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32 Glebe Report April 16, 2010 SCHOOLS Glebe Cooperative Nursery School by Megan Tinmouth Spring is finally here and we love being outside again. With the sudden, albeit celebrated, arrival of spring, our students have eagerly embraced the outdoors once more. The quick melting of the snow and drying of the watery, mucky sand has meant that our keen students have been able to take to the outside yard and play structure very early this year. This has been met with many smiles on the faces of our parents and teachers who are equally keen to be outside for some “playtime.” With all of our classes spending much more time outside, we must begin even earlier to remind parents of the need for hats, sunscreen and lots of layers in dressing. Dare I even mention this: please remember that on those rainy days... sigh... remember to send along splash pants and rubber boots with the children’s coats because classes do go out after the rain. Spring’s arrival signals the start of our annual spring events. Some will take place just as we have had them each year, and others will take in a new format. For a change of pace, our spring fundraiser this year will be a bake and coffee sale at the Great Glebe Garage Sale. Just in case your garden is waiting longingly, we will not be doing a plant sale this year. Instead, look for our table of baked delicacies where you can satisfy your hunger during your bargain hunting at the garage sale, refresh yourself with a coffee, and even pick up good- ies packaged to go for the rest of the day. Many thanks go out in advance to all our cooperative nursery school parents who will bake these tasty, irresistible treats. Other spring institutions around the cooperative nursery school remain in their traditional form: we all look forward to the annual Mother’s Day tea parties. These will take place on Thursday, May 6: in the morning for the toddler class, in the afternoon for the senior class and on Friday, May 7 for the junior class. Also, we welcome back Marilyn Mikkelson on Wednesday, April 7 and Thursday, April 8 to take candid black and white photos of our young students in action. Somehow Marilyn manages to get captivating shots of our little ones, without distracting the tots from their activities. Parents will be provided with proofs and they may purchase these photos, if they wish. Our school is fortunate to be hosting a student teacher starting on April 27. Bethia will be undertaking her final placement with our school, so be sure to say hello and introduce yourself to her as you drop off your child. Finally, we must be getting to the end of the year, for it is time for teacher evaluation forms again. The forms are filled out anonymously and your comments help us a great deal. Your feedback helps us learn what is going well and assists in determining if any changes in programming are needed. Where I met friends for life Lauren enjoying fond memories By Karen Kelly There are memories from childhood that we all cherish. Perhaps we remember a favourite toy, a special corner of a classroom, or a game played outside. For 15-year-old Lauren Kniewasser, many of those memories were from the Rainbow Kidschool, a preschool and after-school program located at Lady Evelyn Alternative School. She spent five years there and when she began to think about her community volunteer hours required for graduation, she knew immediately where she wanted to go. “I’d been wanting to come back to Rainbow since the day I left; they were like my second family,” recalls Kniewasser, who’s now a student at Canterbury High School. “As a volunteer, I was excited to have a reason to visit.” When Kniewasser returned, she says she was immediately transported back to her preschool days. “It looked almost exactly the same – familiar toys, the same songs.... The first thing I did was start playing with the toys again,” she says with a laugh. She had lots of company, of course. The school’s preschool group was excited to have a “big kid” there to join in their playtime, and the after-school students, aged 5-10, tapped into her artistic and creative knowledge to pursue art and sewing projects. Kniewasser says the structure and consistency of the Rainbow program was important for her, and she sees it helping the children who are there today, as well. “There are some kids who barely talk at first,” says Kniewasser. “But as they get to know the routine, they really become comfortable and open up.” And there may be benefits down the road, too. Kniewasser pulls out an old yearbook and points to three close friends she met at Rainbow a decade ago. “This is where I met friends for life.” Rainbow Kidschool offers a morning preschool program for children 2½-4 years of age, as well as an afternoon program for 4 and 5 year old Kindergarten-age children. At the end of the school day, school-age children, 6-9 years, join the Kindergarten-age group for the afterschool program. Please call Nancy, the director, at 613-235-2255 for more information. Rainbow Kidschool is a nonprofit childcare centre operated by a volunteer parent board of directors. 