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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-01-14, Page 22Go figure! If just 11. more Canadians were physically active, annual savings in health•Gue costs could be as muds as 512,000,000. .4^PaRnapantan A.ning a Healkner Future' 1998 Wedding Showcase February 4, 1998 The Citizen will publish a multi-page insert featuring articles and advertising geared specifically to couples preparing to wed. To take advantage of this advertising opportunity, please call Les Cook or Jeannette McNeil at (519) 523-4792 before January 31, 1998. PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1998. Brussels Public School news Grade ls make snowflakes, read snow poems A NEW YEAR FOR BPS By Amber Park-Shaw and Nicole Mastnak The Brussels Blazers had a safe and happy holiday, and are glad to be back at school. The kindergarten classes are celebrating Emily Kerhoffs fifth birthday! Also Andrew Watson is turning six. Happy Birthday! They are currently practising their initials. The kindergarten year of 1998 has started off very successfully. Grade 1 was very disappointed that there wasn't any snow. They have written a large book called "I Want Snow'', made snowflakes and read poems and stories about snow. In the Grade 2 class, they have been busy decorating the school walls with their wonderful winter scenes. Chelsey and Evie told us they interviewed their classmates to find out what they like on their pizza. The results said that most people like bacon, yellow peppers, and pepperoni. Not very many people prefer olives and cheese. Grade 2 is looking forward to a new year. Ms MacDonald's Grade 4 class had to make a circle and draw pictures to make the circle part of the picture. They are also starting a new unit on Old Order Mennonites. To go along with the program they are reading "Amish Adventure". Happy 15th birthday to Ms MacDonald (just kidding)! 1998 has been a great year for the Grade 4s so far. Mr. Teall's Grade 5 class;is looking back in time to learn about "Stone Age Calendars". They have to choreograph a dance to a French song. They seem to enjoy it. Looks like the Grade 5s are heading for a great year in 1998! Grade 6s in Mrs. Whyte's class are starting a new unit in science on "Endangered Species". The Grade 6/7s get to enjoy watching a movie called Pit Pony. Nicole White and Morgan Bishop told us that it is about a pony forced to work in a mine. In math the Grade 7s are working on dividing decimals. The Grade 6s are multiplying decimals. The whole class has been working hard on book reports that are done on computers. Grade 7 read 250 page books and Grade 6s read 200 page books. Beginning the new year, the Grade 7/8 class started a new unit on poetry. What is poetry? The Grade 7/8 class has no problem answering that question now! In French, they are helping Samantha Thomas and Kyle Stephenson learn new ways, to communicate since they are getting ready for their French exchange. That will be happening March 11 to March 24. Brussels Public School has got a lot going on. The Grade 7/8 boys and girls are really working hard to make the school volleyball team to go to F. E. Madill. Grade 6 - 8 get to have a "Celebrate '98" dance. We're all proud to be a Brussels Blazer! Grey Central Echo Pupils welcome new principal to school family BUSY DAYS AT GREY CENTRAL Jason Snider, Joel Hemingway, Katy Sproul, Cheryl Armstrong, Chris Henry, Kevin Smith NEW PRINCIPAL Welcome back. We've all had a nice, refreshing break from school for the Christmas holidays. As you may or may not know, we have had a new principal since we came back. Her name is Mrs. Helen Crocker and she is replacing Mr. Paul Statia, who retired before Christmas. Mrs. Crocker agreed to write a short paragraph or so about herself. "I am pleased to be a part of the Grey Central Public School family. I enjoy teaching and being a principal in a rural school and I look forward to continuing my career at Grey Central. "My husband Jim and I reside in Seaforth where we raised four children. I have taught for over 25 years in Huron County in six schools and this is my second school as a principal. I was a curriculum co-ordinator (consul- tant) for three years and vice principal for one year. "I have a BA and Master's of Education which I achieved through extension courses over a period of years. I also have qualifications to teach from Early Years to OAC's. My interests include boating, anything to do with nature and the outdoors, travelling and reading. I care about all our children and welcome parents as partners in their education." ALZHEIMER'S MONTH By Yvonne DeWit January is Alzheimer's month. The Grade 4/5s at Grey Central were visited by Shelly and Teresa, (educators for the Alzheimer's Society). We talked about what Alzheimer's is, and if anyone in the room knows someone who has Alzheimers. Teresa showed a chart of normal brains and brains with Alzheimer's, so we could see how different they look. The teachers and students did different activities that helped them see what it is like to have a small handicap, and how confusing things might be for someone with Alzheimer's. In one of the activities, they had to pretend they were working at McDonald's, and take down an order. Teresa pretended to be the person ordering the food, and read the order. She changed her mind many times and asked for different things that she decided she didn't want, and the kids had to try to remember what she had actually ordered. Shelly read a story called."The Memory Box". It was about a boy who was visiting his grandparents for the summer. His grandfather was in the beginning stages of Alzheimer's, and the boy described how things had changed. They decided to make a memory box, filled with little stories and cards that had the things they used to do together written on. His grandparents said this was for when Grandpa could no longer remember on his own, they could take the memory box out and remember together. At the end of the visit, the Grade 4/5s were invited to create posters for the Alzheimer's Society. The posters will be on display in the school until the end of January. At the end of January, the posters from Grey Central and one other school in Huron County will be sent to the Alzheimer's Society, and 12 posters will be chosen to make a calendar. Money raised from the sale of the calenders will go to the Alzheimers society. VOLLEYBALL The Grade 7s and 8s have been playing intramural volleyball in the gym, during their noon recess. For the playoffs it was teams one and three playing the best two out of three games and teams two and four, playing against one another. Teams one and four advanced onto the championship. The first championship game was won by team four. It all came down the next game. If they won it they would win the championship if not they would play one more game to decide the champions. On Wednesday, both teams played an intense game. Spectators were seated on the stage cheering for both teams. Final Results: team four won by a fair margin. Congratulations to all the people who played in the Intramurals on all of the teams! CHESS CLUB Mr. park will be heading up the Chess Club again this year. All 'mates' can 'check' the action on Wednesday afternoons in the library. We suspect he will have quite a bit of help from his Grade 3/4 class. The club will be honing their skills for the chess tournament, and many will also be playing other teams in the county, using e-mail. ICE SKATING Ice skating begins as part of the physical education program at Grey Central. Friday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. at the BMG Arena is the first big day. As always, parents are always welcome to come to the arena and help tie skates. PAST EVENTS On November 11, under the direction of Mrs. Hood, Cheryl Armstrong, Joel Hemingway, Chris Henry, Kevin Smith, Jason Snider and Katy Sproul, presented a Remembrance Day Program for the school honouring the brave soldiers who defended our country so we could live with peace and freedom. The assembly included the reading of In Flanders Fields, and the entire school joining in for the singing Turning of the World, Let There be Peace on Earth, and 0 Canada. A special thank you goes to Mrs. Whitmore for her expert accompaniment on the piano.