A reminder that this week the follwoing students will do their "montre et racontre" en francais:
Owen, Reagan, Shane et Andrew
This week in learning:
Français: I will begin to evaluate the students' reading level in French, a.k.a GB+. Mme Clease will be with us and will work on writing skills with the students while I am evaluating.  Also on the agenda...geometric forms and shapes vocabulary.

Etudes Sociales: All about "me" dice. The students will speak about themselves using a dice we created.

Math: finish off measuring and weighing with some evaluations. We will also race cars down a ramp and measure the distance.

Science:  changes that happen in Spring , Plants and how they drink.

Health: emotions = surprise, confused

With warmer weather here and the classroom being warm, I would like all students to have a bottle of water on their desks to avoid line ups at the fountain and leaving class on a regular basis. Please send one with a secure lid to keep your child hydrated during the day.

 It is also a good idea to be prepared for ANY type of weather; sweaters, small coats, hats and sunscreen.

Montre et raconte
Every morning we will have a show and tell so that the students can speak more in French. Here is an outline of students and weekly dates they will be presenting. It is all random. Students may bring in something to show and explain to their peers, a picture of a vacation to talk about, or if they like, they can read a book. The goal is to get the kids speaking more in front of their friends. Have fun.
The week of April 18th: Neomie, Hubert, Natalie, Zixu
The week of April 25th: Andrew, Owen, Reagan, Shane
The week of May 2nd: Curtis, Shanya, Neveah, Anna
The week of May 9th: Philo, Feranmi, Akin, Zoey, Ruhaan
The week of May 16th: Ryder, Jeremy, Kate, Nathan, 
The week of May 23rd: Israel, Valentina,Yechan, Grace

Congratulations to the follwing students, who will be representing our class in the Gala Oratoire in front of the school this Wednesday at 1pm:
Shane and Anna!
A job well done and all students should be proud of themselves for memorizing and presenting in front of their peers. Merci.

Checking out our seeds. Some are just in paper towels, some are in sand, some are in dirt, some are in wood chips, some are in cotton balls (ouate in french),some are in grass. Let the experimenting begin!

In-class Gala oratoire is Monday. All children will present and be marked on their French speech. Practice, practice, practice.

I am really noticing the difference between those students who are practicing their Gala Oratoire at home and those who are not. Every night, students shoud be adding 2 sentences to their memory. We will be presenting in class next Monday. 
This week in learning:
Francais: Gala Oratoire
                 the consonant blends: BL    FL  GL  PL
                                                    BR  FR  GR  PR  TR
Spring vocabulary: to follow

Sciences: PLANTS 

• we are observing our plants (one in sun and one in darkness); 
• we will be planting seeds in various types of materials to see if soil is the best;
• we will be planting other seeds and caring for them.

Social Studies: The past, present and future of families, traditions

Math: mesuring. Help your child by getting them to mesure anything they can at home, or by saying that something is longer (plus long que) or shorter (plus petit que) something else. Also repeat centimètre to remember how to say it in French. 

If your child does not have a ruler, please ensure that you purchase one for our mesuring unit in Math. Merci.

Also, only one student has purchased a dry-erase marker since the interviews. Please send one asap. Thanks.

Here are the texts that we will be presenting for the Gala Oratoire. Please practice every night. 
Les animaux de la ferme = girls
Les animaux du zoo = boys

Welcome Back to the final few weeks of school! How time has flown!
Please hand in the sheet of 2 stars and a wish for the final report, if you have not done so already. 
In the month of April we will be working on a speech unit. All students will be required to memorize a speech and present it to the class. (We, the teachers, have already selected the text).Afterwards, some students will be chosen to present their speech to the school and may even be chosen to go to the Grand Gala for the city on May 28th at Bishop Grandin High School. This is something that has been asked of us from the French department in order to showcase the students' oral skills. It is also good practice for students to speak in French, and to work on public speaking, which is a lifelong ability. As parents, you can help your child by having them repeat the sentences every night; once looking at the sheet and then not. Presentation finesse will be something that we will work on later in the month.