Back To School!
AND THEY'RE OFF!!! To school that is… After 70-some days of freedom, children everywhere are trudging down the road with new pencils and books stuffed in brightly coloured backpacks. And parents are sneaking that extra cup of coffee, with a mixture of relief and trepidation on their faces! For us this is a milestone year ...
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State of a Fair!
August has 31 days but those sure seem to zip off the calendar page! We've had record-breaking temperatures, including the monthly average being something like 27'C. For us, as in many households, the annual Fall Fair creates a whirl-wind of activity marking the end of that scorching month. Our local fair starts on a Friday. ...
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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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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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