Yearly Archives: 2010
The Unofficial End of Summer
Summer 2010 has roared by in a flash – it seems like only a few days ago we packed the last school lunch and the Blue Jays were the pennant hunt. Now here we are with the Labour Day Weekend ahead of us – the unofficial last weekend of summer – and in four days ...
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Now THAT’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!
Everyone I have talked to this year talks about how early their vegetable gardens have been this year, what with the heat wave in early July and another in late August. To most of us that means picking tomatoes faster than we had anticipated or planting more garlic to keep the slugs and other critters ...
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Back To School Approaches!
The First of September has arrived and soon children will be back in school for another year. If you lost your school supplies list for Hillcrest Central School remember you can always download and print it again from our downloads section: Grade 1 – 3 School Supply List 2010 – 2011 Grade 4 ...
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Spruce Up for The Fall!
Here it is a sweltering hot August day but already the Teeswater Kinettes are thinking ahead to the Fall with their very popular Fall Decorating Kits! Each $15 kit consists of ONE each of the following: Bundle of Cornstalks, Pumpkin, Potted Hardy Mum, miniature Straw Bale and a Bow. Or you can purchase two kits ...
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Are We Creating A Tiered Education system?
Let's face it, times are not all that rosey for provincial governments trying to prioritize spending in all departments. But after primary healthcare, education needs to be a priority if Ontario is going to dig its way out of the financial mess caused by too much emphasis on too few industries! An article in today's ...
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Technology – Tool, Teacher or Disturbing Trend?
My wife, who is QUITE computer savvy, calls it 'The Nintendo Generation', something like 'Generation X' or 'Bubble Babies' (my generation). You know how it is, pre-teens walking down the street texting like mad to their friends, children refusing to leave their computer game console on a beautiful summer's day, or worse sitting at the ...
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