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SWIS News and Notes Newsletter

SWIS News and Notes is the newsletter of the Settlement Workers in Schools program, a partnership of the Settlement Sector, School Boards and Citizenship and Immigration Canada. This newsletter promotes communication between the steering/operations committees of the eight SWIS projects and shares information about newcomer students and their families.

Download the current and previous editions of SWIS News and Notes below.

*Note: These documents are provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Some editions are also available in French.

Most recent newsletters are at top.

• 68 - Newcomer Orientation Week 2010, Welcome and Information for Newcomers 2010 [PDF]
• 67 - Coming to Canada Reprint & Teacher's Guide, SWIS Launches in London & Durham [PDF]
• 66 - SWIS Expanding to London and Peterborough / WIN Poster Contest - [PDF]
• 65 - Newcomer Orientation Week 2009 - [PDF] - en français [PDF]
• 64 - SWIS Conference [PDF] - en Français [PDF]
• 63 - TEE Provincial Coordinator [PDF] - en Français [PDF]
• 62 - "Education, Integration, Innovation" SWIS Conference February 23-26, 2009 [PDF] - en français [PDF]
• 61 - Participant Survey Results Indicate ‘A Resounding Success’ [PDF] - en français [PDF]
• 60 - New Resources from SWIS [PDF]
• 59 - Coming to Canada Storybook [PDF]
• 58 - Welcome and Information for Newcomers (WIN) - en français [PDF]
• 57 - Newcomer Orientation Week 2008 - en Français [PDF]
• 56 - Good Advice for Parents of Newly-Arrived Students in the Middle Grades [PDF]
• 55 - New SWIS Provincial Coordinator [PDF]
• 54 - Library Settlement Partnership - LSP [PDF]
• 53 - “Newcomer Orientation Week Concept and Model are Highly Effective” [PDF]
• 52 - New Website Maps Newcomer Students - en français [PDF]
• 51 - Videos in More Languages, a New Poster and Child Care during Workshops - en français [PDF]
• 50 - Your Child’s First Week in High School / Your Child’s First Months in High School [PDF]
• 49 - Newcomer Orientation Week - en Français [PDF]
• 48 - Good Advice for Parents of Newly Arrived High School Students - en français [PDF]
• 47 - Advisory Committees Discuss Key Newcomer Issues - en français [PDF]
• 46 - GOLD Medal for SWIS - en français [PDF]
• 45 - Parent Teacher Interview Video [PDF]
• 44 - Dressing for Winter - en Français [PDF]
• 43 - 8 Key Messages for New Secondary School Students and Parents - en français [PDF]
• 42 - New Video on the Role of Parents - en français [PDF]
• 41 - Posters Promote Library Services for Newcomers [PDF]
• 40 - Eight Easy Ways to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten [PDF]
• 39 - Library Videos in 9 Languages on the internet
• 38 - 8 Things Newcomer Students and Parents Should Know About Secondary School [PDF]
• 37 - Immigration to Canada – Some Basics [PDF]
• 36 - Form Aims to Speed Identification of Gaps in Schooling [PDF]
• 35 - Reports Outline Problems in ESL Programs [PDF]
• 34 - Nine Things to do in Your First Weeks in Secondary School - en français [PDF]
• 33 - Fourteen Things to do in Your First Weeks in Canada [PDF]
• 32 - Plan for Video on Parent-Teacher Interviews [PDF] - en français [PDF]
• 31 - New Moves Video and Users' Guide [PDF] - en français [PDF]
• 30 - New Video Explains How Public Libraries Help Students Succeed in School [PDF]
• 29 - Orientation Materials on Newcomer Issues for New Teachers
• 28 - Promoting Participation in Stimulating Summer Activities
• 27 - Settlement and Health Care Professionals Write Letter to Teachers about Ongoing Impact of the Tsunami on Students
• 26 - Multimedia Presentation will Explain Public Library Services for Newcomers
• 25 - SISO-the Settlement and Integration Organization Makes Presentation About Refugees to School Board (en français)
• 24 - Video for Newcomer Secondary School Students (1) (en français)
• 23 - Newcomers’ Guide to Secondary School (en français)
• 22 - Service Stats for September 1, 2003 to April 30, 2004
• 21 - Mapping Community Services [PDF]
• 20 - Newcomer Students by School Board
• 19 - Creating Powerpoint Presentations in Many Languages
• 18 - Meeting the Needs of Refugee Families (2)
• 17 - The Newcomers' Guide to Secondary School
• 16 - Best Practices for Producing Translations (1)
• 15 - Meeting the Needs of Refugee Families
• 14 - Poster Publicizes Settlement Services in Twenty Two Languages [PDF]
• 13 - Newcomers' Guide to Elementary School
• 12 - Newcomer Students By School Board
• 11 - Newcomers' Expectations of Schools (2) (en français)
• 10 - Great Resources in Translation (en français)
• 9 - Parenting Resources for Coping with War
• 8 - Proposed Plan for the Welcome to School Handbook for Newcomers (en français)
• 7 - Recently Arrived Newcomer Students and Undetected Vision Problems (en français)
• 6 - Report Praises SWIS Programs (en français)
• 5 - Newcomers' Expectations of Schools (1)
• 4 - Highlights from 2001 Census Report
• 3- List of Newcomer Languages
• 2- The Ottawa MLO Program - The Model for SWIS
• 1- Eight SWIS Projects Serve Newcomer Families