Page 10 Cassiar Courier October 1987 IN ANDAROUND SNOWRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ee eenees Julie Mac Rac pas With lots of new faces among both staff and stu- dents, we are off to the start of an exciting year at Snowridge. We'd like to welcome Miss Karen Taylor, Mr. David Beck, Mrs. Susan Hyde, and Mrs. Lorraine Tyne to the teaching staff and also Mrs. Vesna Kavaz as our new school aide. MISS KAREN TAYLOR Karen will be teaching Kindergarten and French. Karen is no stranger to Cassiar as she completed her high school ed- ucation here. We are also glad to welcome our new Kinder- garten students: Carrie Ashcroft, Michael Brohman, Candice Chapple, Drew Clark, Aleksander Dancetovic, Cynthia Dennis, Tanner Dick, Cody Evans, Brandon Mander- son, Telmo Marques, Douglas Minty, Crystal Morrissey, Dallas Shipley, Barry Smith, Nancy Sherlock, and Duncan Studd. Also new to our school are: Melissa Callbreath, Priscilla Carlick, Jennifer Dennis, Kelly McGill, and Kenneth Porter in Grade One, Brent Babiuk, Michele McGill, Jamie Wilson, and Michael Gorski in Grade Two, Tamarra Johnston and William McGill in Grade Three, Jeffrey Dostie and Erin McGrail in Grade Four, Murray Chief, Mario Chief, and Jacqueline McGill in Grade Five, Jason Ashcroft, Everrett Chief, Patricia Lynn Gorski, and Jennifer McGill in Grade Six, and Stanley McGill in Grade Seven. With all these new people in our school we have spent our first few weeks getting to know each other. We are now settling in for a year of hard work and hopefully lots of fun, too!! MR. DAVE BECK Dave and wife, Linda, come from Chase, B.C. Dave is the Grade Five teacher and is looking forward to playing basketball and curling. SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS REQUIRED We are presently updating our substitute teacher’s list. If you enjoy working with and/or have had previous experience with working with groups of children, and you are available for work on short notice, please call the school and arrange an epRalnunent ith Mis: Mac Rae. “WHOA — WHOA TABARNAQUE” ‘OPEN HOUSE Snowridge Elementary held its Open House for parents on the evening of September 24, 1987 be- tween 7:00 - 9:00 P-M. Parents were invited to visit their children’s classrooms and meet the teachers who explained their programs and the kinds of activities the children would be involved in over the next few months. SCHOOL HOURS Classes begin at 9:00 A.M. each morning and at 1:00 P.M. each afternoon. Kindergarten students may enter the building at 8:35 A.M., Grades 1 through 3 students at 8:50 A.M. and 12:50 P.M., and Grades 4 through 7 at 8:55 A.M. and 12:55 P.M. Parents should be aware that the children sent to school prior to 8:35 A.M. are being sent to an unsupervised play area - since our teacher supervision of the area does not begin until then. Since the children will be playing outside (except in temperatures that exceed -35 degrees C. or other extreme conditions) it is essential that they be properly dressed for existing weather conditions. MRS. SUSAN HYDE Susan ‘is also a familiar face in Cassiar as she has been in Telegraph Creek for the past five years. She will be the Grade Seven teacher. ASSEMBLIES Our regular monthly assemblies have been sched- uled for the last Friday of every month. The schedule this year is as follows: October Grade Four November Grade Three January Grade One February Grade Six March Grade Five April Grade Two May Grade Seven June Kindergarten All classes will take part in the Christmas concert on December 16, 1987 so there will be no assem- bly during that month. MRS. LORRAINE TYNE T ine has been in Cassiar for a year and taught at ~_ NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS October 1 & 2 -Annual STA Conference October 9 Afternoon -Snowridge Staff Workshop October 12 -Thanksgiving Holiday MRS. VESNA KAVAZ Vesna is no newcomer to Cassiar. She has lived here for several years and is the Teacher’s Aide. STIKINE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE Our teaching staff will be travelling to Calgary on Sept. 30th to take part in an International Reading Association Conference. The focus on this conference will be Literacy and Language Arts - and the teachers of School District 87 are taking part as a result of their continuing commitment to adopting a Whole Language Approach to instruction. We are planning a follow-up session on October 9th, to discuss and adapt the ideas presented at the confer- ence for our school. MRS. JULIE MACRAE Julie takes up her duties as Principal of Snowridge after teaching at the high school the past few years. COMMUNITY EVENTS MARK YOUR CALENDARS OCTOBER Saturday, October 3rd Monte Carlo Night Wednesday, October 