Wednesday 30 March 2016

NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER

Grade 3/4 The students did an outstanding job of presenting their poster on careers. They were able to reflect and offer suggestions on what they liked and what they would do differently.

Grade 7 are reading and getting informed on what technology can do to make someone living with a challenge a bit better. They are learning about the five senses (vocabulary) and the futur proche verb tense.
homework: activity sheets, p.83,84,85,86

Grade 8 took the period to finish their board game, so they can test it with the grade 7. If you have to put the last finishing touch to it, please be ready for Friday.

Grade 5/6 We are starting a new unit on fire prevention. There is new vocabulary
and how to tell time (this is review).

Grade 1/2 The students have been learning the physical features of the face and head. It is always so much fun to label 'HENRI'. The class learned a lot and had a few laughs along the way.

JK/SK They students worked on magnetic boards about household items and the main rooms in the house.


Wednesday 23 March 2016

NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER

JK/SK The students watched a video about maple sugar making. Following this, they were working in groups, with each a different book on maple shack: La cabane à sucre, L'érablière de mon grand-père and La légende du sirop d'érable.  They were looking for pictures associated to the vocabulary they heard on the video.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the speakers today. Everyone did well, I hear.

Monday 21 March 2016

NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER

Bonjour à tous et vive le printemps!

Grade 3/4 The students worked on their posters and labeled what they need for their future offices. This should be completed by the nest session.

Grade 7/8 Both classes worked with the application of the pronoun Y and EN.
The grade 7 are reviewing the futur proche and should be able to memorize the verb Aller.
Grade 8 also worked on their board game.

Grade 5/6 The students reviewed the question words: qui, que, à qui, pourquoi, où...They also have to complete the last labyphrase for Wednesday morning, before leaving for St Jude.

Grade 1/2 worked hard on their cloze activity. They also were very capable to find words in a chain of letters. Very clever, everyone!

JK/SK Today was all about Spring vocabulary. Words in riddles such as, arbre, branche, nid, oeuf, oiseau et coquille. Also, a riddle about a house.

Wednesday 2 March 2016

NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER

Grade 3/4 did not have French class today. Instead, there was an assembly.

Grade 7 completed a read and comprehension segment to wrap up the unit.
Grade 8 did a review of the pronom d'objet direct. If a student feels the need to do more work on this grammar concept,  please read the rules in your textbook and practice also from the textbook.

Grade 5/6 are almost finished with the activities from the novel Le Voleur. There were several mind benders but the students worked as a team to solve the riddles.
Great work, guys!

JK/SK Since it was PJ day, we looked for words around bedtime, such as bonsoir, bonne nuit...pantoufle, le lit.
We also started on the house unit and talked about the different parts of the house.

Grade 1/2 The students finished the clothing unit by presenting their clothes store. (that was for the students that did not have time to present on Monday.
To complete the period, a short story was read to the students and they had to illustrate it with the right clothes and colours. Bravo!



ALORS, BON CONGÉ/BONNES VACANCES ET À BIENTÔT.