Sa The Helpline for Children WHAT IS THE HELPLINE FOR CHILDREN? The Helpline for Children is one of the services to families sponsored by the Ministry of Human Re- sources. It’s an easy-to-remember Zenith number designed to put people in touch with the help they need during times.of family crisis. Children of all ages and parents who are experiencing child abuse or neglect in the home can call the Help- line for Children. And so can others who know of a family where a child is being abused or neglect- ed. WHY WOULD I CALL THE HELPLINE FOR CHILDREN? If you are a child — and you are being abused or neglected at home — you can call for help, inform: ation or advice. If you are an adult, you can call to report a known or suspected case of child _ abuse or neglect. This can be done anonymously. If you are a parent — and you are having trouble coping with the pressures of parenting — you can call to get help with your problem. WHAT IS CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT? An abused child is any person under the age of 17 who has been abandoned, deserted, physically ill- treated, or who is in need of protection for any reason. Abuse can be physical, emotional or sex- ual. A child can also be harmed by neglect, which in- cludes malnourishment, lack of essential medical _ care, and unlawfully being kept from - attending school. WHAT ARE MY RESPONSIBILITIES? ( If you are aware of a case of possible child abuse or neglect, you are required by provincial law to contact the Ministry of Human Resources. As long as your report is made in good faith, you are not liable for any loss or damage. Immediate reports can prevent further damage to the child’s physical and mental well-being, and help the whole family. Neighbors, relatives, teach- ers and medical personnel are often in the best: position to notice suspected child abuse or neg- lect. But all persons are equally responsible under the law to report suspected cases, © ‘Having a Party ? PAOLA’S PIZZA is the place to call — orders placed for her delicious fresh Mini- Pizza's, @75 cents each, before 1:00 p.m. can he picked up after 5:00 p.m. Phone 778-7483 290 Carmacks St., Cassiar HOW DOES THE HELPLINE FOR CHILDREN WORK? Dial “O” for operator, and ask for Zenith 1234. During the day your call will be answered by the Human Resources office in your district. From 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. your call will go straight through the Helpline for Children Social Worker in Vancouver. The person you talk with will want to hear about your situation, and will get you in touch with the most appropriate source of help in your community. IS THE HELPLINE FOR CHILDREN RELATED TO OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES? Yes, definitely. The Helpline for Children isn’t meant to replace other community services. It’s _a way of putting you in touch with these services so that you can get help when you need it. WHAT SERVICES ARE THERE? The Ministry of Human Resources provides tem- porary shelter, foster care, direct financial aid, homemaker and day-care programs, social work-_ ers and family support workers to help. families pare in need. Local health units and RCMP detachments can _also help in a crisis. There are often other com- munity programs, such as parental stress lines, crisis counselling lines and family support groups, to help parents and children cope with are pres- - sures of being a family. “HURTING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE A WAY OF LIFE The Helpline for children. Please call about child abuse/neglect: . “OPERATOR ...ZENITH 1234” (Toll-free 24 hours a day) RCMP news Cassiar Court — Sept. 20 & 21, 1979 A preliminary hearing was held on Peter Franklin Sherwood on a charge of second ' degre? murder and he was committed for trial. Barry Frederick Howard Jones of Cassiar entered a guilty plea and was fined $150.00 for causing a disturbance by discharging a firearm at Cassiar on the 18th of August 1979. mee T-SHIRTS SHIRTS ETC. DECALS APPLIED WHILE YOU WAIT TUESDAY & SATURDAY 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. THURSDAY & FRIDAY 6:00-7:30 p.m. NEW STOCK EXPECTED - Sweaters, Bulky Knits, Blouses — » Don’t forget “Women And The Law” seminar will be held Wednesday evening, November 7, 1979. Agnes. Krantz, a lawyer from Prince George will discuss topics such as Property law, both mar- ried and common law, rights to children, credit =| rights, etc. The fee is only $3.00. The Safety Oriented First Aid Course, with instruction by Don Toth, will be on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 19, 20, and 21, 1979, from 7:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m. Fee is $23. 00. 8 A date has now been set for the Airbrake Course. | Gerry Cooper will be instructing this November 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9, p.m. and 4 hours on Saturday, November 10. Course fee is $40.00. For any information regarding these and other courses, please contact Lee Coran, 205 Smith Street, Cassiar, B.C., Ph. 778-7456. Course fee must accompany your registration. Safety Bingo Awards... Congratulations to our two first line winners in Bingo Game No. 6. __ Mrs. -K. Richards, employed in the Cafeteria, chose the man’s digital watch as her prize. Mr. B. Walsh, employed in the Powerhouse, chose the electric kettle as his prize. ee es OOPS —WE GOOFED The very first Safety Bingo winner was Ola Labelle. Sorry, Ola — we misunderstood the in- formation we were given. Barbara Leckie was the Ist line winner of the 5th Bingo Game. 1979, from 7:00 p.m. — 10:00. aj ry OUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AX c D A’ 2 OUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN a SS = = AN nS SCHOOL pens AROUND nae song AND AROUND THE SCHOOL uh AND AROUND THE SCHOOL he TUDENT OUNCIL LECTIONS 0000000000000 Very successful student council elections have been held recently at Cassiar Elementary-Second- ary: School. Twelve students ran for executive positions and after campaign speeches the follow- ing people were elected. EXECUTIVE # - President — Ken Cook Vice-President — Brian Archer Secretary — Tracey King Treasurer — Dorine Berube Girl’s Athletic Rep. — Donna Knowles Boy’s Athletic Rep. — Anil Kaul .