28 - Wednesday, May 4, 1988 - North Shore News

~|Parents pull together
to build playground

PARENTS AT the North Shore's on May 2G. Everyone is welcome. located: at’ 370 West Kings St. il
only French languave elementary Ecole Elementaire North Star is | North Vancouver.

school pitched in recently to build

an adventure playground facility at

the old North Star School.

Funds for the $12,000
Playground facility were. raised by
the children and parents of the
school through a variety of activi-
ties including a spellathon which
netted $1,500.:

In addition, funds were donated
by local and downtown businesses,
and matching grants fram both the
North Vancouver School District
and the: District of North Van-

. Couver were awarded,

Speaking at the playground con-
Struction site, parents’ construc-
tion coordinator Bob McDonald
said, ‘Without the cooperation of
the whole community, this project .
would simply not have been possi- ,- 13-plece set

bie."
The North Vancouver School e Umbrella * Table

District. 44 has offered a‘ French ® 5 Cushions » Base
program since 1979. Last year it e 4 Chairs e Lounge
became — apparent the program ; 1 oy .
could no longer be housed at Lar- 5
son School duc to space con- WITH COUPON 15% MORE OFF
straints and North Star was chosen

SaaneSe Ne - as the new location.

NEWS photos Tom Burley Enrolment, from. kindergarten

PARENTS AT the North Shore’s only French-language elementary (0 Grade 7, is just under 90. In-

school recently pitched in to build an adventure playground at their site. _ struction is entirely in French.
at the old North Star Elementary School. Funds for the $12,000 facility Ribbon cutting for ‘the new

“" were raised by the school's parents and children. The official ribbon cul- “Playground facility , which is open

ting ceremony will take place during the May 20 school Sports Day. to all children, will take place of-
: - : ficially at the school’s sports day

Plants for sale

A GIANT flea market and plant
sale .will be’ held- at «Westview
Elementary. Schoo! on Saturday,
May 14.
Tables are available to rent at
$10 each. p :
‘Proceeds from the sale will help  . ##a2- ‘ : CHOCOLATERIE |
update reading: materials and lear- § .

ning resources in’ the school a, vit
library. - j Beumeat

’. The event ‘runs from 10 a.m. to

1. p.m. and _ takes place in the

school gym, 1660 Bewicke Ave., at

‘Larson, in North: Vancouver. Ad- .

mission is SO¢ for. adults and § “4 ae

children are free. , i Open Thurs., May 6 until 9:00 p.m.

For. further information or to Sunday Hrs.: 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.

rent a table-contact the school at. § :
“986-2351 or, Maureen Gilgunn at {1836 MARINE DRIVE, WEST VANCOUVER 925-3080