Huron Expositor, 2000-06-28, Page 60 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, June 26, 2000
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Walton students already making friends in Seaforth
By Scott Httgendorff .
Expo -Aa Edilp
A visit to Seaforth Public
School • by elementary.
students from Walton and
Brucefield was a sign the
transition of (hose students to
Seaforth in September ix.
expected to go well.
"You could sec this
morning. there weren't too
many strangers.:said Alice
McDowell. Walton Public.
School principal on Friday.
She. came with ahout.70
students -who will he joining
Seaforth Public School in
Septemhcr as Walton Public
School prepares to close this
week.
The school: which houses
students from Kindergarten
to Grade 4. is being closed in
a cost-saving measure by the
Avon Maitland District
School Board .
• Boundary changes will
also see 'students from
Egmondville and Harpuncey.
now bused to Huron
Centennial School near
Brucefield. tome to.Seaforth
Public School in September.
A "play day" was held..
Friday at Seaforth Public.
School. Student% who wilt he
coring .to the. school in
September kilned the fun and
•had. a chance to visit the
Classrooms of,students in the
same grade so they could
start to get to know each
other. •
Students were put on•teams
together foir the play day
events and played together
during a lunch and recess
break.
"When you look around.
this is what it's about. You
don't see different kids: You
See a group of kids together
having fun:" said McDowell
cif how, well the kids came
together during the lunch.
break.
•Kids don't have the fear
that adults have. They accept
change far more quickly than
adults.". she, said.. adding. the
w'alton Public School
students were excited about
coming to Seaforth on Fnday
for the activities. .
In a kit of cases. the• kids
are coming to join older
brothers and sisters." said
Seaforth Puhlic School
principal Lorne Rideout.
Students from. Walton Public
School already. come to
Seaforth when they finish
Grade 4. Several siblings of
current Walton Public School
students are already at the
school:
In the morning. special
pictures were -taken from the
roof -top to be incorporated
into a display that will be at
the front of- the school for at
least the next school year.
A picture -was taken of the
current student hody at
Seaforth Puhlie School
which will be added to one•
taken of the students at
Walton Public Sc'hool. Then.•
a •combined photo was taken
of all the students..who will
make: up the new school. in
September. to people who have .helped in
the school. Also that day. the.
school. advisory..councit will
he giving the. parents a
. That picture will be placed
in the centre of the display.
Walton prepares to close
Meanwhile.. preparations
and packing have been taking
place at Walton Public
School which officially
closes this week_
"Every • child reacts
different lbw) we haven't
seen any negative reactions."
said McDowell.
She said•the students and
community have been taking
the.closure-well.
Several activities have.
already taken .place to mark
the closure.
Every family of children .at
the school has been given a•
tree to be•planted at home in
memory of the school and
the community was invited
: for chiidr.eres games and
memorial speeches on
• Sunday at the school:
Today.. •:(lune 28) a
volunteer appreciation
ceremony will take place
with awards being presented
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Students from Seaforth;Putilic School, Walton Public Schhool and Huron Centennial School
gathered )orlunch `Friday..Principols remarked thatiyou •couldn't tell the students from the
different schools Apart. The ctyildren gathered for Seaforth Public Sghool's play doy as o fjrst •
chance to get to know each other before joining the.schooi in September.
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memory• hox which includes
pictures. a memory hook
prepared hy. the Grade 4s and
a special video• tape depicting
school life during the past
year.
The video Was prepared by
Seaforth. District High
-School's digital media
students and teacher. Terry"
Zachar.
"We're really appreciative
of what they've done in
putting the video together."
said McDowell.
• On Thursday. the last Ja_.
. of classes. the community
invited hack again when .,
"play day" will take place tor
the students followed by a
special closure event at 3
•p.m.
Students will release.
balloons with a •me%sage tied
to them describing.their
favourite memories` of
Walton Public School.
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