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Cooking Comes to the Classroom by Andrea Adair ... If there is one thing kids are familiar with by the time they enter school, it's food. Everyone eats. Everyone likes some type of food. And everyone knows something about food. The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education is harnessing that knowledge and plans to enhance enhance it with an innovative new program that, in initial testing, ru great as proven to bé a tool in helping chil dren learn. "Hands on Food" is an educational educational resource prepared by teachers and staff of the Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board of Education for students in junior kindergarten kindergarten to grade three. Pat VanSeggelen, a primary primary junior consultant with the board, said the document document is excellent for young children. She explained that there is an automatic interest on the part of the kids because the project is about food and it makes use of knowledge they already possess. She noted that it adheres to educational guidelines because because it follows the mandated mandated document, "Science is Happening Here," and advocates advocates the inquiry method to learning. Enhanced Skills Vocabulary, math and risk-taking skills are all enhanced. enhanced. Children learn about different different ingredients they have never seen before. They learn about how many scoops of pizza sauce they 1990 LENNOX REAT AVMGS OGETHER REBATE K ÉR7BT 1 IUWW SMIKI LIMCAN HEATING AND AIN CONDITIONING 555 Wentworth St. E. Telephone 579-6616 GETUPTO $45000 CASHBACK OR 100% FINANCING* When you buy Lennox you get the best home comfort equipment in the business. Lennox has almost 100 years of experience, innovation and reliability. You also get up to $450.00 cash back or 100% financing* when you lurchase selected Lennox, eating and air conditioning systems. Call the dealer below for details. Well show you how to save energy, reduce . fuel costs and get up to $450.00 cash back. 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Mary Nichols, a kindergarten kindergarten teacher at Courtice South Public School, implemented implemented the program in her class last week. She said the children really enjoyed it. "They were pleased with the end result. It was something something they had made and they were really proud of themselves," she said. Mrs. Nichols teaches 11 senior kindergarten students students at the Courtice South School. She started the program last week to do something ipecial for Halloween ana ine thinks "Hands on Food" eat idea. She explained that she sets out simple instructions for the students to follow. This launches their reading skills. When they are able to follow follow instructions, she explained, explained, "they are learning on their own and are able to accomplish something." Promotes Self-Esteem The workshop also promotes promotes their self esteem because because at the end they can say "look what I did!" Mrs. Nichols said they are working with concrete materials, food, and that food is a pleasurable thing so the children are more motivated motivated to go to the centre. Number awareness is increased increased as the student must, in some instances, measure out portions. In the case of Mrs. Nichols' Nichols' kindergarten class, students students had to determine how many spoonfuls of cheese and sauce went on their pizza. pizza. In addition, Hands on Food, provides the opportunity opportunity for students to increase their vocabulary because they may encounter words they are unfamiliar with. Margarete King, principal principal at Courtice South, who was the primary consultant on the project in its initial stage, said the program has been worked on in the past four and a half years. She explained that kindergarten, kindergarten, grade one and two teachers were already using ,food experiences in . their- classroom in order to 'teach the children. ,vo King said teachers found that the kids loved it and were really motivated by working with food. Teachers Teachers were looking for more resources. resources. "If the teachers were using using this and asking for help, it's a good idea if we could support them," she said. And they found that "kids will learn very readily by using using food," Mrs. King added. The focus of the program is for the individual child to do something on an individual individual basis. Production Line Instead of a teacher making making a batch of muffins, for example, each child in the class will make his or her own muffin by way of "production "production line" cooking. Mrs. VanSeggelen said this way, students will learn the direct result of having too much of one ingredient and not enough of something something else. Sne explained that there is a Chinese proverb,' that says: "If I see it, I forget it. Show mo it and I'll remember remember it. Let me do it and I know it. Mrs. King said teachers arc saying this concept works and that it reinforces rending and math skills. "When you use food, kids learn and are excited about it. "As far ns I'm concerned when kids are excited about learning it's great," Mrs. rnode * ing Hi SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $2.00 WITH THIS COUPON PORTRAIT SPECIAL 1 -8x 10 2-5x7 8-2x3 i i Photographer's Hours: I Wod. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 3 DAYS ONLY! 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At Regional Council on Wednesday, Newcastle Councillor Diane Harare, who had been contacted by some of the carpenters, said the Region called a tender for the project and that in the contract they had requested requested local workers be used. The contractor hired local laborers instead of unionized unionized carpenters, she said. She said the carpenters can appear before council but that council "can't solve the immediate problem." Whitby Councillor Top Edwards was concerned that a meeting between Regional officials and representatives from the carpenters union had not been granted. He said he was under the impression the carpenters had been refused a meeting but both Chief Administrative Administrative Officer Don Evans and chairman of Public Works John Aker said neither had been approached about meeting with the carpenters. carpenters. Councillor Aker said he didn't know the particulars of the dispute but said if representatives representatives from the carpenters carpenters want to meet with the 'Region they would be willing to do so. Oshawa councillor Brian Nicholson said there is limited limited information on the dispute dispute and asked the works chairman for details on the contract awarded and details details of the tendering process. process. The hall at Bowmanville's Recreation Complex was filled Saturday evening as members, former members and guests of Local 189 United Rubber Workers met to celebrate their 50th anniversary. These photos show the head table guests, and an over all view of the gathering. At left, several guests are looking at a collection of old pictures that were assembled. The or- S anization committee included Larry Abbott, Gloria ate, Brad Black, Gerry Byers, Bill Crossey, Ted Hallman, Hallman, Trent Masters, Brett Murphy, Bob Nicholls, Howard Howard Pollard, Terry Price, Dave Snowden and Harold St. Croix. The program included messages from President President Ted Hallman and former Presidents, Ivan Hobbs, Ken Hooper, George DeMillie, Larry Bate, Don Oke and Jim Colburn. Plan to be Reviewed A 285 unit housing development development in Bowmanville will have another review before the development receives approval. approval. Robert and Lawrence Chizen submitted an application application to the Town of Newcastle Newcastle for a housing development development on land south of Concession Road 3, east of Mearns Avenue, north of the CPR line and west of Liberty Liberty St. The development would include 96 single family dwelling units, 134 semi de- tached/link dwellings and 55 street townhouses as well as a 2.2 hectare park. 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