NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 Halloween moved into the school, and it was great fun. Students learned about the sound 'i' in French. The were able to identify the vowel and the difference in writing e in English, and i for French.
Grade 7 & 8 The quiz scheduled for today is postponed to Thursday (for Grade 9 French). For Halloween, students from both groups were paired, and played a game of connect 4 with verbs in passé composé in sentences containing vocabulary from the unit.
Grade 5/6 Students described each other's costume. The class was a bit short, since there was the school Halloween parade.
There was no French for grade 3/4 and JK/SK. This time was taken with related activities.
Friday 27 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 Today was clothing descriptions, and a little bit about how uniforms may have changed. Students are taking turns describing what their teachers are wearing.
Grade 8 French Students listened to a story about a stolen song . They also filled out a word web with new vocabulary: coupable, lieu du crime, les faits, indices, suspects, la preuve etc.
Grade 9 French- Students took a 22 questions cross word puzzle.
REMEMBER THAT ALL FORMATIVE TASKS ARE CONSTRUCTED FOR THE STUDENTS TO TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE! You are your own judge: you study, chances are you will do well! IF YOU THINK YOU DID NOT DO AS WELL AS YOU COULD HAVE...HOMEWORK IS TO STUDY YOUR VOCABULARY. AND IRREGULAR PASSÉ COMPOSÉ.
Grade 5/6 Today's focus was to learn how to describe a person's facial features, just like a police artist would do.
Homework is to complete the description activity sheet, and don't forget to add your own description.
Grade 3/4 Students read their letters to the class, and followed with working with useful verbs for slogan. Great work. They also had a 5 minutes Halloween fun activity.
JK/SK The Halloween puppets were part of the class one more time. Students had fun giving special ingredients for the magic potion. Actually, just about everything they know in French went in the soup.
Grade 1/2 Today was clothing descriptions, and a little bit about how uniforms may have changed. Students are taking turns describing what their teachers are wearing.
Grade 8 French Students listened to a story about a stolen song . They also filled out a word web with new vocabulary: coupable, lieu du crime, les faits, indices, suspects, la preuve etc.
Grade 9 French- Students took a 22 questions cross word puzzle.
REMEMBER THAT ALL FORMATIVE TASKS ARE CONSTRUCTED FOR THE STUDENTS TO TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE! You are your own judge: you study, chances are you will do well! IF YOU THINK YOU DID NOT DO AS WELL AS YOU COULD HAVE...HOMEWORK IS TO STUDY YOUR VOCABULARY. AND IRREGULAR PASSÉ COMPOSÉ.
Grade 5/6 Today's focus was to learn how to describe a person's facial features, just like a police artist would do.
Homework is to complete the description activity sheet, and don't forget to add your own description.
Grade 3/4 Students read their letters to the class, and followed with working with useful verbs for slogan. Great work. They also had a 5 minutes Halloween fun activity.
JK/SK The Halloween puppets were part of the class one more time. Students had fun giving special ingredients for the magic potion. Actually, just about everything they know in French went in the soup.
Wednesday 25 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 In the spirit of Casual Day and Halloween, students have begun the clothing unit. They are continuing with adjectives for better description.
Grade 8 French -students are continuing with the concept passé composé for regular verbs, using the auxiliary 'avoir'. For all students, it is important that you review (and study if you are not up to speed with verbs) verbs in the présent tense, and especially avoir, être, faire, aller, pouvoir, devoir and vouloir.
Grade 9 French- Students worked on irregular verbs and additional terminology related to investigation. There will be a short quiz on Friday to self-check your abilities.
Grade 5/6 Students completed an activity where they had to identify the correct piece of clothing, and use the colour adjectives to determine if it was feminine/masculine or singular/plural.
Grade 3/4 The class is still virtually visiting places in Quebec, and today they wrote a short letter describing where they were from.
JK/SK The fun continues with the Halloween puppets: fantômes, citrouilles and sorcières, as well as actions such as voler, flotter, rouler. An activity sheet has been sent home.
Grade 1/2 In the spirit of Casual Day and Halloween, students have begun the clothing unit. They are continuing with adjectives for better description.
