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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2004-01-21, Page 66 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Jan. 21, 2004 Looking. Glass 4 Main St., Seaforth 527-1783 +Reflexology +Deep Muscle Therapy +Ear Candling +Reiki In Home Services Provided Gift Certificates Available Jennifer McClinchey VISIT US AT WWW. seaforthhuronexpositor.com & Auction Inc. ' A NEW Truckload Every Week! Fri. 10-6, Sat. 9-4, Sun. 124 Rayfield Rd. Clinton 482-9364 HURON EAST ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF HURON EAST Copies of the Huron East Water Systems Annual Reports and Inspections are available for viewing at the Huron East Municipal Office during regular office hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 72 Main Street South, Seaforth, Ontario Phone (519) 527-1710 Toll Free from Brussels/Grey 1-888-868-7513 THE HURON -PERTH CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD NwaMl C,lii. OMSn Word Junior & Senior Kindergarten REGISTRATION JANUARY 26-30, 2004 In order to register for Kindergarten, children must be four (4) years of age on or before December 31, 2004. Parents are required to bring the Baptismal Certificate, Birth Certificate and Immunization Record Card of the child you intend to register. Parents should con- tact their local school. The following schools offer Kindergarten classes: St. Joseph's (Kingsbridge) Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Mt. Carmel) St. Joseph's (Clinton) Precious Blood (Exeter) St. Mary's (Goderich) St. James (Seaforth) St. Boniface (Zurich) Sacred Heart (Wingham) St. Patrick's (Dublin) St. Patrick's (Kinkora) Holy Name of Mary (St. Marys) St. Mary's (Hesson) St. Ambrose (Stratford) St. Joseph's (Stratford) St. Aloysius (Stratford) Jeanne Sauve (Stratford) 529-7646 237-3337 482-7035 235-1691 524-9901 527-0321 236-4335 357-1090 345-2033 393-5580 284-2170 595-8929 271-7544 271-3574 271-3636 273-33% Parents who expect that their child will enrol in the optional French Immersion Program in Grade 1, in future years, have the option of enrolment for Junior/Senior Kindergarten at either their local Catholic School or the French Immersion Centre (St. Mary's School, Goderich or Jeanne Sauve School, Stratford) at which they expect to enrol their child for a French Immersion Program. Ron Marcy, Larry Langan, Chairperson of the Board Director of Education Everyone's invited to See Red Central Huron Secondary School Opens its Doors To All News St. James students electrified at Let's Talk Science workshop By Sara CampbeN Expositor Staff Do electrons come out of both ends of a battery? Why won't the bulb light? And, what is a parallel circuit? Grade 6 students at St. James School learned the answers to those questions and more on Jan. 9 during an It's Electrifying workshop, on electrical conductors and circuits, by Let's Talk Science. "The students are really getting involved and taking a great interest in the workshop," said Lindsay Thompson, the Let's Talk Science workshop leader. Along with learning how electrical conductors and circuits work, students had the opportunity to make their own circuits using a lightbulb, wire and batteries as well as a magnet using a nail, wire and batteries. "There is only so much students can learn out of text book and most schools can't afford to supply the materials necessary to do demonstrations," she said. "That's where we come in, giving the students a brief lesson, showing them how it works and letting them do their own projects." Let's Talk Science began in 1991 through the Department of Physiology at the University of Western Ontario in London, as a small outreach project with about 10 graduate student volunteers who wanted to raise awareness of science in schools. The original program has since evolved into a growing national non-profit organization. Let's Talk Science provides a unique grass roots approach to science education in Canada. "We began our physical science studies before Christmas so the students do have an understanding of Grade Eight Students and theilarents Wednesday, January 28th The excitement begins at 7:00 pm Information Session in Large Gym Sand and Student Council Presentation Many Toun and Activities Refreshments Available E Wonderful Prizes to be Won q • Avon SCHOOL Maitland Learning for a Lifetime Welcome to Kindergarten The Avon Maitland District School Board and its community public elements fry fiools are proud to offer a quality Reaming opportunity for our young citizens entering school for the first time. Junior and Senior Kindergarten offer a place where your child can grow and leam in a positive educational environment. Kindergarten Registration 2004 - 2005 Monday, January 26, 2004 - Friday, January 30, 2004 at public elementary schools throughout Huron and Perth Counties For Senior Kindergarten Students must be 5 years of age on or before December 31, 2004 For Junior Kindergarten • Students must be 4 years of age on or before December 31, 2004 yW I A complete registration and information package is available at your nearest public elementary school or contact Darlene Million at 1-800-592-5437 Ext 112 For further Information vitt our website at www.emdsb.ca. www.amdsb.ca A Sara Campbell photo St. James Grade 6 students Brent Melody (left) and Connor Devereaux (earn how to make a magnet