Soignons les mots 2008-2009 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT French as a second language
Soignons les mots Dear friends, September is just around the corner. As we begin the new school year, I am pleased to invite you and your students, once again, to take part in La Dictée P.G.L., the grand celebration of the French language, sharing and solidarity. This 18th edition of the project will focus on health. Of course, we will discuss physical activity, nutrition, prevention and healthcare, but throughout the activities, we will also examine the links between health and education and culture and the environment, and tackle some of the ethical questions that inevitably arise in this area. Young and old will undoubtedly find topics of interest to them. Please join the thousands of teachers from around the world so that together, we can help to ensure the health of the French language - in a healthy world. We hope to see you there! Paul Gérin-Lajoie Founding President Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation
A unique educational project La Dictée P.G.L. is a great educational project designed for elementary school students, in both French and French as a second language classes, from kindergarten to 8th grade. The project has three fundamental objectives: Help students improve their mastery of written French; Heighten their environmental awareness, and Introduce children to international realities. The project consists of: an international dictation contest for 5th and 6th grade students, with local level competitions for the other grades; a collaborative activity entitled La Cueillette du partage P.G.L., to raise funds for participating schools and to help children in developing countries gain access to education; other contests for students at all grade levels and their teachers. The organizers La Dictée P.G.L. is organized by the Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation. For over 30 years, the Foundation has contributed to providing basic education for children, promoting adult literacy in the world s poorest countries, and to building awareness of international realities among Canadian elementary school students. The process Taking part in La Dictée P.G.L. is easy. Once registered, all you have to do is: complete the educational activities with your students; introduce them to vocabulary; administer the dictations and collect the funds,* and participate in the contest and register one student for the regional level competition. * It is also possible to participate in the project without taking part in the fundraiser. Schools must simply make a $3 contribution per student. Contests Schools that register all of their classes and submit their donations before March 20, 2009, will automatically be entered in La cour d école Hydro-Québec contest, in which they can win $12,000 towards the purchase of new playground equipment for their schoolyard. The name of one teacher whose students take part in La Grande Finale internationale 2008-2009 will be drawn at random for free registration at the 2009 Congrès de l AQEP (Association québécoise des enseignantes et des enseignants du primaire), including lodging, valued at $1,000. All teachers, from kindergarten through eighth grade, whose students take part in La Dictée P.G.L. and who register online for the Gagner un congrès contest, will be entered to win free registration at the 2009 Congrès de l AQEP, valued at $350. N e w t h i s y e a r! We recently revised theterrain de jeux section of our Website, where children from kindergarten to 8th grade can find a wealth of interactive activities, as well as printable and online dictations. Registration Simply complete the attached form and send it in! Information Visit our Website at www.fondationpgl.ca for important information regarding La Dictée P.G.L. and the Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation. You can also contact us: By telephone: 514-288-3888 or 1-800-363-2687 By fax: 514-288-8489 By e-mail: dictee@fondationpgl.ca
The materials When you register your class for La Dictée P.G.L., you will r e c e i v e t h e f o l l o w i n g documentation absolutely free:* La Dictée P.G.L. A turn-key educational project! for each student: a w o r k b o o k e nt i t l e d Mon magazine, which contains a participation certificate. Clever colour coding allows you to assign specific exercises to each pupil; for each family: the Parents Brochure, designed for families of French as a second language students, containing information on both the Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation and La Dictée P.G.L.; for each teacher: an attractive poster for your classroom and the G u i d e d e n s e i g n e m e n t, containing all the dictations, as well as optional enrichment activities. In addition, teachers will receive a new edition of the Jeu P.G.L., a fun way to teach grammar, vocabulary, and general culture; for the person in charge of La Dictée P.G.L. at each school: Le Guide de l école, to help organize the project quickly and easily. Participants will also have access to an online database of dictations, activities, and information about La Dictée P.G.L. and the Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation, as well as to a Frequently Asked Questions page. La Dictée P.G.L. 2007-2008 Last year, 1 212 schools, 9 747 teachers, and over 210 000 students took part in La Dictée P.G.L. Thank you, everyone! The African version of La Dictée P.G.L. The African version of La Dictée P.G.L was created during the 2007-2008 school year. Five countries took part in the project: Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. Of the 170 728 participants, the top nine competitors came to Canada to test their French knowledge at La Grande Finale internationale. La Cueillette du partage P.G.L. In 2007-2008, participating students raised $1,626,600 through the Cueillette du partage P.G.L. While participating schools kept $740,800 for their own use, $885,800 was sent to the Foundation for its programs supporting basic education in Francophone Africa and Haiti. The funds raised through the Cueillette du partage P.G.L. are used to build or renovate schools, help manage those schools, buy school supplies, and improve the quality of life in the community. * All materials are provided absolutely free of charge to those who take part in the Cueillette du partage P.G.L. fundraiser.