Grade 8 French -students are continuing with the concept passé composé for regular verbs, using the auxiliary 'avoir'. For all students, it is important that you review (and study if you are not up to speed with verbs) verbs in the présent tense, and especially avoir, être, faire, aller, pouvoir, devoir and vouloir.
Grade 9 French- Students worked on irregular verbs and additional terminology related to investigation. There will be a short quiz on Friday to self-check your abilities.
Grade 5/6 Students completed an activity where they had to identify the correct piece of clothing, and use the colour adjectives to determine if it was feminine/masculine or singular/plural.
Grade 3/4 The class is still virtually visiting places in Quebec, and today they wrote a short letter describing where they were from.
JK/SK The fun continues with the Halloween puppets: fantômes, citrouilles and sorcières, as well as actions such as voler, flotter, rouler. An activity sheet has been sent home.
Monday 23 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 After a short review, and supplementing with a few new words, students worked in collaboration on a word search activity.
Grade 8 French- Students are working on le passé composé. They also have to apply the verbs in context to sentences from the unit.
Homework: please complete today's work for our next class.
Grade 9 French- Students are working with their group to accumulate vocabulary. Make sure you not only get the answers right, but look at the definitions. It will come handy for the up and coming QUIZ.
Also, continue working with passé composé for irregular verbs.
Grade 5/6 New Unit has begun! Students are going to the fair. They are learning to describe personal features with adjectives, and indicate what someone is wearing.
Grade 3/4 Today was about the negative, and how to use 'ne and ,'pas'. Great work all around! Students are also re-visiting the partitive.
Homework: finish today's work, both pages.
JK/SK Today, students started with Halloween vocabulary and the puppets for actions. They really like those puppets.
Grade 1/2 After a short review, and supplementing with a few new words, students worked in collaboration on a word search activity.
Grade 8 French- Students are working on le passé composé. They also have to apply the verbs in context to sentences from the unit.
Homework: please complete today's work for our next class.
Grade 9 French- Students are working with their group to accumulate vocabulary. Make sure you not only get the answers right, but look at the definitions. It will come handy for the up and coming QUIZ.
Also, continue working with passé composé for irregular verbs.
Grade 5/6 New Unit has begun! Students are going to the fair. They are learning to describe personal features with adjectives, and indicate what someone is wearing.
Grade 3/4 Today was about the negative, and how to use 'ne and ,'pas'. Great work all around! Students are also re-visiting the partitive.
Homework: finish today's work, both pages.
JK/SK Today, students started with Halloween vocabulary and the puppets for actions. They really like those puppets.
Thursday 19 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 The class listened to a R. Munsch's story: 'Ma dent ne veut pas tomber'. They also started using their vocabulary in short sentences adding adjectives to nouns.
Grade 7 & 8 Both groups shared and built their vocabulary from the Movie TINTIN.
French 8- Read 4 short text about famousfast food entrepreneurs, and answered questions.
French 9- Students started working in their respective groups on matching news headlines to news report.
THIS IS HOMEWORK IF IT WAS NOT FINISHED IN CLASS.
Grade 5/6 Today was presentations for Mon Endroit Préféré, then the class brainstormed about what they could improve on for the next project.
Grade 3/4 Almost everyone was able to hand in their Summer and Winter activity sheet, as well as learning how to apply the negative form to a short sentence.
JK/SK Today was for singing and moving around. After learning about describing their hair colour and length, students went around the classroom looking for long and short objects.
Grade 1/2 The class listened to a R. Munsch's story: 'Ma dent ne veut pas tomber'. They also started using their vocabulary in short sentences adding adjectives to nouns.
Grade 7 & 8 Both groups shared and built their vocabulary from the Movie TINTIN.
French 8- Read 4 short text about famousfast food entrepreneurs, and answered questions.
French 9- Students started working in their respective groups on matching news headlines to news report.
THIS IS HOMEWORK IF IT WAS NOT FINISHED IN CLASS.
Grade 5/6 Today was presentations for Mon Endroit Préféré, then the class brainstormed about what they could improve on for the next project.
Grade 3/4 Almost everyone was able to hand in their Summer and Winter activity sheet, as well as learning how to apply the negative form to a short sentence.
JK/SK Today was for singing and moving around. After learning about describing their hair colour and length, students went around the classroom looking for long and short objects.
