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Academics and Resources
The Library:
The fall of '97 has been a
time of change in the Sargent Park Library. This busy place is
now staffed with two part-time teacher librarians (Mrs. Einarson
N-4, and Mrs. Dawson 5-9),
a full-time clerk, a part-time parent volunteer, and 132
volunteer Student Library Assistants from Grades 5-9 working
every day before or after school, plus 56 Grade 4's who work
every other day.
Our library has an open and flexible schedule through which the teacher/librarians, teachers and students from Nursery to Grade 9 work co-operatively on Resource-Based units that utilize the library's print, non-print and computer resources. Sixteen additional computers have been added to our original three, and this is an immense help in our research projects.
Our goal is to teach independent learning skills to students in order that they may function efficiently and successfully in the future.
We are presently implementing a
Birthday Book Club in order to supplement our paperback
collection and also to take the opportunity to recognize Sargent
Park students on their birthdays.
You can e-mail
Mrs. Dawson or Mrs.
Einarson.
Elementary
Computer Lab:
The Elementary Computer Lab
at Sargent Park is one of the newest and most up- to-date labs in The Winnipeg School Division. The lab contains 30 student work
stations and both a color and a laser printer. Windows XP is the operating on all machines. Students use a
variety of programs to enhance and enrich the curriculum in their
classrooms such as
World Book Multimedia CD-Rom, Office XP, Paint, Kid Works,
Student Writing Center, Creative Writer, Cross Country Canada,
Logo. As well students use single station CD's such as Math
Blaster and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? Most classes
visit the lab 2 to 3 times a cycle. The lab is open at 8:00 a.m.
for student use. The lab facilitator is Mrs. K. Routhier
Applied
Technology Department:
Sargent Park School has had an Industrial
Art and Home Economics department since the early 1950's. The
school originally had two wood shops and two metal working shops.
In the mid 1960's one wood shop was converted to the current
electronics shop and one of the metal working shops was converted
to the current Drafting Graphics class. In the past year the
metal shop has been removed and is currently a class room. This
school year 1996 - 1997 the wood shop is not being used.
Sargent Park hosts students from several outside schools and takes in nearly 500 students from outside of Sargent Park School. The Sargent Park students account for another 300 students.
All the areas offer courses based on the current curriculum and each area puts its own emphasize on staying as current as possible with the new technologies. The drafting graphics program now has three computers all of which are networked with the rest of the school and have their own Internet connection. The Electronics shop has two computers and share the same capabilities. The teachers in all the areas recognize the need to emphasize the relevance of modern technology and how it will impact on the students future.
The applied technology department is comprised of foods and nutrition department, drafting graphic, sewing and fabrics and electronics.
