Expression of the week: C'est la vie. (That's life.)
Pronunciation: C'est la vie.
I cannot believe how quickly this school year has passed. We are already in our final week! I will see all classes Monday and Tuesday. We will be going over our last quiz and then enjoying a review of all the vocabulary that we covered this year. Well, we will not be able to review all of the words and phrases that we have learned. However, we will use various songs that we learned in order to highlight many of the key units that we covered.
I will also see all of the B classes in each grade level on Wednesday. On that day, we will do some additional review and practice the numbers through 100. Students are very comfortable with 1-30. However, we have not had a lot of practice with 30-100. So, it will be a great opportunity for some additional practice.
Monday, May 18, 2015
Friday, May 8, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 11 mai
Expression of the week: Ce n'est pas grave. (No problem/ It's not a big deal/Don't worry about it.)
Pronunciation: Ce n'est pas grave.
We will wrap up our food unit this week. Students will continue to work with complete sentences as they talk about what they eat for specific meals and at various times of day. Classes are learning a poem/rap that will help them to memorize numerous vocabulary words. Please see the lyrics below. We will practice through various review activities in preparation for a quiz at the end of week. Following the quiz, we will begin a review of what we have covered this year.
Pronunciation: Ce n'est pas grave.
We will wrap up our food unit this week. Students will continue to work with complete sentences as they talk about what they eat for specific meals and at various times of day. Classes are learning a poem/rap that will help them to memorize numerous vocabulary words. Please see the lyrics below. We will practice through various review activities in preparation for a quiz at the end of week. Following the quiz, we will begin a review of what we have covered this year.
Les trois repas
de la journée
Pour le petit-déjeuner le matin,
Des céréales, du lait et du pain.
Pour le déjeuner à l’école,
Un sandwich ou des pâtes dans un bol.
Pour le dîner le soir en famille,
De la viande, des légumes et du riz.
Mais voilà, ce que moi je préfère,
Un gâteau ou une glace comme dessert!
Monday, May 4, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 4 mai
French expression of the week: Félicitations! (Congratulations!)
All classes will continue their study of food this week. Students will participate in various individual, class, and group activities that will help them to practice the vocabulary. As always, we will focus on using the vocabulary in context and in complete sentences. The mealtime vocabulary will also be introduced this week.
Please encourage your students to share with you what they are learning and to use the vocabulary at home! I have added a new song to the "Useful Links" section. This song reviews various fruits in French as well as the expression, "J'aime...".
All classes will continue their study of food this week. Students will participate in various individual, class, and group activities that will help them to practice the vocabulary. As always, we will focus on using the vocabulary in context and in complete sentences. The mealtime vocabulary will also be introduced this week.
Please encourage your students to share with you what they are learning and to use the vocabulary at home! I have added a new song to the "Useful Links" section. This song reviews various fruits in French as well as the expression, "J'aime...".
Friday, April 24, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 27 avril
French expression of the week: Bon appétit! (Enjoy your meal!) In French culture, it is polite to use "Bon appétit!" whenever you see someone or a group that is eating or about to eat - whether you are eating together or not.
We will continue working on food vocabulary this week. As we reinforce the fruit and vegetables vocabulary from last week, we will begin learning additional foods. Please reference the list below for the additional words.
We will continue working on food vocabulary this week. As we reinforce the fruit and vegetables vocabulary from last week, we will begin learning additional foods. Please reference the list below for the additional words.
Les
céréales - cereal
Le
lait - milk
Le
jus (de/d’ orange, pomme, raisin) - Juice
Le pain - bread
Un
yaourt - yogurt
Un
sandwich - sandwich
Les
frites - fries
La
pizza - pizza
Les
pâtes - pasta
Le
riz - rice
Le
poulet - chicken
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La
viande - meat
Le poisson - fish
La
glace - ice cream
Un gâteau - cake
Un biscuit - cookie
Le
fromage - cheese
le petit-déjeuner –
breakfast
le déjeuner – lunch
le dîner – dinner
le dessert - dessert
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Monday, April 20, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 20 avril
French expression of the week: Allons-y! (Let's go!)
