Friday, April 29, 2016

Week 34 (April, 25th to April, 29th):

This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :
We learned five new words : un paresseux (a sloth), un arbre (a tree), une feuille (a leaf), le jour (day), la nuit (night), and we read a new story « Lentement, lentement, lentement dit le paresseux » (Slowly, slowly, slowly said the sloth), by Eric Carle.

1st grade :
We started to learn what a child has in his bedroom:  les jouets (toys), un bureau (a desk), les murs (walls), une chaise (a chair), un coffre (a box, a trunk), un lit (a bed). We realized we already know many words!

2nd  grade:
We started to learn what a child has in his bedroom:  les jouets (toys), un bureau (a desk), les murs (walls), une chaise (a chair), un coffre (a box, a trunk), un lit (a bed). We realized we already know many words!

Homework due on Monday, May 2nd : Be able  to spell 6 words : “ une chambre” (a bedroom), “une salle de bains” (a bathroom), “une salle à manger” (a dining-room), “un salon” ( a living-room), “une cuisine” (a kitchen), “un jardin” (a yard).
Homework due on Thursday, May 5th : Know 3 words :  un coffre (a chest), des jouets (toys), un lit (a bed)

3rd grade:
We continued to learn what a child has in his bedroom:  les jouets (toys), un bureau (a desk), les murs (walls), une chaise (a chair), un coffre (a box, a trunk), un lit (a bed).

We also learned a new song “Il était un petit homme” (Once upon a time a little man):

ll était un petit homme,      (Once upon a time a little man)
Pirouette, cacahuète          (Spin, peanut – no meaning, only a fun rhyme)
Il était un petit homme,     
(Once upon a time a little man)
Qui avait une drôle de maison {x2}     (Had a funny house)

Sa maison est en carton,    (His house is made of cardboard)
Pirouette, cacahuète          ((Spin, peanut)
Sa maison est en carton,    (His house is made of cardboard)
Les escaliers sont en papier {x2}    (Stairs are made of paper)

Homework due on Tuesday, May 3nd : Be able to spell 6 words : “ une chambre” (a bedroom), “une salle de bains” (a bathroom), “une salle à manger” (a dining-room), “un salon” ( a living-room), “une cuisine” (a kitchen), “un jardin” (a yard).
Homework due on Friday, May 6th : Know 3 words :  un coffre (a chest), des jouets (toys), un lit (a bed)


Friday, April 22, 2016

Week 33 (April, 18th  to April, 22nd ):

This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :
Here is the link for our new song “Promenons-nous dans les bois” (Let’s wander in the woods):

“Promenons-nous dans les bois  (Let’s wander in the woods)
Pendant que le loup n’y est pas (when the wolf is not there)
S’il y était, il nous mangerait (If he was there, he would eat us)
Mais comme il n’y est pas, il ne nous mangera pas (but as he is not, he will not eat us)
Loup y es-tu?(Wolf, where are you?)
Que fais-tu? (what are you doing?)
Entends-tu? (Can you hear us?)
[Wolf answers:] Je mets ma chemise (I put my shirt)”

1st grade :
We learned a new song “Il était un petit homme” (Once upon a time a little man):

ll était un petit homme,      (Once upon a time a little man)
Pirouette, cacahuète          (Spin, peanut – no meaning, only a fun rhyme)
Il était un petit homme,     
(Once upon a time a little man)
Qui avait une drôle de maison {x2}                       (Had a funny house)

Sa maison est en carton,    (His house is made of cardboard)
Pirouette, cacahuète          ((Spin, peanut)
Sa maison est en carton,    (His house is made of cardboard)
Les escaliers sont en papier {x2}    (Stairs are made of paper)
2nd  grade:
We continued to learn the different rooms in a house: la cuisine (kitchen), la chambre (bedroom), la salle de bains (bathroom), le salon (sitting-room), la salle à manger (dining-room), le jardin (backyard).

Homework due on Monday, April 25th : Know 3 words : “ une chambre” (a bedroom), “une salle de bains” (a bathroom), “une salle à manger” (a dining-room)
Homework due on Thursday, April 28th : Know 3 words :  “un salon” ( a living-room), “une cuisine” (a kitchen), “un jardin” (a yard)

3rd  grade:
We started to learn what a child has in his bedroom:  les jouets (toys), un bureau (a desk), les murs (walls), une chaise (a chair), un coffre (a box, a trunk), un lit (a bed). We realized we already know many words!

Homework due on Tuesday, April 26th  : Know 3 words : “ une chambre” (a bedroom), “une salle de bains” (a bathroom), “une salle à manger” (a dining-room)

Homework due on Thursday, April 29th : Know 3 words :  “un salon” ( a living-room), “une cuisine” (a kitchen), “un jardin” (a yard)

Friday, April 15, 2016

Week 32 (April, 11th  to April, 15th ):

This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :
We played with our 5 adjectives : “grand” (tall), “gros” (big), petit (small), pretty (joli), laid (ugly), and wrote them in our notebook. We continued to learn our song “Promenons-nous dans les bois” (Let’s wander in the woods).

