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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-02-11, Page 21GODERICH SIGNAL-STMt, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1987 FAGE 3A br k ws at ertsn ROBERTSON ROUND -UR liE69111111911, BY CRYSTAL BOA AND SUSAN SNELL On the night of Thursday, Feb. 5, in Mr. Scratch's elassroom ,and the staff room, seven windows were hreken but no one entered. As a result, Mr. Scratch's classhas Moved into Mrs. Smith's room until the win- dows have been replaced. If anyone knows of anything having to do with this please • contact Robertson School or the police. Thank you for your -cooperation. Mrs. Smith's class have gone bowling and are having lunch at McDonald's. Mrs. Dyck's..class has been paired up -with. their French penpals in Plessisville. 7A has been busy for the past week gathering Postcards, pins, and inaps of Goderich. received their letters and were very pleased. The Junior girls All-star volleyball team and their peer coach, Julie Campbell have been practicing faithfully 'each day for their upcoming tournament at Victoria School. - Mrs. Cocker and Mrs. Scratch have been so pleased with the girls positive manner and attitude. We wish them all good luck in . representing our school at the tournament. Also Mrs, Scratch'sgrade threes are celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday Feb. 13 at 2:00. p.m. Maybe you would like to celebrate too? Think of a heart; that's a good start. Happy Valentine's Day ' from Grade three. We celebrated Mrs. Scratch's birthday on -Feb. 4 with cake and freshie. Happy.. Birthda,y from Grade 3, Mrs. Scratch, At Victoria the -Grade 7 and 8 'classes have come to the time to pitch from Shop to' Horne Ec. or Horne PM° shop: . Lately some of our teachers have been away ill.and we would hire to wish them a "Get Well Soon!" • • , • We are only at.the beginning of the second day of the "Great Owl Book Fair" at Robertson but Miss broadwell reports that already the foirhas been 'a tremendous sue - cess. -In regard, to the total amount of books ' sold, in one day we' reached 89'pereent of the tetalsales; Value 'of, the Book Fair which was held- at Robertson last. spring. A' heart -felt thank you iSthereforeexterided from' Miss -Broadviell to all the parents, students and teachers who came to the, Fair and made purchases. Thanks also for yOur'Continuous ... support in • Our school": fund raising endeavours. We are very lucky to have the ICON coni in o.ur school for two weeks. Each class -will get; two or three .turns using the ICON's. The:educational . programs - and.. learning how.tense the conaputer. are some .of the extra benefits that having the com- puters at our school brings. • On Feb, 3. Mr. Scratch's Grade 6 went to West Wawanosh. They learned how to walk.. and play games on snowshoes,. • ' • Thursday was "Discovery.Day" at Victoria Public Schoot..The entire student body as'well as staffs took part in activities designed to make than more aware,of each other's hobbies and interests. Here, Marina Overholt, Steven Rody and Richardliodger find it hard to resist ringing a collection of bells. (photo by Lou -Ann 'Hope) • . Seniors plan local Games events . . . „ ,The Goderich recreation department will help local senior 'citizens organize ac- tivities „leading to the Ontario Senior Games in Seaforth. . . , Russell Alton, of -the MacKay Centre for .Seniers asked the recreation board for sup- port .. tO organize and finance the games at ' -t'ie local level. - . ' Open to ail citizens, the games are d signed to ,increase ,opportunities for 04-4.!14 9,V0c, ,55..Yedags, 4. 4gel.to,, imPrAve.'.., physical fitness,, well-being; mental stimiialtion, increase recreational involve- ment and social interaction and to in- troduce people to new a.ctivities. • , The senior games include -such events as „ carpet bowling; cribbage, darts, euchre,. -ZONC1,47,1 4). .4"tri.A.Z.:740 4 1, Valentine's Dinner/Dance SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Dancing fa "Gary Boyle's 3 pc. Bond" DINNER AT 8 PM - CAESAR SALAD & FRESH PERCH. FREE ROSE FOR THE LADIES. TICKETS 93. EACH OR '15. COUPLE. SWEET HEART "DAILY SPECIAL" DRAW WILL BE MADE SAT. NIGHT HARBOUR LIGHTS RESTAURANT & TAVERN HIGHWAY 21 - BAYFIELD 565-2554 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 8 A.M.-1 A.M. Canada's best long-term •RRSP record. We ‘Ion't know any other RRSP•eligthle investment that can heat this record. . 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MILLER DS 235-2231 344 Andre rkt St., Exeter NOM 1SO TOLL FREE 1-800-265-3478 bowling, golf, suffleboard and snooker, Other activities encouraged at the district v. level include badminton, chess, bridge, swimming, photographY,, crokinole, hOrsePhoes„. •serabble, slowpitch and dance. " • Funding for the games has been provid- ed by the Ministry of Tourism and Recrea- tion and district games are supporte ,by New Horizons grants. The first district • gwqqs ,weje,held in 11483:With 4,600 • par ticipants. By: 1985, participation grew to about 15,000. 