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fl SECTION A TIIF HERALD Wednnday April Theyre terrific Herald SUIf Writer Every week volunteers show up at Halton schools to assist elementary teachers and office staff Another are occasional volunteers available when needed army of unpaid workers la found in all school enriching education for both elementary and secondary school students Each year more and more volunteers donate their time to share their skills and talents with young people The majority of the volunteers in school libraries resource rooms and classrooms are parents concerned and interested In the education their children are receiving and most of them are women SUPPORTIVE Its advantageous for both the school and the parents been use the get to see the Inside of a school and how it operates Howard Wrlgglesworth principal Tom Gibson said It makes them very supportive of the school All women the regular volunteers at Howard Wrigglesworth run off dittos prepare charts and games and do math and reading exercises with children They also work En the library shelving repairing and checking for overdue books I think theyre terrific Mr Gibson said enthusiastically They do a fantastic Job for us At Harrison Public School parent volun teers help In the same way Some work one to four hours a week helping out a classroom teacher while others may never be called In but the school knows theyre available should tbey be needed Volunteer power at the school runs an emergency telephone system which Is infrequently used If the school suddenly has to be closed for weather or other reasons parentvolunteers pick up their phones and start dialing network of other parents to let them know to keep their children at borne HOT DOG Volunteers run hot dog days at the schoolmonthly lunches of frankfurters which raise funds for school extras and each morning Its three volunteers who field calls from letting the school know their children are going to be absent from class that day The calls let the school know whos away legitimately lor when they do their dally check of lists From our standpoint theyre super Harri son principal Ray Morrison said of the volunteers He said the volunteer experience provides parents with better Insight into whats going on In the school It makes for a much closer relationship than would be if they werent out there helping us Mr Morrison said Most of the volunteers at Harrison are mothers although there was one father helping out the kindergarten teacher over the winter when he was out of work he said Senior citizens also come out to help MOTOR SKILLS For the first year Harrison volunteers have instituted a program designed by the board of education to help pupils improve their handeye coordination and motor skills through exercises Five parents work with the- youngsters Wednesday and Friday mornings According to a recent survey principals with the board of education there are 347 volunteers regularly assisting in kindergart en classes In primary in Junior and 91 in intermediate Time well spent How much time do these volunteers give to schools Regular volunteers donate a total of 4917 hours of assist ance per week which works out to an average of hours a week per volunteer The survey showed the majority of volunteers of Ihcm give two to three hours work a week to Halton elementary schools volunteers work up to one hour a week volunteers work between one and two hours a week and 114 volunteers up to five hours a week At a board meeting this month trustees recogniz the outstanding efforts of board volunteers and expressed hanks for their caring and contribu tion to education In the region DOV0ULIH8 Doing Wash Who doss But we can help make it a bit easier Lois washers dryers MOUNTAINVIEW COIN LAUNDRY Law looks after special kids Bill has legislated that public schools in Ontario offer programs which meet the needs of exceptional children by September Gifted children are included in the term exceptional and defined by the Minis try of Education as those students having An unus ually advanced degree of general Intellectual abill ly thai requires different learning a depth and breadth beyond those normally provided In the regular school program to satisfy the level of educational potent indicated The ministry definition mentions differentiated learning experiences In gifted education the em Is on process rath than content how rather than what Courses may be compacted in order to allow students to pursue indepth studies of particular aspects of the course These indepth studies in turn may be presented as enrichment to other students thus broadening and expanding the learn experience or all stu dents The teachers role in Ihe program Is that of a facilitator guiding ectlng and evaluating EDUCATION WEEK Work out with Coop Cooperative Education often called Coop has been defined as the ration of classroom theory with practical work experience in which students spend specific periods of time attending school and specific per at work At 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