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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-05-20, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1987. PAGE 15. Grades 7-8 students from East Wawanosh, Blyth, Brussels, Grey Central, Howick and Turnberry Public Schools all taking part. The day is organized strictly for fun and everybody was a winner. Two students from each school made up each team. FUTURE OCCUPATIONS by Mary Wall On Friday, May 5 I interviewed half of the gr. 8 students of Grey Central School. The interview was about what their future occupa­ tions are and how far they had planned on going through school. Here are the results of my interview: Brent Evans said that his future occupation was a truck driver or a mechanic. He also said he would like to go through highschool and ontocollege. Colleen Kuepfer said that she wanted to go through highschool and then later have a career in music. Pete MacDonald said that he would like to become a movie star or a chopper pilot. He also told me that he was going through highschool and on to college. Sibylle Menzie said that she was going through highschool and on to university. Her future occupation is to be a secretary, a translater or a teacher. Darryl Morrison said that he was going to be a businessman. His future in school would be highschool and on to college or university. ScottPattersonsaid that he was going through high­ school and on to Harvard Univer­ sity. His future occupation is to be come a lawyer. Judy Reed said that her future occupation is to be a childcare worker. She plans on going through highschool and on to college. MattRowbothamsaid that his future in school is highschool, university and on to law school. His future occupation is to become a corporate lawyer. Mike Salter said that his future occupation is a mechanic. He plans on going through highschool and on to college. Melanie Vermeer said that she was going through highschool, university and on to teachers college. Her future occupation is a teacher. Peter Workman said that his future in school is highschool and college. His future occupa­ tions are a vet or a teacher. Lots going on at Hullett Central in May THE DAIRY PRINCESS Angela Nethery, the Huron County Dairy Princess visited the school on Thursday, May 14 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Kindergarten to grade four was at 9:10 and grade five to eight went to the gym at 9:50. She demonstrated how to make butter and vanilla ice cream. The students loved testing the food. CANADA’S SCIENCE FAIR Three pupils were awarded a trip to Toronto at Canada’s Science Fair for winning at Hullett and moving on to Clinton. These students were Christy Bricker, Shane Taylor and Brent Howatt. TEENAGE EMPLOYMENT On Monday morning grades seven and eight were visited from Sandy Earl said that she would like to be an architect. Jason Koetsier said that he was going to be a businessman. Jeff Huisser said that his future occupation was a government agent. Liz Presscott’s future occupa­ tion is to work with handicapped children. Paul Shaw’s future occu­ pation is to be a doctor. Tracy Finch’s future occupation is to be a fashion designer. Ratsomy Lar- prom’s future occupation is to be an artist. Ann Morton wants to become a journalist. Gary Wil­ liams is going to become a mechanic. Canada.’s employment office in Goderich. They talked about sum­ mer jobs for pupils. CHARLOTTE’S WEB On May 1, grade one had a special day to complete their study of Charlotte’s Web. They learned many things about real spiders. AUTHORS’DAY On Monday, May 11, three studentsfrom every grade were given the opportunity to share their books with other pupils. Then, nine students, Ben Thomson, Erica Horbanuik, Andrea Postma, Erin Jamieson, Cheri Kryzanowski, Stacey Riley, Angela Horbanuik, Michelle Govenlock and Shane Taylor were chosen to participate in a regional authors’ day at HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT by David Hessels Students from grade seven and eight went to Central Huron Secondary schools on Friday, May 1 to listen to a musical performance as the high school students prepared for their Music Night. Students listened to the band, the. choir and sectionsof the grade nine music class who played some short tunes. The students were all impressed with the drums. LIBRARY CLUB HOSTS HOTDOGDAY by Stephanie Lentz OnFriday, May8, the Library Club, a group of 36 student volunteers, organized a hot dog day. These students