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Review Vol.15 Number 38
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Serving the communities of Keremeos, Cawston, Okanagan Falls and Kaleden
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WELCOME BACK, MRS. BROUWER
Former student returns to teach See page 9, 10
FIRST BARREL RACING BUCKLE SERIES IN CAWSTON
Photo by Steve Arstad
Asia Otto takes her turn at bat during physical education activities last Thursday. The students of Ryan Baptiste’s class were enjoying some great late summer weather on the Similkameen Elementary Secondary School playgrounds.
Inaugural event winners See page 9
ON THE BUS
New program readies students for learning Teaching students to “self regulate” at Cawston Primary By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com
Province’s Transit Bus visits Keremeos, seeking local input See page 3
Cawston Primary School’s student enrollment projections
were off this year but that’s okay with Principal Linda Thiel. “Our enrollment is actually higher t h a n p ro j e c t e d we are down a few from last year, but up from where we thought we’d be,” T h i e l ex p l a i n e d , “as of September 6, we had 168 stud e n t s e n ro l l e d . ” Thiel said the
school’s focus this year is on “self regulation”. “Helping our children learn to self regulate will reduce stress and anxiety and build self esteem,” she said. “The program is designed to assist in social development as well as academic achievement.” One component of the program be-
ing introduced this m o n t h w i l l h ave physical education instruction include teaching students to play traditional playground games - things like hopscotch, red rover and others. “These are games that have been lost t o k i d s ove r t h e years,” Thiel said. “As part of the self regulation program,
it will also provide them with games to play at recess and lunch.” The school is also involved in the MindUP program, a research-based training program for educators and children. MindUp also helps children learn to self regulate, resulting in a calmer student who is ready to learn.