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THE
LEARNING
EXCHANGE/TLE
s w e i V & News WINTER EDITION
ISSUE 42
Editor/Layout: Darlene Brown
INSIDE
Adult Learner’s Week “CELEBRATE” OUR STUDENTS March 28 to April 3 is: Adult Learner’s Week
An annual gathering of adult learners.
Media Release
Adult learners invite you to join them for a major annual gathering to honour the 1001 ways to learn! For the last six years, the Semaine québécoise des adultes en formation has helped to foster the desire and develop possibilities for lifelong learning for all adults in Québec. Hundreds of volunteer part-
ners organize free activities that highlight the experiences of adult learners and promote the various venues and methods for learning as well as the individuals and organizations devoted to adults education and training. This event is an invitation for one and all to join in a celebration of lifelong learning.
THIS ISSUE:
President’s Message
2
From the ED Desk
2
Karen’s Office News
2
Book Club Info
2
TLE News Updates
3
Learning Links cont’d
3
Volunteer Voice
3
New Volunteers Wanted
3
Vimont Governing Board
4
Thanks!
4
Dates to Remember
4
www.semaine.icea.qc.ca
Give Me Your Best Sites!
Learning Links is a website created for learners, tutors and teachers: Links to excellent websites, multimedia
resources, references, interactive materials, games, and quizzes organized for easy use. All of the resources you ever dreamed of having for literacy learning activities and topics are at your fingertips.
D. Brown
I’m very happy to report Learning Links will be getting a facelift, thanks to our proposal to RECIT being accepted! Do you have a great site you’d like to see linked through Learning Links? Continued on page 3: Learning Links
w w w. T L E l i t e r a c y . c o m
TLE Literacy Supporters
CANADA POST
CDC L AURIER - VIMONT
JAVA U CAFÉ
LAVAL ROTARY CLUB
LIBRARIE RAFFIN
MERCK FROSST EMPLOYEES’ CHARITY TRUST FUND
SCHOLASTIC BOOKS CANADA
Message from the President When I was asked to take over the President’s position I was both terrified and excited. Terrified because so many things have grown and improved over the past few years in TLE and would I be able to keep up the good work? I am excited because now I can try some new adventures. Won’t you join me in trying new things, joining committees, and/or speaking out about literacy in our commu-
nity? As of December 17, 2008, the Board of Directors appointed me as Presidential successor to serve until the next AGM, at which time there will be an election by the membership. Thank you all. Lazar Jevremovic was also nominated for the position of Director and he graciously accepted. Thank you Lazar! Thank you for your confidence in me and I hope to gain your continued support. ~ Mona Arsenault
TLE Board of Directors 2008/2009 President: Mona Arsenault Secretary: Christiane Dabbagh Treasurer: Valerie Sauriol Director: Susan Jakab Director: Lazar Jevremovic
From the Executive Director’s Desk In 2008 I held Tutor Training workshops for our new volunteers and interested individuals from the community. During introductions, one of the participants men- Smudge was saved from an Industioned she worked as a trial site, living in cold and hunger with no shelter volunteer with Rabbit Rescue. She spoke of
the need for volunteers and foster homes for rabbits and other animals until they are adopted. As a result of this discussion, I’m happy to say my daughter and I are fostering a beautiful and gentle cat we
named Smudge (aka Betty) through Gerdy’s Rescues & Adoptions. This is a great way to welcome an animal, in need, into your home when having a pet permanently is not an option. If you or anyone you know may be interested in adopting or fostering an animal (cat, dog, rabbit) I will help you find the information!
Karen’s Office News HAPPY 2009 and good health to everyone. Tutors please, if you change your tutoring hours or are perhaps without a student, let me know so that we can match you again. We are looking for volunteers, if you know someone who may want to become a tutor, we would love to hear from them! Page 2
BOOK CLUB NEWS by B. Beauvais
The Learning Exchange bookworms will hold their first meeting of the New Year on Wednesday, January 14th, 7:30 p.m. at Raffin bookstore, Centrepolis. We will be sharing Anne of Green Gables. The animator will be Trudy Axani . New reader members are welcome!
