Clinton News Record, 2015-12-16, Page 29Wednesday, December 16, 2015 • News Record 29
The news from Londesborough
Brenda Radford
Another third of the
Christmas Alphabet:
I] ivy (as in the holly and
the ivy), Immanuel.
J] Joseph's journey with
Mary, Jesus, jolly St. Nick.
K] kitchens filled with
good smells, the King's
birthday.
L] laughter and love, the
light shining in the east.
M] manger, mistletoe, mir-
acles, music.
O] omnipotent God, open
doors to visitors.
P] presents, promise ful-
filled, praise, prayer.
Q] the question of the new
King has been answered.
Hullett Central Public School
Principal Cathy Geotz
welcomed parents, grand-
parents, friends and com-
munity folk to both presen-
tations of the Hullett
Central School's annual
Christmas concert on
Wednesday, December 9.
Both presentations were
well attended with there
being standing room only
for latecomers in the
evening.
It was a musical concert
under the direction of Mrs.
Sue Barnett who congratu-
lated the children for all the
energy and work they had
put into making the concert
great. And it was a really
fun concert the children
could be proud of
presenting.
The junior band opened
the concert by playing lines
from their practice books.
Sue explained that the jun-
ior band is voluntary com-
prised of pupils from
Grades 5 and 6 who prac-
tice 30 minutes a week dur-
ing class time and met at
8:00 a.m. one morning a
week. As rhythm is an
important part of making
music, this band also dem-
onstrated an action rhythm
number which included
clapping, stomping and
knee slapping.
Pupils in the senior band
are from Grades 7 and 8
and have had the experi-
ence of playing in the jun-
ior band and that learning
was evident. They played
three numbers of music
written for a school band -
Bold Adventures, Jingle
Bells Jamboree and Zap.
Some staff members joined
this band in music making.
Everyone gets a kick out
of the youngest pupils
when they take to the stage
all dressed in their Christ-
mas best and quite keen to
wave at folks they recognize
in the audience. KA sang
about St. Nick and his
Christmas job and rocking
around the Christmas tree -
an action song. KB, in rein-
deer headbands, sang
"Santa Is His name, Oh!"
and they did the Reindeer
Hokey, Pokey.
A playlet entitled "Christ-
mas Around the World"
was presented by Grades 1
thru 3.
Each of the five classes
sang about a different
aspect or tradition of cele-
brating Christmas around
the world. Wondering how
the people next door cele-
brate was one theme, carni-
val in Rio was featured in
another and a festival of
lights was the theme of
another. Each number had
its own props and energy.
Peace, unity and under-
standing were also an
underlying theme.
The pupils joined on the
risers to sing together "Sing
a Song for Christmas Time".
They ended the concert
singing for the first snowfall
to come soon.
A very enjoyable concert.
I want to share a good
news item I learned this
week. The Learning
Enrichment
Program of the AMDSB
plans to take 40 students
from area schools to Taipei,
Taiwan for a two week
enrichment experience in
March. Students in Grades 8
thru 12 were encouraged to
apply to be part of the group.
And two of our young girls
have been accepted, Sydney
Hunking and Claire
Scrimgeour. Congratulaions,
girls. What a wonderful
opportunity.
Each participant does
have to come up with a cer-
tain amount of money to
cover the cost. Watch for
news of some fundraising
projects to help defray their
cost.
Londesborough United Church
The third candle of
Advent, the candle of joy,
was lit by Rev. Fletcher at
Londesborough United
Church on Sunday, Decem-
ber 13. The senior choir
offered the seasonal anthem,
"Holy Jesus. Promised
Saviour'.
During the children's time
at the front of the sanctuary
Rev Fletcher talked with
them about shepherds, key
players in the Christmas
story. The children recog-
nized that the shepherd's job
is to look after flocks of
sheep. Terry told them about
the area in Nazareth which
has been kept as it would
have been in Christ's time.
There Terry learned that
shepherds talk to the sheep
and the sheep respond only
to their voice, keeping them
safe from strangers, or wrong
actions.
In the same way God
is our shepherd and we are
the sheep of His world.
Christians need to recognize
His voice. In life there are
others who would lead us
astray but we must reject
their voice and listen only to
God's.
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Thompson, Wally - At Huronview Home,
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Mr. Wally Thompson of Clinton, and
formerly of Burlington in his 71st year.
Beloved husband of Pauline Thompson.
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