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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-10-17, Page 9EDUCATION ro GODERICH SIGNALSTAR, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1984—PAGE 8, Punk look not a problem in Huron County The "Punk" look is not a problem in be clean and acceptable in the school. Huron County secondary schools says one Trustee Joan Van den Broeck questioned of the schools' principals. the principals on the dreas code noting Joe Wooden, principal of Central Huron they are open to an individual's point of Secondary School in Clinton, told the view. As an example she said earrings on a Huron County Board of Education trustees young man may be offensive to some. at their October, meeting that that look isn't a problem. He said the punk look can be a problem in urban areas. Mr. Wooden was representing the prin- cipals from the county's five secondary schools presenting the schools' guidelines for school conduct. The general view macs ig thnt it Both he and Goderich District Collegiate Institute principal Herb Murphy com- mented that the only situation where a dress code has to be enforced is when a stu- dent wears a T-shirt with an offensive slogan on it. Mr. Murphy said he has never had any Mr. Wooden said the committee setting difficulty or has been challenged by a up the guidelines spent more time than he parent when a child has been sent home for thought ,necessary on the dress code. He wearing an offensive T-shirt. said it is tough for schools to come up with F.E. Madill Secondary School in dress codes, because society in general Wingham is the only one which clearly doesn't have any codes for dress. defines the school's dress code. "You can wear almost anything "Students are expected to avoid extreme anywhere," said Mr. Wooden. forms of dress and grooming which the Ad- ministration deems to be in poor taste. Shorts and T.Shirts with obscenities or slogans which are offensive or in poor taste are not permitted. Shoes must be worn. In shops student must wear shoes which afford some protection from sharp objects. Students with long hair may be re- quired to wear hats in areas involving machines." The Goderich secondary school prin- cipal said there is difficulty every year with students wearing shorts. Ho'Wever he did add that he can live with patched jeans, recognizing the fact that not all families can afford designer jeans. Want health taught from Catholic point of view By Wilma Oke The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board trustees want to be assured that public health nurses deal with health education with a Catholic point of view when working in the 19 separate schools. To ensure this, the board will ask the medical officers of health of both Perth and Huron to attend a board meeting to discuss the health services and programs, provided by the nurses, to meet the needs of the students and to protect the Catholicity of the system. "We don't want them (the nurses) to talk about birth control with our students," said one trustee. "We shall endeavour to make sure our re- quests are carried out," agreed William Eckert, Director of Education, "when we meet with the health officials for our discus- sion with them on health program. Com- munication is a good thing." Trustee John Devlin of Stratford said, "I guess there is no way we can ensure that a Catholic nurse is involved in the health teaching in our schools." John McCauley, Superintendent of Educa- tion, said a teacher or principal is in the room during the class and would ensure that the nurse gives the Catholic point of view. Board vice-chairman, Michael Moriarty of Bayfield, said he was worried that a stu- dent might ask to talk privately with a nurse and a parent would not be aware of the con- tents of the discussion. "If children are receiving counselling parents should be consulted prior to them receiving any individual counselling in health related matters," he said. Chairman Ronald Murray said it would be prudent to have the medical officers of health attend a meeting to discuss how pupils', questions are answered and that it is done "according to pur Catholicity". In other business, a travel allowance of 20'' cents per kilometre retroactive to September 1, 1984, was approved for trustees, administrative staff and other per- sonnel. This is the same as the teachers receive. The board will meet behind closed doors in special session on November 5 to discuss French education. It will centre on three concepts—French as a second language; French immersion; and French as a first Language. Trustee Devlin said the