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Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday May 7 18 Schools a place for parents Fifth place for Sweet Adelines Six Hills wo- Edna the teachers and stairs time with the duties parent volunteers take care of Ron Coussons said Parent volunteers arc now commonplace In schools As one local principal said Some schools have a lot of vol while others have very few or none at all Frankly I don t know how those without volunteers survive men members City Sweet Adelines took part in a regional competition In Syracuse on the weekend The Sweet Adelines took fifth place In the competition with other choruses from northern New York State and Southern Ontario Tho local members Marian Miles Pat Taylor Hazel Gorin and Georgetown and Angle and Mary of Acton were well pleased with their night show men who meet and fifth spot since they have The Mlssissauga City every a new director and had Sweet Adelines has a the auditorium In recently presented a two membership of wo- One JoanSchipper one of many parents helping out In local schools helps M Z Bennett students Sberry Dnrvl and Ashley Fray with their reading week Ron Coussons at Pin el and school has done a great deal of research on the topic or he Halton Board of Education in preparation for lvo reports he prepared In and again In 1978 From his findings mates regular parent volunteers number about Many more parents come in on an irregular basis to assist with certain units or studies of Interest to them Although there hasn t by Jennifer At one time schools were a place for students and teachers Parents made occasional visits when Invited to attend school functions and for the traditional interviews on parents night Now more than parents spend time during school hours in classrooms in county as parent volunteers The concept which started in the United States in the 60s has grown from leering to help teachers on school trips to coming been a recent study by In on a regular basis the separate school Volunteers take reading board Cliff Bymes groups assist in the director of education classroom and help man estimates there are well the office or library over 300 regular parent Getting an exact figure volunteers in the on the number of parent separate school system volunteers in Byrnes said the con- county is no easy task In parent volunteers the Halton public school In on a regular system a regular started in volunteer is anyone who 60s and early 70s In comes in to assist for a half day or more each use of parent vol Bikes put cops on the trail The Halton Hills detachment of the regional police force are fighting fire with fire with their addition of a trail bike to the fleet Inspector Alex McPherson says the trail bike will be used in Acton if a problem with biking The use of trail bikes in fields and wooded areas have posed a problem for police In other areas of residents have complained of excessive noise dangerous driving and tearing up private property However Acton has been fortunate cording to Inspector Mc with no pro blems reported If there Is a problem he said people should let the police know Officers who normally drive motorcycles will be using the trail bike to get to the areas they can reach by car There have been trail bike problems brought to Boat people learn Continued from page only been in school two days are already learn ing days of the week names and abstract con cepts The older ones are finding it more difficult but they are trying very hard Mrs They re very en thuslaslic and they don t mind laughing we have a lot of fun Assisting with inter are Acton resident George Lee Teresa and Betty Ke of Food- land Store where much of the food supples for the family have been pur chased Other Acton residents have aided with language interpretation and orientation Both families are living on Mill Street In opart found by the spon sor groups All equip ment necessary except a rice cooker for the family has been donated or purchased Rev Dos Sydney chairman of the Acton Clergy Group remarks the sponsors are finding it easier than they thought to help the re fugees Excitement is over coming all barriers he Bays One of the daughters summed up the families feelings says Rev Sydney ty spreading her arms wide to encompass the world and smiling beautiful beautiful more individualized education parent vol unteers are Invaluable In doing work which gives he said Volunteering seems to satisfy two needs It the teachers and staff and also gives the volunteers a happy feeling of contributing a feeling of self worth Cliff Byrnes said From his dealings with parent volunteers said ho has found many parents especially mothers come in to help after their last child has started school It helps to fill the vacuum when all of a sudden there are no children at home any teachers and a dm in I staff more time for individual a Iter lion to local schools they don t provide any cost savings to either boards It Is not a saving to the board and there are no fewer teachers because of the The resource of parent volunteers would be Impossible to duplicate If we Hills council in have them the students unteers in Is en- more he said by the Catholic In some of the area board and has definitely Catholic schools parents Increased the of assist not only in the education receive the school but from their children according to homes We have some Byrnes With a turn to a parents who phone the DINING LOUNGE in the Old Bank school and get the names of students who are ab sent and make the necessary phone calls We even get some senior citizens coming in to help out he said Although parent vol unteers are a great asset the past David Environmental Energy Law tz As part of the Small Business Problem Solver Program Bank of Montreal presents a HALFDAY SEMINAR Sources of Capital and Other Help fo bo Growth Cap no Ontor Govo at Whom logo lor Help Moves In on Uncerta Economy cosh your own business con von ion a fas Wednesday May 21 Royal Connaught Hotel Hamilton Friday May 23 Bristol Placo Hotol Hood Wednesday 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