NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Today, Friday, the schedule was altered a little bit.
Grade 5 & 6 took up their homework and discussed the corrections. It is always interesting to listen to their interactions with their peers. The more they can explain the rules of grammar to each other the more they know.
Grade 1/2 did a medley of vocabulary and worked with the question: 'Quoi de neuf?. They understand the circumstances in which it is appropriate to use.
JK & SK started to work the alphabet in French and had fun to recognize the letter of their first name.
Grade 3 & 4 are very excited with their ability to tell numbers in the millions and billions. Mrs Burke and Mr. Playford were more than impressed.
Grade 7& 8 students are putting their last work period to good use to polish their projects.
Tuesday 20 January 2015
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
This week, this week is dedicated on polishing end of units projects and venturing into new subjects.
Grade 5/6 are working on irregular verbs and the read & comprehension story. They will be starting ir ending verbs by next week.
Grade 3/4 have started the unit Les Héros. Everyday folks who are doing extraordinary actions is what they will be searching for. The vocabulary related to this theme is tightly knitted to the IB programme. The students are quite excited...
Grade 7/8 will end this week with researching the path of professional careers and examine the personnal qualities required to step up into these jobs.
Grade 1/2 students are continuing adding and substracting...running a store, selling and buying using French numbers. It is a great way to review the material presented thus far.
JK/SK are happily singing about winter clothing as well as the various activities they love.
Included fun winter snow ball throwing ( not here at school, of course!), fort making, snowman construction, skating and skiing.
This week, this week is dedicated on polishing end of units projects and venturing into new subjects.
Grade 5/6 are working on irregular verbs and the read & comprehension story. They will be starting ir ending verbs by next week.
Grade 3/4 have started the unit Les Héros. Everyday folks who are doing extraordinary actions is what they will be searching for. The vocabulary related to this theme is tightly knitted to the IB programme. The students are quite excited...
Grade 7/8 will end this week with researching the path of professional careers and examine the personnal qualities required to step up into these jobs.
Grade 1/2 students are continuing adding and substracting...running a store, selling and buying using French numbers. It is a great way to review the material presented thus far.
JK/SK are happily singing about winter clothing as well as the various activities they love.
Included fun winter snow ball throwing ( not here at school, of course!), fort making, snowman construction, skating and skiing.
Friday 16 January 2015
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Enfin, c'est vendredi!
Grade 5/6 are working on adjectives from 'Les professions'. As a morning warm up chat, the students listed food they can prepare by themselves. They also made up a list of chores that was age appropriate. The verb used was FAIRE.
Grade 3/4 have been working on 4 important verbs: avoir, être, faire, aller. They have been thinking and practicing expressions and sentences using these verbs. They are really creative.
Grade 7/8 have spent Thursday and Friday working on a review quiz. The work was all done on an open book basis. They were allowed to use all the material available in the classroom.
Grade 1/2 were working on restaurant bills. Yes, they were adding their food bills and announcing how much they had spent. Hum, an orange went for $9....
JK/SK are very keen on going skating. This month is all about l'hiver. They are currently learning the vocabulary for warm clothing, making un bonhomme de neige and, of course, skating.
Bonne fin de semaine à tous.
Enfin, c'est vendredi!
Grade 5/6 are working on adjectives from 'Les professions'. As a morning warm up chat, the students listed food they can prepare by themselves. They also made up a list of chores that was age appropriate. The verb used was FAIRE.
Grade 3/4 have been working on 4 important verbs: avoir, être, faire, aller. They have been thinking and practicing expressions and sentences using these verbs. They are really creative.
Grade 7/8 have spent Thursday and Friday working on a review quiz. The work was all done on an open book basis. They were allowed to use all the material available in the classroom.
Grade 1/2 were working on restaurant bills. Yes, they were adding their food bills and announcing how much they had spent. Hum, an orange went for $9....
JK/SK are very keen on going skating. This month is all about l'hiver. They are currently learning the vocabulary for warm clothing, making un bonhomme de neige and, of course, skating.
Bonne fin de semaine à tous.
Tuesday 13 January 2015
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Here is a quick summary of what the students have been doing for this week so far.
Grade 5/6 are working on brushing up on their er verbs and completing the unit on careers. By the end of this week, they will start on the ir ending verbs, both regular and irregular, as well as the re ending verbs. Even I will admit that it is a bit dry but very important that the master these skills before they tackle other verb tenses.
Grade 3/4 are working on book reports. For the après-ski, tomorrow, they will continue on individual activity sheets.
Grade 7/8 are in review mode. Le pronom on,passé composé, futur proche etc... They also will receive their rubric for la tâche finale later this week.
Grade 1/2 were looking at hockey final score games and matching them to their repective written form.
JK/SK are having fun coming up with skating vocabulary and the terminology for the clothes they would have to wear at the skating rink. This will be on-going til the end of the week.
Here is a quick summary of what the students have been doing for this week so far.
Grade 5/6 are working on brushing up on their er verbs and completing the unit on careers. By the end of this week, they will start on the ir ending verbs, both regular and irregular, as well as the re ending verbs. Even I will admit that it is a bit dry but very important that the master these skills before they tackle other verb tenses.
Grade 3/4 are working on book reports. For the après-ski, tomorrow, they will continue on individual activity sheets.
Grade 7/8 are in review mode. Le pronom on,passé composé, futur proche etc... They also will receive their rubric for la tâche finale later this week.
