—~ Tr OPO “ich Toys C201 tors .siwe2 reizanD ts 6 aaa Courier March 1989 WE’VE BEEN GOING WILD! Our school-wide theme for the month of February was wildlife - we were learning about and writing about many different kinds of animals! Special activities for the month included visits from Conservation Officer Don Thatcher and Mr. Ted Beck. Students also shared their new knowledge about animals by making their own morning announcements and publishing their work on special bulletin boards. All in all, it was a lot of fun! VANCOUVER WIND TRIO CONCERT Our students were treated to a special performance by the Vancouver Wind Trio on Thursday, February 16th. This was the first of three school concerts to be presented in the next three months, with the others scheduled for March 16th and April 18th. REPORT CARDS AND PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS The third report card of the year will be sent home on Friday, March 10th, 1989. Our students will be dis- missed at noon on Wednesday, March 15th so that teach- ers can conduct parent-teacher interviews. Again we re- mind you that you can arrange an interview any time you have a concern or a question by telephoning 778-7410. ™ PENTAGARTEN * “Oars " 18 169 Some dinosaurs Il £ from the aoe pre yiness said. wy ie were h le Tt Il start eee parad e, Nay theggh “they Wore real until he Tyrannosour Rex bil é dinosaur alloon . en ony sai reamin elling Gnd S ag: ee Ns Tried lo Kilt o. dingsaur gave this tes SH “lt ze 19 green and h nN § harp tc eth ond atte ey hare ‘ond be ron after Qred ,Jare 2 Feel Series tha ht that ey were going soul because they Were headin tn that direction J apoke 0 10 the Yronnosour Rey He said that © was about to eat a snack wien a if tHe Sa<€ may called Vorb dropped Sonie Pann grein i 16% enhancer and he got Some in his mouth, PHOTOG ate yh oe Aa wAn, do for Navy, but “the fi ng In This j 1S the dinosaur Jo.ved Sow Cassio! Who. 1s this mani : Where 1s he? What con he eeu them\vill the My m Air ee: arid C ragtines 2Wwill th ere: ‘be a ront wor? Who knows Penta garten Is out, Until then Hae Midn at he Covexual: : | | Hhe "i = goa the, ACTIVITY AFTERNOONS Our Activity Afternoons were once again a success: - our students enjoyed themselves while learning new skills and, in many cases, making new friends. Special thanks are extended from our students to: Mrs. Cosnett Mrs. Artico Mrs. Duffy Mrs. Stark Mrs. N. Gleason Mr, Waldera Mrs. L. Creyke Mr. Wolfe Mrs. Ray Mrs. Stratton Mrs. Hyde Mrs. Clark Mr. Beck Mrs. Beck Mrs. Smith Ms. Taylor Mr. Becket Mrs. Vickery Mrs. Wilson Ms. Kenny Mrs. Lanphear Mrs. Yakiwchuk STUDENT ART DISPLAY Some Snowridge students have had their art work sent to the Ralf Voss Centre where it will be on display over the next few months. Make some time to check out our dinosaur art, paper quilts, and collage - you'll be glad you did! Incidentally, our own hallways are absolutely brimming with student projects as well - so make a trip up the hill to view them when you can!! BAKE SALE The Grade Seven Class would like to thank those parents and students who supported their Bake Sale on GASSIAR TAN 1982 INANDAROUND SNOWRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JULIE MACRAE™ February lst and March Ist. Proceeds from these sales will be used to offset the expenses of the Grade Seven’s ' end-of-year trip! STUDENT SOCCER TOURNAMENT The Snowridge Soccer Team hosted a one day soc- cer tournament on Saturday, February 25, 1989. Inter- mediate teams from Mayo and Dease Lake participated in the games, with the Mayo team staying over for two exciting nights in Cassiar. UPCOMING EVENTS Hot Dog Lunch Publisher’s Display Report Cards sent home Parent-Teacher Interviews Les Bucherons Concert Friday, March 3rd Friday, March 10th Wednesday, March 15th Thursday, March 16th Friday, March 17th Hot Dog Lunch Wednesday, March 22nd Blue Valley Figure Skating Carnival Thursday, March 23rd Grade Seven Assembly Thursday, March 23rd School Closes - Spring Break PENTAGARTEN NEWS Below are two examples of a recent project under- taken by pairs of Kindergarten and Grade Five students. . LATE EDITION! EXTRA! oe ite Post S63 Bed amps in to manhole to excape dinosaur i He chased the space mas to his $/)ace ship. He star Hed e able to speak, ice diimnsaurs ont the shiv who ne chad al [if c and they angele Hie They ee s 1ST, Ory, Spelling, and , Subne Then Vorb Gs that Tee beh had pas 2ed aiid they g Au free toi 7 i? caplh . he said he WAS here to nee t : BEG cre were The 6roken been ter ori zing Kt eve) 6 rs said, ae Crash d th ¢ oe | Ww ills m NTS iB se aa ee {t ] NU tic d a +he i fad Ton & Thee Home ye 1) heodore Laur ence. ie ust pve of the Lina scur Jove! "Ile hn sittin here oes my own beeswax, Beh this houg hy : cash ig. ave BNPEI TS bie Cle Meet wife ait in s outa Mel’ | i inden leoakeat lilve atorinescds did + uk 4 ie by eres ‘Hehr_ Rrontosauru me , (Brenton Wileox. Another ycisonte See