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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2004-09-30, Page 26PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. Brussels PS news Students and staff enjoy day at Brussels fair Students. staff and parent volunteers had a marvellous and educational day at the Brussels Fall Fair this past Wednesday. After marching in the parade, students had a snack and proceeded to take in a number of shows and exhibits, including the sheep and calf shows, an entertaining magic show, displays by area businesses and community service groups, as. well as the impressive crop, garden, craft, baking, artistic and scholastic exhibits. Many students expressed admiration for the amazing talents of the many individuals in our community that work so hard on their fair entries. Hopefully everyone's contributions to the fair have inspired some new exhibitors. Congratulations to the many runners who trained for and took part in the cross-country running event held at Grey Central last Tuesday. For under eight boys. Brody Ten Pas placed third. Mackenzie McGavin placed fifth for the eight-and-under girls. Jeremy Ross placed fifth and Zack Watson and Marissa Pipe both placed sixth in their respective categories. Both kindergarten A and B classes have been very busy during the month of September. Ms Carter states that the kindergartens have adapted very well to all of the new faces, new routines, and the new classroom atmosphere. The kindergartens have been working on several things like an All About Me booklet, songs, counting, weather and calendar charts. They have also been helping Ms Carter write and read the morning message. Ms Carter says she is very excited to be the Brussels kindergarten teacher this year. and she is looking forward to a wonderfully busy year with all of her kindergarten students. Mrs. McGavin's Grade 1 students have been writing, writing, writing. Students report that they particularly enjoy journal writing time, when they are encouraged to communicate using all of their wonderful reading and writing skills. Alphabet and phonological awareness activities have been a focus. Miss Graham's Grade 2 class has been looking at number patterns and addition fact strategies. They are beginning a new unit on sorting. In language, students have been exploring vowel sounds and reviewing reading strategies. They have started the editing process in writing. In science, the class has developed their own animal classes and looked at the actual classes. In social studies, the class made a pictograph about family origins and are learning about the family traditions of others. Grade 3/4 has been enjoying many wonderful stories while reviewing re ading strategies. We started to make connections and ask questions. strategies that great readers use all of the time, while reading the books Tight Times and Fly Away Home. These books also helped students in the class understand about fatnilies in need as we collected food for the Drive Away Hunger Tour. The class has also discovered many interesting picture books written in letter format as they have been learning about writing a friendly letter. As they gear up for their autobiography presentations, students have also been writing poetry about themselves, following classroom models. They really enjoyed hearing poet Jack Prelutsky read Louder Than a Clap of Thunder on-line. Check out his poetry writing tips on the Grade 3 page of Getting Students Connected at http://teacher.scholastic.com/writew i t/poetry/jack_my_poem.htm Grade 3 students are enthused about working with their literacy coaches from Grade 7/8 each morning. Thanks to Mrs..McKee for organizing the Literacy Coach program for the entire primary division and training the intermediate division students as literacy coaches so early in the year. The individual attention students receive both at home and at school as a result of this one-on-one reading . program is extremely valuable to students and their progress in reading. The small group of Grade 4s in the Grade 3/4 class has started tracking their reading and are attempting to Read Across Canada. Each page a student reads counts for a kilometre of the Trans Canada Highway. Students have started their reading journey on the east coast in Newfoundland and are discovering great Canadian authors as they proceed west. Students have been reading a bit about the TransCanada Highway at http://www.transcanadahighway.com During the last couple of weeks, students have been getting back into routines, like doing homework and Studying for spelling tests. Mrs. Mitchell reports that spelling scores the second week of the program were much improved over the first By Elyse DeBruyn Citizen staff At the Sept. 21 Huron East council meeting, a representative from the Vanastra Curling Club approached council regarding equipment upgrades. Dave Townsend, club president asked about the replacement of three pieces of club equipment, which