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Local Talent Dominates Craft Fair
Jennifer McKenzie
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$4,500 Raised for Hintonburg Programs and Events By Matt Whitehead, Hintonburg Community Association The first snow of the season helped put the community in the holiday mood as hundreds made their way to the Hintonburg Community Centre to the Artisan Craft Fair on Saturday, November 23. Shoppers perused the unique and amazing items the Hintonburg Community Association’s holiday sale. More than 55 crafters sold their wares ranging from stained glass, jewelry, artisan coasters, art, knit ware, soap, honey and hot sauce to name just a sample of all that was available. A truly eclectic range of goods made for an interesting trip through the aisles of the community centre’s gymnasium. Homemade treats from volunteer bakers, and a large pot of homemade chili, was also available at the café to help fuel the shoppers and volunteers during the busy day. Holiday music played in the background while shoppers tried their hand at winning one of the many raffle prices and bidding on the silent auction items all generously donated by vendors and
Shoppers perused the unique and amazing items at the Hintonburg Community Association’s holiday sale on November 23. More than 55 crafters sold their wares ranging from stained glass, jewelry, artisan coasters, art, knit ware, soap, honey and hot sauce to name just a sample of all that was available. Photo by Matt Whitehead.
local businesses. The event, organized by the Hintonburg Community Association’s Arts Committee, would not be possible without the support of the volunteers, vendors, and shoppers who work to make it such a pleasurable and seamless experience each and every year. Proceeds of the event, approximately
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$4,500, go towards the community association’s many programs and events. It is wonderful to see how many of the crafts are made right in Hintonburg and the adjacent neighbourhoods. There are many hidden creative talents that make up our community and the craft fair is a great opportunity for them to be showcased.
wide networks for teachers and administrators will bolster teacher training in targeted areas: content knowledge, assessment and evaluation, and effective pedagogy at the elementary level; supports to assist intermediate and secondary mathematics teachers in improving outcomes for special needs students and girls in grades 7 to 9; additional support for specialized staff working with English Language Learners and students with special needs at all grade levels; and a series of professional learning sessions. In tandem with the Action Plan’s focus on strengthening mathematics instruction, a board-wide survey will be conducted to ensure that all schools have access to the tools and resources required for teaching and learning mathematics. Finally. increased effort will be directed to encouraging and assisting parents and guardians in helping to promote their child’s success in mathematics.
Teachers Awarded Prestigious Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence
Our Board warmly congratulates and celebrates two of our exceptional educators, Viviane Gaudreault and Shauna Pollock, who have been honoured with important national teaching awards. The Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence recognize pioneering teachers who inspire a love of learning in their students, and in particular make innovative and creative use of information and communications technologies to give their students the knowledge and skills they need to excel. Ms. Gaudreault, a Grade 2 French Immersion teacher at First Ave. Public School, and Ms. Pollock, who teaches grades 4 and 5 at Churchill Alternative Public School, are an inspiration. To learn more about how these outstanding educators work their magic in the classroom, visit www.ic.gc.ca, and search: Prime Minister’s Teaching Awards.
Friends of the Farm offer two informative and entertaining books for the naturalist or historian on your Christmas list. For the Love of Trees celebrates the heritage collection of trees in the Central Experimental Farm Arboretum. Ottawa’s Farm is about the men and women who lived and worked at the Farm during its first hundred years. Both are available on site, Building #72, Arboretum, 613-230-3276 or www.friendsofthefarm.ca
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