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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 6, 1974 Se Elementary Sehools Stress Teaching of I Says Report from T1 Slightly more than a year Educational Services D. M. ago, the Northumberland and Peebles, the 13 member task Newcastle School Board set up force bas just released their a task force to investigate the report. The chief recommen- teaching of reading in ele- dation is that reading should mentary schools, The reason? be given top priority in the Too many students were school year 1974-75. arriving at high school with The technique the task force serious reading disabilities. p w -to elect teachers at Chaired by Co-ordinator of random from the kindergart en to grace eignt ciassrooms m u s "lý ý âd i t ,rip them on their F YOU WISH TO HAVE ISHORT WINT ERHAVE YOUR, NOTE COME DUE ,N THE SPRING. BYAM PLUMeING & HEATING and AIR CONDITIONING TYRONE, ONTARIO uf Phone 263-2650 Sears1 The friendly store in the OshaWa Centre I ana interview mn nmn reading programs, the mater- ials used and the amount of time devoted to reading study. Some of the findings are very interesting. For exam ple, although a wide variety of reading books were used in the primary division, often only one text was being used in the Junior and Intermediate diiv- ions. Most of these books were old. 1967 was the most recent publishing date of a commonly used book and some were even published in 1946. Most of the teachers in both the intermediate and junior divisions seemedto rely on the 'whole class' instruction method. The task force felt that this indicated lack of materials. Poetry was rarely mention- ed by the teachers as a tool for teaching reading. Audio- visual aids and non-print materials such as puppets were used by 40 per cent of the teachers in the junior and primary divisions but seldom mentioned by the intermed- Photographer's hours Wed. - Thurs. - Fri. 9:30 a.m. -8:00 p.m. Sat.-9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ction Two Should Reading ask Force iate teachers. Very limited use was made of a daily newspaper drama (13 teach- ers in primary and junior divisions) The reading leveis of the grade 7 and 8 history, geo- graphy and science texts were scrutinized and the task force found that they were often too difficult for the average pupil in these grades. In recognizing a need to individualize reading pro- grams, the task force suggest ed the development of activity centres and creative work units. It is felt that if the child can creatively use what he is learning he will be better able to internalize the concepts. The other obvious advantage would be that the teacher would be able to assess what is being learned. Because of the lack of such a rogram at present, there is little way of knowing whether what is being learned has any relation to what is being taught. The task force also found that as the child rogressed through the e ementary grades he spent less and less time on reading. Eighty per cent of the primary division teachers interviewed reported spending more than 20 per cent of their time on reading. Only slightly more than 50 per cent of the junior division teachers spent more than one fifth of their time on reading. The task force concluded that teachers probably assumed that basic instruction in read- ing skills had been concluded by the senior grades in elementary school. Many teachers reported feeling severely handicapped by the size of their classes. They felt they could not offer the necessary individualized instruction. Tbe gifted student often suffers most from over- crowding as teachers tend to spend any extra time with students who are having trouble rather than those with outstanding ability. Only 45 per cent of the teachers interviewed at- tempted to cope with the wide variety of abilities of their students by presenting mater- ials more suited to the individlual. The task force report is presently being discussed by the Northumberland and Newcastle School Board. Trinity UCW Trinity U.C.W. Thank-offer- ing Talent Tea was held on Tues. Oct. 8th and was well attended. The Pres. Mrs. R. Coombes opened with a word of welcome and read a poem on Stewardship. A short business meeting was held and announcements made. Roll call was taken. The program was in charge of Unit 3, theme being "Mission Today; It begins with you". Mrs. W. Woolley gave the Missionary prayer. Call to worship was given by Mrs. M. Wiseman - Hymn 374, "We Give Thee But Thine Own" was sung. Mrs. A. Amacher read the Scripture and Meditation was given by Miss W. Cryderman, followed by readings on Steward of our Time by Mrs. A. Blair, Steward of our Talents by Mrs. W. Cameron, and Stew- ard of our Money by Mrs. A. Amacher. Prayer by Mrs. G. Elliott. Offering was taken and dedication was given by Rlv. Amacher. Hymn 'Thank- you, was sung. Mrs. D. Weatherall favored with a solo. Mrs. S. Cawker spoke on Stewardship. She said our Christian steward- ship must reach ouf f0 the community, also f0 homes. At work we must learn fo work together as we are ail one in Christ. Mrs. A. Blair thanked Mrs. Cawker and Mrs. Weatherall. Mrs. R. Coombes read a poem on Thanksgiving and Mrs. M. Wiseman gave the Benediction. A social time foltowed wifh tea. Receîves Key to Fort Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary (left) receives the Key to Fort Bell following t he Brick by Brick Parade on Saturday, in Oshawa. It was presented by John Miso, (right), Construction Manager of Bell Canada in Oshawa. Fort Bell is a children's fort built by Bell Canada's Oshawa staff, in the newly formed park, which was handed over to the city as a birthday gift. Times Editor Honored Oshawa Times Managing Editor Erik Watt receives a gift for his art in initiating the 'Brick By Brick' project. Bric by Brick was the creation of a municipal park between John and Gibb Streets along the Oshawa Creek in Oshawa. The bricks donated by citizens were used to make a path through the park. Regional Councillor Margaret Shaw made t e presentation. United Church Women Attend Regional Meetings "Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only", James 1';22, was the theme of the 1974 Regional Meetings of Oshawa Presbyterial United Church Women held October 21st at Orono United Church and October 29th at Claremont United Church. Both meetings were identical in sessions with different personnel. At- tendance at the two meetings was 262. Second vice-president, Mrs. Alec. Martin, Newcastle, pre- sided at the eastern Regional at Orono, where local presi- dent Mrs. H. W. Millson