NEWS & VIEWS
TLE News Updates D. Brown
Learning Links cont’d D. Brown
Family Literacy Day is January 27th… celebrate by reading with a young one or a family member. Our Family Literacy Committee is busy preparing for visits to elementary schools in January, April and May. Stay tuned…
If you would like to submit a link for consideration, simply copy and paste the web address (URL) and include a short description of the link. For example:
I’d like to welcome our newest volunteer tutors to the Learning Exchange family! Congratulations on completing the Basic Tutor Training. Welcome!
LVQ website: The new and improved LVQ website is now up and running. www.literacyvolunteersqc.ca Volunteer hours: A reminder to hand in your volunteering hours for the last half of 2008.
http://www.freerice.com
(By the way...this is a great site to try!!) If you need more information about this project please contact Darlene at: [email protected]
Spring Volunteer Voice Our last ‘Volunteer Voice’ was very well received and continued interest has been ongoing. We spoke on health issues about ourselves and what problems our students might come across. It brought up so many questions that one of our tutors has begun a dictionary of health terms. Others have added their input, and we
Feed the world while learning new words:
M. Arsenault
hope to make this document available to all. Why don’t you add some information about your own health issue, it may help someone else identify with their health problems. Our next Voice will be Thursday, March 26, 2009, 6:00 p.m. It will include time to just talk about your tutoring experiences. As well as adding ideas
to incorporate health issues into your teaching.
Come one come all to the ‘Spring Voice’.
Volunteer today to change someone’s life tomorrow! We are looking for general volunteers for TLE and volunteer tutors to work one-on-one or in small groups with adult learners.
Training sessions start soon!! The Learning Exchange/TLE
C all Kar en for infor mat ion
Tel: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126 WINTER EDITION
Page 3
WINTER EDITION
How to Contact Us
Dates to Remember
THE LEARNING EXCHANGE STAFF
Go to TLE online under EVENTS to view our Google calendar for details of all dates/events
Darlene Brown Executive Director
TLE RESOURCE CENTER
Karen Mockler Administrative Assistant Jacklyn Freedman-Spector Communications Director
1st Wednesday of every month (*weather permitting) Book Club Meeting @ Raffin bookstore, Centrepolis Laval, 1820 Pierre Péladeau
Jan. 20 to 21: LVQ Meeting
January 20: Family Literacy visit JFK Elementary
January 27: International Family Literacy Day and Family Literacy visit Crestview Elementary
WEBMASTER
February: Black History Month
Errol Pinto
February 4: RECIT meeting
February 11:
2100 Blvd. des Laurentides Vimont, Laval, Quebec. H7M 2R5 Phone: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126 Skype: TLETLE1 Fax: 450-663-1290 Email: [email protected] Website: www.TLEliteracy.com
Vimont Governing Board Dear TLE members: I have accepted to be the new member of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s Adult Education and Vocational Training Governing Board. This board helps to support excellence in communication and planning, as well it encourages the
M. Arsenault
development of continued improvement and partnership in adult education and vocational training. This board determines actions to improving student success. It will help us have a direct voice in the organization of adult literacy within Laurier ~ CDC Vimont and SWLSB in Laval. ~ Mona
February 12 to 13: QELA Website Advisory Committee meeting
February 28 to March 8: School closed for Spring Break
March 26: Volunteer Voice
March 28 to April 3: Adult Learner’s Week
April 10 to 13: School closed for Easter Break
April 15:
BOD meeting Governing Board meeting
TLE President
“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”
April 19 to 25: National Volunteer Week
April 21 & 22: Volunteer Appreciation coffee get-together
~ John W. Gardner
April 28: Family Literacy Festival at Souvenir Elementary
Once again TLE is lucky to receive donations and support for its literacy programs. Thank-you to: Page 4
BOD meeting Governing Board meeting
Merck Frosst, Raffin Bookstore, Scholastic Books, Crabetree Publishing, Kids Can Press, Canada Post, and our wonderful TLE members.
