French Immersion in the Interlake
French Immersion in the Interlake? Mais Oui!
KEEP ALL DOORS OPEN FOR YOUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE… Consider
French Immersion!
French Immersion is a second language program designed for
children whose first language is not
French and who have little or no knowledge of French prior to entering
the program.
The goal of French Immersion is to bring students to a level of
bilingualism sufficient to function in a French environment when they
graduate from Secondary school.
Important Benefits of Second Language Learning:
• Enhances career opportunities
• Strengthens vocabulary, listening skills and communication skills
• Increases achievement in reading, language skills and mathematics
• Improves literacy; reading skills are shown to be transferable from
one language to another
• Makes travel abroad more exciting
• Furthers study opportunities
The Board of Trustees has made a commitment to the French Immersion program in the Interlake School Division from kindergarten to grade eight. The following is a schedule of French Immersion implementation:
2008-2009 Kindergarten
2009-2010 Grade One
2010-2011 Grade Two
2011-2012 Grade Three
2012-2013 Grade Four
2013-2014 Grade Five
2014-2015 Grade Six
2015-2016 Grade Seven
2016-2017 Grade Eight
Students are admitted into our French Immersion program in kindergarten or grade one. The Interlake School Division would consider admission in later grades under exceptional circumstances. Parents/guardians do not have to fill out a “Schools of Choice” form as French Immersion is a divisional program. Regardless of catchment area within the division, students will be accepted in the French Immersion program at R. W. Bobby Bend School in Stonewall.
In an attempt to be fair and equitable, the French Immersion kindergarten class will be scheduled for the morning every second year. There will be a French Immersion morning kindergarten class for the 2011-2012 school year.
If you are interested in enrolling your child in French Immersion in the Interlake School Division for kindergarten or grade one for the 2012 - 2013school year, please contact:
Greg Ross, Principal
R. W. Bobby Bend School
204-467-5537