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Grade 3/4 This week is all about heroes and IB learner profiles (those are our heroes). Students are using adjectives and relate them to pictures. Well done all around!

Grade 7 This week is about 2 verbs: sortir and partir. They also are working with prepositions.
Grade 8 Students have started on their research. This project is a documentary/news report on a region where animals are endangered by human encroachment on their habitat. They will be lending their voice to protect those animals. To be continued on Friday.

Grade 5/6 Some groups are still in need of help for translation on their presentation board.

JK/SK The puppets are out again! This time we are in the barnyard. Students are naming them by the sound they make or by what they produce. They also played Simon dit.

Grade 1/2 They also wanted to play with the puppet and they wrote sentences about what their animals can do. Following this, students matched prepositions to find where animals were on a picture and solve a code to self-check their answer. Everyone got a coin or house point for work well done.

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Grade 3/4 The students exchanged/brainstormed vocabulary related to La Journée de la Terre. They also listened too the song Touche pas à ma terre. They listened to it a few times then, applied the vocabulary they heard to activities related to Earth Day.

Grade 7 They started a unit on underground caves. There is a lot of specific vocabulary on the subject. Homework: study les mots utiles.

Grade 8 The students worked independently, reviewed their homework together and brainstormed useful vocabulary for their up and coming performance task.

Grade 5/6 still working on exhibition and possible skits and posters. There is still a fair amount of work to do for translation.

Grade 1/2 Students listened to a French song on Earth day, pollution etc...They also had time to collaborate and start on their posters.

JK/SK Students love to sing!!! There was a short song on pollution and they were quick to catch some of the words. They also acted out the water cycle with words such as: évaporation, condensation, précipitation et filtration.

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Grade 3/4 Students had a chance to give the finishing touch to their poster and memorize the idiomatic expressions with avoir: j'ai peur, j'ai de la chance etc...

Grade 7 The homework from last week was corrected. The students have to complete grammar sheets for homework. This will be the unit test, however, it is open book, so please take the time to do a good review. This is due on Wednesday 20th.

Grade 8 Students read p 160-161-162, answered questions about the use of the pronoun 'Y'. This is a great practice to look for prepositions indicating that a location is forthcoming in the text.
Homework: please complete les fiches 2,3,4,5 for Wednesday 20th.

Grade 5/6 Today, some of the groups rehearsed their French lines for their skits, others read the letter (French version) to the Immigration Minister. They were asked to copy the translated version and have their teacher edit it before posting it.

Grade 1/2 The students continued identifying qualifiers (adjectives) and sentences matching pictures. Well done everyone!

JK/SK They started a short unit (review for SK) on farm animals. They used puppets to identify their vocabulary. More of this during this week.

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Grade 3/4 created posters with different expressions used with Avoir in French (that would otherwise be used with Être in English).
J'ai mal, j'ai froid...

Grade 7/8 played a lively game of connect-four and today's topic was Aller, devenir, faire, dire, remplir au passé composé.

Grade 5/6 Exhibition!!! translation is going fairly well and one group is already into rehearsal.

Grade 1/2 Students made posters to demonstrate the name of people who care for animals. BERGERS, GARDIEN DE ZOO, VÉTÉRINAIRE, TOILETTEUR, DRESSEUR...

JK/SK today we had the introduction of farm animals and a bit of the seasons.

Somehow, this blog from Monday did not get published and stayed in the draft box. MONDAY, APRIL 11

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Grade 3/4 Students started with an oral activity and asked each other: est-ce que tu as...un cahier? for example. Following this they worked on their activity sheet and started learning how to turn sentences in the negative.

Grade 7 It was presentation day Dragon Den's style. We still have 2 more presentations to hear about on Wednesday, but so far, the inventions are very smart and useful.
Grade 8 Students also presented their invitation/radio announcement. Everyone mentioned how much fun it was to research a francophone artist.

Grade 5/6 came in with huge floor blueprints of their house and explained their plan of evacuation in case of fire. I must say they took their role very seriously and they must have had lively conversations at home about it. WELL DONE!!!

Grade 1/2 Today, the students tried to play one of their favourite boardgame: scrabble! They quickly picked up a few French words. We should try this again soon.