'The local level, events -will be held in May. and the district competition will be held in Scaforth. The .Provincial Senior. Games will be held in Brampton later this year. trookside students learn about • o • corn "W, ite and Fluffy By JASON CAMERON ADRIAN RAU JANINE,: HELM and TRISH MacDONALD On February 6, some of the classes went skating at Lucknow Arena. Classes that went included Kindergarten and Rooms 3, 7, 8, 9, 11 and Portable 2. The other classes will go on February 13. This is an opportunity for children to skate under supervision and, for beginners to get a supporting hand from older students. Mrs. Young's Grade 1-2 class has been working on -All About Me" unit. Last week was 'alr about 'Melanie Nicholson and, this week is all aboat. Devon MacDonald. The grade 1 group Ras been working with 3-1) shapes and the grade 2 group has just finish- ed a big unit on money. • Kindergarten registration was held •at Brookside on Thursday, February 5 with County Health Nurses on hand to help. There were 42 children registered for Kindergarten . at Brookside in September 1987. •• On 'Thursday, Mrs. Ottewells' grade 3 class had Mr. ' W. Robinson in and did drama. We played a concentration game' called Lawyer. . The person beside you is your lawyer and must talk for you. We also have Valentine booklets and centresnow. In art we cut a black blob and pasted it onto ' white Paper and coloured in rows a rOund the blob. • Mrs. Clarke's grade 3', Krakatoa are finishing their cold water' books and this Week they had a White and Fluffy Day. On Friday, Mrs. Clarke gave us all a paper snowflake. We were to remember to wear white on Monday. Well; we were wondering what we were going to study. Can you guess? • Popcorn!. We wrote a story on our own special 'kernel of Cern: Then we ate a bunch' of popcorn. , We didn't eat much lifrich. And then we had a contest to see who wore themost white and Chris Curran won. So that was White and Fluffy Day. We are also learning times tables ( for example 2x3 is 6.). We are introducing Glenn Ferguson on Day 4. Mts. Tebbutt's grade 6 class has just finished thier preliminary round of 'speeches. The semi-finalists are Matthew Strawbridge, Paddy McCann, Janice Webster, Nathan Daer; Heather Jefferson, Dana Park, Darryl Gibson, Jodie 'Riley, Jodi Webster, Jessica Fairbairn, Barb Nivins -and Michael Cere. These speeches will be competing on 7hursday.and Friday, 'solhat we will have. two wiancis,qe.Ntokekir for the final competition in the school auditorium on February 12 at 1 p.m. Miss,Mather's grade 1 class has been busy doing bear activities, songs and reading bear stories. Next 'week our teddy bears will be coming to school to join as for a teddy . ' on ay,, NEP BRO-OKSIDE .BROADCAST bear's picnic. in math, we have just started our discussion of time - we will never belate again. On Friday January. 30, grade 4 room 8 went to the West Wawanosh Conservation • Area to play Inuit Games. When they came back they ate lunch and had recess and then . went to thegym to watch a play put on by the Erewhon Theatre, Also we would like to thank Mrs. Webster and Mrs. Logtenbero for coming in on Pay Day. We have just cornpleted our senior road hockey and broomball houseleague and our junior volleyball houseleague. Congratula- tions to team 4 in road hockey, team B in • broomball and team 8 in volleyball. We will scion begin our junior floor 'hockey houseleague and the seniors will soon be do- ing basketball. Our junior girls and boys volleyball teams will travel to GOderiCh on • February 11 'to compete in a tournament. Good luck to both teams. The pupils in Mrs. Worsell's grade 5 class,. • have started a novet study on such animal -stories' as Lad, a Dog: The- Incredible Journey, Just Plain Cat and Black Beauty. Ms. Graham visited Grade.5 last week to do a lesson on focal point. it also turned out to 'be a lesson on The Perils of Paint. Mrs. Blandhette and Mrs. CarnerOn's • Kindergarten classes 1-2 would like to thank Mr. Don Cameron for the, beautiful doll , house and elephant puzzle. , Mrs. Jewitt's Grade -2 class is starting a • unit on money. Oar 'class. has cut out some paper money to help us. We also would like • to wish Billy Tucker a happy; 8th. birthday. . • It was on Tuesday. February 3. Crystal .- Hickey was our All About Me person this .. week. • Mr. 'Culp's, grade 4-5 .class - is having a wonderful time playingthe travelling garne. • • This is how you play. Mr. Culp flips up a math fact question and you try to guess the. „ answer before the person -beside you does. You "travel" till you get the wrong answer then the person .that won begins to travel and the person Who lost sits.doWn. • We, the reporters, are going to poll some students and teachers on serious question's from time to time and tell yeti the results. • s4ys»quepn was "What is your 'favorite winter sport?" The answersinclud- ed: Mac Hackett (grade 4-5 )snowmobiling; Jessica Daily grade 21 skating; Doug Johnson. (grade 7 I. hockey; Miss Clynick ( phys. ed teacheri downhill skiing; and Mt. Tremeer iprincipal 1 curling. SUPPORT BIG BROTHERS •BOWL FOR MILLIONS WEEK FEBRUARY 8th thru 14th For more information call Cathy Biddy at: 5240E9132 • • N�ORT®H HURON BIG BROTHERS ASSOCIATION BIG BROTHERS OF CANADA LES BRANDS FRERES DLI CANADA =