French News
Bonjour Parents and Students!
Over the past two weeks, our students have been doing some wonderful work in French!
In week 7, grades prep-4 completed their written assessments and demonstrated what they have learned in class. Here is a snapshot of what each year level has been exploring in week 8:
- Prep: We revisited farm animals and practiced writing them with colours.
- Grade 1: Students explored different celebrations around the world.
- Grade 2: We worked on formal and informal greetings, learning when to use them, and students created a comic to practise.
- Grade 3: Students wrote about themselves and their families, using photos to illustrate their writing.
- Grade 4: We studied French pronunciation rules, including silent consonants, and learned that letters like k, w, and sh are uncommon in French.
- Grades 5 & 6: Students focused on French pronunciation rules and the “lazy mouth rules” (les liaisons). They also explored informal words and phrases commonly used by young French speakers.
If your kid is new to our school, here are some songs to practice at home to help them get started:
Alphabet song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkFXGlHCn_o
Number song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnrTrbJ6mYs
Colour song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m50U33brThk
Days of the week – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpwf5N0rfVE
Months of the year – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2odJakoOVVI
Animal song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BWdnOqHTh4&pp=ygUTbGVzIGFuaW1hdXggY2hhbnNvbtIHCQmtCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D
Fruit song- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJMEaN2Gih4&pp=ygUSbGVzIGZydWl0cyBjaGFuc29u
The French Specialist Team