ag gm HOOL IN AND ARGUND THE SCHOOL 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 IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROU Page 6 February 1983 Cassiar Courier = Although this is the February issue of the Courier, because of publication dates, this is the first opportun- ity that we have had to thank many of the individuals and groups involved at the school over Christmas so that the students would enjoy their first Christmas in their new school. Thanks — To all the parénts and students who not only turn- ed up, but sang in the Christmas Carol singalong in December at the school, and made our first sing- along a great success in the spirit of Christmas! Special thanks to Mrs. Vickery for her time and excellent accompaniment on the piano. — To Santa Claus and his various elves, who visited many of the classrooms and brought Christmas joy to so many of the students — you were most wel- come. — To the many parents who baked, decorated, visit- ed and helped make the first Christmas at the school such an enjoyable one for the students. — To the teaching staff and office staff for their out- standing efforts in not only getting the school op- erational before Christmas, but in also ensuring that the students had the proper setting for Christ- mas by arranging classrooms, decorations, parties. — To the district maintenance staff for their ongoing efforts over the holidays to do the many jobs nec- essary to get the new school further prepared for the students in January. — To the students themselves for their efforts in tak- ing pride in looking after the new school — some still have to work on this but the majority are do- ing a great job! — To Ed Hudson, our bus driver, for his continued diligence in transporting the students safely. WELCOME Sheilagh Best has joined our teaching staff, replac- ing Christine Guldner, who resigned at Christmas. Mrs. Best has an extensive background in English and special education and has taught for approximately twelve years. She is teaching English, Grade 8 through 12, plus Law II. We are very pleased to have her on our staff. STUDENTS WRITE SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS On January 24, five students from Cassiar Second- ary School wrote English- composition exams for Dis- trict and Provinclal Scholarships. Our best wishes for success go to Wendy Cartwright, Teresa Marion, Mark Nuyens, Marlene Overton and Gerald Quash. INTERNAL MOVE COMPLETED Our internal school move has now been completed and the additional space is greatly appreciated. Our specialty areas for art, textiles and counselling are now operational, with the improvements being enjoyed by teachers and students alike. INTRAMURALS Secondary Intramurals have started with co-ed floor hockey being the first activity offered. The stu- dents and staff are actively and enthusiastically part- icipating three noon hours per week. REPORT CARDS The second term will end on February 4th with re- o port cards being issued on February 11. JHL GNNOYV GNV NI 100HIS HL GNNOYV ONV NI 100H9S FHL GNNOYY GNV NI 100H9S FHL GNNOYY GNV NI 100HIS 3HL GNNOYV GNV NI 100HIS 3HL D THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL No Thanks — To the people who fail to understand that they are riding across school grounds on snowmobiles—even during school days while children are present. This In and Around the School Snowridge Elementary Schoo! ‘ CROSS COUNTRY ‘SKI FOR FUN’ CLUB This group is sponsored by Ms. Dale and Mr. Wal- dera and is taking place each Tuesday and Thursday af- ter school. Students in Grade 4 — 7 can participate in learning and enjoying another healthy outdoor activity. is either total blindness (i.e. they can’t see the school) or total disregard for children’s safety, or both — if they can’t see a school, what chance do children have!. PLEASE — there are acres of land More news on Intermediate Activity Afternoon in next issue — we hope! around on which to ride snowmobiles — other than on school c->"nds Help make it a safe sport. SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES SECOND TERM REPORT CARDS Report cards indicating students’ progress for the second school term will be issued Friday, February 11. That is, they will be issued to the students on that date and should find their way home on that day through all the blizzards, etc. to the parents. Any parents wish- ing to arrange for a parent-teacher conference should contact the school (778-7410 or 778-7411) as soon as possible after that date, as parent-teacher conferences will be held at the school on Wednesday, February 16, from 2:00 — 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. PARENT VOLUNTEERS Many parents are already involved on a regular bas- is in the school, helping in classrooms in listening to stu- dents read, drilling tables and working with teachers in many ways in and out of the classroom. The familiar faces are a pleasure to see around the school and your help is greatly appreciated by the staff and students. We are hoping to have our school store/kitchen op- erable in the near future, Our intention at present is to try to provide a type of nutritional hot meal program- me for the students on a weekly basis, and also to sell some limited school goods to the students (e.g. gym strip, etc.). The help of interested parents would be most welcome in this venture, and any parents willing to assist in this should contact the school (778-7410 or 778-7411) or any member of the Parents Advisory Council. - Cassiar Secondary School B.C. SCHOOL SPORTS RAFFLE DRAWN Ms. Nurani of Vancouver, holder of ticket No. 215176 was the big winner in the 1982 B.C. School Sports Draw which took place in December. Ms. Nurani will receive