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An
Unusual Winter,
Why I Walk,
Apsley School News. Click on picture for larger version |
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Fewer birds would need to move to Southern Ontario this winter, due to the bumper seed crops across Northern and Central Ontario – cones, keys, berries – said the naturalist forecast last September. Mountain ash (rowan) berries will keep most Pine Grosbeaks in the north; Purple Finches will be feasting on all tree seeds in the North/Central regions; Red Crossbills in white/red pines + spruce and the White-winged eating seeds in spruce, tamarack, balsam fir and hemlock; heavy seed crops on white birch and alder will keep most Redpolls in the north as with Evening Grosbeaks with black ash seeds; Red-breasted Nuthatches will stay put due to cone seeds; beech and hazel nuts will keep Blue Jays around; boreal birds that rely on small mammal prey that are multiplying on the seed bonanza, will probably stay on their nesting territories. Was the forecast correct? Are some of your usual winter birds not heavy seed crops?
Due to warm weather,
there have been some rare to extremely unusual sightings in the
Peterborough/Apsley area: late December – Trumpeter Swan; Red-throated
Loon; Chandos Lake large flocks of Common Mergansers; Golden-crowned
Kinglets; Northern Oriole; Carolina and Winter Wrens; January - Turkey
Vulture; Herring Gull, Red-shouldered Hawk. In Oakville’s Sheridan
College trees, son Mike has been watching, since Fall,
flock after flock of Robins fly in to roost each dusk – noisily chirping, It Froze-it Thawed-it Froze again and again |
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 Ed Cunningham submitted by Doris Black |
Why do I Walk? Tain’t no Mystery--- Wanna have a Good Medical History Doctor told me Walkin’is Great— Helps them Blood Cells Circulate, Great for the Lungs, Great for the Ticker An’t nothin’ getcha in better shape Quicker Feels so Healthy, Feels so Sweet, Pumpin’ my Arms and Flappin’ my Feet Moldin’ my Muscles, Firmin’ my Form, Pantin’ like a Pack Mule, Sweatin’ up a Storm Keeps me Youthful, Keeps me Loose Tightens my Tummy and Shrinks my Caboose, Beats Bein’ Sluggish, Beats Bein’ Lazy
Why do I walk? Maybe I’m
Crazy! |
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Susan Matthews &Jacqueline Cuttajar |
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Apsley School Parent Council is proud to welcome back the Breakfast Club. We serve healthy meals to an average of 32 children 5 mornings a week. Studies prove that what a child eats in the morning has a direct effect on learning and behaviour throughout the day. The Peterborough County Health Unit in co-operation with community donors and volunteers allow us the opportunity of running one of the most successful and nutritious Breakfast Clubs in the County. We are seeking donations of frozen whole roasting chickens and fresh or frozen bacon. Please call Jacqueline at 656-6940 if you can help by volunteering or donating. We are also raising funds to purchase baseball, phys.ed. equipment to support our gymnastics team. Our Parent Council assists financially in the classroom, the library and provides funding for levelled textbooks geared to each individual student’s learning skills. Our library is in continuous need of new books that suit the curriculum and successful fund-raising ensures we can help. You will see Chocolate Covered Almonds in a variety of locations around Apsley. Purchase a box or two to support our school. Caramilk will also be sold closer to Valentine’s Day. Keep an eye open for the Aplsey Mom’s BBQ Cookbook, (share your favourite original recipe by dropping it off at the school with secretary Lorraine). We will be preparing a gardener’s wheelbarrow for spring raffle so keep an eye out, buy a ticket and support our local school. Apsley Public School is very excited and continues to show great spirit. The school has created, and students and families have purchased “Spirit Wear" in navy blue with our motto "Building success for all" in yellow on it. Students, parents and guests were given silicone wrist bands with the motto printed on them at the Christmas Concert. We look forward to seeing students and community members proudly wearing the school logo. The school will be hosting another community meeting at the beginning of Feb. If you are interested in attending and helping to 'build success for all' with the cooperative planning of school, community and various groups and organizations please call the school at 656 - 4231.
Please remember that we
are always looking for volunteers at the school in a variety of
capacities. Please drop by for a visit and decide to help out with the
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On
the Watch