Kindergarteners have begin learning the Seasons and the Weather:
l'Hiver (lee vehr)-winter, le Printemps (luh, prah* toh*)-spring, L'Été (lay tay)-Summer
L'Automne (lo tun)-Fall
Il fait chaud--It's warm/hot, Il fait froid--It's cold, Il fait frais.--It's cool
Il fait du soleil--It's sunny, Il pleut.--It's raining, Il neige--It's snowing
Monday, December 19, 2016
First Graders have been learning to name the following school supplies:
un crayon (cray oh*)-pencil, un stylo (stee loh)-pen, une trousse (troos)-pencil case, un cartable (car tah bluh)-book bag, des ciseaux (see zoh)-scissors, une règle (regl)-ruler, une colle (kull)-glue
They are becoming familiar with hearing the forms of MY:
Mon (masculine), Ma (feminine), and Mes (plural)
They are also becoming familiar with the feminine forms of some colors and with the concept of adjective agreement (the adjective form must match the noun in gender and number):
Bleu, bleue Blanc, blanche
Violet, violette Noir, noire
Vert, verte
Rouge, jaune and rose don't change because they already have an E at the end.
Orange and marron never change because they are also foods.
un crayon (cray oh*)-pencil, un stylo (stee loh)-pen, une trousse (troos)-pencil case, un cartable (car tah bluh)-book bag, des ciseaux (see zoh)-scissors, une règle (regl)-ruler, une colle (kull)-glue
They are becoming familiar with hearing the forms of MY:
Mon (masculine), Ma (feminine), and Mes (plural)
They are also becoming familiar with the feminine forms of some colors and with the concept of adjective agreement (the adjective form must match the noun in gender and number):
Bleu, bleue Blanc, blanche
Violet, violette Noir, noire
Vert, verte
Rouge, jaune and rose don't change because they already have an E at the end.
Orange and marron never change because they are also foods.
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Kindergarten
Students have been enjoying a new song and a new chant, which have helped them solidify their understanding of the following Parts of the Body vocabulary:
la tête (head), le nez (nose), les oreilles (ears), les yeux (eyes), l'oeil (the eye),
la bouche (mouth), l'épaule (shoulder), le genou (knee), le pied (foot), la main (hand)
Song: Jean Petit Qui Danse
Jean Petit qui danse, Jean Petit qui danse
De sa tête il danse, de sa tête il danse (verse 2: de ses mains, verse 3: de son pied)
De sa tête, tête, tête
Ainsi danse Jean Petit
Chant: Les deux pieds font tap tap tap
Les deux mains font clap clap clap
Un pas 'ci, un pas là
Un petit tour et puis voilà!
La tête fait nick nick nick
Les petits doigts font click click click
Un pas 'ci, un pas là
Un petit tour et puis VOILÀ (Hold a pose 3 seconds)
Finally, students are now able to count to 20 (and some higher!):
17 dix-sept, 18 dix-huit, 19 dix-neuf, 20 vingt, 21 vingt et un, 22 vingt-deux....30 trente
Students have been enjoying a new song and a new chant, which have helped them solidify their understanding of the following Parts of the Body vocabulary:
la tête (head), le nez (nose), les oreilles (ears), les yeux (eyes), l'oeil (the eye),
la bouche (mouth), l'épaule (shoulder), le genou (knee), le pied (foot), la main (hand)
Song: Jean Petit Qui Danse
Jean Petit qui danse, Jean Petit qui danse
De sa tête il danse, de sa tête il danse (verse 2: de ses mains, verse 3: de son pied)
De sa tête, tête, tête
Ainsi danse Jean Petit
Chant: Les deux pieds font tap tap tap
Les deux mains font clap clap clap
Un pas 'ci, un pas là
Un petit tour et puis voilà!
La tête fait nick nick nick
Les petits doigts font click click click
Un pas 'ci, un pas là
Un petit tour et puis VOILÀ (Hold a pose 3 seconds)
Finally, students are now able to count to 20 (and some higher!):
17 dix-sept, 18 dix-huit, 19 dix-neuf, 20 vingt, 21 vingt et un, 22 vingt-deux....30 trente
First Grade
We have finished Unit 1 and students have become familiar with the following:
Greetings
Comment ça va? (How are you?), Ça va? (Everything OK?), Oui, et toi? (Yes, and you?)
