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st tribune january 15i997pp7 letters teachers should not draw attention to gravy train dear editor im a little confused and perhaps you can clear things up regarding the sec ondary school teachers and their work day according to mike adlers article a reporters view on jan 8 the teachers schedule is to teach six of the eight daily periods i understand the board wants them to teach seven of the eight i have two children in high school and their schedule is as follows they have eight subjects which are taught over a two day period so that they have four one day and four the next each of these periods are seventyfive minutes long the teachers only teach three of these periods per day the other period is i assume a prepara tion period so the teachers are teaching for three hours and fortyfive minutes a day hmmm nice job yours is not the only paper that has reported eight daily periods perhaps motion to keep ice box open the ice box a stoufiville youth drop in centre will remain open if council agrees to a 3792 funding plan tuesday night local council reviewed a motion to have the ice box- located a the stouffville recreation complex continue throughout 1997 even though at times it was hit with low attendance the motion calls for funding for the youth centre to be included in the 1997 budget a few months ago a evaluation report done for the parks and recre ation department found despite limiting hours of operation attendance remained extremely poor however attempts to provide a variety of opportuni ties for youth have shown marked improvement in interest council was expect ed to hear joan ransberry mobility transit golf tourney slated the third annual golf tournament sponsored by digital processing systems inc in support of the whitchurchstoufrville mobility transit will be held at the maples of ballantrae golf and country club on tuesday june 10 golfers will again receive lunch golf cart dinner and a chance to win some great prizes all proceeds go to the whitchurchstouffville mobility transit enabling them to maintain vital transportation for the residents of whitchurch- stouffville who are handicapped tax receipts will be issued for further infor mation or inquiries call wilf morley at 6403422 or wayne feasby 6404596 you could assign one of your reporters to do some investigative reporting and find out exactly how many classes or periods are taught daily i know this would help clear up a lot of confusion over this issue and if it is the case as i stated i certainly agree with mr adler in saying that the teachers should give a little to open a new way out of this mess after all who else in the working world gets daily preparation periods two months summer vacation plus at least another three weeks during the year a short working day no eight hour job here charttopping salaries a nice benefit package and early retire ment as well one has to wonder what are they complaining about with such a job the smart thing to do would be to keep ones mouth shut and let the gravy train go on not draw attention to ones self especially when the rest of the working world has had to cut back to keep afloat or even keep their jobs name withheld by request 3- 905 6400888 tororitpliiie 905 6493430 uxbridge line jv v xsiili asking only 14r alanelson sales representative a great starter or retirement home lots of kitchen cupboards 2 bedrooms full usable basement includes washer dryer fridge stove dishwasher bw tv central vac ac unit humidifier microwave best of all you may qualify for your first 3 months mortgage free located approx 10 mins from port perry to view call alan elson today 5 sutton group town and country realty ltd a an independent member broker mm remax all stars remax all stars remax all stars remax all stars remax all stars 7wsh ij0ui4 tskty ztppfy 997 f is this your year to move ii the spring market v starts moving february 1st dont miss it 6403131 wwwjhpollardcom john pollard remax allstars realty inc 4770011 check these homes eor 1 997 value w v 5 f fiyfe3 l ft fairgate deluxe perfect starter 5 bdrm executive yesteryear updated it is my pleasure to serve markhamunionvillestouffville and surrounding areas remax all stars remax all stars remax all stars remax all stars remax all stars