Over the holidays ...

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my students and their families a wonderful Winter break!  Please remember that over the winter break I am asking all of you to practise counting from 30-70.  Here is a video that will help you to pronounce the numbers correctly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgFJ6JV7lKY&feature=player_embedded

The first week back I will be testing you on your counting skills in French.

Have a wonderful break and I will see you all in the new year!

Mme.Roque

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Quel est la date aujourd'hui?

Blog Questions for Points

Starting today, I will be posting questions on this website a few times a week.  If you read the question you have to come into class the next day and tell me the answer in French.  If you get the right answer you will earn yourself a point.  This is just another way of verifying that you are visiting the website at least 3 times a week to practise the vocabulary and look at the links.

Question:  Comment t'appelles-tu?

Conjugating -ER verbs

We have been learning how to write using verbs that end in -ER.  For example, manger, sauter, jouer, nager, patiner, habiter are all -ER verbs that we should be able to conjugate.  In order to conjugate a verb, students should remember the song that I taught them. The song is:

e
es
e
e
e
ons
ez
ent
ent

These are the endings that they need to conjugate with the pronouns: je,tu,il,elle,on,nous,vous,ils,elles

Remember that before you can conjugate an -ER verb you have to drop the ER ending and then add the new endings to the root word.

Mots de la semaine - le 3 decembre

Here are the words of the week in case you didn't copy them in class.

Étudiez les mots de la semaine. Conjuguez les verbes # 2, 3 et 4.

1. les sports
2. jouer
3. patiner
4. nager
5. faire
6. sauter de la corde

Online Dictionary

I am aware that not everyone has a French dictionary at home.  There is a great online English-French and French-English dictionary that even I use from time to time.  The students have seen me using it in class.  The link is:   http://www.wordreference.com/enfr
As with any dictionary, the key is finding the word that  you need in the correct form.
Have fun!

A Riddle

This week students have been hard at work on their "Tache Finale" for the "Les Animaux" unit.  For their final task they will be creating a riddle for the animal of their choice.  They are all very engaged and are truly enjoying working on this project.  Great work everyone!  Next week we will be starting a new unit! I can't wait!

Etude des Mots

The Grade 5 students started a new program today.  It is a word study that they will have to complete at home over the week and hand in on Friday.  Every Monday they will receive a new list of words to study and will be asked to complete certain activities at home with those words.  They have to hand in their word study notebook every Friday.  The students are very excited to be learning how to read, spell and write with these new words!

Test de Grammaire - Les Animaux

Next week we are going to be very busy in the French classroom.  On Monday, the Grade 5 students have their French Grammar test. They will have to demonstrate their ability to work with the verbs avoir and etre.  Also, they will be starting to work on their Tache Final (Final Task) for the Animaux unit.  They will be making a riddle for their classmates to solve.  I hope you all have a great long weekend and study hard for your upcoming test!

Reading and Comprehension

This weekend the students took home une exposition to practise reading.  On Monday and Tuesday they will be reading 2 paragraphs from the text to me.  Also, they will have to answer comprehension questions.  We are still continuing on our theme of Animals.  It's great to hear them reading and trying to speak more French in the classroom!

Les Animaux - Dialogues

Hi everyone!  The students have been having a lot of fun with this Animal unit.  They prepared a dialogue with a partner about animals (a model was provided in class).  They are presenting today and tomorrow. So far they have done a great job! Keep up the good work!  I will update with some pictures soon!

Les Animaux!

We have started learning about animals in class.  These include animals that you will find at the zoo and farm.  It also includes household pets.  Students are asked to take the vocabulary list they completed in class home a few times a week to practise.  They should also be going home every weekend.  This week, I have challenged students to learn the names of 15 animals!

1. Un oiseau - A bird
2. Un perroquet - A Parrot
3. Une Perruche - A parakeet
4. Un Poisson - A fish
5. Un Serpent - A snake
6. Une Chevre - A goat
7. Un Raton Laveur - A raccoon
8. Une Fourmi - An ant
9. Une Girafe - A giraffe
10. Une Moufette - A skunk
11. Une Cerf - A deer
12. Un Dauphin - A dolphin
13. Un Hibou - An Owl
14. L'ecureuil - A Squirrel
15. Une Tortue - A Turtle

French - English Online dictionary!

Bonjour!
This weekend students will be bringing home a vocabulary list to complete.  They have been working on it in class the past 3 days and have been asked to finish it at home.  This is a great online dictionary for them to use for this assignment and any other homework they may have.

http://www.wordreference.com/

Remember to change the dictionary to French - English. 

Students should also be practising their numbers from 1-69 in French.

Have a wonderful Action de Grace and spend time with your loved ones!

A Mardi!!

Colours

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.  We are continuing to review basic vocabulary this week and practising writing simple but short sentences.  This week we are concentrating on describing our self and colours.  Here is what students should review at home:

Je suis - I am

Il est - He is

Elle est - She is

Tu es - You are

rouge - red

brun - brown

bleu - blue

noir(e) - black

blanc - white

violet - purple

vert(e) - green

jaune - yellow

orange - orange

rose - pink

blond - blonde

roux - red (hair)

le cheveux - hair

les yeux - eyes

J'ai - I have

Il a - He has

Elle a - She has

Have fun making sentences with these words at home describing yourself and family members.  Remember that as part of your final task you will be writing a description of yourself.



This week....

Welcome back! We have had a very busy week getting to know each other.  To get started this week, the Grade 5 students have been showing me what they remember from last year.  They spent time writing down some of the French words they remembered and tomorrow they will try to draw a picture based on a description written in French.  I can't wait to see how they do!  We are doing these activities so that I can see exactly what they know and what they need to review before we move on to our new literacy program.
We have also been practicing "May I" questions that are frequently used in the classroom.  The questions we reviewed are:

Est-ce que je peux aller aux toillettes? May I go to the washroom?

Est-ce que je peux tailler mon crayon? May I sharpen my pencil?

Est-ce que je peux boire de l'eau? May I get a drink of water?

Est-ce que je peux aller chercher mon ... (crayon, livre, cahier)?  May I get my ... (pencil, book, notebook)?

Students are encouraged to say these questions in French only while in the classroom.  Please practice these words at home.

Bienvenue! (Welcome)

Bienvenue!
This will be our class website for the year.  This website makes it very easy to find everything you are looking for.  This website is for the students in Mr Winter's and Mr.Armeniakos's class.  Please make sure you are looking at the right website because the Grade 4 class website is different. I will update students and parents regularly on this website.

Here is to a fabulous year of learning French!