steering commit- tee on Catholic high schools will meet at the board office on October 11. They will gather information on starting a high school and plan meetings with the separate school ' boards in Bruce -Grey and Oxford counties and with several local priests. He said the committee's report is expected in November but it might require more time. The board continued the meeting in committee -of the whole. Robertson Round -up and glSeniorboys'ris win area soccer tournament Robertson participated at the area soccer tournament on Friday, October 12. Team members for the senior boys coached by Mr. Dyck are: Bob Pellow, Shawn Currie, Steve Sturdy, Jason Pearson, Robbie Dempsey, Brian Hutchins, Brad Fowler, Brian Wiebe, Greg Townsend, Craig Ritchie, Greg Alcock, Jason Million, Jimmy Kelly, Bryce Beattie, and Brian Lane. Team managers are Jerry Hartin and Tim Harrison. Both the senior boys' team and the senior girls' team won the tournament. Well done Robertson teams. In the senior boys' intramurdl soccer, the Cosmos, captained by Greg Townsend, came first with a total of nine points. – by Colin MacKinnon. +++ Ms. Fanjoy and Mrs. Ellison are two area resource teachers. They work for the Stu- dent Services team for the Huron County Board of Education. They provide resource support, assessments and follow-up on pro - Brookside Broadcast gramming support. Their area consists of five schools - Robertson, Victoria, G.D.C.I., Brookside and Colborne. Mrs. Ellison and Ms. Fanjoy come to Robertson two half days a week and enjoy every minute of it. Mr. Fanjoy has been working as an area resource teacher for nine years. She likes working with kids. She says they are the best people in the world. Mrs. Ellison has been working for six years. She said if she could be anything in the world, she'd be a medical doctor and be involved in research. They are two caring people who want to help children learn. – by Becky Penn +++ The students in Grades 1 and 2 had a great visit to Art Bell's Fruit Farm. Sixty-three students went on the bus to the farm. They were studying fruit trees at school and learned a lot about different kinds of apples. The highlight of the trip was seeing the cider press in action. Mr. Bell demonstrated for the class using four different kinds of ap- Students earn badges by: Lea Anne Livingston and Debbie Hinton' The grade five class is studying three different novels, (Squash Pie, The Canal Builders and Farmer Boy), in conjunction with their Pioneer Unit. Many of the students are well over the 100 lap mark, trying to earn a badge in the 50 kilometre club. On Thursday, October 11, the Grade 6 class and the Grade 3 class went to the Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area. They hiked and identified trees and plants. There were two birthdays in Grade 6 on the same day, Debbie Nivins, Angie McCabe celebrated birthdays on October 10. Mrs. Blake, librarian, is choosing the library assistants. The first meeting will be on Monday, and they will be doing various duties in the library. Miss Garland's kindergarten class has been discussing fall. They made applesauce. They have had caterpillars and crickets in their insect cage. Grade 14rta de Cranberry Bread for Thanksgiving. Trrey also attended a performance of Alligator Pie at Blyth two weeks ago. Mrs. Young's Grade 1 class is learning about geometric shapes in math. They are discussing the harvest season and have just begun their brand new readers. Mrs. Worsell's Grade 3 class made Indian corn out of construe on paper. They are also making a leaf Collection which they • have to identify. Mrs. Carole Simons, the Junior Education Consultant for the Huron County Board of Education, taught a special lesson on placing value to Mrs. Ottewell's grades 2 and 3. The children enjoyed using her dif- ferent coloured beans. Cross Country trials were held on Thursday with six students going in each category. The soccer tournament to be held in Goderich was postponed from Tuesday to Friday due to wet weatner. r may turnea out to be a good day for soccer despite early morning fog. The Senior Girls won the consolation and the other teams made a fine showing. pies. The students enjoyed the trip as well as the applesauce and apple crisp that they made with their classes. +++ The three Grade. 7 classes are twinned with Grades 1, 2 and 3. Mrs. Smith's class has partners in Grade one; Mr. Dyck's class is twinned with Grade 2, and Mr. Scott's Agnew Jewellery & Gift Lucknow 5284532 13T11 ANNIVERSARY SALE October 17 - October 31 10% TO 50% OFF • 10 KT. 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