CPF PEI French Student Excellence Awards

For the 14th year in a row, Canadian Parents for FrenchPEI will be sponsoring five students through our FrenchStudent Excellence Awards, to take part in an excitingweek of activities at the Encounters with CanadaProgram.

Encounters with Canada is a one­week program held atthe Terry Fox Youth Center in Ottawa. Pleasevisit the Encounters web site at www.encounters­recontres.ca for more information on this program.

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Fully paid for by CPF PEI, five students were chosen andwill join other high school students from PEI and acrossCanada in Ottawa and will take part in the Encounterswith Canada program they have selected.

The 툦ve recipients are: Abigail Gibson -Charlottetown Rural High FI Alexander Phillips-Kinkora Regional High Core Eve MacKinnon-Montague Regional FI Lauren Ferguson-KISH FI Randy Antle-Souris Regional High Core

Thank you to all the students who participated and to theteachers, parents and friends who helped with theirsubmissions.

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CPF PEI is pleased to have had their ExecutiveDirector, Gail Lecky recognized at the CPF NationalAnnual meeting. The criteria for the award was:Significant Staff Service to CPF • Leadership in theAdvancement of FSL Education • SignificantDemonstration of CPF Mission, Vision, and Values within

their Respective Community • Collaboration andPartnership Building • Positive Influence on Others

In the photo Gail Lecky, CPF PEI Executive Director(left) and Jane Keith, CPF National President(outgoing) and also award winner of aDistinguished Life Membership Award.

NCFD 150 (National Canadian Film Day) is a massiveone­day celebration of Canadian cinema in honor of ournation’s sesquicentennial. On April 19, 2017, greatCanadian movies will be available via broadcast, onlineand at over 600 screenings in cinemas, libraries, publicsquares and anywhere you can show a film. With freeevents happening across every province and territory,many involving Canadian film talent, NCFD 150— aCanada 150 Signature Project — promises to be thelargest film festival in the world.

Presented by REEL CANADA, an organization that hasbeen introducing Canadian film to high school studentsand new Canadians since 2005, NCFD 150 is atremendous opportunity for Canadians of all ages andbackgrounds to gather and enjoy the wealth of work byour nation’s storytellers. With the help of partners andaudiences in every corner of the country, it will putCanadian cinema and our unique nation in anunprecedented spotlight. If movies are cultural mirrors,NCFD 150 is a veritable disco ball. So save the date —April 19, 2017 — and see you at the party!

www.canadianfilmday.ca @canfilmday #CanFilmDay

Find the list of all French films appropriate to familiesand high school students on the above link!

Over the next year we will be showing some clips fromnewspapers and sharing some stories from the past 40years.

CPF PEI turns 40 this year! Watch for celebratoryevents.

From Olympians to journalists, to corporate executivesand teachers who are helping pass their love oflanguage on to future bilingual Canadians. Bilingualgraduates from P.E.I., N.S., N.L. and N.B. have usedtheir skills to do some amazing things!

Look for our videos and poster series in thenew year.

We still want you to sign up! If you are a graduate of aFrench program such as French Immersion, CoreFrench, or French First Language in any ofour provinces, we want to hear from you!

See the videos of BC, AB and YK graduates atwww.wherearetheynow.ca

Link to our database http://pei.cpf.ca/where­are­they­now/

Come and be counted!

You will have been emailed the link to the most recentmagazine this past fall. Click http://cpf.ca/en/media/cpf­magazine/ to access it and previous editions. This is apublication produced by the Canadian Parents forFrench National office with the collaboration of the 10CPF provincial Branches, featuring current FSL issuesand trends from across Canada. It aims to inform andinfluence decision­makers and parents with evidence orresearch­based articles while championing the benefitsof Official Language bilingualism. CPF Magazine alsoshares personal stories of Canadians where French andEnglish have become an integral part of their daily lives.

Email sjandu@cpf.ca to tell us what you think and helpus make CPF Magazine a success! If you would like toadvertise with CPF please contact advertise@cpf.ca formore information.

La Dictée P.G.L.

