The Citizen, 1992-12-16, Page 21Getting in the act
Students at Walton Public School presented their annual Christmas concert on Thursday,
Dec. 10. Here taking part in "A Cornucopia of Christmas Customs" are, grade one students
from left: Melissa Beuerman as the Fourth Elf, Tyler Elligsen as the First Elf and Jessica
Lubbers as the second elf.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16,1992. PAGE 21.
E. Wawanosh P.S.news
Students plan concert
Blyth RS. news
Treasures found in old toys
By Abigail Ramirez
Grade one/two has been having
fun seeing just how many versions
of the "Gingerbread Man" they can
find. The children have found five
different versions so far.
They have been looking for simi
larities and differences between the
stories. Some of the girls and boys
have written new endings to old
stories while others have written
their own complete version.
The children are now looking
forward to baking their very own
gingerbread man or lady! They sure
hope they don't run away on them.
By Shawne Walker
The grade two/three's have
researched old toys for their portion
of the Christmas concert.
They have antique tractors, a
truck that is 60-years-old, an old
steam engine and a wagon from
1941.
Suzie Smart was a doll received
in 1961 and she could talk.
They have a very interesting
pajama bag that has straw in the
head and in the limbs.
They also have old puzzles and
games made of wood.
Two students brought in two lim
berjacks.
These toys are real treasures.
KINDERGARTEN
Christmas is fast approaching
and everyone in kindergarten
eagerly awaits the coming of Santa
Claus. Preparations are underway
for the Christmas concert, Dec. 15.
In class, we have been making
paper stockings, a book about
Christmas and a Christmas tree that
we coloured the correct colours by
listening to a tape first.
Many more fun Christmas
activities are planned until the
holidays. Merry Christmas!
GRADE THREE
Grade three will never be late
again as we have been working on
telling time in math. We have also
made some interesting class graphs.
With Christmas fast approaching,
we are working on Christmas
centres and practising for the
concert. We are paired with Mrs.
Campbell's grade three/four to do a
play called “Everywhere, Christ
mas.” This is a journey around the
world where we celebrate
Christmas in varied and traditional
ways.
GRADE FOUR/FIVE
The grade four/fives have had an
interesting time learning about
Christmas customs in other lands
and about Christmas legends.
They've had fun opening the
doors on the Advent calendars that
different classmates have made.
The box for donations to the
Salvation Army food drive keeps
getting bigger every day.
The special Gift Game was a
different way to enjoy exchanging
presents. It was fun to have more
than one present for a short while!
The class would like to thank
Mrs. Hussey and Mrs. Cucksey foi
helping out on our trip to the
Goderich Museum.
Merry Christmas to you all from
grade four/five!
GRADE FIVE/SIX
In grade five/six we have been
working on language arts activities
that help us learn about our
Christmas traditions that originate
in medieval limes. Most of us are
very, very glad that we no longer
have a boar's head for our
Christmas feast. Our other
activities center around what a
pioneer Christmas celebration was
like. It is interesting to see how
present holiday traditions reflect
the customs of the many countries
that settled North America.
We enjoyed the Christmas
decorations at the Huron County
Museum, and of course, the cider
and shortbread. We hope that the
two mothers who came along
enjoyed it too.
Happy Holidays from everyone
in Room 10!
SPECIAL EVENTS
We would like to congratulate al!
the students who participated in die
National Literacy Contest
sponsored by the Royal Canadian
Legion. We are especially proud of
our winners: Justin Howatt, grade
six, third, in Junior division poetry;
Melina Hussey, grade six, second,
in Junior division essay; Michelle
Pletch, grade seven, second,
Intermediate division poetry;
Shannon Cook, grade seven, third,
Intermediate division essay;
Melissa Atkinson, grade eight,
honourable mention, Intermediate
division coloured poster; Dean
Walker, grade eight, second,
Intermediate black and white
poster. Congratulations to all
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NOTICE
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will be closed for
vacation from
Thursday Dec. 24, 1992
to
January 4, 1992
inclusive.
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