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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-05-05, Page 25Students get help Blyth Public School students last week got help for an environmental project at the Hullett Wildlife Centre from the Shell Environmental Fund. Ross Jewitt (left) of Clinton and Ron K. Davey (right) territory manager for Shell Canada present a cheque for $1200 to Abigail Ramirez and Christina Black of the students council. The students will build 250 feet of board walk at the Wildlife Centre later this spring. Blyth P.S. News Track and field day, May 20 Flowers adorn Bluevale church The baskets of lovely spring flowers adorning the altar of Bluevale Untied Church on Sunday were placed by the family of Mel and Donna Craig, who recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Rev. Albert Cook of White- church was the guest minister and organists were Etoile and Mary Lou Johnston. The choir sang the anthem "Thank God for the Promise of Spring" Ushers were Mel Craig and Norm Skelton. Before the children went down- stairs Rev. Cook explained to the children, using a tattered piece of paper and a $2 bill how "The Image Cannot be Destroyed." The children's hymn was "Father of Peace and God of Love." On May 16 there will be a Rev. Cook's message was "A dedication of churchware in New Exhilaration." Spring brings a memory of the late Jack Wickstead. bounty of beauty and also the excitement of spring activities, camping, vacations and also planning for summer weddings. In Biblical times they celebrated weddings in the fall after the work was done because they lasted for days. He told of the wedding at Canaan where Jesus had performed the miracle of turning water into wine after supplies had run out. This miracle of Canaan was Jesus' first public demonstration of his heaven sent power and the disciples believed that he really was the Messiah. The service closed with the singing of "As Comes the Breath of Spring". CLEANING UP THE WORLD STARTS AT PITCH-IN WEEK MAY 3-9 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1993. PAGE 25. Brussels P.S. News Concert, Thursday Mr. Park organized a chess club this year. Mrs. Battye and Al Beecroft helped the students learn the game during lunch hour. The winners from the chess tournament will compete against several other schools on Wednesday, May 12 at Hullett Central. The children really enjoyed the extra curricular activity. ONTARIO STUDENTS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING The grade seven and eight students have been invited to listen to a speaker by the name of Norbert Georget. This gentleman works for the reserve unit of the Saskatoon Ambulance Services and travels Canada talking to students about the issues surrounding alcohol and drug use — especially those involving substance abuse and driving. He will also make a presentation at 7:30 p.m. for all interested community members. PRESCHOOL BUS SAFETY A meeting will be held on Thursday, May 20 at 10:45 a.m. for students entering kindergarten next fall. Parents of preschool children are welcome to attend. enough money to get $1700 worth of new school materials. Some of the things we will get are Young Scientist, World Atlas, and Treasure Tree. We hope to have these materials in soon. LIBRARY NEWS Mrs. Gillies was to Toronto recently and has purchased some wonderful new books. They range from picture books to reference materials. BORDENBALL TOURNAMENT By David Proulx On Friday, May 14, the grade eight bordenball teams will be going to East Wawanosh Public School for the annual North Huron Bordenball tournament. There the students will be split up into teams, with two students from each school on each team. This dividing up of players is supposed to get the students acquainted with the people they will be going to high school with next year. GRADE FOUR-FIVE OF GREY ENJOYS TRIP TO SEAFORTH By Ann Stephenson On April 15, a group of students from Grey left for an exciting day at the agriculture fair, "A Slice of Huron". They saw such things as vegetables, fruits, and animals. I talked to two students who attended this presentation, Wayne Brubacher and Jenny Wildman. They told me a few of the things they observed, such as, siamese pigs, a calf with two heads, how to make sausage, and how to milk a cow. At the end of their trip, each student received a tomato plant or a small tree, kidney beans, pam- phlets, etc. Everyone in the group had an excellent day. Grey Central P.S. News Students jump for heart Staff will be contacting parents in the next week to discuss the placement of certain students for next year. If there are any concerns, comments or information please contact the teachers. Your input is very important and valued. TRACK AND FIELD DAY Track and field day is scheduled for May 20 with a rain date for May 21. The regional meet will be held at Seaforth on May 26. The rain date is May 27. Children from grades three and up participate. CHESS CLUB JUNIOR HEALTH DAY By Kristine Hammel The Junior Health Day on April 28 included four activities and four groups. The activities started at 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning and ran until 12 noon, with only a short break at recess. The classes participating were Miss Doig's grade six, Mrs. Martin's grade five/six, Mr. Perrie's grade four/five, and Mrs. Henry's grade three/four. The activities were mainly on the heart and pulse. ALMENA TYPING By Matthew Warner For the past