As part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary ofCanadian Confederation, La Dictée P.G.L. is invitingsecondary schools from across Canada to take part inTravelling Through History: activities and linguisticchallenges featuring Canada’s history and culturaldiversity. The deadline for schools to enter this uniqueproject has been extended to January 27, 2017! Find outmore here.

CPF PEI Member of the Month is brought to you byMcDonalds. The Member of the Month for January 2017 is Dorothy Dewar, Charlottetown PEI.

CPF PEI recognizes and thanks the Department ofCanadian Heritage for its continued financial support ofour projects and activities. /CPF PEI désire remercier leMinistère du Patrimoine canadien pour son soutienfinancier continu de nos projets et activités

111 Essential French Phrases

Book are donated to various schools throughout the yearas they become available.

CPF PEI Board of Directors

President Brittany Jakubiec VP Nancy Kitson Treasurer Maryse Perreault Member Dottie Daly Member Kelly Doran Member Susan Taylor Executive Director Gail Lecky 902­368­3703 pei.cpf.ca

Where are they Now Project: Linda Lowther and HelenLockerby

State of French Second Language Education in PEIProject: Jean­Phylippe Provencher and Mary MacPhee.

40th Anniversary Project: Sherri Brumsey

Word of the day: un mouton (moo­tohn) noun,masculine 1. sheep, sheepskin 2. mutton 3. fluff (dust); piece of fluff

Also: moutonnier, ière = sheeplike

Expressions:

compter les moutons = to count sheep un ciel moutonné = a sky covered with little white clouds doux comme un mouton = as gentle as a lamb le mouton noir = the black sheep of the family être un mouton = to be easily led (to go with the crowd) un comportement moutonnier = to behave like sheep revenons à nos moutons = let's get back to the subject un mouton à cinq pattes = a rare bird (person)

The National office is pleased to confirm the successfulcompletion of its #CPFLaurier Campaign to honor andcelebrate the legacy of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. With the helpof 18 Laurier youth champions from across Canada theNational office used prerecorded video clips to engageand encourage audience participation while highlightingthe many ways Laurier contributed to making Canada a“oui” bit better.

The cross country social media campaign whichculminated on November 20th, Laurier’s 175th birthday,

attained a total reach across all platforms (Youtube,Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) of 38, 490.

The postcard contest received over 330 contestsubmissions from youth across Canada. A random draw from the postcard submissions was doneon November 21st, 2017. We are pleased to announceour winner.

Congratulations to Sarah Hastelow of North Wiltshire, PEI Winner of the Apple IPAD Air2 generously donated by DNSnetworks

Responsible Government Poster / Learning Tool

“Canada a Great Place to Call Home” is a full colourposter featuring the 175th anniversary of ResponsibleGovernment in Canada – an important milestone that ledCanada toward Confederation. The overleaf provides alearning tool and background information on the 4underlying concepts of responsible governmentestablished in Canada:

· A government responsible to the people ­ ACanadian Ideal since 1841 · Baldwin and La Fontaine forge a partnershipuniting English and French · A historical compromise in the spirit of peace,union, friendship and raternity · Achieving independence without revolution

CPF National has developed this poster and made themavailable to us. CPF PEI has some of theses posters. Please email gail at glecky@cpfpei.pe.ca and makeyour request. We will also be dropping these to selectschools.

Celebrating 40 years of Milestones - In 1977,Keith Spicer was serving as Canada’s툦rst Commissioner of Of툦cial Languages.Interested in the bilingualism of Canada’s youth,he met with groups of parents across Canadawho wanted their children to learn French as asecond language. Forty years later we arecelebrating a national legacy. CPF ON has puttogether this great timeline. Click HERE toaccess a 40-year timeline of CPF's milestones

CPF Network Report 2015-16

This document is shared with stakeholders, funders,potential sponsors and donors. Although directlyreporting CPF National activities, the format also reflectsthe importance of collaboration with the CPF Branchesas we work to better demonstrate the impact of the CPFNetwork with our varied audiences.

Please click HERE for the full report

Canadian Parents for french PEI PO Box 2785 Charlottetown, PE C1A 8C4 40 Enman Crescent, Room 275 902-368-3703 pei.cpf.ca info@cpfpei.pe.ca

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