Page 8 November 1982 Cassiar Courier CHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND 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 |N AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE S The Grade 4 class experienced an enjoyable educational: Field Trip to Hazelton from Oct. 6 to Oct. 9, 1982. The basic objective of the trip was to extend an-understanding and knowledge of the Grade 4 Social Studies curriculum. This curriculum. studies varied cultures of the North American Natives. The first visit on our agenda was a guided tour of the K’san Native Village. This included a visit to three separate longhouses each set up to depict' life at different stages. The first was life prior to the coming of European traders. The see ond, life after the coming of the European traders and the third, present day customs and artifacts. The children then watched the movie titled ‘The Newcomers’. This movie was filmed at K’san. The film demonstrated in detail the life and customs of the native people prior to the coming of the European traders. The students then visited the museum and -were able to ident- ify many of the objects as the majority were utilized in the film. The K’san Village also loan- ed us another film titled ‘Richard and:the Totem Pole’ to show the students in the evening. The film centered around the carving of a totem pole in K’san destined for Vancouver. Our next visit was to the farm of Teddy Visserman who was just excellent with the child- ren. He let them explore every nook and cranny on his’ farnmy providing them a detailed descrip- tion of it. He give all the children a hay ride and let them scoop honey from his! honey combs. Mr. Visserman had seven bee hives that produc- ed 1,500 lbs of honey last year. The children were amazed to see the bees were actually quite tame. NEW SCHOOL PROGRESS At the date.of writing, work on the new school is progressing steadily. All the units are in place and the roofing has been completed. Those who have viewed the progress are quite amazed at how well the whole project is actually begin- ing steadily on the interior:and’on the’ backfill- ing process outside. It is not anticipated thatiany real landscaping. or playgound preparation will be attempted until the spring, but at least we'll be able to alleviate the overcrowding of’ the present facility. Our Enrollment now stands at 344 (K-12) - higher than it‘ has ever been. The latest date given for final completion is November 30th, 1982. When actual dates are finalized, informa- tion will be sent out to parents on the moving process, which will be a major undertaking. 96 6 ea A Ro oo KE NAME FOR THE NEW SCHOOL Students, parents, teachers, and community ning to look like a real school! Work is continu-* HAVEN IONN ATR Fe y Bev Evans Nesgaard That evening Mike SP conducted a na- ture walk for the students pointing out similar- ities and differences in their vegetation as com- pared to ours. Friday morning the children had a tour of the Hazelton Forestry Division. They had an op- portunity to talk with the head of the three de- partments - recreation, forest and grazing land. Demonstrations of some of the equipment used by the Forestry was also provided for the stu- dents. The children all received small trees to take home and plant themselves. Friday afternoon our class visited. a Grade 4 class in the Hazelton School. The students drew a map of Cassiar prior to going which showed the Hazelton students where they lived.as well as the services:we have in Cassiar. Each child intro- duced themselves and read an essay they had written about Cassiar. The Hazelton students did .a similar presentation: about Hazelton for our class. Prior ‘to our visit the children. had been paired: up for pen pals. This time provided an opportunity for the students to meet and talk to their pen pals. Upon leaving, the. Grade 4 of Hazelton presented. our class with a beautifully drawn native’ design’ which is currently being framed and will be on display in the school. That evening the Mayor of Hazelton, Alice Maitland, presented the children with a slide show of the area. An’added feature for the child- ren was a smaller presentation of slides taken in our area. I wish to thank Pam Krawczyk, Mary Ryan and Debbie Evans for their tremendous assist- ance as supervisors. A special thank you as well to Pam Krawczyk for driving her own vehicle. OR 2 a a a RR a GK RR Rok ok kK ok STIKINE TEACHERS FALL CONFERENCE All schools in the district, including Cassiar, were closed on Thursday, October 21st and Fri- day, October 22nd to allow the teachers in the district to attend the Annual Fall Conference