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Ojore Weklv T~me.1 Wec$no.d~~,, Mursh ¶s~ 'is~s - s Back at the Oshawa Ski Club Travelling out into the countryside from Orono on Sunday it was most notable that the snow had mostly disappeared fr-om the fields and with the mild weather and bright sunlight it was as if winter was ail over. That was on the way to the Kirky Ski Hill where the camera caught Dick Rutherford, Frank Vanderzwet, president of the Ski Club and Dave Rutherford in Ail die students and staff £rom the Newtonville Public School who were at the Orono Mrena on March 8 had an hour of fun and, exercise as they skated the laps away to help raise funds for their new playground equipment. The pancake brunch that was held at the Newtonville United Church, located at 2035 Newtonviile Road in Newtonville on Sunday, March 12 was enjoyed by all who were in attendance. It was put on by their own Sunday School to help raise conversation in an entirely different visual atmnosphere. The hilîside, facing north, was covered with a good depth of snow and there were a consid- erable number of skiers taking advantage of spring skiing. As we understand there was good corn snow for the early skiers but a little wetter later in the day. All the same the speed was there on th down hill runs. funds for their foster child - Abdoukarin Sow - who ives in a smail village in Sengal. To help celebrate their lst annualreunion the parish of the Newtonville Untied Church is extending a warm welcome to anyone who was a member of their church from 1966-1995,and to corne an be a part of it ail on Sunday, April 30, 1995. There is to be a service which starts at 9:45 with a reception to follow. They are looking forward to seeing you there! New foundations for Ontario education Bob Rae's government bas unveiled a new initiative called "New Foundations for Ontario Education." This will alow the people of Ontario a greater say in how our education system operates. To give parents a voice at the provincial level the govemnment bas created the Ontario Parent Council, where every school in Ontario must create a parent -led schoolccl by September. This will now give local communities a direct say in how their schools are to be mun. The education system as -a whole is ta undergo a major shake-up, including areas such as curriculum and i administration. The curriculum is ta be- standardized across the province, setting clear and concise expectations for the students. Programs will be identical wlîether your child goes to school in a downtown Toronto sehool or in a small rural school in Northem Ontario. Standard, testing is also slated ta be implemented. The last province wide testing of education levels prior ta the 1993 Royal Commission on Learning was held in 1967. However, the new plan calîs for annual testing of Grades 3, 6, 9,and il ta determine a students proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics. Coupled with the standardized Ontario Report Card which will be ready for use in September 1996, this system should enable parents ta receive a more in deptb look at their child's progress. This also enables problems students may be having in certain areas of their studies ta bc identified and allows the students ta receive help with their problems before they fail too far behind. To help in the early years of education, an Early Literacy Fund has been set up. $10 million bas been allocated ta help cbildren develop strong reading and writing skills early on. With the first test-occurring when a student is in Grade three, this program One young skiing enthusiast grabs hold of the tow rope to start another mun in the competitions being held at the Oshawa Ski Club. A special hiil of their own. should help identify and correct any problems a student may have in these areas while still in elementary school and not years later in high school when the learning process is much more difficult. These changes to curriculum go hand-in-hand with the changes in administration. The setting up of a standardîzed curriculum should save around $30 million that local school boards would normally have spent to develop their own 'local' curriculum. School boards will also be forced ta pare down their administrative costs and may have to share services with other local boards. Detailed reports will be required each year to report on money saved by the sharmng of services. It is also planned to reduce the number of school boards in Ontario by 40 to 50 per cent. The savings in tax dollars that these initiatives should make can then be used to upgrade and improve classmoom resources. One way in which the government plans, to improve resources is with the introduction of computers to schools. The goal is ta eventualiy have one computer for every ten students. In cooperation with the prîvate sector, $500 million is ta bc spent over the next .5 years to put 40,000 new computers annually into Ontario classrooms until their goal bas been met. The money for thîs project is expected to corne from the savings mentioned above. With the changes undergoing our society, computer skIlls are goîng to be a necessity. Early training on computers can bc nothing but beneficial ta today's students. The classroom1 computers will eventually be linked with information networks which wil allow for the transfer of ideas, information and expertise all around the world. The opportunities such a system would give Ontario students is well worth the cost, of its implementation. Last week another whale was born in captivity. We watched the event on the television, but what we witniessed was flot only the baby Orca's birth, but also it's death. In the concrete tub, which is the desolate home for it, the Orca mother laboured long to nuzzle her caif to the surface. Instead of a b rave struggle for survival, the orca caif lay limp to itfs mothers' offer of life. The untimely death of yet another greathuman experiment was reported on the evening news. It's obituary reads as follows: OBITUARY Orca, Baby Born and deceased, of unnatural causes, on the sanie day in March, 1995. Baby Orca fails to surface in concrete fishbowl, while Mother Orca struggles valiantly to nuzzle her caif to life as a perpetual exhibit for human thrill-seekers. After a brief public appearance in a life-and-death drama, Baby Orca was mourned by studious scientists, stupefied media and ogling spectators. The team leader of the Orca Breeding Program stated between his sobs: 'We cannot understand the reluctanceof these babies to live the luxurious life as prisoners to human curiosity and greed. After ail, we're kiling so many of them in the wild, the only way to preserve the species is in concrete fish bowls." In a telegramn expressing his sympathy, Prime Minister Wyatt Puddle wrote: "Although today's death is a great human tragedy, I have every confidence that Canada's Whale Breeding Entertainment Industry will rise above consistent failure in the near future." Baby Orca leaves to mourni its premature death a grieving mother. Although it's biological father committed a bizarre suicide in 1959, fathering by proxy bias been ensured. Contraceptive experts are cocksure that the frozen sperma will spawn simulated breeding of future siblings. Memorial services were held in private following a lengthy autopsy. The brain has been pickled for further study as potential human implant. The heart bas also been preserved as a tribute to human-kind-ness and will be installed in the National Museum of Scientific Discipline and Tragedy. 1A private serving of the body was enjoyed by the sharks in the adjoining tub. Memorial donations ta the Orca Breeding Program would bc gratefully apprciîatecl. Denise House Annual Meeting The Denise House is holding its annual meeting on Tuesday, April 25th with a reception starting at 6:00 p.m. The evening will feature Trevor McCagherty, Chief of Police, Durham Region, as guest speaker. Those wishing more information are asked to cal (905) 728-7311 during business hours of 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. COMMUNI TY SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPRING AQUATIC REGISTRATION The registration process for ail those interested in registering their child(ren) in the spring session of Aquatic programs frolm Kinderswim I to White Badge/Uifesaving 111 may do so as follows: DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1995 LOCATION: GARNET B. RICKARD RECREATION COMPLEX TIME: 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. SPECIAL NOTE: As of the household delivery of the Community Services Activity Guide ail those interested in Aquatic Leadership <Pre-Bronze to R.L.S.S.C. Instructors) and Aduit Aquatic programs (Levels 1-4, Aqua-Fit, Masters> may register for these by completing a registration form availabte in the Guide and mailing it to the Community Services Department, 40 Temporance Street, Bowmanville, LiC 3A6. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 623-3379 C MUNICIPAIITY OF - !qmgion ONTARIO Dates of Publication i Wednesday, March 8 and March 15, 1995 P.O. 4896