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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-05-03, Page 37St. Mary's Scodop usyw BY LYNDA GLEASON. ANGELA DONNELLY MIKE WEBB Recently at St. Mary'. School theri, have been many activities going on. The Opening of Education Week for the entire Huron -Perth County R.C.S.S. Board was held at St. Mary's School on Sunday with guest speaker, Father T. McGuire, Principal of St. Jerome's High School in Kitchener. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 3 , 1979—PAGE 15A ek hese In the .past week we have had a Science Fair and a talent show. Both were very successful. The school has been' preparing for a Spring Festival, by learning songs, dances and plays. The Festival will be held today, Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m. „.Everyone is invited. Mrs. Marshall will be returning to the Grade 1 and 2 class on May 1 and Mrs. Farwell, who is her replacement, will be leaving us. . Miss Clark, Principal, will visit Dufferin-Peel Separate School Board all day Friday. She will be cQnsulting with that Board's Social and Environmental Studies Co-ordinator on behalf of our Board's Curriculum Committee. Grade 2 is preparing for First Holy Com- munion, while the Grade 8s are preparing for Confirmation which will be held in St. Peter's Church on Sunday, May 27. GODS ICH RECREATION DEPARTMENT The Goderich Recreation Department Is offering a custom drapery and custom sheer making course. The days are long and the pressures are great, you owe it to yourself to end the day in a luxurious house, fan- tasize the room of your dreams, draw plans, find pic- tures, bask In the thought of the elegance that can be yours for little more than the cost of the fabric. It can be yours. Miki Buse's 2E years' experience in her own interior design business will help you make drapes you probably thought you could never afford. Register before May 9th. Phone MIKI 529-7271 Or The Recreation Office 524®8373 Classes will be held: Wednesday 6:30-10:30 P.M. Saturday 10:00-5:00 P.M. at VICTORIA PUBLIC SCHOOL FEE *25.°0 Classes commence May 9th -June 3,Oth Heart beat Mary Margaret Fuller cheeks the heartbeat of classmate Mary Margaret Murphy with a stethoscope during a science fair display at St.Marys School. The two grade seven students prepared an exhibit on the function of the human heart. ( photo by Dave Sykes) Robertson Roundup Air travel is fun topic Glen Machan, Mark Machan's father, visited Mrs. Brown's Grade 2 class on April 25. Mr. Machan teaches at GDCI and is also a pilot. He owns his own plane and hangar at the Goderich airport. His visit came at an opportune' time since the class is studying tran- sportation. His topic was A Safe Flight'. He' discussed everything from deciding where to go to mapping your course to checking the plane to 'TAKE OFF'. He -also brought an aerial map, pictures, a com- puter and a watch to time with for the class to see. The class enjoyed his visit very much. Mrs. Brown's class (Grade 2) visited the Goderich Airport on Thursday,April 26. They first went to thy' hangar where all of the planes are kept and Mrs. S. ' Fink showed them around. Then they went to the Weather Station where Graham Campbell acquainted them with the station. . At last, they went to the Paint Shop where their guide was Johi Edwards. The class left the school at 9:30 a.m. Five mothers helped to supervise. They returned at 11:30 a.m. and it was very rainy. The class saw the Lear Jet and King Air in the ,hangar: The children got to sit in the plane. EDUCATION WEEK . Last .week at Robert- son, Education .Week was held. The children did many projects and wall . murals that were hung GODERICH around the school. Brochures and books on the school were also set up. Parents were allowed to walk through the school and see different classes in session. They were also invited to .come back at 'night. Mr. Scott's class supplied coffee and cookies for the parents to sell at a low price. The students and teachers are congratulated on a fine week, which everyone enjoyed. If you can piovide newjobsfor OntaridsYouth, Ontariowffl help pay their -salaries. If you operate a business or farm and create new jobs between April 30 and October 21,1979, you may apply to the Ontario Youth Employment Program for a grant of $L25 an hour (up to a maximum of $50.00 a week) towards the wages of each eligible youth you hire for those jobs. Apply early. Grant funds are limited If you wish to employ a young person any time during the program's dura- tion stihinit your'application as soon as passible. Applications arc processed as they arc received. Deadline date for application is July 3, 1979 or earlier, ' should all funds he allocated. Eligible Employers ,, arc those who have hecn actively. engaged in husincss or farming for at least one year prior to April 30, 1979 at each Ontario business location for • which grant application is made. oczh Eligible Employees must be at (cast 15 hut not yet 25 years old on April 30, 1979. They must reside and he eligible to work in Ontario, They must not be related to the employer as defined in the Ontario Youth Employment Act. a Program Duration: The program is in effect for 25 weeks from April 30 through October 21, 1979. An employer is not required to h i rc a youth for the full 25•weck period Ternis of Employment: To he cligihlc for funding, a position created must he in addition to regular and seasonal employment normally provided during the program period. It must provide a minimum of 25 hours of supervisca cmploymcnt per wcck for at least six weeks. Grants: Employers may qualify for grants for up to 150 manwccks of cmploymcnt at each cligihlc business location. For example, if you wished to make use of the maximum grant available you could hire 10 young peorle for 15 weeks each, or 6 for 25 weeks each, or 15 for 10 weeks each. Appr°ovcd employers will receive a grant of $1.25 an hour up to a maximum of $50 a wcck (40 hours) for each young person hired under the program. MEP works for all of use William Davis, Premier Province of Ontario Hiring of Employees: Before you hire an employee under the program you must first receive written approval from the Province Last year the program approved. 40,000 new jobs for young people throughout the province. If you think you would be cligihlc for funding under the program we invite you to apply. For further information on the Ontario Youth Employment Program and application forms, please contact Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs, Silhsidics Branch, Queen' Park, Toronto M7A 2R8. Telephone 1-800-- 268.7592 (toll-free) . In Metro Toronto, telephone 965-0570.1n Northern Ontario (Arca Code 807) call Toronto collect at 965.0570 Please call between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Note: if you participated in a previous OYEP program an,application form and guidelines booklet have been mailed to you.