French

Grade 6 has been pretty excited about our new keypals (epals) from Wasselonne, France.  We enjoy writing back and forth, getting to know each other. After we are comfortable with knowing each other a bit more, we are going to try to learn more about where they live, their culture, and their history.  We will [...]

In order for us to write for a real purpose with a real audience, we have been matched with a Grade 6 class in France.  They are beginners in English and we are still beginners in French. Use the Assignments page above to get your match-up and new email address!  Let’s give it a try [...]

Grade 6 is just completing a theme on sports.  We ended with discussing the Speed Skating athletes that will stay at Forest Green school next week. We are using various strategies to try to remember how to write a paragraph in French.  Are you an auditory learner, a verbal learner, or a kinestetic learner?  How [...]

Enjoy this version of a Lady Gaga song, that follows our play!

In Grade 4 French, we are trying out the idea of a WORD WALL.  We are used to doing this in our first language, English, but now we get to see what it’s like in our second language. We only add words to the wall when we feel that most of the class remembers what [...]

In Grade 6, we are exploring a HOCKEY theme.  We are learning new vocabulary, reading stories, following the Oilers in the newspaper, reading non-fiction and working on our writing skills…all in French! This all leads into a mini-research project on our own sport of choice.  You will find below the hockey paragraph that you must [...]

La recette (the recipe for those who enjoyed LA TIRE!): 1/2 cup melasses 1/2 cup corn syrup 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 Tbsp vinegar 2 Tbsp butter 1/2 cup water Boil this all together until the soft ball stage (260 oF).  Cool a bit, add 1 tsp. baking soda and mix [...]

Once upon a time, there was a little girl from Quebec who wanted to visit her friend Pierre in Paris, France. She didn’t know how she’d get there, so she just started walking. She met up with a policewoman and asked if she could get a ride, but soon after they started off, the car [...]

We have finally completed our play called L’arbre Ungali. It is about some animals in Africa during a drought. Everyone is thirsty. They don’t know what to do, so they speak with the king of the animals, the Lion. He tells them that they must go and see a magic tree called l’arbre Ungali and [...]

And here is the dance with both classes: And here is our EYALT/Grade 4 puppet play, Cameron’s group: And here is Emilie’s group: And here is Izrael’s group: And here is Alina’s group: And here is Molly’s group: And here is Tanner’s group: And here is Rebecca’s group: And here is Braeden’s group: And here [...]