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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-02-26, Page 13Need '300 million. more for elementary schools OPSTF official Elementary schools across ' On- tario need $300 million to teach equality with secondary schools 'says a • spokesman for the provincial teachers' federation. ••r4f'rr Larry I,,Mgdon at Toronto, vice- president • of tie . Ontarion Pubic School Teachers' Federation (OPSTF), when in Stratford recent- ly, said his groupis'working to close notes the funding gap between the secon-, dary and elementary schools. On a provincial average, school boards receive *2,300 for each elementary school student, from the mtlftleirMarlitelPa";,1144**1464 116 • - Hol ing samp es o e various types o urgs y Exeter Public School students. as the culmination of Hamburger Weekat the school are teacher Niall Straw, secretary Marion McCur- dy and principal Jim Chapman. t am cook Herb didn't show u The invention of "Herb" may have been the public relatibns coup of the year, but grade eight students at Ex- eter Public School came up with some inventions last week that could be in the race for second place. As part of an English project, the students split into five groups to design a better burger. The project entailed an advertising program for the burger, as well as preparation of job applications for people to make and sell them. The five groups came ,up with the Fergerburger, All-Canadianburger, Hawaiianburger, . megaburger and celebrityburger. A group of gastronomical experts was called in to taste test the results and all five ended up as winners. The all -Canadian won for the best com- mercial, the celebrity was declared the most original, Hawaiian most ex- otic, mega the. best buy and the ferger'burger won for the best taste. Recipes were provided by the teams, but most of the toppings could be duplicated by taking a pinch of that and a dash of this from any well - stocked kitchen cupboard. Well...perhaps an extremely well - stocked supermarket! ministry of education. However, theca school beards receive $3,100 per eecopdary school, on avenge: Langdon said it . will' take $.900 .Million to break that $800 gap. But, I e federation isn't proposing it all be nine in one year. : Instead, said Langdon, the teachers' federation would like to see rmillion a year added to the Ministry of education's $4,5 billion fidget over the next three years. This pease, would be on top of normal reases. The. OPSTF vice-president says there are several reasons, most bas - eel on the historical perspective, for the gap in funding. Traditionally, elementary school teachers have hen less qualified than secondary teachers and therefore receiv- lid less pay, "_ "The qualifications are almost equal now," said Mr. Langdon. Also. because high school buildings Students take QUebec trip - :On Sunday, February 9,. grades 7 and 8 of Precious Blood School went • on the 6:30 train bound for Quebec L'i- 15longhoursto get there. . It took ty On the first day we checked into a hostel (the Center) which used to be a convent. A group called Sevec and our guide, Marlene, planned a walk- ing tour to see old Quebec. We saw the Chateau 'Frontenac; • Samuel de Champlain's monument, break neck stairway, paintings in Rue de Tresors, the funiculaire (which is an 'elevator on the mountain) and afterwards went shopping in the souvenir shops. A restaurant called Aux Ancien Canadiens is where we ate. After that. .a ferry ride across and back. the St. Lawrence ended a busy day. • • Tulesday morning was a rush •l)cause everybody's hurrying to tcb the bus to go to the Village des 'Owls; It took about half an hour to ttt1>et'e'with:a speeding bus driver: 'Tas a fun-packed 'day with .cross - try skiing, .tobogganning, skating going down hills on inner tubes. 'After eating at the Pizzeria d'Youville, we walked to. the Grande Theatre. We got Our faces painted by .a 'young girl -and we were ready to dance. That night people were dressed up for the celebration of Mardi Gras. One Of the'cla;amates, Jackie Westelakep, became queen of the celebration. She had to choose the best costume of the di : • her "king" picUllithe one the men. LatW WI, the mme came in and danced for Eon all that• s it,COitlti . decided to return back to the 1 FLINNY FACES — The celebrity burger prepared at Exeter Public School on Friday derives its name from the manner in which the con- diments are added. ShowinWhe faces they designed for their burgers are Angela Peacock and Sue Anne Soldan. THE PROOF — The proof is in the eating and Mark Burton (top) and Allan Blommaert (below) ob- viously have no problem attack- ing the unusual varieties of burgers served up at Exeter Public School on Friday. The pro- jectwas part of an English class and not for culinary arts, although the recipes are available should anyone wish to try them. MOST EXOTIC — The judges declared it the most exotic of the five ,burgers invented by Exeter Public School students on Friday. However, the taste test on the Hawaiian burger undertaken by An- drea Bell and Lisa Hodgins (top) appeared to make the definition of exotic more complimentary than Lisa's facial expression suggest (below). The burger was topped with banana, ham, pineapple, ,kiwi fruit and coconut. DIDN'T • • IL THEM -- Too many coo s may spotf the broth, but it didn't spoil the burgers cooked up at Exeter Public School on Friday, Manning the barbecues were Rob DeVriese, Allan Blommaert, Tim Carter, Harlon Tanney, Brett Borden and Mark Burton. ,.:l t our last day, there was a bus tour' a the Beaupre coast. We s ,at Chez Marie. made homemade bread and n sugar spread. Then we visited a woodcarv- ing place and afterwards saw the beautiful Montmorency falls. Last stop Was at the Basilica of St. Anne de Beaupre. Two towering pillars were full of crutches and things which claimed that people have been cured at that magnificent large cathedral. We ate at Les Trois Arches. We were glad that we had a little free time after supper. At night we went to the rue Carnival to see the fan- tastic, well built sculptures which were similar to the ones at the ad- mirably lit ice -palace. After trying to figure what the french entertainers were saying, we decided to return back to the center. After a long way back to Stratford, everyone was relieved to be back. As they say: there's no place like home, but nobody will forget this memorable trip to Quebec City. A special note to Miss