‘Hazelton trustee Val Napo- leon will chair the board of. School District 88 for the second year in a row. _ Napoleon was chosen. for the - ‘position by acclamation at the inaugural meeting of the board Dec. 6. Also chosen by acclama- tion for vice-chair was Terrace trustee Lavern Hislop. The inaugural meeting re- ceived presentations from stu-. dents and teachers who partici- pated in last summer's tour of China under the Ministry of Education's Pacific Rim Initia- tive. Reports were given by teachers Elizabeth Metzmeier, Linda Lee and Eila George. Students who addressed the board were Tina Thomas, Dal- ice Kelln and Michelle Michaud. The gallery was packed with team members and their parents from the Caledonia Kermodes boys volleyball team, who _re- Books for young readers World in a snowflake by Andrea Deakin The fine illustrations that Giles Tibo created for Annabel Lee still could not hide the fact that the poem is more for adults recalling youth than it is for children. Now, however, he has pro- duced a fantasy for young children, Simon and the Snowflakes, in which text and translucent gentle illustrations are perfectly combined. This, I am sure, is one of the most notable books of the last few years. Little Simon wants to count the snowflakes, but they come down too fast. He sweeps the snow from each | bird’s back, but loses count. The snowman tells him there are as many as stars in the sky, and he tries to count the stars, or the lights of the city, until he accepts that there are some things he cannot.count. Simon, the gentle dreamer, with the creativity and poetry of a young child at home in the world he sees, and yet to our eyes so vulnerable, a regular little boy with sleigh and birds and Christmas trees, is a powerful creation. I admit to being completely won over. The book has been beautifully designed. It is truly one that adults can fall in love with too. Simon and the Snowflakes is published by Tundra at $9.95. - Jingle Bells is a complete change of pace, but it is also by a perceptive emphathetic writer/illustrator for children. Maryann Kovalski has sent Grandma, a’ wonderful old lady, and her young charges off to New York. Eager to be going, they set off fora ride in a horse and carriage, happily singing Jingle Bells through Central Park. However, the driver is knocked from his perch by a low branch and Grandma has to come to the rescue, which she does with remarkable flair, Energy, shrewd observation, a: delightful sense of the ridiculous and brilliant use of color brings Jingle Bells off with a flourish, Whatever can this wonderful Grandma get up to next! Jingle Bells by Maryann Kovalski is published by Kids Can Press at $10.95. _ Enthusiasts of little Daniel’s cat, Josephine, will be delighted to know that she is back again, bandit-masked eyes full of devil- ment. His last-book, Can You Catch Josephine?, won Stephane Poulin the 1988 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award and he has once again maintained his high standard of text and illustration in Could You Stop Josephine? _ This time Josephine has hidden herself away in the boot of the family car as it leaves on a visit to the country. Chased by the ceived certificates of recognition presented by Lavern Hislop for the team’s recent second place finish in the provincial tourna- ment. Their performance was _ the best ever for a Caledonia volleyball team, and the best showing of any Northwest zone team since the 1964 Prince Ru- pert Rainmakers won the pro- vincials. Hislop called the team ‘*a credit to our district’. . On another athletic matter, ‘unanimous approval was grant- ed for a Grade 3 instructional. swim program drafted by Cassie Hall Elementary School princi- pal Bob Peacock. Scheduled to begin next year, the Red Cross program will be district-wide and became possible with the donation of $10,500 from the Terrace Bluebacks swim club. Continuation of the program in further years will depend on the success of the club’s fundraising efforts. The board approved for sub- mission to the Minister of Edu-- cation a series of recommenda- l Terrace & District Chamb or dropping the entry fo Kentucky Peiad Chicken, - Terrace Review — Weduesday, December 14, 1988 7 - Val Napoleon to chair school board another year tions in response to the report of the Royal Commission on Edu- cation. The submission occupied five pages and included reac- tions to the Royal Commission report in the areas of curricu- lum, the teaching profession, © school financing, and learning support systems. Val Napoleon received board approval to attend a three-day conference at the end of January in. Richmond titled “Educating for the Future’, Frank Hamil- ton and Hazelton trustee Kathe- rine Ludwig were given approval to attend another three- day con- ference, ‘Teaching Today’s Adults’’, scheduled for February 10-12 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver. The board was informed at the meeting by Superintendent Frank Hamilton that the district has. succeeded in securing an- other speech therapist who will begin work when schools reopen after the holidays. She is Penelope Green and she wil! be moving here from England. au First, Annual CHRISTMAS LIGHT CAMPAIG "Holiday Decorating Contest" & PRIZES x % SIMPLEX % FUN RULES: a * All entries must be in prior to December 20, 1988 7 By % Outside lights must be kept on between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. * on December 22nd and 23rd Entries can be submitted by elther calling the Chamber of Commerce office at 633-2573 rms at the following locationa: Furniture Bar or Credit Union aoe PTTTTTTTITITITITTTITL LLL ie UO Li S “4 TERRACE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Christmas Light Campaign = . "Holiday Decorating Contest" Drop off entries at Chamber office or CFTK or call Bobbie at 635-2573 and your home or business will be entered. . er of Commerce Pere, : 4 Pr ari ETE rs rd In response to a_ proposal from the Kitimat-Stikine Re- gional District, trustees decided to include a joint playing field , construction project for Copper Mountain Elementary School in next year’s budget deliberations. Estimated total cost of the pro- _ ject is $42,900. | Val Napoleon notified trus- tees that discussions on space- - sharing arrangements between the district and Northwest Com- munity College for the planned new secondary school in Hazel- ton are continuing, and she ex- pressed optimism that an agree- ment is possible. ‘‘We’re view- . ing this project as an education _ center for the entire community instead of just a high school,”’ Napoleon said. Hamilton said he had received indications from NWCC presi- dent Val George that the Minis- try of Advanced Education and Job Training that funding would be available for between 5,500 and 6,000 square feet of the new facility for college use. on Seley farm dog, companioned by the farm cat, she leads poor Daniel a merry chase... Josephine is a cat of character. The settings are _beautifully and affectionately observed scenes of farm life into which Poulin deftly places the bundles of energy which are his small boy and the cat. 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