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.