Zurich Citizens News, 1976-11-03, Page 13Student council
plans projects,
welcomes back
teacher
Wednesday, September 22, the
students in Grades 5-8 elected
their students' council executive,
The president for this year is
Richard Johns, with Tony Gib-
bings assuming the duties of vice-
president. Sherri Taylor is
handling responsibilities of
secretary -treasurer.
The staff advisor is Mr. Straw.
Together, the executive and
elected representatives plan
various projects and worthwhile
activities for the whole school.
Watch for announcements.
We welcome Mrs, Scott back to
our school, She is teaching a
Grade 1-2 class this year.
Grade 5 field trip
Finally, after several post-
ponements, the Grade 5 students
boarded the bus for a bush near
Shipka. On Wednesday, Sep-
tember 29th, the students in 5 B
studied weeds and trees. The
weather was even much warmer
Thursday for the students in 5A.
Various activities helped to make
each pupil more aware of the
plants which grow in a bush or
near one. The day was
thoroughly enjoyed by the
classes.
Citizens News, November 3, 1976 -Page 13
PUMPKINS, PUMPKINS EVERYWHERE—The Huron Centen-
nial School in Brucefield had a contest for the best decorated
pumpkins, and ended up with 110 pumpkins to choose from.
Above are some of the winners, left to right Rick MacLean, first
prize for the happiest pumpkin; Glen Rose first prize for the
saddest pumpkin; Shelly Finlayson, first prize for the funniest
pumpkin; Kristin VanDenNeucker, first prize for the best
painted pumpkin and the pumpkin in the centre won first prize
for being the largest. It was owned by Richard Johns who was
absent. Photo by McKinley
Grade 8 students enjoy Camp Sylvan
By SUSANNE EGGERT
Finally the week came that all
grade eight students of Huron
Centennial School would go to
camp Sylvan to spend the night.
Each class went separately, one
on October fourth and fifth, and
the other on October sixth and
seventh. We were to study fossils
at Rock Glen, astronomy,
historic sites, see films and to do
orienteering.
Our sleeping quarters were not
the best. In fact, all we had were
two long boards in old fashioned
chuck wagons, It certainly gave
us an idea of pioneer days, and
the discomfort that they had.
Anyway, it was fun sharing the
wagon.
At night, when it was dark, the
teachers took us out to the
campfire amongst the trees.
When it was pitch dark, we were
told the eerie story of Tom
Sylvan.
Funding workshops
to discuss education
What's happening in education
today? Should our schools get
back to more of the basic sub-
jects? How do we set educational
standards?
The Ontario Teachers'
Federation is offering from $50 to
$500 in funding to groups of
citizens who will plan workshops
or conferences on educational
topics just like these.
"The purpose is to give people
an opportunity to discuss what's
on their minds concerning
education," explains R. G"Des"
Dixon, an executive assistant
with OTF, the official
organization of Ontario's 102,000
teachers from Kindergarten to
Grade 13. "The topics can be
whatever they want to talk
about."
He said the Federation has
sponsored . and organized
workshops and conferences for
its members and other interested
in education across the province
for many years. "As part of a
continuing program to promote
understanding of educational
matters, we also want to
facilitate discussion and in-
formation sharing on the con-
cerns of parents and the public."
If requested, Mr. Dixon said
OTF will suggest topics or
resource persons.
Applications must include a
brief description of the proposal,
its aims and objectives, date and
location, names, addresses and
phone numbers of chairman and
committee, amount of funding
sought from OTF and other
sources and other details.
Groups applying for grants must
ensure one teacher employed by
the local school board and en-
dorsed by his or her principal sits
on the committee, and must
advertise and bill the event as
"The Ontario Teachers'
Federation Workshop (or Con-
ference) in cooperationwith''the
local group, or the reverse if the
local group is contributing more
funding.
For further information, write
Educational Studies Committee,
Ontario Teachers' Federation,
1260 Bay Street, Ontario M5R
2B5.
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After we all had a good scream bed at eleven o'clock.
we had a snack, and were sent to were out at 11:30 p.m.
Lights Even with all the work we had
to do, it was the best field trip yet.
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