in Whitehorse. - This Fall Conference was a Professional De- velopment activity sponsored by the Stikine Teachers Association and it was financed by money from the Teachers’ Professional Develop- ment fund.The keynote speaker this year was Dr. Milt McLaren of Simon Fraser University who presented workshops on environmental educa- tion, right and left brain development, and methods of teaching and encouraging thinking in the classroom. In addition to the two dates already. mention- ed, all schools in the district were closed on Wed., October 20th. This extra day was a day which teachers had been directed to take as a re- -sult of Bill 89, which was introduced to the leg- ‘islature by Mr. VanderZahm, the Minister of Education, in an attempt to effect the budget restraint program in education. Teachers and all other. school district employees in the Stikine District had to take one unpaid non-instruction- al day before December 31, 1982. The teachers of this school district and the district adminis- tration, felt if a day had to be taken and since most schools were closed partially or totally on Wednesday the 20th, so that teachers could tra- vel to Whitehorse, that closure on the Wednes- day had the least possible impact on the educa- tional process for the children involved. That is, if schools had to be closed for a day not through the choice to the teachers, then let us do it where it will least affect our students. We hope that parents understood and appreciated this position. KK KK KKK EK KE KKK In and Arou CONGRATULATIONS To- Ron Tates - President Tracie. Sethan - Vice President Rose Loverin - Secretary-Treasurer Barb Billingsley - Girls Athletic Rep. Richard Knowles - Boys Athletic Rep. Carmen Beggs - Grade 12 Rep. Darrin Loverin - Grade 11 Rep. Sandra Andrews - Grade 10 Rep. Gordie Rowe - Grade 9° Rep. John Tooke - Grade 9* Rep. Mike Santos - Grade 8 Rep. for being elected to the 1982-83 Students Coun- cil - carry your leadership role well! To- The Grade 1/2 class and the Grade 7 class for the best punctuality record for the’ month of September. No students in both’ these classes were late for that month. ° Well done! Special mention must also go to the Grade 12 class who had only 2 lates during September — keep it up! PTT TTT TTT TTT Ty) THE TERRY FOX RUN By Glen Whittington The Cassiar Elementary-Secondary School joined thousands of other communities and schools across Canada -by participating in the second annual Terry Fox Run. The Terry Fox Run is to be held every year in order to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. The _ Run also serves as a reminder of Terry Fox, a great Canadian, who gave so much of himself so that others could benefit. This year, we had 153 students, teachers, district staff and parents participate by either walking, jogging, or running along the 3 kilo- metre route. Donations were accepted and we were’ able to send over $80.00 to the CAD) Cane cer Society. - Thank you to‘all who warticipated in this . worthwhile event. KK KK KK KKK KEK KK OPEN HOUSE! Many thanks to the parents who did come out to our first open house this year. Although there _ were only approximately 30°- 40 parents, their presence was appreciated by all-the teachers who had come on that evening to meet the parents. Information was given on the progress of the elementary and secondary schools by Mr. Millar- and Mr. Lanphear at the beginning of the even- ing. At the end of the evening parents had been invited to meet with Mr. Corcoran, Superintend- ent of Schools, to hear about, and discuss, the effects of Bill 89 which is affecting school dist- ricts throughout the total province. Unfortunate- ly, very few parents were present at this import- ant session. d the School A Poem for Mr. Miller from the Grade 3 Class FIRST DAY OF SNOW Snowflake light, snowflake bright, Which snowflake will I see tonight? Slide, fly in the sky Snowflake man will have a tan. Snow is nice and so is ice I hope the snow falls today bright and white. He 2 Ae 2 2 oe ok oo OK ok Ok ARENA By Terry Pearson Grade 4 The arena is beside the péol and the CCC. They have been building on it. There is hockey, ‘public skating and figure skating: The store is -behind it. There isan ‘up stairs in the arena. There is a creek beside it. Last year there was roler skating during the summer: There is a fire brake around the- town. The arena “is ‘small. There are lots of hockey players. There are 5 team. The name fo the teame are Tot, squirts, peewees, bantoms and bantom midgets andthe old timers. The old timers are the men. The old guys are bantom midets. The youngest guys are the tot. I am in the