Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 15
Memories of
Sun Parlor Junior School
In June, the students of
Sun Parlor Junior School
will walk out of the building
for the last time. In
September, they will begin a
new educational experience
at the new Essex Public
School. The public is invited
to a celebration of life at
Sun Parlor on Saturday,
May 24th from 10 a.m. until
2 p.m. Come and share the
memories!
Here are some memories
from Pam Gibb, LST
teacher and former coach of
the Bouncing Bears.
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It was 1988 when we
moved from Dowswell to
Sun Parlor. At that time,
Dowswell was a satellite of
Maplewood, so we travelled
across town for all of our
gym classes and staff meetings. Once a week, the principal would come over to
have lunch with us.
As education shifted to a
more integrated model,
many Special Education
students were returned to
their home schools, and the
Kindergarten to gr. 2 students were moved to Sun
Parlor. Given the choice, I
decided to go to Sun Parlor,
as did most of the
“Dowswell Dollies”. We
were excited to have our
own gym and a beautiful
playground, as well as a
much newer building.
Sun Parlor quickly developed into a very special
school community. We
became well known as a
school with a welcoming
environment, a unique mix
of students, a dynamic staff,
and a lot of exciting things
happening.
We
were
uniquely equipped to serve
students with a variety of
complex needs.
That year was also the
first year that Junior
Kindergarten was implemented by our board of education. Barb Power and I
were the teachers, and my
son Craig was in the class. It
was so much fun!
One fateful day the
Jumping Jacks did a skipping demonstration at our
school. The kids (including
my daughter, Lindsay) were
hooked, and the Sun Parlor
Bouncing Bears were born.
The following years were
filled with practices, routines, demonstrations, workshops, parades, and compe-
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titions, but especially enthusiastic skippers busy having
a wonderful time and growing in so many ways. We
performed at many area
schools and helped many
school teams get started.
Our little team was known
across the country, and our
routine
always
group
brought the house down!
One day, a performer
named Jim Parker was setting up in the gym as I was
practising with three skippers who were preparing for
nationals (Krista Morris,
Sarah Sadler, Lisa Allison).
Jim was so impressed, he
arranged for them to be on
the Mr. Dressup show. The
entire episode was written
around the girls, and they
performed three routines on
the show. In rehearsal,
Krista
corrected
Mr.
Dressup when he didn’t say
his line exactly as written.
Throughout the 20 years,
I have taught or coached
many of my neighbours, relatives, friends’ and colleagues’ kids, and my colleagues have taught my
kids. Now I’m teaching the
children of my ex-students,
and my son and daughter
are either teaching or coaching the kids that I have
taught or coached. And
somehow I morphed from
the youngest person on staff
to the oldest person on staff.
So it is with a deep sense of
satisfaction and gratitude
that I look back on my Sun
Parlor years. And on any
given day, the sight of a
child skipping in the driveway invariably brings a
smile.
Sun Parlor Junior School News
Sun Parlor students raised $3,830 for the future fully accessible outdoor learning
area at the new Essex Public School. Congratulations to Mrs. Koster's class who
won the pizza party! Pictured here are some of the prize winners, along with Mrs.
Fawdry, our Parent Council president.
Stars of
the
GECDSB
Showcase
The
Greater
Essex
County District School
Board will present the 3rd
annual Stars of the
GECDSB Showcase concert on Monday, May 26 at
the St. Clair College Centre
for the Arts Chrysler
Theatre beginning at 7 p.m.
The concert features the
finest instrumental and
choral music performers
from throughout the public
board’s 72 schools. It is the
music-education highlight
of the year.
Tickets are $5 and are
available at the door the
night of the event.
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