Hawthorne 2 Bilingual Alternative

Families are invited to take part in a special French-language Animate This! hands-on animation workshop for children ages 6-13. The theme is Lazy Summer Days (2-D clay/pixillation), where participants will create a storybook retelling of their favourite summer memory, to hold onto forever!

September 26, 2010 at 1:00.

FREE! Registration required. Call 416-973-3012 to register.

Last spring, we had a successful session of French storytime at the Bloor/Gladstone library branch. We’re hoping to see more free French storytimes in our neighbourhood, in the future. Right now, French storytimes are at the Fairview, Richview and Don Mills branches.

The public library offers great programs in French at different locations across the city. Why not check out a couple this summer? Bonne idée, n’est pas?

Why not play these interactive French games? Who knows what you’ll learn?

According to this CBC report, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s staff is recommending to remove the “Alternative” designation from its programs.

Bill Moyers interviews Jane Goodall, founder of our Roots and Shoots program. See the video or read the transcript.

Below please find a list of interesting links to practice or learn French. Read on to see what the French committee has been up to lately.

Teachers at Hawthorne have agreed to parent involvement in their classrooms.

Check out this online musical “instrument” for exploration: http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix

As at this writing, the decision to close the Grade 7 entry point to the TDSB Extended French program (EF) has not been made yet. However, here is a letter from Nadine Segal, System Superintendent, regarding how the potential changes would impact our school.