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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-02-07, Page 16• 7 7 4•I . agei6 WI 47,:•.•• • PRIMARY REPORT Edited by Ryan Gallaher and Darren -Roth Grade 1 students. in Miss McCaughan's class enjoyed an excellent musical presentation last week. The presentation was by Mrs. Walker of Grand Bend. It included violin, piano and vocal arrangements and a "magic basket of tricks". This Friday, Feb. 10, all Grade 1 children will be going to the Wawanosh Nature Centre for a "Snow Walk, Snow Talk" adventure. At gym time, we are improving our fitness using the equipment. — Miss McCaughan Miss Sanderson's Grade 2 class was visited by two pet rats. Last week Amanda Bates brought in her rats to the school, Their names are Leta and Duvil, they are three weeks old and like to play on the wheel. They also like to nibble at our fingers when the class is feeding them nuts. Amanda cleans their pen once a week. The rats' colors are beige and w.hite. We decided to call the rats from the classroom to the hall and they could hear us! The rats can grow to 34 centimetres. The food is gerbil food. — Claude LaBrie The Grade 2-3 classes have been weaving, weaving, weaving! They have picture weaving and Valentine weaving., They made looms from styrofoam trays and made doll scarves, bracelets and coasters. — S. Alcock and M. Sanderson Last Monday and Tuesday the Kindergarten children went to the Wawanosh Nature Centre. We followed the tracks of deer and saw some rabbit tracks in the snow. We alio counted many groundhog holes and decided that the groun- dhog was hibernating for the winter. Josh had a chickadee land on his hand and many of us observed crows and a woodpecker. The children agreed that they would like to return to the nature centre. — Mrs. Underwood JUNIOR REPORT Edited by Michael Greig The: Grade 3-4 ''las went 40 The Bruce ,Nuclear Power- Development last -Friday, Feb. 3. Mr. IVIalthall came to our school to explain about energy.- - Amy and Grate Grade 5-6's doves laid tiATO, egg's this week. We are anxiously awaiting them to hatch. We also have a pair of lizards in our classroom now: Recently our gerbils gave birth. Our speeches are ongoing. — Mr. Harrison Everybody has finished their speeches in Grade 6. Some were funny, some were sad. Mrs. Graham came in last week. She taught us how to draw figures and faces. JAckiwe INTERMEDIATE REPORT Edited by Jennifer Howitt The Grade 7-8 class has been busy writing and presenting their speeches. We have finished our geography test and are working on science fair for April. — Darren Roth Mr. Raynard's Grade 8 class has finished writing its speeches and now is presenting them. They recently had a math quiz on area and perimeter and have finished "The Bartlett Saga" on the ICON computers. Monday and Tuesday, the students with over 80 on their speeches will present theth to decide who will speak at the Legion cornpetitibn, — Mary Feldskov SPECIAL REPORT Editedby Jennifer Howitt and Mary Feldskov The ^public relations committee is busy planning a 25th birthday celebration for Howick Central School. It is to be held June 9 and all former students, teachers and community folk are invited to attend the festivities. There will be more details later. High School Report - Grade 8 students who will be going to Listowel or Norwell high schools reIaxdbzek. — . • Dai'renHgth 9 Wft - • By Caroly.1081414 ", The quilt which captured first gray prize iff:the contest to celebrate the todo geap centennial of the Ontario Mimstryof clothes. A1W. are studying ne*s- • I.. Agriculture and P,oeed be on display at the VVingham Library. The prize-winning quilt was designed and made by Doris 13ushell of Winghan't and_will be displayed in the program room. Congratulations _ake, most recent recent success. While at the Wingham Library, , take account of the new -arrivals on our book shelves. t . • • papers, leolung et aspects of the paper and the want ads. They even . are their own paper for their Miss Turner's Class is ., collecting balloonsiortne400-Dar The itildents have read 20 books. cBri'cle abs.: c 'doing arestitrting ir cote*. and Armchair plan your summer patio or deck in the lull of mid -winter witb Better Homes and Gardens Deck and Patio Projects. Filled witifideas for backyard retreats, it's sure to add a little sunshine to a winter's day. • Better Homes and Gardens also has introduced a book on holiday crafts, especially as they pertain to children. These colorful, simple - examples cover seasonal themes from candy hearts at Valentine's. Day to haunting Hallowe'en pumpkin faces. - It also is ideal for resource work- ers or parents leoking for ways to spend special times with their chil- dren. Tomi de Paola brings fanciful il- lustrations to his junior anthology, "Book of Poems". Considered a child's introduction to poetry, the collection includes classical poems as well as those from more current poets. - It is a book to be shared between parent or grandparent -SW child in the glow of a crackling fire on a frosty night. ALL SNOWMOB1LERS Get on the trail for Physically Disabled Children WARAMA r Easter Seals Date: February.1.2189•. Place: Wingham Legion Starting Time: 9 alma to 11 aim Rain Oater February 19/89 Pledge sheets avallableakB&M Rentals, Hill's Shoes, Steffan's-Auto Supply, Wing . ham Fruit Market, Lee VatIoDrug Store, Haye's Clothlhg, Wingham Dry Cleanerg • • and Wingham Motel: ' - ' , - , • - L , „ - .q. Free,Refresliniehts.a.,..- i Sponsored by tho ,WIngharn Lions C4gb andAstistOd by the Wingham and bisttio• , Snotivinoblio aub •- . ' All proceed to t Al Odeiely •' - . ' '. • .-' -:': --.' .:-: ,,• , tritatien, t Ai= or ftifi.1..A.tit: ei7 ., : : w yip Fir • .4 Kevin -Schill is the star student for theWeek. „ • . The • Gra-de -- 2-3 tifCazrihMa se Gat predicting'. whether the groundhog will see his shadow or not They also have been making Valentines to put on the tree: The Grade 3s are learning math in a French language. Also in math they are learning to tell time. I hope all of the Grade 2-3s" predictions were correct. . —Debbie beaclunan , Mr., Lindsay's Grade 4-5 class is finally back together now that, its members have all recovered from theft. • The 'class is extending its Take -45 project and when they're done, they must make an oral presentation to the class on their own project. Jeff King went to an art enrichment class at Turnberry Central last Tuesday_ to Thursday. The students took. their reading buddies from Mrs. Kerr's class skating last Tuesday_ from 2:30 to 3:30 -in the afternoon. They are going to the East Wawanosh Recreational Centre on Monday, Feb. 13, as part of their science studies. In art they have te parr weaving and cloud formation. The figure skaters in the class can hardly wait to star in "Cartoon They. 41'6, 4,e4 thinking 'Of. "aafet ea Jar ' Showniebilet*?Lynn Hoy showed • ,them Afniir sowirObiles work ek.. trip to -his store. He said .0st,,,tC 'cidenAS .happen because of the dr-L»r the sn9W . bile. . , , • The Class also mid "ed. a skatng outingw.th..their.Kindrgarien reading buddies. , , _ riqon _,,,.. Alt,' t,isle'S _.Grafte„,:r.thas .. busy. ,b o o 40 .,. a . art.i ,o "can'''Saire'” ,Valentine , The class Is looking after the fund 04 the students from the- class will be visiting each classroom to tell -them about the program. , — Mark Steffen This week at the Wingham Public , School, we -put up the Valentine tree. Children will make hearts t6"0 t on the tree. 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