ANNE“HEBERT VANCOUVER In Vancouver, the school parents association (APE) at Anne Hébert School published a very favourable annual report. Remarkably, it's the school partners committee and its sub-committees that gifted children, bullying, the new math program, consultant day, etc. They have managed a real tour de force: the school will retain its English and music specialists. ROSE“DES-VENTS VANCOUVER APE Rose-des-Vents, Vancouver, is considering the matter of a new location (Oakridge) for next September. The French program will share the space with the current tenants at the new location. KITSILANO VANCOUVER The APE of Kitsilano High School has completed its incorporation project. Recent fundraising efforts (hair cutting) brought in $1600— the event was a real success! The Kitsilano parents are preparing a welcome package for new parents—a much-needed item. One of the APE’s initiatives this year was very successful: contacting parents via email. Since the start of the Vancouver transit strike more than two months ago, both students and their parents have encountered some serious problems. The strike means significantly higher expenses and increas- ingly complicated schedules. In response to an urgent request from the parents, the French School Board has agreed to refund the cost of monthly bus passes in compensation. According to the APE, this strike is hindering parents’ active participation in meetings. Parents of the three schools in the Greater Vancouver area met re- cently to discuss the Greater Vancouver infrastructure (organizational structure of the primary and secondary school). Three scenarios were proposed. The selected option calls for a central secondary school and two primary schools, one in the East and one in the West. There were also two Greater Vancouver meetings since the last is- sue of Info-parents. Among other things, discussions covered the proportional representation of the CSF du Grand Vancouver council, which has a higher proportion of students than other regions. The parents also asked the CSF to email information and make all rel- evant reference documents available on its website prior to meet- ings. They also recommended that the CSF have an annual sum- mary report prepared (including customer services) and distributed to all clients. The CSF is consulting its partners regarding its strategic planning for the next four years. APEs have until the end of June to respond. The FPFCB has put together a few items that could be used as a starting point; APEs may have this information by request. PRINCE GEORGE February 2 to 13, 2001, 21 Grade 10 French Immersion students from Duchess Park High School took part in the Sevec exchange program. They visited Quebec City and the surrounding area during The Quebec Winter Carnival. The students then spent a few days in Montreal. May 18 to 26, the Pont-Rouge group visited Prince George and area, including Barkerville-Jasper, etc. What an outstanding ex- perience for our children! PowE._ RIVER During fa Semaine de la francophonie in March, hundreds of adults and children gathered for a special celebration: Les Transporteurs de réves, with Benoit Ranger, a Visions Ouest Productions presenta- tion, was also shown at Vancouver’s Anne-Hébert School (se the article in the last issue of Info-parents). NEWS...IN BRIEF! J SECHELT APE of the Pacific School in Sechelt is considering a nursery school. The school held its sugar bush outing. The lovely photos posted at the school clearly attest to the success of this activity. SurreY The school construction project is underway. The APE is organiz- ing meetings and training workshops for parents on such topics as bullying and safety. TSAWWASSEN APE Tsawwassen is working mainly on recruiting to ensure the addition of a fourth year. They are looking for a name for their regional French school. . CAMPBELL RIVER Partnership communications with the French association are ex- cellent and the search for a new partner continues. The nursery school appears to be a drawing card for recruiting new students to the French program. The APE has the support of many parent volunteers who are assisting with fundraising and with various classroom activities. We thank all of the volunteers for their sup- port. Gaétan Desrochers, President, APE Campbell River NORTH VANCOUVER Next September, the André-Piolat school program will include jun- ior high (Grades 8-10). Mr. Hervé Bellec was recently named to head up the new program. Mr. Bellec is working with a team of specialists in English Language Arts, technology and fine arts). (...) The André-Piolat program focuses on the knowledge and skills students need to lead satisfying and productive lives. The goal is to prepare students for senior high school. The program calls for interactive, significant and innovative teaching methods. (...) We will encourage learning by doing (learning by project). All staff working at the André-Piolat School will combine their efforts to- ward achieving a single goal: the student's success. VICTORIA Draw/ Barbeque June 15 2001 from 5:30 - 7:30 The Association des Parents has organized a draw to raise money for earthquake preparedness.This year we purchased a large metal storage container and now we nee to fill it with emergency and rescue equipment. The tickets for the draw have been sent home with each student. The grand prize is a 27" TV with a DVD player. There are also many other prizes to be won. There is a separate draw for the students selling tickets. The draws will take place during the barbeque at l’'Ecole Brodeur. Barbeque price is $2.00 which includes a hot-dog, drink and dessert. There will be games for the children including the fa- mous “Danse aux Gateaux” (cake walk). If possible please bring a small cake or cupcakes with you to add to the prize table. Mark June 15th on your calendar! We hope to see you there!