We wrapped up our clothing unit last week. Students that missed the unit quiz will make it up this week. In addition, we will begin learning our first section of food vocabulary - fruits and vegetables. We will begin the unit by watching a short video showing some individuals in France shopping at an outdoor market (un marché) and at a grocery store (un supermarché). We will discuss the French words they recognized and the cultural differences that they observed. I have linked the video (Aller au marché) under the "Useful links" section on the right.
les fruits - fruit une tomate - tomato
les légumes - vegetables une salade - lettuce/salad
une pomme - apple une carotte - carrot
une banance - banana le brocoli - broccoli
des raisins - grapes le maïs - corn
une orange - orange les haricots verts - green beans
une fraise - strawberry
une poire - pear
J'aime....(I like...) miam, miam (yummy)
Je n'aime pas...(I don't like...) beurk (yuck)
Je mange...(I eat)
We wrapped up our clothing unit last week. Students that missed the unit quiz will make it up this week. In addition, we will begin learning our first section of food vocabulary - fruits and vegetables. We will begin the unit by watching a short video showing some individuals in France shopping at an outdoor market (un marché) and at a grocery store (un supermarché). We will discuss the French words they recognized and the cultural differences that they observed. I have linked the video (Aller au marché) under the "Useful links" section on the right.
les fruits - fruit une tomate - tomato
les légumes - vegetables une salade - lettuce/salad
une pomme - apple une carotte - carrot
une banance - banana le brocoli - broccoli
des raisins - grapes le maïs - corn
une orange - orange les haricots verts - green beans
une fraise - strawberry
une poire - pear
J'aime....(I like...) miam, miam (yummy)
Je n'aime pas...(I don't like...) beurk (yuck)
Je mange...(I eat)
Monday, April 6, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 6 avril
French expression of the week: Bonne chance! (Good luck!)
Bonjour! I hope that many of you are planning to attend the Soirée de Beauté this Wednesday evening.
Grades K-2 6:00 - 7:00
Grades 3-5 7:30 - 8:30
This week we will continue to work with the clothing vocabulary that was introduced last week. Students will participate in various activities where they will have opportunities to practice with the words and phrases that we are memorizing. We will use the classic French children's song "Promenons-nous dans les bois" to practice as well. You will find a link to the video under "Useful Links". Students will take a quiz on this vocabulary next week. Please use the list on last week's post to encourage them to practice and share with you what they are learning.
Bonjour! I hope that many of you are planning to attend the Soirée de Beauté this Wednesday evening.
Grades K-2 6:00 - 7:00
Grades 3-5 7:30 - 8:30
This week we will continue to work with the clothing vocabulary that was introduced last week. Students will participate in various activities where they will have opportunities to practice with the words and phrases that we are memorizing. We will use the classic French children's song "Promenons-nous dans les bois" to practice as well. You will find a link to the video under "Useful Links". Students will take a quiz on this vocabulary next week. Please use the list on last week's post to encourage them to practice and share with you what they are learning.