using a nail, wire and batteries during a Let's Talk Science workshop with Lindsay Thompson (centre) of the University of Western Ontario. electrical conductors and circuits. But to actually do an experiment themselves can help teach them so much more," said John Soares, Grade 6 teacher. Soares said he hopes the class will be able to take part in other Let's Talk Science workshops. Next month, the project will introduce students to the Wonders of Weather, including how sun, air, and water affect the weather, the constructing and testing weather instruments including a thermometer and an anemometer and a comparison of different types of clouds. Recent school bus collisions highlighting issue of safety By Tim Cumming Special to The Huron Expositor Fatalities and critical injuries to high-school athletes on a team bus after a collision in Alberta last week have highlighted the issue of school bus safety. The crash of a school bus carrying 19 Mt. Brydges students near Strathroy last week also brought attention to the issue. Huron County has seen some minor school bus collisions including an incident near Lucknow on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 14 when a Wingham woman driving an SUV rear-ended a bus picking up students headed to Brooktide Public School. Police charged the driver with following too closely under the Highway Traffic Act. The Amberley Road incident was one of at least three collisions with school buses this year in Huron and Perth counties. Drivers must he aware that school buses are on the road each day, said Dennis Harris, Transportation Manager of the Avon Maitland District School Board. . He urges drivers "to be aware the buses arc out at the same time every morning and are out at the same time every afternoon." Harris called on drivers to slow down and keep more distance between themselves and the bus. "A number of collisions have been vehicles rear - ending the school buses," he said. "If you can't get stopped, obviously you were going too fast." The school board's buses are equipped with a strobe light to alert drivers and alternating red lights to warn drivers the bus is about to stop. When the bus's stop sign arm is activated drivers on both sides of the road must stop. "Drivers must stop in both directions once that happens ... it's the law," Harris said. "The vehicle following the school bus must stay back 20 metres, that's also the law." Bus evacuation courses are held in conjunction with the school board, the Ontario Provincial Police and the bus operators, Harris said. The drills are held at all rural schools during the months of September and October. "The students at our schools have had the training in the proper procedure," Harris said. "The students and the drivers are trained how to evacuate at the rear of the bus." Students are also trained how to evacuate through the bus windows but that, Hams said, would happen only in extreme circumstances. The bus driver would make a decision whether students should be evacuated from a bus and that decision would be made on factors such as the seriousness of the collision, weather conditions and whether it was a case of being 'rear- ended' or a head-on collision. "It would depend on how serious whether they would be evacuated," Harris said. "As soon as a bus is involved in an incident the dispatcher is notified and another bus is sent out," Harris said. "The radios on the bus are a very big asset." Bus drivers are required to take written, medical and driving examinations under the Highway Traffic Act in order to maintain their 'B' licence. In addition, Harris said, bus operators offer additional safety training for drivers. There were 10 students inside the Brookside bus at the time of last week's collision. Another student was waiting for the bus driver's signal to hoard when the crash occurred. There were no injuries, police report. Huron East council appoints members of boards, committees By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor Huron East council passed a motion to appoint members of its boards and committees at its Jan. 6 meeting. Members appointed to the Seaforth community development trust include Doug Elliott, Jim Sills, Alf Ross, Maureen Agar and Dave Preszcator. Those appointed to the Brussels community trust include Doug Sholdice, Henry Excel, Catherine Campbell, Ralph Watson and Keith Mulvey. Appointees to the Seaforth and District Community Centres board include Deb Ward, Mike Hak, Brenda Dalton, Jim MacLeod, Dave Preszcator and Mike Kelly. Those appointed to the Vanastra Recreation Centre board include Maureen Spittal, Karla Crocker, Kay Johns and Jeff Ryan. Members of the police service board include Robin Dunbar, Neil Murray and John Illingworth. Appointees to the Business Growth and Economic Development committee include Lin Sterner, Joe Dwyer, Chris Lee, Bob Fisher, Deb Seili, Armand Roth, Karen Del Vecchio, Luke Janmaat, 4. Chris TenPas and Gwen Devereaux. Members of the Winthrop Community Park board include Brian MacDonald, Joyce McClure, Gail Schroeder and Judy Meuerman. Appointees to the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre board include Mary Bernard, Edna McLellan, Brian Deitner, Mervyn Bauer, George Langlois and Kathy Sebastian. Lin Sterner has been appointed Huron East's representative on the Seaforth Community Hospital advisory board.