under the lease agreement between council and the club, is council's responsibility. Council decided to defer their decision to the 2005 budget meeting after receiving the cost estimations. Townsend told council he was doing a follow up from a meeting in the spring of 2003, where- they discussed the state of equipment at the curling club. At that time, the condenser required immediate replacement as it leaked freon into the atmosphere on two different occasions during the 2002/2003 season. The chiller and brine pump were also in desperate need of being replaced in the following year or two. He said council reached an agreement that stated the Municipality of Huron East is October 1 Happy la' Anniversary Chris & Shelly Smith Love Lexi, Delayna, Hudson & Bennett .f. -.0“•••• WO1411.• initp/4. week and encourages students to keep up the good work. Mr. Stewart looks forward to marking the Grade 3s problem- solving test that the students have been preparing for in class and at home this past weekend. The Grade 4/5 class has come together nicely and shown how well they can learn together using co- operation. They enjoy learning about the human body in science and have started a research project about Canada for social studies. The class has also completed the first chapter in math which involved finding patterns using shapes and numbers. In language arts, Mrs. Bann's Grade 6/7 class has been reviewing the writing process as they write stories. In reading they are learning about the characteristics of fiction. The Grade 6 class has been working on patterning in math and exploring elevators as they learn about motion and forces in science. In the French room Grades 6, 7 and 8 have worked on a personal profile presentation. The students introduced, described and shared their interests with the class. The Grade 7/8s are also learning about food from the 'Au casse- responsible for all maintenance of the building and for all operation expenses of the club, except for fire insurance on the building and fixtures for which the club takes all responsibility for. Since the last meeting, the club has raised $15,000 for equipment funds. "Fifteen-thousand dollars in one year is pretty good. We feel we did enough fundraising that we want to do _at_ this: point in time," said Townsend: - - Hs also said that the cost of hydro at the building is high due to inefficient equipment. As calculated in Townsend's 2003 report, replacing the compressor would cost $21,000, a chiller would cost $23,000 and a brine pump would cost $6,000, leaving a $50,000 total. But he said there was about a 25 per cent adjustment for the 2005 prices totaling about $62,500 to replace all three this year. "Since we're going into the season now, we wanted to budget (for the equipment replacement) as well," said Townsend. Forthcoming Marriage OLSON - HEARD Neil and Ruth Olson and Doug and Mary (d. Apr. 30, 2004) k Heard are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of Joanne and Brian Sunday, October 3, 2004 Fergus, Ontario croute' unit that they are studying. The 6/7 class is learning about video games and vocabulary dealing with space in their unit "Galaxie virtuelle'. The 4/5 class has practised saying the alphabet, numbers, days of the week and months of the year. All students seem to be comfortable in the French classroom and Miss Mathieu has enjoyed their participation. The Grade 7/8s have had an excellent start to the new school year. In language, they are working on increasing their vocabulary skill in all subject areas, writing a fairy tale, and reading many short stories. They are learning about the patterns in human geography, and in science they are learning about structures. The Grade 7s are thrilled about working with their new textbook. WEDDINGS Performed - your location or our iindoor or outdoor chapel (non-denominational) For brochure call: REV. CHRIS MORGAN ALL FAITHS PASTORAL CENTRE BENMILLER, 524-5724 CHRISTENINGS - alkAttrAir cliatete ittaited to .3,1k St. Augustine Aci Church Bazaar ir Thanksgiving & Christmas all in one 4sr on Saturday, October 2 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. iht FREE ADMISSION raws: 1st prize - Queen size quilt "Half Log Cabin Heart" 2nd prize - $100. Cash 3rd prize - $50. Cash rafts, bake table, penny sale; produce, door prizes & lunch counter taempuie t• welcome ;IC loamy" a paead Wrap it up early in St. Augustine. ou'll be glad you came! Joe and Dolores Kerr and Max Riegling • • are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children Cheryl Kerr and Beau Riegling. The wedding will take place on Saturday, October 2, 2004 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, ' • Kingsbridge. • Peddle hard Putting strength to the test, area children participated in the kids tractor pull in the Brussels arena. Emily Mitchell used all her power to drive the little tractor that had a very heavy weight attached. (Elyse DeBruyn photo) Vanastra curling club needs upgrades