Page 8 July 1982 Cassiar Courier =ND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL OLIN AND IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IK AND AROUND THE SCHOOL Ii AND AROUND THE SCHOGL IN AND ARQ o NEW SCHOOL Probably the most-important news at this time is that the Provincial Government. has eventually come through with the funding for the new school. This means that work will start almost immediately on the construction of the long-awaited school, and it.is anticipated that the school will be ready for occupancy in late fall. Mr. Lorne Armstrong, the District Mainten- ance Superintendent, has been down in Van- couver, overseeing the initial stages of cons- truction in the Artisan plant in Richmond. Students and staff are now looking forward eagarly to:the final fruition of several years work for a new school. We will keep you up to date in the September issue. Great news! NEW PARENTS’ ADVISORY COUNCIL Congratulations to those people who were recently elected to the Parents’ Advisory Coun. cil. The new members are: Al Davies, Mary Elhorn, Pat Riddle; Carmen Bondeson; Ida Walters, John Gwilliam. Remaining members from last year’s executive are Peter Jones and Stefan Dyk. . Many thanks to the past executive for their hard work and involvement on behalf of the parents and students: Wendy Zabot, Jim Cal- low, Pat Borsato, Phyllis Hardy, Gerry Kamlah, Sue Borden. é A big thank you, too, to the many people who were willing to stand for election to this year’s council. Your interest in becoming in- volved on behalf of«the parents and school is | much appreciated. Thank you, all! BARBARA GUDERJAHN Will remain in Cassiar to work for a year. She will then study Theatre in Nelson, B.C. and hopefully in Ont. HARVEY CALLOW ACCREDITATION UPDATE ° Again, as of the date of writing, we are ex- pecting a return visit from the “external” team who visited the school in March to examine the school’s ‘internal’? assessment of the school. At this meeting, the staff and the team will be examining the team’s report and recommendat- ions, and the team will then be reporting to the board. Although the report is not quite com- plete yet, and we will be able to give further in- formation in the September issue, the school is very happy with the draft report and the school has received a very good rating on pro- vincial standards from the external team. For . the full, exciting, news on the secondary accre- ditation, look out for the September edition! STAFFING CHANGES To this date of waiting, a few staffing changes have taken place. We are reluctantly saying goodbye to Mr. Randy Knowles and Mrs. . Donna Bliss. Mr. Knowles has been teaching at. the Secondary level for the past two years in Science, Math, Law and Commerce. He is mov- ing to a warmer (?) climate in Mackenzie. We wish him and Mrs. Knowles much success in their new location. Mrs. Bliss is “‘retiring”’ after three years of teaching in Cassiar, two years at the primary level; and one year at the second- ary level, in Business Education and Social Studies. She will be remaining in Cassiar to take up her new role as a parent in the com- munity. We wish her and Mr. Bliss much hap- piness in their new role. Both teachers will be missed by the students and staff. New staff appointments and reasignments ‘of present staff will be given in our next edit- ion. The Class of 82 Although all the Graduation news will have to wait until the next edition, we would like to bid farewell to our Grade 12 students as they leave to take a giant step into the ‘‘new world” outside of school. Their paths will be varied; some will leave Cassiar to fields of further study, others will remain in Cassiar for a short time to work. Others yet are still undecided. To all of them we wish good luck and success in whatever path they follow, and we hope that they will have a bright and wonderful future a- head. School days may be over, but the learn- ing never ends. FRANK DENNIS FINALLY As the school year draws to a close, and the suitcases at home are being packed for a lengthy vacation, we would like to take a mo- ment to recognize and thank the many. parents who have supported the students, staff, and school over the past year. With the support and help of the parents at home, the children see ed- ucation as a positive, growing process and the school can better meet the educational needs of the students and better help them towards their future growth and development. Working cooperatively, the parents and the school have the opportunity to improve the delivery of ed- ucation to their common vested interest - the children of the community. To all of you who visited the school, helped in classes, called to inform us of your child’s absence or lateness, or to inquire, wrote, came to meetings, talked with teachers, and supported the children and the school in many other ways - sincere thanks from all of us at the school. Have a great vacat- ion! STARTING DATE FOR NEXT YEAR Tuesday, September 7th. = KATHLEEN SCHNEEBERGER Kato has attended school in Cassiar since Grade 2. She hopes to work after graduating and may then go to some post secondary education. CLARE McKEIRNAN DONNA TAYLOR . Harvey’s future plans are as yet Has no particular plans for the Frank