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} 4 Blackstock Nursery holds * first education program By Bethany Schryburt Wedtresday, February 28th, was the first in a series of five parent education programs to be presented by the Blackstock Nursery School Incorporated. The Library of the Cartwright Central Public "School was decorated with several posters and prepared litera- ture to aid the four honoured panelists during their * enthusiastic presentation to the forty-five = parents gathered there. The topic was - Early Childhood Education, age 3 to grade 3. Judy Crawford introduced the panel: Joyce Fisher, primary consultant with the Durham Board of Education, Nancy McMillan, a kinder- garten teacher, Alison Goldsborough of the Depart- ment of Community and Social Services, governing the operation of Nursery Schools and Jeanne Frolick from the Durham Board of Greenbank (From page 14) on Sunday and during the day the Keith, Earl and Jim Phoenix families called to renew friendships with Malcolm. , There is no meeting for the Afternoon Unit of the U.C.W. this month, as a number of the members are with the snowbirds in the south. RICHARD"s BEAUTY STUDIO presents MS. CLARE ROBERTSON JHirmack Cosmetic Advisor WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th and FREE - Coffee & Cookies all day; FREE - Hair Testing & Advise; K . FREE - Clare's Expert Advise on Todays Y Make-up Fashions; & FREE - Face Cleansing & Make-up by \ Appointment or as time allows; FREE - From Obligation to buy! b s: EN S N A k % Feel FREE to drop in anytime during the day to take advantage of these FREE OFFERS! 985-7991 GIRLS - Ask about a new, to-day hair style, fresh from the Beauty Convention, March 4th and 5th, to go with your To-day Make-up. MEN - Ask Richard about the 'Stop Hair Loss' Program. Education. Each guest was given fifteen minutes to talk. The - audience prepared questions during the fifteen minute coffee break. Mrs. Crawford then read the questions to the panel on an individual basis. Joyce Fisher, was the first speaker and probably the most enthusiastic as she had prepared an endless number of charts and visual aids. Her talk centered on the fact that 'Play is not recreation for the child, as it is for the adult, it is a serious method of learning". The mistake made by most parents is in allowing the child only to be the watcher (T.V., pictures, words from adults) instead of learning because he is an active participant. Play provides the child with an individual satisfaction in a job well done. In most cases a 'short attention span' is caused by a parent or teacher pushing material that is too advanced, causing severe frustration. The child must be allowed time to finish the three basic stages in play, 1-concrete (manipul- ative or physical examina- tion) 2-semi concrete (using the object for the simple reason it is designed) and 3-abstract (organizing and sorting in a logical fashion). There is alot of free litera- ture available to the public through the Board of Educa- tion and the Ministry of - =-- 7 "an outside field trip as basic " Nursery School teachers are Education « concerning the learning methods and mental growth of children. Nancy McMillan described the different methods avail- able within the classroom to teach children coming form i 2 = = bo i as the zoo. Nancy explained that every outing should be followed by charts, singing, discussion, and word as- sociation. Children need to learn to conform in some ways but should be free to express their views and feelings on a subject. The role of a teacher in todays school is to, 1-be a model, 2-guide the child, 3-be an activator by giving the individual child the chal- lenge he is ready for and last of all 4-a critic. Alison Goldsborough of the Department of Cominunity and Social Services talked from the point of view of the Nursery School. Nursery School should give the child a feeling of well-being about himself out of the family environment. It allows the child to learn to socialize with other than family members and guides him to conform to some simple rules and regulations. trained to communicate with the child through play at his own level. Jeanne Frolick of the Durham Board of Education presented the Board's 1978 trial-run held in three schools of a 'Delayed school Entry' Kindergarten pupils are brought into the school classroom 2-3 per day so that the teacher, health nurse, and speech teacher can access each child as a team. It will also allow the child to feel comfortable with the teacher and the classmates he meets at that time. The problem with the program is that the Durham Board of Education includes 63 schools and has only 4 hearing and vision machines available. Many are con- cerned that the child will be labeled with the first general assessment of the child's current level of achieve- ment; teachers have to know where the strengths and weaknesses of each child are. Mrs. Frolick ended her talk by reading a cute child's book 'Leo, the late Bloomer!' demonstrating that every child must be allowed to develop at his own rate. Some interesting facts to come from the question period were: Children that ( are pushed too hard, can create life long problems, Memorization should not take place before compre- hension, and learning disability should be referred to as a learning difficulty. 60th Wedding Anniversa Mr. and Mrs. William Forder of Blackstock celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary March 5, and the family and friends honoured them. with a party at their home on Sunday. They were married in Cartwright Township, where they have lived all their lives. SAVE NOW! | DURING PETERBOROUGH LUMBER'S WORK ALONG WITH US SALE Hundreds of Values to let you get started on your Building or Decorating Projects. Here are just a few! - SUPER KEM TONE FLAT TO) LATEX WALL PAINT 1 5 0% 0 A F Qts. Reg. $4.95 Gals. Reg. $15.50 $3.49 qts. $1 1.95 gals. EVERY BRUSH & PAINT ROLLER KEM NAMEL SEMI GLOSS See our Complete Selection. 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