Tuesday 17 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 Students are continuing with parts of the body with games of Simon Dit, and drills. They are having a blast trying to get everything right.
Grade 7 & 8 Both classes watched a dvd of Tintin et les bijoux de la Castafiore. They had to retrieve 5 vocabulary words related to investigation and crime.
Grade 5/6 Students learned the correct pronunciation for names and locations in Quebec in relation to their projects on Explorers. We made sure that the words were correct.
Grade 3/4 Students worked with the partitives 'du, dela, des, de l'.' They are very quick to use their aural skills and pick activities from a fairly long list. They also had to choose 2 activities for each: Winter and Summer. Write 'j'ai besoin de...'
and include objects they need to perform the activity.
JK/SK Students are able to respond to pictures of fruits and vegetables. They had fun telling me what I should put in my fruit and veggie salad.
Grade 1/2 Students are continuing with parts of the body with games of Simon Dit, and drills. They are having a blast trying to get everything right.
Grade 7 & 8 Both classes watched a dvd of Tintin et les bijoux de la Castafiore. They had to retrieve 5 vocabulary words related to investigation and crime.
Grade 5/6 Students learned the correct pronunciation for names and locations in Quebec in relation to their projects on Explorers. We made sure that the words were correct.
Grade 3/4 Students worked with the partitives 'du, dela, des, de l'.' They are very quick to use their aural skills and pick activities from a fairly long list. They also had to choose 2 activities for each: Winter and Summer. Write 'j'ai besoin de...'
and include objects they need to perform the activity.
JK/SK Students are able to respond to pictures of fruits and vegetables. They had fun telling me what I should put in my fruit and veggie salad.
Friday 13 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 Students rehearsed more time parts of the head. They were able to draw and label: le cou, les joues, la bouche, les oreilles, le nez, les yeux, le front et les cheveux.
Grade 7 & 8 Today was a combined topic aimed at an investigation. Students reviewed vocabulary necessary to talk about a mystery, and the verbs are now used in the passé composé tense.
Grade 8 French homework: read the story p. 20 to 23, research vocabulary that you are unsure of, and answer questions on p. 23 (match the statements).
Grade 9 French homework: use the verbs on page 39 of your text book. Make sure you understand their meaning, then conjugate each of them in the passé composé (see your notes from today). Remember, you need the auxiliary (avoir or être) plus the participe passé. Attention! A few of these verbs are irregular, and you will need to use pages 217, 218.
Grade 5/6 Today was the last lesson on 'Les Explorateurs', and students were able to answer several questions from the short film viewed on Wednesday, and also had many more questions on the topic they have chosen for their UOI.
Grade 3/4 The class read, and listened to the teacher's reading about several outdoors activities and sports. They also asked each other: quel est ton sport préféré? and illustrated their answers.
JK/SK Students are continuing the class routine of calendar, weather and they had coloring activities about raking leaves in the fall. Good work, and several students presented their drawing by saying: Voici mon dessin.
Bonne fin de semaine.
Grade 1/2 Students rehearsed more time parts of the head. They were able to draw and label: le cou, les joues, la bouche, les oreilles, le nez, les yeux, le front et les cheveux.
Grade 7 & 8 Today was a combined topic aimed at an investigation. Students reviewed vocabulary necessary to talk about a mystery, and the verbs are now used in the passé composé tense.
Grade 8 French homework: read the story p. 20 to 23, research vocabulary that you are unsure of, and answer questions on p. 23 (match the statements).
Grade 9 French homework: use the verbs on page 39 of your text book. Make sure you understand their meaning, then conjugate each of them in the passé composé (see your notes from today). Remember, you need the auxiliary (avoir or être) plus the participe passé. Attention! A few of these verbs are irregular, and you will need to use pages 217, 218.
Grade 5/6 Today was the last lesson on 'Les Explorateurs', and students were able to answer several questions from the short film viewed on Wednesday, and also had many more questions on the topic they have chosen for their UOI.
Grade 3/4 The class read, and listened to the teacher's reading about several outdoors activities and sports. They also asked each other: quel est ton sport préféré? and illustrated their answers.
