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PD Day seminars improve teachers' skills KATY Avert Last Friday may have been a holiday for school students, but for their teachers it was a busy Professional Parnell's The results for Elmvale and district students who took the Royal Conservatory of Music examination were released _ this week. Alison Parnell received 86 marks, the highest mark of a student from the Elmvale area. Second was Sally Grout, with 81 marks. Robin Langman, Ginger Langman, and Tara Jaeger tied for third place with 78 marks. PIANO Grade 1, honours, Development Day. Teachers from Elmvale District High School and Huronia Centennial Elementary School travelled to Barrie to take part in a 86 mark Janet Caroline Ritchie (31 successful can- didates). Grade 4, first class honours, Alison Parnell (second), Sally Grout (fourth). Honours, Ginger Leigh Langman (seventh). Pass, Susan Hunter (24 successful candidates). Grade 5, honours, Bonnie King (third), Suzanne Jackson (seventh), Pass, Julie M. Vanlaarhoven, James Martin Cancilla (15 successful can- Obituary Helen Latondress St. Mary's Church, Victoria Harbour, was the scene on Oct. 30, 1984, of a funeral mass for the late Helen Mary Latondress of RR 1, Victoria Harbour. The former Helen Fortier died Oct. 28 at Huronia District Hospital, following a_ lengthy illness. She was 65 years of age. The native of Port MeNicoll was" the daughter of Theophile and Mary Mae Fortier. In Vietoria Harbour on May 26, 1937, she married Charles Latondress. Surviving her are her husband, her sons Donald of Chelmsford and William of Sudbury, her daughters Mildred (Teen) (Mrs. Patrick Kelly of Chelmsford), Diana __ of Victoria Harbour, and Cheryl of Elliott Lake, also her sisters Bertha (Mrs. John Fox), Mrs. Lorraine Laws' and Evelyn (Mrs. Alex Duncan). The late Helen Latondress had 16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Her son Orville predeceased her. Fr. Philip Wiley of- ficiated at the funeral mass for the St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church member. Interment in Victoria Harbour in St. , Mary's Cemetery. Michael Kelly, Kevin Kelly, Dwayne Latondress, Norman Latondress, Mare Latondress, and Gerald Latondress were her pallbearers. Parish prayers were held in Nicholls Funeral Home the day before the funeral mass. Shop Alex Currie in Elmvale for one of these... USED CARS 1984 GMC PICKUP at Demo Sale Price 305 V8, automatic, p.s., p.b., guages, tilt steering, h/dty suspension, { tone blue, radio, rear step bumper. PRICED TO CLEAR AT *9,800. rally wheels, @1982 J2000 @1982 J2000 4 cyl., automatic. @1982 FIRENZA 4 cyl., @1982 PONTIAC PHOENIX 4 cyl., automatic. @1979 PONTIAC PARISIENNE 305 / V8. @1979 AMC SPIRIT 6 cyl., automatic. MOTORS LTD. G.M. SALES & SERVICE | | _ ELMVALE S22-1292 | automatic. Page 18, Wednesday, November 7, 1984 variety of seminars staff from the It. According to Fader, classroom. looked at Making Small designed to improve elementary school the New Literacy is "a Some of the Elmvale Groups Work. Science their effectiveness in listened to Dr. Daniel contemporary condition teachers attended teacher Chris Vander the classroom. Fader, author of Hooked that students bring to pPader's afternoon Kooij studied The In the morning, at on Books, speak about modern classrooms. session, and others Future of the Petroleum Barrie Central The New Literacy and They are much less ¢hose topics more Industry. Collegiate, the entire What We Can Do About prepared now than they closely related to their On Oct. 26, it was the were 30 years ago by special areas. Marshall Hubbard went to one x : a h IG h est of d rea pavers ae value called A Grade 8 Poetry reading and writing, Unit. Lillian Eldredge, separate school board teachers' turn. The staffs from Our Lady of Lourdes in Elmvale and didates). Pass, Peter R. Black, and they are more the music teacher, St. Patrick's in Grade 6, pass, Sheryl Roslynn Dianne Fancy, familiar with the voices stydied Song-Writing Phelpston listened to Trace, Suzan Tamara (22 successful can- 0" television than they' for Elementary Age two speakers in Barrie Margison (24 successful _didates). are with their own students. Paul Parent for their PD Day. The candidates). Grad 10, honours, Voices and those of their jearned about Art and morning's speaker was Grad 7, honours, Caralone DeGorter families. the Computer. Pat Baker, a Robin Wendy Langman ___ Toronto Centre.) Teachers from the professional develop- (first), Christopher SINGING Fader discussed the high school signed up ment researcher from Grout (second). Grade 8, honours, ways in which this for special sessions in McGill Univeristy, who dilemma affects Pass, Mark Anthony teachers. In one of the Cancilla (10 successful Roslynn Dianne Fancy both the morning and addressed the question, (fifth), (five successful the afternoon. Physical What Makes an candidates). candidates). many afternoon education department Effective Teacher? In Grade 8, honours, Grade 9, honours, sessions, he went on to head, Kevin Healey the afternoon, Peter Tara Jaeger (fifth), Caroline De Gorter explain how teachers learned about Outdoor Brown spoke. on the Kimberley Phillips (second), (four suc- could handle' this Winter Activities. Keith causes of stress and how (13th). cessful candidates). dilemma in the Rossel, head of History, to deal with it. RAND ae Elmvaile a Curling Club's "Ni EY" ADDITION November 9th ALL NEW, PAST & PRESENT CURLERS WELCOME! Also for new & returning curlers instructional clinic by - Russ Howard (former Ontario Champion) Nov. 8th & 9th at 7:30 p.m. = Curlers please call: Men - 322-2302 (Barry) Ladies - Afternoons, Jebb Fisher 322-2634; Evenings, Judy Kelly 322-1227 Mixed - 726-5155 (Barry)