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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2002-12-18, Page 3Susan Hundertmark photo Rum-pum-pum-pum Grade 1 student Leland Herrera played the Little Drummer Boy at Seaforth Public School's Christmas concert last Tuesday. Weapons stolen during break-in Close to $5,000 in property, including two rifles, were stolen during two recent break-ins in Huron East on Nov. 16. A Grey resident found the doors to his residence and his barn forced open on Kreuter Line. Stolen were close to $700 in tools and barn equipment. About $3,900 in tools, weapons and stereo equipment were stolen from a Winthrop Road residence, which had been left unlocked, the same day. The stolen property included two rifles - a Remington semi-automatic rifle and a .22 calibre Hornet rifle with a scope attached - a crossbow, a JVC stereo system with tower speakers, a DeWalt four pack sawzall, drill, flashlight and skill saw... _ ... Anyone with any information related to the break-ins is asked tts'Call the Huron OPP or Crimestoppers. Grade 9s among best in Ontario with math results By Stew Slater Special to The Expositor Last year's Grade 9 students followed up on the Avon Maitland District School Board's success from the previous year, by again placing among Ontario's best in a standardized math test. Meanwhile, Grade 3 and 6 Avon Maitland students again made gains in both reading and writing, bringing the board closer to -- but not quite achieving -- the province -wide average in those areas. There was little or no improvement in Grade 3 and 6 .math, leaving the board slightly below the Ontario average. Last week, board -by -board results from last spring's standardized tests in Grade 3 and 6 math, reading and writing, as well as Grade 9 math, were released by the arms -length government agency which administers the tests, the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). An Avon Maitland news release about the results was subtitled: "Grade 3 and 6 students on the move; Grade 9s setting the pace." Among the board's results, the largest improvement over the previous year came among academic -stream students in Grade 9 math. Last year, the board topped the province, with 62 per cent of total eligible students equalling or surpassing the government standard; this year, 71 per cent of eligible students achieved similar success. Across Ontario, 63 per cent of academic -stream Grade 9 students met or surpassed the provincial standard in the most recent Province forces $228,800 purchaseof water equipment A recent regulation passed by the provincial government will cost the municipality of Huron East $228,800. Council approved the purchase of a radio SCADA system, which will continuously monitor the clarity of water in the municipality's wells, at their Dec. 3 council meeting. "The system takes the manpower out of testing," explained Huron East Public Works Coordinator John Forrest in a phone interview on Monday. "Mechanical failure doesn't happen and if it does, we'll know about it immediately." Right now, testing is done once a day by an employee. Forrest said that with the SCADA system, samples will be taken very often, possibly every three minutes. "It ensures that the water is perfect all the time. We'll be notified immediately of any problems, whereas before we wouldn't know until the next day," he said. However, not all council is in favour of the regulated purchase. "We hardly generate enough money in the budget to keep the water and sewer systems going, never mind these additional expenses," commented Tuckersmith Coun. Larry McGrath at council's Dec. 10 meeting. "A Toronto rile is not going to work with just over 2,000 people." "It's money we need, not changed regulations. They're extreme," added Brussels Coun. Greg Wilson. But because it's a regulation, there's no room for negotiation, explained Forrest. "It doesn't matter how much grumbling we do, we have to do it," he said. As of yet, Forrest doesn't know when the new system will be installed. Tenders will meet on Jan. 15 • and make recommendations to council in the new year. By Jennifer Jackson 5 -lave a o Beautifu[Christmas with. Great gift ideas for your special someone! • 0 OYr 0 PACKAGES RELAX & ENJOY Starting at .....*5400 to Complete Day of Iuxury...s185°O -CUSTOMIZED GIFT BASKETS - for men & women -TANNING SESSIONS- GIFTWRAPPED ESSIONS-.GIFTWRAPPED TANNING LOTION PACKAGES -AROMATHERAPY PACKS-- WarrNCold to sooth & relax sore, tense muscles Full Service Salon 59 Main St., Seaforth 527-0780 O 0 OPEN 6 DAYS & 4 EVENINGS •043 (Q�0o p • results. Province -wide, a key area of concern is the over-all lack of success among students taking the standardized applied -stream Grade 9 math test. This continued with last spring's test, with just 21 per cent of Ontario's students meeting or beating the provincial standard. Avon Maitland students again fared much better than the provincial average, however, raising their success rate from 26 per cent in 2001 to 30 per cent in 2002. Right behind the academic -stream Grade 9s, in terms of improvement from the previous year, were the results from Grade 6 reading. In that case, eight per cent more Avon Maitland students met or surpassed the provincial standard, compared with 2001. There was also a four per cent gain in results from Grade 6 writing, a five per cent gain in Grade 3 reading, and a two per cent gain in 'Grade 3 writing. Success rates among Avon Maitland Grades 3 and 6 students are still slightly below the provincial norm, however, as the provincial • level has also risen - albeit at a slower pace than the board's improvement - since the tests begin in 1998 and 1999. The same can be said for Avon Maitland results in Grade 3 and 6 math, where there was a levelling off of improvement in the most recent EQAO results, for both the board and province as a whole. "We need to bump up the math scores, and we know that," commented education superintendent Marjatta Longston, after informing trustees about the EQAO results at a regular board meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 10 "We still see that we have to make gains here, and we hope to be able to tie it together with some of the gains we've made in reading and writing." THE HURON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 10, 2002-3 111 Pre -Christmas SALE Selected Boxed Sets DRESS SHIRT, TIE &PUFF Reg. 549.95 NOW X35.00 We still have great gifts from the brands you trust. 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