Week 23 and 24 (February, 1^st to February, 12^th):

 This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :

We reviewed the 12 body parts we learned last weeks (la tête (head), les épaules (shoulders), les genoux (knees), les pieds (feet), les yeux (eyes), les oreilles (ears), la bouche (mouth), le nez (nose), le cou (neck), les mains (hands), les jambs (legs), le dos (back) ) and we learned 4 new ones :les bras (arms), la poitrine (chest), les hanches (hips), les orteils.

We added a third verse to our song “Tête, épaule et genoux-pieds” : “J’ai deux bras, une poitrine, deux hanches et dix orteils » (I have two arms, a chest, two hips and ten toes).

Here is a link if you want to sing “Head, shoulder…” with your child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCvvxMM_FhM

Here is a link if you want to sing the alphabet song with your child :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW03I85HLfM

1st grade :

We started to learn what we like at school with the following sentences : “J’aime (I like)… aller à l’école (to go to school), singing (chanter), être avec des copains (to be with friends (boys)), être avec des copines (to be with friends (girls)), compter (counting), dessiner (drawing), reciter des poésies (reciting poems), faire du sport (doing sports), lire (reading).”

Here is a link if you want to count from 1 to 20 with your child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH8J-8sP8nw

2^nd  grade:

We started to learn what we like at school with the following sentences : “J’aime (I like)… aller à l’école (to go to school), singing (chanter), être avec des copains (to be with friends (boys)), être avec des copines (to be with friends (girls)), compter (counting), dessiner (drawing), reciter des poésies (reciting poems), faire du sport (doing sports), lire (reading).”

Homework due on Monday, February 8^th: Complete the document writing “J’aime” (I like”) or “Je n’aime pas”(I don’t like) for each picture.

Homework due on Thursday, February 18^th: Choose three things you like or you don’t like at school and write: “J’aime…” (for example, “J’aime faire du sport” ; “J’aime lire”…) or « Je n’aime pas… »(for example : « Je n’aime pas dessiner »)

3rd  grade:

We continued learning what we like at school in depth using the following sentences : “J’aime (I like)/ Je n’aime  pas(I do not like)… aller à l’école (to go to school), singing (chanter), être avec des copains (to be with friends (boys)), être avec des copines (to be with friends (girls)), compter (counting), dessiner (drawing), reciter des poésies (reciting poems), faire du sport (doing sports), lire (reading).”

Homework due on Tuesday, February 16^th: Complete speech bubbles (document).

Homework due on Friday, February 19^{th :} Learn 3 sentences you made about what you like and you don't like at school in order to answer the question : "What do you like to do at school?"(Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire à l'école?)

Week 22 (January, 25^th to January, 29^th):

 This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :

We reviewed the 8 body parts we learned last week (la tête (head), les épaules (shoulders), les genoux (knees), les pieds (feet), les yeux (eyes), les oreilles (ears), la bouche (mouth), le nez (nose)) and we learned 4 new ones : le cou (neck), les mains (hands), les jambs (legs), le dos (back).

We added a verse to our song “Tête, épaule et genoux-pieds” : “J’ai un cou, j’ai deux mains, deux jambes et puis un dos » (I have a neck, I have two hands, two legs and a back).

Here is a link if you want to sing “Head, shoulder…” with your child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCvvxMM_FhM

Here is a link if you want to sing the alphabet song with your child :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW03I85HLfM

1st grade :

We went into numbers and days of the week in depth. We spelled and wrote them.

Here is a link if you want to count from 1 to 20 with your child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH8J-8sP8nw

2^nd  grade:

We had our test (count from 1 to 20) and we did a great job. We also went into numbers and days of the week in depth.

Here is a link if you want to count from 1 to 20 with your child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH8J-8sP8nw

Homework due on Monday, February 1^st: Complete the document by making sentences.

Homework due on Thursday, February 4^th: No homework.

