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st the weekendjersaturday november 29 1997 p 3 a woman and her baby snuggled warm in the carriage set off against the slate grey skies at the stouffville centennial park thursday pmto by sjoeri ivitteveen boards cancel pa days due to strike mikeadler staff reporter both area school boards chopped some exam and professional activ ity days this week to make more room for classroom instruction pressed to recover the two or three weeks lost locally to teach ers strikes public and separate educators are being told to have fewer nonessential activities dur ing school time the public board also decided thursday to convert two pa days at its elementary schools june 5 and 25 into regular school days three pa days yesterday feb 2 and may 1 were cut at the high school level and the board changed two examination days into regular instructional days trustees also agreed to start the second semester one week later to balance the classroom days in both semesters earlier this week york regions separate board decided to squeeze at least seven more days into its current school year and nine at the high school level to recover from both the ontario walkout and a local teachers strike five pa days are cancelled for catholic elementary schools including one yesterday jan 30 may 1 june 5 and june 25 the area separate board decided tues day night catholic secondary schools have lost five pa days yesterday jan 30 feb 2 may 1 and june 24 plus one day from first semester exams and two days in the second semester grade 8 graduations will be held between june 23 and 25 principals will also meet school councils to find more ways to reclaim school time for lessons the board said everyones working a little bit extra to make sure no ones at a loss ihor baczynsky head of the local catholic teachers union said recently the public board said it would move its jan 30 pa day to feb 6 for scheduling reasons and to save on transportation costs back by demand councillors to vote next week on sunday booze new years eve in stouffville is back by popular demand more than 1 000 people are expected to salute 1998 in stouffvilles memorial park the fun begins at 6 pm on dec 3 1 st it includes a fireworks display which gets underway at 830 pm the party geared for the entire family is being hosted by whitchurchstouffville mayor wayne emmerson it offers horse drawn wagon rides free hot dogs hot chocolate skating sledding and happy people while the party is free to the communi ty donations to offset the cost are accept ed to make a donation call 6401900 gr 3 level 1 below average from page 1 potential for employment opportunity it might create full or part time jobs i dont think itll turn anybody into an alcoholic said dobrich while ward 6 councillorelect sue sherban said shes leaning in the direc tion of a yes vote shes not absolute as well as talking to residents and to her pastor sherban said she plans to consult with the liquor and beer store employees i want to find out if people will be forced to work sundays or if it would cause layoffs one way or the other said sherban its a non issue said ward 1 coun cillorelect steve pliakes i havent received any calls from people on it said pliakes the voters know they can call me any time since i havent got a call so im treating it as a non issue pliakes stressed however that he supports the motion as long as its not amended said pliakes sunday liquor and beer store open ings do not impress ward 2 councillor- elect mark carroll an 1 1 am to 6 pm opening is ridiculous when most stores open from noon to 5 pm said carroll besides a year round open ing wont swing in this town it would be a waste of time if the motion reads an 1 1 am to 6 pm opening ill vote against it level 1 is considered a below- average score in the provincial assessment of third graders taken last april it is not an ade quate score as an article tues day suggested students were expected to perform at either level 2 con sidered adequate or at level 3 which is considered a good result level 4 is an outstanding result overall in reading eight per cent of york region catholic grade 3 students scored as level 1 28 per cent scored as level 2 38 per cent were level 3 and 20 per cent were level 4 in writing five per cent were level 1 38 were level 2 38 were level 3 and 12 per cent were level 4 in math 1 3 per cent were level i 44 were level 2 33 were level 3 and six per cent were level 4 in reading five per cent of the regions public school third graders scored as level i 27 per cent were level 2 36 were level 3 and 19 were level 4 in writing four per cent scored at level 1 36 per cent were level 2 35 were level 3 and 10 were level 4 in math 1 1 per cent scored as level i 40 were at level 2 34 were level 3 and five were at level 4 some students from both boards were exempted from the test and some were recorded as missing council to change meeting night whitchurchstouffville council night will change from a tuesday to monday if the new council agrees on dec 1 following coun cils inaugural meeting at 7 pm council will be asked to switch its meeting night from tuesday to monday the plan is to have council meet on the first and the third monday of the month meanwhile council meet ings will be held in latcham hall were first in distribution weve delivered 46400033 flyers doortodoor so far this year for further information on how we can deliver your flyers call ruth or melissa at 6402100 watch for these flyerson saturday november 29 1997 the stouffville walmart revlon canada inc markham stouffville hospital york region continuing education hampshire collection catalogue- sears sears christmas giant carpet marks work wearhouse the bay kfc holiday feast biway hesie hill brethren christ church petsmart moores the suit people personal edge m m meats ap iga stouffville zellers dominion tomigi computer sobeys weston procuce canadian tire richmond hill selected areas only