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October 31st, 2017

10/31/2017

NOTE: The family quiz has been moved to Tuesday, November 7.

French 6: Today in class, students learned some French Halloween traditions, as well as some SPOOKY WORDS. They also learned the song, ALOUETTE, which is about plucking the feathers off a bird - who knew? We also practiced used the Halloween words with old vocabulary: The skeleton has a headache! Oh no! There's a black cat in the classroom!

Homework: Be sure you know the basic FAMILY WORDS. Not required, but you may want to do learn or asteroids to practice this.

If anyone want to practice the Halloween words for fun, they are HERE. You can see who is first on match...

ALERTE 500

October 30th, 2017

10/30/2017

French 6: Today, we practiced the FAMILY vocabulary. We reviewed how to ask about people's names: - Comment s'appelle ton oncle? Mon oncle s'appelle Marc, etc...

We practiced asking, "Is that your....?" and answering this question.

Students who don't know all the family words or who didn't finish the homework can practice here: QUIZLET FAMILY WORDS.

I gave out a sheet with ALL FAMILY VOCABULARY and also a sheet with names and ages.

We practiced learning how to ask about age today.

Homework: Study family vocabulary. There is a quiz on all things family-related on 11/9. There is a unit test on 11/16.

October 27th, 2017

10/27/2017

French 6: Today, we continued to work on FAMILY vocabulary. We learned how to say people's names: Mon oncle s'appelle Marc, etc... We practiced asking, "Is that your....?" and answering this question.

HW: Do SPELL for QUIZLET FAMILY WORDS. This is not due until Sunday night, but if you finish by SATURDAY night, you will get a few bonus points on the assignment.

Separate optional assignment still available: Match * 20 will get you a homework bonus.

For the students who already did both: Smille!

Alerte 500

October 26th, 2017

10/26/2017

French Club: French Club is going to a cafe!!! Bring in your FIELD TRIP FORM BY THIS FRIDAY (we have a meeting)! SPACE IS LIMITED!

French 6: Today, students took a quiz on HOW TO SAY WHAT HURTS/ SICKNESS. Afterwards, we started FAMILY vocabulary.

HW: You will have to do SPELL for QUIZLET FAMILY WORDS. This is not due until Sunday night, but if you finish tonight, you will get bonus points on the assignment.

Separate optional assignment:: Match * 20 will get you a homework bonus.

Alerte 500

October 25th, 2017

10/25/2017

French Club: French Club is going to a cafe!!! Bring in your FIELD TRIP FORM BY THIS FRIDAY (we have a meeting)! SPACE IS LIMITED!

French 6: Today, students continued to practice saying what hurts and how they feel. We talked about other people's feelings as well (He is sick, he wants to go home, etc...). We played charades and Pictionary with written reinforcement. The vocabulary is here: HOW TO SAY WHAT HURTS/ SICKNESS. Be sure you have added "My throat hurts (J'ai mal à la gorge)" to your personal note sheet.

HW: Study for tomorrow's quiz. If you didn't finish SPELL for J'ai mal and for "I am sick", you still can do that for 85% of the credit. If you do well on tomorrow's quiz, I will replace last week's formative assessment if you had trouble with it.

Here are some practice questions for the quiz. I HIGHLY recommend trying them.

What's wrong with you? My ears hurt and my shoulder hurts.
I am sick and I am tired.
My throat hurts and I want to stay in bed!
Everything hurts and I don't want to go to school!
What's the matter? Nothing. Everything is going well.

October 24th, 2017

10/24/2017

French Club: French Club is going to a cafe!!! Bring in your FIELD TRIP FORM BY THIS FRIDAY (we have a meeting)! SPACE IS LIMITED!

French 6: Today, students practiced saying what hurts and how the feel. They did this with partners and with the group. We used the HOW TO SAY WHAT HURTS/ SICKNESS vocabulary sheet as we worked.

HW: Finish SPELL for J'ai mal and for "I am sick." We started this yesterday in class..

Alerte 500 (members)

October 23th, 2017

10/23/2017

French Club: French Club is going to a cafe!!! Bring in your FIELD TRIP FORM BY THIS FRIDAY (we have a meeting)! SPACE IS LIMITED!

French 6: Today, students took a formative assessment to see where they are in their understanding of how to say what hurts. This was a "fill in the blank" formative. After reviewing all the vocabulary, I gave out a complete HOW TO SAY WHAT HURTS/ SICKNESS vocabulary sheet, and students practiced online at their own pace. They did spell for J'ai mal and for "I am sick." Anything not finished in class should be finished by Tuesday night at the latest.

HW: Finish spell for the two sets above by Tuesday night at the latest.

Alerte 500 (members)

"I don't know what to do. It seems that the more I run, the more I gain weight."

October 20th, 2017

10/20/2017

French Club: French Club is going to a cafe!!! Bring in your FIELD TRIP FORM ASAP!