3rd  grade:

We went into what we like at school in depth using the following sentences : “J’aime (I like)/ Je n’aime  pas (I do not like)… aller à l’école (to go to school), singing (chanter), être avec des copains (to be with friends (boys)), être avec des copines (to be with friends (girls)), compter (counting), dessiner (drawing), reciter des poésies (reciting poems), faire du sport (doing sports), lire (reading).”

Homework due on Tuesday, February 2^nd: Complete the document writing “J’aime” (I like) or “Je n’aime pas”(I don’t like) for each picture.

Homework due on Friday, February 5^th: Make 3 sentences using “J’aime…” and/or  “Je n’aime pas…” (For example : “J’aime être avec des copines”, “Je n’aime pas faire du sport”…)

Week 21 (January, 19^th to January, 22^nd):

 This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :

We started to learn 8 body parts : la tête (head), les épaules (shoulders), les genoux (knees), les pieds (feet), les yeux (eyes), les oreilles (ears), la bouche (mouth), le nez (nose).

We also learned a new song : “Tête, épaules et genoux, pieds” (Heads, shoulders, knees and feet).

Here is a link if you want to sing it with your child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCvvxMM_FhM

1st grade :

We counted from 1 to 20 and we did some listening comprehension. Here is a link if you want to count with your child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH8J-8sP8nw

2^nd  grade:

We continued to learn how to count from 1 to 20, and we made operations in French.

Here is a link if your child wants to repeat numbers from 1 to 20 in French.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH8J-8sP8nw

Homework due on Monday, January 25^th: Memorize how to count from 1 to 20 (out loud).

Homework due on Thursday, January 28^th: Memorize how to count from 1 to 20 (out loud).

Numbers : Zéro, un deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt.

3rd  grade:

We started to learn what we like at school with the following sentences : “J’aime (I like)… aller à l’école (to go to school), singing (chanter), être avec des copains (to be with friends (boys)), être avec des copines (to be with friends (girls)), compter (counting), dessiner (drawing), reciter des poésies (reciting poems), faire du sport (doing sports), lire (reading).”

Homework due on Tuesday, January 26^th: Memorize how to count from 1 to 20 (out loud).

Homework due on Friday, January 29^th: Memorize how to count from 1 to 20 (out loud).

Numbers : Zéro, un deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt.

Here is a link if your child wants to repeat numbers from 1 to 20 in French.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH8J-8sP8nw

Week 20 (January, 11^th to January, 15^th):

 This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :

We reviewed colors and we continued to learn the French alphabet.  We also sang the alphabet song.

Here is a link if you want to sing it with your child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW03I85HLfM

1st grade :

We finished the “action” song  “Mes petites mains”. As we had 3 classes this week, we worked on the tale “Boucle d’Or” (Goldilocks) last Wednesday and Thursday.

2^nd  grade:

We continued to learn how to count to 20.

Here is a link if your child wants to repeat numbers from 1 to 20 in French.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH8J-8sP8nw

Homework due on Thursday, January 21^st: Memorize how to count from 1 to 16 (out loud). Parents sign “Days of the week” test.

Numbers : Zéro, un deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt.

3rd  grade:

We continued to learn how to count from 1 to 20, and how to spell these numbers.

Here is a link if your child wants to repeat numbers from 1 to 20 in French.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH8J-8sP8nw

No Homework due on Tuesday, January 19^th.

Homework due on Friday, January 22^nd: Memorize how to count from 1 to 20 (out loud). Parents sign “Days of the week” test.

Numbers : Zéro, un deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt.

Week 19 (January, 6^th to January, 8^th):

 BONNE ANNEE! (Happy New Year!)

This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :

We started to learn French alphabet and we sang the alphabet song.

Here is a link if you want to sing it with your child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW03I85HLfM

1st grade :

We reviewed, completed, spelled verbs and sang the “action” song “Mes petites mains”. We glued the song in our notebook.

