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liquid and solid) and danced to the music of
our local band "The Sons of the Tahltans”.

Prizes for costumes were awarded to Flizabeth
Troughton and Frank Eyged (Mr. Mrs. Cat), to

Joe Fitzsimmons (the beautiful and voluptuous
sex symbol) and Isobel Crossley (It's almost

tomorrow).

"HOW' to you to0....eeee

Stick ‘em up Joe ......

CASSIAR JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN

The long, cold winter is almost upon us. WYinter
with its deep snow and low temperatures is arn
effective barrier to the play and soctal develon-
ment of wee folk. Then once they are hemme:!
in-doors for long periods there is horedom and
fretfulness. This year it is going to be
different: The community has seen the need of
its three and four year old children. The
creative, happy environment of the newly formed
Junior Kindergarten caters to pre-school needs.

Monday November 2, 1979 is the opening dav.

For several weeks a staff of eight eager ladies
from the community has untiringly worked to
bring this school into being. The result of
their labour is a Junior Kindergarten on a
similar level to that of the Senior Kindergarten
in the public school system, subject to the
standards of the Department of Indian Affairs
and by the Cassiar Asbestos Company.

This staff, two of whom will alwavs be present
during the school's hours, includes a director,
treasurer and substitute teachers.

The permanent location of the Junior Kindergarten
is a good sized, bright room with large windows
on the town side of the community hall. It is
cleaned daily by the janitorial staff of the

hall and has been freshly painted.

Equipment suitable to the fully organized program
in effect is being brought in from Edmonton. This
includes construction paper, poster paper, scissors,
crayons, finger paint, plasticine, flannelboard,
chalkboard, chalk, magnetic visual aids, science
kits, beginning sounds and New Math readiness
materials, large wooden hollow blocks and play
blocks and a variety of educational toys. A large
sized doll's house and four tables (4 ft. x 2°6"
containing sand trays) were made locally.

School hours are from 9.00 to 11.39 a.m. Monday

through Friday but the teachers are present from
8.30 to 12.0 noon to help the children who need
to arrive early or stay late.

Fees are either (a) $20.09 per month for an enrol-
ment of less than 23 students, OR (b) $15.90 per
month for an enrolment of 23 or more students.

The school is equipped to handle between 25 and

30 children. The present enrolment (Mct. 39) is
twenty one (21).

If you have a three or four year old child you
would like to enrol, you can phone 778-7239,

A final word comes from the members of the staff.
Thank you to everyone who has helped bring this
major project into being.

(They still do need your help: Tf you could
spare even one dollar to help defray their
outlay of over $300.00 - then have a heart:
Cheques can be made out to "CASSIAR JUNIOR
KINDERGARTEN’. Mailing address

P. O. Box 306,
Cassiar.