French 6: Today, we talked about how to say what hurts and how we are feeling. There is a vocabulary sheet HERE. Students learned how to ask, "What is the matter?" and they wrote a letter explaining why they have to stay home (Dear...., I am not well today. My eyes and ears hurt, etc...)

Homework: This is a "fill in the blank" Quizlet to help you learn! Please do J'ai Mal With Blanks: Match x 10 and Spell to 100%.

If you are part of the 500 group (if you are, I've already talked to you), click HERE.

October 19th, 2017

10/19/2017

French 6:: Today, students took a listening assessment on body parts. Then we sang a folk song called, "Jean Petit," which can be found HERE.

Finally, we started to talk about how to express that one is sick: Je suis malade (I am sick) and je veux dormir (I want to sleep), etc...

Homework: Optional - Get a head start on your new words (sick, tired, etc...) by playing match 15 times HERE. This is for an extra credit grade.

The cat answer the question, "Are you done studying yet?"

October 18th, 2017

10/18/2017

French 6: Today students wrote down the words for the parts of the body on THIS NOTE SHEET using their surfaces as a guide. The answers are HERE.

After writing down the words, we practiced listening with "Où est / Où sont" which means "Where is/are..." We sang a song called "Savez-vous planter les choux." which can be found if you scroll down the page HERE.

Finally, students practiced pronunciation by listening to the words on Quizlet..

Homework: Required - Spell to 100% for parts of the body. There is a listening assessment on these words tomorrow. Students should be able to pick out the body parts when they hear them in French. Also, they should be able to tell if I am talking about one part or two (arm or arms?).

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October 17th, 2017

10/17/2017

French 6: Today students did a speaking assessment on objects in the classroom.

I gave students a chance to do Quizlet LEARN for the parts of the body . Most students did about 10-15 minutes worth.

If you want to hear some of the songs from this unit, you can go: HERE.

Homework: Required - Match ten times for parts of the body.

Suggested but not required: - Learn or Spell for the same set.

October 16th, 2017

10/16/2017

French 6: Today students practiced for tomorrow's speaking assessment. The best way to practice for this at home is to go over the sentence starters HERE and to review vocabulary pronunciation of these OBJECTS.

After we practiced, we went over the words for some: du/de la/des . The first two are singular (m/f) and the third is plural. Then we talked about the words for "the." They are: le/la/les/l'. We will do more with this shortly.

Finally, we began the new topic of parts of the body. We sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Feet," and we learned a French fold song called, "Do you know how to plant cabbage?" The body part page and songs can be found HERE.

Homework: Practice for the speaking assessment.

October 13th, 2017

10/13/2017

French Club: We voted on the tee-shirt design contest today. If you weren't here, you can vote HERE through tonight.

French 6: We had a singing contest with the song, "Dans ma salle de classe." The winner is... THIRD PERIOD.

Today, students practiced a range of vocabulary, and we had an open-note formative which can be found HERE.. Students who finished went on to try more difficult sentences, such as:

a. There are 15 binders in my backpack!
b.   I have some scissors, some glue, and some tape in my (mon) locker for you.
c. Do you want a student desk or a teacher desk?
d. – What do you want? - I want a classroom with a whiteboard, 25 tables, and 25 chairs.
e. Do you have my pencil? Where is my pencil?

Homework: Required - Please do spell for the sentence starters HERE.. This will help you study for Tuesday's speaking assessment. Be able to say what things are located where ("In my backpack, there is a...") and what you want for your birthday. If you want extra practice, you might try Gravity for this set.

Suggested:  You can also practice pronouncing the OBJECTS to help with pronunciation.

October 12th, 2017

10/12/2017

French Club: We have a meeting tomorrow morning. We will vote on the tee-shirt design. They are already posted on the French Club page, but voting is not open yet.

French 6: Today we practiced the question, "Qu'est-ce qu''il y a dans ta salle de classe?" or "What is there in your classroom?" We also asked, "What is there in your binder, your locker, etc..."

We practiced saying, "I have... but I want..." This is "J'ai... mais je veux...."

I gave out a page of new vocab notes.

Homework: 1. Study for Tuesday's speaking assessment. Be able to say what things are located where (In my backpack, there is a..." and what you want for your birthday. If you want practice with these sentence starters, they are HERE. You can also practice pronouncing the OBJECTS.

There is an optional extra credit homework to practice the new expressions. Students will earn 10 extra homework points.

If you forgot to do yesterdays' work, scroll through the flash cards for EXTRA EXPRESSIONS. I would set the options to see both French and English. Then do match ten times. Don't forget to log in.

October 11th, 2017

10/11/2017

French Club: We have a meeting on Friday morning. We will vote on the tee-shirt design. They are already posted on the French Club page, but voting is not open yet.

French 6: Today we practiced the question, "Qu'est-ce que tu veux pour ton anniversaire?" or "What do you want for your birthday?" We transitioned to "Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans ta salle de classe?" or "What is there in your classroom?"

