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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, SEPTEMBER 19,2001 PAGE 7 Bears tour the world Dr. John Balenko S623-7412 Hi U" m 2t«; ri \'j i l/i f orl; -if "n. he 91 V >■0' -a." riot OH, za; -a? -o; # un -ov fioi sriJ orlî 9fl.t r.Oi -no -ili 'ov fbl: Lm: -inr -Hi ni TJf] 0Î « -ii n ten Vlq js; -rn -it, r;c ZM. -Jf! VQ< , r L or n> 10. Ir oH, S«: TO' I -ol by Vf I ' tJV* t»ri' tHf qui Grade 5 class project will help with math, geography and language BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - Two Bow- manvillc residents are off on a school-year long world tour - complete complete with stops in such exotic locales locales as Mexico, Switzerland, England, England, and Australia - compliments of Donna Paquette's Grade 5 class at St. Joseph's French Immersion Centre Centre in Bowmanville. The pair hasn't won a draw, nor will they be travelling by standard means. Instead, they'll often find Public board to survey its 'customers' BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer CLARINGTON - The local public school board is asking 20,000 of its 'customers' - parents, students and staff - how the board rates. A survey, which the board is randomly randomly asking 6,000 Grade 6 to OAC students, 10,000 parents and guardians, and 4,000 employees to complete, is expected to give the board an idea of how well it's been serving its community. community. "We've been through a lot in the last four years, and it is important to know what people are thinking in terms of the success or lack of success of the board," says Bob Willsher, chairman of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. 'That information will be of tremendous value in focusing on those we are really meant to serve in the first place." The board will use the information information to help set goals for the next three years, says Mr. Willsher. The survey was put together by Bowmanviilé-büsëU 1 'Collis Yând !i: Rëed Research,'and will be Hiatie dVMliSble online to those who are asked to fill out the questionnaire. Paper copies will also be made available. Surveys are to be completed anonymously, says Mr. Willsher. The $20,000 cost of the survey survey will come out of the board's non- classroom budget. Sing the MESSIAH! Do you like to sing? Join the Durham College Community' Choir for the performance of Handel's Messiah in conjunction with the Toronto Classical Singers on November 25, 2001. Choir meets every Monday from 7:30 - 9:30 pm (room C113). Singers are encouraged to join the choir for this exciting event. No auditions, just the commitment of time, talent and enthusiasm. Call (905)721-3111 ext. 2117 themselves in the cargo hold of an airplane, with the rest of the mail. But since they're teddy bears, they probably won't mind. Curly and Chestnut arc set to embark embark on their world tour. First, Ms. Paquette is hoping they'll make a trip to Ottawa with Durham MP Alex Shepherd, to meet Prime Minister Minister Jean Chretien. Then they'll take off, via the postal service, to a number of schools in North America and abroad, as part of a class project. project. "It's kind of cool," says nine- year-old Christine Hooper. "Actually, "Actually, I've never heard of teddy bears going around the world in the mail." The project is meant to help students students with math, geography, and language, as well as to develop a cultural awareness, says Ms. Paquette. Paquette. "Every host school will write about their city, and their school," explains the teacher, who got the idea through a teachers' network on the Internet. She posted an ad on the website, and soon had offers from schools in several countries, eager to host the two fuzzy Canadians. At least one student has decided which of the bears' confirmed destinations destinations slic'd find most interesting. "I think Australia because it will be different. I've never seen bears travel that far before," says Kirstin Ellis, 10. The pair will return several times throughout the year, complete with the letters written by host schools, then be sent out again to new locales. locales. Ms. Paquette says the bears will continue their journey until June. "I think it's really neat that the bears can travel so far," says 10- year-old Marly Duffy. "I want to be in the box, too." HI* 1 * 1 * Dr. Karl Vermeulen 1623-7100 EMERGENCY CARE AVAILABLE Q Sedation Q Children's Dentistry Q Peridontist Q Orthodontics •O UMRTT ST. SOUTH BOWMAMV1US * ■ r Utjt+Q^mtîsirÿ^) -IHF IK.FITTnrar To advertise your services to the residents ofClarington, call Christian-Ann at (905)623-3303 T elcome Sunday Services: 'Holy Communion 8:00 a.m. 1 ^Contemporary 9:15 a.m. J ^1? 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