Francofete

An festival of French activities for families.
Presented by the Centre francais Hamilton

Sunday June 27, 2010
11:00am to 4:00pm
Gage Park Bandshell Area
(Main & Gage, Hamilton)

$2 Admission
French Immersion families are welcome!

French Activities include: Magician, bingo, face painting, French Canadian and African musicians, fashion show, book sale, clowns, games & races for children and teens.

Burgers, hot dogs, cotton candy, and pop will be on sale -or bring a picnic.

French Summer Camp

Have fun in French this summer at Les Petites Pommes French Immersion Summer Camp. Through a healthy balance of indoor and outdoor activity, your child will benefit from the knowledge provided by our crazy fun (and safety oriented) staff, who are French undergraduates at McMaster University.

Stay tuned to their website for more details: www.lespetitespommes.com

If you would like to be contacted when registration begins,
please call or email Camp Director - Mary Clements
Email: contact@lespetitespommes.com
Phone: 905-975-6279

Annual General Meeting

Click on the photo below for a summary of CPF Hamilton-Wentworth
events and activities for the past year 2009/2010.

Storyteller Marylyn Peringer entertains the crowd at the May 2010 Spring Fling.

Help Wanted

CPF Executive meetings are open to all Chapter members. Come out and help us plan for special events and advocacy efforts for 2010/2011. We need representatives from the following schools to join our Executive Committee:

• Earl Kitchener
• Ryerson
• Glen Echo
• Glen Brae
• Lawfield
• AM Cunningham
• Fessenden
• Guy Brown
• St. Eugenes
• Cathedral

Come out and help us promote French language learning in Hamilton-Wentworth.

Since 2002, CPF Hamilton-Wentworth has been working to advocate for, promote and encourage French Immersion in our community. French Immersion enrolment is up, new school sites have been opened and children from both Boards can now access bussing to their schools.

Now we are asking for your help in return.

It is important to hear fresh ideas and try new ways of doing things to keep our Chapter vital and relevant. We need parent and teacher volunteers to help us plan, organize and run our special events, promotions and other activities. The time committment is approximately 4 hours per month (one 2 hour executive meeting plus volunteer hours.) If you are interested, please e-mail us at cpfhamilton@hotmail.com

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May CPF Newsletter

Please click on the newspaper to view our May 2010 newsletter.

Frenchapalooza: November 2010 Providing tips, resources and French fun for new FI families
Regular issues of the Hamilton CPF Newsletter
Informative Web Site updated monthly
French Performance for Students in February 2011
Promotion of FI Kindergarten & High School Information Nights
French Book Sales
CPF Public Speaking Contest in March 2011
Spring Fling: French Family Event May 2011
Promote local French activities for summer 2011

Join CPF

Contact Us:

Do you have questions or suggestions for CPF Hamilton Wentworth?

Would you like to help organize and run our events and programs?

Please contact Canadian Parents for French Hamilton Wentworth at cpfhamilton@hotmail.com