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Castles in the sand
Three-year-old Halley Kaufman concentrates as she builds sand castles during o beach party
at the Seafonh Cd-operativeChildren's Centre lost Thursday
Mother Goose program
teaches storytelling to kids
Many
cultures use
the gift of
stors telling
Seaforth Co-operative Children's Centre
to tell us about their rich history. what they.
belies -ern and who they are as people. From
infants to the;' elderly. everyone loves a good
store.
For so x weeks this summer. the Seaforth
Public Libras and the Seafonh Co -Operative •
-Children's-Centre worked in partnership
providing a ver successful "Mother Goose".
program to the Seafonh community.
Mother Goose teaches rhymes. songs and
ston:ielling techniques to parents with young
children. • . •
• When you tell a story. you.give your
-audience the giftof imagination beyond the
pictures and the punted words: Storytelling
ha, no limitations.
Stontelhng addresses Iisienmg` skills:.
stimulates children's oral -fluency and •
facilitates creativity: The knowledge.we store
in our brains. as largely in the form of stories
and therefore. it is much easier to remember
information presented in story fotmatthan in
unrelated facts. • .
It also enhances.a child's self-esteem and
confidence as a encourages participation both
as a litcner and a st(r.teller
After
introducing
storytelling
t0 v011f
children. you may find them volunteering to
tell stories. Be prepared to set time aside.
How do you get stared?' .
Choose a story that you know well. such as
a classic tale. like "The Boy Who Called
You.may_v�•ant to look.for stories with
repetition or obvious patterns fiiiiiake it
easier for you to remember and to initiate
participation from children who can
anticipate what is going to happen next.
:Children learn by mirroring the most
consistent pattern's presented to them. The
story. as a processing.tool. helps give
meaning to the learning.
Do not worn if you forget something as
.-the.storybelongs to the storyteller -and is
vours.to tell as you like. Traditional stories
Minor real life -- they.. are open-ended. they
change and grow arid they broaden and
• spread with the families and communities
they represent.
by Shirley Brooker,
Administrator,
Seaforth Co -Operative Children's Centre
Soccer tournament a success
St. Columban
The St. Columban Parish
• family welcomes 'Julia -
Patricia Heaman who was
• haptited on Sunday by
lather Joe Dabrow'ski at St
:Columhan Church, Joining
Julia were -her •
parents. Carl•and
Sheryl Hearnan and
big brother. Patn.k.
her godparents. Frank
and Donna Hel�ig.
Mitchell. and her
grandparent} fio s—• ;
and FthetHeamari.
Thorndale: and Ken
• and Julie McLeod,
Forest.
Terry Kelly and
Stephanie ' ' ;en►. .
were united in
marriage On Aug. -5 at St.
Columhan.Chun.h _Terryi►
the ion of Don and Irene
Kelly. Stephanie is the
daughter of Stan and Jean
Ahrens, Mitchell. •
Tom and Joanne Melady,
Lisa and Danielle have heen
travelling "down east "
A highlight of the inn was
y visit to Pier 21 in Nova
Scotia, where SU years ago
the John Roks family from
Delaware srnved in Canada.
A family gathering was
recently held in Ontario to
.mark the event.'
The Si Columhan
community extends a warm
Welcome to Gail Smith who,
with her pet dogs. ha, in r ed
.Into the village from
Mils erton.
St. Columban parish is •
sponsoring a "Family Fun
Day" at Bingeman Park on
Aug. 15. Everyone .
is welcome. Contact -
Rhonda Nolan.
Ricki
Vansteelandt, along.
with her sister,•Jo
Skoblenick.
'Waterford, and their -
brother. Pete
Willem.. Bayfield,
has returned from a
visit to Belgium.
Holland, Luxemburg
and Germany., •
Nancy and Gerry •
O'Reilly, Sean Melady and .
. Renee 1ekt, and Kevin and
Debbie Leigh Melady were
among the throng recently at
Centennial Hall in London
who thoroughly enjoyed the
performance of Stompin'
TopConnuri.
Chris Verberne and Frank
and Maryanne Verberr►e were
among those responsible for •
a recent tournament of
intermediate soccer teams
held in St. Columban.
• 'Team'; participated from
Platteville, Kintore, Imbro,
West Nissoun, Tavistock, St..
Marys, St. Pauls, Kinkora, •
Mitchell and St. Columban.
The St. Columban
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intermediate team. coached
by Chns \'erheme and:
Julianne. Crowley, defeated
Mitchell in the finals to win
the tournament. •
.The St. Columban Men's
• Soccer First Division team
recently suffered a 1-0 loss to
Exeter in a.game which was
well matched to the end.
With only 20 seconds lett in
the game. the referee called a
- penalty shot against the St:
Columban team for
interference. The ea1l was
• deemed questionable by the
team and was Challenged. but
to no avail. -
In Huron Rec' League
_action. the St. Columban
team handed ClintOri a 1-0
loss with a goal by Shawn •
Ludwig.
• Karen and Gerry Ryan,
.Jason, Amanda and Jeremy
hosted a'family campover.
Sister Margaret Eckert
visited with het sister,•Cecili.,
Ryan and also enjoyed the
festivities.
Several local families
enjoyed a St. Columban Day
at Bingeman's Park,
Kitchener
Elizabeth Klaser has
returned from a tnp to
Nonhem Holland. For the
first pan of her trip, she was
accompanied by her .
granddaughter, Kim
Buchanan.
A group of young people
from the area travelled to the
.Ohio Valley near Wheeling,
West Virginia.
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