NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER

WELCOME/BONJOUR ET BIENVENUE À TOUS!

After a well deserved rest this summer, I am happy to welcome my regular students as well as, all the new students joining The Maples Academy French Programme.
For those who have not met me yet, I have been teaching French, at The Maples (TMA), for about 15 years. I have to say that I love what I do, and coming to school still makes me happy. The French programme is rigorous, but also a lot of fun, and relevant. Students enjoy applying their language skills, and we try to link the lessons to our daily lives, and also to the classes' current Unit of Inquiry.

Please make sure to check this blog on French Days (I alternate between St Jude's Academy and The Maples every other day). You will be kept informed about the daily lessons for each grade, and assignments/due dates.

GRADE 8 DOING GRADE 9 FRENCH
Some of you may have already received the Reach Ahead permission form to sign, and must be returned for our records (OSR). This is a requirement from the Ontario Ministry of Education, and it will be placed in the student's file before they can receive their grade 9 credit. I will have extra copies on the first day of school in case the form was misplaced. It is important to note that everyone should be committed to their class attendance as the course FSF1D is a 110 hours credit, (it will be taken at the beginning of each class), as well as submitting assignments and summative projects for each unit, on time.

Finally, as in the past years, students are invited to bring a 1 in. 3 ring binder for their French material. I will have a limited number of duo tangs if that is what you prefer. Each student will receive their textbooks (their personalized number is recorded), as well a notebook to work with, and practice.

As always, if you have questions or concerns, please contact me directly at
jvilleneuve@themaplesschool.com or jvilleneuve@stjudesacademy.com.

À BIENTÔT

Mme Villeneuve
French teacher, PYP, MYP, DP