is not sure where his nia hopes to attend S.F.U. uncertain. ; future. future lies. occ TRACEY KING Will be going south to enroll in College to do a hairdressing course. Will be working for awhile before PORTY NITTI going to College. BERNALD BORSATO Bernald is going to Cranbrook to study Early Childhood Education. FRED HUDSON Successfully completed his appren- ticeship program this year. In and Around the School DRAMA 10/11/12 by Barbara Guderjahn On Tuesday, June Ist, the Drama 10/11/12 class went down to the sunny city of Kamloops for the first B.C.Festival of the Arts. The main events of the Festival were the various perform- ances put on by different drama classes from a- round B.C. Our class, however, did not partici- pate in this as we are rather a small group. We did participate in the workshops they had. These included acting, movement, Impro- visation, clowning, jazz dance, makeup and a few other classes that had to do with Theatre. It was a short but interesting time and a very ~ worthwhile experience. The class would like to thank the School Board for their generous contribution towards the trip. MY. BIRTHDAY Fri., May 21st, 1982 A.D. vy Sherri Baerward Grade 1/2 I would call up the people who I would like to come to my birthday party. I wouldn’t need any presents because [| get lots of presents at Chrismas. Instead we would play games and then we would go outside and have some races. Then we would go inside pnd have a piece of cake. In and around School District 87 Cassiar Courier July 1982 Page 9 3 IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND WRITERS CORNER THE AIRPLAINE by Mark Prince Grade 5 An enormous Silver bird with an incredible sound, Flies in the sky and burns all around, I give him some gas and then upward we go, He lands sofely just like in the snow. A WISH by Chiera Borsato Grade | /2 If I was going to make a wish! I would wish to have a good life. Thats what I wish because I would not get a spank. And I could have what- ever I wanted. Like a dog a cat a donkey and a cow a hourse. And if all that came true I would jump for joy and laugh and sing and dance all: over the house. I would call over my friends ~ and show them my animals, and tell them. FILLE DU QUEBEC par Chantal Bilodeau Grade 4 Je suis une fille du Québec, Jai deux (2) fréres. Je parle un peu anglais, Et j'aime l’anglais, Mes fréres sont tanant. TAKING SCIENCE SERIOUSLY -money. That couldn’t be! So they thought and WHERE ARE WE GOING IN EDUCATION TODAY? CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION You understand well enough what slavery is, but free- dom you have never experienced, so you do not know if it tastes sweet or bitter. If you ever did come to ex- perience it, you would advise us to fight for it. Herodotus, The Histories Multiple-Choice: P A. A Good citizen is one who votes in elections. B. A good citizen is one who is aware of the issues in his/her community and government. C. A good citizen is one who does not. reak the law. D. A good citizen is one who lives without conflict’in his/her society. E. All of the above. F. None of the above. Philosophically and historically, the challenge to define good citizenship and appropriate political behavior has not been conclusive. Indeed, many contend that the good citizen is one who votes, pays taxes, and conforms _ to laws. Social studies in the schools has attempted to inculcate these beliefs. A major function of the schools generally has been the preparation of children to be “good citizens’’ when they become adults. Not sur- prisingly, citizenship education has been included as an educational goal. As early as 1938 innovative educators promoted four fundamental purposes, including “‘the objectives of civic responsibility, described as law, observance, devotion to democracy, social activity, conservation, economic liter- acy, and social understanding. With such an historical precedent, citizenship is an undisputable “basic’’ in the schools. Yet, educators have been less consistent in de- fining this goal or evidencing the results than one might in other academic areas. Sixty-six percent of students javolted in a survey on civics courses concluded that such courses give too much attention to the fundamental aspects of government, such as the process of passing a law. Fifty-five percent judged that a fair comparison of the Canadian political system to other systems was not permitted. Finally, half of the students felt that government and civic courses do not pay enough attention to controversial issues. One- might readily conclude that decision making is not ade- quately included in the instructional experience. What then might educators-do to promote Citizen- ship education? - What do you, the citizens, think about citizenship education? Where should our schools be going with citizenship education? (adapted from The Clearing House, Vol. 54, May 1981) Why do some high schools enroll a high proportion of their talented female students in mathematics and science courses while other schools enroll very few? Patricia Lund Casserly of the Educational Testing Ser- vice interviewed female students, teachers, and counsel- ors at 20 high schools with unusual success in attracting and holding young women in their