The Citizen, 2010-11-11, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010. PAGE 11. By Carlene Bremner, Isaac Nicholson and Eric SteeleIn the Grade 7/8 class, students
were completing their line studies in
preparation for the next assignment
of drawing gourds. In math, the class
has been working on ratios and their
special applications. Mrs. Armstrong
has also reinstated weekly reading
responses as a way of demonstrating
the students’ thinking about what
they read. Students from Grade 5-8
were invited to a Halloween dance
on Oct. 28.
In last October BPS had a Virtues
Assembly. Students who
demonstrated respect and empathy
during the months of September and
October were given certificates. Also
at the school assembly, KGW (Kids
Giving Water) presented two new
fundraisers, Pennies for Kenya and
the school’s pop can collection.
In Mrs. Decker’s class last week,
the students took part in a dance
workshop. They say that they had
great time and it was a lot of fun. Offthe dance floor in math, the studentsare learning about large numbers
like one million. They have also
been learning about magazines in
media-literacy. The class has been
studying the ads and their point of
view.
The Junior Kindergartens have
begun the new month with a unit on
Transportation, studying buses –
city, school and coach, this week.
The Senior Kindergartens have
ended their unit called
“ColourFALL” – with Rainbow Day
where they painted rainbows,
graphed their favourite colours,
sorted paint chips into colour
categories, mixed paints to create
other colours and continued to work
at learning and printing colour words
correctly.
Next week, Calling All Three Year
Olds (CATYO) will take place at the
school on Friday, Nov. 12, which
means that new students coming to
Junior or Senior Kindergarten willhave an opportunity to register andvisit with the teacher. Please call the
school to arrange a time if you have
not already done so.
The Grade 1/2 class has been
pursuing learning through
pumpkins. In their investigations,
they read poems, the life cycles,
used pumpkin seeds to show how todecompose and compose wholenumbers to 10, followed a procedure
to make pumpkin loaf. Everyone in
the class enjoyed the pumpkin loaf
according to the graphing activities.
This week at Blyth Public School,
the whole school will be attending
the Remembrance Day service with
the Legion at Blyth Memorial Hall.Students will be honouring thesoldiers who fought for the country’s
freedom. Also, this week there will
be picture retakes on Friday
morning. The Greens Meat Market
orders arrived on Nov. 10 at 2:30
p.m. for anyone who has ordered any
meat.
Huron Local First has declared the
last week of November as Shop
Local Week across Huron County.
With the holiday season upon us,
why not try to do your Christmas
shopping in the county – you may be
surprised by what the local
businesses and services have to
offer.
Part of Shop Local Week is the
“Why do you shop local?” contest,
which can be entered at
www.shopinhuron.ca The winner
will receive a Huron Local First bag
filled with almost $1,000 worth of
amazing prizes from participating
businesses.
“More and more shoppers are
discovering the local businesses,”
says Local First Co-ordinator
Chelsea Burchill, “They’re realizing
they can find almost everything
they’re looking for, right here at
home.”
While on www.shopinhuron.ca
visitors can check out some of the
fantastic local businesses. They can
also find out more about the “It’s in
the bag!” program campaign.
Shoppers can purchase a Huron
Local First bag through the Blyth
Business Association at the Blyth
Festival Box Office. This reusable
canvas bag becomes your ticket to
discounts at businesses across the
county including Maple & Moose
and the Blyth Festival. “Discounts
range from five per cent off to no
tax,” says Burchill, “Shoppers can
save big with their bag.”
Huron Local First is a county-
wide program to raise awareness of
the importance of keeping
businesses healthy in Huron County.
With consumers and local
businesses working together, Huron
can achieve a more sustainable
economy.
“Together, we will enhance the
communities, support local
businesses and keep the county
unique,” says Burchill. Huron Local
First has been designed to help
businesses bring in more customers,
help consumers save and utilize
more local businesses and
services.
For more information on how you
can get involved with the program,
contact Chelsea Burchill at 519-524-
8394 ext. 3 or by e-mail at:
shop@huroncounty.ca
Owl-tastic
Students from Grey Central Public School, along with some from Mitchell, Seaforth and
Atwood, were at Grey Central on Friday for some P.D. Day activities with the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority. The theme of the day was owls and members of the Authority were
there to take the young ones through some environmental education. The project was initiated
jointly by the Conservation Authority and Grey Central to encourage environmental education
and to see if there is a demand for more P.D. Day activity days like this. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
County to discuss
taking over show
Shop Local Week
in Huron County
An issue raised by Goderich
Mayor Deb Shewfelt at the Nov. 3
meeting of Huron County Council
has resulted in the Huron County Art
Show being listed as a top priority
for the new councillors this
winter.
Shewfelt said he had been
approached by someone about the
art show, asking whether this would
be the show’s last year.
Shewfelt said he wasn’t sure and
said he would bring it back to
council.
Beth Ross, Director of Cultural
Services in Huron County said that
it was, in fact, a reality, that the show
began out of a grant that planned on
funding the show for 10 years. She
said that if there was going to be
another Huron County Art Show,
that the county would have to take
the show over.
Ross suggested that the issue
could be put on the agenda for the
incoming council this December and
it could be dealt with then. Shewfelt
agreed, along with several other
councillors, saying that it is a well-
established cultural event in Huron
County now and that it has
significance in the area.
“It’s a great idea,” Shewfelt said.
“There are budding artists all over
the county now because of this.”
Students to attend Remembrance Day service
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For every tire sold
during the month of November,
Tirecraft will donate $2.00
to the Haitian Relief Fund.
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By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Stick With the Classifieds.
If you’re shopping for something special, keep looking
in the Classifieds. Every week, you’ll find a great selection of
listings for everything from apartments for rent to
things to buy and see.
The Citizen