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HOUR OF CODE TEACHES STUDENTS ESSENTIAL SKILLS
December 6 to 10 this year and introduced ,JOEFSHBSUFOUP(SBEFTUVEFOUTUP45&. and computer programming. “It’s important for our students to become familiar with coding, computer science and other technologies so that they are equip- ped with the digital skills they need to be successful,” said UCDSB Learning Partner Bryan Kearney. Rockland Public School, Russell High School, and Russell Public School are three of the schools that participated in the Hour of Code. Kearney himself visited Kemptville Public School and led a class through a programming activity that pitted students against a series of challenges based on disease spread. “This outbreak simulator fosters problem- solving skills using an example that students can relate to,” Kearney said. The activity instructed students on how to code a program to predict how a disease might spread in different scenarios, including how many people might contract the disease and how prevention measures might slow the spread. Students predicted what might happen before they started and then saw if their predictions matched up with their code’s results. This is just one example of an activity that schools use to introduce students to coding concepts. The Hour of Code website has an entire list of activities that don’t require any additional software and can be accessed free of charge.
Bryan Kearney a dirigé une classe à travers un exercice d'introduction au codage pour prédire la propagation des maladies. -photo fournie dedicated an hour each day to an essen- tial skill during Canada’s Hour of Code. In DPOKVODUJPOXJUI$PNQVUFS4DJFODF&EV - DBUJPO8FFL UIF)PVSPG$PEF SBO GSPN graduates can learn coding with these free resources. Over 30 classrooms across the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca Anyone from Kindergarten to Grade 12
COURT CRACKING DOWN ON ILLEGAL MOOSE HUNTING
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La chasse illégale à l’orignal peut avoir un effet négatif sur la population. —photo d’archive
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black bears, their actions and moose-hunting equipment made it clear that they were in GBDUIVOUJOHNPPTF/FJUIFSNBOQPTTFTTFE a valid moose-hunting licence, and thus were each issued a fine of $1,500. Conservation officers remind everyone that by respecting seasons, sanctuaries, and bag and possession limits, we help ensure our natural resources stay healthy. To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, members of the public can call the ministry TIPS line toll free at 1-877-847-7667. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Hunting moose without a license can endanger population numbers for the animal. %VSJOHBDPVSUIFBSJOHPO/PWFNCFS &SJD#FSHFSPOPG$VNCFSMBOEBOE.BVSJDF Gauthier of Kapuskasing both pleaded guilty to hunting moose without a licence. The men were spotted by conservation officers during a moose decoy operation south of Kapuskasing. Gauthier and Berge- ron were observed hunting a cow moose, and although they claimed to be hunting
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