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Dear Archway Arete Families,

What an amazing year! It is hard to believe how quickly time has passed. It seems that it was just last month that we were learning, “Bonjour, je m’appelle…” I have been so impressed by how much we have covered this year. Their capacity to learn language at this age is incredible. It has been such a joy to see classes progress and grow in their abilities.

This year, we have covered a wide variety of topics. I have done my best to keep you up to date on what we were learning on my blog. I have tried to focus our vocabulary units on useful words and phrases that can be used regularly in everyday life at school and at home. Hopefully your child has been practicing outside of school. I have continued to encourage them to do so throughout the year. I have heard wonderful stories from many of you about these experiences. Thank you for sharing! Since immersion can seem intimidating at first, I have attempted to make classes as engaging as possible. We have had a lot of fun with the language.

With all of the progress that has been made this year, please encourage your student(s) to continue to practice over the summer. I have linked all of the songs and videos that we have used throughout the year on my blog. In addition, students should be bringing home numerous handouts and work that they have completed throughout the year. These are great learning and practice tools. Even simple things like changing the language to French on a favorite movie can help. The more exposure and practice with the language, the better.

Lastly, I want to let families know that I will not be returning to Archway Arete next year. My family and I are moving this summer. We are relocating to other side of the valley. It has been a difficult decision. This is such an amazing place to teach and learn! I want to thank you, the wonderful Archway Arete families, for all of your support and encouragement. I feel very blessed to have been able to work with so many of your children through my regular classes as well as the Running Club and French Clubs. It has been an unforgettable experience that I will always cherish.

Bonne continuation!

Monday, February 23, 2015

La semaine de lundi, le 23 février

Les mots du jour:
2/23

un restaurant
a restaurant
les nouilles
noodles
la boulangérie
the bakery
le supermarché
the supermarket
une boisson
a drink

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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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

La semaine de lundi, le 16 février

Les mots du jour
2/16

la glace
ice cream
une pomme
an apple
une pomme de terre
a potato
les legumes
vegetables

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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Monday, February 9, 2015

La semaine de lundi, le 9 février

Les mots du jour
2/9

le petit-déjeuner
breakfast
le diner
dinner
le pain
bread
le lait
milk
un biscuit
a cookie

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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Monday, February 2, 2015

La semaine de lundi, le 2 février

Les mots du jour
2/2

une fourchette
a fork
une cuillère
a spoon
une assiettte
a plate
un verre
a glass
une serviette
a napkin

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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