- CLASS REPRESENTATIVES — Grade 8 — Gabor Friscka - Grade 9 — Uschi Froelich _ Grade 10 — Kato Schneeberger Grade 11 — Gord Loverin Grade 12 — Graham Overton Special Education — J. R. Anderson ook for good things to happen from the Student L -Council this year, , parent... You = Can Help Your Child at School 1. Talk. about your mutual expectations. Encour- age youre children to set educational Boats for “ don't insist that grades are the only pecure of SUCCESS. © : 2; Try. ‘to = find out your youngster’s relative strengths and weaknesses in school. Encourage them to make the most of their abilities and to work on the weaknesses. Ww . Develop a friendly, open relationship with your child’s teachers. Ask to be kept informed about your youngster’s activities. Go to parent- - teacher conferences. Don’t wait until report card time to find out how your youngster is doing i in class. . Try to help your children with lessons, when- ever possible, but don’t do the work for them. Ask the teacher how you can help with specific lessons or related activities at home. 5. Take time to talk about school; be available for school-related activities. Gi If you ask ‘‘What did you do in school today?” - don’t accept “Nothing” for an answer. By en- couraging youngsters to recall what they did portant points from their lessons. : ae ~) school. Don’t let-your student develop a “‘don’t care” attitude. Such an attitude will be notice- in high school. . Help your youngster understand that school is often hard work and requires study and self- discipline. Hard work ‘“‘on the books” usually is not fun, but achieving “‘victory”, through ‘making the best grades of which the student is capable, makes the hard work worthwhile. CO: ~ during the day, you help them remember im- . Be alert to your youngster’s attitudes about able in the early grades and will be devastating "In and Around the School ~~ NEW TEACHERS (Pictures not available for last issue.) EVELYN O'BRIEN DORON ow a _—) oO x2 es m= ==) BOs Reading With Your Child Certainly one of the most important things a child learns to do at school is read. One of the biggest handicaps a child can have at school is reading difficulties. If you would like to help your child with reading at home here are some tips to follow: 1. Oral reading should be a performance situation. That is, the child should be reading to enter- tain or inform the listener. — 2. For that to Happen: a) you must listen attentively; b) he/she should read the passage silently ahead of time; c)sthe passage should not be so difficult that hey she needs a orca deal of help. 3. During silent pre-reading: a) allow him/her as much time as he/she needs (if you are doing something else, such as washing dishes, there is less pressure on him/ her to hurry). During this time he/she is us- ing his/her skills to unlock difficult words and comprehend the passage; b) let him/her ask for help if he/she needs 4 (You may need to tell him/her a new word, or explain something he/she doesn’t under- stand.) 4. During oral reading:. a) give him/her your full attention; b) preferably sit facing him/her so that you are the listener and he/she is the reader; c) allow him/her time to correct himself/herself. - 5. After the reading: a) comment on the content of the passage; ~ ‘b) praise his/her reading of the passage- ) tell about a part you particularly enjoyed. These make him/her aware of the value of his/her performance. d) ask questions occasionally; ~ e) let the child play teacher and ask you a ques- tion. This is even better for cn oma HB her comprehension skills. 6. When errors occur: a) allow time for him/her to become aware of the error and correct it on his/her own. Frequently, by completing the sentence he/ she will know the correction. Sometimes he/she may need to read further. 4) if the child has difficulty correcting an erro 7; Suitable materials for reading. practice are: 8. Pimphacice the importance of ene in your. home by: ‘November 20, 1979, they will be judged and @dssiar Courier ee 9 o0Has AHL b) evaluate the importance of the error. Oueey - times the reader substitutes a word with the = same meaning (e.g., house for home) and the > listener will not be aware of the error.This S does not need to be corrected. > c) If the error affects the meaning and the child & = ignores it, draw his attention to it by saying © “I didn’t quite understand that part,” or “Io don’t think that made sense.”’ Ask him to re- 4 _read the sentence so you will understand it. m This emphasizes the purpose of reading, @ which is to gain meaning, and that you as a = listener are also doing this. (—) Tie i) ask him to, tell you what it means and al- = low him/her to continue; ii) say, “Maybe we shall understand that af- ter we read more’’; iii) read the sentence to him, skipping the wrong word,. Usually children can cor- rect. when hearing the Sn oF the sen- tence. iv) tell him/her the correct word. e) you may like to keep a short list of difficult words on a marker to review periodically. Help the child pick out two or three words after the reading that he/she wants to re- member. They may be new words to learn or errors to correct. a) his/her reader; b) relatively easy library books; c) passages he/she chooses to share, such as newspaper articles, magazine articles, _text- book passages, a) setting aside a routine time such as right af- ter dinner, or just before bed; _b) limiting the time spent to 15 minutes for primary children, 20 minutes for older chil- dren (unless the child wishes to extend it); c) taking your turn as reader so at he/she can be the listener; d) spending this time alone with one child, or making it a family affair, everyone doing. some reading and listening. STUFF SUCH wy nico Yes! We're having a contest! It’s a writing con- test and it is for children from grades one through seven. We are. asking all stories to be- three hundred words or less and the deadline is 1979, This will insure that the stories can be judged, and the winners chosen, in time for publication in our December issue. There will be a choice of three themes, and re- member, it doesn’ t matter how short your story is, as long as it is less than three hundred words long. Here are the three themes you may choose from;. a) Imagine you are a child in a foreign coun- try. How would you and your family celebrate Christmas according to that: country’s tradition? (i.e. Mexico, Hol- land? Jamaica?) b) Imagine you are a shepherd at the birth . of Christ. Describe your experience: and how you feel in His presence. c)imagine you are celebrating Christmas on another planet., Describe this planet's traditions and your situation. 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