Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 6, 1974, p. 3

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Parents complaining on short school days Ha 1 1 on Board of expressed concern the meeting Thursday about increisinK reduction of time students are spending in classroom instruction The discussion was triggered from Mrs J of Glen Mrs Vnndcrlindcn Mid she was distressed the thai Idren seem to spend less time in every She noted her teenage diughtor ad just been home for a week because was exam time hor in senior public school was just his fourth off of pro fessional development days for the teachers much time is By the time the first of June comes around all attention Is turned days field days music festivals inns and Ihe like Mud mis natch movies The writer noted that addition lo thus the teachers had planning periods during which the students watched movies linked her complaint reducing hours to the allegation that children have trouble rending and writing Seventy five per cent of the teichers I have dcilt with should never have been in the profession in the first place the long holidays and ihe short work so I do want you to know that then are miny people con cerned about the quality of costly children are receiving she wrote Director of I- duration Jim Singleton noted he had per homily received seven the He noted that while only seven or eight spoke out there others who feel the same for each one who sneaks Thai number of people he said Trustee of he understood lhit this yeir days were be Included is instruction I Superintendent of Instruction One said the In tention was for students to In the morning and in the afternoons lie in some students had lectcd not to attend the classes and ehsses had to be cancelled lie laid hi was looklnc into the sitmlion rcmirked it won I happen again Trustee red slid hi id been told of students Ik inc out of school in hich schools in he Hi is it snould I heir about it in my area wonder ifi could get lh tee ling of administration Is in vailing Mv fee ling we should look into it and soon in to the director HALTON BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT Board under budget Board of dilution Mill lie within for the operation their ting in Superintendent of Business ind I I indltv told the Board that in the school budgets schools for Ihe retarded coded budgets I indlcv noted however spending it the seinndarv level were under by KK In the coming weeks will develop i budget for 1T4 Hills Tom is of com working em budget Urge common assault to protest Bill 275 llalton Board of should meet both tarv and in the with v lo liiunchinc i lomraon provincial mentasa protest That statement was Bill of the llallon Hoard it Thursdays That bill would commit both and trustees to binding Chairman I ricstner the legislation if fueled would erode the role of the trustee with rehire to res Inestncr noted while the lull commits both sides to it dot mi rule out strike- or statement about management Hallo is said thai no conditions should the pupil teacher ratio become a negotiable iem That is a sort of and if wc up we up right maniac the schools to extent The pupil ritio has direct tic on how feathers arc retiuiredfon school Inn ind in turn it his a direct result on the Some lo arbitration should lnemersaid Tin is expected to be dealt with in the legislature this sprint 1 duration Wells mtrodtud in would hive withdnwn riLht loslnkeorto resign ition for 1 II was with- Only middle school lieorgtlown l rn ilton Hoard of I due in s we mov in i neighborhood CenUnruai in He sud tell lhi had mute i until rt ilied ihe wondered it the school be to is school or lo indicate ides handled Itu is lakt n under idvisenunt ANNOUNCEMENT New Agency Appointment Crop Commission ol the Ontario Ml nil re Agriculture and Pood if to an If appointment MR CLIFFORD G BROWN George St Milton 878 an Agent to represent Commission the Ha ton As an agent lor the Mr will be calling on farmers In make government program them approved crop become a valued member of I on force over in the Province n the area wishing crop Insurance or mo I on are asked to contact him POOL canvasser Bill Coats has his territory assigned by cam chairman Vic Bnstow Big map in headquarters at the Mill Willow shows all town streets to be covered Letters are going out to rural iesidentb asking them to participate loo I ions are confident the drive Mil be successful Creative playground at Pineview school A of parents of children School arc actively Involved in developing creative ground for the school while the concept is rather simple one a relatively new element in Ballon schools The program at was by teacher Herb who hnd become fimilinr with similar projects n other In some areas up to 000 has been spent on elaborate and equipment concept was a coed Up until 1960s women were seldom heard of in film industry according lecturer and film expert hay Speaking on Women and ilms at the Sheridan College Women Here Women Now series Ms stated thit lack of finances has suppressed women in the industry because investors hive always supported male directors and producers one but justifj tint kind of expenditure Io it ourselves I felt wc could do it our selves for lot less There is a lot of value in simple lliings Pilles presented his first In fellow ichers and to the in the community At the it could have cither according lo Ill recilled parents be infi over the idea and to help He has man need gather a cross section of people manv having cess lo building materials of kind or another YES WE CAN to 2nd 3rd Mtges your area Call direct tolled Prompt Invest Corp Bay Street Toronto Low cost any pur pose wide service Family Cleaners APPRECIATION OFFER To show our appreciation for your support since our opening We offer until Thurs Feb 21 2 100 PAIR PANTS FAMILY CLEANERS 20 Mill St Tom Manx PICKUP AND DELIVERY Inglis QUICK CHECK FEATURES cycles Super Agitator 2 spin Braih filter Pump guard Variable Imt MtocUoot Dryer Program Dry can tmpnture Mictions FHxibU timed WASHER DRYER Zsf Hwy7 HOURS David Moms performs with Ont Youth Band Music very finest was the reward of a talented Ac Ion youth recently when out of approximately contest an Is from all of Ontario id Morris of chosen as one of young clink Ontario tor the year old grade student Acton Hi oh it was tremendous experience never to be forgotten It stimulating exciting nnd all it was a louch into the realms of the finest music to which few people hove the opportunity lo bt exposed Music in every form experienced by the with some of the worlds leading Into the of the woodwind and brass vvilh continual rounds of listening practising all wrapped into sessions of icnl ibsorption leaving Acton last Wed morning bound for london David was manned with his and hiss clarinet Members of Hit hand were In fours in Hit hand Marine conductor It was a continuation of music clinics every morning whole bind workonls In with six hours of pnctislnt each day pet trench horn brass band saxophone and talented youngsters were able to watch the worlds lop cluns perform and present renditions of masterpieces ulmlnnlinil llu five learning span was the rt presented as the final Youth Hand of auditorium audit net it londons The HO chosen Ontario most talented youngstirs Free Pross Wed Fob 1974 3 Investigate 8 collisions Milton OfP wre moned to collisions in north of th region between Jan Pet 2 A total of damage whs done to vchicki four people sustained personal injuries in four of Seven drivers will b required to In court Causes of the accidents been attributed to driving and speed loo fust for road wuilher and traffic eon ditions blend wild those of special Sir Vivlim of I principal conductor of thi Mar Ims Also in days eoncerl was as soloist iigtne on tin saxophone I school choir performing as assisting artists cunductorship of Towers the con cut 1 1 Vie and Joan Morris in on llu clime 1 was for Da tin Aclnnflti bind who I mil constantly with llu musician in II was back hushing at Ice hockey and taking cross conn lr ski Jaunts bis family hi i in be few diys of trill and new 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