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Students off 24 school days School will start September and end June 30 next year and students will be off school days during the 10 months for holidays and teachers professional development days Ha Hon Board of Education approved the school calendar for Thursday- Students will be in school IBB days next year Students will have October off for November for bra nee Day Christmas holidays v ill run from December to January Pupils in North attending both elementary and high schools will also be out of class during the 1 quarter of on September October ind November are holidays at elementary schools only These days art for teachers professional activities In 197H students will have mid winter ik from March to on May I for Vic torn The 10 holiday been inserted in the school year since taster Monday will be during the winter break Good Friday March will also occur during the winter break Elementary students will be off January 27 March April Muy 12 and June and J l because of teacher professional development and high school pupils will be out of class January Sound and June to Waiting taxi costs more Keeping taxi waiting will cost more if i idmtmstntion committee rtcommtnd is ipproved In tountil 1 he wilting will be increased from the present 10 cents i minute waiting lime to cents minute weeks council in increase rom cents a mile to cents Professional activity days debate rages on Tha Acton Free Press Wednesday April 1977 B7 RECREATION CO for Wards one and two Anne Pickering tastes some homemade butter at the open house for high school s total immersion program on Ihursdaj The debate over professional activity days rages on as Board or Education trustees threshed out the question both Thur and Saturday Superintendent of Special Services John Graham recommended the number of professional development days remain at nine next the same is this year The board received a report from Home and School Thursday which indicated parents the region support the idea of professional days as long as union business discussed but the parents much more information what is going on during these days A survey of Hilton is done by the Home and School and del results published in this paper a few weeks ago it Webster Home and School president told the there is more sitisf iction profession d lys in the north parents feel the schools are closed often enough because or holidays and winter She also said there is no clear Indication from the parents if they prefer the days to be grouped at the beginning and end of year or spread throughout the season Trustee Judy Alexander said principals should be reporting to parents and the board about what the teachers took part in on those days Several trustees praised the plan to hold professional development days on dif ferent days in the north and south and a reduction in region wide professional ittivity days this yeir One trustee Jim lelland spoke out against profession- activity days noting 1etl has reduced the number it and ex pressed hope other boards would to follow Peels lead in Noel For ReDecorating Values Visit Beaver First Attractive Economical Rod lie price your j lot colours Sli row and your homo Used It lor Summer ft Or Old Chicago 5 Colonial Light Fixtures Wilnul wood A Beg 99 12 35 Early American Beams Moveable Louvred Shutters Decorative Stucco Easy to install Pino shutters to enhance the OBI doors and bar doors 12 means Is or I Creilt rls i id using any around the house big Freeway Carpeting Place Press Floor Tiles luarsRan 1049 floavor Beavers Rog i n snip Hi the easy way a new floor lorl cushion Oft All you have to do poet each 1 SKwV its too I its so easy ill lodly Yd BEAVER Demonstration Saturday April 30th 9am to6pm on Decorative Stucco- Mori am 6 pm Tuea Bpm Wed am Bpm Thura Opm Sat 310 Street E Georgetown 8772234 suggested a costefficiency study is needed on activity days since teachers receive 7 million in pay for those nine days A number of trustees complained about too many students have days off school white other pupils are writing exams hey suggested uniformity in the number of days allowed for exams is needed in schools Trustees t too concerned that Halton dents get out of school later than most and are therefore it a disadvantage in getting summer jobs They blamed this problem on other boards not following the guidelines on how long students are to be in school year Fire prevention 1 Prevention WHAT f IF NtAR ML I ON MRP Immediately extinguish the flamis by rolling the mdivid on the ground to smother the I inns The rule is drop ind roll A blanket is in efficient extinguisher but do not isle time one if one if not right near you Iry nut lo put out the flames with our hinds is hands are very He instruments very difficult to reconstruct flames are out put cool iter on smoldering clothes to extinguish completely Wet