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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-03-01, Page 31THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2000. PAGE 31. East Wawanosh PS news Students celebrate Canada Week By Nikki Van De Walle and Jenna Howatt East Wawanosh Public School participated in Canada Week celebrations Feb. 15 - 18. On the Tuesday students dressed in red and white. Wednesday they dressed in clothing that represented Brussels PS news Speech winners advance By Jill Bridge and Clair Mastnak Students have been very busy at Brussels in the last two weeks, speeches are now done and some school level winners are going on to the Legion. All the speeches were great and we would like to say good luck to those who are speaking at the Legion on March I at 7:30 p.m. Report cards go home on March 6 and soon after that is March Break, ‘2 Pianos, 4 Hands’ at Centre A new adaptation of the award­ winning 2 Pianos, 4 Hands will make its Kitchener premiere at The Centre In The Square on Feb. 29 at 8 p.m. 2 Pianos, 4 Hands is based on the real-life experience and offbeat personalities encountered by authors Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt. For the first time since 2 Pianos, 4 Hands took the Western world by storm, two women will star in the production. The comedy features the critically acclaimed Canadian actors Shari Saunders and Karen Woolridge, who portray the two musicians-in-training, as well as of the unique people who touch their lives. 2 Pianos, 4 Hands is a musical entertainment about a lifetime’s obsession with 88 piano keys. It is a funny and warm account of two aspiring young talents played with Spring weekend at Haus As winter gave way to the arrival of spring, there was a change in routine and a flurry of activity for 19th century farm families. In Waterloo County indoor jobs such as woodworking and basket­ making came to an end as maple sap was collected and boiled for syrup, eggs were gathered, and the four-square garden prepared. At the Joseph Schneider Haus Museum the arrival of spring will be celebrated with a series of theme weekends. Beginning March 4 and continuing through April 23, the theme weekends are Working with Wood, Baskets, Braid and Bonnets, Paper Magic, Maple Syrup, Stitching for Pretty, Sweeping Clean, Eggstravaganza and Easter Traditions. Special guests join staff on selected weeks to demonstrate traditional skills including woodworker Phil Elsworthy, straw weaver Daniel Kramer, paper marbler Sophie Drouin-Sitarski, and broom-maker John Warburton. The annual Crokinole Classic also takes place at Schneider Haus on Saturday, April 8 and spectators are welcome. This is an invitational team challenge tournament with the school or townships. Thursday they wore clothing that represented places in Canada. On Friday they wore red and white. In the morning they had an assembly that was presented by the Katimavik group from Goderich. This organization which gets its name from the Innui word meaning everyone is excited about getting out and being free for one week. Kindergartens are learning about the letter M and things that start with M. They are also singing songs about marshmallows to enforce their learning. The Grade l class is learning to tell time. No one will be late for school in that class! For starters Grade 2s are learning how to write Chinese print. They’re hilarity, insight and affection. Saunders and Woolridge recreate the memories of youthful piano study; teachers who are eccentric or inscrutable or inspiring, or somehow, all three; piano exams and competitions; and the love-hate of practising. They also provide superb musicianship on a pair of grand pianos, with music ranging from In My Little Birch Canoe to Bach, Schubert, Mozart, Billy Joel and Elton John. 2 Pianos, 4 Hands hails from Toronto, where it opened in 1996 and played three sold-out engagements. The show toured to unanimous acclaim across Canada before making its American debut at the prestigious Promenade Theatre, in New York, where it played to nightly standing ovations for six months. An extended and equally successful engagement followed at crokinole played the traditional way! The Eggstravaganza weekend, April 15 and 16, features an outdoor Easter Egg Hunt for children aged 10 and younger at 10 a.m. Saturday, Pysanky (Ukranian Easter Egg) Workshops taught by Nadia Kowalyshyn and Luba Werchola and the opportunity for young and old to make Pennsylvania-German Easter Eggs. In the galleries, visitors will enjoy “A Stitch in Time” The Embroidery of Ingrid Steiner" Atwood Lions Bingo every Thursday Doors open 6:30 p.m. Starts at 7:00 p.m. Jackpot $500. on 54 calls Pot of Gold $500. on 54 calls Loonie Bin “gathering place” is made up of young people from all over Canada who go into communities to do volunteer work in schools, museums and other places. Our guests were from Quebec, Saskatchewan and Ontario. In the afternoon students went to also learning about perimeter in math. We wonder what the perimeter of China would be? The Grade 3 class is learning about geometry and shapes in math. They’re also reading very hard for book reports every month. The Grade 4 class has a few speech winners in their class. They are Chelsey McLellan and Lindsay Watson. The Grade 5/6 class wishes to the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C. culminating in a U.S. national tour. 2 Pianos, 4 Hands had its British premiere at the Birmingham Rep. in January 1999. The production met with overwhelming popular and critical acclaim and also played in London’s West End to strong reviews. 