We talked about adding the letter "s" to make most words plural in French (cinq classeurs) but that words ending in "eau" get an "x." For example, you can say "cinq drapeaux."

We listened to the song, DANS MA SALLE DE CLASSE which can also be found on the "OBJECTS" page. Keep practicing and your class might earn chocolate.

Homework: Scroll through the flash cards for EXTRA EXPRESSIONS. I would set the options to see both French and English. Then do match ten times. Be sure to complete the work TONIGHT as I check it early in the morning. Don't forget to log in.

NOTE: If I talked to you today about extra work, remember BonjourMadame 500.

October 10th, 2017

10/10/2017

French Club: We have a meeting on Friday morning. We will vote on the tee-shirt design. They are already posted on the French Club page, but voting is not open yet.

French 6: Students took a quiz today on the spelling and meaning of all the CLASSROOM VOCABULARY. If you didn't know the words well, you can practice with objects in the classroom or ARTICLE PRACTICE.

We listened to a song called DANS MA SALLE DE CLASSE which can also be found on the "OBJECTS" page. Keep practicing and your class might earn chocolate.

We learned how to ask, "What do you want for your birthday" or "Qu'est-ce que tu veux pour ton anniversaire?"" Students practiced walking around and saying what they want for their brithdays.

Homework: Scroll through the flash cards for EXTRA EXPRESSIONS. I would set the options to see both French and English. If you want to get ahead of yourself, play match a bunch of times or try learn.

October 06th, 2017

10/6/2017

Bonjour! I had some trouble uploading documents Wednesday, so here they are:

We listened to a song called DANS MA SALLE DE CLASSE which can also be found on the "OBJECTS" page. Next week, the class that can sing the most enthusiastically will get a prize. I also gave out some ARTICLE PRACTICE, and we did the first side.

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Reminder: There is a quiz Tuesday on the spelling and meaning of all the CLASSROOM VOCABULARY. Want a HW bonus? REDO spell on objects in the classroom by Sunday night. When I check, I should see that you did it twice (once for last week, and once between now and Sunday). Be sure you are logged in when you work on Quizlet.

Want some practice with articles (un/une/des/du/de la)? You can do this Article Quizlet to help you out. Gravity (Asteroids) is fun - press "Start Game" and set the options so you have to type the term. Go fast and type in un/une/du/etc...

October 04th, 2017

10/4/2017

French Club: If you are in French Club, please consider designing a tee-shirt for us. Info is HERE. Please do this by the end of tonight.

French 6: Today we practiced articles (un/une/etc...). The website is not loading documents right now, so I may have to post the warmup later. Students should be studying CLASSROOM VOCABULARY.

Next, we listened to a song called DANS MA SALLE DE CLASSE (will have to upload later), which can also be found on the "OBJECTS" page. Next week, the class that can sing the most enthusiastically will get a prize.

Homework: There is a quiz Tuesday on the spelling and meaning of all the CLASSROOM VOCABULARY. Want a HW bonus? REDO spell on objects in the classroom by Sunday night. When I check, I should see that you did it twice (once for last week, and once between now and Sunday). Be sure you are logged in when you work on Quizlet.

Want some practice with articles (un/une/des/du/de la)? You can do this Article Quizlet to help you out. Gravity (Asteroids) is fun - press "Start Game" and set the options so you have to type the term. Go fast and type in un/une/du/etc...

October 03rd, 2017

10/3/2017

French Club: If you are in French Club, please consider designing a tee-shirt for us. Info is HERE.

French 6: Students did a listening assessment on CLASSROOM VOCABULARY today. Afterwards, I gave back the tests from last week, and students made test corrections. If they finished, they could work on a French CROSSWORD or SEARCH-A-WORD, or they could do any Quizlet activities to help with objects.

All words and videos can be found on the "OBJECTS" page.

Homework: Optional extra homework - If you do Part A of the Search-A-Word and also the whole crossword puzzle, you will get 105% on a homework assignment. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FIND THE WORDS FOR THE SEARCH-A-WORD - just do part A.

- Some students still owe spell and match on objects in the classroom! Be sure you are logged in when you work on Quizlet.

Want some practice with articles (un/une/des/du/de la)? You can do this Article Quizlet to help you out.

October 02nd, 2017

10/2/2017

French Club: If you are in French Club, please consider designing a tee-shirt for us. Info is HERE.

French 6: Students continued to learn CLASSROOM VOCABULARY today. We went over what different letter combinations sound like, and I gave students a packet with o bject words broken down into syllables.

All words and videos can be found on the "OBJECTS" page.

Homework: Study for tomorrow's listening assessment. If you owe me work make sure to go back and do it. Some students still owe spell and match on objects in the classroom!

Be sure you are logged in when you work on Quizlet.

NOTE: Students who can spell some of the words will earn some extra credit tomorrow.

Here are some practice listening assessments for objects. You can try these out on your own:

Have you tried all three listening practices above?

How cool would it be to make these?

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