Monday, March 30, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 30 mars
French expression of the week:
Bonne journée (Have a good day)
À demain (See you tomorrow)
All classes will be working on the new clothing unit this week. All 3rd and 5th grade classes were introduced to clothing vocabulary last week. All 2nd and 4th grade classes will be introduced to the vocabulary on Monday. We will continue to practice the vocabulary throughout the week. As always, we will practice using the vocabulary in complete sentences. Here is a list of the vocabulary words:
les vêtements - clothing
porter - to wear/to carry
un polo - polo
un pantalon - pants
une jupe - skirt
un short - shorts
une chemise - shirt (button-up)
une robe - dress
un jean - jeans
un t-shirt - t-shirt
une veste - sport coat
un pyjama - pajamas
un manteau - coat
un pull - sweater (pull-over)
des chaussettes - socks
des chaussures - shoes
des sandales - sandals
Bonne journée (Have a good day)
À demain (See you tomorrow)
All classes will be working on the new clothing unit this week. All 3rd and 5th grade classes were introduced to clothing vocabulary last week. All 2nd and 4th grade classes will be introduced to the vocabulary on Monday. We will continue to practice the vocabulary throughout the week. As always, we will practice using the vocabulary in complete sentences. Here is a list of the vocabulary words:
les vêtements - clothing
porter - to wear/to carry
un polo - polo
un pantalon - pants
une jupe - skirt
un short - shorts
une chemise - shirt (button-up)
une robe - dress
un jean - jeans
un t-shirt - t-shirt
une veste - sport coat
un pyjama - pajamas
un manteau - coat
un pull - sweater (pull-over)
des chaussettes - socks
des chaussures - shoes
des sandales - sandals
Monday, March 23, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 23 mars
Expression of the week:
Quel dommage! (Too bad / What a pity)
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! It is exciting to be back in classrooms this week. As we begin the fourth quarter, students will be expected to once again increase their communications in French in the classroom. Of course, I have been teaching/communicating exclusively in French during French class since August. In January, students received a handout with key expressions and vocabulary to help them use more French when asking questions and participating during French. In an effort to achieve an even greater level of immersion for students, they will be asked to use only French (in addition to gestures, facial expressions, etc.) to communicate. This will be implemented in a way that will cause minimal anxiety while still encouraging meaningful participation.
This week, students will continue working with prepositions and expressing themselves in complete sentences. We will reviewing housing vocabulary and begin a new unit on clothing. For our Wednesday lessons beginning this week, students will be introduced to the vast French-speaking world. This will help them to gain a better understanding of French as a truly global language.
Quel dommage! (Too bad / What a pity)
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! It is exciting to be back in classrooms this week. As we begin the fourth quarter, students will be expected to once again increase their communications in French in the classroom. Of course, I have been teaching/communicating exclusively in French during French class since August. In January, students received a handout with key expressions and vocabulary to help them use more French when asking questions and participating during French. In an effort to achieve an even greater level of immersion for students, they will be asked to use only French (in addition to gestures, facial expressions, etc.) to communicate. This will be implemented in a way that will cause minimal anxiety while still encouraging meaningful participation.
This week, students will continue working with prepositions and expressing themselves in complete sentences. We will reviewing housing vocabulary and begin a new unit on clothing. For our Wednesday lessons beginning this week, students will be introduced to the vast French-speaking world. This will help them to gain a better understanding of French as a truly global language.
Monday, March 9, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 9 mars
French expression of the week:
Bien fait! - Well done!
This week will wrap up the 3rd quarter of the school year! Due to Athletic Field Day, I will only see my 2nd and 4th grade classes once this week. In all classes, we will be recording songs that we learned this school year in preparation for the Fine Arts and French Night which will be held on April 8th. My 4th and 5th grade classes will be recorded reciting "Le Corbeau et le Renard" by Jean de La Fontaine. These recordings will be the culmination of many weeks of practice and memorization. All 3rd and 5th grade classes will also learn and practice key prepositions related to the housing vocabulary. Bonnes Vacances!
Bien fait! - Well done!
This week will wrap up the 3rd quarter of the school year! Due to Athletic Field Day, I will only see my 2nd and 4th grade classes once this week. In all classes, we will be recording songs that we learned this school year in preparation for the Fine Arts and French Night which will be held on April 8th. My 4th and 5th grade classes will be recorded reciting "Le Corbeau et le Renard" by Jean de La Fontaine. These recordings will be the culmination of many weeks of practice and memorization. All 3rd and 5th grade classes will also learn and practice key prepositions related to the housing vocabulary. Bonnes Vacances!
Monday, March 2, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 2 mars
Les mots du jour:
This week, all classes will take a short quiz on the different rooms of the house. We will also begin learning and practicing the additional vocabulary words involving the house. As always, we will work to use the words in complete sentences. To help with this , the latter half of the week will include an introduction to a few key prepositions. My 4th and 5th grade classes will complete their preparations for the presentation of the fable "Le Corbeau et le Renard." All 4th and 5th grade students are expected to have it memorized for next Monday.
