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1 BEST PAC NEWS MAY 2013

SECONDAIRE ECOLE D R . C H A R LE S B EST SECONDARY SCHOOL 2525 Como Lake Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, V3J 3R8 6 04 .46 1 .55 81

BEST PAC NEWS PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MAY 2013

GRAD & AFTERGRAD 2013 UPDATE

HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO HELP YET?

You can still support our Grads! Make a cash or gift donation or contribute a gift card from any points reward account you have. Just mark your donation ‘After Grad’ and leave it at the office. We happily accept donations from your business too! Receipts are given for amounts of $25 or more.

BEST RAFFLE DRAW WINNERS!

v 1st Prize: 2 night stay at the Wickaninnish Inn & Whale Watching • Kenneth Askew

v 2nd Prize: Framed Brett Lawrie Jersey • Amanda Celio

v 3rd Prize: 1 night stay at the Coquitlam Best Western • Deanna Celio

PARENT HELP NEEDED Thanks to those parents who've already offered to help; we still need a few more parents to hand out the grad gowns on Friday, June 7th (around 2:45 at the school). All the grads will be attending a mandatory Commencement rehearsal in the gym in period 5 and following that they will parade through the cafeteria to pick up their cap and gown. Anyone who wants to help (and hasn't been in touch with us already) please email Vice Principal Carol Coulson at [email protected]

AFTERGRAD PLANNING: the following decisions were made at our May 15th meeting … SECURITY: Remember the goal of After Grad is to keep our Grads safe so please remind your kids that Grad & After Grad are alcohol and drug free events and there will be security at both events to enforce this.

BREAKFAST planning is well underway. If you want to help, contact Ron at [email protected]

PRIZES: We’ve raised enough funds to give a gift to each Grad who attends the After Grad cruise & breakfast. We have some spectacular prizes, ranging in value from about $25 to $300+. All gifts will be available for pick up at the Breakfast. Any gifts not picked up at the Breakfast can be picked up at the year-end Barbeque. As the goal of After Grad is to keep our kids safe, any Grads turned away from the cruise or breakfast for substance or behaviour issues will not be given prizes.

INSIDE … 2 Staff Appreciation

Lunch Canadian Parents for French (CPF)

3 Canadian Parents for French (CPF)

5 District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) Report Children of the Street Society SD43 Annual Operating Budget Feedback Tentative Spending Plan – Coquitlam Teachers Association & SD43 Coquitlam 6 Theatrix 8 Brain Injury Film Festival (BIFF)


CANADIAN PARENTS FOR FRENCH (CPF)

Summer CPF Volunteer Opportunity

The CPF BC & Yukon Branch office is looking for three enthusiastic individuals to help us collect important French immersion program information over the summer. If you or someone in your family is interested to spend some time this summer helping the CPF BC & Yukon office, please contact:

Xiaoyang Luo, CPF BC & Yukon Research Assistant & Policy Analyst Summer Student: [email protected]

The volunteer hours are flexible (2-4hrs/ week), the work can be done remotely, and we would be happy to provide a reference letter upon successful completion.

This is ideal for students in French programs looking to give back and gain some work-related experience this summer. Merci!

Staff Appreciation Lunch June 20, 2013

We will be hosting a staff appreciation lunch to recognize the dedication and contributions made by all BEST staff over the last year.

Please let us know how you can help out. Cash donations can be dropped off at the office.

If you are interested in either helping on the day and/or providing a dessert please contact us at [email protected]

Multimedia

C'est la vie with Bernard St. Laurent did a show about French Immersion on CBC Radio One called "French Immersion for all? French immersion has sometimes been criticized as a kind of unofficial streaming. Now, that's starting to change. Find out how." Listen online at: http://www.cbc.ca/cestlavie/


CANADIAN PARENTS FOR FRENCH (CPF) (continued)

National Ambassador Youth Forum

National Ambassador Youth Forum (NAYF), is a national event organized by French for the Future, to be held in Vancouver this summer, from August 22 to 27, 2013. It is a busy week of workshops and activities on the importance of bilingualism and youth leadership. 30 Ambassadors (students in grade 11) will be selected everywhere across the country. Ambassadors are being recruited right now!

Eligibility criteria: Grade 11, enrolled in a French second language or French immersion program, and want to make a difference to French and bilingualism. Visit French for the Future for more information and to register

OSEF Exchange

Note from OESF:

This year, we have an unprecedented number of French students that have applied to the OSEF France-Canada reciprocal exchange program. As of today, we have 200 French students that are not yet matched. It would be very unfortunate to have to refuse all these young French students and their families the chance to live this Canadian experience and for our students to miss out on the chance to live the European experience.

Places are available in all programs. Please see our website for details and registration information www.osef.ca - I have attached an information sheet to distribute to your students and their families.

French for Life Check out the French for Life website. Coming out of Manitoba, it is an excellent resource for students, parents and educators!

