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m st tribune december 1 1993 p5 letters ballantrae schools dress code part of standards dear editor youi recent newspaper article and the editorial cartoon one week later regarding the decision to not allow british union made design er clothing at ballantrae public school has necessitated my response this clothing ban is only a com ponent of a much larger issue called standards almost daily i read in our metropolitan press articles editorials and letters to the editor that scream out loudly the public demand for standards in our schools primarily of course in the curriculum we present but also quite clearly in the expecta- food bank users are grateful dear editor once again a letter of thanks from the wmtchurchstouffville food bank for the generosity and support this community gives the following is a quote from a food bank user in a note of thanks our family would like everyone who is helping with the food bank to know that the help we have received has changed our lives there is a feeling of security just putting food on the shelf thank you the need continues and we know your support will be there throughout the christmas season the progress club is having a spe cial drive saturday dec 4 as part of the santa claus parade a spe cial bag will be provided in one of the local newspapers for this pur pose we ask that along with usual provisions you include some christmas favors cake pudding cranberries etc that all our fami lies might have a blessed christmas bring these to the parade and place them on the float provided there are many individuals and many groups doing special things for the food bank throughout this season we sincerely thank each one of you for your thoughtfulness if you need to have goods picked up please call bill heath at 6422769 may the peace joy love and hope of christmas truly fill the lives of all who live in this wonderful community esther powell coordinator wsfb announcement xray and ultrasound 6193 main street stouffville ontario telephone 6402243 commencing november 15th 1993 the above services will be provided by markham radiologists who are the radiologists on staff at markham stouffville hospital and the cottage hospital uxbridge dr desmond walker frcr frcpc dr christopher stephen md frcpc dr julio kan md frcpc dr michael steirman md frcpc dr michael mclennan md frcpc tions that we should have for stu dents outside the academic sphere at ballantrae public school we have developed and are constantly considering consistent standards in our classroom programs we collectively believe that basic skills knowledge and attitudes are the foundation on which edu cation is built in addition we believe in other standards which contribute to a positive atmo sphere for learning we are com mitted to the belief that all stu dents and staff deserve to receive encouragement and support in a healthy safe and caring environ ment please and thank you are still in style at ballantrae pub lic school we have a code of behavior that sets out expecta tions and a process of learning from mistakes for all students presently we are creating a policy on involvement in extracurricular activities that will have direct expectations for students staff and parents alike while we certainly are not advo cating school uniforms at bal lantrae we do have standards of a dress code that are fair and appro priate the students attend bal lantrae public school first of all to learn we try to minimize any dis tractions to our key function the issue of british union made clothing is one of standards no more no less at ballantrae public school we listen to the concerns of our community and society at large there is no question of their demand for standards we happen to agree d bodkin principal ballantrae public school wtowtci mwfffifflb i 4 boys haulage excavatio rr 4 port perry ontario l1g 1n0 416 9857788 to all our customers seasons greetings labft7aflwfwmwwwtfwwfwrgbfawib screenings 11ton gravel products 1zflfflzhm6r2iu3k whiiuimm agravel 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