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The Huron Expositor, 1988-02-03, Page 3THE HURON EXPOSITOR,' FEBRUARY 3,1988 — 3 SPS students marvel at Egyptian customs, lifestyles EGYPTIAN CHEF Barbara Lamble was one of the many Seaforth Public School students in the enrichment program to help out with the preparation of Egyptian at the food fair on Wednesday. Corbett ohoto. Students and teachers at the Seaforth Public School pot a "taste of Egypt" last week. The enrichment class at the school celebrated the completion of a course on middle eastern culture, with a feast from the Land of the Pharoahs. The meal was prepared under the direc- tion of Seaforth's Boussey Farag and inlud- ed a number of dishes from Egypt, including Harrissa, a dessert made primarily from cream of wheat; Egyptian goulash; pastit- sho, which is a type of Egyptian lasagna; yee pop, which is a banana desert, and many other dishes. The students and Mrs. Farag prepared the meal with the use of the facilities at Wong's Grill, and many teachers, parents and one reporter were thankful to get a break from their usual brown bag lunch to get a taste of some delicious foreign cuisine. Eight selected students from the Grade 5 and 6 class at the public school have been getting some extra schooling from Mrs. Farag on her native land of Egypt. Barbara Lamble, Sarah Johnston, Laura McKer- cher, Andrea Gingerich, Jamie Bennewies, Kendra Shortreed, and !Harold Hugill were chosen on the basis they would be able to "I wouldn't care if I had to come in on weekends..." take on an extra subject and still get their other school work done. The food fair that took place on Friday is a part of their program called "A Taste of Egypt" and is the students' final assign- ment before they are tested and resume with regular classes. But prior to the final assignment the students learned a lot more about Egypt than just what the people eat. Mrs. Farag is not a teacher by profession, but she did take two years of psychology iY(a university in Egypt and learned a lot about handling kids. And as she grew up and was educated in Egypt, she is able to give the enrichment students a look at Egypt as seen through the eyes of an Egyptian citizen. It was the public school's Special Educa- tion teacher, Mrs. Keskinen, who phoned Mrs. Farag back in October to ask her if she would volunteer to take an enrichment class. Mrs. Farag agreed and has since been teaching the classes once per week. The classes are supposed to be an hour long, but Mrs. Farag says they usually manage to stretch their time a little. She says the students have enjoyed it so much many of THE SPS FOOD FAIR was enjoyed by many parents, teachers, and students. Tamer Farag, Harold Hugill, Jamie Bennewiese, Andrea Gingerich, and Kendra Shortreed were among those who helped to prepare, and dispatch of, the Egyptian meal. Corbett photo. TRADITIONAL EGYPTIAN CLOTHING was worn by he Seaforth Public School students in Mrs. Farag's enrichment class at their Egyptian food fair held on Wednes- day. Here Mrs. Farag puts a Galabia on Andria Gingerich with help from Barbara Lam- bie. Corbett photo. Create -a -book puts children instory BY ANNE CHISHOLM about it and they said they wanted dealers stores or malls. STANLEY TWP. -Everyerr person likes to in each of the counties. I thought it would "What people don't realize is that it can read about themselves. They like to read be a good business to start at home," said be done while they wait...It takes about 15 the hockey write-up that tells how they Mrs. Taylor. minutes," said Mrs. Taylor. deked the goalie and put the puck in the Although Create -A -Book has been in the As well, Mrs. Taylor hopes to get spon- net. 