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Times-Advocate, 1987-10-14, Page 28w Page 14A Yimes-Advocate, October 14, 1987 One-stop access • Three consultants have been engag- ed by the Huron County Board of Health to 'design models for the development of the new one-stop ac- cess program. county council learn- ed.at its regular October session. Council gave its approval to the board` of health recommendation authorizing: Joe Pickering - at a cost of $35 per hour to a maximum of $2,100 - to develop a model for transportation for seniors. Martha Chown to develop a model for 'meals on wheels' or alternatives for seniors at a cost not to exceed $3.500. The University of Guelph - at a cost of $18,546.50 - to prepare.the overall proposal for one-stop access. When completed. the proposal will he sub- mitted to the Ontario Miliistry for Senior Citizens' Affairs for its approval. Zurich Reeve Bob Fisher wondered if one-stop access might. mean the county would be taking over meals on wheels programs already in place in some municipalities, but the county's new medical officer of health, Dr. Maarten Bokhout said the county's model would be more of a review to determine whether there is a need over and above what is being provid- ed already. "There. is no intention of doing away with any services already in ef- fect," Clerk -Administrator Bill Han- ly told MIS Fisher. Mr. Hanly also pointed out that the one -slop access program is totally funded by the pro- vincial government. One-stop access is alined at better serving the needs of .seniors by eliminating at least some of the jurisdiction confusion which has developed.M the past as services have been provided by several provincial ministries. St. Boniface Upbeat Everyone is enjoying the "new.. St. Boniface.A spacious new addition 'ng of a Kindergarten- room ., .1 classrooms, a library, change washrooms, s%ork and storage rooms. The original part has been modernized with an enlarged office area. health and staff rooms. Parents and members of the community who have not seen this will have an oppor- tunity at the P.T.A. General Meeting on Monday. October 19th at 7:30 p.m. or the Official Opening and Blessing on Thursday. November 5th at 7:30 p.m. The year is starting off as a busy one with many activities planned by staff and student council. Kindergarten: Mrs. Linda Kistner • The past month has been one of making new friends. learning new names and routines and becoming familiar with new surroundings. The children and their teacher are enjoy- ing each other and their spacious new classroom. They have been involved in a unit on "Apples" which culminated in a trip to Ducharme's Apple Orchard. Thanks to Patty Laporte and the many mothers and father who chaperoned and/ot offered their help: Grade One: Mrs. Sharon O'Toole The grade one class is working on an S.E.S. unit about families and community. During October we will be taking several short walks as we begin to learn about mapping. The children are entering enthusiastical- ly into the whole language reading program. Many of them are reading simple poems and stories independently. Grades Two -Three: Sister Maureen . O'Reilly As part of a science unit on Fall, Grades 2-3 enjoyed a trip to Ducharme Orchard where Mrs. Laporte. Michael's mother, showed us all the equipment and explained the process of operating a fruit farm. We have worked that Science theme into our Language Arts. Ma th, Science Centres, Physical - Education and Art. Both the boys and. the girls are becoming excellent cooks. Anyone who has tasted our ap- plesauce will know! At the close of the week we celebrate a Party of Friendship as preparation for our understanding of the Eucharist since this is such an im- portant year for our First Holy Communion. Grade Three: Mrs. Bette_Bedard In Religion we are learning about the Father's dream - That the whole world will be one loving family. in Science we are studying about "Bears". Beware of bears! Grade Four: Miss Ruth Ryan The Grade Four French program is new to us. It is a lot of fun. In Religion we are hoping our recently planted flowers will grow. They symbolize our "new start" in a new year. The Grade 4 class feels the individualized spell- ing program is a challenge in learn- ing our Spelling words. Some of the boys in Miss Ryan's class have been spending time . with Er. Mooney preparing to be altar boys. Mean- while. some of the remaining girls and boys are hoping to be.able to sing in the choir. In Physical Education we are learning soccer skills and have improved greatly in our cross-country running. We are hoping this year will • • be safe. fun, exciting and full of op- portunities in which to learn' Grade Five -Six: Mrs, Fran Craig Our class is planning a trip to Lon- don on Monday, October 19. 