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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-05-16, Page 26aac A �kr a5t • PRIMARY REPORT Edited byrBrandIe Koebel . Miss Edgar `s class was quit busy getting ready for their asse biy on Friday. They made Pa bo with partners last week R. fo Author's Day. We are discovering many thing about dinosaurs. The stories ar much longer and man things are happening to them. Audrey's nanny is coming from England to visit. Kendra's da broke his arm and Lisa is getti glasses. finished' Our books, -m-Stephan' Shill, Andrea Ruck eMrs. Simpson's Grad+ S clam had m- a catapult contest. -The categories ok were: most authentic, longest throw r and highest throw. We now are.; starting .3 w eulator unit. $David Greiff, re Mr. Hencher's Grade 6 class has y just finished the children's books that we wrote. We are presenting our boolefeports in front of the d class. ng —Dennis IVIcLean — Miss Edga Miss Sanderson's Grade 2 wa very busy making Mother's Day poems all about "How special our moms are". ;We also are making pretty paper flowers. We are learn- ing about mammals. At our nature table, we are look- ing at "Kent Pilings' bird nest, Steven Topham's ant farm and Miss Sanderson's pussy willows. --Cara Schneider JUNIOR REPORT Edited by Sara Buck, Laurie Klumpenhower Miss Baker brought in a dish full of eggs and the class tried to guess what they were. They were toad eggs! We also have frog legs which hatched. Last week was animal week in our room. As part of our study unit, the students brought in gold fish, a cat and kittens, a rabbit and an Alpine goat. We also are studying plants. All of us are growing our own seeds and looking after tomatoes and marigolds as well. In math we have started division. Last Saturday, the Cubs in ouII class went fishing and Leonard Feldskov caught a 21 -inch fish. -Melissa Noble, Matthew Keil, Colleen MacEwen, Leonard Feld- skov Miss Bennett's and Mrs. Hutchi- son's Grade 3-4 class is finishing a unit called "Food for Thought" and we have special centres. We are reading James Henry Trotter and The Giant Peach in story time. We are getting ready to go to Camp Wyoka. It will be fun. Every Friday we have an egg drop. INTER1VIEDIATE REPORT r Edited by Kathy Kennedy. s Mr. Doubleday's Grade 7 and 8 class has been very busy in the past week. The Grade 8s participated in a bordenball tournament at East Wawanosh School last Wednesday. In gym, they ran the endurance run four to six times for he Canada. Fitness program. In English, they started a unit on individualized reading. After a book is read, they are to answer some follow-up questions about the book. The idea is to read as many as possible. In art, calligraphy has been' learned and the class will soon be doing scale drawings using geo- metric design's. Electives began last week with Mr. Doubleday teaching some students how to golf. —Brandie Koebel, Kelly Bradshaw Mr. Raynard's class is getting lots of homework. They are working on math every day and soon will be having a test. After the test, they will be starting geometry. In English the students ..have written a lot of stories. They are working on their ninth list in spelling and are learning songs to sing at their banquet. In history, they are starting cen- tres on opening up the West. They received their geography tests back from the climate unit and are work- ing on a unit about deserts. Doris-Hymers SPECIAL REPORT • Edited by Lira Fenton • In history, the students have begun some independent learning projects about pioneer life in Ontario and Western Canada. — Tara Bott, Cindy Heimpel Mr. Maerten's Grade 4 class start- ed electives last week. They're hav- 1 ing fun making posters for: French t and the bicycle rodeo. We are ,still. doing our novel studies and have 0 • —Miss K. Cook Electives began this week. The 28 students in swimming and first aid. earned about the safe, but fun, hings to do at a pool or beach. Some of the students are working n a wall display near the library. The mural depicts the past z years of the school, including historical scenes and modern items along with the school Crest and the eagle. .--Kathy Kennedy BORt' a',',IRN bordenball, t'naent for Grade 8 students the no Miss San.diland's Grade 2-3 class has started a new unit on rabbits and so far they are enjoying it. The unit is teaching them ' how to take care of a rabbit asa, pet. In 'math, the Grade 2 class is starting fractions. They also have been getting ready for track and: field. Our class really enjoyed the, inte- grated color unit just completed. —Debbie Leachman Mr. Sakasov's class has been _ playing baseball in gym class. They recently had a French test and on Friday they are having a science test. They arae malting Mother's.D:ay cards and -having a "binder con- test". —Rob Metcalfe Mrs. Train's class did a play on "first aid". Many parents and friends attended. The class went to the high` school and potted plants for Mother's Day We are working on "Education Week" activities and anxiously awaiting industrial arts classes. —Stephanie Goll. Mr. Bowyer's class: enjoyed lis- tening to the author who visited our library. His name was Frank Etherington and many pupils bought autographed copies of his books. The class also helped clean TROPHY WINNERS—These Wingham Optimist Mom. A players 'up the Riverside Park as part of the received trophies during the Wingham Minor Hockey awards presenta- school board's 20th anniversarytion. They are. left Neil Mowbray, most unproved player and Jeremy Cree- project_ den, most valuable plater and top scorer. Absent from photo is Travis We are working on a play' with Baer who fled for top scorer, Mrs. Scledler s class • regarding recycling. We also used the new badminton equipment in gym. –Todd Harrison. Mr. Lisle's Grade 8 has done, a project on the prairie prav s. Geometry is the topic in math and they are doing ' relationships between . parallel lines and trans- verses. The Grade 7s are learning to. bisect angles In physical edcation, they are getting ready for fiEeld day. ,In lan- guage, they ars. just finishing coin- mercials with Kira Stuckey, their co - 49 student and are ready to films. them. ,Mark Steffen Last week Mr. Shaves Class was studying for math and history, tests. Most of our class attended the - bor- denball tournament and had great time ` at. East Wawanosh School:` In family studies we arepre ar. ing for. Kindergarten Conecton. .:. Alonithi: Mr. 'Lisle's. Grade~ 8 otu dent 'w are.stud i " ""� y�g,a quest mtr that deals with the problexns .of. adolescence. --Andrea. Last week the Grade 8s went to the bordehball tournament at East: Wawanosh. All North. Huron schools participated. tin Monday; the Grade 8s took part in :orienta- tion night at the high school: Tharen Keil Heart School inwm few weeks. ` Invo Skim 1 ho n tYtiie e eh cent i td.WI some e ent are Irene. rIMP Wilms � thON ItEWtES ---jttnathart Balzer, left, and Jonathan Lane we among those receiving awards at Wingham Minor Hockey at Sacred awards presentation. The two are teammates on the Legion PeeWee t e next A team. Balzer is the team's most valuable player while Lane is top s orer. Atbdeitt from photo is the team's most improved player, N