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Community THE HERALD Wednesday April 1M1 Page Designing a poster to promote Environmental Month from April 22 to May 22 at Robert Little Public School In Acton are Grade students Chloe Savage left and Amanda right Herald photo Robert Little School environmentally conscious By LISA BOONSTOPPELPOT The Herald Many schools are taking an ac tive role in preserving the en vironment and Robert Little School in Acton is leading the way in teaching students about the en vironment and administering conservation techniques For months the school has been actively recycling and com posting Starting April 22 the school is embarking on Project LIFE or Little Inspires Fondness for the Environment Paul teacher at the school instrumental in organizing Project LIFE said its a month of celebration for students teachers and parents on the joys of the en vironment Through the project he hopes students teachers and parents will have an increased awareness of the environment and their ability to impact on it We wanted there to be awareness of the problem and make people realize they can take action too said Mr Hynds whos now finalizing the ac tivities going on during the month Events begin April which is Earth Day Students and teachers will be out planting trees on school property Over the next few days students will enjoy performances by profes sional troupes with an en vironmenta theme In the first days of May conser vationists from the Mountsberg Conservation Area will release a bird of prey thats been injured and nursed back to health or removed from a dangerous en vironment like the airport During pitchin week from May 612 the school will concen trate on promoting lun ches and collect garbage on school property Class visits to Terra Cotta Con servation Area begin May while Ontario Hydro will visit the school May 14 to teach students about safety and energy conser vation The activity month culminates May 22 with a grand Open House reception from to 830 Displays from the HaltonPeel Naturalists POWER Pollution Probe Town of Halton Hills Region Atomic Energy Canada Ministry of the Environ ment and Ontario Hydro will be on view for students and parents Officials such as Regional Chairman Peter Town of Halton Hdls Mayor Russ Miller Halton Regional Councillor Rick Bon nette Area Superintendent Dave Katz Board of Education for Halton Hills school trustee Arlene Bruce and town councillors Norm Elliott and Gerald Rennle will also be present at the open house Mr said parents can also view traditional school pro jects and witness plays and per by students I believe this project will real ly make a difference to the en vironment said Mr They the students appreciate the wonders and diversity of our environment and feel they are a part of it The children are very en thusiastic and willing to do anything to help the natural world around them he said They re keen to reduce but they need a lot of assistance Two projects stemming from environmental month the students are eager to start are stream rehabilitation and a schoolyard wildlife garden The stream rehabilitation pro ject involves the planting of trees shrubs and vegetation along the edge of the stream running across River Street to stop erosion and create a more natural looking stream bank The schoolyard project will be an ongoing effort said Mr Hynds involving students from all grades A section of the school playground will be devoted to a wildlife garden where Oak Mountain Ash Maple Apple and Evergreen trees along with various shrubs and perennials such as Asters Lavender Primrose and Trillium will be planted Project LIFE is the most exten sive project the school has ever undertaken Clothing J OFFICE MAGIC FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE S NEEDS GEORGETOWN PRODUCTIONS ON Tit WW 10 Tit John ThMtr Church Georgetown May 10 1191 at or SI for all howemr group tor of or mora will at DO lor both TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ROYAL REAL ESTATE Georgetown Grade students April Coish left and Kim Lindsay right pick up lunch scraps to dump in Robert Little Public School In Actons coin- poster Recycling and composting have been going on at the school for months but now the school Is undertaking other extensive environmen tal programs Herald photo by Lisa Boons toppelPot DENTURES FULL DENTURE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC New DenlUKi Repairs Cleaning Dental Insurance Honoured J Wheelchair Accessibility AW TRENTON The Denture Clinic 1 8 Church St Georgetown 8772359 Parenting Tips Coping with croup By VALERIE CUNNINGHAM It is a normal autumn evening and you have just settled your healthy toddler to sleep for the night Suddenly an hour or two later you hear crying a barking cough that sounds like a seal and crowing rooster like sounds bet ween sobs all coming from your little one It seems dear parent your toddler has croup Croup is a the result of too much chicken soup b inflammation of the voice box andor windpipe the childs way of imitating animals at the zoo the result of screaming and crying during the day Of course is the right answer Now what do you do Try propping the child in a sitting position Add a cool vaporizer to the room offer some room temperature Juice to drink and forget about cough medicine until you check with your physician Watch the childs chest and face If the child is using all the chest muscles or breathing rapidly or if heshe has any pallor or around the mouth or if the nostrils are flaring take the child to your doctor or hospital Your little one is and needs specialized care and observation Valerie Cunningham a none In Independent practice offers a variety of parenting and private cansnltaUons She may be reach ed at 8TM3M In April and May be will lead two parenting courses for the Georgetown ParentChild Centre For farther Information call the Centre at 73 MAIN ST S DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN John est Jewellers THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Halton Hills 1 Halton Hills Drive O Box HILLS Georgetown Ontario 17G NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CLOSE PART OF A PUBLIC HIGHWAY This advertisement is to nobly the public that the Council for the the Town of Hills tits made Application to the Ontario Court General or an Order dosing parts of the unopened road allowances designated as Son Street First Street Second Street and Third Street In the Town of Halton Hills Speyside The part of Street dosed measures approximately 16S metres in length and includes the full width of Spey Street as shown on Registered Pun of part of the Village of Speyside north of the Fifteenth Skjeroad The parts of Tint Street Second Street and Thin Street being closed each measure 95 metres in length and include the full width of First Street Second Street and Thud Street as shown on Registered Plan of part of the Village of Speyside between Spty with the of the Registry Act The Application will be heard on Thursday April at lOttUm or as soon thereafter as counsel can be hand at the Court House Sleeks AwMoe East Milton Ontario 19T1T7 This is made pursuant Is Order of Mr Justice dated Thursday March 1991 Hetsorr 132 Mil Street Georgetown Ontario 17C2C6 Soficiton for the Town of Hills