1987. This is part of the suggested program in our Religion -course "We walk with the Lord", We will be planning and taking this journey so that- we can relate to other Bible stories about journeys. Our day will include a guid- ed tour of St. Peter's Basilica, a tas- ty lunch. and then we'll sit back and be entertained as the theatre group Showcase, presents Dracula! llonefulty you will see some of our follow-up,acitivites when you visit the school. (:rade Six -Seven: Mrs. Jlarg Suplat Each student has a study partner to help hila edit his work. understand new concepts and prepare for testing. In S.E.S. we are exploring our new atlases, learning to not only read the maps but also the many charts and graphs that accompany The Nelson Atlas. These texts will be used as a source of information during future research projects. We formulated a questionnaire on farming and collected information on harvesting in our area. Our trip to the Lambton Ileritage Museum wilt enrich our knowledge of harvest time fifty to one hundred years ago and help us appreciate our agricultural heritage,, On September 30 we begin receiv- ing copies of the London Free Press every Wednesday, We will use these . to enrich our reading and writing pro- gram. Students have begun the study of calligraphy. By Christmas we hope to be able to write cards, poems and' gift enclosures with our fancy script. Grades Seven -Fright: Mr. Lorne Rideout The school bells are ringing again and the Grade 7-8's are already off to a great start in the new year. On Mon- day. September 15th these students left the school for a peek of the great outdoors. They journeyed to Camp Sylvan. The three days that they were there they enjoyed many activities such as a monk meal, campfires, sur- vival, wildlife games, and even a visit • from Jay Campbell, the weather man from T.V. London. SORORITIES PRESENT -- June Essery presents the Exeter Sororities Award to Kelly Johns at SHDHS recently as a grade 13 graduate stu- dying nursing. Huron Apothecary Ltd, J T WILSON PHARMACIST PHONE 235-1982 440 MAIN ST.. EXETER, ONT. PRI CR1PTIONS We accept most major drug plans Blue Cross, Green Shield, Drug Benefit, etc. Hours Mon. Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wed. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p,m. "Your Independent Pharmacist I' !I -r NEW OFFICERS — The newly -elected officers of the Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge stand together .for their annual photograph. Front row: Ruth Skinner (left), financial secretary, Leona Hern, chaplain, Elaine Skinner, vice -grand, Mavis Atthill, noble -grand, Jan Jeffrey, JPNG, Elly VanBergen, warden, Bev Delbridge, conductor. Standing: Jean Hodgert (left), musician, Aldeen Skinner. colourbearer, Marie Fydenchuk,.right supporter, Marie Broom, left supporter, Jean Noels, OG, Shirley Cooper, LSJPNG, Audrey MacGregor, recording secretary, Olive Hicks, treasurer, Leone Brock, . naomi, Evaline McAllister, IG, Mary Fisher, RSC, Alice Bowen, LSVG, Gladys Skin- ner, RSVG, Iva Blair, rebekah, Ruby Beaver, LSC, Mildred Thomson, RSJPNG. PubIicreIations plan gets Board of Ed approval Striving for understanding,- com- mitment, open lines of communica- tion and promotion are the underly- ing aims of a new public relations package ' has been adopted by the Huron County Board of Education. The package is the culmination of more than a year's work. The result is an in-depth presentation that focuses on communications and public relations in theschool system . and in the community at large. --A bright red stylized apple and a new slogan "Huron Public Education - Opening Up The World-- are only part of the new look and the new package of recommendations. The board agreed to support several recommendations that are - laid out in the report. Board trustees agreed to "develop a communication policy' which nutures good school- community relations and maintains the positive public image which is vital to the established goals." The board voted in favor of a recommendation that calls for the continued support of adult education opportunities in the school system. They approved in principle the poten- tial fo'r program extension in the area of pre-school day care. Other approved recomm^ndations called for a formal review of internal communications in the school system, the making of a promotional video, Cougar and the continuation of Excellence in Education programs. For a great part. the public rela- tions report works to reaffirm the directives'that are presently being im-. plemented in the school system. Stu- dent handbooks. parent involvement in the classroom, community use of school facilities. public displays, newsletters, school fairs, phone con- tact. open houses, concerts, student participation in community groups and events are listed as part of the ex- tensive initiatives now being under- taken in the Iluron County public school system. • The report noted in part, "...Many examples of excellence were found to be in existence already and. above all. to note that the strongest presentand future method of communicating worth is through our students, the ones for whom our school system ex- ists. They are and will continue to be our best ambassadors." - A further recommendation that earned the board's seal 'of approval will see the implementation of a for- mal market survey, to be conducted in each family of schools to review perceived public needs. it- was determined that informal surveys have been conducted in the past. Results from such casual studies found that many areas need to be addressed with more delibera- Column Zurich Public School We're off to a great start this year! It is