Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 31, 1998, p. 8

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ilijb- mwwmmmm j v jjfe -ajs- vl-wtij- iti 5- lloyd and nancy robertson join union villa residents earl arid lomaqjnnor and edna smith kicking off the unionville home societys gala 98 sheraton north parkway hotel on november 20 1998 at 630 pm join lloyd and nancy and friends for an exciting evening which includes a live silent auction with manywonderfufiteins a gourmef meal live entertainment dancing and a few surprises funds from the evening will be directed towards amuchheeded alzheimer facility part of ouftoxeniumproject tickets are 10q each corporate tables 1300 4 cthbuths bb seniors foundat r w call linda at 4772839x245 staff writer r years bitheprovincialeducationl quality and hnti pl v4 officf ffutmeycautiohevi the of tiie nearly 5000 yorkregfon public school based on newly ontano curriciiufh students who tookthetests at least 5lper cent saidsharon craigensupefintendent of curricu reached level three in auuesupjectecbhsid lurh at the public board fered the acceptable level of achievementbythe c province thats jabput 10 per cent above theprovincial average at that level and when level two 1 considered to be approach- ing acceptable levels f- is added to those scores 85 per cent met or came closetb the provincial expectations students who achieve level three demonstrate general knowledge and understand ing of the material at level two some knowledge and understanding is shown york separate school stu dents also performed wellon v thereading and writing tests with 53 per cent or higher reaching level three in those subjects bill hogarth teachers and students to be congratulated were delighted bytfie results arid what they will mean to our students selfconfidence but we cant compare this years scores to our 97 results the tests were very different craigen also warned against trying to rank schools based on the testscores this is onetest one measure of dozens that teachers use to assess and evaluate student progress she said schools should neither be crowned nor condemned on the basis of their eqactscores v the eqao is an armslength agency whose mandate is to ensure accountability and help improve quality of education inontario the agency administered the tests- last slay based on a curriculum unit called inventions investigations and discoveries the test lasted r three hours a day forfive days compared to 10 days of testing in april of the previous year students were asked to read a variety of mate rials and answer questions about what they read- in the writing test they were asked to use a just 45 percent of theseparate board students hit level three in mathfbut 41 per cent reached at range of forms and write for different purposes least level two in that subject for math the children had to show their public board director bill hogarth was pleased understanding of problem solving procedures with his boards results concepts and communication skills our students and their teachers are to be con parents received their childs individualresults gratulated he said in a statement friday these lastweek school reports will be presented at the results clearly demonstrate their steadfast individ- public board nov 26 and at the separate board ual and collective commitment to improvement nov 24 ivi v christmas is coming ruhard in unioftyille i y f v gift wrapped truffle boxes cl l hostess gifts santa boots sleighs and chimney bags filiedwithgopdies h i y v gift baskets a wide range of stocldngstuffers iall made fromthe finest belgian hocolkte 5 f f- 1 ri evi dmaih street unibhvillev 3838 t v sftfp u p t x o l t ivyo grand 4v 4ik xrxx hh m ht4 ff 5 saturday october 31 v1 998 cornell development ome in- and enjoy the warm atmosphere of the- southern part- of france while you treat yourself to one- of bur best made cappuccino latte espresso machiato iced coffee iced- 3fl2iy coffee iced teas not sss chocolate made with skim milk or hot apple cider r jtou can taste freshly baked french hand made country tarts weimess patisserie multiple clioices of out of this world cakes muffins danishes assorted croissants scones cookies and biscotties v mt si eiaopean coffee j i coffee t i receive the p y

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