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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-05-23, Page 15.wr tly e. obuttl,i IGNAL iF Public Library Montreal et One of the mother helpers, Pat Reinhart, watches as Nicole Imbeau skims down the slide as Jason Reed, and Scott McVit tie wait in line. The ohildren play hard and usually divide their What; is work to some people is play to others and vice versa. David Morris, left, and Erin Robinson spend some time in the nursery store selling empty milk cartons and other packages to anyone who wants to buy one: (staff photo) b time so as to enjoy all the facilities available at the day nur- sery. (staff photo) Bernadette'Bedard and Nicole Imbeau put a .great deal of - thought into each addition of their masterpieces. The children are encouraged to build, paint or draw whatever they desire in.an effort to allow them to express themselves.. through 'creation. (staff photo) • • Johnny Strickland and Jason Reed, left, make deliveriesr plow fields and fight fires in the seed box. All the children recognize each other's rights and 'are quick to share the nursery toys and play areas. (staff phgto) Education at its best fJ SECOND SECTION Learning by doing your own thing. THE LITTLE' BOY Once a little boy went to `school. He was quite a little boy. And it was quite a big school. But when the little boy Found that he could go to his room By walking right in from the door outside, He was happy°. And the school. did, .not seem ,Quite so big any more. One morning, When the little boy had been in school awhile, The teacher said: "Today we are going to make a picture." "Good!" thought the little boy. He liked to make pictures... He could make all kinds: Lions and tigers, Chickens 'and cows, Trains and boats - And he took out his box of crayons And•`began to draw. But the teacher said: "Wait! It is not time to begin!" .4 And ahe waited until everyone looked ready. "Now," said the., teacher, "We are going to make flowers." "Good!' thought the little boy. He liked to make flowers, And he began to make beautiful ones With his pink and orange And blue crayons. On another day, w When the little boy had opened. The door frbm the outside all by himself, �. The teacher said "Today we are going to make something iivith clay." "Good!" thought the little'boy. He liked clay. . He could make all kinds of things with clay: Snakes and snowmen, Elephants and mike, Cars and trucks - And he began to pull and pinch His ball of clay. • But the teacher said, Wait! And I will show you how." And it was red, with a green° stem. "There," said the teacher. "Now you may begin." The little boy looked at the teacher's flower. Then he looked at his own flower. . He liked his flower better than the teacher's. But he did not say this. He, just turned his paper over. And made .a flower like the teacher's. ,It was red, with a green stem. But .the teacher said: "Wait! It is not time to begin!" And she waited until everyone looked ready. "Now," said the teacher, "We are going to make a dish..", "Good!" thought the little boy. He liked to make dishes, And he began to make some That were all. shapes and sizes. But the teacher said, "Wait! And 1 will show you how." And she showed -everyone how to make One deep dish. "There," -said The teacher, '' NoW.- you. may- begin." The little boy looked 'at the teacher's dish. Then he looked • at his otr f .He liked his dishes better" than the teacher's. But he did not say this. .He just rolled his clay into a big ball again' And made a dish like the teacher's: It was a deep dish. This school was even bigger Than, the other one. And there was no door from the outside " ' Into his room. He had to go up some big steps, And walk down a long hall To get to his room., 'hind pretty soon* 'The little boy learned to wait. And to watch, '- And to make things just tike the teacher's. And pretty soon He didn't make things of his '.own anymore. Then it happened That the little boy and °his family Moved to another house, In another city, And the little "boy Had to go to another school. And the very first day He was there. The teachersaid: "Today we are going to make a picture." "Good!" thought the little boy, And he waited fo'r the teacher To "tell him what to do. But the teacher didn't say anything. She just walked around . the room. When she came to ahe little boy She said, "Don't ou want to make a picture?" "res,"' said the.little boy. "What are we going to make?" "1 don't know until you make it,"' said the teacher. "How shall I make it?" asked, the little,. boy. "Why+ any way you like," said the teacher. "And any color?" asked the lit- tle boy. "Any color,' 4 said the teacher. "If everyone made the same picture, And used the same colors, , How would I know who made what. And which w'as which?" "I don't know," said the little boy. . And he began to make a red flower with a green stem. = Helen E. Buckley D' Lorinda Telford takes a little time from her play to bath baby and dress cher as so many mothers do, The dress up corner allows the children to, do the things mommy and daddy do, Water is placed in the sink to teach the nursery students neatness and to make them feel responsible. (staff photo) Pre -school -clinics ars real testing ground Crlsti.na Crowley holds herarm to ease the pain of the booster she just received while she watches Liz Belling prick her finger for a blood sample: -°(staff photo) by Jeff. Seddon areas tested in this particular clinic will be attending Vic- toria, Robertson, St. Mary's, Holmesville, Colborne and ' Brookside Schools. There will be 'other. identical elinics for chilren throughout the county. Of the 97 tested 86 were` im- munized (mostly boosters up- dating them to immunization levels), 53 were -screened for. anaemia, 83 took the hearing test, 89 had their vision „ checked, 84 had thefluoride application and 44 underwent the Denver Test. Ninety-seven children atten- ded school prematurely April 25 and 26 and will not go back until September. The 97 were 72 percent of the 136 invited by the Huron County -Health -Units to have their vision and hearing checked, to get booster , shots and' complete their im- munization, to'be screened for anaemia ands to take a develop- ment test. This year's clinic was con- ducted on an appointment system to prevent waiting and to keep the staff working at an efficient level. The appoint- ments were made so that every 15 minutes,- three or four children were seen to. The staff didn't have to work under any pressure and the parents didn't have to wait for their children to begin the testing. The pre-schoolers from Goderich and surrounding If any abnormalities were discovered in the children they were referred to their doctors. Any doubtful cases will be tested again either in the Child Health CHI* or in school. If any developmental lags were discovered from' the Denver Test they were explained to the (continued ori page 3A) Which way are the table legs pointed Bruce? The lady eye test is designed to see how obser- vant the child is. (staff photo)