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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-10-30, Page 10Starting them young They're never too little to join in the fun of Halloween dress- up. This wee one was among those made-over guests for the Spooks and Spaghetti supper at Brussels United Church on Friday night. (Vicky Bremner photo) THE HURON PERTH gteopitai Yantiwo in association with The London Regional Cancer Centre Present the GRAND OPENING of the Illingliasn and Dithact gitto,pital efiemotheAap# Unit -a Satellite o Bandon Regional eancen Cenhe" Friday, November 1, 2002 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Terrace Room ° 7.111t •- 1 .• • , , . sA riligeng 16.1 • . • WINGHAM & DISTRICT HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY & STAFF FLU VACCINES A Flu Vaccine Clinic will be held at the hospital in the Terrace Room on Wednesday, October 30th from 10:00 am. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, October 31st from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, November 1st in the Diabetes Room from 10:00 am. to 9:00 p.m. GRAND OPENING OF CHEMO UNIT The Huron Perth Hospitals Partnership in assocation with London Regional Cancer Centre invite you to attend the Grand Opening of the Wingham & District Hospital Chemotherapy Unit, Fnday, November 1, 2002 from 2:30 -4:00 p.m. in the Terrace Room, Wingham & Distnct Hospital. POINSETTIA TEA The Wingham & District Hospital Auxiliary will be holding a Poinsettia Tea on November 20th in the Terrace Room from 10:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. WINGHAM & DISTRICT HOSPITAL AUXILARY MEETING The next meeting of the Auxiliary will be held on November 25,2002 at 1:30 p.m. in the Terrace Room, CHOLESTEROL EDUCATION DAY This program will be offered on Nov. 26th from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in Room 107 of the Hospital. A doctor's referral is required. For more information or to register call Cherie Dolmage, RD at 357- 3210, ext. 275. DIABETES EDUCATION DAY The next class will be held Nov. 28th from 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. A doctor's referral is required. For more information or to register call Cherie Dolmage, RD at 357-3210, ext 275 or Linda Kieffer RN/CDE at ext 362. NOTICE OF RESTRICTED SERVICES Monday, November 11th will be observed as a Statutory Holiday at the Wingham & District Hospital. Emergency Services onty will be provided as is our practice for any Statutory Holiday. Phone: 357-3210 Fax: 357-2931 E-Mail: winghosp wcl.on.ca PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2002. Students do Halloween activities The Cranbrook Hall board donated the use of the hall for a pre Halloween. children's party (for young children, two - five years old). Some 25 children all dressed in wonderful costumes attended. Many games were played. There was a colouring table, a playdough table and Marie Mitchell read some Halloween stories. Seeing as this party was a success, it is hoped that it can be repeated and expanded to include higher age groups of children next year. The hall board received thanks and a donation for the hall finances. On Saturday, Nov. 2, the working bee at the Cranbrook Hall is all set to go. There will be jobs for every volunteer and of course coffee and doughnuts. Everyone wanting to contribute man and woman power and time is welcome. The Slater family has a new We goofed There was an error in the Oct. 23 issue of The Citizen regarding the new minister in Cranbrook. Rev. Theresa McDonald-Lee is the new minister at Knox Presbyterian. "( 'We apologize 14 the error. • • Continued from page 9 petty cash fund for staff and supporting the Christmas and Easter dinners that are so enjoyed by our students. Childcare will be provided. Ms Van Bolhuis' class has been doing Halloween language activities and learning about when to add "es" or "s" to make words plural. A few boys are doing woodworking and making a model car. The younger students have completed a unit on time. The senior students are measuring volume. perimeter and area. Last Friday Ms Van Bolhuis wrapped up her cross-country coaching activities for this year by travelling to the district cross- country meet at Upper Thames Elementary School. with runners from Grey. She reports that many North Huron runners placed well, including Kelsey Lise, of Howick who placed sixth, Niles Reinink, also of Howick, who placed seventh, Jessica McDonald, from Brussels P.S., who placed sixth and [saac -Peel, a Turnberry student who placed fourth. In Mrs. Bowler's kindergarten class they learned the letter P. On Friday, they had a popcorn party. They have been making silly pumpkin faces for Halloween. They are reading a lot of pig (for the letter "P") and Halloween stories. In science, they have been learning about the five senses. In math, they have been graphing the number of letters in their names. Mrs. Smith's kindergarten C class was learning about the colour black. They are working on the letters B and 0, for "black" and "orange". They are learning the number two, and getting better