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"I am a strong advocate for parent involvement," says Haskell. "The best way to get involved in your child‘s education is by volunteering and becoming an active participant." â€" Gore agrees that volunteer involvement will put the parent in a much better position when it comes to developing a rapport with teachers. "Get involved with a bake sale or reading for another kid, or just taking your turn watering the school rink, but just generally make yourself visible at the school," he says. "Then you‘re on a much "Parents can do a lot to help their kids at home," adds Patti Haskell, superintendent of human and educational resources for the Waterloo County Board of Education. "Positive role modelling and encouragement give the child the impression that learning can be a rewarding experience." Gore outlines a number of important points in involving parents in their child‘s education, startâ€" ing right from the beginning of the school year. "The second day of school, I call the teacher to see if there‘s anything I can do to help or assist," says Gore. "Nine out of ten teachers appreciate a call like that, and that impression is going to set the tone for the rest of the school year." Mel Taylor ChrIonicIehStaffh ; "It is the school‘s responsibility to educate child," according to Fred Gore, principal of tgte Jude‘s Sc_hgol in Waterloo. "But it is the parents; responsibility to make sure the school is living up to its responsibility." Parents/teachers must work together Gore feels that attitude is the key to making any learning experience a valuable team effort on the part of families and educators alike. Education after all, does not end at the close of the school day: but is an ongoing process that continues after school and for the rest of our lives. PUSH g@ TO CROSS ‘NEW*‘ PEDESTRIAN CROSSOVERS THIS IS HOW YOU MUST USE NEW CROSSOVERS ) xn PEDESTRIANS: This mes is bvo:sm to by the Region of Waterloo Traffic Services Section (a':tossq) and the Cyl:yu of Kitchener Traffic Department (741â€"2370). 3.D0 NOT OVERTAKE OR PASS another vehicle already stopped at a crossover or approaching within 30 metres (100 feet) of a crossover 4. The PENALTY for disobeying a pedestnan crossover is a $78.75 FINE and the loss of 3 DEMERIT POINTS. 2. YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY to pedestrians entering or crossing the roadw%. REMEMBER â€" pedestnans have the legal right of way within the crossover. " 1. PUSH THE BUTTON to activate the ‘new‘ flashing amber lights over the roadway to alert drivers that you intend to cross. (This is a new addition to Pedestmian Crossovers ) 2. LOOK ALL WAYS before leaving the curb. Be sure dnvers have seen you and are preparing to stop. DO NOT leave the curb if cars are too close to stop in time 3.CROSS CAREFULLY and make sure drivers on the second half of the roadway see you 1. When approaching a pedestrian crossover, check for pedestrian crossing activity: FLASHING AMBER LIGHTS <‘r\ew addition to crossoversg, PEDESTRIANS POINTING O CROSS, PEDESTRIANS ENTERING OR CROSSING THE ROADWAY. pr ‘"Don‘t wait until parent/teacher night to meet the teacher," says Gore. "‘Make it a point to drop by and pick up your child at least once and introduce yourself, and make a special effort to make a social visit to get to know the principal." If the abiding impression left by all of these considerations is that parents should feel free to explore that partnership in every way, then a child‘s education becomes the responsibility of the entire community working in concert to the best advantage of the pupil. m Mog Ece es When it does come time to attend parent/teacher night, Gore says it is wise to remember that "parents are going to school to interview the teacher and not be interviewed." Parents and teachers can go far in helping each other, and the sooner that relationship is developed and nurtured the better. "I think often the parents think they just have to leave their kids in this controlled environment," says Haskell. "Really the parent/teacher relationâ€" ship is a partnership." When the teacher asks if you have any concerns, it‘s a good idea to say "no." That leaves it up to the teachers to outline their own concerns, whereas expressing concern will just encourage the teacher to ask all the questions and "the next thing you know, they‘re interviewing the parent." 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