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le début
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the beginning
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le milieu
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the middle
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la fin
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the end
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commencer
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to start
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finir
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to finish
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This week, all classes will take a short quiz on the different rooms of the house. We will also begin learning and practicing the additional vocabulary words involving the house. As always, we will work to use the words in complete sentences. To help with this , the latter half of the week will include an introduction to a few key prepositions. My 4th and 5th grade classes will complete their preparations for the presentation of the fable "Le Corbeau et le Renard." All 4th and 5th grade students are expected to have it memorized for next Monday.
Monday, February 23, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 23 février
Les mots du jour:
This week, all classes will continue learning and working with the new housing vocabulary that most classes began last week. Please see last week's post for a list of the vocabulary that will be covered during this unit. Currently, we are practicing the various rooms of the house. Students are learning to use this vocabulary in sentences. Later this week, classes will begin learning some of the additional vocabulary for the house. All fourth and fifth grade students continue to practice "Le Corbeau et le Renard."
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un restaurant
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a restaurant
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les nouilles
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noodles
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la boulangérie
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the bakery
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le supermarché
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the supermarket
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une boisson
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a drink
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This week, all classes will continue learning and working with the new housing vocabulary that most classes began last week. Please see last week's post for a list of the vocabulary that will be covered during this unit. Currently, we are practicing the various rooms of the house. Students are learning to use this vocabulary in sentences. Later this week, classes will begin learning some of the additional vocabulary for the house. All fourth and fifth grade students continue to practice "Le Corbeau et le Renard."
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 16 février
Les mots du jour
I hope that everyone enjoyed the long weekend! This week, we will be wrapping up our unit on the family as students finish sharing the descriptive paragraphs that they have written. We will also begin our new unit with some vocabulary for the house. The unit will be introduced with photos of Claude Monet's famous house and gardens in Giverny. Please see the list of vocabulary below. We will be working with these words for the next couple of weeks.
All 4th and 5th graders will continue memorizing and practicing "Le Corbeau et le Renard."
la maison - the house le garage - the garage
l'appartement - the apartment la porte - the door
le salon - the living room l'escalier - the stairs
la salle à manger - the dining room la fenêtre - the window
la cuisine - the kitchen le canapé - the couch
la chambre à coucher - the bedroom l'étagère (à livres) - the bookshelf
la salle de bains - the bathroom le lit - the bed
le jardin - the yard / garden la table - the table
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la glace
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ice cream
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une pomme
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an apple
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une pomme de terre
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a potato
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les legumes
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vegetables
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I hope that everyone enjoyed the long weekend! This week, we will be wrapping up our unit on the family as students finish sharing the descriptive paragraphs that they have written. We will also begin our new unit with some vocabulary for the house. The unit will be introduced with photos of Claude Monet's famous house and gardens in Giverny. Please see the list of vocabulary below. We will be working with these words for the next couple of weeks.
All 4th and 5th graders will continue memorizing and practicing "Le Corbeau et le Renard."
la maison - the house le garage - the garage
l'appartement - the apartment la porte - the door
le salon - the living room l'escalier - the stairs
la salle à manger - the dining room la fenêtre - the window
la cuisine - the kitchen le canapé - the couch
la chambre à coucher - the bedroom l'étagère (à livres) - the bookshelf
la salle de bains - the bathroom le lit - the bed
le jardin - the yard / garden la table - the table
Monday, February 9, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 9 février
Les mots du jour
Students are working hard to write short paragraphs describing various members of their families. They will also write a short paragraph about themselves. After completing these paragraphs, students will meet in groups and share 2-3 descriptions while also sharing the family tree that they created a couple of weeks ago.
My 4th and 5th grades classes are continuing to work on memorizing "Le Corbeau et le Renard" by Jean de La Fontaine. The deadline to have it memorized is March 9th. I have encouraged students to practice at home in addition to what we do to work on it in class. Please feel free to ask them to share with you what they have memorized so far and to encourage them in their efforts. It is no easy task!
