Bouquets  and  Announcements

Welcome
Welcome to our new Board members Angela Larter, Angela MacKinnon and Joyce McCardle. Also welcome back Chair Nora Young, vice-Chair Ray Doiron, Treasurer Janet McLeod, Allan Groen, Joanne McCabe, and Linda Meggs.

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graphic - bouquet of flowersMany thanks!
A warm thank you to the employees of Scotiabank for their generous donation.

Thanks to the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty for their donation of $500 to our scholarship fund.

Thank you to Sonny Caulfield for donating his fee and playing the piano at our AGM on September 8.


Congratulations!
To Blaine Hrabi, formerly of the Alliance, the new regional coordinator for the Destination Employment program in Calgary. Good luck Blaine.

To Nora McCarthy for a job well done as coordinator of the 2003 Summer Tutoring Program for Kids. Nora has returned to UPEI to complete her fourth year of a double major before going into the Education program. Good luck Nora!

To the West Prince Literacy Council for a second successful Reading Festival!

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Want to read better?
Want to read better? Call the LEARN Line at 1-800-348-7323. We can connect you with a free, confidential tutor who will help you read better no matter what level you are at. All our tutors are volunteers and the two of you can pick a time and place that suits you both. Learn to read better - it will improve your life!

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Homework Hints

For Parents:

Show an interest in your child’s homework assignments.

Be a role model. Take the opportunity to read a book or newspaper as your child studies.

Encourage your child to establish a regular time for homework.

Don’t banish your child to their room for study. Working in the room with you may be helpful.

Praise your child for successfully completeing homework.

For Students:

Work in a quiet uncluttered place.

Do the most difficult subject first to get it out of the way.

Avoid frustration by breaking down long assignments and take short breaks.

Set homework goals and plan ahead for projects and reports.

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