Monsieur, Madame (Mr., Mrs.), Bien, merci (Well, thank you), Comment tu t'appelles? (What's your name?), Je m'appelle (My name is), Moi, c'est + name (I'm + name), Tu as quel age? (How old are you?), J'ai six/sept ans. (I'm six/seven)
Numbers to 12 and their spelling
1 un, 2 deux, 3 trois, 4 quatre, 5 cinq, 6 six, 7 sept, 8 huit, 9 neuf, 10 dix, 11 onze, 12 douze
Shapes
Le triangle, le rectangle, le cercle/le rond, le carré (square)
Colors
Bleu, orange, rouge (red), vert (green), jaune (yellow), violet (purple), noir (black), blanc (white)
We have finished Unit 1 and students have become familiar with the following:
Greetings
Comment ça va? (How are you?), Ça va? (Everything OK?), Oui, et toi? (Yes, and you?)
Monsieur, Madame (Mr., Mrs.), Bien, merci (Well, thank you), Comment tu t'appelles? (What's your name?), Je m'appelle (My name is), Moi, c'est + name (I'm + name), Tu as quel age? (How old are you?), J'ai six/sept ans. (I'm six/seven)
Numbers to 12 and their spelling
1 un, 2 deux, 3 trois, 4 quatre, 5 cinq, 6 six, 7 sept, 8 huit, 9 neuf, 10 dix, 11 onze, 12 douze
Shapes
Le triangle, le rectangle, le cercle/le rond, le carré (square)
Colors
Bleu, orange, rouge (red), vert (green), jaune (yellow), violet (purple), noir (black), blanc (white)
Monday, October 17, 2016
KINDERGARTEN
We have begun learning the Parts of the Body. To help with this, students are enjoying the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" in French:
Tête, épaules, genoux, et pieds, genoux et pieds,
Tête, épaules, genoux, et pieds, genuox et pieds,
J'ai deux yeux, deux oreilles, une bouche, et un nez,
Tête, épaules, genoux, et pieds, genoux et pieds!"
We are also learning Numbers from 11 to 16:
11-onze, 12-douze, 13-treize, 14-quatorze, 15-quinze, 16-seize
Finally, we are beginning to memorize the American Pledge of Allegiance--in French!
We have begun learning the Parts of the Body. To help with this, students are enjoying the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" in French:
Tête, épaules, genoux, et pieds, genoux et pieds,
Tête, épaules, genoux, et pieds, genuox et pieds,
J'ai deux yeux, deux oreilles, une bouche, et un nez,
Tête, épaules, genoux, et pieds, genoux et pieds!"
We are also learning Numbers from 11 to 16:
11-onze, 12-douze, 13-treize, 14-quatorze, 15-quinze, 16-seize
Finally, we are beginning to memorize the American Pledge of Allegiance--in French!
Monday, September 19, 2016
KINDERGARTEN
Students can now count to ten! They have been enjoying another song that helps them practice their numbers to seven:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7, Violette, Violette,
1-2-3-4-5-6-7, Violette à bicyclette!
Kindergarten has also enjoyed the many times we played "Jacques Dit" (Simon Says) with our classroom commands and action verbs. We have added COUREZ! (Run!) and MANGEZ (Eat!), as well as two adverbs: VITE! (Quickly), and LENTEMENT (slowly).
We are now practicing how to point out an object with VOILÀ____. (There is the ____.)
FIRST GRADE
Students have been enjoying a new song that reinforces the numbers 1-12. It is a famous song in France:
"1,2,3, Je vais dans les bois (1,2,3, I'm going in the woods)
4,5,6, cueillir des cerises (4,5,6, to pick cherries)
7,8,9, dans mon panier neuf (7,8,9, in my new basket)
10,11,12, ells seront toutes rouges! (11,12,13, they will be all red!)
Next week we will be reviewing colors and learning shapes.
Students can now count to ten! They have been enjoying another song that helps them practice their numbers to seven:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7, Violette, Violette,
1-2-3-4-5-6-7, Violette à bicyclette!
Kindergarten has also enjoyed the many times we played "Jacques Dit" (Simon Says) with our classroom commands and action verbs. We have added COUREZ! (Run!) and MANGEZ (Eat!), as well as two adverbs: VITE! (Quickly), and LENTEMENT (slowly).
