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r*>±i The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 26, 1988 19 Welcome U.C.W. Holds Meeting News and Events from Waverley Public School Wesleyville News by E. Barrowclough On Wednesday afternoon at 1.30 p.m., members of group 2 of Welcome UCW met at the church for devotions, devotions, increased knowledge, and plans for work and service. service. The meeting was called to order by the leader, Dora Nichols, and memories were refreshed concerning last month's business by reading of the minutes by Bernice Best. Orald Ford reported on the catering for the wedding on Saturday October 8th, and duties outlined for next month's bazaar. Coin bottles were received and contents to be sent to central treasurer. treasurer. This has been a way of raising funds for the child support program which has been a project since 1945, be- gining with the Save the Children fund, and now for many years with World Out reach. Bottles are returned for 1989 collection. Gwen Best, Florence Reeve, and Denise Tufford presented the devotions, using using the theme of thankfulness, thankfulness, with all present participating participating in Scripture reading. Gwen introduced the guest speaker, Heather Sculthorpe who, with informal discussion, discussion, spoke of the difference between the Jewish and Christian Faiths. The main difference is in the acceptance acceptance of Christ as the Messiah. Messiah. Jews do not believe he has come yet. Questions and answers concerning food laws, the keeping of holidays, holidays, and many family customs customs certainly added to our awareness of this origin of Christian faith. An illustrated Jewish calendar helped to moke clear the meaning of much that was unfamiliar. She was thanked by Denise Tufford and presented with a gift as a memento of the day. All were pleased to have A.K. Sculthorpe, always a welcome guest, for part of the afternoon. Marion Bam- sey was in charge of the usual October sale of vegetables vegetables and fruit provided by those with gardens and hap- S purchased by those who none. Church service at Welcome Welcome on Sunday morning October 16th, was shortened that members might attend anniversary service at Garden Garden Hill. Reverend Sedgwick's Sedgwick's topic "Who wants such honours?" spoke of the request of two disciples for a special place in Heaven. The promise of Jesus did not speak of choice places or easy travels in this world. Instead, Instead, he reminds followers that to walk in this .way, would mean service to others, others, not gain for self, and even suffering for his sake. The children were made aware of this teaching by hearing the story "Susan, you're in charge" in which Susan discovered in an evening evening of baby sitting, that being in charge meant work and responsibility with no award to her, except the knowledge she was a needed person. The choir[s lovely anthem by Bach was "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", accompanied accompanied by Stephen Sword at the piano. Albert Woodruff and Arnold Thorndyke re- BLOWERS. THEIR VERSATILITY MAKES CLEANING UP A BREEZE IT'S A BLOWER The HB-180 is a balanced power blower that delivers a maximum air velocity of 150 MPH. IT'S A VAC S5 M " i ■. ss • H 1| IgS ill 11 II . . ' i fie À The HB-180V is a combination blower/vacuum that allows you to vacuum and bag in one easy step. Available at: AEKKEfl J W GARDENS COURTICE STEVE'S DIESEL Maple Grove Rd. S. R.R. No. 2 Bowmanville 623-1411 ceived the offering and the signs of fall were in the floral offering, bronze and gold chrysanthemums. Following the service, Superintendent Superintendent Brenda Ough and members of the Sunday School invited the congregation congregation to stay for a helping of Stone soup. Following last Sunday's story of that soup, Sunday schoolers each brought an article for the soup beginning with two stones. Added to it were carrots, carrots, potato, onion, celery, barley, macaroni, beef bone, peas, and spices. A great, kettle of soup simmered during during the service and all appreciated appreciated this practical demonstration demonstration of sharing. Elizabeth Groenveld, Nicole Nicole and Micheline Ough have joined the new Northumberland Northumberland girls' choir. On Sunday morning, John and Marsha Groenveld, took the three girls to Cobourg where the choir was singing at St. Andrew's Presbyterian church. On Friday, October 21st they will be singing at Victoria Hall. Best wishes to them and the choir. Congratulations to Harold Harold and Gwen Best on the birth of their second grandson. grandson. On Saturday October 15th, Barry and Judy Best are the proud parents of this bouncing 10 pound, 12 ounce boy. Those people out for a drive on Sunday afternoon shared the beauty of the countryside with many driving, driving, walking, and taking pictures. pictures. Several who had called to offer congratulations congratulations and best wishes to Ron and Sandra Good on the occasion occasion of their silver wedding, wedding, took the opportunity to follow the roads in this area known as Quay's Crossing On Saturday, October the 15th, dozens of robins and hundreds of black birds held a sports day of their own. The usual quiet flying robin was dashing from tree to wires in a great show of aerobatics, aerobatics, the blackbirds even more frenzied with added ■ noise. It looked like a flexing of the muscles for the long flight south. They were not around on Sunday morning. 50 years ago: Berniece Best had charge of the missionary missionary program at Y.P.U. Others taking part were Amelia Nichols and Gathering Gathering Dinner. Owing to length of the meeting, recreation was cancelled. The monthly meeting of the W.A. was held at Mrs. C. Beighton's. Plans were made for shipping food and clothing to the Canadian i tWeÿÀvWçXcpme ,yisitqç , was [soloist Mrs j G: Williams;,-Dr. Millson was in Bethesda for their anniversary Sunday and Reverend D. M. Smith here. News of two deaths came to the community this week. Mr. Mitchell Zealand, after a long illness, and the sudden passing of Vernon Dinner of Lindsay in his seat in the cab of a C.N.R. locomotive. locomotive. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Harry Brooking, of this place, brothers Lome of Albany, N.Y. and James Dinner. College Will Honor Grads Durham College is honouring honouring 84 undergraduate students at a special reception reception to be held in the College's College's Main Cafeteria at 3:30 p.m. on October 28. Four major awards are being given, one for each faculty faculty - Ann Sanders (Business), (Business), Thomas Hall (Technology), (Technology), Carol Starr (Applied Arts) and Brenda Stones (Health Sciences). This year there are five new donors, providing new scholarships, making a total of 84 scholarships in all. Participating in the ceremony ceremony are President Gary Polonsky; Don Michie, Dean of Applied Arts and Health Sciences; and Jack Davidson, Davidson, Dean of Business and Technology. ELMIRA MAKES YOUR WINTERS WARMER IN EVERY WAY! 34 Models to match your heating and decorating needs. THEI Fireplace Plus 900 Hopkins St. at Burns Whitby 668-3192 DUNDASST (Hwy »?| [BURNS ST. E HWY. 401 Waverley Public School News Back to Grade Two By Jonathan Plazek Just imagine, block center, center, computers, books, pencils pencils and recess! It's the life! Well not really, it's Mrs. Perry's Perry's grade two class. There are twenty-three chidren in her class. Although the class works very quietly, the girls work the best! The class starts every day with a good ten minutes in their diary. The grade two class are working on adding and subtracting. subtracting. They have storytime, storytime, writing and picture folders. They also have free talk during Science and can bring in anything that fascinates fascinates them. The grade two class have a reading corner and just, beside that they have a commodore C64 computer. All of the children like school. Open House At Waverley In Ms. Ballantyne's Class by Heather Youngman Do you know what an Open House is ? Do you know why they are held? Well....Ms. Ballantyne held a special Open House for her class on Wednesday, October October 19. First of all, an Open House is when parents come to the school so that they can look at their child's work. Ms. Ballantyne had this on Wednesday Wednesday because she was sick during Waverley's actual Open House. Parents were everywhere looking at their child's work and talking to Ms. Ballantyne about now their child is doing. The parents parents might have noticed the computer bulletin board, wood instruments and other things that were decorating the classroom. Some of the children there were Jackie Ellis, Krista Lloyd and Sherry Sherry Bond. Ms. Ballantyne's co-op student Lisa Williston had also attended the open house. We're glad Ms. Ballantyne Ballantyne is better now and the Open House turned out great. Music Here Music There by Rebecca Vatcher Wow! Music, fun and even games with Miss Bur- tenshaw's recorder club. Miss Burtenshaw says she loves music and teaching it. The students don't play songs yet but they're learning learning to read and play some notes. Miss Burtenshaw only teaches recorder to Grade 3,4 and 5 - some of them have their own recorders. Miss Burtenshaw learned how to play the recorder in high school and got better and better. Boy I wish I could join! Two Future Teachers At Waverley by Heather Watson and Crystal Reid Waverley is very fortunate fortunate to have two practice teachers, Kathy Zych and Lynda McClelland. Kathy is helping Miss Pitcher's grade four class. She says she nas always liked working with children and she never knows what they're going to say and this makes it fun. When she gets a full time iob she wants to teach grades four to eight. Lynda is helping helping with Ms. Porter's graae four class. She too has always always enjoyed working with children and has always wanted to be a teacher. Waverley Waverley is very lucky to have these two ladies as practice teachers and we all know they will make'good teachers teachers in the future. Off To The Pumpkin Patch by Theresa Edwards and Jennifer Reid. On Thursday October 20 three grade one classes went to Pingle's PumpkinPatch on Taunton Road. Mrs. Murdoch's Murdoch's class left at 9:00 a.m., Ms. Lovett's class left at 10:00 and Mrs. Hilborn's class left at 1:00 p.m. Some of the parents drove the children. children. The children could buy a pumpkin if they wanted to for $1.00. They went because they are studying fruits and vegetables. They are doing activities on pumpkins and art work. When they get their pumpkins they will be measuring and weighing them. Mrs. Murdoch bought a pumpkin so they can count tne seeds, roast the seeds and taste raw and cooked pumpkin. They will be having a little contest on which pumpkin is the fattest and the tallest. Ms. Lovett knows a way to paint faces on the pumpkins with special special paint. It sounds like the classes had a pumpkiny time. A Night In the Life Of A Parent Advisory Meeting by Stephen Clancy On Tuesday, October the 18th, Principal. John Reid and Vice Principal David Gray held a parent advisory meeting. Just what exactly is a parent advisory meeting? Well, to start with, its a pretty pretty long title! A parent advisory advisory meeting is a meeting so_ parents can discuss different' programs that their kids are involved with at school. There is a meeting once every every month and it lasts about an hour. Every parent that attended got a sheet of listed topics that told the parents what their kids were doing. A1 of these headings were discussed at the meeting. The parents had a chance to add anything on the sheet that wasn't there that they thought should be there. A number of parents attended and some of the parents were Barbara Williams, Bonnie Bonnie Browne and Sharon McGregor. This story has been a good experience in the practice of journalism. The Outer's Club by Amy Ramage. Every week on Tuesdays at 3:45 p.m., Ms. Ballantyne holds her Outers Club in her portable, number 14. Recently Recently they went to the pet store to look at some fish for the school's aquarium in the library. library. They will be going on hikes and cross country skiing skiing in the winter time. The president is Shaun Wolfe and the secretary is Jackie Ellis. There are sixteen children children involved in the club. They're going to be learning about survival and first aid. 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