FRENCH

Salut à tous!

J'espère que vous avez passé un bon weekend (I hope you had a nice weekend).

PREP - GRADE 1T - GRADE 1/2D

The students are now learning how to spell colours in French. This week they are finishing a listening/writing task.  While watching a Barbapapa video, they are asked to answer orally the question 'Quelle couleur c'est?' ('What colour is this?'), whenever the video pauses. Then, on their worksheets, they  colour the part  of the picture we are focusing on and they write down the matching colour.

In our next activity, the students will use their knowledge of colours to go a step further. In class, we will introduce the concept of 'male' versus 'female' words (see the pink and blue words describing the photos). We will also start making short sentences using the verb 'est' ('is').The students will have to colour and label some existing drawings. Then they will draw and label their own pictures. Depending on their level of understanding, they will either label the pictures with a simple colour word (e.g. 'orange') or with a short statement  (e.g. 'C'est violet' - 'It is purple') or with a full sentence (e.g. 'Le cochon est bleu' - 'The pig is blue').

PREP - Reward System

In Prep, Barbapapa cards are used as a reward system for good behaviour and good work in class.  Some students are looking forward to start a new collection!

Grades 2/3 and 3/4

The students are revising the different ways to say 'Hello' depending on the time of the day, as well as 'Goodbye', 'Goodnight', 'See you soon', 'See you tomorrow'. In French, the word 'bonjour' is used in the mornings and afternoons, as there is no equivalent to 'Good afternoon'.

HELLO, GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON - 'Bonjour' or  'Salut'

GOOD EVENING - 'Bonsoir'

GOOD NIGHT - 'Bonne nuit'

GOODBYE - 'Au revoir' or 'Salut'

SEE YOU TOMORROW - 'A demain'

SEE YOU SOON - 'A bientôt'

For French homework this week, the students will be required to memorise these words. They will be assessed next week.

Grades 5/6

The students are working in small groups and are busy preparing for their role plays. In a couple of weeks they should be ready to act in front of their class.