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Terrace Bay News, 13 Mar 1985, p. 11

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Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, March 13, 1985, page 11 Sr. Kindergartens at the computer. ids and their computers" A lot of computer talk ing on these days and we n be sure this is only the ginning. Of course the st time to start learning when you are young, but ice for most of us that portunity has passed us , we must do our best to od along with all these w concepts and ideas. The elementary students Terrace Bay don't seem be having any trouble in proaching the computer e, they are diving in head 'st and anxious to learn all ey can. At Mrs. Holly ortini's Sr. Kindergarten ass at the public school, ey are starting with a pro- 'am called '*'Com- iterGarten," a very basic ay of teaching the child e keyboard. They refer to cy Row, House Row and ank Street. The children actice their alphabet by llowing the spaceman ho jumps from letter to tter when the matching sy is pressed, and they 'actice their graphics with e Kowalla Painter. The rograms easily capture the iildren's attention with e vivid colours, and cat- 1y music. The students at the Ter- ice Bay Public School use ie Commodore 64, and ¢ Commodore Pet. Mr. ion Davey, principal of e school says the students | the 7th grade have real- shown an interest, and e works with them in nall groups whenever ossible. Mr. Davey has ken an extensive com- IN MEMORY Nebb, Yvonne: In loving memory of a dear wife, mother and grand- nother who passed away March 16, 1975. Ne watched you suffer, we veard you sigh, And all we could do was just stand by. Nhen the time came, we suf- ered too "or you never deserved what jou went through Jur hearts still ache with sadness The secret tears still flow Nhat it meant to lose you, lo one will ever know 'ach time we see your victure fou seem to smile and say 'Don't cry, I'm only sleeping, Ne'll meet again some day." Sadly missed and fondly emembered by Dad, An- ete, Sharon, Bryan, Bill, 30b, Carol, Pat, and families. and more for their academics, which is the direction they are compell- ed to take. They do use a program which is similar to TV Ontario's Bits and Bites The children seem more _ which will help explain to interested inusingthecom- the student. all the puter for games; but with possibilities of their puter: course, which he hopes all teachers will be able to take as it will pro- ve helpful in guiding the children through new programs. students, and anyone else who is interested can use the computer for 25 cents a half hour. Mrs. Jean terest the students have shown. They do not as yet use the computer for their own needs, such as card Marcella, head librarian, files, etc. but Mrs. ~ explains that their Com- modore 64, with print out is serving their purposes well. Although they do not have as many programs as they would like, she is quite pleased with the in- Marcella is confident she will be making up her own programs soon, which will include word processing that students will find very handy in correcting essays continued on page 12 more time spent at the ter- computer. minal Mr. Davey is confi- At the Terrace Bay. dent they will use it more Public Library _ the Jib AEE RR DEPTS B UAINESA RIE . (rectory GREYHOUNDS _ Cars & Trucks, daily, weekly, monthly & long term leasing. a GOING . . . across Canada! FURNITURE & APPLIANCES FJ dp > _TWINSPOT RESTAURANT South Court St. at Fort William Road BIRCH MOTORS LTD. ni pe ' et wees Package 24 Hour Towing Service Fri9 Parts 109 vie Closed Mondays. op ah ess Your Agent For a Day No Interest enue sciar secnaerene charter ee = ws FREE LAY-A-AWAY G@ hapogsg«s«éPROPANE =O Peta sm Tilden Call _Rent-a-car Service AP sa " Spadoni Bros. 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