“Mes p’tites mains dessinent, dessinent! Elles dessinent en haut, elles dessinent en bas, elles dessinent à gauche, elles dessinent à droite » (My little hands draw, draw ! They draw up, they draw down, they draw on the left, they draw on the right).

 Every time, we change the verb and we sing and mime a different action.

2^nd  grade:

We reviewed the days of the week in order to be ready for the test next week, and we analyzed numbers (roots and pronunciation), and started to count to 20.

Homework due on Monday, January 11^th: Memorize the days of the week (order): LUNDI, MARDI, MERCREDI, JEUDI, VENDREDI, SAMEDI, DIMANCHE.

Homework due on Thursday, January 14^th: Complete the document “Write the numbers in the correct places”.

3rd  grade:

We reviewed the days of the week in order to be ready for the test next week, and we continued learning to count to 20.

Homework due on Tuesday, January 11^th: Memorize the days of the week (order): LUNDI, MARDI, MERCREDI, JEUDI, VENDREDI, SAMEDI, DIMANCHE.

Homework due on Friday, January 15^th: Complete the document “Write the numbers in the correct places”.

Week 18 (December, 14^th to December, 18^th):  JOYEUSES FETES! (Happy Holiday!)

 Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2^nd  grade, 3rd  grade :

This week, we learned a song and made a greeting card. We decorated the pine tree as it is told in the song.

Sur mon sapin (On my pine tree)

Sur mon sapin, oui ! (On my pine tree, yes!)

Sur mon sapin, oui ! (On my pine tree, yes !)
J'ai mis des fleurs en papier. (I put paper flowers)

Sur mon sapin, oui ! (On my pine tree, yes!)

Sur mon sapin, oui ! (On my pine tree, yes!)
Et des guirlandes dorées. (and golden garlands)

Fleurs de papier, (paper flowers)

Rubans dorés, (golden ribbons)
Sur mon sapin de Noël.( On my Christmas tree)

Week 17 (December, 7^th to December, 11^th):  

This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :

We finished studying “Little Red Riding Hood”. We worked on memorizing each known word in the story, and finally, we put pictures of the story in the right order.

We  continued learning the song : “Fais dodo, Colas mon p’tit frère”.

Here is the link if your children want to listen and watch it :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkCjqCzni8I

1st grade :

We sang the days of the week : “Lundi , Mardi, Mercredi, Jeudi, Vendredi, Samedi , Dimanche (bis)”.

We started learning to count until 20.

2^nd  grade:

We sang the days of the week : “Lundi , Mardi, Mercredi, Jeudi, Vendredi, Samedi , Dimanche (bis)”.

We made a telephone, colored it and had phone conversations in French!

Homework due on Monday, December 14^th: Memorize the poem “S’il te plaît”.

No homework due on Thursday, December 17^th.

“S’il te plaît”

S’il te plaît, mon amie Alice,

Prête-moi, prête-moi,

Des ciseaux, un taille-crayon,

Une gomme et un crayon. 

J’ai oublié ma trousse et mon cartable.

Merci, mon amie.

Tu es formidable!»

(Please

Please, my friend Alice,

Lend me, lend me,

Scissors, a pencil sharpener,

An eraser and a pencil.

I forgot my pencil box and my backpack.

Thank you, my friend.

You are great!)

3rd  grade:

We continued studying days of the week and we started learning to count until 20.

Homework due on Tuesday, December 15^th: Memorize the poem “S’il te plaît”.

No homework due on Friday, December 18^th.

“S’il te plaît”

S’il te plaît, mon amie Alice,

Prête-moi, prête-moi,

Des ciseaux, un taille-crayon,

Une gomme et un crayon. 

J’ai oublié ma trousse et mon cartable.

Merci, mon amie.

Tu es formidable!»

(Please

Please, my friend Alice,

Lend me, lend me,

Scissors, a pencil sharpener,

An eraser and a pencil.

