Bonsoir et Bonsoir et bienvenue à Kits!bienvenue à Kits!

L’ immersion franL’ immersion française à çaise à Kitsilano Kitsilano – – Grade 7 parent night Grade 7 parent night – – January 24January 24thth 2013 2013

Our featured speakers

Merci!

Why continue?

To become bilingualTo become bilingual To remain in a family-like setting To remain in a family-like setting

within a larger communitywithin a larger community To reap the benefits of future To reap the benefits of future

exchanges, bursaries, studies, exchanges, bursaries, studies, employment, and travelemployment, and travel

To continue to be in a unique group To continue to be in a unique group of motivated and focused studentsof motivated and focused students

To have a sense of accomplishment To have a sense of accomplishment & pride from completing a goal& pride from completing a goal

Introducing: the French Immersion

teaam Mme Boutot Mme Dumais Mme Eberle Mme Fogale Mme Fritz Mr Matisz

Mr Morel Mme Port Mme Tessier Mme Yang Mme

Desjarlais Mme Perrett

2012-20132012-2013 456 students in French 456 students in French

ImmersionImmersion 11 teachers in the Program11 teachers in the Program Late and Early Immersion Late and Early Immersion

students combined from several students combined from several feeder schoolsfeeder schools

Community Resource TeacherCommunity Resource Teacher

Our ProgramOur Program

Art/Drama: Grade 8 Art/Drama: Grade 8 Expo-science/Challenge: Grade 8Expo-science/Challenge: Grade 8 Mme Desjarlais: transition to grade 8Mme Desjarlais: transition to grade 8 Sciences environnementales: Grade 9Sciences environnementales: Grade 9 Concours d’art oratoire (CPF): 8-12Concours d’art oratoire (CPF): 8-12 French mark: self-evaluation: 8-12French mark: self-evaluation: 8-12 DELF: Grade 12DELF: Grade 12 DELFDELF : : Diplôme d'Études en Langue FrançaiseDiplôme d'Études en Langue Française

Our ProgramOur Program

OSEF 3 month exchange with OSEF 3 month exchange with FranceFrance

2 month exchange with Québec2 month exchange with Québec 2 week trip to France and or 2 week trip to France and or

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sea-to-Sky : gr. 9 ecology campSea-to-Sky : gr. 9 ecology camp

Beyond the walls of KitsBeyond the walls of Kitsour program offersour program offers

Coup de Coeur FrancophoneCoup de Coeur Francophone Théâtre la Seizième Théâtre la Seizième

Francophone EventsFrancophone Events

Our Programme OverviewOur Programme Overview

Grade 8Grade 8 Grade 9Grade 9 Grade Grade 1010

Grade Grade 1111

Grade Grade 1212

FrançaisFrançais FrançaisFrançais FrançaisFrançais FrançaisFrançais FrançaisFrançais

Social Social StudiesStudies

Social StudiesSocial Studies Social Social StudiesStudies

Social Social StudiesStudies

ScienceScience ScienceScience ScienceScience

Fine Arts Fine Arts Environ-mentalEnviron-mental

StudiesStudies

Planning Planning 1010-HealthHealth-BusinessBusiness-CareersCareers

PeerPeer

TutoringTutoring

Peer Peer TutoringTutoring

SkillsSkills

FrançaisFrançais

▪ Incorporating listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills in 4 units:cuisine, childhood memories, coping with stress, &

advertising

▪ Medieval literature: fencing

▪ Cuisine Unit: Eating out / potluck food party

▪ International francophone cartoon study

▪ Concours d’art oratoire: national speaking contest on a topic of interest

▪ DELF activities to prepare for A2 and B1 levels

SciencesSciences humaineshumaines

Excursions:

Chinatown: Tai Chi, calligraphy,

Kung FuLittle India: Indian buffet, spice tasting

Units covered:

Asia (China, India, Japan)

Medieval Europe

SciencesSciences

Excursions:

Aquarium, Playland, UBC science lab

Units:

Pressure & ForcesBiology: cells, body

systems, the eye, optics & light properties,fresh water & salt

water

French Immersion Skills & French Immersion Skills & Peer TutoringPeer Tutoring

Taking skills Taking skills is intended to help students is intended to help students complete their class complete their class assignments by assisting assignments by assisting them with study skills, them with study skills, learning strategies, and learning strategies, and overcoming difficulty with overcoming difficulty with concepts and language concepts and language difficulties.difficulties.

Please complete the referral form Please complete the referral form with application to assist us with with application to assist us with planning.planning.

Art dramatique 8eArt dramatique 8eObjectives:

•Improvisation

•Character development

•Working with written text

•Writing original scripts

•Developing confidence and Oral French fluency

Projects & activities:

•Presenting a one act scene

•Adapting a film scene to the stage

•Workshops from the French Cultural Centre

ArtArt

Excursions:

Vancouver Art Gallery, Public Art Walks, Commercial

Galleries

Content:•A fun, hands-on class devoted to creative and critical thinking•Drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, ceramics•Projects with Artists in Residence•Assessment values process as well as product•Exploring identity, play, consumption, and our environment

Environmental StudiesEnvironmental StudiesEcology and EcosystemsEcology and Ecosystems

Climate ChangeClimate Change

Renewable EnergyRenewable Energy

Media AwarenessMedia Awareness

Agriculture and Food Supply: Agriculture and Food Supply: our gardenour garden

Urban Development: Urban Development: inventing inventing Eco homesEco homes

Natural Resources Natural Resources Management: Management: shoreline shoreline

cleanupcleanup

Sustainability: Sustainability: Pacific ParkPacific Park

Recycling: Recycling: creating furniture creating furniture out of recycled “garbage”out of recycled “garbage”

Outdoor campOutdoor camp

The France TripThe France Trip

472 reasons why I am at Kits!

Questions?

mperrett@vsb.bc.camperrett@vsb.bc.ca604-713-8961 (local 241)604-713-8961 (local 241)

Marlene PerrettMarlene Perrett~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Un très grand merciUn très grand merci