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Brussels PS news
Grade 5/6 craft show a huge success
By Meagan Jones and
KariLyn McLellan
Saturday, April 1 at Brussels
Public School was the Spring Craft
Show. With over 20 craft vendors,
there was something for everyone.
Mrs. Schumacker was very proud
of the Grade 5/6 students on
Saturday as they worked diligently
at the show.
Some of the many features includ
ed crafts galore, a silent auction, a
dime auction and Cafe 5/6 serving a
delicious lunch menu.
A huge thank you from Grade 5/6
to the parent volunteers and all of
the members of the community who
supported us.
March break is over and we have a
busy month on hand. April 3 to 6 is
the school book fair.
On Wednesday, April 5 the book
fair will be open until 8 p.m. at night
for families to come and have a
look. It is also open to parents
Monday through Wednesday from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
There was little time between the
March break and the end of the
month, but kindergarten still man
aged to learn their new sound “N”
and have started a new unit in read--
ing, Arthur.
Grade Is made paper leprechauns
for St. Patrick’s Day. They have
begun a new unit in math.
Grade 2s have been very busy.
They have learned about matter in
science.
They have also written their own
stories and pictures to go along with
them. In art class they made Chinese
kites.
This term the Grade 3s are learn
ing about geometrical shapes and
symmetry in math.
The Grade 4 class has started a
new unit on medieval times. They
are going to have a medieval feast
this week. It will be very interesting
to see all the lords and ladies and of
courses jester or two.
The'Grade 4s and Grade 6/7 class
held a frozen food fundraising cam
paign. They were very happy with
their sales and wish to thank every
one for their support.
Grade 6 and 7s are busy
learning about geometrical shapes in
math.
District school board transfers principals
There will be several changes in
leadership at Avon Maitland District
School Board schools in September
as 15 principals will be transferred.
Alice McDowell of Walton Public
School will move to Grey Central
and Grey Central incumbent Cheryl
Peach will go to Wingham Public
School. Frank Stretton of Wingham
will take the transfer to Howick
Public School.
George Barker of Hullett Central
will trade places with Lois Tebbutt
of Brookside.
Seaforth Public School principal
Lome Rideout will go to Mitchell
and Jim Moore of Seaforth District
High School will take over at
Bluewater Secondary School. Kevin
Smith of King Lear Public School
will assume the position of principal
at the new elementary school in
Seaforth.
Other principal transfers include
Suzanne Kelly from Romeo to King
Lear; Dieter Keller, North Easthope
to Romeo; Clive Edmonds, Hensall
to North Easthope; Niall
Straw, McCurdy to Hensall; Ralph
Milton, Sprucedale to Bedford;
Sharon Speir, Falstaff to Sprucedale
and Peter Bowman, Mitchell to
Avon.
In the role of vice-principal, Jane
Morton will move from Upper
Thames to the new Seaforth
elementary school and Bill Teall of
Seaforth Public School will go .to
Hensall.
Alexander Vanderkam will move
from McCurdy to Juliet; Dave Shaw
will return from a leave of absence
to become vice-principal at
Brookside; Kim Blaek will be
named vice-principal af Upper
Thames from her post of acting vice
principal at Avon and Helen Orr will
be promoted from teacher at Anne
Hathaway to vice-principal at
Bedford.
Avon Maitland students off to Canada science fair
Six winners from the Avon
Maitland Huron Perth Regional
Inventors’ and Science Fair will take
their projects to the Canada Wide
Science Fair in London in May. The
winners are Brianne Becker, Dustin
Verhoeve and Stephen Prang, all
from St. Boniface School; Dwight
Schiestel and Owen Matthews, both
from Wingham Public School; and
Greg Smith from Robertson
Memorial Public School.
These students’ projects were
judged as the best six among the 81
entries at this year’s event.
Event Chair Michael Ash said,
“Entries are up this year by approxi
mately 20 per cent. We are very
pleased with the increased number
of projects and the fact that 20
schools from across the district par
ticipated in this year’s regional fair.
The quality of the entries is very
good and the winners will be quite
competitive when they go on to com
pete at the Canada Wide Science
Fair.”
Lynda McGregor, executive direc
tor for the Foundation for Enriching
Education, acknowledges, on behalf
of the Sci-Tech organizing commit
tee, the support of three major spon
sors and many other supporters
whose donations make this event
possible.
Sci-Tech Encounters is a partner
ship project of the Avon Maitland
District School Board, the Huron-
Perth Catholic District School Board
and the Foundation for Enriching
Education Perth Huron.
It is a two-part program which
offers the Science and Inventors’
Fair in March and Sci-Tech
Olympics in May.
Study shows children aren’t eating breakfast
A recent survey on eating and
smoking behaviours of almost 900
Grade 4 to 8 students in Huron and
Perth Counties found that one in
five children in Grade 4 reported
not eating breakfast. By Grade 8,
one in four boys and one in two
girls reported not eating breakfast.
One-third of the children said
they eat empty calorie foods like
chips and candy daily. One-quarter
of the children said that they don’t
drink milk.
“Poor nutrition habits like
breakfast skipping are a big
concern since they not only affect
children’s ability to concentrate in
school but their overall diet and
health,” said Kayla McLynn,
nutritionist at the Huron County
Health Unit.
The survey was directed by a
local Community Advisory Group
and conducted by researchers from
the University of Guelph and the
University of Waterloo. Members
Thieves take scales
of the advisory group include
representatives from the Avon-
Maitland District School Board, the
Huron-Perth Catholic District
School Board, the Huron County
Health Unit and the Perth District
Health Unit.
Results also show that more than
one in four children in Grades 4 to
8 have tried smoking, although
only five per cent reported being
current smokers. This occurs even
though children know smoking is
addictive and will cause health
problems.
Children told researchers that
from Hensall Co-op
parties.
“These results will be helpful in
making recommendations for
municipal by-laws,” said Sandra
Feltz, public health nurse, Huron
County Health Unit.
Health behaviours that increase
the risk of disease begin during
childhood and adolescence. The
Community Advisory Group and
the researchers are now looking at
nutrition programs for schools.
For further information on the
results of the survey, please contact
Tricia Wilkerson, Huron County
Health Unit at 519-482-3416 or Dr.
Susan Evers, University of Guelph
at 519-824-4120 ext. 3780.
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On March 28 at 6 a.m. police
were called to the Hensall Co-op
situated on Hensall Road in
McKillop Twp. just north of Hwy.
8.
A company representative told
police that at 5:15 a.m. an intrusion
alarm was activated at the business.
He went to check the alarm and
found that a window had been
forced open into the building.
Taken was a small portable
electronic scale. The scale has
metric conversions and is 8" x 10"
x 3" in size and has a brown base
with a round stainless steel
platform. It is valued at over
$4,000.
Anyone coming in contact with
this portable scale is asked to notify
the Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers.
they smoke to relax and because
their friends smoke. Children who
currently smoke reported smoking
in restaurants, coffee shops, and at
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