We are now practicing how to point out an object with VOILÀ____. (There is the ____.)
FIRST GRADE
Students have been enjoying a new song that reinforces the numbers 1-12. It is a famous song in France:
"1,2,3, Je vais dans les bois (1,2,3, I'm going in the woods)
4,5,6, cueillir des cerises (4,5,6, to pick cherries)
7,8,9, dans mon panier neuf (7,8,9, in my new basket)
10,11,12, ells seront toutes rouges! (11,12,13, they will be all red!)
Next week we will be reviewing colors and learning shapes.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Kindergarten
Students have been learning how to introduce themselves with JE M'APPELLE, and answer COMMENT ÇA VA? (How are you) with BIEN (well), TRÈS BIEN (very well), and FANTASTIQUE! They are learning several classroom objects, some colors, and numbers 1-5 (we will continue this for several weeks):
le crayon (pencil) la chaise (chair) le tableau (white board)
le papier (paper) le pupitre (desk) la porte (door)
rouge (red) bleu (blue) jaune (yellow) marron (brown) rose (pink)
vert (green) orange violet (purple) noir (black)
1 (un) 2 (deux) 3 (trois) 4 (quatre) 5 (cinq)
They have also been enjoying a "Hello" song, sung to the tune of "Where is thumbkin?":
Bonjour Madame, Bonjour Madame
Comment ça va? Comment ça va?
Très bien merci, Très bien merci
Au revoir! Au revoir!
First Grade
Students have learned to introduce themselves in two different ways: JE M'APPELLE (My name is___) and MOI, C'EST (I'm ____). They have begun getting to know the members of the Legrand family, who appear often in our new program, Les Loustics. They have been reviewing answers to COMMENT ÇA VA? (How are you?) from last year, and are working on the more casual dialogue, ÇA VA? > OUI, ET TOI? > OUI, ÇA VA! (Is it going well? Yes, and you? Yes, everything's OK!)
We learned a new Hello/Goodbye song:
Je te dis Bonjour. Tu me dis Bonjour. On se dit Bonjour, et Bonne journee!
Je te dis Au revoir. Tu me dis Au revoir. On se dit Au revoir, et À bientôt!
Students reviewed some commands of the classroom: ÉCOUTE! (listen), REGARDE! (look), CHANTE! (sing) and added new ones: MIME! (imitate), PARLE! (speak), MONTRE! (show--point to), LIS! (read)
We will also be reviewing numbers (and will practice reading and writing them--to 12), colors and how to say one's age: TU AS QUEL ÂGE? > J'AI SIX/SEPT ANS.
Students have been learning how to introduce themselves with JE M'APPELLE, and answer COMMENT ÇA VA? (How are you) with BIEN (well), TRÈS BIEN (very well), and FANTASTIQUE! They are learning several classroom objects, some colors, and numbers 1-5 (we will continue this for several weeks):
le crayon (pencil) la chaise (chair) le tableau (white board)
le papier (paper) le pupitre (desk) la porte (door)
rouge (red) bleu (blue) jaune (yellow) marron (brown) rose (pink)
vert (green) orange violet (purple) noir (black)
1 (un) 2 (deux) 3 (trois) 4 (quatre) 5 (cinq)
They have also been enjoying a "Hello" song, sung to the tune of "Where is thumbkin?":
Bonjour Madame, Bonjour Madame
Comment ça va? Comment ça va?
Très bien merci, Très bien merci
Au revoir! Au revoir!
First Grade
Students have learned to introduce themselves in two different ways: JE M'APPELLE (My name is___) and MOI, C'EST (I'm ____). They have begun getting to know the members of the Legrand family, who appear often in our new program, Les Loustics. They have been reviewing answers to COMMENT ÇA VA? (How are you?) from last year, and are working on the more casual dialogue, ÇA VA? > OUI, ET TOI? > OUI, ÇA VA! (Is it going well? Yes, and you? Yes, everything's OK!)
We learned a new Hello/Goodbye song:
Je te dis Bonjour. Tu me dis Bonjour. On se dit Bonjour, et Bonne journee!
Je te dis Au revoir. Tu me dis Au revoir. On se dit Au revoir, et À bientôt!
