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Whltby Free Press, Wednresday, Nly 24. 1995, P*qe 23 Board to. run summer computer andactvit caps again this year The Durham Board of Education will offer summer computer and activity camps for students again this year at 12 sehools throughout the region. The camps will run from 9 a.m. te, 3:30 p.m. for five days each. They are geared te, students aged 7 te 13. The cost again this year is $125 for the first child in a fanuly and $100 for each additional child. The success of the six camps, run for the first time last year, lias led te, the program being expanded considerably for 1995. The -camps combine a lialf day spent on specific computer applications and a half day.spent on a sports program or similar activity. S It provides students an excellent opportunity te learn computer sills, have fun and take home-a prodàuct generated on a computer, while gaining the benefits ofG a sports-focused program. The camps employ students of all ages te act as assistants te, the teachers. They are self-funded, based on a minimum enrolment,' and any additional funds generated by the programs go drectly inte, the purcliase of hardware,' software or training for the school's computer program- Summer computer and activity camps inr Whitby will be at Sinlair Secondary School, July 10 te 14; Palmerston Avenue Public Sehool, July 10 te 14; Sinclair Secondary School, July 17 te, 21 and Sinclair Secondary School, July 24 te, 28. For further information or te obtain a registration form, contact the school offering the program. The Durham Board of Education is seeking corporate sponsorships te provide assistance for students unable te pay te, attend the camp. Call Laura Elliott, teclinical resources officer, at (905) 666-6328. Engiish programs for newcomers. The Durham Rgaionsprte school board ad Laguage Instruction for Newcomers te Canada (LJNC) are offering two mwo«ams of adult studv of English language skills at the Giffard Centre, 1003 Giffard St., Whitby. Both courses are free te adults and teens who are permanent residents of Canada (landed immigrants and citizens). The first program is a literacy class for those who want to, improve their reading, writing and/or spelling ekille. Classe run al smmer' (until Aug. 31), Monday te Friday, 9 te 11:30 a.m. Each student is given individual attention, and help froen the teacher te, determine perSnal learning goals and a study plan, according te, their needs. The second program is a course for level 2 and 3 (basic and intermediate). Major topica focus on conversation and pronun- ciation skille, grammar, Canadian culture and job, search skills. AUl students are assesaed on site. The class runs Monday te Friday from 9 a.m. te, 2:30. p.m. Ail thoee interested can register directly at the school, starting today (Wednesday). For more information oeil the Giffard Centre at 666-9379, separate board at 576-6150, ext. 214.. or Jocan Watson at* Immigration Settlement Servioes at (905) 686-2661). Separate board meetings to be-held at sohools During June, the Durham separate school board will hold meetings. at higli echools in Whitby. Father Leo J. Austin Catholic ecodar School will be the location for the policy committee meeting on June 5, 6 p.m.; pro- perty and transportation com- mittee meeting on June 5, 7:30 p.m.; special education adVISory committee meeting on June 6 7:30 p.m.; community and com- munications, and personnel and finance meetings, both o n June 7, 7:30 p.m. The Frenchi langua section will meet on June 12, .. at Ecole catholique seconar Saint-Charles-Garnier. The English Ianu section will meet on June 14,5 p.m., at St. Michael Catholic School, 50 Vancouver Court Oshawa. The regular board meeting will be held on June 19, 7:30 p.,.atf Monsignor John Pereyma sehool, 316 Conant St., Oshawa. The change of venue for meet- ings is intended to give trustees and parents a chance to visit area sehools, according to a press release from board chair Tom Oldman, a.Whitby trustee. Hiaviîngf Un THE 'AMAZING MAZE' ields another satisfied customer during the annual Fun Iair held recently at West Lynde Public School. SI~A yDayJ IPhoto by Peter Nilas, Whltby Free Pross The annu-a -1'..May Day Fest .ival Sco 01d'ay beg ins wil b hed breakfast aste Saturday., MayS2'o 41Reol St., on w re ka tclub Ceremonies will be lield at 1:30 p.m., the festival and games te begin at 2:15 p.m. There will be an auction, castle tours, car wash, tea room pony rides, clowns, haunted bouse, midway games and other events. Mr, McGregor and cast1 BELLWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL grade one during the sohools' meent production of and two students await their tum on stage- 'Peter Rabbit.' ~ ~ ~ ~ Po By Natasha Hotchkiss The Breakfast Club at PXA Sennett Public School is improv- gin-cIass learning, says the princi* pal. Parentswho,.beore they go to work, struggle t get their chli- dren dressed, fed and ready for school, are given an opportunity to register their children. for the breakfast program. Every inorning students get breakfast as well as a social interaction with other clasa-. mates. They are taught Canada's food rules, four basic food groups_ and what makes a healthyUbrakfast. Children who participate have improved their «ability te concen- trate and do well in their achool work once they started haviq breakfast on a regular basis, explains Sennett principal Dawn Thornton. A breakfast director is there te "stress things like washing your hands before preparing food and usingfood.» The cBrookwood Community Forest Clean-up' will be held on Saturday, May 27, 9 a.m. te noon. The clean-up i in the wooded area beside Ori;siton and St. Matthew achools. Organized by the parent com- mitteies of bothschools a bame baga will be provideityt Town of Whitby, also providing pick-up of large items. For more information, call Debbie Brown at 666-8181 or Liori Clint at 666-4334. 'For- three years the program ha enabled chuldren from kmn- dergarten te Grade 3 te gain better eating habits. The program is sposored b the Whitby SunriseRotary CluZ and Whitby Kiwamis. guys un. show at Garni1er Les Promotions Culturelles of the French Community Centre L'Amicale is presetn a young g Oufour M"goy"mufdas 'Le Hardis Moussilns"a Saint- Charles-Garnier Secondary School, 1020 Dryden Blvd., Whitby, on Friday, May 26, 7:30 P.m. Their music is described as a high-energy -mix of fok rock, funk and aka. In the year and a half they've beeau perfornung in Canada and Europe, the baud lias quickly developed a reputation for its rapid-fire I¶cetsare$8frstudeuts (fuil-time) aud $15 for adulta. For more information, cal l Amicale at 4347676e f