Renders, Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Charrette for giv- ing up precious time for us and also to the Knights of Columbus. P.T.A: and the Precious Blood Catholic Women's League for their donations to help make our trip possible. Centre has assistance The Huron Centre for Children and Youth offers a program for parents of teenagers. Systematic Training for Effective Parenting of Teens is a down-to-earth and practical way to meet the challenge of raising teenagers today. This group discus- sion program paves the way to im- proved parent -teen relationships, more responsible teenage behaviour in home, school and community, and teenage self esteem and self-reliance. The program teaches specific parenting skills and shows how they can be applied to the many challenges faced by teenagers and their parents. STEP/TEEN encourages mutual respect between parents and teens. Location for the program will be the Huron Centre, 160 Huron Street, Clin- ton on Tuesday evenings, March 1$ to May 13 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The fee ($15.00) covers the cost of "The Parent's Guide". The program is limited to 16 participants. The in- structors are Janie Gattinger, M.S.W. and Jane Gillespie, B.A., B. Ed. For further information or to register please call the Huron Centre at 482-3931. r, � VISfundang � 1 Flossie Willert will be 86 years old on March 1. art usually ar �eerr,, they abet tt}ore td shwa the aorts�li i1UOP of schools in the rural area,., they. too haveWOW..'But�WOW.. OS mean it will coil nosey' said Langdon, The vke•prresidcnt said another feta for for the lqwer grant to elementary 'has been the smaller number of teachers per student. "The federation is quite prepared to sayto the minis and the at lage that the extra money' public be Program specific," he said. • In other words, Langdon said the $100 million wouldn't go towards teachers' salaries. He did outline some areas where the money could be spent. One such area is the purchase of textbooks. It could also be directed to lowering Class sizes by hiring more - teachers. Langdon said that across the province the average class size of Kindergarten and Grade 1 classes could be reduced to 30 pupils. - Computer equipment purchase is another possibility for the extra fun- • :a. q tV, February 26, 1986 ding. He said secondary schools are being filled with computers, while not even all elementary schools have computers. The ted4ration has been spending the 'past few months getting this Teaser out to the members of pro- vincial ro- vinci it parliament at Queen's Park. And Langdon says the messages won't stop there. The presidents of the local federa- tions will be in Toronto soon to get in- formation on the extra funding. This, and armed with the local perspective, will see face to face meetings with their own MPPs. These local sessions will be held over the next few weeks. • The provincial vice-president recognizes that theprovince is facing financial requests and that's why they. suggest the phase-in period. This request is not new. The federa- Walias been working onclosing the gapbetween elementary and secon- dary school funding since 4173. In 1970, the secondary school per pupil grant was $1,000 and the elementary equilavent was $500. "We're not daunted yet," he said. Imes :- snsa* South Hams Noah Midollineu voca e a Nodi WNW* Siam 6/171 <. PagelA • Issues for women topic at high school SHDHS students will have their awareness of issues and concerns fac- ing women heightened by a week-long series of special events to be herd at the high school from Monday, March. 3 to Friday, March 7. Interested members of the general public are also invited to attend any or all of the program. Awareness Week, sponsored by the principal, the library, the guidance department and staff and students of SHDHS, is designed to increase staff and student awareness of the library and guidance programs as well as to invite the public into the school for an exchange of ideas, feelings and in- terests within this community. Awareness Week begins on Monday with open house in the school library from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Debbie Selkirk, a representative from the Huron County Women Today organization, will Peon hand at 10:30 a.m. to give the history and purpose of her group, and answer any quer- LItLW _,:Khats " itioving ountains (alternate careers) " and "Killing Us Softly" will be shown beginning at 12:45. Tuesday is turn-arond day; women students will act as librarian and library assistants. At 10:30 Roma Harris, Doctor of Psychology and xJniversity of Western Ontarion pro- fessor in library science, will be at the school to speak on career -related issues. - Wednesday only women will be allowed to enter and use the library. The morning will feature a panel discussion on careers at 10:30 a.m. conducted by Carolyn Madill, direc- tor of a job placement service for women, and Susan Booth, a worker with Introduction to Non -tradition Jobs for Women.World renowned swimmer Judy Garay will in atten- dance at 2:00 p.m. The lunch hour speaker on Thurs- day is Carol Brooks, who has been in- terviewed by various media on her recently completed extensive research project on the needs of young girls. Friday's highlight is another panel discussion. The all -female panel will include a draf tsperson from Trail In- dustries, a civil engineer from Strat- ford, a psychologist from London and a businesswoman. The Awareness Week program was organized by a committee composed of SHDHS guidance head Rick Graham, library head Charlie Mount- ford and English and Theatre Arts teachet Pat Quigley. ORAD — Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Run- dle are pleased to announce the graduation of their daughter Dianne from the Conestoga Col- lege of Applied Arts and Technology in the Nursing Pro- gram, Stratford ccm pus. Dianne isemployed at University Hdspital, London, in the medical and rheumatology deportment. Dianne is also a graduate of the one-year Diploma Course at On- tario Bible College, Toronto. 9* • CHECK THE TOTAL RETURNS ON YOUR RRSP FUNDS AND THEN INVESTIGATE AND COMPARE YOUR RESULTS WITH THOSE OF OUR TOP PERFORMING: UNITED ACCUMULATIVE RETIREMENT FUND AND UNITED VENTURE RETIREMENT FUND r (Average Annual Rate of Return) United Accumulative Retirement Fund United Venlere Retirement Fund 'An Jesuits.irrclude reinvestment of dividends Results to December 31, 1955' '1 YR. 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