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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-04-08, Page 2I'age 2—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD. WEDNESDAY. APRILS, 1987 Large 675 g. loaf White Only KNECHTEL BREAD Product of Chile - Canada No 1 GREEN THOMPSON SEEDLESS GRAPES \JALJAKKE CO :PON 6 Litre Box C LAUNDRY DET T 4 Bloom or more EASTER LILIES 6" Pot Special Price with this coupon 0 Hr)(+, Coupon expires Spit April 11 1987 dozen ValleyFarm - Frozen - 1 Kg. FRENCH FRIES PORK SHOULDER FRESH PICNIC `CHER WINNER! IN KUENZIG FOOD MARKETS Fresh Young Ontario PORK SHOULDER BUTT CHOPS ABOVE: Our new Produce Manager. Joe Wragg, presents this week's lucky win- ner of a $50 Grocery Gift Certificate. Carole Yeo of Clinton. COME IN AND PLAY TODAY! YOU COULD BE OUR NEXT WINNER! 7 STORE Mon., Tues., filed., Sat. 8:30 arh - 6 pm HOURS: Thurs. & Fri. 8:30 am - 9 pm 5% DISCOUNT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS EVERY WEDNESDAY at, Separate school board sets budget The Hdron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board adopted its 19817 budget at a special meeting held in Dublin on April 6. Ronald Murray, finance chairman said the board will spend $13,768,075 this year, about $11,355,926 for elementary schools and $2,412,149 for the secondary school. With the extension of Catholic education to Grade 10 and French immersion to Grade 4, enrolment will increase this September by about 225 students. There will be a cor- responding increase in teaching staff of 11 teachers to handle this increase. A major cost for the board this year is $7,890,000 for salaries and benefits for the • almost 200 board staff members, including 160 teachers, noted Mr. Murray. He said other major expenses include $1,057,.185 for plant operation and maintenance, $1,196,925 for capital addi- tions and repairs to building and $1,384,065 for school bus transportation. The budget also includes an ex t eniture of $128,950 for additional educatio a a , com- puters, making a total investment in that area of $1 million. A taxpayer with an assessment of $3,500 will pay an average of $498.40 in education taxes for both elementary and secondary schools in 1987, an increase of $38.55 over that paid last year, noted Jack Lane, Superintendent of Business and Finance. Mr. Murray stated the deficit of $338,000 incurred in 1986 remains but some reduction of the amount is expected through the rates set this year. The exact amount will not be known until later in the year, he said, when final costs are established on certain capital projects. Triple win. for choir CLINTON - Central Huron Secondary School's choirs competed in six classes at Kiwanis recently and took first place in three categories. They also won one second, one third and one fourth. Congratulations to the choir members and Louise McGregor for their hard work. Educator shares knowledge... • from page 1 language is really labelling objects a toddler is identifying. Miss Poleschuk explained that at this point a child will begin ex- perimenting with language. Perhaps most importantly, it is at this stage that creativity reaches a peak. Unfor- tunately, this creativity can be lost by the time a toddler reaches five or six years old. Miss Poleschuk noted this is a distressing fact because as a society, if we want to grow, we want the children of today to re- tain their creativity so they might put it to use as they grow older. "Creativity is one of the tools children are giving as a way of surviving, of being a win- ner. We have to have many opportunities for children to experiment," she stated. During all of these stages of growth, children have some demands. These include that facts that all of them want to be suc- cessful, and all want security. They want to know that their parents and teachers are working together to ensure their shift from home life to school is not a traumatic one, she explained. This shift can be more difficult, she noted, when too many expectations come into play. It is for this reason Miss Poleschuk does not think parents should judge their children's work by the grade they are in. "There is a problem when you say, `You're a Grade 1 child, you should be doing this'. You can't do this," she said. Another thing a child asks for is recogni- tion. They want adults to look at them and say their name, she continued, because children need that recognition. "They need to know you're proud of them; they need to master and control their own worlds. You have to let them live each stage fully," she added. ' `Finally ®what a child is asking for is enough people to understand, who will support them. They need to have space in school, and need to have programs and policies that support their natural way of growth." Nearing the end of her speech, Miss Poleschuk stated that during her studies of children with the ministry some of the best sessions she had occurred when parents and educators got together. "We have the same goals, to give the best we possibly can for our children. Working together, I'm sure you will do it," she concluded. Elaine Cline, the first vice president for the FWTAO next took the podium to give the call to action. She said there is no question that the con- ditions under which children learn better will cost money. Currently the government is spending enormous amounts of money on the small elite that attend university, but she questioned why more is not being spent on the schools that 100 per cent of the population attends, primary schools. To help out, the public can write letters to the politicians in charge and convince them there should be changes, she ur4ed, "Help convince the politicians there is not a better investment in the future." She explained that it becomes a question of whether people want quality education that treat each child as an individual, or mass education. "I think people are saying that children deserve much more than bargain priced education." she said in conclusion. "We're all in this together as partners on their behalf. Please don't let them down."