NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 9 French, due to the weather only one student was present. We played Kahoot to reinforce the C.O.D. concept.
Grade 8 French, due to the weather, only 2 students were present. They worked on polishing their presentation for Wednesday.
Grade 5/6 students worked on their presentation for next Wednesday.
JK/SK They reviewed colours, and worked on a colouring page, where they had to find 10 trousses de secours on a ski hill.
Grade 1/2 students identified a variety of vocabulary on a colouring page. They deserved this little treat for working so hard this week.
Grade 3/4 students are working on their Moyen Âge booklet, identifying vocabulary.
Wednesday 26 February 2020
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 9 French * students who attended school today worked on correcting the homework.
Grade 8 French students worked on their good copy and this is the last day for it. I will look at some rough copies tomorrow, please have them ready (only 2 students), then presentations will happen Wednesday Mar. 4
Grade 5/6 students worked really well on their projects. Due date for presentations is now Wednesday, Mar. 4
JK/SK students are working on recognizing orchestral instruments. They watched Piccolo, Saxo et compagnie.
Grade 1/2 students completed their family illustrations, sentences and their place in the family.
Grade 3/4 There were a few last minute changes done to the rough copies, several students are done and ready to present. Wednesday next week is presentations. Tomorrow, they will work on Le Moyen-Âge booklet.
Grade 9 French * students who attended school today worked on correcting the homework.
Grade 8 French students worked on their good copy and this is the last day for it. I will look at some rough copies tomorrow, please have them ready (only 2 students), then presentations will happen Wednesday Mar. 4
Grade 5/6 students worked really well on their projects. Due date for presentations is now Wednesday, Mar. 4
JK/SK students are working on recognizing orchestral instruments. They watched Piccolo, Saxo et compagnie.
Grade 1/2 students completed their family illustrations, sentences and their place in the family.
Grade 3/4 There were a few last minute changes done to the rough copies, several students are done and ready to present. Wednesday next week is presentations. Tomorrow, they will work on Le Moyen-Âge booklet.
Tuesday 25 February 2020
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 9 French students learned about C.O.D. and began to apply it to the written work.
Grade 8 French students structured the checklist for the project. Tomorrow, they will be working on the text.
Grade 5/6 students worked on the irregular adjectives. This is a difficult concept and it requires a lot of practice.
JK/SK Today they matched a word to each letter of the alphabet. Then they played a game about prepositions: sur, devant derrière, sous, à côté et dans.
Grade 1/2 students are preparing a presentation about family members.
Grade 3/4 most students had their rough draft copy edited. They now can move to the good copy. Presentations are Monday, March 2.
Grade 9 French students learned about C.O.D. and began to apply it to the written work.
Grade 8 French students structured the checklist for the project. Tomorrow, they will be working on the text.
Grade 5/6 students worked on the irregular adjectives. This is a difficult concept and it requires a lot of practice.
JK/SK Today they matched a word to each letter of the alphabet. Then they played a game about prepositions: sur, devant derrière, sous, à côté et dans.
Grade 1/2 students are preparing a presentation about family members.
Grade 3/4 most students had their rough draft copy edited. They now can move to the good copy. Presentations are Monday, March 2.
Friday 21 February 2020
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 9 French- After peer assessing the answers for the text related to La Valée des Rois, students listened to another adventure, and worked on the questions.
Homework: as stated during class, one of the 3 texts read this week will be in the final exam. Research and review vocabulary, record it in your notebook. It will make review easier later.
Grade 8 French - the lesson on the pronoun 'en' continued.
Grade 3/4 students reviewed and corrected their answers from the homework. They played a quick round of round the world vocabulary and expressions. They also started the word search for the 'Moyen Âge' booklet.
For Monday: have the name, dates of events and a few facts. You will be writing your project in class.
Grade 5/6 Students submitted their homework, had a race to complete a word search for house points!
JK/SK French house games: a fun way to review vocabulary, counting (adding) in French etc.
Grade 1/2 students just had time for house games about general knowledge.
Grade 9 French- After peer assessing the answers for the text related to La Valée des Rois, students listened to another adventure, and worked on the questions.
Homework: as stated during class, one of the 3 texts read this week will be in the final exam. Research and review vocabulary, record it in your notebook. It will make review easier later.
Grade 8 French - the lesson on the pronoun 'en' continued.
Grade 3/4 students reviewed and corrected their answers from the homework. They played a quick round of round the world vocabulary and expressions. They also started the word search for the 'Moyen Âge' booklet.
