a ee ee Page 16 November 1984 Cassiar Courier In and around School District 87 Continued from Page 6. COUNTDOWN CONFERENCE Countdown is the annual Fall Conference of the B. C. Principals and Vice-Principals’ Associa- tion. This year the conference is located at Pentic- ton and former Stikiner, George Millar, has been very active in the planning of the conference. Dis- trict principals, David John and Mel Rippell, will be participating in the conference, and the Super- intendant of Schools (Owen Corcoran) will be making two presentations at the conference. Mr. Corcoran’s sessions will focus on Behavior Pat- terns of Effective Principals and the Current Re- search on the Principal as an Instructional Leader. Dates for the conference are October 25th to 27th, 1984. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS November 4th, 1984 ——~— Cassiar December 1| Sth, 1984 Good Hope Lake EVER NOTICE..... The ideal committee consists of two, four or six people who haven’t time, and one person who likes to run things his own way. If you want to recapture your youth, just cut off his allowance. How to get someone out of hot water alter they fall through 5 Ice, thin oy $ H dudes ~~ ~~ — What most people consider as virtue, after the age Of 40 is simply a loss of energy. If it wasn’t for the optimist, the pessimist would never know how happy he wasn’t. A little kindness from person to person is bet- ter than a vast love for all humankind. REALITY OR A DREAM? NO MORE “SPECIAL” CHILDREN Advances in computer technology are enabling all human beings—including handicapped children —to fully realize their learning potential, accord- ing to an article in the April 1983 issue of PTA Today. “With the aid of computers, we may stop thinking of some fraction of children as ‘special’ and instead think of all children as a continuum in which each child has a particular place and need not be set apart,” says Adeline Naiman, di- rector of software for HRM Software, Cambridge, Mass., and author of the article. Because children naturally enjoy working with computers, can quickly learn how to use them, and find them highly motivating, even students previously considered slow learners have blossom- ed with computers, Naiman reports. Computers provide instant feedback, report mistakes immediately, and put the student in The’ Cassiar Country Cookbooks by Owen Corcoran charge—factors that maximize the student’s — chances for success. IS THIS TRUE IN OUR PROVINCE? A CRY FOR HELP Parents and communities are not providing schools and teachers with adequate financial, per- sonal, and emotional support, according to a na- sf tionwide survey published in the August 1983 - issue Of Instructor magazine. More than 79 percent of the responding ele- + mentary school teachers rated the quality of edu- cation in their schools as B or better. Grades given ; to parents and comnmtunities, however, were Cs, ~ Ds, and Fs. Eighty-five percent of those teachers surveyed « said that they regularly perform tasks considered beyond the responsibility of a child’s teacher, such as handling family problems and providing after-school supervision. In addition to their day- to-day responsibilities, teachers listed such things as providing supervision for children who cannot go home because their parents are not there; pro- viding breakfast, lunch, or snacks; mending or providing clothes; providing transportation; teach- ing cleanliness; giving baths or shampoos; and counseling children about emotional or family problems including alcoholism, sexual abuse, and divorce, as some of the typical above-and-beyond- the-call-of-duty tasks they perform. are now available from THE RETAIL STORE MARVEL TRAVEL THE FINAL TOUCH CASSIAR COURIER TOWN ADMINISTRATION W.S.T.V. You never know when you could be called on to save someone’ life, Someone who has just fallen through thin ice It could be a friend. Or a complete stranger. It really doesn’t matter who. What does matter is that you know what to do. And know that you've got to act quickly. Because the longer the person is in the icy-cold water, the shorter his chances are of surviving. If he’s in too long, he could die from exposure, Also, if you don’t act quick enough, numbness can set in and the person won't be able to hang on. When that happens, it’s game over. On the other hand, if you're not careful rescuing, you could break through the ice yourself. ‘This poster was created to tell you what you should do. And what you shouldn't do. Read it carefully. Someday, it could be a matter of life or death The first step is don’t step on the ice. It you sce someone fall through the ice, keep your distance at first. The ice may not be thick enough to bold vou up either, But vou must act quickly, fell the person who fallen in to grab ay far up onto the ice edge as he can and tell him to kick his feet like in swim- ming. The kicking motion will help keep him atloat and it’s possible he might be able to swim right up onto the ice. Here's what you do: If there's help around, vell for them to come over. But if there isn’t any help around, don’t go running olf to get it. There's no time for that. Quickly look for something _ you can use to help pull the person out to safety. It can be a tree branch, a hockey stick, a belt, a scarf, a jacket or anything. Then lie down on the ice and slowly crawl towards the hole. Whatever you do, don't walk. When you lie down, you distribute your weight over a greater surface and even though the ice may not support you standing up, there's a good chance it will when you're lying down. Now, when you get close cnough, extend whatever you're holding out to the person in the water. Tell him to keep kicking his feet. This will help propel him out while you're doing the pulling. Another way to get someone out. If there no help around, and you're absolutely sure you can't use something like a tree branch or a scarf, use your arm, But you've got to be very careful you aren't pulled in. If there are people around, you can * form a human chain, and the first person in the link can either extend something or use his arm. What if you fall in. If you fall in and there's ne one around to help, here's what to do: First, don't panic. Grab as far up on the ice ahead of you as you can and kick your feet behind you so your body becomes horizontal. Then slowly swim, slide or roll up on the ice. Keep trying if you don't make it the first time. When you get up on the ice, don’t stand up. Crawl a number of yards away from the hole. - After, if you can’t get into dry clothes right away, keep your wet clothes on. They will protect you from the cold until you can change into something dry. How thick should the ice be? The way to tell is by cutting a hole in it. If it’s 10 cm. (4 inches) thick, it’s safe for people. For snowmobiles the ice should be no less than 20 cm, (8 inches) thick. For cars, make sure the ice is at least 31 em. to 46 cm. (12 to 18 inches) thick. Also remember, just because the ice is thick enough in one spot doesn’t mean it will be all over. The ice will be thinner where there are undercurrents. And weaker where there are pressure ridges and air holes. Jicm. 12 inches The best rule to follow if you don’t know anything about an ice-covered ura is stay-oll. Or ask someone who knows something about the area. What to do after. After you pull someone out, get them warm and dry as soon as you can, The next best thing to do is get them to a hospital. Even if the person says he's “OK”. He may be suffering from shock or from the effects of hypothermia and not know it. So play it safe. To the hospital he goes. gg | CANADIAN RED CROSS WATER SAFETY __-™ | SERVICES i CAROLE’S CACHE, ERICKSON ALL MEMBERS OF THE GYMNASTIC CLUB EXECUTIVE CLAUDIA HUBER, 346 BATEMAN, 778-7657 Treat Your.Taste Buds to the favorite recipes from Cassiar kitchens MAKES A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT Profits go to the JADE MOUNTAIN GYMNASTICS CLUB for the purchase of new equipment HA Ne Pivcos Sdheea nS Vay, Se ae a : Ogee Jth, J OOf. Mm. GY Se Community Chuh ¢ pee as for Te Coffee Chrestmas Gpcfooss Chives Cok Se. 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