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_8 The Canadian Statesman. I'.uwmanvitle, Oetoher 21. 1087 Section Two W averley School News Miss Mathews Learns with Her Two's and Three's: by Kelly Browne. Miss Mathews, a new teacher at Wavcrley, is •teachinga newwayoflearn- ing. She is the only teacher in this school on this experimental experimental program. The children children do not have their own desks, but put their special things in ziplock bags pinned to a clothes line in alphabetical order below one of the blackboards. The desks arc all put together to make centers such as the science center, the sandbox, the plasticine table, the printing printing table, the blocks, the creative writing center, the reading center, and the math center, which on Tuesday, Tuesday, Ocotber 13 begins a patterning program. Last week they were doing a theme on Thanksgiving. They did dot-to-dot, coloring, coloring, crosswords, word searches, turkey stories, and menus of each child's restaurant with that child's choice of name such as the "Turkey Tower" or the "High Price". Good luck, Miss Mathews class. Writing at Waverley: by Jennifer Jennifer Little Waverley Public School's teacher Mrs. VanSeggelen is holding a Young Authors Club. This event is held Mondays and Thursdays from 3:45 to 4:30 in the library. library. Twelve students applied for this club and were chosen as members. The Young Authors Club is going to have three main projects. The first project is to make a "Big Book" for primary students. Then they are going to make a real film and cassette tape. For the third project each member has to make a hard cover book. At each meeting students have to bring a piece of writing. Students joined because they enjoy writing and working as a group. They Advise We Recognize: by Mark Brooks. The initial meeting for the advisory committee was held at Waverley's library at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October October 5. At the meeting they discussed times for future meetings. There were 12 parents, the principal and vice-principal at the meeting. meeting. Possible topics were mentioned such as drugs, street proofing and child abuse. Mr. Reid read some of the contents regarding board policy. He also mentioned mentioned that there are about 540 students and about 120 of them are junior and senior kindergarten. Also he mentioned the new staff members as well as a few of the staff members are doing a curriculum project. Mr. Thompson spoke a few words on his role in counselling counselling boys and girls. Parents Parents there mentioned that they were pleased that they have a number of clubs available available so all kids have a choice. Bang, Swoosh, Clunk, Swish - The Harrier Team: by Matt Garrett. This fall some students have been running around Waverley Field practicing for the Bowmanville Junior School Harrier meet. Harrier Harrier or Cross Country running running is a long distance race with no track. The competitors competitors run over a course that can go over hills, across fields, along roads, through woods on any irregular ground. It is to be held at Enniskillen Conservation Area on Monday, October 19,1987 at 4:15 p.m. Anyone who is good enough and a grade six student or under may enter. Let's go Waverley. Waverley. Apple Orchard: by Heather Watson Mrs. Snowden's class went to the apple orchard. They went by car. They got to pick one apple each. The apples were five cents each. They had fun at the apple orchard. They went for a wagon ride to the middle of the orchard. They had to walk back. They saw pumpkins. They learned how to pick apples the right way. They picked up some leaves for souvenirs. 9 we United stand taller all United Wày 52 Simcoe Street South Oshawa, Ontario L 1 H 4G3 Telephone: (416) 436-7377 Charitable Registration Number 0359166-05-13 OSHAWA -- WHITBY -- NEWCASTLE