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[-~ 2 > fete od a : ip Wm LERMAN Nd Se) i = Nv VE veya d na As RANEY YAS T a LA HE EA VY Le oN RY LY EC AS WS I a TE LSP JE 8, RY Rh Sth Sa Ra a A RAB din PACER Shy SR GALS (RCRA ISAS DAR 8 VAT vor 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed. February 17, 1982 French immersion is the gateway to bilingualism French immersion, an education success story, is proving to be the gateway to bilingualism for about 75 young students at K.H. Cornish School in Port Perry. In September, grade 2 will be added to the program, along with the current grade one and Kindergarten, and there is a commitment from the Durham Board of Education that ultimately the program will include classes up to grade 8. On February 24, there will be an information meeting held in the library at R.H. Cornish School, and this meeting will be of interest to parents with children enter- ing Kindergarten this fall. Bob Abrey, a French consultant with the Durham Board, along with principal Murray Prentice, French immersion teachers and parents of those students in the program will answer all questions and provide information. The meeting starts at 7:30. While virtually all parents would agree that fluent bilingualism is an un- questionable asset, some may have fears that immersion at the Kinder- garten level could end up impeding a child's progress and development in other subjects. Sandra Bramham of Port Perry, a former Kinder- garten teacher had mis- givings about enrolling her youngster in the program. In fact, she says that two years ago, she would not have considered it. ' However, after talking to parents with children in French immersion and after discussions about it with her husband, she changed her mind and her son is now in the grade one program. "He has had no problems at all and he loves it, »' she said recently. Mrs. Bramham is now taking a conversation French- course at the High School here so that she will be able to converse at a basic level with her youngster. She also has a two year old boy and says that she will have no hesitation to enroll him in Kindergarten when the time comes. The program aims to provide a high level of pro- ficiency in French with no accompanying loss in any area of educational develop- ment including first language. In Kindergarten, the children are gradually introduced to - French through the use of the language by the teacher. The children continue to use English until their own French vocabulary is developed. In grades 1,2 and 3 instruction in all subjects is in French. English Language Arts is introduced for 20 per cent of the time in grade 4 and increased to a 50-50 ratio for grades 5-8. There are tempory lags in some aspects of English skills until English instruction is introduced at which time immersion students quickly catch up, suggesting that considerable transfer of language skills takes place from French to English. The current grade 1 class is rather unique in that the children entered French Immersion without the benefit of Krench Kinder- garten. Madame Power, the grade 1 teacher, recently reported to the R.H. Cornish Parent Advisory Committee, that after five short months of intensive dramatization of everything, short of standing on her head, things are running smoothly. The children feel happy and secure and enjoy the fact they can "'parlez Francais". Most of them are able to converse in fluent French with her and with classmates for almost one hundred per- cent of the school day. Their comprehension of the French language is excellent and she never has cause to explain difficult concepts in English. In fact she does not use any English at all in the classroom. This way the students learn to identify her with the French language. French Immersion programs follow the guide- lines as set down by the Board of Education for the English classes, except that instruction is in French. Madame Power is finding her students are grasping all aspects of their academic work, whether it be Math, Reading or Social Studies "unhindered" by their new language. Madame Power added that she stresses with her students that they speak to her in accurate French and in complete sentences. It involves a lot of repetition but it is worth the effort because the students are proving to her everyday that they are developing good speech habits and are able to speak fluently in the French language. Besides academic growth Madame Power strives to teach her students an appreciation of language, whether it be English or French and a tolerance and appreciation of other cultures. The Kindergarten Programme is also experiencing success in all areas of the curriculum. Mademoiselle Zrilen enjoys her classes and has made her students feel at home in -- ) INAS YY vel Teacher Coleen Power looks on as grade one There will be a French immersion information night French immersion students Eve Gibson, Emily Smith, Lori Hall and Brenda Lawrence hear tapes at the c'entre d'ecoute, as part of their studies in French. Non-Profit Rental Housing this Wednesday, Feb. 24 at R.H. Cornish School in Port Perry. [See story for details] Brock Twp. receives $122,230 grant Brock Township has received a grant of $122,230 to help non-profit rental housing it was announced Feb. 9th by Paul Cosgrove, minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Claude Bennett, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The federal funds are being given to Brock to assist with the development of 32 senior citizen units in Sun- derland. A percentage of the tenants will pay market rents with the remainder paying rents geared to their The federal Community Services Contribution Program (CSCP) grant represents 10 per cent of the capital costs of the 52 unit project. Administered by the pro- vincial government, CSCP funds are used for neigh- bourhood improvement and municipal non-profit housing as well as for major water and sewage facilities. The neighbourhood improvement component of CSCP funds a wide variety of projects, including roads, sidewalks, parks, commun- ity centres and recreation facilities, to help preserve residential neighbourhoods. The federal CSCP funds for non-profit housing are directed towards municipal- ities which sponsor rental developments to meet the * Becker's Milk needs of tenants with a variety of incomes. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing pays the grants directly to municipal- ities qualifying for assistance. Need Help Quickly? 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