NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
It was fantastic to see all the students, returning or new to The Maples Acaqdemy!
Grade 9 French Students were shown to their new quarters. Yes, they have their own space for French, before joining the grade 7 group for independent work. Students received an overview of the tasks for this year.
YOU WILL NEED: your laptop (charged) to do research etc. Make sure to come to class prepared, and read the blog. Please make sure to subscribe by adding your email to the right side of the blog. Students will need to download the online dictionary 'Le Petit Robert/Collins', and bookmark Bescherelle for verb conjugation.
***PARENTS MUST SIGN THE REACH AHEAD PERMISSION FORM AND RETURN IT ON THURSDAY. This is important since students are working toward obtaining a full credit for high school.
Students created their class agreement, and created the poster for their first unit components, also were made aware of due dates, and Academic Honesty Policy.
Grade 8 French Students took an overview of the accelerated program, created their own class agreement, and learned about the layout of their new textbooks. They also had a discussion about the first unit, and summative outlook.
Grade 3/4 This group jumped right in! They will be working on an accelerated programme. Their task is to find a place close to home, but not inside the house, that really has meaning for them. They discussed class expectations, and glanced at the first unit.
Grade 6 This group is working at a grade 7 level. They are excited to begin the unit. They should be able to download 'Le Petit Robert/Collins' as a bilingual dictionary to have on hand. Also, begin logging in your French audio/video to share with the class.
The class was excited about the first task: create a comic strip to finish a story.
Grade 1 Students are establishing a routine of greetings, calendar and weather and introducing themselves. They moved around looking for different colours, and a variety of objects around the classroom.
JK/SK The SK students took the lead, and demonstrated good recall on where we left off in June. It is a good model for the JK. Class began with greetings, song 'Bonjour mes amis', weather and counting to 10...well the SK can count way past that. They also met 2 puppets to facilitate speaking, and interacting.
Grade 2/3 Great class! Students introduced themselves using the puppets, received their material, and explained to the new students how important the blog is, how to find the secret code to trade for house points. They completed the session by drawing their favorite event from the summer, and using the learner profile that best describe them.
