_ 2 _ Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, May 24, 1972 â€" Schools attracting more parent volunteers to classrooms Community involvement in the schools, community use of school facilities and school boards on the activity in these the past several years. The Chronicle surveyed all of the schools in its circulaâ€" tion area and officials of the here in two stories, the first covering the public schools Polscirce There are plans for Aposâ€" The :vy aï¬gew"‘ p& tolic Christian Church of the aterioo county Nazarene to use the gymnaâ€" lic school board bas no Of _ ciom as a church. ficial policy on community _ â€"pmo puy;lding is also used involvement in or use of by the Jaycees and cultural scl:ols but has gone on C organizations such as Scotâ€" cord as encouraging such activities, according to Peter Barrow, board inâ€" formation officer. The initiation of school projects which relate to some part of the communâ€" ity is left up to the individuâ€" al principals, teachers and classes but the board is prepared to supply what resources are available to assist the students. In Waterloo, the idea of parents acting as teacher aids, either in or out of the classroom, seems to be gaining . popularity. Bloomingdale Public School In winter the ice rink is maintained by parents of pupils in the community who are assisted by stuâ€" dents. "They do a good job of it," said Carl Dahmer, principal. A parent aid comes. in every week to grades 1 and 2, to supervise work done by the students and form reading groups. Aids also take students to the library. The principal emphasized that one parent did this job diligently and regularly in spite of having a small child of her own at home. Scouts and guides meet weekly in the school buildâ€" ing. Mr. Dahmer said that he thought there would be greater community involveâ€" ment but the cost factor of maintaining a â€" caretaker keeps it down. KITCHENER LIONS FLYING DUTCHMEN DRUM CORPS MacGregor Being a senior school 730 P.M. SATURDAY f L MAY 27 © CENTENNIAL STADIUM " KITCHENER 9 DRUM CORPS from throughout Ontario the GOLDEN TRIANGLE DRUM CORPS CHAMPIONSHIPS Proudly Present Tickets: Adutts $2.00 Students $1.25 Children 75° Send cheque or money order to : Kitchener Auditorium, 400 East Ave.. Kitchener help out on there is limited aid from The school premises are extensively used by variâ€" the Waterloo horticultural society, Jehovah‘s Witnessâ€" groups. Senior citizens and the cystic fibrosis associaâ€" tion also use the school for There is no school involveâ€" ment with the community. The premises are used reâ€" gularly by cubs and brownâ€" ies. The community serâ€" vices board uses the school during summer and winter breaks. Conestoga college students use the building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. durâ€" ing the Christmas vacation. Church groups use the audiâ€" torium for banquets and meetings. Harold W. Wagner The school has a parent council association comâ€" prising a crossâ€"section of parents in the area who help in planning educationâ€" al aspects for the children. Seventeen volunteers from among parents organize a spring project for the childâ€" ren. A volunteer works with each teacher and 18 pupils and â€" teaches â€" immigrants about Canadian culture etc. There are also ethnic groups who teach Canadian pupils about their different cultures. They also make cards and other handicrafts common to their countries. Mental â€" Health/Waterloo County _ sends _ university students on Tuesdays and Thursdays to help students with learning language probâ€" Lincoln Heights Parent/teacher aids come in twice a week on afterâ€" noons to help academicallyâ€" weak or disturbed children, said Jack Dean, principal. _ lems. ways â€" nine or 10 come in weekly. Some do clerical work in the library, others help teachers in presentaâ€" tion of lessons and aid stuâ€" dents with reading. baseball in the summer and the ice rink is used during the winter. needlework classes, converâ€" making and puppet shows in the school. The school building is used by brownies and cubs for their meetings. Before Easter and Christâ€" mas, interest groups hold meetings in the building. Church groups also use the premises. Community serâ€" vices conduct summer proâ€" grams in the school. \Elizabeth Ziegler Because many students are bussed in from far away, there is no parent involveâ€" ment in the school, said prinâ€" cipal E. C. Cressman. The community services board in Waterloo uses the playing field on Saturdays and for six weeks in the summer. The ball diamond is used by church organizaâ€" tions. used regulal:ly for scout and cub meetings. The playâ€" ing field is used by the reâ€" creation commission for Community â€" involvement with the school extends to University students reguâ€" larly give talks on science and show slides to pupils. Winston Churchill Parents help with lessons in the classroom. In one case a Japanese mother gave lessons in the art of paper folding. _ Another parent showed _ geology slides to interested students. The ice rink is maintained by parents. The school premises are used regularly by cubs, scouts and guides. The Waâ€" terloo community services board also uses the school‘s facilities for sports and organizes bus excursions. Parents help in regular The school hall is used * Northdale Community liaison officer aids neighbourhood groups during the summer vacation Cedarbrae youms for games on weck: for a summerâ€"program for _ Parents assist teachers * neighbourhood kids who with students on field trips. Brighton are unable to get away. Some parents give baking Mothers come in regularâ€" lessons to interested pupils, ly every Friday and tape Centennial others sew and stitch. / stories for the kids. They to â€" "community schools" by the county separate board hasn‘t caught fire yet in Waterloo but there are inâ€" dications of smouldering inâ€" terest. The man responsible for guiding the board program is Lance Bisch, who was hired in November, 1971, as the community school liaison ofâ€" ficer. He feels that his job is basically to help people make use of the schools and to help the schools make use of the community. ‘‘I‘m not trying to twist people‘s arms. I wouldn‘t want to take someone out of a community center and sugâ€" gest they use a school. If people aren‘t looking for something to do, it‘s not my job to try and have them do something,"‘ he said. maintained by parents who do a good job of it, said prinâ€" cipal T. Dugan. There is a survey being made of the neighbourhood to see if something more could be arranged with the In the same vein, he‘s not pushing ideas on the schools and the principals. "It‘s a giveâ€"andâ€"take philosophy.