squirts. We have been on lots of trip. We have gon-to Watson Lake, Faro and Fort Nee MY LIZARD .. . by Cassandra-Sutherland Grade 4 There once was a lizard O’toole- Who ate my biggest jewel. She ran away on the sunniest day. Came back in May and wanted to stay. po I said, ‘No way’. ~ PARENT TEACHER, CONFERENCES PARENTS You'll soon’ be going in for your first parent-teacher conference of the new school year. Here’s how. teachers prepare for that very important conference. Most schools schedule annual or biannual meetings with parents for reporting on student progress. These meetings .are great opportunities for you to strengthen parent-teacher communication — an important attribute of effective schools. This year make the most of your conferences by follow , ing these guidelines, They'll help you put parents at ease, solicit their comments, and relate the information they » Most want to know. And they’re as easy to remember as ABC! First, however, bear in mind that you may have to- _. make special arrangements for parents who are divorced _ or separated, Make sure you notify both parents of up- - coming conferences, but ,be sure to give them the option of meeting with you individually if they prefer. Remem- ber, both parents, whether they are living with the child __ or not, have a legal right to school progress reports! Now use the tips that follow to promote successful conferences and healthy parent-teacher relationships! ~ Avoid the possibility of interruptions by providing as much privacy as possible. Begin the conference with a positive statement. Discuss the child’s strengths first. This will help relax ill-at-ease parents. Create a feeling of partnerships right from the start: Greet parents at the door, introduce yourself, thank. them for TOWNHOUSES by Amanda;Howard Grade 4 The townhouses have a basement, two bath- rooms, a kitchen, living:room, three bedrooms and are three stories high..I live in a townhouse. It is really. fun to live there. Across from the townhouses are bushes and one of the fire brakes. Six familys can live in‘each building. They are’ very interesting to look at. Our back yards are big and fenced and we have a french back door with a porch. There are three sets of townhouses. They are ona hill wich we call the townhouse hill and that is at the end of Malloz- zemoff Ave. I lived there from November 18th to now. We got here before our furniture so we live on Brown Street in a trailer first. 28 2 oe ek eK ok OK OK REC CENTER by Melinda Olson Grade 4 The Rec Center is a big building. You can . play games there. You can get classes there too. In the Rec Center there is a library and at Christ- mas they have a Christmas dance or a Christmas party. There is roller skating and on Smoo Daze they sell candy floss down stairs. On top of the Rec Center there are games during Shmoo Daze. The Rec Center. is right across from the.swim- ming pool and the arena. The Rec Center is right. a cross from. the police station. At the Rec Center you can watch TV or you can play with the pool table game. They have rummage sales. and they have bazars for the adults and some- times they have dances for the adults too. You can sign up for Brownees or Guides there. You can play floor hockey and squash. In the Rec Center they have a Christmas party they give you presents then, You can sign up four Beavers too. Sometimes when: they have parties at the Rec Center, there is a band that comes in. Find out how well parents understand their child and.the work he or she is doing in school. Clear up any misunder- standings concerning your curriculum or instructional methods. Give parents the chance to expresss possible reasons for a child’s poor work or misbehavior in the classroom, ex- plore the possibilities together, and discuss strategies that might help the child. Handle the conference in a relaxed manner and allow suf- ficient time for discussion... Involve parents in their child's education by suggesting home learning activities that will reinforce skills taught,at | school. Join with parents in developing discipline procedures for problem. children. and encourage them to reinforce those plans at home. Remember: consistency is the Key. to ak : fective discipline: Keep other students out of the: discussion! Evaluate only the child for whom the conference is being held, and never discuss other staff members in a negative way. Listen, listen, their own concerns, ask questions and offer suggestions. They deserve to be heard! Make the transition from one topic to another as smooth- ly as possible. _. escaping than to Spend: another day in that death % Undérstend parents’ concern