For Monday: have the name, dates of events and a few facts. You will be writing your project in class.
Grade 5/6 Students submitted their homework, had a race to complete a word search for house points!
JK/SK French house games: a fun way to review vocabulary, counting (adding) in French etc.
Grade 1/2 students just had time for house games about general knowledge.
Wednesday 19 February 2020
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 9 French students read 2 texts to begin the unit and answered the questions for each text.
Grade 8 French students began learning about the pronoun 'EN'. There is an activity to be finished as homework.
Grade 5/6 students continued working on adjectives. Homework: complete the activity sheet you started in class.
JK/SK students are learning about prepositions (where things are).
Grade 1/2 Students are writing about their family...more to come.
Grade 3/4 Students are building their skills about sentence contruction.
Grade 9 French students read 2 texts to begin the unit and answered the questions for each text.
Grade 8 French students began learning about the pronoun 'EN'. There is an activity to be finished as homework.
Grade 5/6 students continued working on adjectives. Homework: complete the activity sheet you started in class.
JK/SK students are learning about prepositions (where things are).
Grade 1/2 Students are writing about their family...more to come.
Grade 3/4 Students are building their skills about sentence contruction.
Thursday 13 February 2020
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 9 French students recorded the elements for the next unit. It is important for them to know why they are doing a certain task and establish the context for it. Jack was very eloquent when he explained the statement of inquiry (S.O.I.). Well done!
Grade 8 French students took up the homework, and their responses were discussed. Please begin to think about what art piece you will be talking about. You will be asked to describe the process, the material required, the theme etc.
Grade 5/6 students took up their homework (read and comprehension) and completed a cross word about winter sports. There was also a bit of time left to do a 'cinquain' in French about 'La Saint Valentin'.
JK/SK Today students learned a short poem for Valentine's Day.
UN BISOU SUR LA JOUE
UNE FLEUR DANS MON COEUR
UN SOURIRE POUR TE DIRE
JOYEUSE SAINT VALENTIN
Grade 1/2 students watched a French video about where chocolate comes from and how it is made.
Grade 3/4 students read a text and answered question. Homework is to finish the questions for next Wednesday.
Grade 9 French students recorded the elements for the next unit. It is important for them to know why they are doing a certain task and establish the context for it. Jack was very eloquent when he explained the statement of inquiry (S.O.I.). Well done!
Grade 8 French students took up the homework, and their responses were discussed. Please begin to think about what art piece you will be talking about. You will be asked to describe the process, the material required, the theme etc.
Grade 5/6 students took up their homework (read and comprehension) and completed a cross word about winter sports. There was also a bit of time left to do a 'cinquain' in French about 'La Saint Valentin'.
JK/SK Today students learned a short poem for Valentine's Day.
UN BISOU SUR LA JOUE
UNE FLEUR DANS MON COEUR
UN SOURIRE POUR TE DIRE
JOYEUSE SAINT VALENTIN
Grade 1/2 students watched a French video about where chocolate comes from and how it is made.
Grade 3/4 students read a text and answered question. Homework is to finish the questions for next Wednesday.
Tuesday 11 February 2020
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 9 French students presented their letter stating their opinion about G.M.O. fruit or vegetable. They worked on using a formal register both in writing and reading.
Grade 8 French students read a text about an art presentation. Homework is to answer the questions provided on the sheet. Please make sure you do not fall behind with your homework. It will only make your summative that much more difficult. HOMEWORK is designed to help you work out what was taught during class.
Grade 5/6 students read 'Un concours'. Homework: answer the comprehension questions for Thursday. Take the time to READ the questions carefully, locate similar words in the text to answer.
JK/SK Today was a celebration of 100 days in school. Therefore, there was a lot of counting (in French!). Students had an activity with numbers.
Grade 1/2 also wanted to celebrate 100 days! They had a fun package with a couple of cool activities. They brought them home to finish.
Grade 3/4 students worked on sentence structures: sujet+verbe+complément. They also worked through changing a pronoun for multiple subjects.
Homework: please finish the activity (there should be only 2 or 3 questions left for most).
Grade 9 French students presented their letter stating their opinion about G.M.O. fruit or vegetable. They worked on using a formal register both in writing and reading.
Grade 8 French students read a text about an art presentation. Homework is to answer the questions provided on the sheet. Please make sure you do not fall behind with your homework. It will only make your summative that much more difficult. HOMEWORK is designed to help you work out what was taught during class.
