Tle Spring Edition Newsletter 2008

THE

LEARNING

EXCHANGE/TLE

s w e i V & News SPRING/SUMMER EDITION

ISSUE 40

Editor/Layout: Darlene Brown

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Storytime Festival at Jules Verne B. Beauvais

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The Storytime Festival held at the Jules Verne

school on Mon., May 5 was a huge success, reflected by the wonderful turnout and the smiles and laughter of the children. There was a book exchange, a reading tent, a center where the children could make bookmarks, play word games, write a collaborative story and contribute to a story mural. At each center,

the children had their “passports” stamped. It was a joy to see the children enjoying the reading and writing activities dressed in their pyjamas with a “tutu” in tow! Information about TLE and a parents’ booklet were given to friends and parents attending. Each child was given a book to take home. Beautiful books

From the ED Desk

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Karen’s Office News

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Jules Verne cont’d

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Book Club Info

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Last Day of School

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Montreal Science Center

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Volunteers Wanted

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Beth

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Summer Workshop

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Dates to Remember

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TLE Celebration 2008

D. Brown

TLE celeTLE CONGRATULATES brated the ALL STUDENTS ON A end of a sucSUCCESSFUL YEAR! cessful school year with over 50 students, volunteers, Karima staff, partners and Faramerz, who guests in attendance! has worked very The QLWG graduation hard to complete her gift was awarded to studies and get her high w w w. T L E l i t e r a c y . c o m

school diploma. Congratulations Karima!! Merle Winston was recognized for her continued support to TLE over the years. Thank you Merle!! A big “thanks” to everyone who supports TLE!!

TLE Literacy Supporters

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CANADA POST

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CASCADES FINE PAPER GROUP

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CDC LAURIER - VIMONT

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JAVA U CAFÉ

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LAVAL ROTARY CLUB

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LIBRARIE RAFFIN

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MERCK FROSST EMPLOYEES’ CHARITY TRUST FUND

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SCHOLASTIC BOOKS CANADA

From the Executive Director’s Desk Wow! Summer vacation is almost here! Time to relax and soak up the sun with a good book!

terested in helping summer students please let us know ASAP! Have a great summer!

We are asking students and volunteers to kindly return all books and resources (except for workbooks) the week of June 16th. If you and your tutor/student are interested in continuing over the summer holidays please call the office for information. There will be summer classes with students in need of tutors. If you are in-

President: Donna Adrian Past President: Mona Arsenault Vice-President: Christiane Dabbagh Secretary: Alice Sroka-Fillion Treasurer: Valerie Sauriol Director: Susan Jakab

Jules Verne continued were donated to the school library and book prizes awarded to lucky winners. The Jules Verne PPO provided refreshments.

TLE Board of Directors

B. Beauvais

Thank you to Merck Frosst Employees’ Charity Trust Fund and to all the wonderful volunteers and staff who made this evening

possible! If you would like to join our 2008/2009 Family Literacy Team please contact TLE for more information.

Karen’s Office News It has been an emotional and long year! I wish you all a great summer, plenty of sun and good health. The Centre closes on June 27th. I will be away from June 20th until August 25th (TLE reopens). Thank you all for making my job easy and see you in August. Page 2

BOOK CLUB NEWS

by B. Beauvais

The reading circle met on Tuesday, June 3rd at 7:30 p.m. June James was the discussion leader of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The MultiCultural library is closed for renovation so we met at the Raffin bookstore. We will meet again starting in the Fall.

NEWS & VIEWS

Last Day of School!

M. Ohanian

teenagers, and I was almost the only adult or mom student in the class.

Returning to school after being a mom of adult children, it is fun and interesting, but to be in class with teenage children is a completely different feeling. I remember the first day I came to school. I entered the class and I was surprised all students were

Each student has a different character and a different way of thinking. Anyway, I’m used to all of them, and I learned so many new things from them. By the time I integrated in the situation and I learned how to work on the computer and speak more fluently my English, I became familiar with my new class and my classmates and teacher Darlene, of course Christiane too, they were

Montreal Science Center I want to say how wonderful it was at the Montreal Science Centre field trip that we went to three weeks ago on Friday. It was absolutely fantastic,

very kind and very encouraging to all of us. I will thank you guys; you made me happy and proud of myself, by learning and succeeding in my school. Friends keep going. Do not stop until you’ve got your high school diploma.

K. Chith

and very interesting for me to say the least. So I've highlighted what we did and saw inside the Centre: Seeing Aliens, as they could be. Went inside the interactive "Snowbirds" Movie Exhibition (Twice) - Armen won a snowbird flying competition. Went inside the 'ID TV' and Made a Report on television (three people teams

each) and sent it home to our email addresses. Mission Gaia: Imagine Section. Went inside the Brain Gate Cerebral Travel around the clock by standing. Talked on a microphone and having the translation translated into 5 different languages. George and Kosal did the Multiple Choice Question .

Volunteer today to change someone’s life tomorrow!

News & Views’ New Format D. Brown

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 Sept./Oct.!! The Learning Exchange/TLE

Call Karen for information

Tel: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126 SPRING/SUMMER

EDITION

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How to Contact Us

SPRING/SUMMER

Dates to Remember

THE LEARNING EXCHANGE STAFF

Darlene Brown Executive Director Karen Mockler Administrative Assistant Jacklyn Freedman-Spector Communications Director

Go to TLE online under EVENTS to view our Google calendar for details of all dates/events

TLE RESOURCE CENTER

2100 Blvd. des Laurentides Vimont, Laval, Quebec. H7M 2Y6 Phone: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126 Skype: TLETLE1 Fax: 450-663-1290 Email: [email protected] Website: www.TLEliteracy.com

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June 3: Book Club Meeting

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June 5 & 6: LVQ Meeting Maritime Hotel

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June 15: Father’s Day

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June 17: Java U café luncheon 10:30

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June 18: La Ronde outing

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June 18: TLE Celebration Pizza Party 6:00 PM CDCVimont cafeteria

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June 24: St. Jean Baptiste School closed

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June 27: TLE closes for summer

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July 1: Canada Day

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August 25: TLE reopens

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August 27: First day of classes

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Sept. 1: Labor Day School closed

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Sept. 8: International Literacy Day

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Sept. 25: PGI Golf Tournament and dinner Le Diamant golf club in Mirabel

WEBMASTER

Errol Pinto

Beth

D. Brown

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our friend and colleague Beth. Elizabeth Green lost her courageous battle with cancer this past spring. Beth will always be an hon-

oured and cherished volunteer member of The Learning Exchange. Her dedication and attention to detail were unsurpassed. She actively participated at TLE on the Public Relations Team, the Family Literacy Committee and as the Secretary on our Board of Directors for many years.

Summer Workshop This summer The Learning Exchange brochure will be distributed through the Readers-Writers Summer Workshop being held at Terry Fox, St.Paul’s and Crestview schools. Page 4

EDITION

B. Beauvais

The children who will be taking home the brochure come from schools throughout Laval. We will, therefore, be reaching a wide audience.

Call Karen at: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126 or see our website for more details: www. t l e l i t e r a c y . c o m

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