for their child and make it listen! Be menbee that parents haven't . come to hear a lecture. They want the chance to voice Cassiar Courier November 1982 Page 9 ae, IN THE FALL by Jennifer Becket Grade 4 In the fall when leaves change colors yellow, red and orange. Then one by one they fall to the ground and fall, fall, fall, fall and fall. 346 2is oO fe oe ie 2k 2k 6 oie 2k 2k 2k Ok ESCAPE TO PRISON by Robert Best, Grade 10 Down through the trench, into the woods, | made my escape..With the sleeves from my shirt wrapped with twine on my feet, and a home- made knife in my hand, I worked through the dense forest, just wondering how long it would take before they discovered the empty cell. With badly cut feet. and: scraped knees, I reached the cabin in the mountains. _ I knew I hadn’t killed that man, but I’d rather convince the judges.that I was guilty by trap. At about two. re) sions the: next day as. q was tending to my wounds, I heard a scraping noise. on the door. Grasping my knife in gone patie I opened the door, to my surprise, it was a young boy who appeared to me to be half dead. I was faced-with a dilemma. If I was going to keep my freedom I would have to leave the boy here where he would surely die. If I was to take the boy to a hospital where his life would be saved, I would be back in prison faster than it had taken me to get there. As the night passed, I realized the boy. would not make it through the next day without medi- cal attention. The hours wore.on and I discover- ed that through my escape from one prison | had unwittingly stumbled into another. The prison I was faced with now I couldn’t live with. Two months later the boy recovered and I was back in my prison cell, knowing I was in for saving a life, not taking one. ative comments you believe they may have difficulty accepting. Question parents to determine their largest area of con-| “cern, then explain what is being done to help the child in those areas. Recognize your own limitations and make sure parents imn understand them as well. For example, don’t be afraid to suggest outside help for a child with dyslexia if reading disabilities are not your forte. Show plenty of examples of student progress. Try hav- ing parents listen to a tape of their child reading now and at the beginning of the year, or arrange work samples chronologically to make progress clear. Take time to record ‘a brief summary of concerns dis- cussed after each ‘conference. Then throughout the year, follow, up with short progress alas on these topics. clear Frat you are equally concerned, Vary your approach to parénis. Some will need detailed’ explanations of your educational program see their child- and others will not. Warn parents about health problems they may not be aware of. For instance, Billy’s parents may have no idea that he is having trouble seeing the chalkboard. - X-cept parents as A are — not as you expect them to be! You, the teacher, can make the difference between an ef- HOS 3H. ONNOUY GNV NI 100H9S 3H ONNOYY Bio ee aNY NI 100H9S 3H GNNOYY ONY NI 100 HIS 3H1 GNNOUY CNY NI 1O0H9S 3H GNNOYY GNV NI 100H9S 3H1 GNNOUY GN NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOYY GNV NI 100 te AROUND. THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHGOL IN AND AROUND THE sc WRITERS CORNER — HERRERA EK KEK . A Fete Fe : , : members are all invited to submit suggestions for SCHOOL SURVEY SHEET “* coming, then lead them to an informal spot away from Notice parents’ facial expressions, gestures and tone of fective and an ineffective conference. Remember, you are a name for the new school. The name should your desk, such as your classroom reading corner or play voice. All can provide clues concerning their feelings for the professional: it’s up to you to grab the ball and run have some local historical significance to a per- A survey sheet was distributed at the Open area. Make sure there are no physical barriers between you. the child. with it. son or place. The only restriction is that it can- House. For those of you who were not able to ; : i i not be named after a'living person. i.e. Youcan- attend and would like to participate in this sur- Do not argue with parents. Accept criticism:politely and Omit negative comments about the child's school exper. Zero in on problem areas when necessary, but.be sure to not submit your own name! Suggestions can be vey, the question sheets may be obtained from evaluate negative comments after they leave. iences in previous years. end the conference on a positive note. forwarded to the school, with some rationale on _the school. 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