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French instruction already at premium Huron County students will not be get- Ings ma accrue as neaung ems go down ting more French instruction time - at because of improvements that have been least for a while. made in the schools. A motion at the January meeting of the Trustee Audrey Triebner advocated put - Huron County Board of Education to ex- ting French instruction into the cur - tend the French program to include riculum in the lower grades because she kind@;-garten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 was felt children would find it more fun then. defeatedin a recorded vote which showed every trustee opposed,, One report studied by the board showed that in high school at September 1987, There was some support - six of 14 there were 759 of 812 students taking trustees - for extending French to Grades 1 French in Grade 9, while in Grade 12, only and 2. Cost of this program was estimated 182 of 887 students were participating in to be $230,000 of which about 20 percent the French program. In Grade 13, 124 of would have to be raised from Huron Coun- 377 students chose the French credit. ter taxpayers. One trustee, Tony McQuail of the Lucknow area, said the board might want to consider using savings from the board's recent energy conservation measures to fund the extended French program. He said current figures show that some sav- "Our students are demonstrating their choice," said Dr. John Goddard of Henkall who voted against the proposal to extend French instruction in Huron County schools. While Director of Education Bob Allen said there are no hard facts to prove that e them will stay even during recess to learn more. The class has covered a lot of topics and the students have come away from it with a lot of knowledge about Egyptian politics, social life, religion, history, and of course food. The course centers around Egypt, because that is the country Mrs. Farag is most familiar with, but also covers the Mid- dle East in general. Asking the kids what they thoug of?the course, (once .you get past' it was awesome!") it is easy to see they have both enjoyed the course and benefitted from it. They can rattle off numbers as to how many acres the biggest pyramid covers; tell you all about ancient Egypt complete with Pharoahs, wars, and labyrinths; and can even write their names in arabic. And not only do they know their stuff, but they also like it. "I wouldn't care if I had to come in on weekends I would still come because it's so interesting," said one of the students. Mrs. Farag will be having'another group of students soon and she is looking forward to it. It will be a bigger and older class this three with 20 students at the Grade 7 and 8 level. They will be taught a little more in- depth than the last group. Mrs. Keskinen, who organized the enrich- ment project, is happy with the results so far. There have been no complaints from parent about the extra curricular program, and she says parents in Seaforth have a really positive attitude and realize not all learning takes place m the classroom. - She cites Mrs. Farag as playing a big part in the success of the program, and says she's good with kids. Mrs. Farag has made a big commitment as a volunteer since she has to be prepared with the lesson once per week, and receives no financial compensa- tion. Mrs. Keskinen says the students have also worked hard on this program and are all motivated to learn and study on their own, and to "widen their horizons beyond the classroom," more French instruction in the schools would be beneficial to the students, he did warn the board that students from Huron County would be competing for college and university entrance as well as jobs with students from other jurisdictions where there was more French instruction given. Statistics offered to the board showed that Huron County is at the low end of the scale -for- total hours of French taught in the elementary schools. Currently; 25 students from among public school supporters are attending the French immersion course for kindergarten through Grade 4 at St. Marys School in Goderich. The availability of teachers qualified to teach French was discussed at a previous meeting. The board learned at its January meeting there are nine Huron elementary school teachers not currently teaching French, who are qualified to do so. OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION - Robert Broadfoot was presented with the service diploma at the Agricultural Society's annual meeting held this weekend in Seaforth, Murray Cardiff, MP presented Mr. Broadfoot with the award for his long years of cooperation and leadership within the agricultural society. Corbett photo. Dairy products added to controls list The 'federal government is taking steps to add certain dairy products to the Import Control List in support of the Canadian milk supply management program. Import controls already exist on a broad range of dairy products. These controls have been' established in support of action taken by Canada under the Agricultural Stabilization Act and the Canadian Dairy Commission Act. To ensure continuing effective operation of the measures taken under these Acts, the following products will be added to the Import Control List: ice cream, ice cream novelties and ice cream mise; ice milk and ice milk mix; yogurt; and liquid forms of skim milk, buttermilk, and blends of these �i.S "' -.