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In The Community

The Burnaby Public Library and Literacy Now Burnaby are running two excellent workshops for families on multilingualism. Please check out the information below and share with the families in your school community!

Join Burnaby Public Library and Literacy Now Burnaby as we present the first two workshops in a series on multilingual literacy.

 

Resources for Multilingual Families Workshop

 

Saturday, April 3

10:00am-11:30am

Are you a parent or caregiver raising a multilingual child?

There are many resources at Burnaby Public Library that you can use to support your child’s first language and to help them learn about other cultures. In this workshop, we’ll show you how to find these resources and also share tips and practical information for raising multilingual children.

This virtual Zoom workshop is presented by Andrea Lukic, Teen Services Librarian, in partnership with Literacy Now Burnaby.

Register online, at any BPL location, or call 604-314-2480. Poster attached
   

Raising a Multilingual Child Workshop

 

Saturday, April 10

10:00am-11:30am

Are you a parent or caregiver with a young child who is learning English? Are you worried that your child may lose or forget their home language?

Join us to learn practical tools to use in your daily life to support your child as they learn another language. We will help you keep your home language while learning new ones, and teach you best practices for raising a bilingual child.

This virtual Zoom workshop is presented by Dr. Anne Rimrott from Bilingual Family Consulting, in partnership with Literacy Now Burnaby.

Register online, at any BPL location, or call 604-314-2480. Poster attached.

 

New Booking System!

Please let your school staff know there is a new booking system for the Welcome Centre. It is online and for new to Burnaby students who know languages other than English. More information can be found at http://www.burnabyschools.ca/ell

 

Year-End Assessments

Elementary teachers – if you haven’t already, please complete the “Form” from Fanny to request your year-end testing materials.

Secondary teachers- all documents have been uploaded to our shared Teams folder. Please get in touch with Kiran if you wish to use the BERA.