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SCHOOLS Sustainability initiatives at Mutchmor Public School Mutchmor’s Earth Hour By Audrey and Sandy On March 27, many people turned off the lights and other electronics for International Earth Hour between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Mutchmor Public School participated in its own Earth Hour on Friday, March 26 from 1-2 p.m. We turned off all lights and shut down our computers. The Ottawa-Carlton District School Board counted how many watts we saved. Some power free activities you can participate in are reading, drawing, cards and board games. You can use candles for lights. Since 2007, when the Earth Hour was started, millions of people have participated. Today, over 3,000 cities participate in Earth Hour. So hopefully you did your part by turning off your lights, television, computers and other electronics for Earth Hour. Glebe Report April 16, 2010 33 General Auditions for students currently in grades 3 through 7 Saturday, April 24, 2010 & Saturday, May 29, 2010 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. McNabb Community Centre, 160 Percy Street, Ottawa Bronson @ Gladstone To arrange an audition contact Andi at 233-4440 For more information on the Ottawa Children’s Choir, please visit: www.ottawachildrenschoir.ca Grade 1 students in Mutchmor’s EnviroCubs check out the progress of their acts of green. The club aims to achieve 10 acts of green. So far students have finished six acts, including making bird feeders, tracking monarch butterfly migration, and folding origami bin liners. Mutchmor Greening Update By Cindy Kirk Great news. The plan to plant 18 trees in the Mutchmor field and primary yard is moving forward. The City of Ottawa Community Retree Program has awarded Mutchmor $9,000 towards tree costs and Metro’s Green Apple School Program granted us $1,000 towards tree protection. Thank you. Additional monies donated by our community partners GNAG ($1,000) and the GCA ($1,000) will be pooled with money raised by Mutchmor’s Kicking Horse coffee fundraiser to purchase topsoil, tree protection and watering equipment. Outdoor Classroom Fundraiser – Earth Day Jump-athon Mutchmor children will be raising money for the outdoor classroom portion of Mutchmor’s greening plan by holding a jump-a-thon on Earth Day (Thursday, April 22) hoping to raise the $12,000 needed. The outdoor classroom feature will incorporate natural stones for seating during curriculum-based learning activities, as well as for play. Mutchmor students will be looking for sponsorships from friends and neighbours, so please help support their efforts. Corporate and community donations are also welcome. All donations over $10 will receive a charitable tax receipt. Let’s make this a great space for the entire community. Mutchmor Council Fundraiser Samko & Miko Toy Sale: April 29-May 2 Mutchmor School Council has registered at the Samko & Miko Toy Sale to be held at Lansdowne Park in the Aberdeen Pavilion on April 29-May 2. Please indicate to the cashier when shopping that Mutchmor is your fundraising group. Then submit your original receipt to the school council (via the school office). We will submit them to the company in order to receive 10 per cent of the total sales. Funds raised from this event will be used towards the greening of Mutchmor’s play yards. Please share this information with your neighbours who can also specify Mutchmor as their designated charity fundraiser at the sale. GREAT GLEBE GARAGE SALE Reserve your spot now for the Great Glebe Garage Sale. The sale is set for Saturday, May 29 and Mutchmor School Council is renting out tables in the Mutchmor yard for $45 per table for the entire day. Please contact Barb Massey or Hetty Mannethu at barbarajmassey@gmail.com or hmannethu@ rogers.com for more information. Photo: Rhonda Birenbaum NEW PATIENTS WELCOME Dr Pierre Isabelle Dr Mathieu Tremblay GLEBE DENTAL CENTRE FIFTH AVENUE COURT-EVENING APPOINTMENTS OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY For appointments call 613-234-6405 IL NEGOZIO NICASTRO 792 Bank Street · (613) 237.3209 Fruit and Vegetable Market Part of the Glebe Family Since 1999 Now In! From Suntech Greenhouse in Manotick • Beefsteak tomatoes • Grape and Cherry tomatoes • Italian eggplant • French and Flat beans • Mini Cucumbers • English Cucumbers • Cluster Tomatoes Ontario Grown • Rhubarb • Jerusalem Artichokes • Bunch Spinach Coming Soon! • Ontario Asparagus Just Arrived! • Florida Spring Artichokes
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Page 3 and 4: EVENTS 25 th anniversary for the Gr
Page 5 and 6: LETTERS Glebe Report April 16, 2010
Page 7 and 8: NEWS Glebe fires: déjà vu by Juli
Page 9 and 10: FOOTBRIDGE UPDATE Midtown footbridg
Page 11 and 12: CITIZENS INITIATIVES Hands off our
Page 13 and 14: BIA Glebe BIA protecting our villag
Page 15 and 16: GLEBE HISTORY Heritage spaces, not
Page 17 and 18: BUSINESS BUZZ Alana leads one of he
Page 19 and 20: NEWS The Glebe: A healthy neighbour
Page 21 and 22: HEALTH Keeping drugs out of our dri
Page 23 and 24: Community parks of the Glebe by Car
Page 25 and 26: MUSIC St. Matthew’s spring concer
Page 27 and 28: FOOD By Karen Wallace-Graner Apple,
Page 29 and 30: ENVIRONMENT Keeping the Glebe green
Page 31: SCHOOLS Some updates from the board
Page 35 and 36: TRAVEL Glebe artist explores South-
Page 37 and 38: COMMUNITY Winners of Awesome Author
Page 39 and 40: BOOKS Egg on Mao, the story of a no
Page 41 and 42: RELIGION Tiptoe through the tulips
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