assist Mr. Marsh, School Librarian, with any odd jobs in the library such as re-shelving books, tidying up and helping younger children make out their due date cards. On hot dog day, these students brought desserts and in return received a free lunch. AUTHOR’S DAY by Kelly Cook On the afternoon of May 6, grades 1 to 8 at Blyth Public School, had a chance to share the books they had written. As a follow up to this, six students were chosen from the school to go to the North Huron Young Author’s Day on May 11, at East Wawanosh Public School. These students, as well as others (6 from each North Region School), took their books to share with the other pupils there. Games were played and two professional auth­ ors, George Swede and Anita Victoria Public School on Wednes­ day, May 13atGoderich. Here they met a professional writer, Mrs. Whilsmith, and they also shared stories in groups. Also, later in May, Michelle Govenlock from grade seven, and Cheri Kryzanow­ ski from grade five will attend the Clinton Authors’ Day. DRAMA WORKSHOP Four students from our school, along with other schools in our rar ►^FUNDAMENTAL! Krumins, were there to meet students and sign autographs. The young authors attending the Regional Author’s Day were Cappy Onn, Heidi Dale, Sandra Walsh, Pauline Stewart, Amber Gelwicks and Kelly Cook. PRIMARY GRADES MAKE ICECREAM by Kristy Caldwell, Grade 3 On Friday, May 8 the 1986-87 dairy princess, Angela Nethery, came to visit Kindergarten, grade one, two and three. She told us some namesof Milking cows. Then she showed us how to make ice cream. She had bought some ice cream at the store too. We got to taste some of each ice cream. Hiked the homemade ice cream better. I think the home made ice cream tasted like soft ice cream. The dairy princess also talked about what milk is made in to. Cheese is made of milk, so are a lot of other things like ice cream. Then she gave us a pin that says MILK and then she left. BIRTHDAY BOARD by Amber Gelwicks We now have a Birthday Bulletin Board outside the office door. Each day, Mrs. Kolkman puts the names of the students celebrating a birthday on a colourful balloon. The students look forward to seeing their name on the board. We thank Mr. Yeats for this great suggestion. TREE PLANTING by Lori Bailey and Chrystal Cucksey On May 14 Mrs. HulleyandMr. Yeats took thegrades5-6tothe Hullett Wildlife Area for the day. When we arrived Robert Gibson described the activities for the groups. One group went to gather pheasanteggsfromthe outdoor cages. Later these eggs will be put into an incubator where they will soon hatch. For the rest of the morning we planted white pines, Norway Spruce and Cedar trees. These trees will provide shelter for wildlife in the winter. After lunch we explored most of the area. region are participating in a drama workshop at Clinton Public School on May 13, 14 and 15. Jeff Black, Kelly Bosman, Julia deJong, and Paul Jewitt will be guided through the steps of writing and preparing a play for presentation at three area schools on May 15. Reported by: Edited by: Cathy Nesbitt Michelle Govenlock and Julia de Jong Communication is theme of Blyth Spring Concert by Kevin Souch On Thursday, May 7, Blyth P.S. held their Spring Concert. The theme of the concert was “Com­ munication”. The title of the play was the “Grapevine Connection”. Each grade was involved in a study of a particular method of communica­ tion during the week. During the concert, each method of communi­ cation was described in song and story. The play began with a caveman sending a message by drumbeats. Grade one sang about the alphabet while grade 2 described the importance of newspapers. The Pony Express was the theme of the grade 3 class while the grade four group punched out a message by Morse Code. The Grade 5/6 group described the invention of the telephone and television in song and dance. The newest concept in communication - the computer - was described by the grade 7/8 class. The narrator, Kelly Cook, did an excellent job. Mrs. Shirley Vincent was the accompanist and Mr. Black co-ordinated the whole event. Following the play, the senior choir entertained with several excellent numbers. Their director is Mrs. Laurie.Little. Drs. Schilthuis, Ridder and Hordyk from the Goderich Veterinary Clinic are pleased to announce that Dr. Louis Kwantes has joined their pro­ fessional staff as of May 15, 1987. Dr. Kwantes is a recent graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College.