CPF BC & Yukon Chapter Representatives,

As always please forward this important information to your local chapter mailing lists, school contacts, local media, and partners. We encourage you to include additional stories and activities from your local chapter. One of the best ways to promote membership and recruit new volunteers is by effectively communicating the good work of our organization (at all levels) and the many resources available to support students and parents.  

There is important information in every CRU so manke sure you read them and pass the info on at your meetings!

À bientôt,                                                                                                               

Kirsty Peterson,CPF BC & Yukon Outreach Officer (outreach@cpf.bc.ca)

On Tuesday, January 14th hundreds of FSL and francophone students along with some very special guests met at Ecole Hugh McRoberts Secondary in Richmond for the official launch of the O Canada tour. This innovative and interactive show had the students, teachers and special guests clapping, laughing and some were even dancing in their seats. CBC came out to cover the event and as always, did an amazing job at showcasing this amazing project.

Check out CBC coverage of the event here:

English Version

French Version

For more informaiton about O Canada visit our website at: http://bc-yk.cpf.ca/actvities/youth-activities/o-canada-tour/

What have some of our chapters been up to? Great to see you using your banners! 

Tri-cities - Hosted a free skating party for members with French entertainment, face painting and a raffle!

Nanaimo - There is interest in re-establishing the Nanaimo-Ladysmith chapter. Parents in Ladysmith are concerned about some proposed changed in their district.

Mission - Kirsty visited Mission and spoke with parents about  CPF and re-establishing this chapter. 

Okanagan-Skaha - This school board recently voted to uphold capping in their district.

Don't forget to send Kirsty (outreach@cpf.bc.ca) your stories and photos for the CRU!

Don't forget to register for the Lower Mainland Regional Conference.

Registration closes January 20th

Click here to register: http://bit.ly/1hAqJNT

(Registration and further info online at: Lower Mainland Conference)

Location: Hart House, 6664 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby, BC V5E 4H3  (604) 298-4278

Each eligible Chapter will be able to send two (2) fully sponsored delegates. This includes travel, food and an evening per diem. To qualify, a chapter must be up to date in their reporting, and each member must have an up to date CPF membership. If you are unsure about your membership status, contact Kirsty at outreach@cpf.bc.ca

Chapters Eligible to attend:

Abbotsford, Burnaby , Chilliwack, Delta, East Vancouver, Langley, New Westminister, North Vancouver, Richmond, Ridge Meadows, Squamish, Surrey, Tri-Cities, West Vancouver.

If you have any additional questions please contact Heather Bartlett, CPF BC & YK Projects Coordinator, projects@cpf.bc.ca

We are still awaiting word from the Ministry of Education about the status of our Sociocultural funding. These contracts are negotiated in 5 year terms and the provincial and federal governments are currently in negotiations.

Unfortunately, this means that the process is taking longer than it normally does. We thank you all for your patience during this process and apologize for any inconvenience. 

Your chapters will be notified as soon as we get notice about the grant approval.

Merci!

Concours d’art oratoire is Canada’s largest annual French-language public-speaking competition involving close to 100,000 students every year, and thousands of dollars worth of prizes.

The aims of this public speaking contest are to stimulate the interest of students learning French, to improve their oral skills, and to give them experience speaking in public.

This event is organized by Canadian Parents for French (CPF), who have worked together with parents and school staff since 1983 to organize school, district and provincial-level competitions.

Concours is open to French Second Language (FSL) and Francophone students from grades six through 12 who are studying Core (Basic) or Intensive French, French immersion (Early or Late), or studying in a BC Francophone school (Conseil scolaire francophone).

The latest information for Concours d'art oratoire including the 2014 provincial dates are now available!

Provincial Finals: May 3, 2014 at Simon Fraser University Surrey

PROVINCIAL REGISTRATION: March 12th to April 15th, 2014

How To Organize Concours Resources

Concours Teacher Resources

Register To Be A Concours Judge / Volunteer

Online Concours 2012 Promotional Video

Let's get together

Every wednesday, from 7pm to 9pm, come and enjoy yourself in the company of French speaker and francophiles. This is a good opportunity to converse in French and meet new people.

7pm-9pm | Le Centre | Free activity

Storytelling

Twice a month, Le Centre invites children and grown ups to come in to explore the imaginary world of stories. Children are encouraged to give free rein to their imagination, thanks to the many illustrated books in the library. This activity is free of charge.
Hosted by Lucie Perrin.
Saturday, January 11th and Saturday, January 25th
11am-12pm | Le Centre | Free activity

http://www.alliancefrancaise.ca

FREE ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE FOR CPF MEMBERS:

We wish to offer FREE access to all parents, students and teachers wishing to visit the site. One simply goes to www.jacquotfrenchresources.com and clicks on Free 1 month trial. After filling out the form and sending it to us, we send the person a username and password.

Parents can watch the videos with their child and discuss (in French) what they are all about and they can have fun singing any of the songs and raps that are so easily available

This membership website contains two excellent and effective French resource collections:

     1.  My complete audio collection of songs and raps written specifically for FSL learners + the instrumental (karaoke) versions to each song (165 in total)

2.  Three video series:

• A language series (20 videos) entitled Learning French with Zac and Zandrea (we will be adding 2-4 new videos every month over the next 2 years)
• A dance series (10 videos) with Corey Mariuz (an assistant choreographer with the TV series SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA)
• A gesture series (11 videos) for very young students (Pre K- grade 2)