FFL targets those groups that do not have French as a first language, but can however significantly impact on the continuance and expansion of the use and appreciation of the French language and culture within the province of Manitoba. The project assists by addressing the need to

· Increase the visibility of FSL programs

· Increase enrollment and encourage retention in FSL programs

· Provide teachers with the necessary tools to offer and supply effective and challenging FSL programs

· Encourage students to continue their studies in French at the postsecondary level

www.frenchforlife.ca

OSEF (continued) We are counting on your help in making sure that your students know about this exciting opportunity to improve their French and expand their cultural horizons.

To facilitate Canadian registration, please ask your students to email their application directly to the OSEF office in France at [email protected]


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May$2013$)$Chapter$Bulletin • Winners of the Festival du Bois French books draw

o Michelle Gauthier o Maria Mendoza

• 2013 Provincial Concours d'arts Oratoire winners from the Tri-cities:

o 6e Immersion tardive (late FI - Grade 6) Viktoriya Klishina Pitt River Middle - second place

o 8e Francophone (Grade 8 francophone) Claudya Leclerc École des Pionniers - second place

o 12e Immersion précoce (early FI - Grade 12) Kylie Shorter Charles Best Secondary - second place

o 7e Immersion précoce (early FI - Grade 7) Brittany Huellas-Bruskiewicz Banting Middle - first place

o 8e Immersion (Grade 8 FI) Cassie Truss Maillard Middle - first place

• Société francophone de Maillardville, in partnership with Canadian Parents for French, Tri-Cities Chapter, is proud to announce the 15th edition of the Maillardville-Coquitlam French Summer Camp, from July 2nd to August 23rd, 2013. Again this year, the French summer camp is offering many different themes and activities… all in French! The summer camp is for children aged 6-12 with at least one year of experience in French immersion program, entering elementary school and already completed kindergarten. The camp offers activities to favor arts, sports, culture, history and much more! Every Friday, a field trip is planned: Vancouver Aquarium, Maritime Museum, Fort Langley National historic site, Wild Play Park in Maple Ridge and more! For more information contact Société francophone de Maillardville at (604) 515-7070 or by email at [email protected]

• Next CPF meeting June 3, 2013 @ 6:30 pm. Potluck social at Heidi`s house, 2-

300 Maude Road, Port Moody

• Canadian Parents for French is always looking for volunteers for various events throughout the year. If you are interested in volunteering in any capacity, please email us at [email protected]. We could really use the help!

[email protected]$$/ www.cpf.bc.ca/tricities!Facebook.com/cpftricities!


DPAC Report

"From the point of view of daily life, without going deeper, we exist for our fellow men" (Albert Einstein)

DISTRICT PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL GENERAL MEETING (April 3 and onwards, 2013)

(Please note:

Budget issues:

Curriculum changes:

Children of the Street Society

Thought Stream (TS) feedback summary

BCCPAC election. Dave Sands presentation ’

Bright Idea Gallery

LIF fund allocation:

Treasurer Report: DPAC election

v Children of the Street Society – click HERE for information

v SD43 Annual operating budget feedback -‐ click HERE for information

v Tentative spending plan between Coquitlam Teachers Association & SD43 Coquitlam (May 2013) -‐ click HERE for information

These documents are locted at the BEST website at http://www.sd43.bc.ca/secondary/charlesbest/Parents/Pages/default.aspx

under PARENTS -‐ PAC -‐ DPAC


[email protected] 1918 Como Lake Ave, P.O. Box 64553, Coquitlam BC, V3J 7V7 www.theatrixyoutheatre.com

For complete event information, please visit Theatrix Youtheatre http://www.theatrixyoutheatre.com/ Page 1 of 1

Date: MAY 21, 2013 Contact: Deborah Solberg Tel: 778-235-1431 Email: [email protected] Online Registration: www.theatrixyoutheatre.com

An exciting summer camp to inspire your students, boost their confidence and get them actively engaged in performing arts.

The award winning Theatrix Youtheatre Society is pleased to present FAME JR - Teen Triple Threat Boot Camp, July 22 – 26, 2013, at the Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Fame Jr. is geared to the 12-17 age groups. Students in this Triple Threat Boot Camp focus on singing, dancing, and acting skills on the set of Fame Jr. for five days, with two performances at the Evergreen Cultural Centre on day six, Saturday July 27th. The Choreographer is Nicole Roberge, a drama instructor at École Riverside Secondary School.

FAME JR. is the bittersweet but ultimately inspiring story of a diverse group of students as they commit to four years of grueling artistic and academic work at New York City’s celebrated High School for the Performing Arts. With candor, humor and insight, the show explores the issues that confront many young people today with a fun and high energy, contemporary pop score, including the iconic song, FAME! Spend a week with experienced directors and learn how to become a TRIPLE THREAT!

Early bird discount in effect until June 30th.

For more detailed program information or to register, please visit www.theatrixyoutheatre.com

Since 1991 Theatrix Youtheatre Society, a registered non-profit organization, has been making theatre accessible to the Tri-City community by offering performing arts programs to District #43 youth and adults. Theatrix programming is based on the following principals; build a healthy community through artistic expression; ensure that programs are accessible for children of all ages; offer quality theatre arts training by qualified professionals; value the process of creation as well as presentation of product.


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