Page 6 June 1982 Cassiar Courier HONOR ROLL STUDENTS The following students are to be congratulated on a = very high academic achievement this term. They all ob- = tained an overall ‘’B’” average or better letter grade which ve entitles them to Honor Roll standing. The numbers after = the names indicate how many times the student has made’ = the Honor Roll this year. D AROUND TH A GRADE 8 John Tooke (3) Paul Auric (3) Irene Carin (1) Szilard Fricska (2) Jacqueline Molan (3) Jerry O'Neal (3) Catherine Pewsey (3) GRADE 11 Wendy Cartwright (3) Ursula Froehlich (3) Mark Nuyens (3) Marlene Overton (3) GRADE 12 Clare McKiernan (2) Kato Schneeberger (3) Donna Taylor (3) Congratulations to all! PUNCTUALITY AWARD For the month of April, the Punctuality Award goes @ once again to Mrs. Prier’s Grade 1/2 class who, in April — had an outstanding record of no-one arriving at school F |ate. A super job! Honorable mention this month also goes CHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SC ¥ = to Mr. Hamilton’s Grade 5/6 class, Ms. Dales Grade 3, = and to Mr. Spetch’s Grade 12 class. It’s good to see the improvement at secondary level, as well! OD LUCK “FAREWELL AND GO sheeted gal Irene LaPrairie, student-teacher, at Grade 4 Niother’s Day Tea To our student teachers from the University of Viz = toria, who returned to (they hope!) the sunny South on a May 15, having completed the University’s first teaching S practicum in Cassiar. Their youthful presence and exuber- = ance has been well-noted around the school, and they = have put in many extra hours at the school in the evening co (a “habit” picked up from some of their sponsor teachers = and other teachers in the school!). We thank them for = their conscientious efforts on behalf of the students of ma the school. Special mention must go to the sponsor teach- = ers who, contrary to having it ‘‘easy’’, as many people im- =a agine, when a student teacher is present, spend extra time “helping the student teachers in their lesson preparations, = class management and instructional techniques. They also ™ supervise the student teachers while they are teaching and = write reports on them for discussion with the student & teachers and their supervisor from the University. The oe sponsor teachers are to be congratulated on the profession- Cc al manner in which they have carried out these “extra = duties in helping the student teachers in their future car- = eers. We wish them many happy years of teaching and 4 hope to see you back in the North in the future. E SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AR EARTHQUAKE : by Crystal Brand, Grade 4 ‘A rumbly, bumpy place! Rumbling, Shattering, Tumbling, Banging and crashing the world into pieces! D AROUND THE SCHOOL =V NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOYV GNV NI 100H9S 3H1 GNNOYY ONY NI 100H9S JHL GNNOUY GN CANADIAN TEST OF BASIC SKILLS If your son or daughter is in Grade 1 — 8 and has been talking to you over the week of May 3 — 7 about “’tests’’ or “CTBS” or C.T.B.S. (this last one is the proper ab- breviation) and you haven't been too sure what has been going on, here is a brief explanation. The Canadian Test of Basic Skills is one of the two nationally recognized test batteries administered to the schools in the district. The tests are not used in a complete evaluative sense, that is, they are not used to determine whether a student should pass or fail a year. They are used more in a diagnostic sense that is, so that educators can better pinpoint indiv- idual students’ particular strengths and weaknesses. The purpose for this is so that teachers can see which students have improved over the year in areas where they may have been weak, or to pinpoint areas which a student may have to work on strengthening next year, eg. spelling, punctu- ation, computational skills. The tests also help a school to determine if there are general areas which require im- provements throughout a class, or throughout a school. In total, the tests themselves are instrumental in helping ed- ucators to help students who may need strengthening in specific areas. The primary “‘batteries’’ are hand marked at the school, but the Grades 3 — 9 levels are ‘‘machine- scored’ by computer and returned to the school in June. HOMEWORK CLUB This “club’’ is meeting once again, after school, from 3:10 to 4:10 p.m. in Mr. Kroeker’s room. It is being supem vised by Mr. Kroeker and Mr. Millar: The intent of this “club” this term is not of a compulsory nature, but rather voluntary, so that those secondary students whose report cards have indicated that they will have difficulty com- . pleting the year successfully, will have the opportunity to show that they are making the effort to pass the year. The intent is to put the onus on the student so that they can take the responsibility of showing that they want to be | successful by completing