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Special education teacher honored She la a special elementary teaching and her peers thought bo too Beverley a special education teacher at M Z Bennett Public School and Public School was one three people by their peers at a dinner dedicated to all teaching assistants by the Halton chapter of the Council for Exceptional Students Through a nomination process by other teachers Mrs was chosen to receive the Teacher of the Year Award far elementary students the Teacher of the Year for secondary schools and Georgetown resident Eleanor Tyndall the con sultant for tbe Board of Educations program for mentally handicapped children received the Educator of the Year Award I was absolutely flabbergasted Mrs said She had no Idea she would win the award teacher also felt quite honored because the award Is given by teachers Recipients of the awards ex emplify excellence in teaching You take a moment and say so meone Is doing an excellent job Irs Whatnough felt her strengths lie In the relationship she has with the children other teachers and The teacher works with approx imately 30 students in M Bennett and schools where she spends a half day at each school She is in charge of programming for students does education assessments of students needing special education classes and works with small groups of children in the classroom As well Mrs manages the resource rooms of Ihe two schools which teachers browse through The challenge of bdng a special education teacher Is to make sure the child maintains a good feeling about themselves Mrs said If they do not feel successful they are hard to Instruct The key lies in matching up the right program to fill the childs needs If It is not a good match the teacher said they will not feel suc cessful With success comes the rewards of seeing the child make gains and having the child feel he has mode gains Bom in Niagara Falls Mrs nough has lived in a variety of places such as Montreal Toronto and Mossonee before she and her family settled in Georgetown years She received her schooling at Con cordia University in Montreal where she graduated with a bachelor of arts Mrs finished her education at the Teachers College in Toronto Taking time off first to raise her family Mrs Whatnough began leaching with the Board of Education 13 years ago aECHON A THE HERALD Wcdoti day Police plan to hold slopitch fundraiser Beverley work with eightyearold Allan Reynolds stu dent it MX Bennett Public School special cation teacher was nominated by her beers at teacher tbe year for elementary schools Herald photo The Halton Regional Police in con junction with the Regional Police sponsoring the first annual Regional PoliceJuvenile Diabetes Charity Weekend planned for June and in the City of Burlington All pro- 1 ceeda from the various functions to be held that weekend will be donated to aid In Diabetes Research The activities planned for weekend are being coordinated by members of tbe Police Association SloPitch baseball team which is also cosponsored by Chaps Restaurants of Burlington The ex ecutive committee for the weekend consists of Earl Fletcher and Murray Sergeant James Chapman and Sir Tim of the Forces Planning and Research Bureau On Friday June at pm the police team will be playing the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club at Nelson Softball Park on New Street In Burlington Admission to tbe park will be free and donations to the charity will be accepted The Maple Leafs will be arriving at the park at flis pm to sign autographs All children under the age of 16 entering the park will be given an opportunity to win one of the many trues which have been autographed by members Children are our future Parents must become partners in education of the National Hockey League and the Canadian Football League It hoped that veteran NHL of- Don and other members of the NHL Association will be present to um pire tbe ball game between police and the Leafs On Saturday and Sunday June and the police team will be hosting a at Sherwood Forest Park in Burlington for tbe two day touma- Tournament play begins at am both Saturday ana Sunday with tbe finals tentatively scheduled lor pm Sunday afternoon The highlight of the weekend is hoped to be a charity dance on day evening beginning at pm at Nelson Arena on New Street in Burl- Door Include return air fare for two to London England courtesy of one week for two in Jackson- I ville Florida courtesy of Franco Steel of Burlington and a full side of beef courtesy of J and G Meats of Burlington Numerous other door prizes and draw prizes will be I available Tickets for the dance are fid per person and can be obtained by calling the BurlingtonHamilton Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation at 3352373 Area high schools have also of- fered to assist In raising funds for tbe charity Students from C Drury In Milton in and MM Robinson in Burlington will be conducting a tag 7 day In their respective communities Saturday June 19B8 By CHERYL MOODER Herald Staff Wally is not a futurist and he does not have a crystal ball to aid him in his job as director of educa tion But what he has learned In his happen In a fast way People are very uncomfortable with change he told an audience Thursday night at the George Ken nedy Public School It Is very stressful In looking to the future it Is better to diagnose change than to subscribe he said If you look at society there are several forces such as government the peoples dissatisfaction and technology which have put pressure on the education system With Bill 30 and the increase of money to the private school system he public school enrolment numbers have been dropping three to five per cent a year Another competitor to the public school comes from technology Recently IBM created software for the secondary school el to be marketed in Canada In George report which was released early in the spr ing statistics show per cent of the children leave school before they ob tain their certificate At the general level per cent of tbe students drop out Mr Beevor said These students often end up in menial jobs One thing this report found was that at the different levels of study students at the basic and general levels do not join clubs such as the art and chess club or participate In extracurricular activities The effective school movement tries to design projects In order to make schools better Improve the in struction the students receive and ultimately improve the dropout situation Region has an excellent group of trustees dedicated to Im proving the school life for students Mr Beevor said In the recent budget programs such as the music program and com puter program will Insure equal ac cess to all children of these Items The director of education also cited the increased desire for parents to become fullfledged part ners In the field of education When parents become partners Mr said students teachers and the community benefit There are numerous advantages for the children when their parents take part In education he said First off they set an example The director was sure that the children of the parents who attended the nights meeting knew they were there It is a powerful way to teach Mr Beevor sold Example is the only way to leach The seeds of example may not ger minate overnight the director pointed out but In time parents will reap the harvest Down deep children have respect and admiration and receive a feeling that school work Is Important A second message which Is sent out loud and clear when parents get Involved he said la that education Is a lifelong process I as mom and dad am in terested In your future director said Parents have a tremendous In fluence over their children and can be invaluable as teaching partners When they are Involved with the school on Important communication link Is established between the students parents teachers Mr said It Increases the students motiva tion to leam Children want to learn he said By showing youre Interested iney will want To work harder he added The quality of learning Is enhanc ed when parents take part in educa tion Kennedy Connection launched Parents and teachers linked up Thursday night at the inaugural meeting of the Kennedy Connection The group which Is made up of parents of George Kennedy students was officially launched in the gymnasium of the school after about eight months of planning Karen Hewer whose son had lust started kindergarten got the ball rolling in September 1387 when she knocked on the door of principal Carol Matheson with a proposal to form a formal parent group George Kennedy has also had an active volunteer group Mrs Hewer said What the school needed was an um brella to act as a coordinating body A steering committee of 12 people pent past months exploring dif ferent routes the group could take and looking at other parents groups such as the Home And School and Parent Teachers Association The basic Idea of the group Is to enhance the communication bet ween the parents and the school en vironment and to provide support or regular and extracurricular pro grams set up In the school Mrs Hewer was pleased with the response they hud for their first night I thought we ccllcnt response she said Speaker commented on the approximately who turned up for the evening He has spoken to rents groups where only five or so shown un It Is Important In terms of the tho school George Kennedy is a very diverse school housing English and French classes as well as special education classes Mrs Hewer said It is also the largest school In Georgetown This Is why It Is Important to have a parents group she said It Is not just the teachers who are educating children The new Kennedy Connection includes Karen Hewer president Janet Woolen as vice- president Cheryl as secretary Donna Hole as treasurer and Debbie McOvenna as communi ty relations officer There are also a number of standing committee members STEAK EXPRESS BOXED MEATS FROZEN FOOD ASSORTED GOURMET FOOD HOURS MondayWednesday Thursday 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