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.
Monday, March 23, 2015
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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3/2
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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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2/23
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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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2/9
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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!
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