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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 9Halton Catholic District School Board GRADE 3 GRADE 6GRADE 9ReadingWritingMathReadingWritingMathAcademic MathApplied MathSt. Joseph676769847074Christ the King8750HCDSB7482838282838648HCDSBProvince6270717270618241ProvincePercentage of students achieving at Level Three or higher (Equal to a B or higher)Concerns with Catholic Grade 3 EQAO resultsAdministrators and Accountability Office and the results were incial results for math, student learning, by level, 2,393 Catholic teachers at St. Joseph (EQAO) show Acton released last week. Al-meeting the provincial looking for best practices Grade nine students took Catholic School are dis-Catholic Primary stu-though the Grade threes standard since 2005.and aligning the school one of two versions of heartened by the decline dents lagged behind their at St. Joseph did not do St. Josephs Vice-prin-improvement plan. the EQAO math test in in test results of the read-provincial and Board well, the Grade six test ciple Claire Lanois, who In the coming weeks the spring, including Ac-ing, writing and math counterparts in reading, results exceeded both splits her time with Holy we are working with staff ton area students who skills of its Grade three writing and math.the Board and provincial Cross in Georgetown, to evaluate strengths and attend Christ the King students last spring.Grade three and Grade levels in reading, met the said they remain stead-weaknesses in our per-in Georgetown where Figures released by the six students wrote the provincial writing results fast in our commitment to formance, and to focus results for both the Education, Quality, and mandatory tests in April and exceeded the prov-learning that has helped upon next steps for Academic and Applied them maintain the prov-improvement, Lanois students exceeded Board incial benchmark for said, adding they expected and provincial results.Grade six students for the better Grade three read-Eighty-seven percent past fi ve years.ing results after putting in of Grade nine Academic This year in particu-a lot of team planning and students achieved a Level lar, we know that we effort, including bring-three equal to a B or need to focus on specifi c ing in parent volunteers, better result, compared To All the Caring People of Actonstrategies to increase our to provide a lot of oppor-with 86 per cent at the Thank you for your on going support raise $1,000 in sponsorship, the Credit writing scores, and over-tunities for reading.Board and 82 per cent of the Annual Terry Fox Run. Terry Fox Union would match that. We have been all, were pleased with In the coming weeks, across the province. Fifty is the face of cancer research. His mara-successful each and every year in meet-our progress, Lanois Lanois said they would per cent of CTK Applied thon of hope, now a 30 - year legacy, ing this challenge. This year we have on Friday, adding they share the EQAO infor-math students performed continues to inspire people here at home raised $1,555. This year in addition to are disheartened by the mation with the parent at Level three or better, and around the world.collecting sponsors we also held a raffl e, Primary (Grade three) council and the school compared with 48 per The people of Acton are especially prizes were donated by: Pat Patterson - results, and will con-community.cent at the Board and 41 generous, as donors, organizers and vol-hand made blanket & knitted doll. Tim tinue to strive to improve At the high school per cent across Ontario.unteers. Our towns fund raising efforts Horton - travel mugs and coffee. Gym quite frequently exceed communities of membership - Staying Alive Gym. Jon twice our size.Hurst - Terry Fox T-shirt and book. Hal-The Acton Prosperity One Credit ton Hills Furniture - wall clock and a Fall Union team has been taking part in the Fair Board - Family entrance pass.run for the past sixteen years. When we If you have given a dollar, you are started out sixteen years ago we really part of the Marathon of Hope - Terry didnt have a specifi c goal in mind. Each Fox.year we tried to out do the year before. Thank you, for keeping Terrys dream Ten years ago Mike Shepherd (CEO) alive.brought forth a challenge. If we could Nancy ThompsonDublin School Reunion organizers say thank youThank you to all the for-this reunion.pictures and to Holcim Can-mer students of Dublin Marilyn (Kirkwood) Coxe, ada (Dufferin Aggregates) School and friends of the Dublin School who generously provided Dublin community who 953 -1958the funds to allow us to hold came to the reunion on Sat-urday. Without all of you, Queen of Creditit couldnt have happened! What a wonderful time of I WILL FINANCE YOU!visiting and reminiscing Anyone, Anytime, Anywhereand looking at pictures and ILL MAKE YOUR FIRST 3 PAYMENTSmemorabilia. There were Vehicles from $5000-$25000students in their late 80s 100%as well as students who at-whatever you need!APPROVALtended the school the last RATING!IF YOU HAVE AN INCOMEyear before it closed in June YOUR JOB IS YOUR CREDIT...YOURE APPROVED!1960. Over 50 former stu-dents as well as at least an PROBLEMS = SOLUTIONSequal number of friends and On Disability Divorcedrelatives attended, mostly Ask for Late Payments 0 Downfrom southern Ontario but Casey No Credit Bankruptalso one student from Syl-? No Moneyvan Lake, Alberta. It was Lowest Interest Rates Credit Counsellingspecial to have two former YOURE APPROVEDteachers, Marjorie (Steep-er) Britton of Acton and Ina Lowper$GIANT USED CAR CLEARANCEas37wk.Belle (Gibson) Benjamin TRUCKS VANS SUBS CARSDOWN!SAME$from London in attendance. DAY WHATEVER - 2,500 TO CLEAR0DELIVERYSpecial thanks to those who 310 Guelph St.,Unit 5,heSpecializing in 100% Credit Re-establishmentlped to arrange the re-Georgetown ONunion, to The New Tanner IF WE DONT HAVE IT - WE WILL GET IT!for helping to publicize the 905-873-4405reunion and printing class 1-866-367-7390CLOSE TO HOME FAR FROM ORDINARY