CPF (Canadian Parents for French)

CPF (Canadian Parents for French) – April Update

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Check out the new information posted on the CPF/NV website!

Recent updates include:

  • Quebec Trip Contest winners announced
  • Concours d’art oratoire – congratulations to District winners in Grade 6 – 12!  Provincials are May 7th in Surrey.
  • District Grade 7 Quebec Trip leaves May 1-7 — Bon Voyage!  (Apply for travel grants this week!)
  • We need parents at ARGYLE to help with a year end French Immersion Breakfast at the school…and we really need parent rep(s) too!
  • CPF/NV AGM is on Jun 8, 2011….are you interested in joining our team of volunteer parents?  School Reps and Executive positions available…let us know if you can help out!
  • Next Chapter Meeting is on Wednesday, May 4th at Cleveland Elementary….everyone welcome!

Contact cpfnorthvan@gmail.com for information on any of these items, but check out the website first!
www.cpf.bc.ca/northvan

— CPF/North Vancouver Chapter

Next CPF North Van meeting – Wednesday, Feb. 16th

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“Grade 7 to 8 transition in French Immersion – Staying in French” Info Night
Student, teacher, and parent panel to discuss factors affecting the choice to stay in French Immersion for the long term. Click here to view poster.

This meeting was originally planned for February 2nd, but had to be changed due to a scheduling conflict at Handsworth. Here is the updated information:
• Wednesday, February 16, 2011
• 7:00pm
• Handsworth Secondary

2011 CPF FILM FESTIVAL
On Wednesday, February 9th, French Immersion students from Grades 3-7 will be travelling by bus to the Empire Esplanade Theatres to see one of two French films. If you have not sent in your child’s permission form and $11.50, please send it in as soon as possible! Merci!
Click here to read summaries of the films. (Grade 3 students will be viewing “Noemie, le secret”; Grades 4-7 will be viewing “Le journal d’Aurélie Laflamme”)

North Shore News article: All-Day Kindergarten

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We recently posted an update about the status of All-Day Kindergarten at Ross Road School. Check out this North Shore News article about All-Day Kindergarten on the North Shore. Ross Road School is mentioned in the second paragraph!

http://www.nsnews.com/Counting+heads+Kindergarten/4159591/story.html

This article will appear in the printed issue of the North Shore News that will be distributed on Wednesday, January 26th.

OTHER NEWS:

  • PAC General Meeting: Wednesday, January 26th. Click here for more info.
  • CPF News: CPF/NV’s Quebec Trip Contest – deadline extended to February 28, 2011! Click here for more info.
  • The January PAC newsletter will be distributed this week!
  • Check out Capilano University’s Spring Break Camps! Click here for more info.

CPF (Canadian Parents for French) – January news

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“Grade 7 to 8 transition in French Immersion – Staying in French” Info Night: RESCHEDULED
This parent info session/CPF meeting was scheduled for February 2nd at Handsworth Secondary, but was rescheduled due to a scheduling conflict at the school. Please check the CPF North Vancouver website for updated information, and the CPF section of the Ross Road Community Notice Board in the lobby.

Workshops for parents with kids in French Immersion
Collège Éducacentre is holding workshops again for parents with kids in French.  Courses are available on line or on campus at the end of January. More information is available at www.educacentre.com or call 1-800-747-4825 Ext 1101.

Registration for BC Family French Camp
Registration for BC Family French Camp starts Sunday, January 23.  This is a great program for French Immersion students and their families. Please visit their website to learn more: www.bcffc.com.  Note that an existing CPF membership that expires September 1, 2011 or later is required to apply, and that applications are processed on a first come, first serve basis.

To register, fill out an application online (available starting Jan 23), then mail your fees and your proof of your CPF membership to the camp you wish to attend. Proof of membership can be either (1) a photocopy of your laminated membership card or (2) the label from a recent newsletter (label must clearly show when your membership expires). Good Luck!

Grade 6 Late French Immersion – September 2011
An information meeting for interested Grade 5 students and their parents will be held on:
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Leo Marshall Curriculum Centre
CPF representatives will be at this meeting to provide info to parents.
Click here for more info.

CPF French Film Festival
Stay tuned for more info about this exciting cultural event!

CPF info in print and online
For ongoing CPF news and events, check out the CPF section on the Ross Road Community Notice Board (under the “up” stairs in the lobby), and also the CPF section on the Ross Road PAC website.

Our CPF rep is Annette Arndt – if you have any questions about CPF, please contact her at: annette@wilarndt.com

CPF/NV’s QUEBEC TRIP CONTEST – enter by January 15, 2011

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Click on image for more details

North Vancouver students who have travelled to Quebec in the last 4 years, could win up to $125!

To enter the 2010 Quebec Trip Contest, eligible students* must create a PowerPoint presentation detailing their experience travelling to Quebec, and email it to cpfnorthvan@gmail.com by January 15, 2011. Presentations should promote the benefits of a trip to Quebec and the cultural diversity of the province. Let us know why other French students should visit Quebec!

*Eligibility Requirements: The 2010 Quebec Trip Contest is open to North Vancouver School District grade 6-12 students, currently registered in a French program (Core French or French Immersion). Contest entrants are required to have visited Quebec in the past 4 years, and to have been a NVSD student at time of travel.

See contest rules for eligibility and details, or email Faith Haran at cpfnorthvan@gmail.com for more information.

French Immersion Parent Survival Night!

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Hosted by Canadian Parents for French (CPF)

Who: Guest Speaker – Sallie Boschung
Where: Ross Road Elementary Library
When: November 1st, 2010 at 7:00pm
Why: Help for French program parents
RSVP: Please respond via email to: cpfnorthvan@gmail.com by October 27, 2010

Sallie is a French Immersion Early Literacy mentor and teacher who will offer advice and guidance for parents of children in Early French Immersion, Late French Immersion and Core French. Anyone interested is welcome and you do not have to be a member of CPF.

Annual CPF (Canadian Parents for French) Membership Drive is on NOW and runs to October 31, 2010

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Renew your CPF membership! Ask others to join! And do it before October 31st because during the annual CPF membership drive you can win wonderful prizes! Remember, 80% of your membership fees comes right back to your local CPF chapter. That means more fun events in schools, more resources for parents, teachers and students, and more extra-curricular activities in French for our kids! More info at www.cpf.bc.ca. or from our new CPF rep, Annette Arndt, at annette@wilarndt.com.