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16 The Acton Free Wednesday Nov 2 1977 French immersion program in North area depends on applications by November Introduction of a French Plans call for the primary other subjects to be followed Immersion program In North program to bo offered at in French are yet to bo Halton schools In September Georgetown Joseph Gib- ted Mrs Mitchell said her has been approved in School and the late department demands that principle by the Halton Board program to begin at Stewart teachers use standard of Education but depends town School also in the French not slang But she entirely upon how many Georgetown area Mrs also expressed a persona parents commit their Mitchell explained that opinion that dialects one dren to the program by Stewarltown was selected accents should not enter the making application to the because so many students are picture board by November already being bused there somebody going to Helen Mitchell Gibbons School was chosen teach a child lo say of communication for the primary program she instead of for the for the board told a said because of the space world hull the number available there Although the board Is ing the program it is no accepting responsibility foi students transportation That left up to the parents Interested students from tht Milton and Acton areas woulc program since most the parents who responded to the board s survey last June are from the Georgetown area There was a feeling at last weeks meeting that some parents in the North were unaware of the survey or the meeting As a result Mrs Mitchell says there could be more applications to enter the She said that in one per Mr9 Mitchell Indicated than space avail cent immersion program that the total cost of a French able Date of application then offered elsewhere kinder program in bee important children were given small The board is welcoming in English and were able Teacher salaries are not a further enquiries about the to perform quite well Sur there French Immersion program have shown that the fllreadv qualified at Central teachers available within the Office in Burlington Board Immersion children in the program has memberB and Bm In she said j- because they would like dren to get accustomed to school in their own language Time is needed to get to know each child and for principals to warn of any risks there might be for a particular child entering the primary Immersion program she said program can be fluent by increase in allowable ex time they reach Grade public meeting of parents at Stewarttown School last Wednesday night her depart ment will report application response to the board in Jan In a board survey last June Children entering the primary would Mrs Mitchell said how SHORTER HAIR is all the rage these days Jimmy Kelner sitting gets a Kojak haircut from Larry Phelan in Petes Barber Shop on Friday afternoon The two men decided to shave themselves bald with spectators donations going to crippled chilrens fund Both men are from Guelph from the Georgetown from Milton and 13 from Acton indicated interest in the primary program which starts in Grade A total of from from Milton and from Acton indicated interest in the Iatt that in her experience in dealing with such programs parents have been able to work together and arrange cooperative transportation sometimes reimbursing one immersion program which Mw begins in Grade 7 Mrs Mitchell said board will probably Insist or starting class of 3035 for each program before giving English and final approval the ln rencn Abortion book banned A controversial abortion pamphlet put out by the federal government has been banned from use in schools The booklet entitled Birth Control and Abortion has not been distributed to any students but was used as reference material by an Acton High School health teacher Thursday Board of Education passed a motion put forth by Hills Milton separate school sup porters Trustee John Bradley stating the pamphlet be withdrawn from any use in the school system Bradley noted the publica tion contained factual errors outdated statistics and errors and was characterized by a per proabortion bias Bradley said he t try to bring the abortion issue into things but thought any containing errors be used If a math book said two times two was to O we use it he said Citing a number objected that all criticism of the booklet given by Bradley was based on for Life letter which is prolife biased She urged the board seek a medical opinion of the examples of errors outdated contents of the booklet statistics and proabortion Bradley said other boards continue In Grades and on a basis or remain it the number of students and the departments permit The late immersion program which begins in Grade is designed for students who have not previously been immersed in French approved it will begin next September with students who have been taking the normal minutes per day of trench in grade Late immersions will Include language arts and one other subject in French If there is a high enough enrolment Mrs Mitchell said she hopes that by the lime students from the immersion programs reach Grade the high schools wilt be offering a special program since the students will have surpassed the normal Grade level in She explained that another example of the pro- has decided to start the with values education primary program in Grade rather than kindergarten as in Wellington County which are quite common I Ontario have been very successful Mrs Mitchell said In schools under