NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER

Grade 1/2 The class talked about la 'Suisse' ahead of International Mindedness Day on Friday. They associated vocabulary they already knew, and applied to the country they picked to present. They also collaborated on a writing exercise where they unscrambled 4 words to make a sentences. Both grades shared knowledge on this activity. Well done!

Grade 7 & 8 Students are coming together to put a short play for the Christmas concert. Please read your lines at home to familiarize yourself with them, and if you have questions, bring them on Friday (everyone has a script and knows which scene they have chosen).

Grade 5/6 Students have started a new unit: les carrières. The focus today was verbs avoir, être and er ending verbs.

Grade 3/4 The class is continuing with the theme: le Moyen Âge. Students worked out where their family came from: 'ma famille vient de...' It was fantastic to see how internationally blended our groups are. There was a bit of time to discuss a few facts about the 'Olympiques' such as what official languages are used throughout the world.

JK/SK Students were proud to talk about their findings on their chosen country: l'Italie! They had fun listening and repeating words in French resembling Italian.