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lug if? "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 'r------------------------.---, is . Volunteers'; hel children 0 p (Pemdi mi 6 By Heather McCrae and cfrmmunityvolunteers kids improve with their ' PM Perry Star feel fulfilled through their reading skills," said Mrs. glgiiitifgiggii a new participation, Martyn, I . . _ an ng pro- Currentl there a e ' l gram has been in the students, 'IU, Gmdegli: 3 (t'pt/7efiri,itahGar1di; The Blackstock Women's told u,ta,boythelivertranspla.nt worksat Cartwright Central 3, who are sharing special smile he likes to read Institute meton lan.5forthe first she had three years agoI in Public School. And it's vol- time with over a dozen more how but also gets to meeting in the new year 2000, February. As a liver transp ant unteers from the commu- volunteers. share conversations Blackstock W.l. was formed in survivor, she is happy l0_SP€fak nity who are helping make Thatone hour's Worth of "about lots of things" with l9l5 and has been going every forthe TrayplantA1sociyion or The Primary Reading Club individualized and per- Thelma Wright his reading year since then. Quitea record, which until recently she was asuccess. sonalized reading every friend, I - President Dora Martyn National Membership ‘Secretnaryi. Last Sep/ember spe- week has made a positive Teachers are getting opened the meeting in the usual in that Capacity she hastrave E cial education resource difference in their reading positive feedback from wayandlunch was enjoyed by l2 a great deal Ind/stresses. t e teacher Carol Eggleton skills said Mrs. Eggleton the parents too members and two visitors. Erin importance of Signing our donor ; received a call from Dora "ltls an added 5“Import "Our program with the Lang, a local public school stu- cards so yrfamily,w/ll know our ,: Martyn, President of the some of our students community is an original dent and her ventriloquist friend wishes. The aSSOCIation partun- i local Women's Institute, need. Children take plea- one," said Mrs. Eggleton. Rogerentertained usinahumor- Dates in the world transplant inquiring f there was a sure in reading if we read "While these kids are get- ous tale: Roll call was to name a games which are held every two need for members of the to them and have them ting added support with change you envision for the fam- years. Sandra recently returned . M to help students with read to us regularly," she their reading skills, they ily in the future and proved very from Budapest from her 'I',", their reading skills. V said, "They quickly discov- will always remember the interesting. games. .Plan,s are underway or , "The M of Ontario has er that books can satisfy good times they had with Carol Thornton and her group the National Transplant Games i always mandated a litera- part-of their sense or their reading friends, too". had the program, "Changes in which yill. be held m . cy program, and we curiosity and wonder.. V the family over one hundred Sherbrooke, in preparation for thought it would be worth- merit." years." Guest speaker was the world games in lapan. ' while if we could help stu- Mrs. Eggleton, who is .s_ Sandra Holdsworth, a new mem- by Eileen McLaughlin, dents become better also a Reading Teacher BlackstockWOmen'S Institute her and a local resident, who press reporter retltry".sa.id MrsMartyn. Specialist, communicates - "w_ . -----_-_ _ With help fern Mary with all the volunteers “5â€"5â€"i Taylor, program director 0f about what the needs of the Canadian Children's the children are and Literacy Association, Mrs. secures motivational read- Eggleton designed a pro- ing material which comes gram in which volunteers from the resource centre, assist children in their classrooms, "and the PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 11, 2000 A 5 reading skills for half an homes, trunks and trea- "rr-ri-rt-rt-_----------------'-"-"-'--"-"'-"-"'-")")")':, hour, twiceaweek. S f the volun- m ,1. s, , "We presented a full 'ug/he. ts o _reri, " ' IL' 'itieii . e I morning workshop to the "One little boy said he _ ' I " " . i , WI members, but word didn't like to read when l .. . ' , " _ r,“ , . . _ ’ soon got out and other first began helping him", “i ( - ,1." Sr, :1,” . members ofthe communi- volunteer Betty Deeth l _ ' va ' we? I _ _ l' N "rr, ty enthusiastically joined said. "But now he says he " "vi-3’": "e p.29; FF. " I?» _ , <tl' P _ t our reading team," said loves to read, That really C? w FV . ‘ . 149?? "t 2. -u, C _ Mrs, Eggleston, "The made my day when I knew “W“ _ T"T " - ll g " W -y . F ':, l I Women's Institute started my efforts" had all been :5. 7.? N a '. 5,52}; l . aii2. L ey,.", . t : i the, ball rolling but the made worthwhile." " iththtd ries Mlillg g - - Js, -’§k ' i ' :l i excitement oozed out into W1 members Dora law." I, M' F ' 3} . - LE - --rwr". tk' Il Tr, 7; 'Lelc, th-tttmunity." Martyn and Andrea Weir _ . _ C " I Eg, g " IMI if? ( " 'iiEi', The Primary Reading both enjoy their roles as ye. i ' Ci m atl ., " , tNil ‘ '3. ‘ Club has been a success reading friends. ’ K. ~ " "p _ M M . I A, ' . story. Teachers feel the "lt's so much fun, it's V52 I ./K‘W "s "-t “i .. children are becoming sinful," said Mrs. Weir. "rv,: _ ',,-Wapju,1rs1-'t," "-.U, N . of] I N more successful with their "And it's the most wan- ' ui'; - C , 's , reading skills, and the WI derful feeling to see the irt' , " "s-cu, “V m a, . f W T q . " "c, i 'l N‘st A» ' _ t-," Cr/Cru l . , .0 LN . Ce, A, A' Il-ii"), .7... F,s,'s_i_':_/-(ss if r . 5..“ -" or" ' "f1! ' . f K itil T y , N, F s . Since January a dozen volunteers have helping children with their reading "I ' “' " ‘ .1 I r skills at Cartwright Central Public School. Overseen by teacher Carol , . "in , BF Eggleton, in the Primary Reading Club are (UR) volunteers Andrea Weir with . l ' f: " ' Grade Two student Dana McGeoghan, Dora Martyn with Grade Three student - _ V 7 I Kimberly Rudkin and Thelma Wright with Grade Three student Zachary Grove. . I ' "i i. l © , t i h Mi1th i s,,,,w/'