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Free French ebooks & audio books
for kids at the local library!
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The Toronto Public Library has many great ebooks and
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Secondary Summer School TDSB, info available March 23
immersion programs, we have found some characteristics
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Edu-Inter
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Studies in French Immersion for students who obtain 11 or sion. These characteristics are indicators to help you to
for teens, adults and families in Quebec City
make a good choice.
more credits in French instruction.
Middle Immersion Program
The Middle Immersion Program begins in Grade 4.
A successful student:
– is verbal and likes to talk
***CPF PARTNERSHIP WITH TDSB***
Earlier this month CPF signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the TDSB to make CPF an official
The Basics - L'Essentiel
community partner. This will make it easier for CPF
Try out this crossword puzzle to test the basics vocabulary you just learned!
volunteers to help families by providing and promoting FSL
education events for students such as the Concours d’art
May -1,Horizontalement
2015-03-13
Across
Down - Verticalement
Oratoire, the national French public speaking event for
Deadline
for grade 11 students
to apply to be a
1. I speak French.
1. I don't know.
Core, Extended and Immersion French, Bilingual Success
French
Ambassador
at
the
National
9. and
2. ____-vous anglais ?
Conferences sponsored by the Ministry of Education, as
Ambassador
Youth Forum
in Moncton August
10.
Je neth_____ pas.
3. Repeat
well as lunchtime and afterschool French clubs and French 13-18 (http://www.french-future.org)
11. ___ vous plaît
4. Encore une _____
performances.
12. yes
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2015 anglais ?
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In recent years, anti-spam regulations made it difficult for
Festival des Arbres
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ne
sais
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7. Je ne _____ pas
parent volunteers, teachers and board administrators to
The Ontario Library Association’s annual
16. Encore ____ fois.
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promote CPF events to TDSB families. This new
celebration of the ‘Forest of Reading’ will be held
17.
more
slowly
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agreement will expedite a vetting process for board-wide
atwhen
Harbourfront in May (14.
www.accessola.org).
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distribution of resources and promotional material to
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little
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why
announce activities.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
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For more events and additional information
19. yes
As a partner, CPF volunteers working in schools or offsite 24. J'ai un _______.
about CPF, check out our
(on.cpf.ca)
22. website
Je ne comprends
____. or
afterschool programs or camps, will have direct access to
the TDSB Police Reference Check Office with a
write to cpftorontonorth@gmail.com
discounted fee of $20 and a guaranteed two to three week
turnaround time to obtain a Full Disclosure Vulnerable
Sector Screening Police Records Check.
Hints: YOU A HOCKEY STAR?
ARE
LEVEL – House League
1. team
A. but
2.
skate
B. rondelle
1. When theP
answer
is made
up of more
LAY THE
GAME
 than one word, leave an empty space between the words.
3. goal
C. filet, cage
2. Ignore accents and apostrophes.
4. net
D. patin
Game Rules:
5.
jersey
E.
équipe
1. Match the French hockey term with the English
6.
hockey
stick
F.
bâton de hockey
definition.
7.
puck
G.
chandail
2. For each level, you must get 5 answers correct
Encercle les lettres des mots cachés
to move onto the next level. (Answers below)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
LEVEL – OHL
Until then, have a
goalie
A. marquer
left wing great summer!
B. gardien de but
forward
C. ailier gauche
assist A bientôt.
D. attaquant
to score
E. arrêts
saves…………….F. mention d’aide
w w w.cpfont.on.ca
For more hockey terminology, click here.
The NHL site has French terms 101 to help with
vocabulary. The site is also available in French:
www.nhl.com/fr/
Answers:
House League – 1E, 2D, 3A, 4C, 5G, 6F, 7B
OHL – 1B, 2C, 3D, 4F, 5A, 6E
NHL – 1D, 2E, 3A, 4C, 5F, 6B
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– NHL
Star 
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Hat trick
A. échapée
Face off
B. partisans
breakaway C. hors-jeu
off-side
D. tour de chapeau
power play E. mise au jeu
fans………….F. avantage numérique
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