CPF PEI Board of Directors

President Bri any Jakubiec

Past President Amanda Moore

VP Nancy Kitson

Treasurer Maryse Perreault

Member Do e Daly

Member Kelly Doran

Member Susan Taylor

Execu ve Director Gail Lecky

CPF PEI recognizes and thanks the Department of Canadian Heritage for its continued financial support of our projects and activities. /CPF PEI désire remercier le Ministère du Patrimoine canadien pour son soutien financier continu de nos projets et activités.

CPF PEI PO Box 2785

Charlo etown, PE C1A 8C4

902‐368‐3703 pei.cpf.ca

Member of the month Is J.B Crawford, Morell

Brought to you by McDonalds

Congratula ons!

Important May dates 5th and 22 no school May 22 Victoria day

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E‐NEWS May 2016 Issue 122

Providing opportunities for young Canadians to learn and use French

The CPF PEI Concours d’art oratoire was held Saturday April 23, 2016 at UPEI. Many thanks to our judges Julie Gag‐non, Joseé Alain and Nicole Blanchard. Emcee was CPF PEI President Bri any Jakubiec and mer was Ricardo Angle our CPF Westwood Chapter President. Prizes include medals, ribbons, cash as well as thousands in scholarships and prizes from: Université Sainte‐Anne, University of Prince Edward Island, Université de Moncton and Collège Acadie, Encounters with Canada. Thnak yopu to our many sponsors, including Mari me Electric, Parks Canada, PEI Teachers Federa on, La Commission scolaire de Langue français, Holland College Boot Camps Staples, Credit Union Place, Owls Hollow, PEI Fes val of Small Halls Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre, Chi‐Wan Sports Center, La belle Alliance, A&W, Kwik Kopy , Confedera on Centre of the Arts, Roma at Three Rivers, and A.C.P.I..

Brittany Jakubiec, Joseé Alain,

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This publica on is created and distributed by Canadian Parents for French—PEI. Copyright 2006, CPF‐PEI. All rights reserved

Canadian Parents for French is a na onal network of volunteers which values French as an integral part of Canada and which is      dedicated to the promo on and crea on of French second language learning opportuni es for young Canadians. 

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CPF Chapters— Want to have ac vi es in your school like this concert with Michael Pendergast at Glen Stewart School? Start a CPF Chapter in your school! Call Gail at 902‐368‐3703 or glecky@cpfpei.pe.ca

To be announced. One of our judges said: “un l reading the entries, I    never understood what "it was an honour just to be nominated among these people" meant, but now I do.”

From Olympians to journalists, to corporate execu ves and teachers who are helping pass their love of language on to future bilingual Canadians, bilingual graduates from P.E.I., N.S., N.L. and N.B. have used their skills to do some amazing things! If you are a graduate of a French program such as French Immersion, Core French, or French First Language in any of our provinces , we want to hear from you! See the videos of NC, AB and YK graduates at www.wherearetheynow.ca

Des patates sur nos routes l'hiver, c'est écologique! by William Lyons and Daniel Chapman, Ecole La-BelleCloch

Grandir ou mourir by Kylee Hill and Bryn Shea, Summerside Intermediate

Wiser or Coordinated (Sage ou Coordonnée) by Alyssa Mugridge and Megan Mann, Summerside Intermediate

The CPF PEI Annual Mee ng will be held on Wednesday May 4th at 6 pm at the Haviland Club in Charlo e‐town. Beside elec ons for Branch Board members we will have a presenta on by one of French Student Excellence Award winners, our 2016 Educator of the Year , an‐nounce our J.Elmer Hynes volunteer of the year and hear about changes in the Department of Educa on, Early Childhood and Culture from French programs Director René Hur‐tubise. All members are welcome to a end.

Current CPF PEI Programs& Projects

Thank you to our judges Colleen Salterman and Nelson Valois.

FRENCH VOCABULARY by French Word a Day le chapeau de soleil = sun hat