NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 the clothing unit is on going with il/elle porte...and il/elle ne porte pas...sentences.
Grade 8 French Today, is about editing your story.
Grade 9 French This period is to either put the final touch to your work, and video taping.
Grade 5/6 The clothing unit should be finished this week with a read/comprehension section, and quiz on vocabulary.
Grade 3/4 Students are quite knowledgeable about most of the vocabulary related to Le Moyen Âge.
JK/SK Students are working with shapes and patterns. They really like using shapes and collaborate to make new images.
Saturday, 11 November 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
First, let me apologize to the few students/parents who read this blog. Last Wednesday, I had to leave early to attend a Battle of the Book meeting at the Orangeville Library, Friday was all about animals used during the war.
Grade 7/8 worked both days on their summative project which will be delivered on Wednesday and Friday respectively.
First, let me apologize to the few students/parents who read this blog. Last Wednesday, I had to leave early to attend a Battle of the Book meeting at the Orangeville Library, Friday was all about animals used during the war.
Grade 7/8 worked both days on their summative project which will be delivered on Wednesday and Friday respectively.
Monday, 6 November 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 Students took turns describing each other's school clothes, adding colours. They also worked on a directional puzzle where they had to follow arrows to connect letters for clothing words.
Grade 8 French Make sure to have your outline in French, (follow your word web from last week). You will be showing your work in progress. Your introduction paragraph should describe what was stolen and where it took place.
Grade 9 French- Students worked with their groups, and laid out their story line.
Each group will produce a poster that includes an identification card, and and invitation card. As discussed, each group may have a choice of medias (audio, video) but each student will have to submit their own copy of the script and the police report.
You have the next 2 periods to work as a group, and homework is to have your story outline ready for Wednesday.
Grade 5/6 Today, students had a very productive work period where everyone worked at their own pace on vocabulary and expressions such as 'il porte, elle porte...des bottes, une robe, une casquette, un pantalon etc.
Grade 3/4 Students have begun the French portion of 'Le Moyen-Àge'. They accumulated about 20 words, did some dictionary work, and started their own cross-word puzzle with their own word bank.
JK/SK Students worked on shapes and associated colours. They worked in small groups to put shapes together and create new patterns and forms.
Grade 1/2 Students took turns describing each other's school clothes, adding colours. They also worked on a directional puzzle where they had to follow arrows to connect letters for clothing words.
Grade 8 French Make sure to have your outline in French, (follow your word web from last week). You will be showing your work in progress. Your introduction paragraph should describe what was stolen and where it took place.
Grade 9 French- Students worked with their groups, and laid out their story line.
Each group will produce a poster that includes an identification card, and and invitation card. As discussed, each group may have a choice of medias (audio, video) but each student will have to submit their own copy of the script and the police report.
You have the next 2 periods to work as a group, and homework is to have your story outline ready for Wednesday.
Grade 5/6 Today, students had a very productive work period where everyone worked at their own pace on vocabulary and expressions such as 'il porte, elle porte...des bottes, une robe, une casquette, un pantalon etc.
Grade 3/4 Students have begun the French portion of 'Le Moyen-Àge'. They accumulated about 20 words, did some dictionary work, and started their own cross-word puzzle with their own word bank.
JK/SK Students worked on shapes and associated colours. They worked in small groups to put shapes together and create new patterns and forms.
Thursday, 2 November 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 The students are beginning to transition between oral and written work. They can identify clothing terminology in short sentences.
Grade 9 French -Students had the opportunity to up grade their marks on last week's quiz. Results demonstrated that with attention to details, on can achieve their best. The rest of the session was about the unit format as it related to IB.
Grade 8 French -Students worked on their word web, which will be the basis of their final story about a stolen property.
Grade 5/6 The students began the period identifying parts of the words: communication and interaction. It took some time before realizing that it was a two way street; meaning listening and responding.
There was also a crossword puzzle with clues about vocabulary to be found in the stories read this past week and a half.
Grade 3/4 The unit on Québec and seasonal activities was wrapped up with a read aloud and comprehension questions.
JK/SK Today was about la migration, la dormance and hibernation. Lots of fun finding animals and what they do to prepare for Winter.
Grade 1/2 The students are beginning to transition between oral and written work. They can identify clothing terminology in short sentences.
Grade 9 French -Students had the opportunity to up grade their marks on last week's quiz. Results demonstrated that with attention to details, on can achieve their best. The rest of the session was about the unit format as it related to IB.
Grade 8 French -Students worked on their word web, which will be the basis of their final story about a stolen property.
Grade 5/6 The students began the period identifying parts of the words: communication and interaction. It took some time before realizing that it was a two way street; meaning listening and responding.
There was also a crossword puzzle with clues about vocabulary to be found in the stories read this past week and a half.
Grade 3/4 The unit on Québec and seasonal activities was wrapped up with a read aloud and comprehension questions.
JK/SK Today was about la migration, la dormance and hibernation. Lots of fun finding animals and what they do to prepare for Winter.
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 Halloween moved into the school, and it was great fun. Students learned about the sound 'i' in French. The were able to identify the vowel and the difference in writing e in English, and i for French.
