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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2011-01-20, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011. PAGE 3. Read as an act of worship. (by Joel Beeke) Read as an act of worship.Read to be elevated into the great truths of God. Be selective about what you read, however. Measure all your reading against the touchstone of the Scripture. So much of today’s literature is froth. Time is too precious to waste on nonsense. Read more for eternity than time, more for spiritual growth than professional advancement. Before picking up a book, ask yourself -- “Would Christ approve of this book? Will it increase my love for the Word of God, help me conquer sin, offer abiding wisdom, prepare me for the life to come? Or could I better spend time reading another book?” “...they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11 A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956 By Carlene Bremner, Isaac Nicholson and Eric Steele Last week in Science, the Grade 5/6 studied the effects of the natural disasters on structures. The Grade 5 students will be building their own bridges that will hopefully withstand any natural disasters. Grade 6 students will also be studying the principles of flight and will be building bottle rockets. In math, the students have begun to learn about area and perimeter. In health, the class will be creating healthy-eating podcasts. Currently in the Grade 6/7 class, the students are continuing to investigate what life was like in New France in history. In math, the class will be working with bisecting and construction, learning knowledge that will be helpful with real life application in different occupations. The class will also soon be moving their written focus to a news report. Along with the Grade 7/8 class, the students will be working on a special writing project with the East Wawanosh Public School using a computer program called Google Docs. The annual ski trip has been planned for Thursday, Feb. 24. The school has decided that they aregoing to try Chicopee this year. Volunteers will be needed and everyone must wear helmets including chaperones and teachers. Band is now on Mondays after school instead of Friday mornings. Last week the F.E. Madill Secondary School band played for the school. Representatives came from F.E. Madill and Central Huron Secondary School to talk to the Grade 8 students about high school. Most students seem partially nervous and still excited. The class, along with the Grade 6/s, will be building snow sculptures and possibly painting them as well at the front of the school. This week at Blyth Public School all our computers in the library have been switched over to Windows 7. This program is faster and better than the one we had before. This week the junior kindergarten class was talking about the winter season and what happens to the trees, ponds/lakes and the safety precautions you should take during the long, cold season of winter. They also celebrated the tone grey, and made stone soup. The senior kindergarten class celebrated the letters taught this past term with special literacy centres and activities. Also this week, the Grade 1/2students had to go on a scavenger hunt for their missing gingerbread men. They had to solve various math and reading problems to get clues to find the treats. Once they found the cookies, they were rewarded by being able to ice them with the cookies eventually disappearing into the hungry mouths of the students. They also decorated paper gingerbread men with buttons to help them understand how to combine numbers and work with addition facts and strategies. NEWS FROM BLYTH Sympathy is extended to the family of Lloyd Glousher who passed away this past week. Happy anniversary to Ann and John Nesbit who celebrate on Jan. 22. Happy birthday to the following people who celebrate their birthdays this coming week: Joan Clark, Jan. 20; Lori Brooks, Jan. 21; Mark Caldwell, Jan. 22; Ed Daer, Wingham, Jan. 23; Mary Rouw, Gerald Kerr and Jessica Sparling, Jan. 24. There were eight-and-a-half tables in play at last Monday’s euchre. Winners were: high, Gloria McEwing, 69 and Bush Whittard, 78; lone hands, Delores Howatt, three and John Pollard, four; low lady, Marie Glousher, 49; low man, tied, Edith Glousher and Jim Hunter, 51; door prize, Pat Hunking; share the wealth, Helen Lee, Gloria McEwing and Dorothy Carter. The next euchre will be Jan. 24 at the Legion Hall at 1:30 p.m. Come and out and enjoy the fellowship. The Swinging Seniors will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at Blyth Memorial Hall at 12 p.m. with a potluck lunch followed by playing cards. Everyone over 55 years young are welcome. As I sit by the window typing this column and look outside – what a beautiful winter’s day. The temperature this morning was -17°C but the sun is shining. BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Greeting worshippers at Blyth United Church on Sunday, Jan. 16 were Brenda and Lori Brooks. Ushering were Rob Mason, Laurie Sparling, Grant Sparling and Brenda Brooks. Emily Phillips drew everyone’s attention to the announcements in the bulletin. Special attention was made to the ladies making pies on Feb. 2. If you wish to order call Joann MacDonald at 519-523-9274. Emily welcomed Graeme Craig, the guest speaker as Rev. Clark was taking the services in Walton and Bluevale United Churches. The first hymn, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” was sung followed by the call to worship repeated in unison and the choral response, “Glory to God in the Highest”. The prayer of invocation was repeated in unison. Emily Phillips had the children come to the front for their story time. Emily asked the children what they would feel like if they lost their favourite teddy bear and everything else they owned. She told them when we lose our favourite thing, a parent or grandparents replaces it. She drew attention to the children in Haiti who had lost everything a year ago. She explained to them that when we give to the Mission Fund our money goes to those people. The children went downstairs for their time of fellowship. 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