HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1996-05-01, Page 22Peacekeeping award
Cheryl Cronin, right, a teacher at Blyth Public School
received a certificate of recognition from the Huron
County Board of Education, for her dedication to the
Peacemakers project at the school. Blyth and Hulett Twp.
HCBE Trustee Lynda Horbaniuk presented her with the
award April 25.
Algebra, Canada keep
Grade 8 students busy
By John Schedler
Leading off this week's new releases is How To Make An American
Quilt **** (MCA), an absolutely wonderful film about a group of women
and the loves that shaped their lives. Winona Ryder stars as a young
woman having second thoughts about her impending marriage while
spending the summer at the home of her grandmother (Ellen Burstyn) and
great aunt (Anne Bancroft). What makes this film special though is the
group of women sewing her wedding quilt while they tell their stories of
loves won and lost. This film not only boasts a superb supporting cast that
includes Maya Angelou, Jean Simmons, Alfre Woodard, Kate Nelligan,
Kate Capshaw and Lois Smith but, Australian director Jocelyn
Moorehouse knows how to get the best from all of them. Outstanding!
(Rated PG)
Mark Twain's classic Tom Sawyer has been filmed many times before
but the latest version simply called Tom & Huck ***1/2 (Disney - $22.95
or less) manages to seem fresh and also be highly enjoyable thanks in
large part to delightful performances from TV's Jonathan Taylor Thomas
and Brad Renfro. The movie filmed on location in rural Alabama also
looks terrific. Very enjoyable! (Rated PG)
Although Money Train (Columbia/Tristar) may well be a very good
action film, I for one found the language to be so foul that I hit the old
eject button on my VCR at about the 15 minute mark. As for the rest of
the movie I simply don't care whether it's good or bad. (Rated 14A or so
they tell me).
Among the other new and unpreviewed releases is White Man's Burden
(HBO) a drama in which traditional colour roles are reversed. John
Travolta plays a white factory worker who looses his job and takes his
rich black boss (Harry Belafonte) hostage. (Rated R)
River Rats (Sullivan Releasing) is a new suspense thriller by new
Canadian filmmaker Eric Nicholas. The plot involves three teenagers who
find a fortune in stolen diamonds while hiking in the woods and are then
pursued by three killers set to retrieve the goods. (Rated 18A)
Also from Canada you will find Rude (Cineplex/Odeon) a film festival
favourite from filmmaker Clement Virgo about being black in Toronto.
(Rated 18A)
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May is Sexual Assault
Prevention Month
Stop Woman Abuse Now is sponsoring a
CREATIVE CONTEST
Please submit an entry related to Sexual Assault Prevention
ADULT (18+) Youth (14 - 18)
Poetry Poster
Essay Essay
3 prizes in each category
1 $75 2 $50 3 $25
deadline is May 17, 1996
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Box 128, Seaforth, ON NOK IWO
phone & fax (519) 527-1108
Reporters: Angie Martin,
Stephanie Muehlethaler,
Diana Bakelaar, Jenni Jackson
and Sharon Hartman
GRADE 2-3
The students in Mrs. Bosman's
Grade 2-3 have just started an
Environmental Studies unit on
"The World", and with the help of
Mrs. Johnston, have a centre with
games and activities set up in the
classroom. We watched a video
called, "A Kid's View of Canada"
which we enjoyed very much, and
as a result of that wrote our own
ideas of what we would do if each
of us could be Prime Minister. Here
are some of the ideas.
1. If I were Prime Minister, I
would make a gun law so that only
if you were under 20 years old, you
could not have a gun. I would have
at least 100,000 acres of land which
no poachers and hunters could go
into. If you had any sort of weapon,
you could not go in. In Bosnia, I
would send 15 F-14 Tomcats, and 5
F-18 Hornets to blow up the Stealth
ships, and we might win. I would
try to make sure the homeless
people get enough to eat, and I
would make sure the animals got
enough food. Matt Archibald,
Grade 3.
2. If I were the Prime Minister, I
would help everyone and every
animal in the world. Any. bee, bird
and bear. I would help every sea
and ocean and pond so they dqn't
get polluted. I would take care of
the woods. Jeremy Farr, Grade 2.
3. If I were Prime Minister, I
would'not allow real guns to people
under 20. I would put the speed
limits up a little higher. When the
paper companies cut down a tree,
they have to plant another tree. I
would send soldiers to help other
people when they are in war. I
would leave the real bad criminals
in prison, so they learn their lesson,
and I would not allow taxes. Julian
Bolinger, Grade 2.
MISS WHYTE, GRADE 1
Each child is researching an
animal that lays eggs. They are
drawing a picture of the egg and
the animal. People have to guess
which animal goes with the egg.