Grade 7 & 8 The quiz scheduled for today is postponed to Thursday (for Grade 9 French). For Halloween, students from both groups were paired, and played a game of connect 4 with verbs in passé composé in sentences containing vocabulary from the unit.
Grade 5/6 Students described each other's costume. The class was a bit short, since there was the school Halloween parade.
There was no French for grade 3/4 and JK/SK. This time was taken with related activities.
Grade 1/2 Halloween moved into the school, and it was great fun. Students learned about the sound 'i' in French. The were able to identify the vowel and the difference in writing e in English, and i for French.
Grade 7 & 8 The quiz scheduled for today is postponed to Thursday (for Grade 9 French). For Halloween, students from both groups were paired, and played a game of connect 4 with verbs in passé composé in sentences containing vocabulary from the unit.
Grade 5/6 Students described each other's costume. The class was a bit short, since there was the school Halloween parade.
There was no French for grade 3/4 and JK/SK. This time was taken with related activities.
Friday, 27 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 Today was clothing descriptions, and a little bit about how uniforms may have changed. Students are taking turns describing what their teachers are wearing.
Grade 8 French Students listened to a story about a stolen song . They also filled out a word web with new vocabulary: coupable, lieu du crime, les faits, indices, suspects, la preuve etc.
Grade 9 French- Students took a 22 questions cross word puzzle.
REMEMBER THAT ALL FORMATIVE TASKS ARE CONSTRUCTED FOR THE STUDENTS TO TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE! You are your own judge: you study, chances are you will do well! IF YOU THINK YOU DID NOT DO AS WELL AS YOU COULD HAVE...HOMEWORK IS TO STUDY YOUR VOCABULARY. AND IRREGULAR PASSÉ COMPOSÉ.
Grade 5/6 Today's focus was to learn how to describe a person's facial features, just like a police artist would do.
Homework is to complete the description activity sheet, and don't forget to add your own description.
Grade 3/4 Students read their letters to the class, and followed with working with useful verbs for slogan. Great work. They also had a 5 minutes Halloween fun activity.
JK/SK The Halloween puppets were part of the class one more time. Students had fun giving special ingredients for the magic potion. Actually, just about everything they know in French went in the soup.
Grade 1/2 Today was clothing descriptions, and a little bit about how uniforms may have changed. Students are taking turns describing what their teachers are wearing.
Grade 8 French Students listened to a story about a stolen song . They also filled out a word web with new vocabulary: coupable, lieu du crime, les faits, indices, suspects, la preuve etc.
Grade 9 French- Students took a 22 questions cross word puzzle.
REMEMBER THAT ALL FORMATIVE TASKS ARE CONSTRUCTED FOR THE STUDENTS TO TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE! You are your own judge: you study, chances are you will do well! IF YOU THINK YOU DID NOT DO AS WELL AS YOU COULD HAVE...HOMEWORK IS TO STUDY YOUR VOCABULARY. AND IRREGULAR PASSÉ COMPOSÉ.
Grade 5/6 Today's focus was to learn how to describe a person's facial features, just like a police artist would do.
Homework is to complete the description activity sheet, and don't forget to add your own description.
Grade 3/4 Students read their letters to the class, and followed with working with useful verbs for slogan. Great work. They also had a 5 minutes Halloween fun activity.
JK/SK The Halloween puppets were part of the class one more time. Students had fun giving special ingredients for the magic potion. Actually, just about everything they know in French went in the soup.
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 1/2 In the spirit of Casual Day and Halloween, students have begun the clothing unit. They are continuing with adjectives for better description.
Grade 8 French -students are continuing with the concept passé composé for regular verbs, using the auxiliary 'avoir'. For all students, it is important that you review (and study if you are not up to speed with verbs) verbs in the présent tense, and especially avoir, être, faire, aller, pouvoir, devoir and vouloir.
Grade 9 French- Students worked on irregular verbs and additional terminology related to investigation. There will be a short quiz on Friday to self-check your abilities.
Grade 5/6 Students completed an activity where they had to identify the correct piece of clothing, and use the colour adjectives to determine if it was feminine/masculine or singular/plural.
Grade 3/4 The class is still virtually visiting places in Quebec, and today they wrote a short letter describing where they were from.
JK/SK The fun continues with the Halloween puppets: fantômes, citrouilles and sorcières, as well as actions such as voler, flotter, rouler. An activity sheet has been sent home.
Grade 1/2 In the spirit of Casual Day and Halloween, students have begun the clothing unit. They are continuing with adjectives for better description.
Grade 8 French -students are continuing with the concept passé composé for regular verbs, using the auxiliary 'avoir'. For all students, it is important that you review (and study if you are not up to speed with verbs) verbs in the présent tense, and especially avoir, être, faire, aller, pouvoir, devoir and vouloir.
Grade 9 French- Students worked on irregular verbs and additional terminology related to investigation. There will be a short quiz on Friday to self-check your abilities.
Grade 5/6 Students completed an activity where they had to identify the correct piece of clothing, and use the colour adjectives to determine if it was feminine/masculine or singular/plural.
Grade 3/4 The class is still virtually visiting places in Quebec, and today they wrote a short letter describing where they were from.
JK/SK The fun continues with the Halloween puppets: fantômes, citrouilles and sorcières, as well as actions such as voler, flotter, rouler. An activity sheet has been sent home.
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