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14 sahtrdayjari2hdo2 economist sun stouffville tribune teacher of the month school profiles by hannelore volpe staff writer franklin street public school 21 franklin st markham ont l3p 2s7 phone9052943562 fax 9052946665 email fsps yrdsbeduonca website httpwwwfranklinstreetpsyrdsbeduonca principal josette sassobn viceprincipal mary louise icely 20012002 school council don hill cochair patti furlani cochair beth vandenburg secretary susan schielke treasurer neil mcruer member nancy faylormember tara elliott member sian kuun volunteer parent to manage pizza lunch program student population between 580 and 600 approximately half of the stu dents in this dualtrack york region district school board facility are enrolled in the french immersion program which- began in 1985 french immersion students come from eight schools in the east community education area while the englishspeaking students are mainly from the old town of markham flanking hwy 48 north ofhwy 7 eighty per cent are bussed in 1846 the freshfaced markham youngsters excitedly heading to their first real school went to the same loca tion as todays franklin street students then known as ss 17 and later s s 15 the school was a brandnew frame building there were blackboards on the walls and schoolwork was done on slates by the boys who came in short pants and the girls who wore long dress es the first teacher was mr doherty who taught from january to april for a salary of lopounds 10 shillings in 1866 adam scott was paid 400 annually and received a pay increase of 40 in 1868 after a fire severely damaged the old frame structure in 1886 it was replaced by a fourroom brick building which now forms the west wing it was called markham village public school and had see regions page 15 youth news team selected editors at york region newspaper group were overwhelmed by the outstanding response from young people eager to make up our at the schools news team editors from each of our newspapers poured oyer remarkably talentedopinion pieces well- balanced news stories compelling photographs and impressive illustrations from students who attend schools across york region the selection process was invigorating exciting and tough to think so many young voices in our communi ties want to join us in comprising our at the schools section reinforces our belief that youth take ownership and pride in their communities and have opinions that count here is our news team for the at the schools section reporters paula j lam of st augustine catholic high school in unionville camilla cheung of aurora high school and samantha vartiamaki of westmount collegiate institute opinion writers wolfgang franke of unionville high school david weisz of vaughan secondary school and nicole senyi of aurora high school photographers keri knapp of markville secondary school sharon jarvis of markham district high school michael rajzman of- thornhill and mitchell sendel of lester b pearson and janice wong feature writer larra baker of aurora high school thank you to everyone who entered news team members will be asked to join us at the liberal office in richmond hill tuesday jan 29 at 4 pm for a story meeting for next months at the schools section confirmation will be sent next week staff photorob alary theresa spadafora left 10 and michelle santacroce 9 flank their teacher lois brisbois the sir richard w scott catholic elementary school instructor was nominated by student celestino canto far right for the york region newspaper group teacher of the month award for her work with special needs students teacher focuses on ability rather than disability awardwinning teacher has special place in students heart by kathleen griffin staff writer markhams lois brisbois has won the first york region newspaper group teacher of the month award nominated by grade 4 stu dent celestino canto ms brisbois sir richard w scott catholic elementary school class will be treated to a pizza party on us and her name will be entered into our 2002 teacher of the year contest the veteran instructor over sees an intensive support and assessment class for children with learning disabilities at the 14th avenueninth line school her students range from grades 3 to 7 and each spends a portion of their day learning strategies and coping skills that will help them succeed in regular classes through high school the pro gram nans over two years kids come from other schools to sir richard scott to be in her class she teaches us in a special way so that we understand celestino joined the class in- september and his teacher has had ah amazing impact ms brisbois teaches- kids like me with a learning disabili ty kids come from other schools to sir richard scott to be in her class she teaches us in a special way so that we under stand since ive been in her class my grades are better and i dont hate school anymore ms brisbois is kind and patient- and helps us to beat our disability so that we can succeed in our future celestinos nomination read when he learned his words had earned ms brisbois the january nod celestino was thrilled oh thanks thanks he said shes real nice she brings in things from all over the world jewels and pebbles and stuff and gives them to the stu dents she has a stamp collec- tioh and we get to read newspa pers my grades have improved a lot celestino said because of ms brisbois his grades have improved to bs sir richard w scott principal veronica robinson described ms brisbois as an exceptional teacher lois is very supportive of her students and works tremen- see studentspage 15 the york catholic district school boards complete audited 20002001 financial statement package auditorsreport notes to the financial statements and annual report are available on our website at wwwycdsbeduonca or call for a package at 9057132711 416 2215050 or 18003632711 york catholic district school board t ki trri32ci bloqmington roadwesrauroraronl4g3g8- j- pilates piiahteez v come feel the difference now 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