NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER- TMA
We already have our first day under our belt. It was fantastic to see everyone and meet our new students. Let's make this the best year!
On this blog, you will find the French activities, homework and other pertinent details about our day at The Maples (TMA).
The day started with the grades 3/4. The students received their books, they introduced themselves with 'bonjour, je m'appelle...' I was delighted to see returning students and familiar faces. We went to the morning assembly, so we will take up where we left off on Friday. REMINDERS! I have asked the students to bring a 1in. binder to keep everything under one 'roof'. They also know to tell you, the parents, to read my blog and of course to keep in touch via email.
Grades 7/8 The students looked through their new textbooks to get an overview of this year's programme. The curriculum for the grade 7 is rigourous and prepares the students well.
The grade 8, will be doing the Grade 9 programme! Yes, this is exciting news and the students will receive their French credit, grade 9, through St-Jude's Academy upon completion.
There is a letter/form that was sent to the parents to sign and return upon your approval. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me in person or by email and of course Mr. Playford is also available.
There will be many opportunities for both grades to interact and work on similar grammar concepts, for examples. Today, we identified les profiles de l'apprenant and looked for the differences in spelling for feminine and masculine.
Grade 5/6 were encouraged to tell the class, in French of course, about their summer. Ben was brave and went first, Molly then everyone jumped at the opportunity to try their French. The students also worked on the learner profiles
in French. They also looked through their textbooks and perhaps because it was just before lunch and the unit is about pizza...they were feeling the hunger!
Grade 1/2 students started with a bit of review such as, je m'appelle...quel temps fait-il...and colours. They have started a booklet on spelling the names of colours.
Today, they did rouge, bleu and jaune.
JK/SK students were for the most part active participant and the SK took the lead in singing about the weather, the months etc... Samuel was the leader and did a fantastic job with calendar work. Well done!
Now, here is my way to know if the students told their parents to read this blog.
Here is a secret code name: ECHO
If the students can tell me, without being prompted, there will be house points!