mathematics and phys- ical science. curricula. Based on her interviews, Casserly identified four school characteristics that can contribute to increased fe- pipe enrollment in math and science. Math and science teachers who actively recruit female students for their advanced placement course. Teachers who: provide effective college and career counselling for female students. Students contact with older female students who have taken these courses with younger female stu- dents who are taking the same math course. Homogenous grouping of students to ensure appro- priate learning pace and thus to increase student motivation. In her research, Casserly also found that many high school counsellors discouraged talented females from the study of math and science. TEACHERS ON THE MOVE Randy Knowles is moving to $.D. No. 57 (Prince George) to practice his profession in Mackenzie. After December John Wright (Atlin) and family will be walking upside down Down under in Canberra, Australia. John is exchanging with Mardi Troth for one year. From Dease Lake to Victoria goes Jay Dahlgren, who has resigned to return to university. Jay will be pursuing a Masters Degree in Educational Administration. A newcomer to Cassiar School staff next year will be Kees van der Pol, who is transferring from Telegraph Creek. Another District teacher who is university-bound is Ken Mitchell (Atlin). He’ is taking his sabbatical leave at Simon Fraser University next year. Ken will be completing his degree and expanding his knowledge of computers and higher mathematics. Leaving teaching, but staying in Cassiar, is Donna Bliss. Donna is retiring from teaching to take up another full- time and equally rewarding occupation — motherhood. Reuvena Ross and Jeff Shea are leaving Telegraph Creek to return to their former haunts of Montreal and Edmon- ton. POETRY by John Cavanagh : Grade 4 — I like rabbits and their habits. I like their wigglie noses and thats the way it goeses. I like to see them jump and when they land they go in a crump. I like them black and white and they’re not famous for their height. I like their ears so high _and like to see them jump to the sky. Wp likeaeeessrscness: by Cassandra Sutherland Grade 3 A long time ago Eskimos used snow for thought and thought. Millions of ideas came up None worked. Years passed. One day the king of Eskimos sent for his smart person which was - a bear. The king told him his complaint. The bear being smart said, “Ya know that paper?” The king said “tyes! how? - write numbers?” “Of course”’ said the bear. ““Look at how I do it’. So the bear wrote certain numbers on the paper ae that is how money was made! SECRETARY—TREASURER APPOINTED Three candidates for the position of secretary-trea- surer, S.D..No. 87 (Stikine) were interviewed in Cassiar on Monday, May 31. The successful candidate is Mr. Donald Best, who is presently secretary-treasurer to the Peterborough Utilities Commission in Ontario — a position he has filled for the past 18 years. Mr. Best is married, with two children, a daughter aged 18 who is studying computer science and a son aged 15 who will be attending Cassiar School next year. His wife Sheila, is a specialist teacher working with physically handicapped children. Mr. Best and family will take up residence in Cas- siar in late July and he will commence his duties on August 1. ON THE LIGHTER SIDE........ NEW ADVANCES IN SCIENCE Sometimes teachers can learn a little about how their students think — and spell — from the answers to exam questions. These are some test responses compiled by teachers after a recent science background quiz. Charles Darwin was a naturalist who wrote the Organ of the Spices. A litre is a nest of baby animals. The process of turning steam into water again is call- ed conversation. The school is ventilated by hot currants. Algebra was the wife of Euclid. The moon is a planet just like earth, only deader. Blood flows down one leg and up the other. CONVERSATION STARTERS — Jobs in the 1980's Some facts about job futures: ** as a result of low birth rates in the ‘60s, fewer teach- ers will be needed in the 1980s. However, there will be an increased demand for health care and other ser- vices to meet the needs of the older population. ** College graduates with degrees in science and math will have little difficulty finding jobs. For graduates in education and the humanities, however, finding employment in their fields will not be so easy. ** The number of job openings is based on employment growth in the occupational groups and on the need to replace workers who die, retire, transfer, etc. Between 1978 and 1990, replacement needs on the whole are expected to be about twice the number of job open- ings, resulting from employment growth. HOS FHL ONRDOYY ONY NI 100H9S JHL ONNOYY GNY NI TOOHOS FHL GNNOYV GNV NI TOOHIS JHL ONNOSY ONY NI 100H9S FHL GNNOYY GNV NI TOOHIS HL ONNOYY ONV NI 100HIS alee annouy GNV NI 100H9S JHL GNNOUY GNV NI 1O0H9S FHL GNNOYV GNV NI 100HIS FHL GNNOYV GNV NI 100HIS FHL annouy aNv NNOUV GNV NI GNV NI 100HO9S JH ONNOUY ONY NI 100H9S 4H. GNNOUY ONY NI 100H9S 3H. GNNOUY ONY NI 100H9S 3H. ONNOUY ONY NI 100H9S 3H GNNOYY GNV NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOUYY ONY NI 100H9S 3HL NI 100HO9S 3H1 0