separate board unveils new math strategies mike adler staff reporter york regions district catholic school board is trying to bring its math instruction into the real world last month the board released a plan to better its math scores on provincial grade 3 tests and also keep pace with new requirements for math in schools the tests in which board students did a bit better than the provincial average are based on the provinces new ontario curriculum which asks students to do more multistep and openended problemsolving a student may be asked for exam ple how much it costs to keep a dog for a year knowing the price of dog food is different every week said betty goulden the boards expert on curriculum youre teaching a different kind of math than the structured math she explained recently textbooks in many of the boards elementary schools are out of date covering only three strands of math instead of the required five teaching supplements must be used until the expensive books can be replaced said goulden the boards instructional services department asked the board for money come to the job fair this saturday 102 pm markville centre court lawyer peter j lewarne matrimonial personal injury commercial litigation small business law bankruptcy real estate wills over 20 years experience ldw rates quality service 4701 highway no 7 at kennedy rd uniohville ontario l3r 1m7 tel 4774381 fax 4777601 24 hour availability advertising correction in our denim event flyer included in this news paper on march 4 1998 please note page 37 eaton vanity fair charhbray blues sleepwean french terry robe 3005s tank top pant e- 126 interlock chemise e128 will not be avail able until the week of march 30 1998 page 20 ck girls bootleg jean 81kg12029 ck ringer teestars 81kgc7460 will not be available until march 12 1998 page 20ckboys tops bottoms sz818 4- 6x are not immediately available orders will be taken now for delivery by march 515 1998 we sincerely apologize to our valued customers and regret any inconvenience or ccnfusion this may have caused eatons advertising correction in our storewide remarkable values flyer included in this newspaper on february 25 1998 please note front cover distinction executive shirt was incorrectly described copy should read distinction executive pinpoint oxford cloth our reg 4499 to 4999 we sincerely apologize to our valued customers and regret any inconve nience or confusion this may have caused eatons to buy more current texts as well as calculators and manipulative materials the pattern blocks geometric solids and other costly items used to illustrate measure ment once the schools buy the text- the department also suggested books theyre still only halfway that schools keep an inventory of there goulden said their math resources r w weiner dog muffler cactus mittens flag of little known baltic state headache remedy toothache remedy siss iisiiiiiiiiiissspiag j w iv li ii i haggis cosy things you can do with your old jeans following our 25 off denim event all perfectly plausible considering all the great new jeans you can afford with 25 off levis ikeda silvertab manager retreat and attitude youll also find great designer names like tommy hilfiger polo guess nautica marine and calvin klein and with every 30 purchase of denim selected casual clothes or fragrances youll get a free xl tracks cd denim event and cd offer end march 22 at which point you may wish to open a craft stall scr jiorc for dttain eatons rtjlxj