few weeks the grade seven and eights have been doing almena typing in the library on the computers. The grade eights are still in the process of completing their time on the project. We are learning this for when we get to high school. JUMP ROPE FOR HEART By Jessie-Lee Schwartz On Wednesday, April 28, Grey Central Public School held their annual Jump Rope for Heart Skip- a-Thon. Many students and teachers participated. Some of the talented students created routines to show. The funds raised for this event will go to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Free prizes were given out. Winners were: Jonathan Marcoux, sweat- shirt; Eliane Affolter, T-shirt; and Sarah Longlade, pencil case. The grade six class has been taking turns announcing winners of skipping ropes and some heart facts. Here is one — Did you know that a shrew's heart beats 1200 times in a minute. READ-A-THON By Kristine Hammel The school has now completed the Read-a-Thon. We raised By Jenny Cowing BIKE SAFETY Now that we're all thawing out, it's a good time for a review of bike safety practices on the streets. The school has already heard concern from a number of citizens. Parent reinforcement of good biking habits is appreciated by everyone. Remember a "Bike is Vehicle". EARTH DAY ASSEMBLY On April 23, the school had an assembly in the gymnasium celebrating Earth Day! It was organized by Mrs. Perrie and Mr. Wanless, the school's senior teachers. There were many poems read by grade seven and eight students about the environment. The junior choir sang a song called "Don't Kill the World." The Grand Finale was performed by a group of senior students singing "Heal the World", accompanied by Brad Beuermann, a school volunteer. SPRING CONCERT Our school is putting on a Spring Concert on May 6 called "Music GRADE FIVE/SIX The class has been working on a new English centre, "Mother Earth" which ends on Mother's Day weekend. They've learned a lot about the ozone layer, wildlife, the greenhouse effect and garbage. Creative writing stories are almost all into the ICON computers, as students hope to print and publish their books by late May or early June. They are halfway through two Science units, Flight (grade five) and Simple Machines (grade six). Tim Robinson and Matthew Beck have the top marks in Science Centers for their grades at this point. Ryan Cook, Peter Irwin, Danielle Thompson and Donna Pattison have each had three perfect spelling dictations in a row and have won, and eaten, delicious chocolate bars. Most are finding success with backward somersaults in gymnas- tics class. They've all learned the importance of a good warmup. GRADE SIX/SEVEN The grade six/seven class held a Rock-a-thon for their community On Sunday, May 2 the congrega- tion of Brussels Mennonite Fellowship gathered at 9:25 for the usual church service. Pastor Tom Warner preached on "Live's "C" Level" or stewardship. Sunday evening, guests shared in the Mennonite Conference in Canada. Next Sunday there will be a fellowship meal after the Christian Education Hour which routinely follows the church service. Throughout the week, meetings Moves Mc". The junior and intermediate choirs and the concert band will be performing the songs. CHILD GUARD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM B.P.S. will be offering families in Brussels and area the opportunity to participate in the Child Guard I.D. Program in May. This program, by which parents obtain a child identification card, is co- ordinated by two Gorrie-area women, Dianne Hiltz and Vicki Keil. The I.D. card contains a child's photo and finger print as well as other descriptive information. More details of the program will be distributed to school families. Interested parties may also contact Dianne Hiltz at 335-3241. PRIMARY NEWS The primary students in Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Uhler and Ms A's classes are doing a unit on the Rainforest. They picked this topic because they thought it would be interesting and a good topic for Earth Day. project. All of their rocking paid off and the money went to a good cause. Students have been waiting for a long time for their trip to Toronto, to see the Toronto Blue Jays play some baseball. This trip was Thursday, April 29. In English, the class finished the well known book and musical The Phantom of the Opera. Mrs. Gross has given the students many interesting activities to find out more specific facts from the book. The grade six/seven class has also been working on and publishing books to share on the upcoming Author's Day and to show at the School Fair. SPECIAL EVENTS Mrs. Daer has been working with 13 students from grades four, five, and six in the Level II Enrichment on Orienteering. The students have been learning how to use a compass, how to read a topographical map, and how to use both in mapping our school yard. The students had a lot of fun and three of them will go on to Level III at Grey Central School on May 12 and 13. have been scheduled for the elders, for the Mission Committee, and for church planning. The Venture Club, held the last several months, for community children kindergarten to grade six held its final meeting on Thursday evening. Thanks to Wendy Martin and all the volunteers who worked diligently on this successful venture. On Friday evening, 14 grade seven-eight youth enjoyed an evening of bowling at the Molesworth bowling lanes. East Wawanosh P.S. News Students see Jays Mennonite youth go bowling