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!