the extra, or upgrading work nec- essary to have a successful year. The opportunity is there for students to show that they want to be successful, but they have to show it by being there. SURPRISE VISIT One of the extra bonuses of the student teachers’ practicum in Cassiar was the visit of Mr. John Maurice, the student-teachers’ supervisor from U.Vic., and his wife Rhoda, to Mrs. Kurian’s Grade 2 class. Mrs. Kurian‘s class has been studying the Eskimos and Mrs. Maurice is a na- tive of Igloovic, N.W.T. She and Mr. Maurice volunteered to visit the Grade 2’s and gave them a very interesting and entertaining lesson on the Eskimo people, their culture and language. Their son Jeff also attended Mrs. Kurian’s class for the three weeks while they were here. Thanks for the visit, John and Rhoda. DRAMA CLASS OFF TO KAMLOOPS Congratulations to the Drama 10 — 11 class! They have been selected to attend the B.C. Festival of the Arts in Kamloops, B.C. June 2 — 5. The members of the class will spend the week actively participating in theatre workshops and watching plays per- formed by Drama students from all areas of B.C. It prom- ises to be a valuable and exciting experience for all partic- ipants. IMPORTANT DATES Monday, June 14 Scholarship Exams begin (for those Grade 12 students who have elected : to write them) Monday June 21 writing exams) Last day of Secondary Exams Graduation Ceremony and Banquet Last day of school for students Award Day and report cards issued Thursday, June 24 Friday, June 25 Tuesday, June 29 Wednesday, June 30 be available until parental discussion on report cards Tuesday, Sept. 7 School RE—OPENS ~~In and Around the School ~~ WORK EXPERIENCE The final Work Experience Program for this school year took place in February. Five Grade 12 students went out to test themselves in the work force. Two students were rotated through the Training, Employment, Person- nel and Main Office, one was placed in the warehouse and Employment, one at the Community Club Business Office and one at Finning Tractor. Comments made by both stu- Secondary School Final Exams be- gin (Secondary students need only attend at those times when they are Last day for teachers. Teachers will 3:30p.m. for dents and supervisors about the program were generally positive. } From the Supervisors — Do you think these experiences were of benefit to the students? Yes, she was enthusiastic and learned about the telex. Yes, she did a very good job Yes, any actual work experience is of benefit to the student. No, not enough time spent on the job to gain any- thing. g Yes, working gave the students some exposure to an office environment. Yes, this training is definitely great for employee and company, as both will benefit in the future. BARBARA GUDERJAHN GAINING OFFICE EXPERIENCE From the Students — How did this experience benefit you? | know what it’s like to work in an office and have to deal with people. | understand what goes on there, how and when bills are paid, how they keep their stock up and how they communicated with other people and businesses. It helped give me a better perspective of what type of work you do in the office that | was in. It gave me a better outlook on what goes on in offices also the day to day life of this type of work. CASSIAR SCHOOL INVITATIONAL CURLING BONSPIEL The weekend of Arpil 23 — 25, saw the school curling club host a ten-team bonspiel. The event attracted three rinks from Atlin, two rinks from Dease Lake, two rinks -from Good Hope Lake, as well as our own three rinks. Competition in the Bonspiel was keen, with many rivalries lingering from last year’s match in Atlin. The fin- als for the ‘‘A’’ Event had the James Leckie rink of Cassiar narrowly losing (7—4) to Atlin. In the ““B’’ Event finals, another Atlin rink defeated representatives from Good Hope Lake. A banquet was held following the competition and the top two finalists of each Event were awarded indiv- idual trophies. After this, the curlers were graciously in- vited to attend a dance at the School, sponsored by the graduating class. | would like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate all those people who donated their time and effort into making this event the success it was. Many thanks and congratulations to Mr. Knowles and his helpers for time, effort and involvement in organizing this event for the students and schools. TOOTHBRUSH by Pamela King, Grade 5 A prickly, hard Hedgehog with bristles black and white, Sits in my bathroom and stays awake all night, | put him in my mouth and he cleans my teeth, And when he is done its a great relief. V NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOYV GNV NI 100H9S JHL GNNOYV GN NI ———————EEE—— - [fy and Around the School Cheory into practice As part of the Family Studies course students from Cassiar School recently had the opportunity to put theory into practice when they