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‘ ‘ . , , ifiâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"__ to -\\'Al I'Rll ll) CHRONICIJI ' “film-Mia», November fill. Jill) pH E-Wl NTER . age % arents want more French i?" '7'} ‘ ‘ . ' ‘. Br PMGE'DFS‘MOND inglocal French instruction offered in kindergarten and v' WWW"? 51“” “The current French Grade 1, it means there will - 1 " Immersion program does be multiple entry points for - fl Susalpne Waring never not meet the minimum students," Cutler said. “This ‘ s 1.. pic ed tip er native requirements in the Ministry will also be a positive change i ' ‘15 Accident-Free 7‘ ' Chinese language. of Education curriculum for for parents relocating to the 4)} «3&2. Born in Canada. but of French immersion," Cutler region. who will not have to l a» 4:â€" t ; Chinese descent. her par» said. “Currently Waterloo transfer their French lmmerâ€" ‘ c . ' ents enrolled her in Chinese Region has the lowest sion child into a reduced i . k, FREE W'nter Tires 0 language classes. , amount of French instruc- ‘partial' French program." 1 _ _ __,_ a ______ _ -_.__ An older child, Wong said tron hours out of every other Cutler said she and her It” each VBhIBIB tram museums she wasnrt really into it. elementary school immer- husband were considering i L l;‘l.ti)"cil<inglback its kind of sion program in southern moving into other districts i , “WM -2??? 2W7 N. . sa 1 at t at’st e case,” Ontario. with richer French pro- ' “ lssan M3x‘ma SI. Wong said WRDSB starts its immer . . . - grams, such as Guelph or w /Ӥ-. Fully loaded inc. leather Now, as she awaits the sion program in Grade 1 Brantl'ord. for theirchildren. V 7'” .9- , ‘ birth other second child and with 50 per cent instruction As of March 2011 there I ‘ _ . 7" 59,000 km her first. a daughter named until Grade 6. then drops the were 4,481 students in the ' layda. approaches kinder- instruction down to 30 or 35 immersion r0 ram which x s $12412 . - - v H ' - ,4 _ - garten age. she wants to per cent in grades 7and 8. brings In more than $7 mil- 1 8,995+ HST bl weekly” graze sure her childrejn will ‘W [1 lion in funding to the board e uent in a secon lanâ€" ‘ e 0 not annually. Allocation is based '5 $3131“, - - a e. - ' “T“ 2007 Nissan Altima SL “with French being (m. would? our $233 'e‘fliféé’ifi“€$n‘3fi , W ”a Fully loaded inc. leather, 33's ofiicialjefgndvlvan‘gualige, students wzth the ptrograms and the minutes . on sat e a er 00 ' ‘ ,. 5”» 72,000 km Regign District School number thOlU'S O :mrxi‘gli'tisi'irg‘rtggg'sed by . s $139 63 Board's current French requiredforfidl WEDSB trustees Ted Martin , 1 ‘ ' Immersion offerings just . - and Cathy Watson ‘ ’ + HST bl WEEK”. weren't up to snuff. French lmmerSlon' requesting the board devel~ ' "' ‘ ' ' ‘ t‘ Thle hoalr|d ohfferls {core as many other op a proposal to increase F“ < I“. ‘I'L‘nCl in a sc no .‘ r m n ‘ ‘ " . â€" ‘ . 2mg verse 1 '85 HatChbaCK grades l to 9. At the $211)ng boards do' $523:ggtgmijfisrddaunclirfg v Automatic AC, poweL CD etc. ary level. each student must -Ted Martin immersion in IK and SK and .: a . . . ~ 73 000 km earn one French credit. 5,)”,01bmnimmpe the possibility of multiple ~ v Partial immersion is entry points ~ was held 4;: 3 $109 19 offered at designated Students receive approxi- over from a Nov. 21 meeting 1 2,495+ HST bl weekly. schools from grades 1 to 12. mately 3.472 hours of and will come forward at a Parents or guardians of stu- French language instniction later date. -_' n ‘ dents must complete an by Grade 8, with the Min- Martin said the board __ "“i ' i! -~ -.’, , , _ application form during the istry of Education require offers an excellent immer- . 23:. d, -‘ 2w7 sentra spec v 6 speeu SK year for their child to he ment being 3.800. sion program. which his ; ‘ Span pakv loaded sports car eligible for French lmmer- Cutler requested the own daughter graduated .5 7‘ - 32 000 km sion. hoard consider starting the from. htit there was room ‘ / ' When Ilong's daughter is program in kindergarten. for improvement. "' $1 6 995 $1483? ready for school. she would offering 100 per cent French “We do not provide our . ,, enroll in kindergarten at instruction to kindergarten students with the number of ’ + HST bl weekly King [Edward Public School. crs, 60 to 80 per cent French hours required for full , - , V 2 To enroll in the French instruction in grades 2 to 4. French Immersion, as many ! F_._ , ”wk‘ ‘ ' ' immersion program. layda then 50 per cent from other boards do." Martin . ‘ jg”? » (”8 "Issan Rogue 3L Premlum would have to switch to lilizr grades :3 to 8, said. “I atn also interested in ,. Leather pak, absolutely loaded ilht’lll Ziegler Public School Forty~two parents have what some other boards rt (( 53 000 km intirade l. signed a petition supporting have done. such as total I i ' “i just want a little bit increased lfrencholferirtgs. immersion. ; I ’ 3 $18312 more continuity." Wongsaid. Cutler said benefits of “At the least. I think we ‘ I" + HST bl weekl . "llwc, asllmadianxate say- increasing French time should add extra hours in ,7 ’ y ing that we're truly a bilin- include more accessibility. the primary or junior years ‘ n I . ”m“ ' . gual country. it should he better retention of the lan- to reach the minimum . l :5". “r‘ 2% lesan X-Tl'all XE more readily available." guage for students and will requirements." I »~ . _,. A 1 . _ . Sarah Quinlan Cutler, a make Waterloo more comr Cutler said anyone who i _ t .. AUlOfllallC and HICCly equtpped geography l’hl) student at petitive in attracting new would like more infomiation ‘, a , g 61 000 km IWilifrit: laurier University. comers, can contact lrenchimmer- r . ,_ ‘ eat it t ie charge on impmv- “By having the program siontfl'glupca , . ‘ , S $113.54 ‘ r gr» :2; , + HST bi weekly' . . 1 . , THE 2. r- 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe GL8 ‘ ' “v" V6. AWD. automatic. leather N U T( RAC KE R - l g Q 59.0mm . 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