IN AN ANDAROUND 'SNOWRIDGE = ELEMENTARY Y SCHOOL CANADIAN TE: TESTS OF BASIC SKILLS _ During the first week of May, all Snowridge students in grades three through seven will be writing the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills. This battery of tests takes over six hours of testing time to administer and is quite exhaust- ing for children. The purpose of the tests is to assess student progress from year to year on a series of standardized achievement tests. The CTBS Tests do not assess skills in reference to the British Columbia curriculum, instead they look at “‘general’’ skills which all children are presumed to develop as they proceed through the school system. The best preparation a stu- dent can make for this testing process is to ensure that they are well rested when they come to school. DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM On May 18, 1988 Joan Tomcezak, a dental hygien- ist, from the Skeena Health Unit will visit our school. As part of a provincial program, she will complete dental inspections on all Kinder- garten, Grade 1 and Grade 7 students. She will also do a presentation on preventive dentistrv on all grades in the gym. More information on this program will be sent to parents as it becomes available to us. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS The CARE and Feeling Yes/Feeling No programs are now underway in all classrooms. A special thanks to all parents who attended our meetings in Good Hope Lake and Cassiar. If you have questions or concerns about these programs please do no hesitate to contact your child’s teacher. ASSEMBLIES The Grade Five assembly on March 25th was Saint 0 80 OSS SCO COO C0800 800000 0000000000020 868000S090802880229F52228588202062086080086800080CEE Cassiar Shopping Center 12,000 sq ft Under One Roof SERVICE IS OUR BUSINESS CARPET CLEANER RENTAL PIO OOO OOo Ooo oO OOOO Ooo OOOO OOOO OC Oooo oo A Northern Shopping Experience SHOOOOOO SOO OOOO OOO OOOO OOO Oa a great success - everyone enjoyed their presenta- tion enormously. The Grade Two’s also held an assembly on Friday, April 29th. It was enjoyed by all who attended, the grade two’s making their theme MICE. THE VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA In addition to adding the crowning touch for the Wizard of Oz production, members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presented a short performance for Snowridge students on Friday, April 23rd. The students and _ staff were thrilled by this honor and enjoyed the performance thoroughly. A special thanks to Norma Ray for making this experience pos- sible to our children. B.C. LION FOOTBALL PLAYER VISITS On Thursday, April 7th, we were very fortunate to have Scott Lecky of the B.C. Lions visit Snowridge to speak about drug and _ alcohol abuse. Grades Four to Seven were held enthral- led by Scott.as he spoke of his career in football. The film shown gave pointers on how to resist peer pressure and was very well received by the students. Scott was bombarded with ques- tions ranging from how long he played football to what type of car he drove. The biggest hit seemed to be the football cards he autographed. when he went around to each classroom. CAMERAS FILM PROCESSING SOUVENIRS VIDEO RENTALS Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: noon Thursday: Friday: Saturday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Sunday Seoceoeseses feesj Julie MacRae fees “LOST AND” AND FOUND At the end of May the contents of the lost and found box will be donated to the Thrift Shop. Please check for your child’s missing belongings. PEN MOMS TO VISIT The Grade Two Class will be having Open House for their Pen Moms on May 12th at 2:00 p.m. Hopefully, everyone will take time out from their letter writing to come along for snacks and fun. We really appreciate the time Moms have devoted to this activity and we hope you'll come along and let us thank you in person. TIMELY TEDDY Timely Teddy spent the first two weeks of April in. Grade Five, which made a nice change after two months in a Twins T-shirt in Grade Four! He’s now back in Grade Four because both classes had absolutely no lates last month. Congratulations, Grade Fours and Fives - now let's see if some other class can manage to kidnap him for next month! SWIMMING Our classes will once again be using the com- munity swim pool in conjunction with their P.E. programs. Details of the schedule have not been finalized but will be distributed in a letter to parents at a later date. Parents are reminded to make sure their children have swim- suits and also that they are dressed warmly enough for the trip to and from the pool. BASKETBALL Our Grade Six and Seven students have been practicing daily for their tournament. The Watson Lake Elementary team visited our school on Friday, April 29th for an afternoon of fun and competition. HOURS noon Closed - 6:00 pm - 6:00 pm 8:00 pm - 7:00 pm 11:00 am - 7:00 pm Closed Prone: bs es SOOoSSoSoSeooooe ea ooo ooo Oooo CoO OOOO OoOC OOo Cos " GUEST SPEAKERS AND FIELD TRIPS On April 7, Scott Lecky of the B.C. Lions Foot- ball team gave a presentation to Cassiar and Dease Lake Secondary students on the topic of substance (drug and alcohol) abuse. The presentation was obviously well received by the students, for when the dismissal bell rang for lunch, the students remained in their seats and listened and asked questions of Mr. Lecky for another ten minutes. The author of this article also found it interesting to note the num- ber of students who suddenly became football fans. | might add that we were able to have Mr. Lecky at our school because of the efforts of Mr. Gerry Gramek who organized the trip with the B.C. “Lionbackers’’, which is comprised of a number