JK/SK We are almost at the end of the house/home unit. Today was about the SALON. New words were: lampe, sofa, tapis, table...

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Grade 3/4 The students worked on changing their sentences from affirmative to negative with a variety of pronouns. They were able to use the verbs être and avoir.

Grade 7 We listened to the last 2 presentations and the students worked independently on their review of the futur proche. They also worked on unscrambling sentences. If these sheets are not completed, it is homework.
Grade 8 started on the unit: Animal canal. They will work on question words which will be useful when they do their broadcast on animal rights.

Grade 5/6 Today was busy with translating parts of their skits and/or action plan for the Exhibition.

Grade 1/2 Today, the students worked hard at identifying adjectives for animals and when to transfer those qualities to humain beings.

JK/SK Today was a review of objects or furniture found in the various rooms of a house. Then, they started on learning prepositions (where things are).

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Grade 3/4 The students completed worksheets related on the verb avoir. They also worked with the pronouns il/elle and ils/elles.

Grade 7 Today was their last period to work on their projects. There was time to do some editing and listen to Abby's presentation.

Grade 8 Students were working on their project as well. They also took the opportunity to have their homework sheet corrected. Please use the grammar section of your textbook page 193-194...should you need a refresher.

Grade 5/6 Most of the students were able to have their work edited for their presentation on Monday, April 11.

Grade 1/2 We had a round table with vocabulary on animals. Also, be careful, the students are imagining some very strange animals.  Just ask them!

JK/SK Today was all about setting the table and learning the elements for a place setting. Une assiette, un bol, une tasse, une fourchette, un couteau, une cuiller.

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Grade 3/4 The students made sentences by matching cards they already had printed. Each team wrote on the board and sentences were collectively corrected.

Grade 7 Students were working on their projects. These are due on Monday, April 11.

Grade 8 Everyone is working hard at changing verb tenses in sentences and using pronouns POD & POI.
Their project is on researching a current francophone artist of their choice and invite them by way of a letter OR produce a radio announcement to promote the artist. POD & POI must be used 2X and beware of your verb tenses!  Good luck!

Grade 5/6 worked on their Exhibition. Projects will be presented on Monday 11, after that, it will be EXHIBITION IN FRENCH.

Grade 1/2 Students are working on animals and prepositions. So, where are they??? le lapin est sur la table...

JK/SK Today we toured the kitchen and identified la table, la chaise, le frigo and le poêle.

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Grade 3/4 The students worked in groups making cards with personal pronouns and the verbs être and avoir.  After matching the right cards, they had to find endings to demonstrate the correct meaning and watch  for plural and singular.

Grade 7's are working on their project, an invention that would enhance someone living with a disability. The first stage is a letter explaining why they are doing this and how it would help. This project is due April 11.

Grade 8 students have been practicing the pronom d'objet direct and indirect. HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW: the first 2 sheets.

Grade 5/6 The students have started working on their project: Mon plan d'évacuation. This project is due on April 11.
Starting next week, French periods will focus on the exhibition. Students should decide which part they want to be in French.

Grade 1/2 Today, the students completed the portrait of Henri. They are able to name the different parts of the face and head. Well done!

JK/SK After some routine work, the students coloured and talked about their house and bedroom. The colours and some features of the bedroom, tapis, lampe, lit, fenêtre, porte, jouets...more on this tomorrow.

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Grade 3/4 The students worked on their last activity sheet from the career unit. They also did some revision to get them ready for the new unit starting on Monday.

Grade 1/2 hosted the JK/SK class and they had several memory game on vocabulary, numbers...Also, they sang together a vast repertoire of songs old and new.

Grade 7 They students took up their homework and also received their rubric for the project, most of which will be done in class next week. Projects due on Monday, 11th.

Grade 8 had one practice run with their board game then, they had the grade 7 play. Their game was very interesting, all questions related to Canada. There was variety and kept everyone busy.

The grade 5/6 did not have French today so they could work on their exhibition. As soon as they have set up their subjects and introduction and decided which part they want in French, we will be working on that too.
In the meantime, the students will be working on their plan of evacuation in case of a fire at their house.

I spent some time with the grade 1/2 this morning doing their Friday dictation. They were working so hard, Mrs Ruby will be proud.