grade 6/7 class. Thanks for a great
year.
By Courtney Bachert
Classes are so excited and are
finishing up their last few subjects as
the school year comes to an end.
Most of the classes are getting ready
for the school fair so they are
picking their best work to enter for
this fall. The Grade 3/4 students
have been having a lot of fun with
their medieval times unit and have
actually turned the entrance of their
door into a castle, complete with a
drawbridge. The students worked in
groups while they painted the mural
for the door and determined what
their section would have been in
medieval times.
In Grade 4 math, they are working
on data management and
probability. They have been
collecting and organizing data using
many of the students in the school.
All of the French classes have been
working on their projects for the
school fair.
Each of the Grade 8 students
created a booklet based on travel; a
place to go and how they are getting
there. The Grade 7 students have all
created a map of a community and
wrote down where they go and why
they go there. The Grade 6 students
created “wanted” posters. They
describe the criminal and made up
rewards for whoever finds the
villain. The Grade 5 students created
booklets about different kinds of
weather. The Grade 4 students
created booklets about preposition
of place. They are all finishing up
the year with a movie played in
French. The Grade 2 students have
been building vehicles that wil help
move a load as part of their science
unit on simple machines. They have
been learning how wheels and axles
help us do work and how friction
and weight can affect the distance
their vehicle will roll.
By Hunter Dale
This week Kindergarten has begun
to finish up all their units of study.
They performed with some of the
Grade 1/2 students at the Blyth
Celebration church service on
Sunday. Throughout the week thhey
had been getting together daily to
practise singing their “Jesus Wants
Me for a Sunbeam” song. They wore
a special glittering sunray hat for the
event. The junior students are
studying insets and learned about
their homes, food and parts (head,
thorax, abdomen and six legs).
They have finished their huge
alphabet books and took them home
with great pride. They were a lot of
work. The senior kindergarten class
has been learning about subtraction
and how to subtract using the
strategies of a picture, their fingers,
a number line and a 10 frame. They
have found that if you can add, you
can easily subtract. They have also
been learning about how to tell time
to the hour and half hour and
recording when we wake,
eat breakfast, eat supper and go to
bed.
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Comics tell student’s memories
Letters to the Editor
THE EDITOR,
I want to thank the citizens of
Blyth and other wards for their
strong support for our efforts to save
Blyth Public School. Your many e-
mails, letters, phone calls and
personal comments of support have
been deeply appreciated.
I am deeply saddened by our
failure.
The battle must continue until our
school board and others across the
province return to acting as trustees
for their electors rather than
overseers. That can only happen
with legislative changes to the
Education Act, major changes in
Ministry of Education policy and
practices and empowerment of the
Ontario Ombudsman to investigate
school boards and force them to be
accountable.
That battle must be waged on a
broader front, but I am determined
to support it in any way that I can.
H. Brock Vodden
Councillor - Municipality of
North Huron.
Councillor thanks
locals for support
THE EDITOR,
What another tremendous
success! Approximately 350 people
were fed a wonderful roast beef
dinner at the annual Logan Hallahan
Memorial Service. Weather was
definitely in our favour. The live and
silent auctions had many
exceptional items generously
donated by many local businesses,
individuals and the Hockey Hall of
Fame. Auctioneer Jim Campbell
from Lucan entertained the crowd
for two hours. Yuk Yuk’s Toronto
left the crowd amused and the
Family Feud was a huge hit. A big
thank you goes out to the four teams
who willingly participated in the
Family Feud.
The live and silent auction
brought in approximately $16,000.
The 50/50 draw winner was
Marjorie Wenzel winning $283.
Honourable mention needs to go
out to the Belgrave Kinsmen for
their support of the event. The
Belgrave Kinsmen are a fantastic
group of guys and also with the
support of their wives, they made the
event so successful. A huge thank
you to our family, friends and our
incredibly supportive community for
making the event so successful.
Dwight, Dawson and I love you all!
We hope the funds from this event
will purchase the equipment needed
to someday save the life of a loved
one, while honouring the memory of
our own little man Logan. It is also
important for us to support the
Wingham and District Hospital
which has provided our family with
great care for many years.
Sincerely,
Janice, Dwight and Dawson
Hallahan.
Hallahan Memorialevent a success
I remember you
At the Blyth Public School Celebration of Education, former principal Ron Higgins, right, who
was the big boss at the school between 1960 and 1966, returned to the school with his wife,
Shirley, centre, to chat with people he may have remembered from his days at the school, and
he found one in Betsy Allan (Elliott), left, a former student of his. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
By Madelaine Higgins
This week at St. Anne’s Catholic
Secondary School the final school
week of the 2011-2012 school year,
classes were winding down in
preparation for examinations.
Monday and Tuesday of this week
were the last two days of regular
classes before exams. Tuesday was
Grade 12 day where all graduating
students received ‘St. Anne’s Class
of 2012’ t-shirts to wear for the
duration of the day. The Grade 12
students also had an extended lunch
period in order to share extra time
with their friends and to sign each
other’s shirts.
Wednesday, June 20 was the first
exam day for all period one classes,
with shortened-period classes held
in the morning prior to exams.
Thursday followed a similar
schedule with shortened classes in
the morning before period two
exams.
Friday, June 22 and Monday, June
25 students finished off their school
year by writing their period three
and four exams.
Wishing the best of luck and a,
“Hands Up” to all students in their
final days of school for this year,
and look out for your 2012-2013
Minister of Public Relations, Rachel
R! Have a great summer and thank
you for all of your support.
St. Anne’s celebrates
end of the school year