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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-06-03, Page 3LCPS track meet By Jill Campbell and Tracy Ward Lucknow Central has been buzzing with excitement with students preparing for track and field and working hard on their books. Kindergarten We are still enjoying the dinosaurs in our "dinosaur books" which will he finished next week so we can share them with everyone. On Tuesday and Wednesday wewere' lucky to have some of next year's kindergarten students visit us. We all hope they enjoyed their day and Mrs. Lash is looking forward to seeing them in September. Grade 1 Grade one students were really excited to be a part of the YAC reading conference held on Friday. They enjoyed the author, Mr. Frank Etherington, very much and then shared their books with their groups. We hope it's not this hot for our trip to the Children's Museum next week. Ronnie brought us a Swallow -Tail but- terfly that he watched coming from its co- coon. We all watched it fly away. Greg is "Special Me" and brought his lion "Lionel" as our mascot. Mrs. Mali helped us make butter this week then we had muffins, butter, jam and lemonade for a treat while we watched pioneer films. Thanks Mrs. Mali. Grade 2 We were very fortunate to have Mr. Passmore talk to us about his occupation - a machinist at Champion Road Graders and a D.J. His talk was most helpful towards our unit on Our Community. He stressed the services his jobs give to the community members and how everyone. must work 'together for the betterment -of the community. We thank Mr. Passmore Crime Stoppers seeks information on drug smuggling This week's Crime of , the Week comes from Canada Customs, located in Owen Sound. Canada Customs is another agency within Grey Bruce which supports the Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc. Program. Un November 4, 1986, Customs Officers arrested a male air passenger at Toronto Pearson International Airport who was at- tempting to smuggle 908 grams of heroin, with a street value of $5.5 million, into Canada. The air passenger was arriving on a KLM flight from Amsterdam and was referred to secondary for a thorough ex- amination. X -Ray examination revealed shaded areas in the lining of his suitcase. After a removal of the sides of the suit- case, a package was revealed containing heroin. On Nov. 11, 1986, Customs Officers seiz- ed 14.5 kilos of marijuana with a street value of $50,000. An arrest was made. On Dec. 3, 1986, Customs Officers seized 4 kilos of cocaine with a street value of $1.2 million. An arrest was made. On January 30, 1986, Customs Officers at Toronto Pearson International Airport seized 6 lbs. of liquid hash from a male who had the substance secreted in a tent he was carrying. The person arrested and subse- quently convicted was from the Grey Bruce area. Investigation revealed that the narcotics seized were destined for the Grey Bruce area. e issue of smuggling narcotis into C(nada is of major national concern. Canada Customs in conjunction with Crime Stoppers has made several substan- tial seizures and arrests pertaining to drug smuggling. If you know someone in the Grey Bruce area who is involved in the. smuggling of narcotics, you are encourag- ed to call CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-265-3787. CRIME STOPPERS offers you a method in which you can pass this in- formation on and never have to reveal your identity, and at the same time be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000. All information received is strictly confidential. today LCPS and look forward to the other parents who' will be visiting us in the near future. We are very proud of all the books made for the Young Authors Conference. Special congratulations to Rob Symes and Kelly Newhook who will be attending the conference in Walkerton. Grade 3 Grade 3 has been busy enjoying "Tree Centres". On Thursday morning, Elsie Buck from the Maitland Valley Conserva- tion area visited us. We were outdoors in the schoolyard and participated in many tree related activities. We certainly learn- ed to appreciate our trees and enjoyed playing "Meet a Tree". Grade 4 This week Grade 4 has been concen- trating on reading. They have enjoyed SQUIRT (Silent Quiet Uninterrupted Reading Time) outside. The students have also listened to one anothers young author's books. The class wrote thank -you notes to their many helpers in the past couple of months. Theyhave had a great many people assist them with their books, Australia projects and many other activities. They are anxiously awaiting letters from their penpals and their opportunity to meet each other on the class trip June 10. Grade .5 In math, volume is now going pretty smoothly. Everyone is anxious to find out who is going to the YAC. Mr. Etherington has come to LCPS and we were very happy to meet him. We are all looking forward to Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 3, 1987—Page 3 r roux rinergion, an auor or a numoer or cnud ummren's book was at the Lucknow Central School on Friday, May 29 during the school's Mini -Young Author's Conference. Here, Mr. Etherington answers some questions about being a children's author. (Alan Rivett photo) • reading our books. Our new unit in En- vironmental Studies is Plants. We started on Monday, May 18. We are also looking forward to the Bike Rodeo on Tuesday and the Field Day on Wednesday. We have a full week ahead and we can't wait until school is out. Grade 6 It has been a very busy week for the grade six students as they are learning how to calculate the tax they pay on ggods and how discounts work on sale items at thestore. As busy students, they practised for the track and field day. They par- tiuipated in writing and reading their own story books and they started a program to read six novels. In the French lessons they have completed making a tape and slide pictures showing themselves. Grade 7 The weather is hot but so are the grade 7 activities. Our class has worked extreme- ly hard to complete their books for the Young Author's Conference and for author, Frank Etherington's visit on May 29. We are very proud of the results. April Brindley, Wayne Gollan and Shelly Bruce Turn to page 8 • PROPANE INC. VSA' I flu 0 44444 s .1_MILI MasterCard Reg. Summer Hours Open Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 6 pm Sat. 9am-1 pm hr 1 iI'maio GAS GRILLS We believe it's truly the best gas grill you can buy - bar none. Come in and choose from our wide selection!! PRICED AS LOW AS 18900 t LESS TANK 1 � 20 Ib. 000f10 CYLINDER FILLED PROPANE INC. FOR $4.50 DURING SALE. 365 Regent St., Goderich 524-2661 Ater Hrgenourscy or 1-800-265-8591 me