COMMUNITY NEWS a SS Bs Castlegar News January 24,1990. Good Business $sense... ECONO SPOTS Call 365-5210 Snug as a bug?! Probably not yet, if you've just moved in. Perhaps your Wel- come Wagon hostess can help to ease the confusion. Call Heather Today at 365-5490 SINCE 1930 — Classroom program proves useful By CasNews Staff Recently a student at Twin Rivers elementary school told district elemen- tary challenge-program teacher Muriel Walton his family made a decision on buying a new car by using the Consider All Factors exercise she had taught his class. Stationery = Modern Bride Let us show you our beautiful Collection of comtemporary paper rom & wide variety of styles in every price range. Castlegar News Phone 365-7266 197 Columbia Ave. Our Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212! Involving his family in the activities taught in the classroom indicates the skills being taught are being learned and used, Walton said, the pleasure evident in her voice. The Consider All Factors exercise is just one of the skills Walton teaches as part of athinking-skills program called CoRT, which stands for Cognitive, Research, Trust. Walton has been teaching the program, which has been in existence for at least 15 years, to her challenge classes for some time but last spt she asked for and received permission from the school board to try teach’ Tr Walton said, For example, one exercise has the Students write down the pluses and minuses of someone's solution to a Problem and discuss their lists as well the program in regular cl at Twin Rivers. Working with the classroom teacher, Walton presents a new skill or “‘tool"’ each week that the teacher then has the students apply to an aspect of their classroom work during the week, as any ing aspects of the situation they see that don’t fit the two categories? she said. The children love the program because ‘‘it’s like @ game’ and the teachers need ‘‘just a taste’? of the Program to be able to carry on alone, Walton said, But CoRT is more than an in- teresting addition to classroom work since the new curriculum being im- plemented in the schools in B.C. now is January 24,1990 Bg Action Ad Deadline For Sunday ........11 a.m. Display Ad Deadline for Sunday ........ 10 ve: Action Ads — 365-2212 Display Ads — 365-5210 Te — shifting the in from memorizing facts to processing. information and solving problems, she said. Thinking-skills programs will likely become a permanent part of the curriculum, Walton predicts... CLOWNING AROUND. . . Kathr Dance Recital. yn Archibald (left), Heather Cook (centre) and Johanna Markin hoof it during a tap routine called Clowning Around at the Robbie Burns Night Dancers entertain at recital The Debra Tompkins School of Dance held its first annual Robbie Burns Night Dance Recital on Friday at Twin Rivers elementary school. More than 35 tap and highland dancers ranging in age from four to adult performed for about an hour andahalf. The highland dancers performed such traditional numbers as the Irish Jig, the Highland Fling and the Seann Truibhas, while the tap dancers hoofed it through the Grandfather’s Clock, Clowning Around and the popular Recess Time, among others. The stage performances were followed by folk dancing with the audience joining in with the dan- cers. 613-13th St., Castlegar An Employee A Friend Castlegar News! Department Expecting someone to move to Castlegar? A Family Member A Business Associate We will send them FREE a two-month subscription to the Just phone our Circulation with name and address and we'll do the rest. 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Graham_elementary-secon- dary school in Slocan has been recognized by the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation for the quality of its physical . education programs. Minister of Education Tony Brum- met congratulated the staff and student$ of the school for their achievement. “In receiving this award, staff and students have demonstrated a com- mitment to an excellent physical education program,”’ Brummet said in a news release. ‘‘Everyone involved has made acommendable effort."’ The CAHPER school recognition award is presented annually to Canadian schools offering high quality physical education Programs. W.E. Graham also won a CAHPER award last year. Fifteen schools in British Columbia received awards for the 1989-90 period. The following criteria were used to determine the recipients: * Physical education instruction was offered to all full-time students for aminimum of 150 minutes per five-day week; © There was a good balance in the kind of activities offered and in the time devoted to them within the in- structional program, Plant study discussed The January meeting of the Kin- naird Women’s Institute was held at the home of Murial Heagy. Members answered roll call with used postage stamps Smith interim minister The Rev. David A. Smith and his wife Hazel Smith of Victoria have taken up residence in Castlegar where he will serve as interim minister of Grace Presbyterian Church for the next few months. Smith has served the Presbyterian Church in B.C. for the past 26 years — in West Point Grey in Vancouver and for the past 13% years in Knox Church in Victoria, whose congregation more than tripled in size while the Smiths served there, a news release from the church says. This past year, Smith had to take early retirement from full-time work for health reasons. Hazel Smith has been an active partner in the team as well. She and her husband have served on a number of national and local boards and committees. At present, Hazel Smith is chairman of the church growth committee for the Synod of B.C. and is president of the Women's Missionary Society on Vancouver Island. Here’s My Card. . .] Castlegar News Wayne Stolz Dianna Ko Caroline So ADVERTISING OFFICE otnikoft ukoroft 365-5210 * FAX 365-3334 Agriculture convenor Phyllis Phip- ps talked about houseplants, some of which she said are particularly valuable because of their ability to cut down on household pollutants. A two-year, on-going project at NASA has shown people’s dependen- cy on plants for our continued existen- ce and well-being, she said. Some of the outstanding performers in helping to purify the air through photosynthesis are the bamboo plant, Chinese evergreen, ivy, mother-in- law’s tongue, the peace lily and mums Health and welfare convenor Marge Brownlie also spoke on pollution, telling of the harm wood smoke causes to the environment. She also reported on hearing from the Vancouver Children’s Hospital that it is in need of children’s track suits sizes two to six and rocking-chair cushions. Details are being worked out to sponsor a poster contest in one of the local schools. The theme will be ““preserving the environment.” The next craft session will be Jan, 25 at Leona Horvath’s. Members will work on table favors for the district conference to be held in Castlegar in May Businesses that have been ap- proached with requests for donations of their products or other advertising articles are starting~to respond so hopes are high that the WI can provide each visitor to the city with a ‘goodie bag"’ full of remifiders of Castlegar Robson seniors busy The Robson-Raspberry Seniors have been meeting since October on the second and fourth Tuesdays: of each monthat2 p.m. A short business session occupies the beginning of each meeting followed by a social get-together with film or card games. The Robson-Raspberry Seniors are now group 146 affiliated with the Provincial Seniors Association. The group held a pot-luck lunch early in December during which the group elected an executive for the coming year The executive is as follows: Ken Eaton, president; Anna Kit- (FALCON PAINTING & DECORATING 2649 FOURTH CASTLEGAR vIN 2S! 2 TRAK Oc vie 27) Tuma te? 1-800-663. ac MERCURY] A.M. FORD | SALES itp, NAVE YOU ORVEN 4 FORD Lare; y chin, first vice-president; Muriel Stet- sko, second vice-president; John Holmberg, treasurer; Marion Jenner, secretary; directors of entertainment are John and Muriel Stetsko, Dolly Kaardal and Mary Plotnikoff. Twenty-three members are charter memibers and the group hopes more seniors in the area will show an interest and let Robson-Raspberry Seniors know their interests and what activities they would like to see take place. Robson-Raspberry and district seniors are invited to come out to the Robson Community Hall on the meeting days°to help form an active and interesting seniors’ group in Rob- son. 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