the of the Ottawa Roman Catholic School Board only out of students arc not enrolled in a program The Peel North York and Etobicoke Boards all have immersion programs and in Wellington the program has been in effect since A child have to be in the genius class to said Mrs Children in the primary improved she said board has already approved a The Halton Board has budget of for purchafl- already approved an increase trials needed for program Georgetown schools were the minutes per day In French beginning In Grade 4 for students In the regular as sites for stream That will come into effect In 1978 whether the Immersion program receives final board approval or not The federal government approved financial aid to all boards offering Immersion programs last April Funds will be filtered through the provincial Ministries of Education and arrive at board offices in the form of an attended last week meeting About 40 parents Including some from Milton Acton Plneview and at tended last week meeting iorly other times taking turns driving or hiring a taxi The program would be with students studying this 11 s none of our busi This controversy was just RABBITS 197 n Op Planning a wedding recept ion anniversary parly afternoon meeting Bookings are now being accepted for the rental the new ROCKMOSA COMMUNITY CENTRE in Call 8569000 To arrange a booking bias brought to the board attention in a letter from All lance For Life Bradley said the federal pamphlet was even ignorant of federal laws have objected to the booklet He suggested a realizes Us mistake since the pamph let is now being rewritten Trustee Elsie said as with regards to abortion He long as Ihere was any said there are 1975 statistics to the of the available and the booklet only booklet it must be withdrawn usts 1972 statistics passing the motion the noted all resource material board was underestimating suggested in the booklet for the common sense of most further reference are pro- teachers Trustee Judy abortion He added there Is Alexander said plenty of prolife material Trustee Bert said available and none of it is board t get into mentioned propagandizing either side of Any one of the three the abortion issue suggesting reasons should be enough to families and physicians are keep this out of more qualified than the schools Bradley declared school systems to deal with Trustee Elaine the questions Stay out of Trustees fail to speed up public schools upgrading Bids by Georgetown Trustee Don Long and Acton board member Bert Hinton to have sion work done at Howard Wrigglesworth and Glen hams school done before 1979 failed Thursday Board of Education approved an administration plan to build new general purpose rooms which arc similar to gym or assembly rooms at both Georgetown area schools in at a cost of about each Both projects will be financed through the sale of surplus school sites and closed schools At the ng of the debate which has been raging for several years now proposed a motion which would have made Glen Williams and the board s number two and three upgrading projects and moved them up a year to 1978 The motion failed to get off would second it Later trustees got behind Edna Robinson and approved adding Fairview school to tht seven school list of projects Hinton then asked the board to add Stewarttown school for a new gym in 1981 Chairman Gary Morton noted the list of projects was only for 1978 79 and I II cut that back to 1980 then You pushed me into it announced but again his idea died for lack of a seconder Next Long went to bat for whose present library nothing more than bookE on shelves in halls would be moved Into the existing general purpose and a new gym built He told the board he had vis ted all nine schools on the list and was the one needing the expansion soonest Long said he thought all the schools slated for im provement had about the same kinds of general pur pose rooms They were all inadequate but none were strikingly worse than others In the case of libraries was far and away the worse Long said He noted only three schools in don have libraries Wrigglesworth W I Dick when a library is being built now and Our first priority has to be resource centre at he an nounccd lit noted the staff room Is also deficient and of all the schools where upgrading is planned enrolment increases are expected in the future only at Long suggested trustees not familiar with Georgetown might not realize there is much vacant land near the school where homes will be built ensuring a growing student body Superintendent of Business and Finance Bruce Lindtey noted both of the upgrading projects ahead of Wriggles worth and Glen Williams have been at the sketch plan stage since I added if properties are sold faster than expected work at the two Georgetown and area schools will go ahead faster than planned Trustee Judy Alexander objected to Long s comments slating it was distasteful to force the board into parochialism She said the administration knows the schools better than anyone and suggested trustees put their faith in the tion priority list Long said has been waiting for years for Improvements He said the administration wanted to build a library years ago but the idea was rejected He added he was only stating his observations of the school needs fuels flooring RETAIL WHOLESALE 310 STEELES AVE MILTON 878417879 MAKE YOUR SELECTION FROM HUNDREDS OF ROLLS COLOns ta dwelt I Undi Sq GENTLE SHADOWS Reg 20 IMPERFECT 16 99 SO YD SAVINGS GUMMED Public on 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