La Grande Finale internationale On May 18, 2008, 107 finalists gathered at the Palais Montcalm for La Grande Finale internationale de La Dictée P.G.L. These finalists represented the best of the best of the 920 Regional Finals participants from across Canada, Africa and the United States. From left to right: Mélissa Diakité, Paul Gérin-Lajoie, chairman of the Council, Sébastián Pizzaro-Cionti, Jacques Bilodeau, Personal representative of the Prime Minister of Canada for La Francophonie François-Étienne Paré, master of ceremonies, Faridath Akinotcho, Nana Aicha Foumakoye, Ambassador of Niger in Canada Fatimata Dia Touré, Representative of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Eden Solomon François-Étienne Paré, master of ceremonies, Vincent Grégoire, Fatimata Dia Touré Mathieu Cantin, Nana Aicha Foumakoye In the French category, the winners (out of 73 participants) were: Sébastián Pizzaro-Cionti Académie Saint-Louise-de-France (Montreal, Quebec), 1st place; Eden Solomon École Saint-Joseph (1985) inc. (Montreal, Quebec), 2nd place; Mathieu Cantin École de la Martinière (Saint-Nicolas, Quebec), 3rd place. In the French as a Second Language category, the winners (out of 34 participants) were: Mélissa Diakité École publique Daoudabougou A (Bamako, Mali), 1st place; Vincent Grégoire École Immersion Saint-Bernard (Drummondville, Quebec), 2nd place; Faridath Akinotcho École primaire privée Bambinos (Cotonou, Benin), 3rd place. Congratulations to all! To find out who the regional winners are, visit our website at www.fondationpgl.ca Projects made possible through the Cueillette du partage P.G.L. Over the past 17 years, participating schools have raised $15 million. More than $7 million went to the respective schools for use for their o w n p e da go g ic a l activities and over $8 million has been contributed to the Foundation s overseas projects. The following projects have been made possible, thanks to these contributions: Classrooms built 412 Classrooms renovated 489 School libraries 102 Tables and benches provided 12 495 Volunteers trained 397 Children and adults attending literacy education classes 15 161 Schools supported in their management 364 School principals and teachers supported 4 490 Winner of La cour d école Hydro-Québec Cloridorme s École Notre-Dame won $12,000 towards the purchase of playground equipment in a random drawing, which took place in April 2008, as part of the La cour d école Hydro-Québec contest. Congratulations! Printed in Canada La Dictée P.G.L. is a project of the Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation and is made possible through the support of partners.
Registration form For administrative use The school Name of school board, district, or division Name of school Address of school City Province Postal code To be returned before November 21, 2008 Number of children to be registered For multi-grade classes, indicate the number of students in each grade. Kindergarten: Grade 5: Grade 1: Grade 6: Grade 2: Grade 7: Grade 3: Grade 8: Grade 4: Other: Name of school principal Name of person in charge of La Dictée P.G.L. for the school Position of person in charge Tel. Fax E-mail of school principal E-mail of person in charge Total: These students are in French as a Second Language classes French-speaking classes Are all the classes in your school registered? Yes No Number of participating teachers Signature of principal (compulsory) Our contribution (please select one) Our pupils will take part in the Cueillette du partage P.G.L. by completing the sponsored dictations. Our school will keep up to 50% of the funds raised and we will send the Foundation a cheque for its share of the proceeds no later than Friday, March 20, 2009, along with the form Rapport de l école, duly completed and signed. OR Our school will pay the required $3 contribution per participating student, as no fundraising by students is required. Since this contribution must be paid at the time of registration, along with our registration form, we are enclosing a cheque (made out to the Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation) in the following amount: participating students X $3/student = $. By registering for La Dictée P.G.L., schools agree to organize and carry out the sponsored dictations as a fundraising activity OR to pay the required contribution at the time of registration. Should you need to make any changes to your file (contribution amount, number of students, etc.), please contact us. Cancellation: If, for any reason, a school wishes to cancel its registration in La Dictée P.G.L., it must notify the Foundation no later than three weeks following receipt of the materials. Schools that cancel their registration after the materials have been shipped will have to reimburse the Foundation for shipping and handling costs and return all unused materials at their own expense. For further details, please see our Rules and Regulations at www.fondationpgl.ca. To register, please fill out and return this form before November 21, 2008. By mail: La Dictée P.G.L. The Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation 465 Saint-Jean St., Suite 900 Montreal QC H2Y 2R6 By fax: 514 288-8489 By telephone: 514 288-3888 or 1-800-363-2687