of B.C. Lions players who travel throughout the province and do presentations on substance abuse. On April 18 and 19, Mr. Kevin Roberts, a novelist and short story writer gave a number of ‘‘read- ings’’ for our students. Mr. Roberts could come to Cassiar Secondary because of the efforts of Mr. Cocking who was able to obtain federal government funding to allow Mr. Roberts to travel to Cassiar. On Wednesday, April 20, Mr. McGill of Cassiar Mining Corporation spoke to Mr. Trask’s Con- sumer Education 12 class on the topic of income tax. | would like to thank Mr. McGill for visiting C.S.S. and no doubt we can measure the success of his presentation by the amount of money our present Consumer Education 12 students save in income tax in future years. CONTESTS AND INTRAMURAL EVENTS In conjunction with the visit of Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cocking and Ms. Kuechle organized a ‘‘No- velathon Writing Contest’’ on April 25-26. Con- testants were required to write during the hours of 3:30 - 9:00 p.m. on both days, and their entries will be judged by a three member com- mittee, including one professional writer. | anticipate that the winners of the contest will be announced in the next edition of the ‘‘Cour- ier”. The “big-net’’ intramural indoor soccer season has reached the end of its regular schedule. Four teams, the Crazy Canucks, Pele’s Plumbers, Becker’s Wreckers, and the Tic-Tacs qualified for the playoffs which began on Tuesday, April 19th. Results will be available in the next edition of the ‘‘Courier”, the “Canucks” who only lost one game (to the infamous Plumbers) in league play. FAMILY LIFE Friday, April 22 marked the final lesson in the “Family Life Education” program. | would personally like to thank the staff and students for their co-operation with this program. BPOOOOO OO OHH HHHOHHOSOHHSHOSHSOSHSOHSOSHOSOSOSOSOOSOOHSOSOSOOOOSOSOHOSOOOHS OHHH OHHH OOOO HH AIA HOH OHHH ORDER YOUR FAVORITE ‘89 CAT NOW OR YOU MIGHT BE RIDING SOMETHING ELSE NEXT WINTER. The new Cats are coming. The exciting Wildcat 650, new El Tigre EXT and Jag AFS - and all the other Cats you love. I’ve seen them at the 1989 Dealer Show and they’re better than ever. But don’t wait until next winter. Come in now and see the exciting new Arctic Cat video and ‘89 brochure. Then order the Cat of your choice and not only will you qualify for Arctic Cat’s pre- season offer - it’s the only way you can be certain that you'll get the Cat you want most. -considering how fast the Wildcat, El Tigre EXT and Jag AFS are certain to disappear, you may not get your first choice. ND A JND CAS oe . \. 4 eee for a new secondary school in Cassiar. but the favourite has to be | WORK EXPERIENCE AND C CAREERS ~ sgt During: the months of April. and May twenty students from Cassiar Secondary will be par- ticipating in. a week long work experience pro- gram. Thé students have been placed in a variety of businesses in the community in order to have the practical experience of “working’’ at a job. In conjunction with the work experience pro- gram, a number of guest speakers will be coming to Cassiar Secondary to talk about their par- ticular careers and the qualifications necessary to pursue their specific occupations. The first speakers on the agenda are Carlin Miroslaw, Anita Wilson, and Ethel Songhurst who will be at Cassiar Secondary on May 4 to talk about careers in the medical profession. These meetings are open to all students in grades 8-12 but pre- registration is a must. COURSE SELECTION FOR 88/89 Students have received course selection sheets for programming for next year. Hopefully, the 1988-89 timetable should be ready in early May, and by that time you will have a definite idea as to your child’s program for 1988-89. | would like to thank the parents, students, Ms. Kasper, and Mr. Blair for attending the “course selection’’ and “graduation require- ments’ meeting on April 18. It.was a particular pleasure to see the large number of ‘parents at the meeting. NEW SCHOOL At the most recent School Board meeting (April 9th), the School Board announced that they were making application to the Ministry of Education As you can imagine, given the structural problems of the existing facility, the staff and students of-Cassiar Secondary are overjoyed by this announcement. DATES TO REMEMBER May 1 _- Deadline for grade 12’s for local scholarship applications. May 16 Non-instructional day for C.S.S. staff. Mr. Doug Player, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, West Vancouver will be the guest speaker. The topic of the dis- cussion will be ‘‘School Climate’. May 23-27 Mrs. Trask and ten students will be travelling to Kimberley, B.C. for the B.C. Drama Festival. Graduation. PERFECT ATTENDANCE | would like to congratulate the following stu- dents for having perfect attendance, including no lates, from September 8 to April 18. June 3 DAVID LANPHEAR STEPHEN RYAN SONIA SARO So order today, and save the Kitty Cat for your kids! 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GOLD Grade 8 Janice Coran Grade 10 Ellen Artico Kamal Athwal Sonia Saro Grade Eleven Derek Andrews Grade 12 ‘Amarjit Athwal Dyonne Zubek SILVER Grade 8 William Carter ‘Kerri Desjardins Jason Hardy Grade 9 Jennifer Becket Adrian Dostie Amanda Howard Vlado Kovacic Grade 10 Sheena Billingsley John Cavanagh Nicole Deyo Janice Joseph Vicki Kornelson David Lanphear Binder Mangat Grade 11 Chris Hyde Roland Rudkowsky Grade 12 Corrina Boyes Heather Louie Joy McLeod Mary Molan Grade 13S Marty Marion BRONZE Grade 8 Sandi McGill Krista Randell Patrick Ryan Grade 9 Amy Erickson Jan Wypych Vicki Molloy Grade 10 Korlaina Boutin Darla Creyke Grade 11 Reggie Etzerza Danny Walters Grade 13S Ray Carlick Huey Dennis