‘‘ He has worked with new groups in the county (at Preston and Kitchener, and has also been contacted by some existing groups. Most activities so far have been recreational. ‘‘This is the easiest thing for people to identify with. Educational, _ civic _ and school programs will develâ€" op. = "I‘ll give suggestions and advice but I work on the idea that I won‘t operate proâ€" grams. I‘ll leave that to the community,"‘ he said. .Most of the action in Watâ€" erloo, according to the Chronicle survey, is at Sir Edgar Bauer school where Lakeshore Village â€" comâ€" munity groups are involved. Our Lady of Lourdes University students come in half days to assist teachâ€" ers with some remedial work and some enrichment work for pupils working beâ€" yond their regular level. Because â€" the _ adjacent church has a large parish hall, the school is not much used for community acâ€" tivities, according to prinâ€" cipal Sister Thereses. St. Louis One parent comes in as a volunteer along with three university _ students . who come on a weekly basis. Centennial others sew and stitch. Parents help on tours . and other activities The Two parents work in the School premises are used by scouts and guides and Lack of a gymnasium means that there is no recâ€" reational use by the comâ€" munity. The principal, Sisâ€" ter Clarice, said she has had no approach from the neighbourhood regarding use of the school. ‘‘The school is situated in a downtownâ€"type area and The enthusiastic approach helps them get involved in school activities. and guides and the playing field is also used by local most parents are working which is a drawback. I‘m not happy about it and we‘re gradually trying to build up involvement,"‘ she said. The school has had reâ€" source people in to speak to various classes. St. Thomas There has been no use of the school after hours and the school hasn‘t received any requests for its use by neighborhood or specialâ€" interest groups. Parents have come into the school to do volunteer work and the school is now in the process of establishâ€" ing a program to have volâ€" unteer parents come on a regular basts. S1. Agnes Volunteer teacher assistâ€" ants from the universities and teachers college have worked at St. Agnes but there have been no parents working in the school. The parents have assisted ocâ€" casioenally for field trips. students with their lessons. There has been little community activity by clasâ€" ses from St. Thomas. St. Michael Community volunteers, inâ€" cluding university students, have come into the school to assist teachers in such activities as reading groups. The parents also helped out on the exchange program with a Hamilton school. Parents also assist on school *‘The parents are good for coming out and visiting the teachers, specially during education week." The community services board held a meeting reâ€" cently for interested area residents to _ determine recreation â€" needs. The brownies and guides use the school regularly for meetâ€" ings. There have been no reâ€" quests from neighbourhood groups for use of the school but this is probably because the adjacent parish center has better facilities, said principal Walter Runstedâ€" ler. He added that interested A community school asâ€" sociation, which is just being established, will use St. Michael as its headquarters. groups are welcome to use recreational and educationâ€" al programs. _ Cubs and churchâ€"related groups also use the school. The grade 6 class has been making regular visits to Pinehaven nursing home to entertain and talk to the residents. There is a Cedarbrae parâ€" The school premises are will have youths for games on weekâ€" the school. Classes in the school have undertaken little community activity this year, he said. Sir Edgar Bauer The school is used extenâ€" sively by the Lakeshore Village community associaâ€" tion. *‘We have quite a proâ€" gram with them," said principal Ken Roe. The asâ€" sociation has done physed, crafts, junior gym classes, physical fitness and safety classes. The Lakeshore Village players also use the gym for rehearsals and performanâ€" ces. Scouts meet at the also take the kids to the the school during registraâ€" tion at the start of a ney@ ethnic clubs. _/ Twelve parents assist in the school on a scheduled basis. They work in the liâ€" brary and assist teachers. Mr. Roe said even more volunteers are promised for next year. University and teachers college volunteers have also worked at the school. There hasn‘t been much in the way of civic projects by the students. St. David Parents have volunteered to talk to classes in special interest groups, particularly in marketing and consumer education, said viceprincipal Jack Downey. There are no regular parent volunteers. they also have guides and school will be used even more next year. He is alâ€" bers of the community asâ€" sociation so that activities can begin faster. Teachers college students have been doing remedial and enrichment work and some from Waterioc Lutherâ€" to 5:30 pm. each day, including the noonâ€"hbour, for extraâ€"curricular activities. an University have been talking to groups in his. classes. The Waterloo community services board uses the grounds extensively and an athletic group from Lake., shore Village used indoo@ facilities during the winter. The Waterloo Pentecostal Tabernacle uses four rooms of the school each Sunday for â€" religious _ instruction classes. Knights of Columâ€" bus groups also use the school. Students â€" have _ visited nursing homes and the student council has made several â€" contributions to projects. Mr. Downey said St. David is unique in that the school is used from 7: 45 a. m. Mr.: Roe said he hopes the