1st grade :
We continued to learn the different rooms in a house: la cuisine (kitchen), la chambre (bedroom), la salle de bains (bathroom), le salon (sitting-room), la salle à manger (dining-room), le jardin (backyard). We started to sing a new song “Il était un petit homme” (Once upon a time a little man).

2nd  grade:
We continued to learn the different rooms in a house: la cuisine (kitchen), la chambre (bedroom), la salle de bains (bathroom), le salon (sitting-room), la salle à manger (dining-room), le jardin (backyard).

Homework due on Monday, April 18th: Be able to answer (written answer) : “J’habite dans une maison”, “J’habite dans un appartement”, “J’habite à la montagne”, “J’habite à la campagne”, “J’habite en ville”, “J’habite à la mer”
Homework due on Thursday, April 21st: Know 3 French words :  “une chambre” ( a bedroom), “une salle de bains” (a bathroom), “une salle à manger” (a dining room)

3rd  grade:
We continued to learn the different rooms in a house: la cuisine (kitchen), la chambre (bedroom), la salle de bains (bathroom), le salon (sitting-room), la salle à manger (dining-room), le jardin (backyard).

Homework due on Tuesday, April 19th: No homework
Homework due on Friday, April 22nd  : 3A : Learn « une chambre » ( a bedroom), « le salon » (sitting-room), « la salle à manger » (dining-room).



Friday, April 8, 2016

Week 31 (April, 4th  to April, 8th ):

This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :
We read a new story “Demain, je te mangerai” (Tomorrow, I will eat you) by Eric Ramadier, and learned 5 adjectives : “grand” (tall), “gros” (big), petit (small), pretty (joli), laid (ugly). We started learning a new song “Promenons-nous dans les bois” (Let’s wander in the woods).

1st grade :
We reviewed “J’habite à la mer” (I live by the seaside), “en ville “(in a city), “à la campagne” (in countryside), “à la montagne” (in the mountains), “dans une maison”(in a house), “dans un appartement” (in an apartment), and started to learn the different rooms in a house.

2nd  grade:
We reviewed “J’habite à la mer” (I live by the seaside), “en ville “(in a city), “à la campagne” (in countryside), “à la montagne” (in the mountains), “dans une maison”(in a house), “dans un appartement” (in an apartment), and started to learn the different rooms in a house.

Homework due on Monday, April 11th: Learn how to spell “à la montagne” (in the mountains), “dans un appartement” (in an apartment), “dans une maison” (in a house).
Homework due on Thursday, April 14th: Learn how to spell “à la campagne” (by the countryside), “à la mer” (by the seaside), “en ville” (in a city).


3rd  grade:
We started to learn the different rooms in a house: la cuisine (kitchen), la chambre (bedroom), la salle de bains (bathroom), le salon (sitting-room), la salle à manger (dining-room), le jardin (backyard).

Homework due on Tuesday, April 12th: Learn how to spell une maison, un appartement, la ville, la campagne, la mer, la montagne.

Homework due on Friday, April 15th: Be able to answer (written answer) : “J’habite dans une maison”, “J’habite dans un appartement”, “J’habite à la montagne”, “J’habite à la campagne”, “J’habite en ville”, “J’habite à la mer”(written work).

Friday, April 1, 2016

Week 30 (March, 28th  to April, 1st):

This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :
We learned new words and reviewed previous ones in order to prepare to understand a new story, "Demain je te mangerai" (Tomorrow, I will eat you) : le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), le loup (wolf), la Maman loup (Mum wolf), le bois / la forêt (wood/forest), les cochons (pigs), le chasseur (hunter), la chèvre (goat), le chevreau (young goat/kid), la maison (house).

1st grade :
We started to answer a new question : “Tu habites où?” (Where do you live?), and guessed : à la mer (by the seaside), en ville (in a city), à la campagne (in countryside), à la montagne (in the mountains), dans une maison(in a house), dans un appartement (in an apartment).

2nd  grade:
We reviewed the question : “Tu habites où?” (Where do you live?), and learned : à la mer (by the seaside), en ville (in a city), à la campagne (in countryside), à la montagne (in the mountains), dans une maison(in a house), dans un appartement (in an apartment).

Homework due on Monday, April 4th: Learn 3 sentences about things you like or you don’t like to do during recess time: “Pendant la récréation, j’aime/je n’aime pas…” (for example, « Pendant la récréation, j’aime sauter à la corde » or « Pendant la récréation, je n’aime pas jouer au ballon »).
Homework due on Thursday, April 7th: Complete document “Tu habites où?

3rd  grade:
We continued to answer question : “Tu habites où?” (Where do you live?), and guessed : à la mer (by the seaside), en ville (in a city), à la campagne (in countryside), à la montagne (in the mountains). We also learned : J’habite dans une maison (I live in a house), J’habite dans un appartement (I live in an apartment).

Homework due on Tuesday, April 5th: Complete document “Tu habites où?”

Homework due on Friday, April 8th: No homework