The Lucknow Sentinel, 1971-05-19, Page 14a
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THE LUC•RNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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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;
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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 '.
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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
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