Call Karen at: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126 or see our website for more details: www. TLE l i t e r a c y . c o m
NEWS & VIEWS
LEARNING
EXCHANGE/TLE
s w e i V & News WINTER EDITION
ISSUE 42
Editor/Layout: Darlene Brown
INSIDE
Adult Learner’s Week “CELEBRATE” OUR STUDENTS March 28 to April 3 is: Adult Learner’s Week
An annual gathering of adult learners.
Media Release
Adult learners invite you to join them for a major annual gathering to honour the 1001 ways to learn! For the last six years, the Semaine québécoise des adultes en formation has helped to foster the desire and develop possibilities for lifelong learning for all adults in Québec. Hundreds of volunteer part-
ners organize free activities that highlight the experiences of adult learners and promote the various venues and methods for learning as well as the individuals and organizations devoted to adults education and training. This event is an invitation for one and all to join in a celebration of lifelong learning.
THIS ISSUE:
President’s Message
2
From the ED Desk
2
Karen’s Office News
2
Book Club Info
2
TLE News Updates
3
Learning Links cont’d
3
Volunteer Voice
3
New Volunteers Wanted
3
Vimont Governing Board
4
Thanks!
4
Dates to Remember
4
www.semaine.icea.qc.ca
Give Me Your Best Sites!
Learning Links is a website created for learners, tutors and teachers: Links to excellent websites, multimedia
resources, references, interactive materials, games, and quizzes organized for easy use. All of the resources you ever dreamed of having for literacy learning activities and topics are at your fingertips.
D. Brown
I’m very happy to report Learning Links will be getting a facelift, thanks to our proposal to RECIT being accepted! Do you have a great site you’d like to see linked through Learning Links? Continued on page 3: Learning Links
w w w. T L E l i t e r a c y . c o m
TLE Literacy Supporters
CANADA POST
CDC L AURIER - VIMONT
JAVA U CAFÉ
LAVAL ROTARY CLUB
LIBRARIE RAFFIN
MERCK FROSST EMPLOYEES’ CHARITY TRUST FUND
SCHOLASTIC BOOKS CANADA
Message from the President When I was asked to take over the President’s position I was both terrified and excited. Terrified because so many things have grown and improved over the past few years in TLE and would I be able to keep up the good work? I am excited because now I can try some new adventures. Won’t you join me in trying new things, joining committees, and/or speaking out about literacy in our commu-
nity? As of December 17, 2008, the Board of Directors appointed me as Presidential successor to serve until the next AGM, at which time there will be an election by the membership. Thank you all. Lazar Jevremovic was also nominated for the position of Director and he graciously accepted. Thank you Lazar! Thank you for your confidence in me and I hope to gain your continued support. ~ Mona Arsenault
TLE Board of Directors 2008/2009 President: Mona Arsenault Secretary: Christiane Dabbagh Treasurer: Valerie Sauriol Director: Susan Jakab Director: Lazar Jevremovic
From the Executive Director’s Desk In 2008 I held Tutor Training workshops for our new volunteers and interested individuals from the community. During introductions, one of the participants men- Smudge was saved from an Industioned she worked as a trial site, living in cold and hunger with no shelter volunteer with Rabbit Rescue. She spoke of
the need for volunteers and foster homes for rabbits and other animals until they are adopted. As a result of this discussion, I’m happy to say my daughter and I are fostering a beautiful and gentle cat we
named Smudge (aka Betty) through Gerdy’s Rescues & Adoptions. This is a great way to welcome an animal, in need, into your home when having a pet permanently is not an option. If you or anyone you know may be interested in adopting or fostering an animal (cat, dog, rabbit) I will help you find the information!
Karen’s Office News HAPPY 2009 and good health to everyone. Tutors please, if you change your tutoring hours or are perhaps without a student, let me know so that we can match you again. We are looking for volunteers, if you know someone who may want to become a tutor, we would love to hear from them! Page 2
BOOK CLUB NEWS by B. Beauvais
The Learning Exchange bookworms will hold their first meeting of the New Year on Wednesday, January 14th, 7:30 p.m. at Raffin bookstore, Centrepolis. We will be sharing Anne of Green Gables. The animator will be Trudy Axani . New reader members are welcome!
