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Learn the parts of a letter and use the writing generator to practice writing your own letter.
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Let Veterans and Canadian Armed Forces | CAF members know you appreciate their service by sending a message. ~ Government of Canada: Remembrance
#RemembranceDay #RemembranceDayMessages #WriteToTheMilitary #ThankVeterans
Postcards for Peace
Show you remember all year and connect with your friends and family by sending an e-card.
Write to the Troops
The men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have demonstrated time and again that they will rise to any challenge. Let your Canadian Armed Forces members know you appreciate their service by sending a message using this monitored message board.
Facebook shout out to the Troops for the Holidays!
Click the link below to go to the CAF Operations Facebook page, and leave a Holiday message and/or a picture of your Holiday card in the comments section. If you have a holiday message you’d like to send to the troops, share it on THIS page and on other #WriteToTheMilitary pages in the coming weeks!
Troops across the World will see your message!
Use these printable infographics to help with writing various types of text.
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Dictation
Short recordings of one or two lines for elementary English learners. Elementary Dictation
Medium-length recordings of a sentence or two for intermediate English learners. Each topic has three recordings.
Intermediate Dictation
Longer recordings of a full paragraph or more for high-intermediate or advanced learners.
Advanced Dictation
Language Skills for Learning English
1000 Books Before Kindergarten is proud to present a comprehensive letter writing app to help your child learn to write the alphabet using recommended stroke order and placement. The app uses letter grid lines endorsed by top educators and penmanship experts to help your child visualize how the letters should line up. Both upper and lowercase letters are included.
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TD Canadian Children’s Book Week connects Canadian authors and illustrators with children and teens across Canada. Tour participants speak to their audiences about the pleasures of reading and the delights of Canadian children’s books through their presentations and workshops. Meeting authors, illustrators and storytellers can be a turning point in a child’s life, inspiring a lifelong love of reading.
JOIN US! Eileen Cook will be at The Learning Exchange/CDC Vimont on Tuesday May 8th for a morning and an afternoon session. Eileen’s books will be given as prizes and Eileen will sign all book prizes!
About Book Week
Biography
Eileen Cook is a multi-published author with her novels appearing in eight languages. Her books have been optioned for film and TV. She spent most of her teen years wishing she were someone else or somewhere else, which is great training for a writer. Her newest book, THE HANGING GIRL, came out in October 2017. She’s an instructor/mentor with the Simon Fraser University Writer’s Studio Program.
Eileen lives in Vancouver with her husband and two very naughty dogs and no longer wishes to be anyone or anywhere else.
Awards
With Malice
- Finalist for the 2017 Amy Mather Teen Book Award
Praise
“Eileen’s energy and passion never flagged, the quality of her last workshop equaled the high quality of her first.”
—Librarian, Vancouver Public Library
“Eileen’s humour, expertise and pacing is respected and appreciated by teens and teachers alike.”
—Teacher, Earl Marriott Secondary
“Teen Services at Vancouver Public Library has hosted Eileen on several occasions since 2011 and we have always been impressed by her enthusiasm, professionalism, and ability to captivate a young audience. We have hosted her both as a workshop leader and a keynote speaker. Her workshops are always funny, full of great stories that are entertaining, convey knowledge and wisdom, and are age appropriate.”
—Vancouver Public Library
“Eileen was an engaging presenter who enthusiastically entertained and informed our students. Her humour has the students giggling and her interactive presentation had students talking, moving and playing. It is not always easy to engage teenagers: Eileen was able to do just that.”
—Librarian, Richmond School District
“Mrs. Cook was very gracious and funny, answering all questions in a kid-friendly way. One student even went home after the visit and was inspired to start her own story.”
—Teacher, Bellevue School District
“Eileen is the quintessential writer’s editor pithy, succinct, and with a brilliant eye for detail.”
—Kc Dyer author of Amazon bestselling Finding Fraser
“Eileen helped me focus my writing, streamline my scenes, and quicken my pacing. Her guidance and advice along the way, her generosity, and her amazing ability to kill my darlings (when I couldn’t) make her invaluable.”
—Kelly Charron, author of Pretty Wicked
#HookedonSchoolDays
As a part of Hooked on School Days, students participated in this event by writing a few words dedicated to an important person that is an inspiration in their studies. They wrote a message to this person mentioning the reasons for which they are staying in school and why this person is important for them.
A LEARNING EXCHANGE / CDC VIMONT partner project funded by
regroupement lavallois pour la réussite éducative
Let’s unite our voices with words of motivation! The YES YOU CAN Words of Motivation Writing Contest #HookedonSchoolDays is meant to help to inspire and motivate learners to persevere and stay in school. What drives you to continue your studies? Did someone motivate you? Did you have to overcome obstacles? What are your personal experiences? What are your words of advice? Tell us your account through a song, a story, poetry…or something of your choice!
SUBMIT AN ORIGINAL PIECE: see FULL WRITING CONTEST DETAILS
- Poetry
- Story
- Personal Account
- Song
- Opinion piece
- Your own idea
DEADLINE to submit: midnight, April 13th, 2018.
OPEN to all learners and students of CDC Vimont and The Learning Exchange.
PRIZES:
- 1st PRIZE $100 cash prize
- 4 finalists will each receive a $50 cash prize
- Gift cards for honourable mentions
INFORMATION & QUESTIONS: Contact The Learning Exchange :
- by email: TLEliteracy@yahoo.ca
- in person: See Karen in room 106
- by phone: Call Karen at: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126
A LEARNING EXCHANGE funded project:
My Strength
I don’t know how to stay,
I’ll just jump from one place to the other, using my “lucky charm” power,
The colour green seems to give me more power,
Luck will give me more strength when there’s lots of gold,
People who are feeling blue,
I’ll strike my green laser to them,
A four-leaf clover will be my next power to help me fly,
My strength.
If You’re Lost Just Find Me
Independent- Super Heroine
I’ll find you in New York.
Don’t worry just keep cool.
You can be sure of me being there!!
Moonlight Reminds Me of Brightness
It was dark, the moon is bright. I become moonlight. That’s my superhero name.
