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the HERALD Page School News January 1992 Key Communicator program endorsed by trustees By I POT The Herald A motion to freeze the activities of the Board of Education s Key Communicator was firmly opposed by Hills School trustees Jan It Trustees Dick and Dave Whiting voted aimst the motion made bv an trustee which asked that the Board fretzt its support of and activities with its Kev Communicators I im medntch The motion was defeated to eight he Key Program was initiated by the Board in 1988 to establish a communication network with the community whereby board administration could seek input on policies decisions and publications from the community The ricui copies of public for input sessions provide feedbick on bo ird policies directions and share facts public ition w the public according to a pamphlet of the Communicator the boiird According to Dick its eood 1 he intent of he progi in establish a line of communication with the public he said The board does that a number of ways through Coffee at meeting with the Kev Program Dive Whiting iferees It just in inform method of feed 1 from the public He slid from with Kc Cornmun and school pnn in Hills it wis ip- tint is a viable tool hive no problem with the program People here see it is he said But not everybody in Hilton does At Wednesday night meeting two residents Elaine Marc spoke to the board their dislike of the progrim Ms believes the role of the Kev Ins taken on insidious ones and is par lrlv mistrustful of their rclitic to the relocation of the Mr WhitinL said if there is problem with the Key Com it isolated to the ind should be de lit with down there he trustee who ted the motion to the board John sud he has a problem with the secrecy aspect of the he of Key Com munic dors t m ide public due to the I of Information Act and he s concerned that Mr Howttt thinks that a valid concern but suggests than scrapping the whole program changes should be ide in order that the name of Key Com be to the public he Key Communicator Program will be discussed at the board meeting Local host families needed for international students Misconception clarified International Student Exchange Programs is seeking local host families for and girls from Scindinavia Prance Italy Spain Germany Holland Great Britain Switzerland Mexico Japan Australia and New Zealand 15 to years of age coming to this area for the upcoming high school year These personable and academically select ex change students speak English are bright curious and anxious to learn about Canada through ing as part of a family attending high school and sharing their own culture and language with their newly adopted host family The students are sponsored by a profit public benefit organization affiliated with the Swedish and Finnish Depart of Education ASSE also cooperates with the Canadian Provincial Ministries of tion and is approved by the Australian and New Zealand Departments of Education is the only organization ith these credentials Parents invited The Roman Catholic School Board cordially invites Francophone parents of to attend a public French presenta tion which will address ing and Nurturing your Children s to be given by Daniele of the Ottawa French Roman Catholic School Board This public event will be held on Wednesday January 29 at 7 at SteMane in Oakville here is no charge for this event The exchange students arrive from their home shortly before school begins and return at the end of the school year Each student is fully brings his or her own ding money and expects to bear his or her share of household OFFICE MAGIC FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE ART STATIONER NEEDS 265 Guolpti SL Georgetown V Clothing Mens Ladies Childrens ALTERATIONS REPAIRS VIDEO PLUS West of I Mo COMING THIS WEEK JUST FOR 8774260 Those persons interested in ob taining more information becoming a host familv or becoming an exchange student should contact s provincial Collect or call ASSE Canada at 1 3214 Board honors individuals Eighteen people working in public schools in Halton Hills will join 100 others is being honored for 20 years of service to students The Board of Education is hosting the event called Flash back at Milton District High School Feb Flashback is an evening to celebrate with the individuals who have worked for the Board for 20 years said the board s com mumcations officer Brian Woodland he Halton Hills school em to be honored include Clare Henderson Barb Johnson Roy McMillan and Paul Tamblyn all of Acton High School Bnan Cosgrove from Centennial Public School Jim Jack Brown Jim Hall Russell Ted Maslach Bill O Reilly Bob all from Georgetown District High School Barb Walker from Glen Williams Public School Linda Howatt from Harrison Public School Lee from Middle School from Park Public School and Anne and Susan Sheehan from Robert Little Public School PARENTING THE GIFTED CHILD The Halton Roman Catholic School- Board is pleased to invite the public especially parents of gifted students to attend a presentation by Nicholas a distinguished