extended a warm welcome. At the western Regional at Claremont first vice-presi- dent Mrs. A. C. Ferries, St. Stephen's, Oshawa presided and local president Mrs. Raymond Stickwood welcom- ed all. Excellent reports were given by Chairman of Supply, Mrs. Carl Avery; Literature Chairman Mrs. W. F. Guthrie; Chairman of Finance, Mrs. S. J. Taylor; and of the Camp Quin-Mo-Lac Camp for Lead- ers by Corresponding Secret- ary, Mrs. Francis Johnston. With much enthusiasm Mrs. D. Redpath, Kingsview Osh- awa, Stewardship Chairman; laid the groundwork for a lively group buzz session on Explorations Into Church Union. The United Church of Canada came into being June 10, 1925 and a further union was first suggested in 1943. At the 1974 General Council of the United Church in Guelph, all but 5 of the 450 commissioners (half clergy and half lay people) voted for church union of the three churches, Angli- can, Christian Church Dis- ciples of Christ and the United Church of Canada. The result would be a new church possibly named The Church of Christ in Canada. In 1975 all members will vote by secret ballot, with all ballots for a presbytery mixed and tallied only by presbyteries. Mrs. Redpath stressed the great nee for individual study to become well informed and then vote as Christians, hope- fully to unite in an enriched embodiment of the one Church of God, and to unite on the basis of a common faith and a common identity as Christ- ians. Ensuing buzz sessions sparked renewed interest and des.ire for more detailed study. Mrs. Redpath, with clever caricatures, introduced 'Sad Sam' who with the Mission and Service givings of the church becomes *Happy Harry. It's the 3 T's that make the difference - a sharing of one's time, talents and treasures. The donations from the locals to the One Day s Pay, for World Devel opment and Relief amounted to approximately $600. Operation Jack Frost, do- nations of knitted articles for the Canadian Indian Com- munities, has really 'snow- balled'. Most gratifying was the literally hundreds of knitted articles on display. Host ministers Rev. Basil Long, Orono and at Claremont Rev. E. Linstead, brought greetings to the U.C.W. mem- bers at the noon luncheons. President Mrs. Carl Down, Ebenezer presented plans al- ready underway for celebrat- ing the June 10, 1975, Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Church of Canada. Some of the highlights will be the Youth Exchange with 3rd World Nations; emphasis on the history of our church at all levels; and competitions in hymns writing. Led by a choir of Quin-Mo-Lac campers all learned and heartily joined in singing the Anniversary Song "The Great Parade". Mrs. A. P. Dickson, North- minster United Church, Osh- awa, Presbyterial Chairman of Citizenship and Social Action, Community Friend- ship and Visiting, gave a comprehensive report of the undertakings and actions in the many areas of Christian concern. Mrs. Dickson bas been appointed as one of twenty members on the Task Force on the place of women in the church and society in Canada. Developing the theme, for the day, meaningful worship services were coriducted at Orono by St. Paul's U.C.W. Bowmanville, and at Clare- mont by Mount Zion U.C.W. Guest speaker for the days was Rev. Sidney E. Bates, Minister with the Deaf, for the Bay of Quinte Conference of the United Church of Canada. He was introduced at Orono by Mrs. W. A. Reid, Kirby, and at Who Are These People? The Finance Committee of the Town of Newcastle council is still trying to find out who the principals are of LDCM Investments and Barmond Builders, the two companies who make up the Newcastle developing firm Beau Valley Estates. Although they have not yet asked Beau Valley them- selves, inquiries have been made through the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The bank could not obtain any information from Dun and Bradstreet on them. Coun. Ken Lyall insisted that council's affairs must. be put on a more business-like basis. 'We should know who we are deaiing with in all of these big deals."' Coun. Ivan Hobbs objected to the insinuation of wrong- doing in Coun. Lyall's state- ment. Coun. Lyall explained that he was making no accusations but if it were found that Beau Valley, or any company coun- Claremont by Mrs. W. J. Kingstone, Manchester. Rev. Bates said the deaf man is more handicapped than the blind - he is totally dependent on his eyes. When a baby is born deaf the first great adjustment is for par- ents. When a hearing person becomes deaf he bas great adjustments to make. United Church Women must acquaint these people with the great service and assistance Rev. Bates is prepared to give them. At both the School for the Deaf, from which they graduate at 18 years of age, and in the home there is a great danger of over protect- ing the deaf child and not fitting him to cope with the harsh realities to be faced in today's industry and society. Rev. Bate used oral finger spelling and sign language by turn or all at the same time, in much of his talk. Not even all graduates of the School for the deaf, are adept at lip reading. Rev. Bates stressed the great need for Christian love and concern and also for educating the hearing in avoiding exces- sive industrial noise and yes, even loud music, which will contribute to hearing impair- ment. All found it most gratifying to hear of the wonderful work some of our M. and S. dollars are doing in supplying Christian service such as dedicated people like Rev. Bates is rendering. At Orono words of heartfelt appreciation were expressed by Mrs. Fred Watson, Solina U.C.W., and at Claremont by Mrs. Frank Singer Cedardale U.C.W. Oshawa, not only to Rev. Bates but to all who made the two Regional Meet ings such meaningful days of Christian feliowship and con-. cern. cil deals with, consisted of two or three lawyers and their secretaries, it would be obvi ous that something was being covered up. The town is continuing its attempts to get a list of Your Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) is designed to help you anywhere in the world. In case of injury or sudden illness outside Ontario, OHIP will pay the cost of standard hospital accommodation. For non-emergency services, it will pay up ta 75% of the cost for the type of hospital service normally covered under your Ontario Plan. Medical fees will be reimbursed to you at 90% of approved services as set out n the Ontario Medical Association Schedule of Fees. But bear in mind that medical costs in some countries are often higher than in Ontario. 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