NEWS & VIEWS
TLE News Updates D. Brown
Learning Links cont’d D. Brown
Family Literacy Day is January 27th… celebrate by reading with a young one or a family member. Our Family Literacy Committee is busy preparing for visits to elementary schools in January, April and May. Stay tuned…
If you would like to submit a link for consideration, simply copy and paste the web address (URL) and include a short description of the link. For example:
I’d like to welcome our newest volunteer tutors to the Learning Exchange family! Congratulations on completing the Basic Tutor Training. Welcome!
LVQ website: The new and improved LVQ website is now up and running. www.literacyvolunteersqc.ca Volunteer hours: A reminder to hand in your volunteering hours for the last half of 2008.
http://www.freerice.com
(By the way...this is a great site to try!!) If you need more information about this project please contact Darlene at: [email protected]
Spring Volunteer Voice Our last ‘Volunteer Voice’ was very well received and continued interest has been ongoing. We spoke on health issues about ourselves and what problems our students might come across. It brought up so many questions that one of our tutors has begun a dictionary of health terms. Others have added their input, and we
Feed the world while learning new words:
M. Arsenault
hope to make this document available to all. Why don’t you add some information about your own health issue, it may help someone else identify with their health problems. Our next Voice will be Thursday, March 26, 2009, 6:00 p.m. It will include time to just talk about your tutoring experiences. As well as adding ideas
to incorporate health issues into your teaching.
Come one come all to the ‘Spring Voice’.
Volunteer today to change someone’s life tomorrow! We are looking for general volunteers for TLE and volunteer tutors to work one-on-one or in small groups with adult learners.
Training sessions start soon!! The Learning Exchange/TLE
C all Kar en for infor mat ion
Tel: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126 WINTER EDITION
Page 3
WINTER EDITION
How to Contact Us
Dates to Remember
THE LEARNING EXCHANGE STAFF
Go to TLE online under EVENTS to view our Google calendar for details of all dates/events
Darlene Brown Executive Director
TLE RESOURCE CENTER
Karen Mockler Administrative Assistant Jacklyn Freedman-Spector Communications Director
1st Wednesday of every month (*weather permitting) Book Club Meeting @ Raffin bookstore, Centrepolis Laval, 1820 Pierre Péladeau
Jan. 20 to 21: LVQ Meeting
January 20: Family Literacy visit JFK Elementary
January 27: International Family Literacy Day and Family Literacy visit Crestview Elementary
WEBMASTER
February: Black History Month
Errol Pinto
February 4: RECIT meeting
February 11:
2100 Blvd. des Laurentides Vimont, Laval, Quebec. H7M 2R5 Phone: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126 Skype: TLETLE1 Fax: 450-663-1290 Email: [email protected] Website: www.TLEliteracy.com
Vimont Governing Board Dear TLE members: I have accepted to be the new member of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s Adult Education and Vocational Training Governing Board. This board helps to support excellence in communication and planning, as well it encourages the
M. Arsenault
development of continued improvement and partnership in adult education and vocational training. This board determines actions to improving student success. It will help us have a direct voice in the organization of adult literacy within Laurier ~ CDC Vimont and SWLSB in Laval. ~ Mona
February 12 to 13: QELA Website Advisory Committee meeting
February 28 to March 8: School closed for Spring Break
March 26: Volunteer Voice
March 28 to April 3: Adult Learner’s Week
April 10 to 13: School closed for Easter Break
April 15:
BOD meeting Governing Board meeting
TLE President
“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”
April 19 to 25: National Volunteer Week
April 21 & 22: Volunteer Appreciation coffee get-together
~ John W. Gardner
April 28: Family Literacy Festival at Souvenir Elementary
Once again TLE is lucky to receive donations and support for its literacy programs. Thank-you to: Page 4
BOD meeting Governing Board meeting
Merck Frosst, Raffin Bookstore, Scholastic Books, Crabetree Publishing, Kids Can Press, Canada Post, and our wonderful TLE members.
Call Karen at: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126 or see our website for more details: www. TLE l i t e r a c y . c o m
NEWS & VIEWS
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