2 Pianos, 4 Hands is produced by David and Ed Mirvish. This production has been newly adapted for women actors. The creative team is led by Richard Greenblatt who for the first time, will direct the production. Greenblatt has directed more than 65 productions, of mostly original Canadian works, during his career. He has won four Dora Awards, including one for 2 Pianos, 4 Rands shared with Ted Dysktra. . For more information, call the Box Office at 578-1570 or toll free 1-800-265-8977. featuring the intricate work of the 2000 Folk Artist-in-Residence and “Retrospective”, a colourful exhibition of quilts made by Carol McLean of Woodstock, which opens on March 11. Joseph Schneider Haus Museum is located at 466 Queen St. S., Kitchener, ON. For more information call Katherine McCracken at 519-742-7752. Andrew Potter (Potty) & Melanie McRae/Nicholson Siuck X Slae Friday, March 10 at Brussels, Morris & Grey Community Centre 9 p.m. -1 a.m. Music by DJ, lunch provided Age of majority Tickets $5.00 at the door or call Erin 887-6782 Tagan 357-4280 Alicia 357-2504 Buses available call Tagan for details three different activities when they were in JK to Grade 8 groups. The most famous and the most fun was Ms Gardiner’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Canadian trivia game. Ms Dodd’s had a history of the maple leaf. In Ms Schaefer’s room they learned about the national anthem. Mr. Lobb congratulate Alyssa Gowing who came in first and Lauren Spink who came in third and Chris Corbett and Mary Ann Aitchison who competed in the gym. The class is also having a craft show on April 8. You can come and buy neat crafts or if you are crafty you can rent a table for $ 10 and a donation to the draw table. The Grade 6/7 class are making aquariums in French and they look fantastique! They are also making sculptures in art. The Grade 7 and 8s are learning about cells, tissues, organs and systems in science. Community Food Advisors present Great Food Fast Short on time in the kitchen? Help is on the way! Like most Canadians you are probably juggling your time between work, family and friends and feeling tired most nights. You may find yourself stopping for take out, eating on the run or racing to put dinner on the table. You’re not alone! The community food advisors of Huron County want to share some time saving ideas and recipes with you during nutrition month in March. The theme is Great Food Fast! The food advisors will be offering free food demonstrations that are cheap and easy to prepare, free food samples and free childcare by qualified childcare workers at the following times and locations throughout the county: Wingham, 45 Alfred St., Wednesday, March l, l p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Goderich, Knox Presbyterian Church, Thursday, March 9, l p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Vanastra, Lions Club Apartments, Thursday. March 23, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Centralia, United Church, Thursday, March 30, 1 p.m. to 2:30 LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-800-265-3438 FOR TOLL FREE MOVIE INFO FRI.-THURS. MARCH 3- 9 FRI. & SAT. 6:45 & 9 PM SUN.-THURS. 7:30 PM SAT. & SUN. MAT 2 P.M. All MAT SEATS 4.25 HILARIOUS! Off-The-Wall Comeily At ItK IlCHt!' “I,aui<h-Out- l.oittl Fiiniiv." PARK THEATRE GODERICH FRI. & SAT. 6:45 & 9 PM SUN.-THURS. 7:30 PM NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN organized an across-Canada relay. Mrs. Hessels and retired teacher Mr. Kerr led the singing of Canadian songs. In Ms Mathers’ room the students learned about the RCMP while Mrs. McGregor helped the students write an acrostic peom about Canada. In the library, Mrs. Webster had a Canadian scavenger hunt. If you find yourself being drawn to the Grade 2/3 classroon, perhaps it is because they have been studying magnets and which materials are magnetic. After designing their owji racetracks, the students held timed races with paperclip “cars” which zoomed around the tracks powered by magnets being pulled underneath the paper tracks. The Grade 3 students have received and written letters to their penpals who are in Grade 3 class of 14 students at a private school in Toronto. Just this week, the Grade 3 class has completed learning all the lower class cursive letters and are beginning to do their schoolwork in cursive writing. In mathematics, the Grade 2s are learning to tell time. p.m. No registration is required. If you would like more information call Kayla Glynn at the Huron County Health Unit, 482-3416 or 1-800- 265-5184. KEB [ TW IN CINEMA ] | SURROUND SOUND STEREO || LISTOWEL 291-3070 i STARTS FRIDAY CINEMA 1 7 PM family SAT. & SUN MATINEE 2 PM THE TIGGER MOVIE 9:15 PM *a MOVIE SCREAM 3 E CINEMA 2 7 & 9:15 SAT. & SUN MATINEE 2 PM LEONARDO DECAPRIO RESTRICTED