Grade 5/6 students read 'Un concours'. Homework: answer the comprehension questions for Thursday. Take the time to READ the questions carefully, locate similar words in the text to answer.
JK/SK Today was a celebration of 100 days in school. Therefore, there was a lot of counting (in French!). Students had an activity with numbers.
Grade 1/2 also wanted to celebrate 100 days! They had a fun package with a couple of cool activities. They brought them home to finish.
Grade 3/4 students worked on sentence structures: sujet+verbe+complément. They also worked through changing a pronoun for multiple subjects.
Homework: please finish the activity (there should be only 2 or 3 questions left for most).
Friday 7 February 2020
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 9 French- students had their letter edited (you all need to check your word count to 250 words). Always check if your verbs are conjugated, adjectives are in agreement with the noun they describe.
Tuesday is presentation day (no delay, please, as this is your summative for this term report card).
Grade 8 French- students are working on the partitive and the negative. It takes time! Please complete the work started in class.
Grade 5/6 students have begun unit 'Destinations d'hiver'. But first, they contributed to produce a cinquain about Winter.
HOMEWORK: translate les mots clés for Tuesday.
JK/SK Where are you? Où es-tu?
Grade 1/2 Review: prepositions (where things are)
Grade 3/4 students went skating
Grade 9 French- students had their letter edited (you all need to check your word count to 250 words). Always check if your verbs are conjugated, adjectives are in agreement with the noun they describe.
Tuesday is presentation day (no delay, please, as this is your summative for this term report card).
Grade 8 French- students are working on the partitive and the negative. It takes time! Please complete the work started in class.
Grade 5/6 students have begun unit 'Destinations d'hiver'. But first, they contributed to produce a cinquain about Winter.
HOMEWORK: translate les mots clés for Tuesday.
JK/SK Where are you? Où es-tu?
Grade 1/2 Review: prepositions (where things are)
Grade 3/4 students went skating
Wednesday 5 February 2020
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
The morning classes (Gr. 8, 9 French, Grade 5/6) were taken over by the Maples Academy's speeches.
JK/SK students are studying our universe, therefore students have been learning about the sun, the planets, and the stars. This is a video from the C'est pas sorcier series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7cajVnzm8k
Grade 1/2 read and illustrate activity. Students did quite well as they transitioned from listening to responding orally...to reading and illustrating.
Grade 3/4 students are working on a variety of verbs ending in 'er', and also adjectives.
The morning classes (Gr. 8, 9 French, Grade 5/6) were taken over by the Maples Academy's speeches.
JK/SK students are studying our universe, therefore students have been learning about the sun, the planets, and the stars. This is a video from the C'est pas sorcier series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7cajVnzm8k
Grade 1/2 read and illustrate activity. Students did quite well as they transitioned from listening to responding orally...to reading and illustrating.
Grade 3/4 students are working on a variety of verbs ending in 'er', and also adjectives.
Tuesday 4 February 2020
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 9 French had a short period today due to our IB Assembly. Please have your letter ready for editing Friday. That means you must have a rough copy to hand in ...not from your notebook.
Grade 8 French students had a lesson on Le Partitif and the negative. Homework, complete the activity sheet you began in class.
Grade 5/6 presentations. TOO MANY STUDENTS DID NOT HAVE THEIR WORK READY TO HAND IN! Please respect due dates, since you had several class periods to work on this at school.
JK/SK students had a visitor...the resident groundhog!
Grade 1/2 The groundhog and the universe. After listening to a tall tale of Gunther the groundhog, students had to identify vocabulary and illustrate.
Grade 3/4 Students are having fun challenging each other with sentences containing the verbs: être and voler.
Grade 9 French had a short period today due to our IB Assembly. Please have your letter ready for editing Friday. That means you must have a rough copy to hand in ...not from your notebook.
Grade 8 French students had a lesson on Le Partitif and the negative. Homework, complete the activity sheet you began in class.
Grade 5/6 presentations. TOO MANY STUDENTS DID NOT HAVE THEIR WORK READY TO HAND IN! Please respect due dates, since you had several class periods to work on this at school.
JK/SK students had a visitor...the resident groundhog!
Grade 1/2 The groundhog and the universe. After listening to a tall tale of Gunther the groundhog, students had to identify vocabulary and illustrate.
Grade 3/4 Students are having fun challenging each other with sentences containing the verbs: être and voler.
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