a trip for two to Sydney, Australia via CPAir and $10,000 cash. Second prize of $5,000 and a trip for two to Hong Kong via CPAir was won by Elsie Mills, holder of ticket No. 145278. Third prize of $2,000 cash was won by Jim Morri- son, holder of ticket No. 128657. ‘ Prizes were drawn by representatives of Kelly’s and the Board of Directors of B.C. School Sports Fed- eration, sponsors of the draw. The annual fund raising venture for secondary school extra-curricular activities involved 213 schools in B.C. and thousands of student sellers. This year the draw raised $383,979. ‘ Monies are used by participating schools for extra- curricular sports and other school activities, and by the Federation to assist secondary school sports with devel- opmental programs and provincial championship travel subsidies. Since the School Sports Draw was initiated in 1971, the Draw has raised more than $2,840,000. In addition to the ticket draw, the 11 best sellers were awarded prizes. Cassiar Secondary would like to thank all of the people who supported the school athletic teams by buying tickets. The school receives a percentage of the ticket money back, which will aid the school teams in their travelling costs. We at the school appreciate the support from the community. Are you dreading the thought of all the snow you're going to shovel this winter? The Cassiar High School boys ° and girls’ basketball teams need money for their trips to provincial tournaments this year. They would like to raise some of this money by shovelling roofs and driveways in Cassiar. If you want to hire a willing, able athlete to remove that white stuff from your roof or driveway, give us a call at the Cassiar Secondary School. Prices range from $25 to $45, depending on the size of the job. In addition to the regular classroom programmes which take place in the school, several ‘supplementary’ programmes are already in operation, which help to en- hance and enrich the student life at the scnool. INTRAMURAL PROGRAMME This programme at present takes place in the gym, where the primary students (Grades 1 — 3) play during noon hour and the intermediate students (Grades 4 — 7) play after school, Monday to Thursday. The games played are supervised by the teachers at this time, and officiated by Grade 6 and 7 students. The majority of the students in the school are involved in this pro- gramme. FITNESS CLUB This involves a group of keen and interested stu- dents in Grades 4 — 7 and takes place in the gym at 8:15 each morning. Students are involved in a series of cardio-vascular flexibility, and strengthening activities and are discovering that this is a great way to start their school day. Congratulations to J:R. Waite on winning the Ginger- bread House in the Grade 4 raffle. The Gingerbread House was made and donated by Debbie Evans, who is herself to be congratulated, as she was married over the Christmas vacation. Congratulations and good luck, Debbie. WRITERS CORNER MIRROR MAKE BELIEVE by Tony Uher, Grade 3 My mom told me to brush my hair. | walked into my bedroom to use my mirror. But | found my mirror was missing. | looked but it wasn’t there. So | looked outside. | saw a bear looking at himself. So | told my mom. The bear came in the house and he played with me. He was my friend forever. LOCH NESS MONSTER by James Dyk, Grade 3 | once knew a Loch Ness monster who ate locks. TIRED OF SHOVELLING SNOW PHONE NORM VICKERY, GLENN WHITTINGTON OR KEITH LANPHEAR 778—7367 or 778-7464 TOOHIS JH GNNOYV GNV NI 100H9S JHL GNNOYV GNV NI 100H9S 3HL GNANOUY ONY NI 100H Cassiar Courier February 1983 Page 7 Why have parent-teacher conferences? —excerpt from “Parent - Teacher Conferencing” by Gerda Lawrence and Madeline Hunter. : Dear Parent: Our school’s cross-graded multiethnic, individual- ized learning program is designed to enhance the con- cept of an open-ended learning program with emphasis on a continuum of multiethnic academically enriched learning, using the identified intellectually gifted child as the agent or director of his own learning. Major emphasis is on cross-graded, multiethnic learning with the main objective being to learn respect for the uniqueness of a person. Principal When this message was received by the parent of a high school pupil, he sent the following response: Dear Principal: | have a college degree, speak two foreign lan- guages and four Indian dialects, have been to a number of county fairs and three goat ropings, but | haven’‘t the faintest idea as to what the hell you are talking about. Do you? Signed *‘A Bewildered Parent’ “What are you talking about?” is not the response to a communication transmitted in an unknown lan- guage, but a cry of distress when a message conveyed in a known language is not understood. It is to reduce such distress and increase the chances for effective communication between home and school that this book has been written. @ Parents and teachers are inextricably joined in one of the most important human enterprises because they share the major responsibility for the education and socialization of youth. Therefore, communication with Parents is an important adjunct to the teacher's main business —teaching students. ~.... Parent conferences, initiated by schools. have in- creased markedly in recent years. In the past, a parent- teacher conference that did not deal with a problem (I’m going to have to see your parents’’) often was in- formal or happenstance at PTA meetings, in the hall or at the grocery store. Now, more and more school dis- tricts are designating the parent conference as the of- ficial report of student progress. The effort to achieve more meaningful communic- ation about student progress evolved because the for- & SO