Selwyn Times: November 01, 2016

SELWYN TIMES Tuesday November 1 2016 9
A FAMILY AFFAIR: Siblings Addy,
Leila and Zoe Kearns won first,
second and third in the best pig
category.
Future doctors of Clearview
THREE Christchurch Hospital
doctors recently spent some time
educating Clearview Primary pupils
about medical care while on strike
over working hours.
The doctors took part in a ‘teddy
bear clinic’ with year 2 and 3 pupils.
The pupils were able to bring in
teddies from home to discuss any
problems with the doctors.
They went to a ‘broken bones’
clinic with Dr Andrew Curtis, a general
practice with Dr Emiline Galvin
and, if more drastic operations were
needed, Dr Tom Clarkson was the
local surgeon guiding the children
through a range of procedures on
their teddy bears.
The children created mysterious
illnesses and learnt how to splint
SCHOOLS
QUALITY CARE: Clearview pupils
learnt about performing surgery
with Dr Tom Clarkson.
bones, stitch pretend wounds and
one pupil even learned how to fix a
pneumothorax (collapsed lung).
READY, SET, GO: Excitement at the
lambs’ drinking race at Springston
School.
HUGS: Kyle Birnie (left) with his
black lamb, Flash.
IN TUNE: A number of Selwyn schools took part in the Christchurch
Schools’ Music Festival, which featured mass choirs and year 5-8
instrumentalists performing at Addington’s Horncastle Arena from
Wednesday to Friday last week. The schools included Clearview,
Darfield High, Dunsandel, Ellesmere College, Greendale, Hororata,
Leeston Consolidated, Lincoln Primary, Rolleston, Southbridge,
Springfield and West Melton.