7th Minor Hockey Bingo Thursday, October 8th Totem Ford, Terrace Wednesday, October 21 Figure Skating Bingo October 26-30th “‘Marathon” - Lounge Saturday, October 31 Hallowe’en Dance NOVEMBER Wednesday, Nov. 4th Minor Hockey Bingo Saturday, November 14 Sunday, November 15th November 18-20th Wednesday Nov. 18 Saturday, Nov. 21st Saturday, Nov. 21st Saturday, Nov. 28th Sunday, Nov.29th Fashion Show B.V.F.S. Toy Bingo ‘Joe Lutchen” - Lounge B.V.F.S. Bingo Lioness X’mas Bazaar Dance Catholic Church Bazaar Minor Hockey Toy Bingo DECEMBER Wednesday, Dec. 2nd Minor Hockey Bingo Saturday, Dec. 5th Fireman’s Ball Saturday, Dec. 12th Kid’s X’mas Party - Gym Wednesday, Dec. 16th Snowridge X’mas Concert} New Year's Eve Ball}. Thursday, Dec. 31st Tee On behalf of the staff of Cassiar Secondary School, | would like to welcome all students, both old and new to Cassiar Secondary. | hope that you have had an enjoyable summer and no doubt you await the 1987/88 school year with great anticipation. There are a number of new additions to the C.S.S. staff whom | would like to introduce to the community of Cassiar. TED BECK Ted is our “Social Studies department”. Ted is a recent graduate from the University of British Columbia. TONY SHAW Tony is our computer whiz as well as forming part of the school’s counselling team along with Ms. Kasper. Tony is no stranger to the area as he was Principal in Iskut for a number of years CAROL KASPER Carol is the ‘‘Home Economics department’, and along with Mr. Tony Shaw comprises our completely new counselling staff. Carol claims that cold weather doesn’t bother her as she was raised and last taught in Manitoba. KAREN KUECHLE Karen is our ‘‘English department’. Karen is a recent graduate from the University of Victoria and was born and raised in the ‘“‘neighbouring’’ community. of Terrace. KATHY MERCER Kathy is our new District Resource Centre Sec- retary/Library Aide. We are hopeful that Kathy will be able to brave the treacherous route from Erickson to Cassiar during the long winter Hage EE. GILDA BECK Gilda is the school’s noon-hour supervisor, and was born and raised in the village of Melbourne, Australia (which explains her ‘“‘Dundee’’ accent). aM, Ne CEL ate ere hed i reel BAA ELECTION FEVER The week of September 14-18 was election week for the Cassiar Secondary Student Society. There were no obvious runaway candidates, indicating that the students waited to the very last minute before they made a decision for whom to vote. As the campaign posters and banners came down, the election results were announced: President David Duke Vice President Roland Rudkowsky Secretary Treasurer Mary Molan Congratulations to all candidates and the new C.S.S. Executive. The student body looks forward to a busy and profitable year. 1987 STIKINE MATH COMPETITION Last Spring all students, grade one through twelve, participated in the Stikine District Math Competition. Cassiar Secondary students were a- mong the winners. Bobbi-Jo White, grade eleven and Melinda Dick, grade eight took top honours over,students from Telegraph Creek, Atlin, Deases® . Cassiar Courier October 1987 Page 11 “INAND AROUND CASSIAR SECONDARY SCHOOL, _ BOB WILSON gas iI ew U7 % we bids HELEN BILLINGSLEY Helen is the school’s new custodian, and states that she has lived in Cassiar for a ‘‘long time’”’. BOB “‘R.J.’” WILSON R.J. is the new Principal at C.S.S. and also doubles as the History 12 teacher. R.J. is‘no stranger to the author of this article. At this point in time, the only major change from the D. Hogg administration is that the U. S. S. R. (silent reading) period will operate ona daily basis, rather than on alternate months. The rationale for this change is that the staff be- lieves that if we want to encourage students to read, we must operate the U.S.S.R. program every day. As principal of C.S.S., | would like to add that if you have a question regarding the operation of C.S.S., do feel free to contact me at the school at your convenience, as | am always available to discuss the school operation with parents and other members of the community. PRINCIPAL DESIGNATE | would also like to mention that Mr. Norm Vickery will serve as “‘Principal’s Designate”’ for the 1987-88 school year. Mr. Vickery has been on the staff at C.S.S. for the past eight years and is very familiar with school policies, routines and knows most of the students and their families. ! am very confident that Mr. Vickery will do a fine job as Mine year’s ‘‘Principal’s Desiqnate”’. DATES TO REMEMBER Oct. 1, 2 - Non-instructional days, school not in session. Oct. 4-9 - Interim reports to parents. Oct. 12 - Thanksgiving - school closed pene Tee ——————ooooEoEEE——EEEE Lake, Lower Post and Cassiar. . ‘