HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-11-12, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009.
By Brittany Nigh
A primary goal of the staff
and students at St. Anne’s this
year was to increase school
spirit. And, what better way to
do so than with St. Anne’s
Spirit Wear.
If you would like to
purchase any of the
sweatshirts, t-shirts, or track
pants for your child (a great
Christmas present) please
visit the school website and
print off an order form.
Orders will be collected
until Nov. 17.
This past weekend’s great
weather came at the perfect
time for many students from
St. Anne’s as they travelled to
Woodbridge on Saturday for
the OFSAA cross country
championships.
With a record-breaking
three teams participating in
provincials, Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson must be
commended for coaching
both the junior and senior
girls to a seventh-place finish,
and the senior boys to a 14th-
place finish in the province.
On Friday, St. Anne’s was
proud to host Michel
Chikwanine, and our friends
from Free the Children.
Michel spoke on his
experiences growing up in the
Republic of Congo, as a child
soldier, and later as a refugee.
Michel’s story was inspiring
and many students will be
taking action to support Free
the Children. See
www.freethechildren.com for
more information on how you
can help, and be part of the
movement. St. Anne’s
students are eager to make a
difference, and with your
support, we can change the
world.
The Londesborough Happy
Gang Seniors began their
meeting at the
Londesborough Community
Hall on Oct. 28 with their
usual potluck meal at 12:30
p.m.
Charles Reid, the field
representative for the seniors
organization was the guest
speaker.
He gave a summary of the
seniors convention held over
the summer and installed the
executive for 2009/2010.
Plans for the Christmas
gathering were discussed.
This celebration will be held
on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at
12:30 p.m. The meal will be
catered.
The Happy Gang Seniors
invite any seniors in the
community to join them that
day.
There will be draws for
items donated by the regular
members and entertainment.
It was decided to make a
monetary donation to the
Huron County Christmas
Bureau and to the area food
bank.
Thanks
Anumber of groups benefitted from the Blyth Witches’ Walk. Grade 8s made
money from the glo-stick donation of Elliott Nixon Insurance, while the fire
department had a food booth. All others received a donation from the
organizing committee. From left: Paul Josling, Blyth fire chief; Rick Elliott,
Elliott Nixon Insurance; Doug Scrimgeour, Blyth Greenway Trail; Alex
Peters, Grade 8; Hope Button, Witches’ Walk; Jade Eberts, Grade 8; Bev
Blair, Witches’ Walk, Carol Blake, Chapter #11 Association of Bikers for
Awareness Training and Education; Charles Corbett, Brussels United
Church Haunted House; Lavern Clark, Scouts; Jon Hakkers, Scouts. Also
receiving funds was the Seaforth and DIstrict All-Girls Marching Band. (Vicky
Bremner photo)
Gang enjoys potluck
The title of the messagebrought by Terry Fletcher tothe Londesborough UnitedChurch congregation onSunday, Nov. 8 was simply,War, in keeping with the factthat that was Remembrance
Sunday. The congregation
marked the day with a short
time of remembrance and the
singing of O’ Canada.
When the children gathered
at the front for their special
time, Terry told them, in his
own way, the story of the
widow’s mite. He told them
that Jesus always attended
church services, or services in
His temple. One day when
Jesus was there two very rich
men stopped by the donation
box at the door of the templeand made a show of droppingmany coins into the box.Terry demonstrated bydropping coins into a tin canfor all to notice. Those men, he told the
children, could have afforded
much more. They wanted to
be noticed by the other temple
goers.
Then a widow, who had no
family, came and put two
small coins in the box. It was
all the money she had; it was
a sacrifice for her to give that
money but she did it willingly.
Jesus told the people with
Him that she really had given
far more than the men.
Mr. Fletcher reminded the
children that a special gift,such as the one given by thewidow, is really what Jesuswants from them.The Old Testamentscripture reading, 1 Kings 17:2-16 was the story of the
widow who fed Elijah with all
that she had, a little meal and
a small amount of oil.
Because of her sacrifice, God
made sure the flour and oil
never ran out.
Psalm 86 was the morning’s
responsive psalm.
Mr. Fletcher told stories of
his childhood when he saw
the ravages of war first hand
in his village which had
suffered bombing raids.
And he spoke of the work
his mother had done as asingle woman in Londonduring the second World War. He remarked that, through-out history, wars have killedmore people than any other
circumstance.
On one hand, war brings
destruction and sadness, but,
on the other hand the act of
war has been glorified. And
people continue to be willing
to make the ultimate sacrifice
for others.
Sacrifice is defined as a
sacred act. Christ was asacrifice to the world and forus.Churchgoers enjoyedcoffee and muffins prior to theservice thanks to HelenLyons. Kerri Grant was
organist for the service.
Ladies of the congregation
are reminded of the UCW
meeting on Monday, Nov. 16.
Dessert will be served at 7:30
p.m.
There will be a slide
presentation that evening of
the Holy Land.
T. Fletcher brings message to United
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Fifteen pupils from Hullett
Central competed in the
regional cross country meet
held at Benmiller on Oct.
22.
Nick A. finished fourth in
his age group and Lexie A.
and Valerie W. were top
finalists in their grouping.
This is a busy week at
Hullett and a short one as well
as Friday is a PA day. On
Wednesday the entire student
body will walk to the United
Church to hold their annual
Remembrance Day Service.
The community is invited to
attend.
On Thursday, the senior
boys and girls volleyball
teams will compete in a
tournament at Central Huron
Secondary School. They are
hoping to repeat last year’s
success and bring home two
more gold medals.
Thursday is also
registration and visitation day
for those children beginning
kindergarten next September.
Twelve youngsters will visit
the classroom and do some
appropriate activities with the
kindergarten teachers to
prepare them for school next
fall.
The Grade 8 pupils are
currently selling Pine River
cheese products as a class
fundraiser for their grad trip
to Camp Celtic. Community
persons could contact the
school if they wish to help the
class by purchasing some of
these products.
One of the notes coming
from the recent SAC meeting
was that this group agreed to
donate funds towards another
‘smartboard’ for the school. I
wondered if some readers of
this column might need some
clarification as to what is a
‘smartboard’ or, another term
used, a whiteboard. Currently
Hullett Central has three of
these interactive digital
boards on the senior wing and
one in the library.
A simple explanation is, it
is a glorified chalkboard.
These large boards are
typically mounted at the front
of the classroom where a
chalkboard might normally be
expected. The display screen
is connected to the teacher’s
desktop computer. The lesson
is projected onto the white
screen and users control the
computer with their fingers, a
pen or other attached device.
The board provides hands-
on learning experience for the
pupils. It allows them to
interact in lessons in a visual
and tactile manner rather than
just listening. One of the
benefits it would seem is that
every pupil gets a chance to
experience new technology
regardless of whether their
home has a computer for
him/her to use.
As we are now a
technological society this
board may help children
become comfortable with that
technology in a friendly
environment.
The board is obviously able
to connect with internet sites
and becomes a screen on
which to watch educational
movies or material. A far cry
from the individual slates
pupils used to carry around to
do lessons on, eh.
The cost of a ‘smartboard’
is $4,200 plus taxes. The SAC
has agreed to help with a new
board for the junior wing with
a donation of $1,500. If you
are in the school ask for a
demonstration.
Students run cross-country
Eagle’s Pride
Students get in the spirit
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