tne dinocauy SNS dt nosauls § < tor me ol down blunt Street, bree | Wing out the CAPES. Cassiag Les . SEAS Sway TLL ee I, i Brets. Wilaoy descr:\iecl them, Nere wasa Arona eee et dsiteee wi ELS yx OI Sco us ver: > Ro ar “~ dete ae CLS. NANG & od 4 Bay a pect to la tiorh J Boe either eres Tie were Smart ank could talk. The Came Friday the Imttg midalg ht Thea canietyo vend [> isch aN TAR cnet (Salut “Tyrannes suucas Pex: hit “A itl T ranout anol there ourl @ a More - es pen? jure weft So aly dg 7 hat ae ollw Ke vr ihaseur . DERN ONES FAGA bey 4 Cassiar Courier March 1989 Page 7 IN AND AROUND CASSIAR SECONDARY SCHOOL SPORTS DESK EXTRAMURALS - The Cassiar Eagles basketball and volleyball teams have had a successful season to date. First, the Cassiar Eagles Co-ed basketball team had very: little difficulty winning the Mt. Elias Invita- tional Tournament at Haines Junction on the weekend of January 20 - 21. The team won all five games in the tournament by very decisive scores, and, in addition, Stephen Ryan and Adrian Dostie were named to the tournament all-star team. In the last edition of the “Courier”, I mentioned that Cassiar Secondary hosted Dease Lake in a volleyball tournament on Friday, January 13, and that it was the goal of both schools to make this a “home” and “home” series with Cassiar travelling to Dease Lake. This goal was realized on Saturday, February 10, when three co-ed volleyball teams from C.S.S. travelled to Dease Lake. “Even though the electricity went out on occasion, “Team Two” from Cassiar Secondary was the eventual winner of the tournament. The members of the winning team included Julie Creyke, Christina Kwan, Lisa Lan- phear, David Lanphear, Jason Yakiwchuk and Stephen Ryan. INTRAMURALS - Intramural floor hockey commenced January 23 and the league includes four teams - U.S.A., Canada, Russia and the Screaming Eagles. The teams play a round-robin format with all four teams (typic- ally N.H.L.) advancing to the playoffs which will be held during the first week in March. Following floor hockey, the final intramural sport for the year will be co-ed basketball. Major Policy Change For Education Minister of Education Tony Brummet today an- nounced major new policy directions for education in British Columbia. Brummet reported that government has accepted the vast majority of the recommendations of a recent Royal Commission on Education headed by Barry Sul- livan. ‘“These new policies reflect the high priority which Government has given to education and its commitment to on-ogoing consultation,” he said. Brummet pointed out that fundamental changes have taken place in British Columbia’s society and econ- .omy since the last Royal Commission on Education in 1960. “Students today must be equipped to meet the challenges and to take advantage of the opportunities created by these changes,” stated Brummet. Sullivan’s report pointed out that if our education system is to maintain its relevance and prepare our chil- dren for the future, it must change to meet these new challenges. Major changes announced by Brummet include a new provincial curriculum structure that will be phased in- to schools over the next ten years. The new curriculum will place greater emphasis on problem solving and cre- ative thinking as well as reaffirm the importance of en- suring that all students acquire basic literacy skills. New teaching and learning resources, including the expanded use of computer technology to assist students achieve the goals of the new curriculum, will be developed. A new upgraded primary curriculum will be devel- oped and will focus more attention on the progress of in- dividual students and the development of solid literacy skills among all students. In an effort to increase the number of students who graduate from secondary schools, - new Grade 11 and 12 programs will be developed to pro- vide a choice of pathways leading to graduation. School partnerships with the community and business will be encouraged. Expanded assessment and accountability systems aimed at monitoring the progress of individual students . and reporting to the public will also be developed. The Grade 12 provincial examination system will be expanded, but the weighting of provincial exams will be reduced fro from 50% to 40% of the student’s total mark. Brummet reported that government is now prepar- ed to spend an additional $1.4 billion over ten years for implementation of the new education policies. A further $1.5 billion will be spent over the next six years to build ERS a OE a a SPRING CONCERTS Over the next two. months, a number of enter- tainers will be performing at Cassiar Secondary School. Three of the concerts, the Wind Trio, Les Bucherons and Leo Aquino, are in conjunction with the Northern Lights Concert series. The fourth event, the Axis Mime Theatre, is a joint venture between Cassiar Secondary, Snowridge Elementary .and Dease Lake Elementary Secondary. Regardless