i vs . iy "Nev oe 7 { ew. i Se ute “By OLGA RUSKIN © _ in another couple .of years. The empty classrooms which + The_enroiment_in| West-dxist in ‘several schools are ~. » Vancouver schools Geclining but the drop is s still rented mostly to nursery _ schools, explains Carlin. ~ “slowing down. .That’s the’- { . encouraging news from West. The year ahead fot West. “Vancouver ‘School’ Van schools isn’t a year of ' Superintendent Ed Carlin. expansion by way of ectneanet anne (aan PYograms. “We're getting to However projected school the mandate which enrolment for the fall is 6300 education has and we're also about 300 less than last year. ; t what we have,” comments ~ same number of students coming in as going out,” says Carlin but he's hopeful that these statistics will balance Vancouver’s educational trying to do the best_with | “We still don’t have the '{ Carlin. But there are a couple of new features to West SORT anunmae SANE IRINA: All residents in the City and. @ G District of North Vancouver Ss Q will soon be receiving in the S _ 2 mail the North Vancouver 5. x Recreation Commission's We: F ll Leisure Actiyities Guide, _ 1 ~ Sneeenaaee ee - ¥ ‘a = r yw cn In this brochure the public will find a complete selection ot recreational activities in which their family will be able to participate in during the Fall and Winter months. Registration dates to remember: } RECREATION CENTRE | 128 East 23rd Street, North Vancouver 988-6166 Recreation Centre Pool Programs Sept 16.1000am Recreation Centre Curling Leagues & Schoot Sept 8. 1000am Community Centre Programs Sept 8 1000am Community Hall Programs Sept 8 1000am Recreation Centre Arena Skate instruction Program Sept 15.10 00am RON ANDREWS POOL WILLIAM GRIFFIN KAREN MAGNUSSEN POOL ARENA 031 Lytton Street 891 Wasl Queens Road North Vancouver North Vancouver , 020-7314 080-2265 O37 Lynn Vatieoy Road North Vancouver O84 OB4t Ron Androws Witham Gaiffin Skate ee Pen Program > ? tient € dpm Poot Programa Poot Programa Reqgiatration for non-rencdtents Sopt 16 1000am Sept 16 Sept 6 1000am 18 GQam Lp el Dg PES FIFE scene. Students from kin- _ dergarten to grade seven will all be getting a new language arts series called Ginn 720, a Canadianized language series brought out by the Ginn publishing company. This means that every classroom in West Van- couver will be using the same series in language arts rather than what the in- dividual classroom teacher _ Chooses, as has been the . procedure for.several years. The new policy follows from the Ministry of Education’s Core Curriculum. French immersion classes ‘are being extended at - Ridgeview to Grade One, which means French im- mersion is now available in West Vancouver at both the kindergarten and grade one levels. Grades six and. seven students will also be getting French language instruction. West Vancouver also has two new . principal ap- pointments.; Don Fletcher as PPLE DES PT SEI VET IT EI PEI I PES Cut, Styling & Conditioning Perms & Natural Waves Streaks, Henna, Sunlighting, colors, Angelize, Treatments I ODD OD DD SKS EG OSG SMES For Men & Women 125 Bast 15th Street North Vancouver, B.C. - 980-2625 SOMO ORM. Satisfaction guaranteed! KN oKOM oe ARORA : EARNERS RK ASA AS S S \\ — AKA NS \C ’ MANS ~~ spaa en AM yea DP Ban, LA. Page VII, August 22, 1979- North Shore News _ SO ~ SANS \ RIDGEVIEW SCHOOL now offers“tlie French immersion ‘curriculum in West Vancouver for Grade One in addition to kindergarten. , becomes the new principal — of Hillside and John Williams the new principal of West Vancouver Secondary. Public input to the School Board is invited at School Board meetings which are held at the board office, 1075-21ist St., West Van- ‘couver, the second and Q S YY) ‘ § § 9 $ S § § S § 8 § \ spon oR a ‘ y C - ‘ § § § § s § \): ( GS ( § $4 00..$9 (00 350 Price on Consultation? fourth Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Chair- man of the West Vancouver . School Board is Audrey Sojonky. The West ‘Vancouver School .Board also holds an Education Forum, a public try your new tennis racquet! (It was such a bargain.) Your first overhead smash and.. WHAT? So much for “bargains.” Now you'll go to Skyline Sports—for a really dependable racquet...the finest stringing service available AND a terrific selection of tennis clothing and shoes. At Skyline, for ALL your racquet sports! 119 West 16th St. North Vancouver, B.C. (Just off Lonsdale) 985-9161 *° Open until 9 p.m., Thurs, & Fri. ly Wow - it’s time to Naas it's always “advantage receiver" - meeting to discuss pertinent educational topics. On September 12 the board and ‘the West Vancouver Parents Association are co- sponsoring a workshop for the chairpersons of the parents’. groups in the . various schools. FOR THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY