A -- ate -------- ---- ee TR A 4 20 -- PORT PERRY STAR "2 Tuesday, Miy 7, 1969 = Cartwright, Whitby exchange Country kids, city cousins working into the book biz by Cathy Olliffe A Grade 8 class from West Lynde Public School in Whitby came calling at Cartwright Pub- lic School last week, and they came bearinggifts. Dig, brightly lured Los with wrapping paper, ribbons, bows te Pallant, filed with the kind of lunches that Grade 2 students only dream of, In fact, the Cartwright Grade' 2 class had sent specific menu requests to the Whitby Grade 8's, and the older students had fulfilled their obligations and then some. Along with chocolate milk and carrot sticks were toys, all lovingly packed into the gaily wrapped boxes. At first glance, the scene in teacher Ed Maring's classroom resembled a party--and in a \ first "published" books. sense, it was. But there was also alot ofhard work going on Tues- day April 25. Tuesday was the day the two classes, older and younger, ur- ban and country, got together for the first time after nearly a whole school year of writing let- ters back and forth. The were together in order to produce childrens' books. The older children, from Whitby, did the actual writing. The younger Cartwright crew were called upon to provide illustrations. The idea was the brainchild of teachers Ed Maring of Cart- wright and his wife Penny, who teaches the Grade 8 class in Whitby. They thought it might be a great idea to twin the two class- es in a cause--producing the books. So last Fall, they began Heads bent together, students work hard to create thelr Sharing an "in-joke", these two boys had a great time producing thelr first book. Grade 2 students from Cartwright Central Public School and Grade 8 students from Whitby got to- gether to work on the books after writing to each other all year long. See story for details. writing letters, getting to know each other through Canada Post. The Grade 8's kept busy writing children's stories, and the project culminated with the two classes getting togetherlast Tuesday at Cartwright, during Education Week. All morning long, the stu- dents worked earnestly at writ- ing and illustrating, the young- er children paired with the older students. At lunch time, the kids shared the crafty box lunches. The finished products, the books, were exceptionally well done, and will be presented to the Durham Board of Education forinspection. But the real thrill was seeing how well the students got along. "There isn't anybody who feels out of place," Penny Mar- ing said, observing the heads bent together, working fever- ishly. "I can't believe how they get along." "Not one kid was absent to- day," her husband added. -After lunch, the Grade 8's were bussed back to Whitby, but the story doesn't end there. / pe od J > pr 2 # i. i, wank Pa Although the students from Whitby and Cartwright had never met before, they all got along well, including these two girls who might have been sisters. Sometime soon, the Grade 2's will hop on a bus and pay their newfound friends a visit. No doubt they, too, will arrive bear- inggifts. Karisme Communications WORD PROCESSING TYPING FRENCH TRANSLATION KARA WARBURTON Bus: 985-0349 Res: (705) 328-2465 ELIPIOPENIA GREATDEAI NERO ® Camcorder ) during our Spring clearance... AND YOU GET A COLEMAN "FLIP OUR LID" COOLER FOR ONLY 54% (Approximate Retail Value $24.99) Offer Valid from April 15 to May 13, 1989 or while supplies last. ENITH HQ Easy To Use Compact 4-Head VCRs Double Azimuth Heads for Clear Still, Slow Motion, Speed Search ZENITH 19" Diagonal CUSTOMSERIES Color TV © E1910B + @ Chromacolor Contrast Picture Tube for exceptional contrast and color fidelity. © Dependable 100% Modular Reliant $Soaed Kut Control Col $ © Auto-Control or System. . et 4 ug © Super Video Range Tuning with Perma- o Counter Go-ToSewrch lor tast. ~~ Set Fine-Tuning. . Quartz electronic © Etruscan Bronze color finish. tuning, wih 101 cable channels o New compact size, ONLY only 14 146° wide LL A $419°0 PICTURE PERFECT T.V. 72 WATER STREET -- PORT PERRY 985-9500