I forgot my pencil box and my backpack.

Thank you, my friend.

You are great!)

Week 16 (December, 2^nd  to December, 6^th):  

This week, we learned…

Kindergarten :

We continued studying “Little Red Riding Hood”. We worked on the listening comprehension of each known word in the story.

We also learned a new song : “Fais dodo, Colas mon p’tit frère”.

Vocabulary : des fleurs (flowers), une dent (a tooth),  des pierres (rocks), le chasseur (the hunter),  les yeux (eyes), une oreille ( an ear), le ventre (belly), une galette (a pie), du beurre (butter), un panier (a basket), un loup (a wolf).

Actions : sortir (go out), parler (to speak), apporter (to bring), arrêter (to stop), cueillir (to pick.

1st grade :

We are studying the days of the week : Lundi (Monday), Mardi (Tuesday), Mercredi (Wednesday), Jeudi (Thursday), Vendredi (Friday), Samedi (Saturday), Dimanche (Sunday).

We continued also to study the following verbs : dessiner (to draw), gommer (to erase), tailler (to sharpen), peindre (to paint), découper (to cut), coller (to glue), écrire (to write), donner (to give).

We use these verbs in a song we mime:

“Mes p’tites mains dessinent, dessinent! Elles dessinent en haut, elles dessinent en bas, elles dessinent à gauche, elles dessinent à droite » (My little hands draw, draw ! They draw up, they draw down, they draw on the left, they draw on the right).

 Every time, we change the verb and we sing and mime a different action.

2^nd  grade:

We are studying the days of the week : Lundi (Monday), Mardi (Tuesday), Mercredi (Wednesday), Jeudi (Thursday), Vendredi (Friday), Samedi (Saturday), Dimanche (Sunday).

Homework due on Monday, December 7^th: Memorize the poem “S’il te plaît”. Review 8 verbs : dessiner (to draw), gommer (to erase), tailler (to sharpen), peindre (to paint), découper (to cut), coller (to glue), écrire (to write), donner (to give).

Homework due on Thursday, December 10^th: Review 8 verbs : dessiner (to draw), gommer (to erase), tailler (to sharpen), peindre (to paint), découper (to cut), coller (to glue), écrire (to write), donner (to give). 

“S’il te plaît”

S’il te plaît, mon amie Alice,

Prête-moi, prête-moi,

Des ciseaux, un taille-crayon,

Une gomme et un crayon. 

J’ai oublié ma trousse et mon cartable.

Merci, mon amie.

Tu es formidable!»

(Please

Please, my friend Alice,

Lend me, lend me,

Scissors, a pencil sharpener,

An eraser and a pencil.

I forgot my pencil box and my backpack.

Thank you, my friend.

You are great!)

3rd  grade:

We are studying the days of the week : Lundi (Monday), Mardi (Tuesday), Mercredi (Wednesday), Jeudi (Thursday), Vendredi (Friday), Samedi (Saturday), Dimanche (Sunday).

Homework due on Tuesday, December 8^th: Memorize the poem “S’il te plaît”. Memorize 4 verbs : découper (to cut), coller (to glue), écrire (to write), donner (to give).

Homework due on Friday, December 11^th: Complete document “Pour vendredi 11 décembre”. Review 8 verbs : dessiner (to draw), gommer (to erase), tailler (to sharpen), peindre (to paint), découper (to cut), coller (to glue), écrire (to write), donner (to give).

“S’il te plaît”

S’il te plaît, mon amie Alice,

Prête-moi, prête-moi,

Des ciseaux, un taille-crayon,

Une gomme et un crayon. 

J’ai oublié ma trousse et mon cartable.

Merci, mon amie.

Tu es formidable!»

(Please

Please, my friend Alice,

Lend me, lend me,

Scissors, a pencil sharpener,

An eraser and a pencil.

I forgot my pencil box and my backpack.

Thank you, my friend.

You are great!)