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le petit-déjeuner
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breakfast
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le diner
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dinner
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le pain
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bread
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le lait
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milk
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un biscuit
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a cookie
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Students are working hard to write short paragraphs describing various members of their families. They will also write a short paragraph about themselves. After completing these paragraphs, students will meet in groups and share 2-3 descriptions while also sharing the family tree that they created a couple of weeks ago.
My 4th and 5th grades classes are continuing to work on memorizing "Le Corbeau et le Renard" by Jean de La Fontaine. The deadline to have it memorized is March 9th. I have encouraged students to practice at home in addition to what we do to work on it in class. Please feel free to ask them to share with you what they have memorized so far and to encourage them in their efforts. It is no easy task!
Monday, February 2, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 2 février
Les mots du jour
All classes have done a great job learning the new adjectives that we began last week. This week, we will continue to practice using adjectives to describe family members and students. We will reinforce adjective agreement and creating sentences. Our cultural lesson last month covered the first two chapters of Le Petit Prince. This month, we will compare French meals and American meals. We will learn key vocabulary and look at similarities and differences. Bonne semaine!
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une fourchette
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a fork
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une cuillère
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a spoon
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une assiettte
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a plate
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un verre
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a glass
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une serviette
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a napkin
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All classes have done a great job learning the new adjectives that we began last week. This week, we will continue to practice using adjectives to describe family members and students. We will reinforce adjective agreement and creating sentences. Our cultural lesson last month covered the first two chapters of Le Petit Prince. This month, we will compare French meals and American meals. We will learn key vocabulary and look at similarities and differences. Bonne semaine!
Monday, January 26, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 26 janvier
Les mots du jour:
Bonjour! All classes will continue to work on the Family unit this week. My 2nd and 4th grade classes will take a vocabulary quiz and finish up their family tree diagrams. All classes will also work with new adjectives (mostly cognates) to practice describing family members to other students in the class. We will focus on pronunciation, basic sentence structure and making the adjective agree with the gender of the person being described. We will cover several singular conjugations for the verb être - to be.
être - to be
je suis - I am
tu es - You are
Il est - He is
Elle est - She is
Les adjectifs
intéressant(e) - interesting
intelligent(e) - intelligent
sympa - nice
sportif/sportive - athletic
timide - shy
sociable - sociable, people person
amusant(e) - funny, amusing
énergique - energetic
Bonne semaine!
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merveilleux
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wonderful
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la salle de séjour
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the living room
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la chambre
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the bedroom
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la cuisine
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the kitchen
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la salle à manger
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the dining room
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Bonjour! All classes will continue to work on the Family unit this week. My 2nd and 4th grade classes will take a vocabulary quiz and finish up their family tree diagrams. All classes will also work with new adjectives (mostly cognates) to practice describing family members to other students in the class. We will focus on pronunciation, basic sentence structure and making the adjective agree with the gender of the person being described. We will cover several singular conjugations for the verb être - to be.
être - to be
je suis - I am
tu es - You are
Il est - He is
Elle est - She is
Les adjectifs
intéressant(e) - interesting
intelligent(e) - intelligent
sympa - nice
sportif/sportive - athletic
timide - shy
sociable - sociable, people person
amusant(e) - funny, amusing
énergique - energetic
Bonne semaine!
Friday, January 16, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 19 janvier
Les mots du jour
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sympa
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nice
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intéressant(e)
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interesting
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amusant
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funny
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fascinant(e)
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fascinating
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This week, my 5th grade classes will finish up the family trees that they began drawing and labeling on Friday. They will then learn some additional adjectives and, in small groups, practice describing family members. they will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday. My 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade classes will begin working on drawing and labeling their family tree diagrams in order to also present descriptions to classmates. The vocabulary quiz for these classes will most likely occur during the first part of next week.
All 4th and 5th grade students will also continue to work on memorizing "Le corbeau et le renard." We are currently practicing through line 12.
Bonne semaine!