Grade 1/2 were looking at hockey final score games and matching them to their repective written form.
JK/SK are having fun coming up with skating vocabulary and the terminology for the clothes they would have to wear at the skating rink. This will be on-going til the end of the week.
Wednesday 7 January 2015
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Well, I hope everyone is staying toasty warm today.
Grade 5/6 worked on their dialogue to be used during a mock interview. Ben was a willing volunteer to give an example of how the conversation would go. Cole was also participating and before you knew it, everyone was joining in. More to come.
Grade 3/4 worked on the 2 main verbs, avoir and être. We spent a lot of time practicing and applying these verbs in complete sentences.
Grade 7/8 reviewed the new vocabulary for unit 4: Des choix multiples. They also began answering questions on the text we read yesterday.
Grade 1/2 are working on writing numbers 0-14 in French. They took turns at the blackboard and helped each other with the writing. Well done!
JK/SK went through the daily routine. Charlotte confident doing the calendar. Bravo!
Since they will soon be skating, I read them 'Encore un but'. They used 'la patinoire, les patins, le casque...' They were very quick pointing out a few safety issues presented in the story. We have really smart children.
Well, I hope everyone is staying toasty warm today.
Grade 5/6 worked on their dialogue to be used during a mock interview. Ben was a willing volunteer to give an example of how the conversation would go. Cole was also participating and before you knew it, everyone was joining in. More to come.
Grade 3/4 worked on the 2 main verbs, avoir and être. We spent a lot of time practicing and applying these verbs in complete sentences.
Grade 7/8 reviewed the new vocabulary for unit 4: Des choix multiples. They also began answering questions on the text we read yesterday.
Grade 1/2 are working on writing numbers 0-14 in French. They took turns at the blackboard and helped each other with the writing. Well done!
JK/SK went through the daily routine. Charlotte confident doing the calendar. Bravo!
Since they will soon be skating, I read them 'Encore un but'. They used 'la patinoire, les patins, le casque...' They were very quick pointing out a few safety issues presented in the story. We have really smart children.
Tuesday 6 January 2015
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 5/6 put the finishing touch to their part-time job ad. Tomorrow, they will develop a dialogue pertinent to their candidacy for one the 3 ads.
Grade 3/4 are applying their knowledge of pronouns and for the rest of the week, they will make sentences with the verbs avoir & être.
Grade 7/8 turned in their assignments (homework). The work was almost completed during class. Congratulations go to Isabella on scoring 20/20.
Grade 1/2 are continuing their work on numbers 0-31. Some students worked on doing additions with mystery numbers...en français, while Daniel, Lauren, Maddy and Macy matched number cards with the written word cards. It was great to see how they worked in co-operation.
JK/SK have been quick to pick up that the teacher was still saying 2014 instead of 2015! They also had fun showing a thumbs up when recognizing vocabulary they knew during story time.
Well that is it for the moment. Make sure to stay warm this evening and tomorrow.
Grade 5/6 put the finishing touch to their part-time job ad. Tomorrow, they will develop a dialogue pertinent to their candidacy for one the 3 ads.
Grade 3/4 are applying their knowledge of pronouns and for the rest of the week, they will make sentences with the verbs avoir & être.
Grade 7/8 turned in their assignments (homework). The work was almost completed during class. Congratulations go to Isabella on scoring 20/20.
Grade 1/2 are continuing their work on numbers 0-31. Some students worked on doing additions with mystery numbers...en français, while Daniel, Lauren, Maddy and Macy matched number cards with the written word cards. It was great to see how they worked in co-operation.
JK/SK have been quick to pick up that the teacher was still saying 2014 instead of 2015! They also had fun showing a thumbs up when recognizing vocabulary they knew during story time.
Well that is it for the moment. Make sure to stay warm this evening and tomorrow.
Monday 5 January 2015
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
BONNE ANNÉE À TOUS ET CHACUN!
This morning started with our monthly assembly and the students were divided in their respective houses and presented a short impromptu skits depicting how to be a risk-taker with enthusiasm.
Grade 5/6 no French today because of the assembly.
Grade 3/4 had only 10 minutes and during that time they came up with NO RESOLUTION!
Instead, they discovered SOLUTIONS to better their learning. Smart kids!!!
Grade 7/8 worked on a final task of Read and Comprehension for their unit. They will complete this for homework this evening. Then, it is onward to our next unit on career choices.
Grade 1/2 will be working on numbers. How to count, say them, put them in order, simple mathematics, buying and selling...
JK/SK we are starting the Winter clothes and activities. Hear them singing!!!
BONNE ANNÉE À TOUS ET CHACUN!
This morning started with our monthly assembly and the students were divided in their respective houses and presented a short impromptu skits depicting how to be a risk-taker with enthusiasm.
Grade 5/6 no French today because of the assembly.
Grade 3/4 had only 10 minutes and during that time they came up with NO RESOLUTION!
Instead, they discovered SOLUTIONS to better their learning. Smart kids!!!
Grade 7/8 worked on a final task of Read and Comprehension for their unit. They will complete this for homework this evening. Then, it is onward to our next unit on career choices.
Grade 1/2 will be working on numbers. How to count, say them, put them in order, simple mathematics, buying and selling...
JK/SK we are starting the Winter clothes and activities. Hear them singing!!!
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