HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-06-27, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1988.
Grey Central Public School
Grey student recalls contributions of teachers
BY KELLY KRAUTER
Well, well, well. High school in
the fall! Why, I remember when
you were just this high and so
excited about going to Kindergar
ten!
We, as Grade 8’s graduating
from public school, hear this
constantly. Not that it wasn’t
completely true. There once was a
time when all of us were more than
happy to board that big yellow bus
andmakeourway to Kinder gar-
In that very first year there was
always so much to do, and so much
to learn. Mrs. Livermore and Mrs.
Saxon were always trying to teach
us right from wrong. They also first
attempted to teach us how to tie our
shoes. Eventually we got the
knack, even without the aid of
velcro!
Bytheendoftheyearwewere
able to count to 100, tie our shoes,
and rhyme off our ABC’s along
with much more. But by then, we
were ready for bigger and better
things.
InGradeOne. one of the most
important things we learned was
how to read. By the end of the year,
we were successfully reading,
“Jane, see Spot run!” Good bye
Jane! We were off to Grade two.
Our Grade One teachers com
bined their efforts to teach us how
to print. I’m sure we all remember
Mrs. Whitmore and Mrs. McClel
lan explaining to us, “Now this is a
B and this is a D!“
Mrs. Martin,
teacher, had us reading more
sophisticated material, such as
‘The Adventures of Mac the Rat’. It
was also in this class that we were
introduced to our favourite new
game, flashcards! 2 + 4 - umm,
hum, 6! Jumping up and down and
flinging our hands seemed to
speed up the functions of our
minds.
Our Grade twoyear seemed to go
quickly, and down the hall we went
to our first portable in which Mr.
Livermore was to teach us theour Grade two
Grey Central Public School presented Grade 8 graduation diplomas to
23 students last Thursday evening, following a banquet for the
graduates, their families, friends and guests in the school gymnasium.
Graduates include: [front row, from left] Matthew Ezewski, Seth
McCutcheon, James Cowman, James Cook and Ben Terpstra; [middle
row] Jennifer Brown, Stacey Boyd, Sabrina Vandale, Lisa Wall,
Jennifer Vanass, Katie Rowbotham, Kelly Krauter and Lisa McKay;
[backrow] teacher David Colquhoun, Julie Brown, Suvany Larprom,
Jeff Sproul, Paula Smith, Barbara Alexander, Robbie Miller, Lyall
Winger, Grant Martin, John Morton and Will Perrie.
KELLY KRAUTER
basics of Grade three.
Mrs. Dillworth taught us all to be
little scientists, while Mr. Hooft-
man introduced us to the French
language, our favourite words
being “pamplemousse,’’ “une
poupee” and “la poubelle". Mr.
Colquhoun taught us to set our
times tables to rhythm: 6x4 = 24,
etc.
If we all had our work done in
time, Mr. Livermore would take us
outtothe ball game. Togetus in the
winning spirit, he would have us
chant “take me out to the ball
game, take me out to the show”!
Hemadesurethat the game was
playedfairly and that everyone had
a good time. But once we hit home
plate, it was off to Grade four.
Mr. Perrie exposed us to nature
at its best. Walks in the woods and
beside streams opened our eyes to
the beauty of Grey Central
grounds. Also, our new portable
had a carpet-covered floor, and
when it came time for lunch we all
settled down in front of the
television to watch the Flintstones
while we ate.
When it came time to head back
OF GREY
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