Monday, January 12, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 12 janvier
Les mots du jour
All classes will continue to work on the new family vocabulary this week. We will practice discussing the various members of a family. We will also continue to work on creating sentences as students describe family members using previously learned vocabulary and sentence starters. We will learn additional adjectives that will be used to describe family members and students. You will find key vocabulary below:
le père - the father l'oncle - the uncle
la mère - the mère la tante - the aunt
les enfants - the children le cousin - the cousin (masculine)
le fils - the son la cousine - the cousine (feminine)
la fille - the daughter
le frère - the brother My... : mon (masculine/singular) ex. Mon frère...
la soeur - the sister ma (feminine/singular) ex. Ma mère...
le grand-père - the grandfather mes (plural) ex. Mes parents...
la grand-mère - the grandmother
le petit-fils - the grandson
la petite-fille - the granddaughter
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Allons-y!
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Let’s go!
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Une peinture
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A painting
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Un roman
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A novel
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Une chanson
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A song
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La poésie
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Poetry
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All classes will continue to work on the new family vocabulary this week. We will practice discussing the various members of a family. We will also continue to work on creating sentences as students describe family members using previously learned vocabulary and sentence starters. We will learn additional adjectives that will be used to describe family members and students. You will find key vocabulary below:
le père - the father l'oncle - the uncle
la mère - the mère la tante - the aunt
les enfants - the children le cousin - the cousin (masculine)
le fils - the son la cousine - the cousine (feminine)
la fille - the daughter
le frère - the brother My... : mon (masculine/singular) ex. Mon frère...
la soeur - the sister ma (feminine/singular) ex. Ma mère...
le grand-père - the grandfather mes (plural) ex. Mes parents...
la grand-mère - the grandmother
le petit-fils - the grandson
la petite-fille - the granddaughter
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
La semaine de lundi, le 5 janver
Les mots du jour
Bonne Année 2015!
I hope that everyone had a wonderful break! I am excited to be back in the classroom with our amazing students. As we start the new semester, I am going to encourage students to focus on speaking as much French as possible during class. This week, I will be distributing a list of useful questions and phrases to be used during class. We will add to it as the semester progress. In addition to some review, all classes will begin learning vocabulary for the family this week. My 4th and 5th grade classes will also continue to work on memorizing "Le corbeau et le renard." Here is a copy of what is being passed out today:
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jouer
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to play
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regarder
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to look at / to watch
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dessiner
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to draw
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manger
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to eat
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Bonne Année 2015!
I hope that everyone had a wonderful break! I am excited to be back in the classroom with our amazing students. As we start the new semester, I am going to encourage students to focus on speaking as much French as possible during class. This week, I will be distributing a list of useful questions and phrases to be used during class. We will add to it as the semester progress. In addition to some review, all classes will begin learning vocabulary for the family this week. My 4th and 5th grade classes will also continue to work on memorizing "Le corbeau et le renard." Here is a copy of what is being passed out today:
Questions et phrases utiles
Questions:
How do you say_________in French ? Comment dit-on ____________ en français?
Can I go to the bathroom ? Puis-je aller aux toilettes?
Can I get a drink of water ? Puis-je aller chercher de l’eau ?
Where is…… ?
/ Where are…… ? Où
est…… ? / Où
sont…….. ?
Exemples : Où est le livre ? /
Où sont les marqueurs ?
Why ? Pourquoi ?
When? Quand?
Who? Qui?
How? Comment?
What is it/this/that, etc? Qu’est-ce
que c’est?
Put “Est-ce que…” in front of most any phrase to turn it
into a question. For example:
« Est-ce que tu es fatigué? » , « Est-ce que le dossier est rouge? », «Est-ce que tu as dix ans ? »,
« Est-ce qu’il y a trente élèves ? », « Est-ce qu’il fait
beau ? »
Phrases :
Yes Oui.
No Non.
OK D’accord.
Please (to a student). S’il
te plaît.
Please (to more than one student or a teacher) S’il vous plaît.
Thank you. Merci.
You are welcome. De
rien.
I know. Je
sais.
I don’t know. Je ne sais pas.
I understand. Je
comprends.
I do not understand. Je
ne comprends pas.
I like or I love. J’aime…
I do not like / love. Je
n’aime pas…
This is…, That is…, It is… C’est….
There is…, There are… Il y a …
Please repeat. Répétez
s’il vous plaît.
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