at printing their names. On Oct. 24 they had a lot of fun fingerpainting and making jack- o-lanterns. In the library last week Mrs. Goodall's and Miss Hill's class had visits from Clifford. These two classes have been learning to tell the story Clifford and the Grumpy Neighbours and Clifford wanted to help them understand this story so they could tell it .better. While learning to tell this story, the classes have discussed, diagramed and told each other about Clifford's big problem in the story and how the problem was solved. Both classes- had excellent questions for Clifford when they had the chance Lo interview Clifford when he -stopped by to play Character Chair. Talking with Clifford has really helped the students understand the story. In science, Mrs. Goodall's Grade Is learned about air. They are doing an experiment called Dancing Raisins. Students watched the raisins gather bubbles in gingerale and dance as they floated and sank. They have been studying Autumn Brings Change, observing seasonal changes. In Miss Hill's Grade l/2s have had :celebrated four October birthdays: Nick, Tom, James S. and Garrett. In math, they are learning shapes and adding. The Grade 2s studied the story Stone Soup. Thematic books and activities are being covered. In language, they are doing vowel sounds. In the library, they are learning about characters that live in stories they read, listen to and watch, Another aspect of language arts that the class really enjoys is reading with their Reading Buddies. Mr. Park has pulled out the "storytelling fire". While it is plugged in, the Grade 2s enjoy telling scary stories. They are writing a book called the Little Ghost. The story is about a little ghost with a problem. Art activity is also centred around Halloween literature, in particular, _the Ghost Eye Tree, about which they are painting pictures. In math, they are learning about patterns, and counting, as well as studying subtraction and addition patterns. They are learning how to play chess and are still talking about Japanese families. The Grade 2/3s are hatching spider eggs in a terrarium. They are monitoring butternuts and black walnuts that they put up in trees in the woods with Mr. Perrie's help, so see if the animals are eating them. Last week in Mrs. Taylor's Grade 3/4 class, they were writing all about My Favourite Lunch. They were concentrating on using adjectives in their stories. In health -the class has reviewed "The four food groups, using the food eaten at Thanksgiving. In science, the Grade 3s have been learning about edible roots and seeds. The Grade 3s learned to count by fives and tens to 1,000 backwards and forwards. The Grade 3s read a pattern book about patterns in the real world and started to make their own patterns. Mrs. Murray's Grade 4/5 class has been studying famous artists. Last .week, they covered Grandma Moses and American Primitive Art, and this week they studied George Rouaul, a Parisian artist who created stained glass windows. In math, they are learning how to multiply two digits by three digits and working on patterning. The Grade 4s are doing a test on the first part of their medieval times unit. The Grade 5s are doing a science test on weather. In music, they are singing songs that are connected to Remembrance Day. Last .week the sound of music could be heard in Mr. Walker's Grade 5/6 class. The class got to design and create musical instruments, then present them in a drama circle. They are doing measurements and times tables in math, as well as studying place value. In social studies, they are working on projects in the•Hairia. They are writing their own scripts for their upcoming Halloween Part 2 movie. The -Grade 7 class has just finished a measurement review based on perimeter and area. In science, they have just finished up their unit on the earth's crust and will be starting a • unit on heat. This unit will include a major project that will be - due in January. In geography, they are studying themes of geographic inquiry. focusing particularly on regions. In history, they have started British and French settlement. The Grade 7s have just finished a small unit on poetry. The poems that students wrote were fantastic. Earlier this week, the Grade 8s were the featured guests at an assembly to explain Grey's new playground leader program. Grade 8s are now taking responsibility for leading co-operative games outside at recess. Mr. Payne's Grade 8s have been studying perifneter and circumference in math. In art, they are sketching. In music. they are preparing the song Where Have All the Flowers Gone?. They are also learning Can't Buy Me Love. In science, the Grade 8s are studying friction between solids. liquids and gases. addition. Jersey Slater a German Shepherd puppy arrived last Friday evening and the process of introducing the puppy to the house and the community is going well. Cathy Jo. O'Gready wants to report the arrival of a stray dog a black German Shepherd mixture (older dog) at their apartment and wonders if anyone in the community has lost their dog. Contact her if this dog is known to you.