HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-12-22, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011.Special guest accompanies 4/5 class in Blyth concertContinued from page 3Cronin did a wonderful job as ourpiano player and Joel Snell was aspecial guest and accompanied theGrade 4/5 class with the guitar.A representative from CentralHuron Secondary School, Mr. Muir,visited the school to explain to theGrade 8 students everything theyneeded to know about high school.Mr. Muir was assisted by former
Blyth Public School students Amy
and Leanne who shared their experi-
ences and assured the Grade 8 stu-
dents that they had a wonderful
experience waiting for them in high
school. F.E. Madill Secondary
School representatives will be visit-
ing in January.
This week, the Grade 7/8 students
finished their novel The Giver. Some
students found it interesting that the
major characters in this novel had
Hebrew names like Jonas, Asher,
Gabriel and Caleb and were
intrigued to see how the plot in this
novel dovetailed with our Christmas
Concert story.
By Courtney Bachert
Students are all excited for their
Christmas break. All are looking for-
ward to spending time with their
families and friends. Mr. Gole’s
Grade 2 students have been learning
about different winter holiday tradi-
tions, things like Hanukkah that are
celebrated by some people in
Canada and in other parts of the
world. All of the students enjoyed
learning about these different cul-
tures and traditions, they tried some
new festive treats, games and even
gave their best shot at cooking.
In math, they are continuing their
investigations on the different ways
to add one and two-digit numbers,
using a variety of manipulatives and
number representations. In reading,
they have been reading stories that
focus on the virtue of the month,
compassion. They are writing, as
well, to express their understandings
of the main idea(s) in the text.
Mrs. Decker’s Grade 4/5 class is
having fun in art, creating Christmas
dioramas. In technology, they
received six new livescribe pens,
which they will use in collaborative
work. You can view them on their
website at
heatherdecker.pbworks.com
In math, they are learning about
arrays to help solve multiplication
problems.
Mrs. Zembashi’s classes are all
doing well. In health, the Grade 6/7
students are studying the topic,
“Harrassment” and are discussingwhat it means to them. In French, theGrade 7/8 students are learning andpractising the verbs, Avoir and Etre.Mrs. Zembashi is especially proud ofthe Grade 4/5 students because oftheir awesome performance of“Silent Night” in French, on thenight of the Christmas concert.Mrs. Todd’s Grade 3 students areall reading the novel, “The Best
Christmas Present Ever”, by Sylvia
Green. In the novel, the main charac-
ter, Puss, the cat and his family have
moved from a small town to the city.
Puss is not happy about this, so he
runs away from his family to get
back to his territory in the country.The students predicted that it wasgoing to be the “Best ChristmasEver” because he would return to hisfamily. But by reading further on,they discovered that Puss meetsanother cat. They now think thatthere might be kittens for Christmas.They are all enjoying the book andcan’t wait to see what happens next.In Grade 7 math, they have been
learning about number patterns and
make tables of values to figure out
the pattern rules. They have been
using collaborative learning to solve
problems. They have been working
with others in the class and are able
to learn from the points of view oftheir peers.By Kathryn ChalmersHello, my name is KathrynChalmers and I am a Grade 8 student at Blyth Public School. Over thenext few months you may see myname from time to time. I will befilling in as a student writer as theyneed me.
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Taking care
When acting out the nativity scene, there is only one baby
that matters and it was Amber Shannon’s job to keep the
baby Jesus safe with Cayden Mason by her side on Dec. 14
for the final Blyth Public School Christmas concert at
Memorial Hall. (Vicky Bremner photo)