of the sponsor, these events do allow our students the opportunity to listen and watch perform- ances not readily available to students in this region. CAREERS . As in the past, Cassiar Secondary will be emphasiz- ing career options over the next few months. To initiate this program, Ms. Kuechle and Mr. van der Pol have com- menced the “Choices” program for our grade 11 and 12 students. Second, on February 22, a representative of the Canadian Armed Forces gave a presentation on careers in the armed forces. This presentation was open to students from grades 8 - 12 and attracted approx- imately 25 students. This was the first of a number of speakers on the topic of careers that will be appearing at Cassiar Secondary School over the next few months. Third, I am presently making arrangements with businesses and organizations in Cassiar for our spring work experience program. This program is open to students fifteen years of age and older and involves the student’s working for one school week at a job in the 30B WILSON ” community of Cassiar. Please understand that students must meet certain criteria, such as grades, citizenship and attendance, in order to qualify for this program. STUDENT’S COUNCIL ACTIVITIES I am pleased to announce that the Cassiar Student Society is participating in the “Foster Parents of Canada” Program through which, by an annual contribution, the student body “‘adopts” a child from a Third World coun- try. At this point, the child will be a 9 - 10 year old female from an as yet unidentified country. PERFECT ATTENDANCE I would like to congratulate the following students for having perfect attendance, including no lates, from September 6 to February 17. Allan Artico Chad Clark Vlado Kovacic Steve Vidovic Lisa Lanphear Sonia Saro DATES TO REMEMBER March 16 Les Bucherons - 2nd of the Spring Concert Series. March 23 Fun afternoon at the Ski Hill. This is a proposal and is subject to weather and student interest. Schools closed for Spring Break. March 24 - April 2 Ms. Kuechle and Mrs. Trask with the new addition to Cassiar Secondary’s choral program, an electronic piano. new schools and to Upgrade buudings, an amount tnat more than doubles what is currently spent on school capi- tal programs. “Education is a key factor to the province’s suc- cess in the 21st century, a century that will be charac- terized by rapid changes,” Brummet pointed out. Contin- ued progress toward our social and economic goals de- pends upon well-educated people who have the ability to think clearly and critically, and who can adapt to change. A new mandate statement outlining a mission and goals for education has been developed by government in consultation with the Provincial Education Policy Advis- ory Committee. It will be used to guide the development of a new School Act for introduction to the Legislature this spring. A new Education Advisory Council will be formed to provide ongoing advice to government. The. Council will include broad representation from the community. It will be recognized in the new Act - a key recommend- ation of the Sullivan Report. Other actions include new efforts to increase the supply of teachers; this will include a student loan forgive- ness program for new teachers who teach in rural areas. All independent schools will be required to regis- ter with government. Additional funding for some indep-., endent schools who meet more stringent government re- quirements was also announced in response to Sullivan’s recommendations. Government did not accept the recommendation tegarding a grade 10 certificate of entitlement nor the ecommendation that Trustees be elected for a four year ™m™ Brummet noted that Provincial testing over ‘ike past ten years indicates that student achievement in the basic skill areas is continuing to improve. “Nevertheless, the Royal Commission points out that about one-third of B.C. students drop out of school before graduation. We know, furthermore, that there are strong linkages between drop-outs, unemployment, delinquency and illiteracy, and that these result in heavy financial and social costs to the province.” “Government believes that investing in the devel- opment of each child’s knowledge, skills and attitudes to- day will reap many social and economic benefits in the years to come,” stated the Minister. On January 30, the Policy Advisory Committee will meet to review the government’s policy decisions and begin their discussions regarding the implementation on the new policy directions announced by government. Im- plementation will begin this year and extend over a 10 year period. Further announcements will be made as de- tails are worked out. Government established the Royal Commission on Education in 1987 and appointed Barry Sullivan, Q.C. as Commissioner. The Commission’s mandate was to review our current education system and to provide advice and direction to guide the school system into the 21st cen- tury.