moving extremely fast, We've already held the student council elec- tion and we even had a day off for the teachers to lay out a new school year. We welcome two new staff members. Ms. Wallen, the librarian, and Mr. McCurdy, the French teacher. Kindergarten Lucky boys! During this year of school the boys will be outnumbered 10-4. So far this year we have been busy getting acquainted with each other. We would like to thank Mrs. Laporte for an excellent tour of the orchard. The apple sauce that we made was sure yunimy. We decided that we like the Mutsu apples the best. We are drying some apple rings in our classroom and trying to grow an apple tree. Grades 1 and 2 in room 2 we are learning about outdoor things. We are making a booklet about the things we find out- doors. We have brought many articles to talk about. Boy, have we been hav- ing fun. Grades 3 and 4 We welcome Jill Ramer to Grade three. We are studying our communi- ty of Zurich. As a part of our study, we took a tour of the village on September 16. We would like to thank the parents who helped out: Mrs. Steinmann, Mrs. Hesse, Mrs. Erb and Mr. Verhoog. Grades 5 and 6 On September 18 we went to the Lambeth Art Show to interview the Artists and look at their art. One of the artists, Tammy Laye, is coming to our school. She is going to teach us some art techniques in January. We have penprls with a class in Jamaica. We will be sharing our knowledge about Ontario with them. We would like to welcome two new students to our class. in Grade 5 we welcome Chad Ramer and in Grade 6 Kevin Bender. Grades 7 and 8 The Student Council election was held on the 25th of September. The President is ChrisGingerich,the Vice President -is Jodi Erb,' the Treasurer is Jason Schilbe, and the Secretary is Patti Miller. The classroom represen- atatives are Jamie Ramer and Jodie Mcdee. We would like to welcome two new students, John Soer and Jamie Ramer. John is from a school in Holland and Jamie comes from Huron Centennial School in Brucefield. On location or Studio Bart DeVrie PHOTOGRAPHY ( OMMfR(IM WIIN91N(.5 PoR(RAIIS - (.R(HIPS PIIRIKTIY telephone 215-117: 137 Thames Rd., fast, fneter, Ont. This winter we will not freeze. Our school is finally getting a new boiler. It is about the same size as the old one, but the age between each boiler is probably a little different. The grade seven and eight classes have been attending an Industrial Arts and Family Studies program at McCurdy Public School for the past few weeks. During the first half of the school year, grade seven students will be attending Industrial Arts and grade eight students will be doing Family Studies. In January the classes will switch. We have been training strenuously for weeks to prepare for the torture we've all been waiting for: the cross country meet. Good luck everyone! tion. It has been suggested that a for- mal study could be efficiently carried out by telephone. In discussing the merits of conduc- ting such a survey. Ashfield -West Wawanosh Trustee Tony McQuail pointed out, "You're operating blind unless you know what people are thinking." He suggested tnat a survey could be conducted at a minimum of expense and it could also be used as an educa- • tional exercise. He said that a major consulting firm need not be hired to carry out the survey. I Ielp in develop- ing questions could come from an out- side source, but the mechanics of con- cluding the survey could be handled - by senior school students. Additional discussion focussed on Team installs Rebekah officers Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge held their regular meeting Wednesday night with a good attendance. N.G. Sister Jan Jeffery'welcomed-visiting Sisters from Hensall.and Clinton. V.G. Sister Mavis Atthill reported making several visits to the sick. D.D.P. Sister Bev Broadfoot and her installing team from Clinton in- stalled the officers for the new year. _ Birthday wishes were sung. for Sisters Viola Coates, Audrey Rowe and Gladys Skinner. After a short program, lunch was served and a social tilne enjoyed. County meets new MOH Huron County Council was in- troduced to thecounty's new medical officer of health at its October session. Dr. Maarten Bokhourwas on hand for presentation of the Huron County Board of Health report to council and was introduced by Goderich Township Reeve Grant Stirling, board chairman. Stirling also expressed the board's thanks to Dr. James McGregor of Wingham, who had been acting medical officer of health since the resignation of Dr. Harry Cieslar. the needs of developing a job descrip- tion to address the responsibilities and recominendations that are outlin- ed in the report. Board members agreed to the crea- tion of a new job description, however no commitments were made to the specific hiring of personnel to carry out public relations responsibilities. "Additional support in some fashion is needed," encouraged communica- tions committee co-ordinator Paul Carroll. Clinton-Tuckersmith Trustee Sa11) Rathwell suggested, that the job did not warrant a fulltime position. Mr. McQuail said that the position could begin as a fulltime job and --later be streamlined into less time consuming. 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