SLICE OF HURON
Mr. Livermore's Grade 4 class
and Mr. Gingerich's Grade 5 class
travelled over to the Seaforth
Agricultural Fairgrounds on Friday,
April 12 to see the agricultural
exhibits of the Slice of Huron_
Each grade was divided into six
different groups. The groups were
red meat, rainbow, dairy, poultry,
vegetable gardening and grains.
Each of the students was impressed
with all the excellent displays there.
One group of students got a first
hand look at making sausage.
Another group got a chance to feed
baby lambs.
The students are now busy
making small projects on their
findings. Some of these projects
will be on display at the Agricul-
tural Building on April 27 for the
Slice of Huron committee to enjoy
and look at.
SWIMMING CLASSES
Mr. Gingerich's Grade 5 class
and Mr. Livermore's Grade 4 class
has the opportunity this year to take
swimming lessons at Vanastra pool
every Thursday afternoon in the
months of April and May.
Thanks to the Blyth Legion for
their gracious donation for these
swimming lessons.
Schneider Haus
hosts herb fair,
flower exchange
For the most avid to the casual
gardeners who are itching to get out
to the backyard or balcony and get
their hands dirty, Joseph Schneider
Haus museum in Kitchener may
have a spring tonic.
May 4 from 10.a.m. until 4 p.m.,
the museum will host an Herb Fair
and Perennial Exchange, allowing
visitors to buy everything from her-
itage plants to seeds, books and
gardening tools.
At the perennial exchange, gar-
deners can trade extra plants or
bulbs, taking home new treasures.
The event will also feature local
garden columnist Jim St. Marie
who will present an illustrated lec-
ture on 'Perennials Worth Knowing
and Growing'.
Advice on planting an herb gar-
den will be available from Karen
Michaud of Country Lane Herbs.
At the Herb Fair, the Victoria
Park 100th Anniversary committee
will be selling a limited edition
"Victoria Park" rose along side
vendors with herb oils, vinegars
and creative arrangements of dried
herbs and flowers.
A demonstration by Neil Brook-
banks will show crafters how to
make beeswax candles or a visit
inside the historic house will reveal
the secrets to creating a woven
heart basket.
On Sunday, from 1 p.m. until 5
p.m., the museum's Supervisor of
the Historic Garden, Mara Hol-
lands, will preside over the annual
heritage seed exchange. Questions
and interesting seeds for the
exchange, are welcome.
Welcome the long awaited spring
at Joseph Schneider Haus, May 4
and 5, 486 Queen Street South,
Kitchener. Admission is $1.75, for
adults, $1 for seniors or students,
$.75 for children and $4.50 for a
family.
For more information, contact
Cathy Blackbourn at 519-742-
7752.
Huron East
WI meets
Huron East District WI held their
ACWW church service at the Brus-
sels United Church, Sunday, April
28.
Ruth Sauve, president of Majes-
tic WI, had the children's story,
"The Lord Our Shepherd", with a
real live lamb and shepherdess in
attendance.
Ruth Bauer president of the dis-
trict read from the scriptures of
John 14. Jean Wilson, past presi-
dent explained the work of ACWW
and how it serves people world-
wide.
Following Rev. Cam McMillan's
sermon, "Jesus the Way the Truth
the Light", the congregation and
WI members enjoyed a social time
and lunch provided by Walton and
Majestic branches.
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Hullett Happenings
Grade does worldly studies
Continued from page 21
proving to be quite exciting.
Models of some French Canadian
homes are displayed in the
Resource Centre along with various
modes of transportation in New
France. There are many talented
artists among the Grade 6/7s.
GRADE 8
Grade 8s have been busy! They
wrote an algebra test last week and
will have a Canadian Studies test
this week.
To celebrate Earth Day the class
will transplant about 50 young trees
from Goderich Twp, • to the
schoolyard. The trees will help
create amore natural environment
for the students at the school.
_ SPECIAL THANKS!
Special thanks to Keith Roulston,
who supplied our school with an
incubator, quail eggs, and a
viewing enclosure.
Through his assistance the
students were able to watch the
eggs hatch. We now have four baby
quails enrolled at EWPS!
GRADE 6
The Grade 6s have been very
busy lately. They are performing an
operetta in May with the Grade 4/5
class called Going West. It is sure
to be a big hit.
In math they have been complet-
ing adding and subtracting of
fractions. They are also beginning
to divide and multiply fractions.
Elizabeth Goll and Candace
Procter have recently presented
their Class Spotlights.
The Grade 6s are starting a unit
on Survival. They have each
completed a picture on the unit and
a story about the challenges they
face or are now facing.
Last but not least the students are
each doing a large project on a
specific country which is to be
completed soon. This activity is
called the World Travellers' Club.
To help them with this project they
are using PC Globe and World
Atlas on the CD ROM.