The Citizen, 2001-04-04, Page 13Getting a grip
Students at Blyth Public School were a stop on the list of schools being visited by the Half
Pints, who not only play an entertaining game of basketball with selected players at each stop.
but bring a message about bullying and teasing. Getting in on the fun and games with one,of*
the Half Pints was Blyth's Grade 6/7 and phys ed teacher Bevan Moir. While this maneouver
entertained the, students the next play got even more laughs as the teacher ended up the victim
of a cream pie to the face.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2001. PAGE 13.
East Wawanosh PS news
Grade 2/3 pupils research provinces
FROM BELGRAVE
During the month of April the
kindergartens at East Wawanosh
Public School will be discussing
bunnies and eggs. They will also be
working on the letters "G" and "0".
In Math, Grade 1 s are finishing a
study of two and three-dimensional
shapes. They will soon be discussing
fractions.
The children are learning the
importance of eating healthy foods
and the need to take good care of
their bodies and teeth. In science,
they have been studying different
types of energy (e.g. solar, sound,
light, mechanical and stored energy),
and are discussing the four food
groups as outlined in Canada's Food
Guide.
In language Grade 2s are studying
letter writing skills and will' be
writing to pen pals in another school.
In math they are learning, about
The Belgrave Community Club
will hold its monthly meeting at
the Community Centre at 1:30
p.m. on Friday, April 6. The guest
speaker will be Ross Procter who
will show slides of his trip to
Antarctica. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
May Rinn is a patient at Wingham
and District Hospital. Friends and
neighbours wish May a speedy
recovery.
There were 1 I tables of shoot in
play .on Friday, March 30 at the
Belgrave Community Centre.
Winners were: high lady, Jane
Grasby; second high lady, Lois
The final Belgrave WI potluck
lunch of the season was held on
March 20, opening with Grace said
by John Roberts.
The program began with President
Isabel Campbell reading Hugs.
Wilma Higgins introduced the
speaker, John Beardsley, farm editor
of CKNX radio. After working on
faims, he decided he would like to
be a Veterinarian but later changed
courses to get a degree in Crop
Sciences from the University of
Guelph.
His work in 4-H programs was
his introduction to Women's
Institutes. He later worked for
Canadian Agra and Cook's before
coming to Wingham. He learned
that urban people know little
multiplication and division.
In the afternoon the Grade 2/3s
are researching provinces and
territories for their projects. In
phys. ed., they 'have been doing
activities that involve balance
and travelling in a variety of
ways (e.g. hopping, skipping).
Sooh, they will be discussing safety
rules for home, school and
community.
Grade 3s have just completed a
novel study of The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe. They are
continuing on with poetry through
the month of April. The students
worked hard on short stories about
their favourite place. In math they
are honing multiplication skills and
will begin division.
Grade 4s are looking forward to
reading some new guided reading
books. In math, they are working on
different kinds of graphs and
interpreting the information that they
show. They will also be having a
look at measuring capacity (litres
and millilitres).
In French, students are finishing
their unit on islands by creating an
island poster, a brochure and finally
with a test on April 2. In science, the
students have enjoyed building with
K'Nex and Lego for a pulley and
gear unit. Soon they will be starting
to learn about soil, rocks and
minerals.
In March, Grade 5/6 students kept
a journal written from the
perspective of the main character in
the novel they chose for their March
about agriculture and that farmers'
goal should be to get positive
information about agriculture to
urban people.
In Huron County $512 million is
derived yearly from farm gate sales.
At the potluck on March 16,
Glenn and Dorothy Coultes
presented information and slides of
their trip to Brazil, showing the
differences in agriculture there with
three growing seasons. They toured
some farms and urban centres with a
guide as interpreter for the Portugese
language.
The next meeting on April 17 is
the annual meeting with the winners
of the public speaking at East
Wawanosh Public School as the
program. Everyone is welcome.
book report. Many students put extra
effort into personalizing their
journals by adding colour and
drawings.
Part' one of ,their science unit on
the diversity of living things,
students got some practice with
preparing for and writing an open-
book quiz.
Math classes have been busy with
Grade 5 students working on
predicting probability and
conducting experiments, and the
Grade 6 students finishing up their
Mike Cottrill and sons greeted
worshippers at Knox United Church
on Sunday, April 1.
Rev. Ethel Miner Clare wel-
comed the congregation. The choir
sang 0 God, How We Have
Wandered, accompanied by
Elizabeth Procter.
The responsive reading was from
Psalm 126. •
The children gathered in the front
unit On perimeter, area and volume.
In French, students have just begun a
new unit on aliens.
The Grade 7/8 class is currently
working on a Geometry unit,
classifying the constructing angles
and shapes. Book reports were
handed in on March 26 and the class
novel study has been started.
The students have been studying
light and optics this month, which
included building a pinhole camera
over the March break. In geography,
they are looking at economic
pew for story time. Rev. Miner Clare
had a bottle of perfume. In the Bible
perfume is a sign of love when
poured on Jesus' feet.
The scripture reading was from
Isaiah 4: 16-21. The Epistle reading.
was from Philippians 3: 46-14 and
the gospel lesson was from John 12:
1-8.
Alison Wightman looked after the
nursery.
. - systems, covering everything from
the students' place in an economic
system to the ideas of NAFTA and
globalization. In French, they are
just about to tinish a unit on adverbs,
with a project, a quiz and an
upcoming test.
Phys. ed has been focusing on
basketball with all students greatly
improving their skills.
On the creative side, the Grade
7/8s recently completed filming their
video interpretations of different
pieces of classical music.
The sermon was entitled
Extravagant Love (Part 2). Rev.
Miner Clare told the Story of Mary
pouring a very expensive perfume
on Jesus' feet.
Chris Cottrill and Carl Procter
took up the offering.
The Sonshine Singers will sing on
Sunday, April 8.
There will be lunch and fellowship
following the service.
low lady, Merle McFarlane; high
man, Dennis Leddy; second high
man, Irlma Edgar; most shoots,
Doris Michie, low man, Bob Grasby.
The next shoot is Friday, April 20 at
1:30 p.m.
There were nine tables of euchre in
play at the Women's Institute Hall on
Wednesday, March 28.
Winners Were: high lady, Janet
Mathers; second high lady, Ruth
Johnston; lone hands, Jane Grasby;
low lady, Audrie Vath; high man,
Mervyn Schneider, second high man,
LlOyd Appleby; lone hands, John
Pollard; low man, Eileen Miller.
The next euchre is Wednesday,
April 4 at 8 p.m.
Mabel's Moms met at their regular
time on Wethiesday, March 28.
Those who attended were Lila
Procter and Jessica; Kim Higgins,
Ashley, Shelby and Jarod Logan;
Linda Hess and Judith; Donna.
Raynard, Heidi, Curtis and' Craig;
Crystal Agombar, Nicholas and
Gage; Elaine Scott, Peyton and
Preston.
Their topic was Competition in
Chamney; most shoots, Bev Hayden; Sports.
CENX's John Beardsley
tells WI of life in agriculture
Cottrill family greets at Knox