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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-04-03, Page 40PAGE 2 1 1 E 61/OGMI,STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1985. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM. HAIR E ION FOR WOMEN AND MEN EAR PIERCING AVAILASIA SUNCOAST MALL-GODERICH 524-8515 Vou Deo tot sofi *ter rdiaN r, ?tau to attend °u Annual Section Competition FAP, , Truck 27,1985,9:00 a.m., VOW 11 � I COLISEUNI SNA' ST O DIVISION STRATFO a by WEST ON SSOClpT10N sponsore SECTION, other events INDV3S RIPsL ACCIDENT PREVENTION on this an45,0. IND�}STRI�,AC and further information 473-9 tact Mrs. Stella Bannister For re�isstratlon please contact CC►PENT oREVEN levE R� ON Asso p►T10N . est', SNS 2,Bloor Stree` Wet, ario . .Toronto, On These LIttI:e, Pi a to Garb Gear... Now they lust can't stop smiling! s Went NQ dr • This little piggy got on balance wjlh_ super value... MEN'S AND LADIES' CT 405 teat her & Mess Upper COURT SHOE SALE This Iittleliggy went steppin' out in style... RENEGADE MEN'S AND LADIES' Avdil.i1I tin Pink, INue or Grey. TRAINING SHOE SALE The next little piggy jumped on her hike with... LADY MEADOW S1 PR -E -Mf leather and Mesh COURT SHOE SALE This little piggy lac ed u r lTay--up kupport.7. -KANGAROO HIGH (UT leather You guessed it! This little piggy got fit too. It went wee, wee, wee all over towilinanevbpairoi GRAPHLEX MEN'S AND LADIES' COURT SHOE SALE TRAINING SHOE SALE (0- (99 Reg. 49.99 Rvg. 149.99 Reg. $75.00 Close to 70 people attended the first annual meeting of the Huron County Chapter of Cana- dian Parents for French (CPF) on Tuesday night in Goderich. Director of CPF, Pat Webster told parents of children entering French immersion classes in September at St. Mary's Separate School what to expect. (Hundertmarkphoto) Parents told what to expect when French starts in September Parents whose children are entering a French immersion program at St. Mary's Separate School in September are entering. an exciting time but they shouldn't expect miracles over night, Pat Webster, director of Canadian Parents for French (CPF) told close to 70 people at the first annual meeting of the Goderich CPF. "If your child is entering kindergarten, he's already excited about going to school but he knows French immersion is something a little different. Don't try to build it up too much. Don't tell him. it's so extraordinary he might get frightened," she said. "The child will come back and say, `So what? It's school and the teacher's speak- ing a funny language but I'll figure it out."' Because the children entering French immersion classes in the fall are young enough to lack self consciousness, pre- judice and negativism, they'll like it and have fun. Parents should talk positively about the program at home in a supportive way if children are having difficulties, she said. "Every year there are a few children who may cry day after clay at school. Almost always after a few days or weeks they start having fun." Children can benefit listening to the tones and sounds on French television but parents shouldn't be too concerned if children aren't that interested at first. "Don't expect the miracle over night. And, don't be too pushy at home," she said. It may be a good idea for parents to go back to school to learn French again for — the- fun -of t but parents -shouldn't -worry about correcting their children's homework in French or correcting their pronunciation unless they're really sure about it. Parents should not expect their children speak French on command. "Don't hring your child inta a room anal say, 'Now, say something in French, dear.' That's almost as bad as asking your child to perform," said Mrs. Webster. However. if a child is eager to share a French song he learned in school that day, that's fine. "You may want 'to take family holidays to Quebec to practice French. Then, your child can happily show off how much smarter he is than you." Children taking French immersion often "Where else would smart little piggies go to get fit!" OPEN DAILY 9 am -6 pm Fridays till 9 pm We honour VISA & MASTERCAIW 4 THE SQUARE GODERICH Ph: 524-2822 SALES& SERVICE Treat your lit, ore... r le have no conception of translation so parents shouldn't ask them to translate for therti. "They don't always make the con - nection between the two languages they know," she said. Though it will be tempting to compare a child's progress with children in the regular school system, parents should not do so. "Don't be worrying if your child is not doing the same work at the same level as other children. There may be a bit of a lag in English in the first few years a nd the academics may not be as stimulating at first as you may want but they'll catch up," she said. Though it's not a good idea to invc,lve the child in too many outside activities, it's beneficial to the child to give him :as many, opportunities to use French as possible: Ways to do that include taking`adtrantage of any nearby French communities, sen- ding children to immersion camps, using French books, magazines and movies and vacationing in Quebec. "If the only French they ever hear is in school, it confines the French. It m: eans the teacher is the 'only model for langu age and makes French a dead language. You should enlarge the number of chances children have to speak French." Negative comrnunity reaction to French immersion may never, disappear com- pletely but continuing to educate the public about the program. will help, s:a id Mrs. Webster. The CPF chapter in Goderich should en- courage parents whose children are taking Core French to join the organization as well. "We must support Core French because for the- reseea.ble fat.ure,-that's the pro- gram the majority of students are going to take. Some don't have the opportunity to take French immersion and other don't want-ii.--But.--eithe-r_uay, an awfI,l lot ran be achieved through a good c are pro- gram." she said. A grade 13 student who has taken Core French --throughout- the s sol System _ should have a solid foundation of French he can build on himself. The new executive for the Huron County Chapter of the Canadian Pa rents for French includes president, Greg Tilton; past -president, Joanne Jasper; secretary - treasurer, Helen Dickie; area, represen- tative, Sue LeBeau; fund-raisii ig commit- tee chairman, Mark Sully; membership committee chairman, Michell'.' Lukachko I, assisted by Mary Alise; socials committee chairman, Martin Vandenberg; and school board liaison, separate, Janet Bloch and public, Tom Hanrahan. Mediator appointed in talks With secondary school teachers The Education Relations Commission has appointed Dr. David Whitehead of London to act as mediator in the negotia- tions between the secondary teachers and the trustees of the Huron County Board of Education. Dr. Whitehead (B.A. University of Toronto, M.B.A. York University, Ph.D. University of Chicago) is an Assistant Pro- fessor of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario . His areas of academic interest are Organizational Behaviour and Human ' Resource Management. From 1979-1981 Dr. Whitehead was in personnel work at the University of New Brunswick, Dr. Whitehead has attended and served as a resource person for ERC sponsored training sessions for third parties.