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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-08-27, Page 7CHECKING SAP — Sunshine Kids Nursery School students visit the sugar bush of John Kinsman. • al::a By MRS. HEBER DAVIS Rev. Braby, Stratford was in charge of Holy Communion service Sunday at St. Patrick's Church. Mrs. Tom Kooy was organist and Nadine and Tyler Bedell were readers and Paul Bedell server. Rev. Braby continued his sermons on Jesus work here on earth. There will be no service at St. Patrick's next Sunday and on September 7 it will be held at 8:30 a.m. Mrs. Murial Cobleigh, Mrs. Myrna O'Neil, Mrs. Greta Gibson, Mrs. Lela Abbott and Mrs. Mabel Needham, all of Lucan were dinner guests with me Tuesday evening. We were celebrating Mrs. Cobleigh's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Davis attended the 25th anniversary of A.M. Spriet Associates at the Spriet home in Lon- don, Saturday evening. Sunday dinner guests with Hugh and Hazel Davis were Mr. and Mrs. Ross McFalls and Donna, Centralia; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Simpson, Nancy and Darren, London; Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacGillivray, Courtney, Katie -Scarlett, Lucan and Mr. and Parents and children participate in schools Ccoperative nursery schools are a learning experience for both youngsters and parents. The move- ment first begun in 1916 involves parents directly in their children's pre-school education under the guidance of a trained teacher. As parents, teachers and children work and play together, the identification of problems and the desire to find solutions enables parents to learn more about their children and more about themselves while the childern experience physical, mental, social and educational growth. Parents take their turns assisting the teacher, providing snacks, and serving on governing boards or committees. For the children, the emphasis is on learning through play in a wide varie-. ty of activity centres and stimulate creativity and imagination. Besides supervised play with paints, crafts, climbers, water and sand tables, most nursery schools also include the more structured cir- cle time, when the entire class par- ticipates under the teacher's leader- ship in stories, songs, finger plays, rhythm bands and other activities. Field trips increase the child's awareness of the world around him. Cooperative nursery schools are well established in Exeter, Hensall, Zurich, Grand Bend and Lucan. The Lucan and district cooperative Nursery School, located ' in the Scout/Guide Hall, was set up in 1974. Moms and dads are responsible for turning up for duty days and snack days on an average of once a month. Mrs. Michael Davis and Crystal. Nan- cy and Darren spent a few days recently with their aunt and uncle, Hazel and Hugh Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Young, Richard and John and Mr. and Mrs. Robt MacGillivray, Courtney and Katie -Scarlett were guests with me on the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tindall and Marylou and April and Tom Cunn- ingham drove to Mar, Thursday. April and Tom were returning home after spending several days with their grandparents. Kelly Beaune, London spent the past week with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barker, Lucan. Each member must either serve on the executive or on one of the commit- tees such as housekeeping, purchas- ing or field trips. The children, aged from two -and - one -half up, participate in the Tues- day/Thursday morning, Wednes- day/Friday morning or Wednes- day/Friday afternoon programs. Openings are still available in each. A registration fee of $10 is required for newcomers, and $5 for returnees. The monthly charge is $25. The general monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, September 2 in the Scout/Guide Hall at 7:30. More information may be obtained by calling registrar Deborah Tsan- tilas at 227-1765. The Sunshine Kids Cooperative Preschool Inc., in operation for over 10 years in Exeter, is also an in- tegrated school able to accept disabl- ed children into the regular program. This school, which operates out of the Exeter United Church, has two full time teaeherti and offers Mon- day/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thurs- day sessions each week from September to May. Children aged two -and -one-half to five are accepted. Parents are required to assist the teacher in the classroom approx- imately once a month, provide a nutritional snack some of those days, sit on a committee of their choice, at- tend four parent meetings a year and assist in fund-raising projects. The registration is $15, and the monthly cost is $35. A certain ratio of non -participating parents is accepted at an additional $10 per month. They assist in every area but the classroom. Open House is being held at the school on September 6. Further information may be obtain- ed from Carol Martin, 262-3207. The Hensall and District Cooperative Nursery School was established eight years ago in the up- per conference room at the Hensall Community Centre. Sessions are held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and afternoons from early September until the end of June. This school boasts a computer and a large selection of pre-school software. Parents are expected to work in the school approximately one-half day per month. Families pay a one-time $10 registration fee. The Monthly charge per child is 830. An insurance fee is also charged. More information may be obtained from Kim Genttner at 262-3440. The Lucan, Exeter and Hensel! schools belong to the Association of Parent Participating Schools, London and District. The three-year-old Bean Sprouts Cooperative Nursery School in Zurich operates on the same format, but is not a member of APPSLD. Classes are held in the basement of the United Church. Three sessions are currently offered: TuesdayPl'hursday morning, Tuesday/Thursday after- noon and Wednesday/Friday morn- ing. Enrollment is limited to 16 children per class. Participating parents pay $30 per month, and non -participating pay 842. Registration is $10. For more information, call Diane O'Connor at 236-4961 or Shirley Rader at 236-4414. The . decade -old Grand Bent) Nursery School based in the United Church holds classes every morning, and Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Registration is 810, and monthly fees are $45 for weely two - and -one half day sessions, and $55 for three -and -one-half days. The Grand Bend School is run by a board elected by the parents. Meetings of all parents are held twice yearly. A three-person executive and a five -person advisory committee are elected by the parents. As two full time staff are employed, parents do not assist with daily classroom activity. They take turns providing snacks an average of once a month, and driving on field trips: To enroll, children must be three or four years of age by December 31. For more information, call Sue Turner at 238-2989. Toddlers Inn, in the Exeter Scout Hall, is the only private nursery school in the area. The educational philosophy and daily schedule are similar to the cooperative schools. This school also offers an introduction to the elementary school French program. With three qualified teachers on staff, parents are only asked to help drive and supervise field trips. Children must be three by the end of December to be enrolled in the classes which are held four mornings a week from Tuesday to Friday, and on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The charge is 843 per month weekly for two -one-half days, $57 for three half days, and 860 for four -half days. The school operates on the same term calendar as� the elementary schools. A SINGING SESSION — Junior students in the recent Exeter United Church-Trivitt Anglican Vacation Bible School. are shown during o singing session Friday morning. T -A photo EXETER BIBLE SCHOOL Teacher Gladys Talbot of the Exeter United-Trivitt Anglican Vacation Bible School is shown with students Bryce Hann, Jennifer Mercer and Crystal -Ann Davis. VIS BANNERS Teachers Ruth Mercer and Linda Aiticins are shown'wifh students Laura Bowers, Julie Darling, Paul Levier, Andrew Hann, Sunny Dinney, Becky Prout and Jeff McLean displaying banners made at this week's Vocation Bible School sponsored by Exeter U,pited and Trivitt Anglican churches. 1 J 0. . ! i HAY RIDE — Teacher Ruth Mercer and parents Brian Hodgins and Nathaleen Giles go with Sunshine Kids on a hay ride. FLOORING If you're looking for carpet or vinyl for a small .area or an entire house n. 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