RRC-WINKLER COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRE
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204-325-4997
“Where Our Students Are Always # 1”
education for lifelong learning
NEWSLETTER # 5 JANUARY 2008.
HAPPY
NEW
YEAR!
Welcome back to the start of a new calendar year. As you look into the future, the light at the
end of the tunnel for completing
your course(s) is getting so close.
Good luck in your efforts.
May the year 2008 be the year where all of your dreams become a reality!
INSTRUCTOR LED COURSES!
Courses starting the week of January 14th
Business Computing
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PLEASE JOIN
US FOR A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ON WED. Jan. 16 at 11:00 am
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Need a definition?
If you enter define:term
(replacing term by the words you want defined), Google will return a
number of definitions it has already compiled from the Web for you.
- e.g.
If you want a definition for business, then type define: business
in the search box.
- Don't forget the colon after the key word, define.
DID YOU RECEIVE YOUR STUDENT HANDBOOK?
IF NOT, SEE DEAN.
Word of the Day?
Oxymoron • \ahk-sih-MOR-ahn\ • noun
: a
combination of contradictory or incongruous words
Example Sentence:
"That's an
oxymoron!" said Joanne, when she heard the DJ describe the song as an
"instant classic."
Did you know?
The Greeks exhaustively
classified the elements of rhetoric, or effective speech and writing, and gave the name
"oxymoron," literally "pointed foolishness," to the
deliberate juxtaposing of seemingly contradictory words. The roots of
"oxymoron" -- "oxys," meaning
"sharp" or "keen," and "moros,"
meaning "foolish" -- are nearly antonyms themselves, making
"oxymoron" nicely self-descriptive. "Oxymoron" originally
applied to a meaningful paradox condensed into a couple of words, as in
"precious bane," "lonely crowd," or "sweet
sorrow." Today, however, "oxymoron" can also refer to unintentional
contradictions, like "a plastic glass."
TO SUBSCRIBE to the
Word of the Day, go to http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl
and check out the
WORD OF THE DAY display in the hallway.
RRC STUDENT CARD
Thank you to all students who signed up for their Student
Card. If you did not receive your card, see Dean. We will be having
another PICTURE DAY in January if you missed your chance. Watch the bulletin
board for more details. There is a cost of $5.00.
"A smile starts on the
lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from
the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles
all around.” Carolyn Birmingham
“Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.” Charles Reade
Horoscopes
Are you interested in reading your
horoscope? Was someone famous other than you born on the same day as you? Do
you know your lucky days for 2008?
Check out http://www.123newyear.com/horoscopes.html
to find out more.
2.
Whoever makes
it, tells it not. Whoever takes it, knows it not. Whoever knows it, wants it
not. What is it?
3.
When I am
filled, I can point the way; When I am empty, Nothing
moves me. I have two skins, One without and one
within. What am I?
Answers are
found elsewhere in the newsletter
SITES TO CHECK OUT
Fun Educational Interactive Math Games
Looking for Writing Tips?
A Web Site for Interactive Math Games, quizzes, interactive tutorials
and more:
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition
(PLAR)
Prior Learning & Assessment
Recognition & Assessment is a process used to identify, document, assess,
recognize, and give credit for skills and knowledge gained through experience,
unrecognized education or training, self study, volunteer activities, and
hobbies.
PLAR can be used to gain credits towards your
Check out the posters in the classrooms and lunch room to
see if you qualify.
WEB CT
If
you are computer knowledgeable and are unable to attend classes here at the
Centre, it is possible to complete a variety of courses on the Internet. You
can even complete the courses through
DO YOU REMEMBER 2007?
2007 Event Quiz http://www.ctv.ca
STUDENT COUNCIL
Our student council is
comprised of Nancy and Henry. Our next meeting is Wed. January 23rd at noon. If you
have any ideas or suggestions, please share
them with one of the members. If you are interested in joining and having input
into our activities, please see Dean.
COMING SOON
Do you use email to
communicate with your world wide friends and relatives?
Did you know that you have a
Would you like to learn how
to use your RRC email account?
In January, we will be
offering a short email workshop just for YOU!
Watch the bulletin board for more details about this and more workshops for
your educational pleasure!! ALL STUDENTS NEED TO ACCESS THEIR EMAIL BY JAN. 18.
“In the long run, men only hit what they aim at.
Therefore, though you should fail immediately, you had better aim at something
high.” Henry David Thoreau
Answers: 1. A
cipher 2. Counterfeit money. 3. A glove
“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration
with others.”Robert Louis
Stevens
Austrian Jam Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
1 egg yolk 1 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
2/3 cup chopped almonds 1 cup raspberry jam
DIRECTIONS:
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
Add the vanilla and egg yolk; mix until fluffy. Stir in the flour, and
refrigerate dough for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F ( 150
degrees C ). Grease cookie sheets
Measure out the dough by teaspoonfuls, and roll into balls.
Dip the balls into chopped almonds and set on the
prepared cookie sheet 1 inch apart. With a finger, make an indention in each cookie, fill the indention up with jam using a teaspoon or a
pastry bag. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, cookies should be
golden brown. Remove from pan after baking to cool on a wire rack.