JK/SK Students are continuing the class routine of calendar, weather and they had coloring activities about raking leaves in the fall. Good work, and several students presented their drawing by saying: Voici mon dessin.
Bonne fin de semaine.
Wednesday 11 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 Students are learning about parts of the head, and how to say j'ai mal ...'
Grade 7 & 8 Today was their team building breakfast, and thank you everyone for including me. There was just enough time to work on a cross word puzzle about regular verbs in the present tense.
Grade 8- you also have to put in the correct order a telephone conversation. (see the activity sheet distributed today).
Grade 5/6 Students watched a short film on Samuel de Champlain. Lots of questions followed. This is a great way to mix history, geography, cartography.
Grade 3/4 Students are now exploring the province of Québec, and special
places.
Thursday 5 October 2017
Happy Thanksgiving from
The French Corner
Grade 1/2 students wrote a lovely message about what they are thankful for. Lovely and thoughtful work.
Grade 8 French gave their first summative/presentation this morning. Several students overcame personal challenges. Bravo!
Grade 9 French played the role of Dragons'Den, and were able to award money for the business proposals. They also offered constructive criticism to their peers.
Grade 5/6 The class took up the homework, and played Connect 4 with verbs.
Grade 3/4 They completed the presentations of recipes, played around the world with actions, and had a preview of the next unit on the province of Québec.
JK/SK The class is learning about body parts, especially the head. They had a few rounds of Je m'appelle.....and Comment t'appelles-tu?
The French Corner
Grade 1/2 students wrote a lovely message about what they are thankful for. Lovely and thoughtful work.
Grade 8 French gave their first summative/presentation this morning. Several students overcame personal challenges. Bravo!
Grade 9 French played the role of Dragons'Den, and were able to award money for the business proposals. They also offered constructive criticism to their peers.
Grade 5/6 The class took up the homework, and played Connect 4 with verbs.
Grade 3/4 They completed the presentations of recipes, played around the world with actions, and had a preview of the next unit on the province of Québec.
JK/SK The class is learning about body parts, especially the head. They had a few rounds of Je m'appelle.....and Comment t'appelles-tu?
Tuesday 3 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 After routine work, students learned how how to say parts of the head and face. Un cou, deux joues, une bouche, deux oreilles, un nez, deux yeux, un front et des cheveux.
Grade 3/4 The class worked very hard to answer the questions related to the text started last Friday. Following this activity, the class shared recipes and samples of delicious desserts. The rest of the class will present on Thursday.
Grade 5/6 The class read both aloud and listened to the teacher a story about using internet to translate their work. They also took up some of the vocabulary, and this should help with the homework, part A. Thursday, we will take up as a class the rest of the questions.
Grade 8 French- Students watched the website presentations, then they partnered up with a gr.9 French student to edit their 'casse-croûte' presentation. Please use the check list (p.15) to make sure you have all the required elements.
PRESENTATIONS ARE ON THURSDAY
Grade 9 French- Good website presentations. Students also peer-edited their classmates projects.
JK/SK Students covered the routine work very quickly. They also worked with big dice and paired up to count in French. I hope Mrs O. posts some of the pictures she took. Everyone got a sticker as a reward for good work.
Grade 1/2 After routine work, students learned how how to say parts of the head and face. Un cou, deux joues, une bouche, deux oreilles, un nez, deux yeux, un front et des cheveux.
Grade 3/4 The class worked very hard to answer the questions related to the text started last Friday. Following this activity, the class shared recipes and samples of delicious desserts. The rest of the class will present on Thursday.
Grade 5/6 The class read both aloud and listened to the teacher a story about using internet to translate their work. They also took up some of the vocabulary, and this should help with the homework, part A. Thursday, we will take up as a class the rest of the questions.
Grade 8 French- Students watched the website presentations, then they partnered up with a gr.9 French student to edit their 'casse-croûte' presentation. Please use the check list (p.15) to make sure you have all the required elements.
PRESENTATIONS ARE ON THURSDAY
Grade 9 French- Good website presentations. Students also peer-edited their classmates projects.
JK/SK Students covered the routine work very quickly. They also worked with big dice and paired up to count in French. I hope Mrs O. posts some of the pictures she took. Everyone got a sticker as a reward for good work.
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