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TOFA AGM 17 February 2012

The TOFA AGM for 2012 will be held at the Alliance Française on the 17th February. Please arrive by 4.45pm ready for a 5.15pm start.

This AGM will be a particularly important one for TOFA. Due to discussion that was had at our previous AGM regarding TOFA’s non-affiliation vs affiliation with the MLTAWA; in 2012 we will be taking it to a vote.

You will find a document below available on download, which briefly sets out the history for those who don’t know how we arrived in this situation. It also sets out the foreseeable consequences of both affiliation and non-affiliation. Please take the time to read the information and come to the AGM ready to cast your vote.

Two Week Teacher’s Project

This is a bespoke immersion course for Australian Primary and Secondary teachers of French with LFEE Europe/Langues et Terre. It will be held in Rennes, Brittany, France from Sunday 30th September to Saturday 13th October 2012. Registration deadline 11 May 2012. All details are in the flyer available to download.

FATFA Conference / TOFA Stage 2012

The Federation of Australian Teachers of French Associations Biennial Conference and the TOFA WA Annual Stage will be held from 1 - 3 April 2012 at the Vines in Perth.

Conference theme: Les États de l’Australie sont unis – collaboration et le cursus australien

• 1 April, Cocktail Welcome Reception at the Alliance Française: Special guest, Shay Stafford, ex-lead dancer at the Moulin Rouge & the Lido, author of Memoirs of a Show Girl. • 2 April, Full day conference at the Vines • 2 April, Conference dinner at the Vines • 3 April, Full day conference at the Vines

The TOFA and FATFA committees are very excited about this event. Come and be part of the interstate and international collegiality and FUN! Click here and then let us know if your face will be one of the smiling faces that will join us there?

Call for papers deadline - 16 December 2011, more information available on the download.

Aims of Conference - Available on download.

Call for Sponsors - Available on download.

Registration - Available on download. Print PDF to fill in and post or download the online registration form to fill in and submit ONLINE!

Premium Black Swan earlybird price available until 1 December!

Registrations for the conference will be handled by TOFA WA.

Accommodation is NOT included in the conference registration. Accommodation is available at the Vines and will be handled directly by the Vines. The Vines has given us a special conference rate, available on the download below. HOWEVER, they have also advised us that they cannot offer rates better than the occasional internet deal that comes up for the Vines. So please, before you make your accommodation booking at the Vines, check out their internet deals to make sure you get the best available price. www.vines.com.au

Watch this space for updates as they come to hand.

Initial inquiries can be sent to TOFA President Tania Christie president@tofawa.asn.au.

The TOFA Nouvelle Star 2011

This is a new event that was to be held at Quinns Baptist College on Friday the 4th November 2011. TOFA has unfortunately had to cancel the event for this year. We anticipate that it will be up and away in 2012 and we intend for it to be open to any high school year. Watch this space for further details as they come to hand.

TOFA Calendar Competition for 2012

Here is the information for the Annual TOFA calendar competition. The deadline for the competition this year is the 16th September 2011. This year’s theme is "le recyclage" - so off you go!

All enquiries go to Pamela Chu: pamela.chuyuchee@ststephens.wa.edu.au .

The 2011 TOFA Sticker Competition is here!

The winners of the TOFA Sticker competition have been announced and are on the document below. Thanks to all who participated in this event! Félicitations to all the winners! And thanks to Jacques from Le Forum for contributing the prizes. Thanks also again to Peter Millar and Julie Dignon who coordinated this event this year. Merci mille fois à tous!

If you want to print your own stickers, purchase the product: Avery re-order code 69107 (Merit Awards, stars & circles). Use Avery document below to print a page of the circles. (Or email tania@christie.net.au to receive the document!)

Why We Learn French Forum 2011 and 2012

The 2011 Why We Learn French Forum took place on Friday 20th May 2011.

Once again, there was a great line-up of speakers who gave our students an insight into the benefits of learning French as an additional skill in a global environment. These speakers encouraged students to seriously consider continuing with their French studies.

Thanks to Elisabeth Gerber who organised this event for us this year. Thanks also to Christ Church Grammar School for hosting the event again this year.

The 2012 Why We Learn French Forum will be held on Friday 18 May 2012. The venue and coordinator of this event are yet to be confirmed. If anyone has a suitable venue for, presenter, or would like to help coordinate this event, please contact tania at president@tofawa.asn.au.

18 May 2012 - We’ll see you there!

TOFA Year 12 Oral Practice Committee 2011

New event under construction, organisers: Nicky Appadoo-Griffin & Isabelle Pilote. Open to suggestions.

TOFA Chorales Francaises 2011

THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE OF DATE FOR THIS EVENT! The TOFA Chorales Francaises 2011 will now be held on the Monday 28th November at Perth Modern School. Deadline for registrations is the 26th August. Vern Lloyd and Julie Dignon are organising this event this year. Download the flyer for more information and the registration process.

Language Perfect - TOFA Professional Learning Fund

Felicitations Nicky Appadoo-Griffin! Nicky is the inaugral recipient of the Language Perfect - TOFA Professional Learning Fund. Nicky will be attending the ALL Languages World in London - we are all looking forward to hearing the news from the Language Teaching Scene in London when she comes home.

Language Perfect and TOFA have each contributed $500 to this fund. It is intended specifically to support the professional development in the teaching of French and is only for TOFA members.

Details of this fund are in the information docs here. Applications for 2011 have now closed, but there’s no reason why you can’t begin to think about your application for 2012 ... If you have any queries, you can contact Tania at tania@christie.net.au.

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