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February 22, 2006 P.O. Box 55110
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Annie Gale Junior High School Calgary, AB
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Under Construction (India): CJM has been invited to participate in an effort to sponsor
In the International Baccalaureate program, the notion of the construction of a water well in India. Since 1999, over
globalism is the foundation of learning goals. Understanding 300 Canadian schools have been involved in building 445
social justice and inequality moved many students into wells to bring safe drinking water to villages in the state of
action. In September of 2004 a group of Lester B. Pearson Andhra Pradesh in India. People in this part of the world
IB students formed a club called Under Construction face many challenges, including access to clean water.
(India) in order to respond to global disparity. Elementary schools across Canada have helped many
A committee of 25 Lester B. Pearson students have communities in India enjoy access to safe drinking water.
dedicated three years to raise We can share out virtues of generosity
money for a school in India and caring by getting together to sponsor
through various fund-raising a water well to help out those who are
and donation projects. less fortunate.
Our goal is to raise $50,000. The water well construction program
We believe this attainable with is sponsores by SOPAR (Society for
the support of the school and partnership) and supported by CIDA
the community. This project (Canadian International Development
has been in effect for over a Agency).
year and we expect it to come The cost is $750 to build one water
to an end in 2008. Our main well. As a school we have decided this
mission is to inform people would be a valuable “good will project”
about the education system in for our children and families to support.
developing countries. So far we have raised about $225.
The school we have cho- Dr. David Lodhar,
sen to help is situated in a Principal
remote area in a village called
Chadernagar, near Calcutta. Colonel J. Fred Scott School
In 1932 a local educational-
ist built a small school in Renovation Update:
his community. It was extend- Renovations in the portable continue to
ed, however it still lacks move along. We had hoped to be back
many educational facilities. to our classrooms early in the new year;
Currently, the school has four however, it looks like it may be closer
rooms and educates Grades to the end of January. We will need to
1 to 4. It’s evident that the take another organizational day to move
involvement of community classroom furniture and student materi-
has played a huge role in the school’s current development als back to the portables and from Annie Gale School. We
and we ask the Calgary community for their support in know that parents require as much time as possible to plan
reaching out an helping this school grow. If you’re inter- childcare for non school days. We will be sending a note
ested in joining, donating or finding out more about us, home as soon as we know when we can move students and
you can get in contact with Mr. Benard or Mrs. Saini. Our classes back to our original configuration.
general meetings are held in room 1213 every Wednesday Sincerely,
at lunch. Joy Chadwick
(Tickets available from Mosaic girls or call Maire at 293-1182 or Margaret at 293-3276.)
Another year of Guiding fun and adventure has begun. Several units have already been out to camp this year – Guides
(Mexican Camp), Pathfinders (CSI Camp) and Trexs (Canoeing and Leave-No-Trace Camping).
Sparks Guides
Girls five to seven-years-old Girls nine to 12-years-old
Grades K to 1 Grades 4 to 6
Pathfinders
Girls 12 to 15-years-old
Brownies Grades 7 to 9
Girls seven to nine-years-old
Grades 2 to 3 Senior Branches and Trexs
Young women 14+ years-old
Come join us!
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For students: February 22 at 1:45 p.m.
For parents: February 22 at 6:30 p.m.
You’re
invited ...
to the Whitehorn
Community Association
meeting on
February 6, 2006
at 7 p.m. at the
Whitehorn Community
Centre.
For information and application forms, contact Betty Shaw at 520-1514 or e-mail bshaw@bgcc.ab.ca.