scholar and recipient of numerous awards in the field of Guidance and Gifted Education Colangelo the Director of the Connie Belin National Centre for Gifted Education University of Iowa will address issues in Parenting the Gifted Child on Wednesday January 1992 at 7 00 p at Notre Dame Secondary School in Burlington The public is welcomed to at tend this stimulating evening and may obtain tickets at a cost of by contacting Mrs Anne Allan at the Board Administrative Office 632 ext Principal GDHS A couple of parents I talked to last week asked me whether or not I was going anywhere mg turnaround I thought this would be a good opportunity to clarify a misconception that might be held by some people in the communi In high schools like Georgetown have six official ex am days at the end of each semester plus three turnaround Professional Activity days Ex am days are considered instruc tional days insofar as students continue to be engaged in the learningstudying process and teachers continue in the school to support students to supervise ex ams and to do their marking Some teachers may have as many as 90 exams three classes worth to mark within a max imum three or four day time frame Many of these exams particularly those involving lengthy written answers take over one half hour each to mark As you can see this represents a full workload for our teaching staff Teachers who have a lighter marking load af scheduled into supervising more exams Exams are in many locations throughout the school Students who miss exams due to illness or students who may need special assistance to write their exams are also supported through special scheduling Teachers are also expected to meet with one another in making recommendations about par students programs next semester For example teachers may recommend that a student shift a course from the advnaced level to the general level in other cases students may need special educa tion support guidance counsell ing or monitoring by the ad ministration All of these require careful professional consideration and time When teachers ing marking or meeting they are preparing their courses for next semester Not only does this involve checking inventories and ordering or running off materials it also involves plann ing and collaborating with one another to ensure the best possi instruction Again this is valuable timewell spent at turn around To summarize the flexible time available to teachers at the end of the semester is if teachers are to effectively com plete their endof term duties and properly prepare for the next phase of the school year Education is Ageless Georgetown residents should be pleased to know that three new courses will be offered at Georgetown Distnct High School this Winter rafts and Silk lower Arranging inancial Planning and In vestments and Hatha Yoga will be a nice addition to the computer and language courses already offered In addition a Saturday workshop How to Buy a Computer will be held on Saturday February 15 from 9 am 11 30 am at the cost of per person You will find more information on these and other courses in your Education is Ageless program guide or call 333 34998781240 JUNIORSENIOR KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER THE ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD ADVANCED REGISTRATION for those children who will be attending Junior or Senior Kindergarten in the Catholic Schools in Burlington Milton Georgetown and Acton will be held at all schools on WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5th and 6th 1992 9 lo Noon 1 to AGE OF ADMISSION AND REQUIREMENTS Junior Kindergarten Children are required to be years of age on or before December 1992 Senior Kindergarten Children are required be years of age on or before December 31 1992 Birth and Baptismal Certificate required for age verification Beforetegistration is finalized a child will have completed the prescribed program immunization for diphtheria tetanus poliomyelitis measles and rubella Families registering for the first time at a school are requested to provide the child medical card number at the time of registration For further information or alternate registration date please contact the principal of your nearest Catholic School Irene Chair of the Board CG Byrnes Director of Education EC0LES DE HALTON AVIS DESCRIPTION SC0LAIRE PROGRAMMES DE DE DENFANTS pour la rent classes en 1992 inscription par anticipation d francophones ad missibles a la maternelle en seplembre 1992 aura lieu a I Georgetown I ecole Samte Mane Oak et I Saint Philippe Burlington dates MERCREDJ ETJEUDI 5 6 fevner 13h30etl7h AGE ET DOCUMENTATION Maternelle Jardin Tout enlant aiteint age plus le 31 Tout ayant atteint lagedecmqansauplus 31 decembre etou de On a tout qui inscnt pour la premiere bien lors I inscription numero la sanle chaque entant Tout entant doit avoir complete le programme present par la sur I immunisation contre la la pohomyfjlyte la la que son inscription soil Veuillez avec la direction I Irangaise pour renseignements pour fixer une autre dale inscription Irene CG Byrnes I educalion