>."t.: ",.. rY.. ...r Vis' �.. 5'4'§-`Y: ,.,,,. :.'.�' 1 •u. �:.-' THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVE was chosen at the society's annual meeting on Friday evening and will be: (front, left) Betty Glanville, Peter Vanderbome, Lyle Haney, Sharon Flanagan, Neil Dolmage, Bob Fotheringham, Kevin Cale, (back) Bob, Van Den Neucker, Jack McLaughlin, John Bennett, Francis Hicknell, Carl Bolton, Lois Hodgert, Bruce Whitmore, Frank Nigh, Jerry Vandenhengel, Bob McNaughton. Absent are Ross Ribey, Nelson Pullman, and Bill Strong. products. Import controls already exist with respect to imports of dry skim milk, dry buttermilk, and blends of these products. While the value of the imported pro- ducts being added to the list is relatively small — currently less than $1 million per year — future imports could undermine the Canadian dairy supply management program if not restricted. That's why the government is taking this action," said Agricultural Minister John Wise. International Trade Minister Pat Carney said, "This ac ori is consistent with our rights and ob gations under the General Agreement on\Tariffs and Trade Turn to page ISA • MMUNIT'Y CALENDAR If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents. phone the recreation office at 527-0382 or the Expositor at 527-0240, or mall the information to Communi- ty Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69..Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1WO well in advance of the scheduled dale Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor Wed. Feb. 3 1-3 p.m. Moms and Tots at Arena 1:30-4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tween Ringette practice 5:30-6:30 p.m. Atom 1 practice 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wood Carving at S.D.H.S. 7:30-9 p.m. Minor Broomball 8-10 p.m. Mixed Volleyball 8-9 p.m. Fitness is Fun at S.D.C.C. 9-11 p.m. Ladies' Broomball Thurs. Feb. 4 Senior Citizen meeting at the Legion. 9-10 a.m. Fitness is Fun at S.D.C.C. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Novice practice 5:30-6:30 p.m. Bantam practice 6:30-7:30 p.m. Minor Broomball 7:30-9:30 p.m. Men's Basketball at sows 7:30-12:30 p.m. Men's Broomball Fri. Feb. 5 4-5 p.m. Senior Houseleague Practice 5-6 p.m. Junior Houseleague Practice 6-7 p.m. Midget practice 7-8 p.m. Junior Ringette practice 8:30 p.m. Brussels vs. Seahawks Sat. Feb. 6 8:30 a.m. Canadians vs. Oilers 9:30 a.rri. Bruins vs. North Stars 10:30 a.m. Flyers vs, Whalers 11:30 a.m. Jets vs. Leafs 12:30-1:30 p.m. Mites 1:30-2:30 Novice, Bunny, Petit Ringette 1:30-2:30 Story Hour at the Library 2:30-4 p.m. Public Skating 4-5 p.m. Milverton vs. Novice 1 5-6:15 Wingham vs. Atom 1 6:15-8 p.m. Clinton vs. PeeWees Sun. Feb. 7 1-4 p.m. Monkton vs. Seahawks 4-5 p.m. Atom II practice 5-6 p.m. St.Marys vs. Petite Ringette 6-7 p.m. Tween Ringette 7-8 p.m. St.Marys vs. Junior Ringette 8=3:30 p.m. Penguins vs. Bruins 9:30-11 p.m. Hawks vs. Flyers Mon. Feb. 8 4:30-8:30 p.m. Figure Skating 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wood Refinishing Tues. Feb. 9 2> p.m. Seaforth Women's Institute will meet at the Home of Thelma Dale 5:30-6:30 p.nt. Minor Hockey 6:30 - 8 p.m. Bantam 8 p.m. Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary Meeting in the Hospital Board Room. Please bring a Valentine. Guest speaker Heather Ross. LL.B. Topic Loved, Honoured & Abused. 8:30 p.m. Midget Wed. Feb. 10 1-3 p.m. Moms and Tots 1:30-4 p.rn. Senior Shuffleboard 4:30-5:30 p.m; Tween Ringette 5:30-6:30 p.m. Atom 1 practice 6 p.m. Celebrity Dinner 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wood Carving at S.D.H.S. 7:30-9 p.m. Minor Broomball 9-11 p.m. Ladies' Broomball 8-10 p.m. Mixed, Volleyball 8-9 p.m. Fitness is Fun