Students reviewed some commands of the classroom: ÉCOUTE! (listen), REGARDE! (look), CHANTE! (sing) and added new ones: MIME! (imitate), PARLE! (speak), MONTRE! (show--point to), LIS! (read)
We will also be reviewing numbers (and will practice reading and writing them--to 12), colors and how to say one's age: TU AS QUEL ÂGE? > J'AI SIX/SEPT ANS.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
La Rentrée 2016! Welcome back to school and, to our new parents, welcome to Archway Arete!
I am eager to introduce a new batch of kindergarteners to the world of French and to continue the journey with our first-graders! This is my third year at Arete and my eleventh year teaching French formally in the classroom.
My own journey with French began in the seventh grade and continued through university, earning my BA in French from UCLA. In my first teaching position in California, I taught French to all grades, K through high school. After an eight year pause to raise my children in Minnesota (and homeschool for a few years), I returned to education, tutoring reading and math at a French immersion school. After moving to Arizona, I worked as a Special Education/Resource Assistant at Dobson Academy, and then taught high school French at Arizona School for the Arts.
When I am not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my husband and three children, reading, biking, taking zumba or dance classes, drawing, watching period dramas, and traveling.
I look forward to seeing how much your children will learn this year!
Madame Harris
I am eager to introduce a new batch of kindergarteners to the world of French and to continue the journey with our first-graders! This is my third year at Arete and my eleventh year teaching French formally in the classroom.
My own journey with French began in the seventh grade and continued through university, earning my BA in French from UCLA. In my first teaching position in California, I taught French to all grades, K through high school. After an eight year pause to raise my children in Minnesota (and homeschool for a few years), I returned to education, tutoring reading and math at a French immersion school. After moving to Arizona, I worked as a Special Education/Resource Assistant at Dobson Academy, and then taught high school French at Arizona School for the Arts.
When I am not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my husband and three children, reading, biking, taking zumba or dance classes, drawing, watching period dramas, and traveling.
I look forward to seeing how much your children will learn this year!
Madame Harris
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Students in kindergarten and first grade have finished the unit on clothing. While learning the vocabulary, they were introduced to the concept of masculine and feminine gender. First graders impressed me with their grasp of adjective agreement (masculine or feminine adjective) while we wrote full sentences describing the color of clothing.
Students are enjoying practicing the phrases: "Who, me? / Not me! / Then who?" while we sing/play "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar!" We will also begin learning many animals, some adjectives to describe them, and some prepositions to describe their location.
Kindergarten Vocabulary:
Les Animaux
le chien-dog, le chat-cat, le lapin-rabbit, le poisson-fish, la tortue-turtle, le serpent-snake, le cochon-pig
Les Adjectifs
grand-big, petit-small, sympa-nice, méchant-mean, lent-slow, rapide-fast
Les Prépositions
sur-on, sous-under, dans-in
First Grade Vocabulary: All of the above PLUS the following additional animals:
le lion, le tigre, l'ours-bear, la poule-hen/chicken, la vache-cow, le singe-monkey
Students are enjoying practicing the phrases: "Who, me? / Not me! / Then who?" while we sing/play "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar!" We will also begin learning many animals, some adjectives to describe them, and some prepositions to describe their location.
Kindergarten Vocabulary:
Les Animaux
le chien-dog, le chat-cat, le lapin-rabbit, le poisson-fish, la tortue-turtle, le serpent-snake, le cochon-pig
Les Adjectifs
grand-big, petit-small, sympa-nice, méchant-mean, lent-slow, rapide-fast
Les Prépositions
sur-on, sous-under, dans-in
First Grade Vocabulary: All of the above PLUS the following additional animals:
le lion, le tigre, l'ours-bear, la poule-hen/chicken, la vache-cow, le singe-monkey
Friday, April 8, 2016
LA SOIRÉE DE BEAUTÉ
You are invited to enjoy a special evening showcasing the artwork and French performances of your children on Friday, April 22nd. There will be artwork displayed throughout the hallways, a French class video in the MPR, along with a live performance by the French Club.
The evening will be divided into two sessions: session 1 at 5:30 is for families with last names A-L, and session 2 at 6:50 is for last names M-Z. Please arrive only during the session assigned to your last name. This will help ensure sufficient parking and allow you to enjoy the evening comfortably. A schedule with specific activities is forthcoming and will be provided that evening as well. We hope to see you there!
