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It is with great pride that we have launched our first
ever electronic-only newsletter. We are extremely
excited about the potential this shift presents, and we
hope you enjoy the ease of use and readability that this
new format has to offer.
This edition features details about CPF's newest contest
Français pour mon succès, the 2010 Call for
Nominations, 2010 summer camp listings, and an opinion
editorial by CPF President David Brennick titled "Taking
Pride in 40 Years of Canada’s Linguistic Duality", among
many other poignant articles.
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For links to a variety of other contests and
competitions, go to “Activities & resources” in the
For students section.
BILINGUAL CAREER FAIR
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn how
proficiency in French adds value
to a wide range of careers, from Architecture through Nursing to
Veterinarian! A
career fair/conference especially for French immersion students
in grades 4 to 12 and their parents will be
held in Calgary on Saturday, March 13th. Open
to families from throughout the province. Registration
deadline is March 8th. Go to
What’s new at
www.cpfalta.ab.ca
– and please let other families know
about this event!
STUDENTS CAN WIN A TRIP TO FRANCE
The 2010 Allons en France contest offers grade 11-12
students and their teachers the opportunity to win 10-day, all
inclusive trips to France. Go to
What’s new
at
www.cpfalta.ab.ca.
LOOKING FOR A FRENCH PRE- OR PLAYSCHOOL?
Look under
Learning French in Alberta at
www.cpfalta.ab.ca
for a list of preschools and playschools that include at least
some French activities and which accept non-Francophone
students.
If you know of
another that should be listed, please forward the information to
jgibson@cpfalta.ab.ca.
LOOKING AHEAD TO SUMMER?
With the coming of warmer weather, parents and students are
starting to look ahead to those lazy, hazy, crazy days….
Did you know that there’s a wide range of residential camps
available in Canada, the United States and abroad designed to
help children improve their French?
To find the links, choose the
For students
section at
www.cpfalta.ab.ca
and click on “Activities & resources.”
Looking for something for a younger student, or closer to home?
Each year CPF Alberta publishes, exclusively for our members, a
list of summer day camps and other activities taking place
throughout our province. Because this information is often not
available until late spring, it is included in the summer
edition of the CPF Alberta News. Keep your membership
current and watch for that edition to arrive in your mailbox in
late May.
GET STUCK ON “SAYINGS”
Among the challenges of understanding or using another language
are all those sayings, like “call a spade a spade” or “au pied levé.” Canada’s Language Portal now offers translations of
common expressions,
the latest terminology in nearly all fields, writing tools, and
much more.
For the link, go to
What’s new
at
www.cpfalta.ab.ca.
From the Language Portal’s “1000 images on the tip of my
tongue”:
“appeler un chat un chat”
and “at the drop of a hat”
ENJOY FRENCH THROUGH SPORTS
French immersion students with an aptitude for soccer, badminton
or basketball are invited to participate in Les jeux
francophones de l’Alberta 2010.
For more information go to
What’s new
at
www.cpfalta.ab.ca
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT CAMPUS SAINT-JEAN?
Alberta’s French university campus has a new, fully bilingual
website. Go to
What’s new
at
www.cpfalta.ab.ca for
the link.
ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO CONTINUE STUDYING FRENCH
Food for thought: “Why continue studying French?” in the
For students
section of
www.cpfalta.ab.ca.
In the
For educators
section we offer “Student retention,” a range of ideas and
resources for use from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD?
Check out the
For parents
section of our website. You’ll find how to order the book
Yes, You Can
Help! Information and Inspiration for Immersion Parents,
tips on helping your child with his writing in French (yes, even
when you don’t know French), a link to the document “Working
Together in Mathematics Education,” and much more.
NOT SURE WHERE TO FIND SOMETHING ON OUR WEBSITE?
Click on
Site map
to see a one-page overview of the entire website.
FIND A MISSING LINK OR OTHER ERROR?
If there’s a problem on our website, please let us know by
clicking on "Webmaster" on the left-hand side. Merci!
CPF Alberta receives and distributes news of many resources and
products of interest to students of
French, their parents and teachers. Publication does not imply
CPF endorsement.
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