participated in the or- ganization of the local Daycare Centre. The course of studies followed by the students deals with many aspects of family life, included in this is the study of the child, the formative years and the require- ments of the child as an individual. Basically the stress has been placed on the importance of play during those early years, the development of sensory. awareness and the development of language and manipulative skills — the concrete as opposed to the conceptual. Students planned and taught lessons which incorpor- ated much of the theory studied. They selected and told appropriate stories (traditional and modern), intro- Sch duced and helped the young children in puppet making and finger painting, organized and supervised play, games and singing and also made and served snacks as a nutrition break. The School would like to thank the Day Care Centre for providing the following students with this unique opportunity. Bernald Borsato Barbara Guderjahn Tracey King Clare McKiernan Thank you. Spring Baskethall League The Cassiar School held a Spr'ng Basketball League, involving students in Grades 7 to 12 from April 15 to May 11. The league was held with the purpose of getting as many students as possible involved in basketball. It was a big success in its first year, as we had a total of 38 players registered, allowing us to have 3—team boys’ and girls’ leagues. Students responded so enthusiastically to the Spring league that we hope to make it an annual event. ln the girls’ final on May 10, the Irish, led by Clare McKeirnan and Barb Billingsley, defeated the Rockets 34- 17. Poor first-half shooting hurt the Rockets, who match- ed the Irish point-for-point in the second half. The Roc- kets, led by Uschi Froehlich and Tanya Radulovic, had reached the final with a one-point victory over Wendy Cartwright’s Hawks. All of the players mentioned deserve applause for the leadership and enthusiasm they demon- strated for the younger members of the teams. The boys had a closer final game on May 11, with the Lakers prevailing 38 — 34 over the 76’ers. Captains and leading scorers for the respective teams were Carmen Beggs and Szilard Fricska. The 76’ers reached the final by defeating the Sonics, who were led by Nelson Pinto. All competitors in this league also deserve credit for their en- thusiastic play. We hope to see most of these players out for the school team next fall. : One of the best things about the first-ever Spring Lea- gue was the way in which the various jobs were shared by students and teachers. Teams that were not playing on particular days provided scorekeepers and referees. Special thanks must go to all of the teachers who donated their time for refereeing and instructing the student referees. Spring League proved to be a worthwhile, enjoyable ex- perience for everyone who took part, and it was the part- icipants who make it that way through their own efforts. Congratulations on a job well-done! -H9S FHL GNA OY GNV NI TO0HIS 3HL GNAOYV CNV NI 100H9S AHL GNNOYY GNY NI 100H9S JHL GNNOYV GNV NI 100HIS JHLONNOYY GNV NI Cassiar Courier June 1982 Page 7 MILKRUN On Tuesday, April 27, Cassiar Elementary-Secondary ool held its annual Milk Run, The Milk Run is held at most schools throughout Canada. i The concept behind the Milk Run is to recognize Can- ada Fitness Week by. walking, jogging, or running a three kilometer route. The Milk Run also recognizes those who. are physically lesss fortunate than ourselves. ; . Pariticipants were encouraged to donate a coin or two after the Milk Run, proceeds of which went to the B.C. Society for Crippled Children: Each participant received a portion of milk in recognition of their efforts. The milk was donated by the Dawson Creek Dairy Board and the Cassiar Store and co-ordinated by Mr. Fred Zabot. The turnout for the run was 268. This includes stud- ents from kindergarten to Grade 10; as well as teachers . and parents. It was disappointing that. No Grade 11 or 12 students took part. Cassiar’s contribution to the Society was $109.00. Thank you to all. participants, and a special thanks to Mr. Fred Zabot, whose time, energy and dona- THE SUN by Julie Creyke, Grade 4) Something bright and gay! Twinkling, Sparkling, Brightening, Shining in my bedroom window! ‘THE PULLMILL by Jackie Chapman, Grade 5 A smelly, black Skunk with horrible features, Sits in the forest and sprays all the creatures, He takes all the logs and turns them into mush, And then he waits for a new load of wood to crush. | LIKE by Sian Jones, Grade 4 | like any books, and | like good cooks. I like pretty rocks, and | like red socks. | like funny clowns, and | like noisy sounds. | like dolls, and phone calls. | like supper, and | tike Dupper. | like grass, and | like cash. THE SCHOOL IN AND § JH. GNNOYY ONY NI 100H9S HL GNMOUY GN NI 100H9S 3H. 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