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2 'g a, x: I 5 E w ' D 2 52 = E T t' rhe hm a Man ll wuhxh F, grate y a 8 Jay M 4 ovcm T , A; xuumg v: 3 Maria Williams. an early years consultant 3 with the Waterloo Region Roman Catholic Sep- F, arm school board, said in an interview Tues 8 day some educators fear the provincial .1 government will announce this month that it IS g cutting funding to boards for junior kinder. ' ganen _ tuchers and pnnctpals In the local sep- I arate school board were urged at a meeting Mondav night to help protect the future of Jumor kindergarten That speculation comes after the Throne Speech of Sept. 27 in winch the option for school boards to offer Junior kindergarten was restored After such a step, Williams wonders If the ehmxmuon of the program isnt far behind. Williams said the restoration of the option to offer Junior kindergarten IS contrary to the ND? government's mandate for all school boards to offer junior kindergarten by Septem- ber of 1995 "We are womieruiwhither there's ment in that concern," Williams said "We have heard through teachers' federa- uons and professional associations that it's a posstblhty' _ _ A "They're saying that if a board decides they dont want to offer Junior kindergarten, they dont have to And thats a step back. Well go back to being a provmcc where Junior kinder. garter: IS offered m some ant and not In oth, ers," Williams sad. ‘Bul the concern IS that they may say (on Nov 24) that as a local opuon without fund- mg We're not sure whether they'll say their local educators ettltttttrttttd for Mule of lunlol itlItderggrtttlt Exceptional values. Award Winning Photographer David James, MPA. SPA. APPO., is pleased to announce his latest studio promotion - and just in time for Christmas gift giving. "Finally - a children's portrait that's worth more than the paper it's printed on" Is a fun packed adventure for your children - in a reconstructed environment (built in the studio) to emulate a real barn-like atmosphere. David will capture those teat expressions of your child or children as they jay happily or become involved in the construction of e Nativity. What is it that makes David James Promotional Portraits such a good deal? Five great gift packages will drastically cut your cost from our Ala Carte price list. Starting at $65 'g2itt all the way to our top package for $230. the packages will allow you to choose from multiple poses. Sitting only $34.95 Pick up the phone and dial 1-519-886-3371 for your appointment time "CHILDREN IN THE BARN" C kmmcle Stql, SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT per-pupil gram. which is now offered 10 every Chlld m the school system, would also be offered 10 boards for Junior kindergarten If a board such as ours doesn't name the per-pupil grant for Junior kindergarten students, it would be almost mtpossible to offer Junior kinder- garten because 70 per cent of on? costs are cov- ered by that per-pupil grant." "lt would be a shame if all the money that was spent. most of which came from the gov- ernment, was wasted," Williams said. "And our program is up and running, it's running smoothly, and we have parent support" At Mondayy, teachets and principals in the separate school board were informed nbout the uncertain future of junior kindergarten and were encouraged by the board's early years Went to develop strategies for convinc- ing the government not to cut per-pupil fund- ing to boards wishing to offer junior kindergarten. Ideas discussed included writing letters to MPPs and newspapers. And Williams said she hopes parents and other supporters of junior kindergarten will do the same. Junior kindergarten, attended by approx" mately 1,500 students. is now offered in all local separate school board elementary schools. The board has been phasing in Junior kinder- garten stnce 1990, spending government capi- tal expenditure grants on large-sale learning materials. outdoor play equipment, renova- tions to classrooms, and enclosum for school yards. "My hopeis that the hint in the Throne Speech gaveusabitoftime-althoughnot much - to come back and tell the government that we hope they continue with the junior kindergarten Program." FREE IN-HOME DESIGN CONSULTATION CALL 884-6490 Mt YOUR CLOSETS l DISASTER AREA? CREATIVE STORAGE PRODUCTS 8 MOE STACK A SHELF SAVE t 95 1 save""'" 'tr,,,NM,l,r 'sotee, Mt!.!. V--" 39922 .nwnltmL-Vmgnm SURROUND any“ $M22Lv, HIM-SW75 2% 'oii, mama: SAVE '130 Let Canada's largest manufacturer of closet products get you organized with wood or wire closet' organizers. 2339922 "4Gjir"fi'iT'giiW' “V w 1'j,'ttt4t,lt 451 Phillip St., Waterloo (new Columbia ' Albert) u.-w. 10-6; T.4. 10-62831. was a“ “3.261;: vii.,,,' - 62933 Fiii't"iii'iii