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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1971-05-19, Page 14a • • • .,PAGE: FOURTEEN. THE LUC•RNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO Items Huron � p . nt�r-es# ZINN MARIA�J B; C MRS;• .. With the 1971 net requisition from the municipalities down $97,22.0 to' $2,679;75.1,• there will be reduction; of• 3.5 ype•rcent on� the overall expendittii'es-this year. Gross expenditures in the .' - cou'nty..forLseh p ool .ur - oses-this; �:p. year estimated at $10,84B,473 $190 ,584 more than last year's actual gross expenditure of . $10;65$1,889..' However provincial assistance total 66.1 percent this year, two, percent higher than last year. :That -means -that •coup-,- ty ratepayers are having to raise less money locally this: year -• :28;.9,percent: The budget, includ-. 0es,provisions for the new 'special •$ducation services at .both, levels as -well as -the inclusion of Conver= sation. French in Grac4ts 3 to 8... Approval has been granted to send teachers on summer courses. that.wouid be beneficial to the ' Huron Couutyy School System; These teachers would be speech therapists:..teachers of-'thildren- with special learning -disabilities and remedial reading teachers. The, board will pay upon •success- ful completion 'of such Courses 'the '$100, course allowance .and •someexpenses. f E•d-ttea-t-ion-44cck. during regular school hours. Mrs. Alton conducted the lessons this year on a trial basis and received approval• to continue: The board forniulatedi ;a policy at the last meeting inwhich it will permit • instructor in vocal and/or,-instru- = eigta us-iG-t-o GOIFOUCt •pr ate-- .music.iessons in schools oPerated'" (March .8th to'12th)` °showed that. the experiments ih most Schools tointerest the parents were highly. • successful It was found however., that too many activities were crowded into orie week and:' par- ents with children in more than,. ;one, school were not .able to take• zn everything expected of.them Members, of: the Board took two and a half•hours a week ago Monday afternoon for an. in-depth• • study into, the physical education =. program in' the elefientary and secondari schools of the county,. 6yte'learned the a'iir s and .Objectives In both the actual pti -s ical• educatidrn and the ? ealth pro- gram taught • in conjunction the program as well as thele louse . Physical Education D:epartinent heads:frorn all high schools. as well as several physical education teachers from several elernentary .schools were in attendance -•to------- make their presentation. It was. pointed out that the purpose of. physical :education'in county schools is to introduce. the students to;a'wide variety-of.s-ports-and -.--- physic'a'l activity', to .teach. the fundamental skills.; to stimulate . an .abiding--interest-in one=or_ _ Mote physical acivities, to stress the need for physical fitness., :to induce good sportsmanship ,and to show a student his. limitations and' how to accept them. it was' reported that a committ- ee of teachers within the county is now .preparing a co-ordinated course of study '>n health for all students from Kindergarten to Grade 13 to ensure;' that' all stud • nts w,ii14have._received the same access fo knowledge about health.; 'The teachers were also asked • why the physical education mark was averaged into the Set'ondary scIool student's term .mark when students who were,not sports mind,* ed did not receive credit for mus- is or drama ability, It was noted' that -physical education is a coin -y,' pulsory subject on the curriculum\ When some others are not any snore `than extra curricular activities, • Thephysf'cal education mar1G, to Chides a health mark, fitness, skii- Ys'and`rules ofthe gamic, etc. Mrs, Ruth Alton , # 7 I,iiCknow.,. has again been granted the privilege to teach private k it sic lessons .at Brookside School by the County Board' of Education. The instructor must make arrange ments with the, principal of the scho- ol; and in the opinion of the princip- al rincipal ,, there, must be suitable accommo• with the . principal of the school; and- in the opinion of the principal, there must be suitable .accommo dation and interference with the regular day school program should be'rnininlal '. • The. Board'•agreed "to• continue afternoon -meetings once :monthly. • in the fall with a cdrnmittee of • WEDNESDAY', .MAY 19th, 1971. Jr. Barry Deathe., Mrs.',, Mariap Zinn and: Wilfred Sliortreed.to decide upon a calendar of :acad emic subjects to be discussed at' those times., .. Policy on Kindergartens was; • accepted by the Board: and stated that since themajority of parents were satisfied with the existing org anization, and since ,the cost of transportati'ort.is a__r_ziajor factor in establishing alternate full-day :kindergartens;in, areas where trans- portationof pupils ,to and from. school is,. necessity therefore ne manditory changes would be - rna,de., That three new teachers for E,. Madill Secondary School. were hired. 15orman Anderson (Drafting);'Edward Brewster (.Geography); Norman White .(GeOgraphy). • - It was announced that a wint: aer.course inelernentary Social Studies (Grades 1 6) will ,be • y eOffi 1N1 EB -O N P -A GE -15 1 NOiS THE ;;ME FOR YOU TO MOVE FREE D FOR: 3:0,000,.op' O1 PSTAKES1 rur ET''M`ILFS- :omplete Inventor TRIM SIZE - ;. •FULL SIZE • .SPORT ,SI Zf- 'LA RK r CATALINA FIR'B'LR.D. From 'Me CADILL TO THE IR CON V '�N IEN CE