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Huron Expositor, 2004-06-09, Page 66 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, June 9, 2004 Municipality of Huron East NOTICE Council Meeting Schedule Summer 2004 June 22" `', 2004 July 13''', 2004 August 3"' & 24th, 2004 September 7111 & 22", 2004 J.R. McLachlan Clerk -Administrator Municipality of Huron East 519-527-0160 1110E ST BMN ADULT DAY SERVICES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Midwestern Adult Day Services cordially invites you to the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at 4:00 pm at the Clinton Adult Day Centre 317 Huron Road, Clinton. This charitable agency serves people in South Bruce, North Lambton and Huron Counties with Adult Day Centres located in Clinton, Exeter, Grand Bend, and Wingham. The Board of Directors seeks volunteer applicants from Clinton, Seaforth, and Goderich areas. Please contact Midwestern Adult Day Services at 482-7800 or 1-866- 492-2205 for more information. Kindly RSVP to Midwestern Adult Day Services by Friday, June 25 at 482-7800 or 1-866-492-2205. "No Swea AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRS and NEW INSTALLATIONS Don't lose your cool over - a malfunctioning air conditioning unit - call us instead! AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING SPECIALISTS Sales/Service/Installation L. McGRATH PLUMBING & HEATING INC. Seaforth 522-0493 News Techno Challenge tests students' science skills By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor Bent intently over a pile of popsicle sticks, elastic bands, plastic gears and lids, straws and wooden sticks, Grade 6 students from across Huron and Perth Counties tackled the concepts of motion, friction and electricity to build an electric car last Wednesday. Trying to conquer wobbly wheels, axles that would not spin and cars that would not go, 12 schools and 65 students participated in the first ever Grade 6 Techno Challenge for the Avon Maitland District School Board last Wednesday at Seaforth Public School. "The challenges are pretty tough for Grade 6. We've only done Grades 7 to 12 before. But, the concepts are all in the Grade 6 curriculum," said • organizer Don Pottruff, the Avon Maitland's math and science curriculum coordinator. Along with building the fastest electric car, students were also given the challenges of building a catapult with slings and counterweights, which were tested for distance and accuracy and bottle rockets, which were tested fo'"? distance. Pottruff said the farthest bottle rocket travelled 175 metres and the most successful catapult sent its ammunition 55 feet, with two groups managing to come within a half inch of the target. "The kids have been amazing. They're more focussed than some Grade 9 students and they don't get discouraged easily. It's astonishing," he said. One of the toughest parts of the challenge is applying concepts learned in the classrooms and problem - solving when a solution that should work does not. "The big thing for us was to keep the wheels working right," said Seaforth student Danielle Kruse as she worked on her team's electric car. "This will be a lot more fun once we get it working," added Mitchell student Matthew Klassen. "The electric car event proved to be very challenging, and came down to who could get their cars working in time. All students persevered and problem solved, and would rather have stayed longer to work on it," said Pottruff. ""The winner had a speed of 3.4 miles/hour, faster than it sounds for a car with cheese lids for wheels," he said. Results for the catapult challenge included first, Listowel Eastdale Public School, second, Downie Central Public School and third, South Perth Centennial School, In the electric car event, first went to Exeter Public School , second was won by Seaforth Public School and third went to Mitchell Public School. The bottle rocket challenge was dominated by Arthur Meighen Public School, cleaning up in all three places. Susan Hundertmark photos Above,Seaforth Public School students Matt Selvey and Lindsay Dolmage watch the action as they test the catapult they designed while below, Joe Currah and Danielle Kruse, also of Seaforth Public School, work away at designing an electric car out of plastic lids, popsicle sticks, elastic bands and plastic gears. Their car came second in the challenge. 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MSMamesarellostCaron aha,OremnteprMot•eNater side bdMermotsdemsslowsom domriwd2e0pden ah001note debbmsam* •wfleat silosmaitre Al1Pere col* ereeredure M/Olsiap Mco h ofsortbmRMcb4atMdg nnWtowSaudghdosortarostores polokrOered 9-Jo30. tNg40Oaken b Cola dMdM waHtldrleOA 1079-AnWMOd 3020Mle'UaISePrdloteg10411omala Mr shr Seaforth Public School to celebrate their first Family Fun Day, June 12 Reviving a tradition at the former Walton Public School, the school council at Seaforth Public is hoping the whole community will join them for their first annual Family Fun Day on Saturday (June 12). "The kids from Walton remember their fun fair as the best part of the year. We hope this is the first of an annual tradition," says organizer Trish MacGregor. Planned for rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the event is mostly free and will offer a variety of attractions including a petting zoo, mini golf, clowns, a storytelling tent, an enormous sand box where a truckful of dinosaurs will he buried, a fishing pond, a remote control raceway, an obstacle course, water balloon sling shots, a bouncy ball race from 2-3 p.m. and sumo wrestling. While many of thc games will be free, some of the attractions, like sumo wrestling, will have a charge. The Seaforth All -Girls Marching Band will perform at 11:30 a.m. Principal Kim Black has also agreed to sit in the dunk tank. "The kids arc going to have a blast. We want to fundraisc for the school but mostly we want to "fun - raise" for the whole• community," says MacGregor. Any proceeds from the day will go towards student planners and "hush -ups" that are connecting to the bottom of chairs to dampen the sound. Avon Maitland School Board reaches one-year agreements for non-union and administrative staff By Stew Slater Special to The Huron Expositor One-year agreements have been reached between the Avon Maitland District School Board and its administrators, with trustees approving the agreements at a regular meeting Tuesday, May 25. In two separate votes, agreements were approved for "terms and conditions of employment" between the hoard and its principals and vice principals, as well as its non-union administrative employees. Both agreements are retroactive to Sept. 1, 2003. and run for one year. Details of the agreements Were not disclosed during the public portion of the meeting, with thc approval motions being brought. forward from closed session. According to director of education Geoff Williams, the non-union group is "pr;imarily people in the central office" in Seaforth, and represents about 35 employees.