he injured ire is with water to reduce skin temper dure in order to prevent continuing thermal injury Tours England JAMES has just recently returned from a three week tour of England James was when he had less than 24 hours notice of the vacation and visited with relatives he had never met before He celebrated his birthday Easter Sunday Three week holiday for youth trip to is an extitme venture for but for an 11 ye ir old boy ition is wind tour of his mothers due ind visits with rehtives he his never son of Mr ind Mrs limbden It it hid time to exerted about his ovcrst is trip He had less thin 4 hours the first mention of the lo the tune Iil is silling on Die airpl me On M 1 god father lon Stevenson from Houston lexis visited the a con in Burlington At the tune he brought some one be hid met at the eon David Has from the two men were visit inglhtl me home Mr Stevenson told the group he v is leaving the next evening for three iieeks m I He I if hi wanted to over him Older brother Hob hid made the s trip last year to meet his and Mr Mrs had been for the opportunity to send heir middle son It v is J would fly out of loronto Intcrnatioml next d at nine m I hit I ruhy was a frantic d Permission had lo be re eeived from rin high school for the grade nine student to miss two weeks of school I he middle week of his three week stiy would be during the Mirth from A quick trip to is next for passport pie lure he taken and then a ride into Toronto and irk lo get a rushed passport New clothe had to lie bought whenever Jamie hid timt to try anything on and mother found herself for her son up until the I ist minute A plane ticket had to be purchased ind sever phone calls made to relatives in informing them of Jamie arrival Plans had lo be made for a pick up at the airport in London By nine clock everyone involved a sigh of relief is Jamie and his god father boarded the at Toronto International air port m what could very well be record time for preparing such a long holiday llcuch destination Ihe next morning a weary Jamie and tony Stevenson disembarked from the plane at London After a few hours search the pair finally found his aunt a father in law who took him to town if on don for tilt Mrs imldtns sister Inn lbs drove to bit in I s home from ismg stoke imp hue ton it her for tin first lime I ike him to horn lhe next tun ilivs sm J imie seeing Ins mother is bom up unlinks on room nail in dm for J unit is hi siw luilduies which sen is models for s work lure then drove hi to htlttnhnn to visit bis sttond tuisin lohn J unit litre fin w is drivm up to to mills i tie week w is spent d her firm mil ill firm me chores He plntd with his cousin Sophie three old on i took hit 1 then took him to once itim met us The rest of the is s ghtsecing his unit ind Mr Steven nihl w is with Ihbin the the lu I rums Inn the of His Lrt it loee tin up it I mi drove him to tin net sit r mar mi oik di here limn went to 1 iimton hi bus md wenl to mill In d is there hi went link lo lott unit w is given tin tout i drils hind spent it ir whtn spun with his er indmotbii on ml i w is i return Inn md i diy injht visit J unit hid once 1 1 fort it his loeilhir thev hid supper tht top of tin f imous revolv tower the i took boat ride up tin and visited tin lower of s list night was it bis eodfathtra home When his pi mc linded in loiontoon Jamie was lull of stones piled high witli his famil ilel Ins photo iplis did not turn out is lined ind deiiei sas his mother It is vtr iniporiinl to Mrs I her three sons meet her fmnl is slit feels they are owing up knowing their rilituos 1 imie trip ist month Robs trip I ir is mil only helped tin lo i broader know It i of the world Hound Hum but to meet thin units mil unties and lhe his not mil these rela Hit ptrtnls hope young will be able to ike tin trip next 1 1 is bit novel ihree sum Mrs I imbden hisbtin home lo sisters and but slit his mode the trip twin suite then through tin iks of hi sons Plan fun and games for summer months Several spttiil dis ire plumed for Alton and Georgetown public turn will hi held in July August it both libr I his is open to six irs of and ition is not timt will be held at Atlon even Wednesday from I to and it lhnrsdiy from two to pm Another all summer emit is tin Summer lie idine ub open for stven to 1 1 and is also offered both libraries liooks must rcid and reporltd on during the summer months with prizes being aw irded suth colouring shells posters buttons and ititifit His I his is pre regis Ml itt groups ire weltonud to attend shows both Acton on 19 it iwo pm Kilt making lessons will be hi for youngsli rs tight to tin At ton library on July il p mil in George town on Juls 15 it same Ml materials except string arc provided and pre ition is necessary A in puppet making mil be held in Acton on July 2 at Iwo and in George- low on July J for children eight to Pre- itgisiration is necessary fir