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The Education committee of the Peterborough-Victoria, Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Separate Board of Education has recommended that their Kindergarten program program be extended to include four-year-old children. The recommendation is to come before the full board. Thè extension of the program, program, is expected to take a further twelve teachers and is also expected to generate another $500,000 in grants from the province of Ontario. It is expected the Board would have 400 children ready to start Kindergarten being of the four years of age in September. There will be no Special screening of the young students however kindergarten kindergarten teachers will visit the home of the youngsters prior to entering school to outine the program and objectives. If it is felt a youngster would not benefit from the program th.e parents would be so told and it would be suggested the child rémain home for another another year before starting 'school. Peter Roach, director of education, in .a presentation to' the committee said the four-year-old could increase his awareness of who he is and what he can become. He said the child could achieve new skills and interests other thah those in the home. He suggested the child could also learn the meaning of co-operation, co-operation, tolerance and compassion compassion as well as learning to insist for his own rights. : Roach said a youngster could learn 'how to learn' under such a program and develop facility in language, agility and discrimination in hearing, deliberation ip attending attending and power in tpcus- development. He said the early learning program could help children to be more effective producers and consumers consumers of the arts. The Director also stated that parents working with the school can develop increased skills in parenting, can heighten the probability that their child will grow and develop as they would wish, could get immediate help if problems arise thereby avoiding avoiding costly later remediation. He said there was more for the taxpayer to gain from preventative investment rather than remedial investment. investment. To review property standards by-law At the Planning and Development Development committee meeting op Monday for the Town of Newcastle the committee has asked the Director of Planning, Planning, Don Smith, to. provide all documentation as to a proposed Property Standards by-law and matters referring to Downtown Business Improvement Improvement area loans from the • (Continued page 6) Town boards seek 1981 funding The Town of Newcastle an operating budget request- Finance Committee spent ing a *22 percent increase in Monday morning receiving funding from the Town of requests from recreational Newcastle. Their budget, in and cultural boards of the addition,_ requested funding community as to funding of for restoration in 1981 at the their 1981 budgets. Bowmanville Museum in an * Such groups consist of amount of $30,000. itiorticultural Societies, Art The Clarke Museum fund- Groups. Library, Museums, ing request was down some Durham Central Fair Board, $1400.00 compared with 1980. Hall Boards, Visual Arts Ray Dickson speaking on the Centre and others. Clarke Museum stated that The Bowmanville Museum the board would like to obtain Board, on Monday presented ' ; , (Continued page 5) PUBLIC SPEAKING WINNER, ■ Jim Brown, Orono and a student at the Pines Senior Public School, was the winner of the grade 7 and 8 category of the Public Speaking contest held in Bowmanville last Saturday. The contest was sponsored by Branch 178 of the* Canadian Legion. Diane Knight, Newcastle and also a student at the Pines placed second in the same category. Congratulations to both students. WANT TO WIN $25.00? If so design a logo or crest for the Downtown Orono Business Area and submit your design to any of the Orono Downtown businessmen by noon Saturday, March 14th. The entries will be judged and the winner awarded a prize of $25.00. Announcement of the winner will be' made Saturday afternoon in the Orono Hall. R.C.M.P. WILL SPEAK ON DRUG ABUSE „ _ Representatives of the R.C.M.P. are attending the Lockharts and Orono Home and School Association at which time they will speak on drug abuse. The meeting is being held in Lockharts School on Tuesday, March 40th at 8:00 p.m. Orono merchants support March Frolic Last Tuesday evening the Orono Merchants supported the promotion of a March Frolic to be held March 12,13, 14th in Downtown Orono. The event is a kick-off for the Downtown Business Improvement Improvement Area and will include merchandising specials and a program of events to be held in the Orono Town Hall on Saturday, March 14th. The Saturday programs includes the display and sale of local crafts in the Hall operating from 10 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. A dixieland band will provide provide musical numbers starting starting at noon hour and this program will be augmented with other local talent. The Board of the BBIA are also promoting a contest asking contestants to design a logo or crest for the Orono Downtown area. Further detail^ detail^ of the contest are now available at all stores in the Village. The prize for the winning design has been set at $25.00 and the announcement announcement of the winner will be made Saturday afternoon at the Orono Hall. Look for further advertising advertising this coming week as to specials and programs of events. , , Dairy Princess Janet Brown of the Town of Newcastle arid Ontario Dairy Princess, Visited the Orono Public School on Monday in support of Nutrition Week. Janet outlined the dairy industry to the students and as well explained the nut- which above she is distribut- ritional value of dairy pro- ing to'each Student a small ducts. * , sample for tasting. Following Using a glass jar to agitate the demonstration all stud- creâm Janet produced a ents were treated to a milk small quantity of butter drink. <