The Citizen, 1994-12-07, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1994.
Grey Central Echo
Students practise concert
For whom the bell tolls
Retiring Chair of the Huron County Board of Education
Graeme Craig, left, presents John Jewitt, retiring trustee
for Blyth and Hullett Twp., with a bell and name plate at the
Nov. 28 meeting of the board.
Ed. Dir. urges board
to continue its quest
With the beginning of a new term
for the trustees for the Huron Coun
ty Board of Education, Director of
Education Paul Carroll encouraged
the board to "continue their quest
of opening up the world for the stu
dents and the community."
The inaugural meeting of the new
board was held on Dec. 5, bringing
three new members to the table as
well as a new chair and vice-chair.
Abby Armstrong, Bayfield and
Stanley Twp., Lynda Horbanuik,
Blyth and Hullett Twp. and Pauline
Van der Ley, Exeter and Pauline
Siemon, Seaforth and McKillop
Twp. were sworn in along with
new committee chairs.
The positions were filled as fol
lows: Chair, Roxanne Brown, Clin
ton; Vice-Chair, Allan Carter,
Hensall and Tuckersmith Twp.;
Chair of Education Committee,
Doug Gamiss, Morris and Tumber-
ry Twps.; Chair of Management
Committee, Bob Heywood, Ste
phen Twp.; chair of Human
Resources Committee, Don
McDonald, Brussels and Grey
Twp. and Member-at-large, Bea
Dawson, Zurich, Hay and Usbome
Twps.
Mr. Carroll commended the
board on its ability to come through
HCBE briefs
the last year of change remarxaoiy
unscathed," adjusting to the expen
diture control plan, the Social Con
tract, local budgetary shortfalls,
administrative reorganization,
downsizing and plans for a
Catholic secondary school in Clin
ton.
The board was able to reduce
spending by $4 million with no
need for layoffs or "stripping" of
the system, though some programs
were modified.
The board is in a very good posi
tion to handle new challenges, hav
ing developed a statement of key
goals which will lead them through
the coming years, he said.
In the 1995-96 school year, the
HCBE plans to further initiatives to
implement a common curriculum,
extend activities to create meaning
ful parental involvement and com
mence systematic training of staff
to enhance computer literacy.
"With a newly defined Missions
and Priorities statement, we should
have little difficulty finding a focus
for future actions and yet prepare
for the coming rages of new choas
with the further decline of financial
resources and downloading. We
must grasp this opportunity to forge
new direction," says Mr. Carroll.
Christmas is coming fast and
approaching Grey Central. The
report cards have gone home and
parents have met with teachers for
• interviews.
With Christmas there comes con
cert practice and Christmas music.
The concert will be on Wednesday,
Dec. 14, with Kindergarten A and
Grades 1, 2, 7 and 8 participating.
The Junior Choir will be visiting
Huronlea on Dec. 14 to perform
Christmas music.
Thirty pupils from the junior
grades have been participating in
an enrichment unit about a
Canadian Multicultural Christmas.
They have learned a great deal
about how other cultures celebrate
Christmas. They have also been
collecting "white gifts" which will
be distributed to the needy in our
area.
FEATURING MRS.
STARKEY'S CLASS
Meet Room Five at Grey Central!
We are one of the two Grade 3/4
classes. We have 16 Grade 3s and
Adding some colour
Students from Blyth Public School decorated the windows of Blyth Post Office for the
Christmas season. The artists are, from left, Shauna Stryker, Jamie Black, Brent Sauve and
Leanne Haggitt.
eight Grade 4 students. Dec. 5
Jonathan Engel joined us.
We are Reading Buddies to Mrs.
Heam's kindergarten class. Some
activities we have done with them
are: taken them on a nature hike,
played Halloween games with
them, wrote their Christmas
wishes., played in their classroom
and read to them.
Our class did posters for the
Brussels Santa Claus Parade. We
are proud of our efforts. Two of our
classmates were first and second
prize winners in the Poster contest.
Congratulations to Stacey Stewart
and Samantha Beimes.
Nine students from our class
competed in the North Huron Cross
Country Meet at the Wingham Golf
Course. Brian Van Veen placed in
the top 10 runners. The other
participants were Paula Bowles,
Steven Crawford, Jenna Fischer,
Robbie Gebhardt, Lacey McCall,
Robbie Semple, Samantha Beimes,
and Kelsey Clary.
Mrs. Clary (Kelsey's mom)
brought in her father's miniature
railroad that has been selected to go
into the 1995 Guiness Book of
World Records. Bob Henderson, of
Gravenhurst, constructed this
"smallest railroad" that is a
working model of a train that runs
on a track, complete with a village
and it's only the size of a credit
card. Thank you Mrs. Clary for
bringing it to inspire us to do our
very best.
Our class was very busy around
Remembrance Day making the
bulletin board for the primary hall.
Our topic was 'The Tulip Tribute'.
We made large flags of Canada and
Holland out of tissue paper. Tulips,
drawn and coloured, were also
done and the names of the primary
students' relatives and family
friends who served in World War II
in any way were written on each
tulip representing the tulip bulbs
that were planted in our flower bed
in their honour on Remembrance
Day.
Board looks into
non-profit corp.
The Huron County Board of Edu
cation is dealing with the legal
requirements necessary to set up a
non-profit charitable corporation to
support education in the county,
says Director of Education Paul
Carroll.
The foundation would service
several purposes including the abil
ity to issue tax receipts, manage
trust funds and education trusts,
solicit grants donations and bur
saries, seek special grants from
government agencies and manage
self-funded projects to support and
enhance extended programs of the
HCBE.
*****
The HCBE will participate in a
special tri-board meeting with Perth
County Board of Education and
Huron-Perth Roman Catholic Sepa
rate School Board, to explore possi
bilities of collaboration and
partnership. The 7:30 p.m. meeting,
set for Dec. 13 at Seaforth District
High School, is open to the public.
*****
The management committee
reported the final tally on the auc
tion of excess equipment from the
design and technology and family
studies courses. The net revenue
was $41,263.22, almost double the
expected amount. The money will
be used to improve the technical
equipment in the schools which
contributed to the auction.
*****
The board approved a motion to
purchase a one ton courier vehicle,
an upgrade from the usual half ton
model.
*****
The board will work in partner
ship with Goderich, for the tender
ing of parking facilities on the west
side of Goderich District Collegiate
Institute in 1995 and asphalting
work along South Street in 1996.
*****
During the discussions for the
1995 budget estimates, the board
agreed to include the matter of
extending computer technician sup
port.
*****
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