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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-09-04, Page 4t ..r..... .a . .�r�li• Wednesday, September 4, 2013 • Lakeshore Advance 3 Retired teacher will miss the "little monkeys" that filled her classroom Lynn Tremain doesn't plan to stay away from the classroom for long, hopes to volunteer throughout retirement Kathryn Forrest QMI Agency Lynn Tremain stands for a photo on the balcony of her condo, holding a crayon -drawn likeness of herself. One ofTremain's Grand Bend Public %pool kindergarten students drew the .,,,cture last school year and gifted it to Tremain. "1 will miss the little monkeys," said Tremain, who after a 36 -year career has packed away her lesson plans for retire- ment. "You can't but feel happy when you're there with them. They get you through some tough spots, and it's a great Job." "I really, really like little kids," said Tremain of her career. "I like their won- der and curiosity and I love how every- thing's interesting to them.... 'There can be an ant the size of a pinhead on the carpet and all the sudden your whole lesson has gone down the drain." "I love how kids are innocent, ready for anything, and interested in every- thing. They don't have preconceived notions about hating spiders or being afraid of worths. They just get right in there and love it all." Tremain said she has always admired Kathryn Forest OMI keno/ Lynn Tremain, former Grand Bend Public School kindergarten teacher, stands on her balcony with a drawing of herself given to her by a student last year. children, and became interested in teaching after visiting her aunt's kinder- garten class when she was young. "It's Just the overall wonder of kids that age, how funny they are," said Tremain of her memories in the class- room. "'They come up with the most Arbortech/Taylor Professional Tree Care Inc. Within this past year Arbortech Professional Tree Care and Taylor Tree Service became one company. 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Born in Burlington, 'Tremain removed to Grand Bend early in her career. She travelled between five area elementary schools for two and a half years to teach music before taking a Job as a grade five teacher in For- est. She worked there on and off for eight years and began teaching kindergarten at Grand Bend Public School in 1990. "It keeps you young," said Tremain. "I really like looking at the world through their eyes and 1 think everyone needs to have that same kind of wonder and Just be open to new experiences." Some of the highlights of her final year at GBPS revolved around her class's following of Chris I ladfield's Journey to space. "We watched as many of his videos as we could," said 'Tremain. They watched among oth- ers, videos of him brushing his teeth in space and his recording of Space Oddity aboard the Interna- tional Space Station before he returned to Earth. "'Their reaction was incredible because they could feel how sad he was and they Just sat there in silence. Some of thein played it over, and over, and over." Over the course of her career, Tremain taught generations of families, saw Grand Bend Public School grow, endure uncertain times of its pos- sible closure, and experienced changes in the education system. She saw the growing use of technology in the classroom with the implementation of smart boards. "[The kids] are in many cases more tech savvy than 1 ann," said 'Tremain. "When we first started using computers, l might have had to help them a bit, and now they come in and know exactly what to do. 'they show me some little tricks, actually." Tremain has a two-page list of retirement plans, and doesn't plan on staying away from the classrootn for too long. In addition to playing the piano everyday, playing her flute, reading more, and volunteering at a hospice and the Pinery, it is her intention to volunteer in kindergarten classrooms in Grand Bend and Kettle Point. 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