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
First Grade
Students have been practicing their ACTION VERBS by physically obeying commands, but we are adding singular subject pronouns (I, You, He, She) to use the verbs in short sentences. The verbs are:
manger (to eat), marcher (to walk), courir (to run), parler (to speak), sauter (to jump), tourner (to
turn), danser (to dance), chanter (to sing), dormir (to sleep), regarder (to look at/watch)
Subject Pronouns: I--Je, You--Tu, He--Il, She--Elle
Next Week, we will review the ALPHABET and articles of CLOTHING. We will review the clothing under Kindergarten below and add the following:
un chemisier (uh* shuh mee zee yay) = a girl's shirt
une chaussette (ûn sho set) = a sock
un chapeau (uh* sha po) = a hat
un manteau (uh* mah* to) = a coat
Students have enjoyed the song "Banjo," and for Great Heart's Day we will learn a new song:
"Plus nous sommes ensemble, ensemble, ensemble,
Plus nous sommes ensemble, plus heureux nous serons.
Car tes amis sont mes amis, et mes amis sont tes amis,
Plus nous sommes ensemble, plus heureux nous serons."
Translation: The more we get together....the happier we'll be.
For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends,
The more we get together, the happier we'll be."
Students have been practicing their ACTION VERBS by physically obeying commands, but we are adding singular subject pronouns (I, You, He, She) to use the verbs in short sentences. The verbs are:
manger (to eat), marcher (to walk), courir (to run), parler (to speak), sauter (to jump), tourner (to
turn), danser (to dance), chanter (to sing), dormir (to sleep), regarder (to look at/watch)
Subject Pronouns: I--Je, You--Tu, He--Il, She--Elle
Next Week, we will review the ALPHABET and articles of CLOTHING. We will review the clothing under Kindergarten below and add the following:
un chemisier (uh* shuh mee zee yay) = a girl's shirt
une chaussette (ûn sho set) = a sock
un chapeau (uh* sha po) = a hat
un manteau (uh* mah* to) = a coat
Students have enjoyed the song "Banjo," and for Great Heart's Day we will learn a new song:
"Plus nous sommes ensemble, ensemble, ensemble,
Plus nous sommes ensemble, plus heureux nous serons.
Car tes amis sont mes amis, et mes amis sont tes amis,
Plus nous sommes ensemble, plus heureux nous serons."
Translation: The more we get together....the happier we'll be.
For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends,
The more we get together, the happier we'll be."
Kindergarten
Students have been doing a great job learning the ALPHABET. They have noticed that some letters sound the same as English, some are different, and a few are backwards (G and J). They have enjoyed writing words that I dictate letter by letter on their small white boards and also playing Hangman.
We have been practicing a song about weather, sung with a partner, and it includes a patty-cake-type clap:
"Tu chanteras, je chanterai, nous chanterons ensemble,
Tu chanteras, je chanterai, s'il fait beau ou mauvais."
Translation: "You'll sing a song, I'll sing a song, we'll sing a song together,
You'll sing a song, I'll sing a song, if it's nice or bad weather."
Next week we will begin learning articles of CLOTHING:
un pantalon (uh* pah*tah loh*) = a (pair of) pants
une chemise (ûn shuh meez) = a shirt (men's/boy's)
une jupe (ûn zhûp) = a skirt
une robe (ûn rohb) = a dress
une chaussure (ûn sho sûr) = a shoe
un pull (uh* pûl) = a sweater
Students have been doing a great job learning the ALPHABET. They have noticed that some letters sound the same as English, some are different, and a few are backwards (G and J). They have enjoyed writing words that I dictate letter by letter on their small white boards and also playing Hangman.
We have been practicing a song about weather, sung with a partner, and it includes a patty-cake-type clap:
"Tu chanteras, je chanterai, nous chanterons ensemble,
Tu chanteras, je chanterai, s'il fait beau ou mauvais."
Translation: "You'll sing a song, I'll sing a song, we'll sing a song together,
You'll sing a song, I'll sing a song, if it's nice or bad weather."
Next week we will begin learning articles of CLOTHING:
un pantalon (uh* pah*tah loh*) = a (pair of) pants
une chemise (ûn shuh meez) = a shirt (men's/boy's)
une jupe (ûn zhûp) = a skirt
une robe (ûn rohb) = a dress
une chaussure (ûn sho sûr) = a shoe
un pull (uh* pûl) = a sweater
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