HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-04-25, Page 42Page
Retired coordinator of Early
Education is in favour of
junior kindergarten
Editor's Note;
Excerpts from a Speech Given* Marg
Deeth, Retired Co-ordinator of Early
Childhood Department, Toronto Board of
EducatiOa.
Junior • Kindergarten programs were
established in Toronto in 1945.
First of all Iwant to say to you as parents
of young children that the deeision to Send
your child off to scfhool is not an easy
decision to make.
One argument against Junior
Kindergarten with which I have difficulty
is that they didn't have it when I went to
school so why do we need it now. I
immediately thinkof my grandmother who'
didn't have cars or television when she went
to school either and threes. do change:
As a matter of fact there is research
which says by the end of grade two or three
a child who is doing well in school is likely
to continue doing well. And for a child who
is experiencing difficulty in the school
setting it isgoing to be very difficult — first
of all to change that child's mindset about
how he or she feels about himself or herself
in the school situation, and secondly tomake
a big change in the child's Mind towards
school and what school is all about.
Personally, I never heard a parent who
sent their child to junior Kindergarten who
regretted the decision.
This teacher understands that young
children are very individual, are very
curious, active and eager to learn. That's
the kind of child who comes into the system.
Secondly, the Junior Kindergarten
Lucknow Band
by Amy Austin
This year the Lucknow Band has been
very busy. In September we participated in
the Lucknow Fall Fair. In November we
took part in the Re.membrance Day service.
December was one of our busiest znonths.
We went to Seaforth on a very chilly night,
and paraded down the street. Also in
December we performed in our own home
town at theannual Santa Claus Parade. This
year we stood in the funeral home garage
and .performed. Shortly after the Santa
Claus parade, the band held its Christmas
youth night, at the Community Centre,
which was enjoyed by all. This year our
band tour, to Michigan U.S.A. is being held
May 9, 10 and llth. One of the place we will
be visiting is Sandusky, we will be
performing for a very large audience which
will include their lower (K-5), Middle
school (6.8) and their upper school (HO
School). Everyone is looking forward to the
Band Tour. So remember band members
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program must have a room equipped with
a range of material suitable for young.
children.
Iiiir4v; that teeter is very aware Of Pre -
reading, pre -math, pre -environmental
studies.
Anothervery important area is to provide
the opportunity for the child to become
eomfortable with and lean to trust an adult
outside the family situation. For some
children it is their first time to be involved
with another adult for any length of time.
A baby sitting service? Not if the things
that I have just mentioned are going on.
Surely we can put that aside. It's not day
care either because day care must provide
for the child from 7:00 in the morning until
6:00 at night. A Junior Kindergarten
program which operates for three boors a
day is not day care nor do .we suggest the
it is going solve the day care question; Al
day Kindergartens do not take the place if
Day Care because nothing in the
educational system as yet is involved with
children from, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Junior Kindergarten certainly doesn't
mean that a child will be reading six months
earlier. Let me assure you of that. Junior
- Kindergarten Senior Kindergarten to me
means that instead of one year of having an
opportunity to do all these activities, you
now have two. Different children progress
at different rates and for some children that
extra time just seems to make that child
much more self-confident, gives a feeling of
self worth and the self motivitation to go in
to the programs that are ahead.
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keeps busy
course you probably blow the annual Band
Concert is being held May 4, at the
Community Centre. We have been
practicing up for this big event This year
we have numy new songs to delight you.
Some of the numbers we will be preforirdng
are: Surfin\USA, The Blue Danube waltz,
At the Old Ball Game, and When I'm 64. The
Band sure hopes to •see you there!!
My dream
DariAltchlson
Last night I dreamed the dream Dragon
came to my pillow. He put a magic penny
under my pillow. Then he flew back to his
cave. He had lots of dreams on his
treasures. When I woke up, I found the
permy wider my pillow. It was shiny. It was
special. I put it in my wallet. To me it was
very, very special. Lkept it for ever and
ever.
• ILCPS Science Fair Winners - hack row, left to right, Chris Junes, Grade 8, The Future
Farm; Jesse Park, Grade 7, ESP; Shelley Gollan, Grade 8, Colour. Front row, left
to right, Heather Askes, Grade 7, Water - What It Dees and Kristen O'Neill, Grade
7, Tornadoes. Mime students were eligible to go on to the Bruce County Science Fair.
(Pat Livingston photo)
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