September:

09/30/2019

Wow, can you believe September is over already? It has been a busy but wonderful start to the school year! This week we are switching things up a bit.

We will NOT be having a verb quiz this Friday. As some students are still having trouble speaking french in front of their peers, this week they have been asked to prepare a mini presentation on a subject that interests them. This could be an animal, activity, place, or a person. They have been asked to have enough material to speak for AT LEAST 45 seconds (the goal is one minute). I have told them that they can have cue cards, and can show a title page on a Google Slide if they wish to show a picture of some sort. I am looking to see that they have practiced and prepared their presentation, and are speaking with fluency and confidence! I will be asking the students to share the topic that they have chosen with me on Wednesday. Presentations will begin next week - looking forward to hearing about ce qui vous intéresse!

Coming up this week:

• Picture Day - Wednesday (October 2nd)

09/16/2019

Here is your weekly update! Thank you to all those who spent time practicing the verbs être and avoir this week. This was a good review for the students. Many have them memorized and now must focus on applying them correctly in their writing. The students have just been introduce to the three groups of verbs and this week we are going to focus on how to conjugate the first group, "-er" verbs, in the present tense. In science we are beginning to look at Electricity and Electrical Devices. I will post some practice verb work on the Hapara this evening. If students would like to wait till tomorrow evening to start looking at it that is totally fine. We just briefly started to look at it today, but will be spending more time on it tomorrow. Students are encouraged to be reading in french for at least 15 mins every evening. Reading comprehension questions will begin next week.

Mlle. S

09/07/2019

Hello everyone! We had a wonderful first week! I really enjoyed meeting all of you and getting started on the learning that is going to take place this year! If you did not get a chance to fill out the student information sheet located on the homepage please do so below. This year I will be teaching the grade six class french, science, social studies, art, gym and health. English, math and religion will be taught by their morning teacher, which is either Mrs. Hagan or Mr. Walsh. As an added reminder, we are having our school open house this Tuesday evening from 5:00pm-6:30pm - hope you can make it!

Homework this week:

• We will be having our first verb quiz this Friday on the verbs "Être et Avoir". Students will need to fill out a conjugation chart and then insert the correct verb or pronoun into sentences. They will also have to translate a few simple sentences from English to French. This should be a review for most students but will be very important for them to know and apply in both their oral and written communication. I will post some practice questions on their Hapara portal on Monday.