This summer, the Alliance française du Manitoba is launching a special 1-month class to prepare young children who are starting Kindergarden or Grade 1 in French immersion.

The class consists of 4 classes of 1,5 hours and it is designed for children aged 5 and 6 years old.

For more information, please visit:

https://www.afmanitoba.ca/af/course-selector/?level_id=227706&age_group_id=3

The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers/L’Association canadienne des professeurs de langues secondes (CASLT/ACPLS) has released a new the CASLT INFO ACPLS. Please click the link bellow to see the latest news about second language teaching and learning:

http://multibriefs.com/briefs/caslt/caslt051618.php

Is your child entering Kindergarten or grade 1, and you are considering French Immersion?

DO: RELAX! Do the same as if your child was going to English Kindergarten or grade 1. There is nothing extra that you need to do to prepare your child for French Immersion. Your child will gradually accept French as a normal part of the day and will have fun learning different ways to say things!

DO NOT: Tell your child they are going to a “different” school or program, or that they won’t understand what the teacher is saying. Teachers use a lot of repetition, gesture, songs, and games to helps student learn vocabulary. This approach is very similar to the way your child learns speak for the very first time.

DO: Foster a positive attitude towards reading and learning. Read to your child in English and/or your home language. You can also sing songs, and watch TV together. Have conversations with your child about what they understand. Let your child tell you what they understood in their own words.

DO NOT: Worry because you do not speak French. The French Immersion program was designed for children of non-French speaking parents. Learn more about the French Immersion program by visiting your school division’s website and talking to the school staff.

DO: Play fun learning games in English and/or your home language:

- Learn the alphabet

- Introduce capital and lower case letters

- Learn how to print your name

- Introduce number recognition from 1 to 10 or 20

- Play counting games, or color and shape games

DO NOT: Worry that your child’s English skills will suffer. Literacy skills learned in French transfer easily to English. Your child lives in an area where English is the dominant language and is surrounded by a rich English environment. Also, students in French Immersion do learn English language skills.

DO: Encourage your child to be independent. Keep in mind that your child is learning many other things besides French (i.e. social skills, motor skills, self-sufficiency)

DO NOT: Compare your child to others. No two children develop at the same rate.

Is your school holding

AN EVENT?

If your school is hosting a parent information session or a Kindergarten information evening, we will send a representative to speak to parents!

Our representative can deliver a presentation and/or manage a resource table with brochures, booklets, magazines and giveaways!

Book a presentation for your event!

Contact our office at:

204-233-6403

or email:

frenchforlife@cpfmb.com

I want to help, but I don’t understand the question?

This printable handbook provides insight for parents regarding home support for French Immersion students in middle years. It assists them to help their children at home, by means of homework help, the supervision of healthy study habits, and further encouragement of immersion into French language and culture.

Click Here to see the full document.