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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1996 PAGE 25.
Grey Central Echo
Speeches cover range of topics
On Feb. 15 six public speaking
contestants were chosen to advance
to the next level in the Public
Speaking contest at the Brussels
Legion.
The winners and the topics of
their speeches for the senior
division were Kelly Stewart,
"Colds", Carla Hunt, "Being the
Oldest", and Rose Kuepfer,
"Speeches". For the junior division
the winners were Jill Speiran, "A
Healthy Lifestyle," Steven Zahnd,
"Life as a Baseball Bat", and Joel
Hemingway, "My Trip to Texas".
Our Families in Motion program
has been a huge success as 496
outdoor activities have been
completed in the last three weeks.
We had a total of 1,086 people
involved.
A final assembly was held on
Friday, Feb. 23 to bring the
Families in Motion activities to a
conclusion. Along with guest
speaker, Mr. James Sampa, we
were also entertained by gymnast
Angie Stratton, cloggers Stacey and
Karen Bowles, and the Grey
Central Happy Hoppers.
A sincere thank you goes to all
who supported the Families in
Motion program. Hopefully many
healthy lifestyle habits were formed
during the last three weeks which
will continue into the future.
On Feb; 29, Grades 5-8 are
planning a ski trip to Talisman and
on March 1, report cards for the
winter term will be sent home.
Interviews are planned for
Wednesday evening, March 6.
FEATURING MRS. HEARN'S
EARLY YEARS CLASS
February has been a very busy
month for the class. We are
studying the rainforest and learning
about all the plants and animals that
live there. This week we are
dressing up as Macaws. If you stop
by our classroom, you had better be
sure to bring some tropical fruit for
us. Macaws love fruit. We also
have a fierce jaguar in our room!
Feb. 13 was Valentine's Day for
us because we weren't at school on
Feb. 14. Our reading buddies, Mrs.
Starkey's Grade 3 and 4 class, made
up some wonderful Valentine
games for us to play such as "Pin
the Heart on the Valentine", and
"Valentine Match-up". We also
made valentine masks.
We want to wish a "Happy
Birthday" to Lance Stafford who
will be six on Feb. 22 and to Laura
McGinn who will be five on Feb.
24. We also want to say a special
"HI" to Lindsay Stewart. Lindsay
has been in the hospital, but is now
home. We won't be seeing her for a
few more weeks but we really miss
her and we hope that she is better
soon.
MR. JAMES SAMPA
As part of an African-Canadian
unit in the Grade 5 and 6 classes at
Grey Central Mr. James Sampa
visited our school to speak to us
about life in Zambia. Mr. Sampa
has been in Canada for 13 years,
lives in Egmondville and teaches
adult education at Seaforth District
High School.
Through the use of slides he
explained the similarities and
differences between Canada and
Zambia. Zambia is about the size of
Ontario. We saw that cities in
Zambia closely resemble those i
Ontario while some rural houses
are built without a frame, just brick
walls and a grass roof.
We were surprised to learn that
poinsettia plants can grown as large
as trees, that maize, which is
similar to our corn, grows larger
cobs and has white ears and that
cotton is a common crop in the dry
areas of the country.
Some of the animals native to
Zambia are tigers, lions, warthogs,
hyenas, rhinos and elephants.
Mr. Sampa explained how a
"roundabout" takes the place of
traffic lights and he showed us
slides of Victoria Falls which is
four times as big as Niagara Falls.
During a question and answer
period Mr. Sampa explained that he
really did fully understand the
meaning of apartheid until he came
to Canada. He also said that it isn't
our Canadian winters that bother
him but our hot humid summers.
Before he left Zambia Mr. Sampa
was a member of the Zambian
National Volleyball team. He took
some time to demonstrate some of
these skills to the Grades 5-8
pupils. We appreciate Mr. Sampa
taking the time to share his
experiences with us.
FAMILIES IN MOTION
FUN DAY
By Amanda Stratton
On Saturday, Feb. 17, many
students gladly made a special trip
to the school and they brought their
families with them.
It was the Families in Motion
Fun Day. It began at 1 p.m. and
ended at 4 p.m. The purpose was to
just have fun in a/healthy way.
There were lots of activities in
which to participate.
Snow-volleyball was played in
the tennis court. Students raced
their friends on the board skis and
played snow-soccer. People took
walks through the bush while
others cross-country skied.
Children had fun sliding down hills
on icy lanes and students and
parents went head to head in the
hockey games.
Inside, there were displays. One
was an electronic game to test our
knowledge about health and
healthy eating supplied by the
Huron County Food Handlers. The
prize, of course, was healthy - a
piece of fruit. There was a display
on nutrition made by the Cranbrook
4-H group.
Also, the Huron County Public
Health unit, represented by
Marguerite Thomas, displayed
information on active living.
There were also nutritious snacks
and hot apple cider available to
everyone. They were provided by
the Grey Central School Advisory
Council and were prepared with the
help of some Grade 7 and 8
students.
The fun day was the high point of
the three week "Families in
Motion" event which began on
Friday, Feb. 2. The day's activities
were planned by the Grade 7 and 8
students and the Grey Central
Students Council.
The day was fun for all and about
45 people were there. Everyone had
a good time and I suspect the
opportunity to do it again would be
a welcome one.
Outstanding performances
Jamie Lewis, left, and Jackie Falconer, of the Blyth
Figureskating Club took medals at a recent competition.
Lewis captured the silver in Preliminary B Ladies while
Falconer took bronze in Configuration Skate A.
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