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!

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."

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

In both Kindergarten and First Grade, students have been learning or reviewing the Months, Seasons and Weather, as well as adding to our Action Verbs through TPR commands. 

Les Mois--Months

Song:  Voici les mois de l'année, l'année, voici les mois de l'année (Here are the months of the year...)
            [vwah see lay mwa duh la nay]

            janvier, février, mars, avril, et mai
            juin, juillet, août, septembre,
            octobre, novembre, décembre

Les Saisons:  Printemps (prah* toh*)--spring,  Été (ay tay)--summer,  Automne (oh tunn)--autumn,  Hiver (ee ver)--winter

Le Temps (Weather):   Il fait chaud (eel fay sho)--It's warm/hot,   Il fait froid (eel fay fwah)--It's
                                     cold,  Il fait du soleil (eel fay dû soh lay)--It's sunny,  Il fait du vent (eel fay  
                                     dû voh*),  Il pleut (eel pluh)--It's raining,  Il neige (eel nezh)--It's snowing

Noël--Christmas:  Students also enjoyed some vocabulary related to Christmas and enjoyed a video clip of two French girls who explained how their family celebrated Christmas in France.

Kindergarten

Students are enjoying the old French folk song, "Jean Petit Qui Danse," about a monk named Jean who loves to dance with different parts of his body!  The video clip is at right but we are learning a simpler version--Jean dances with his head, hands, and feet. The lyrics are as follows:

"Jean Petit qui danse, Jean Petit qui danse,
De sa tête il danse, de sa tête il danse,
De sa tête, tête, tête, ainsi danse Jean Petit!

Jean Petit qui danse, Jean Petit qui danse,
De ses mains il danse, de ses mains il danse,
De ses mains, mains, mains, de sa tête, tête, tête, ainsi danse Jean Petit!

Jean Petit qui danse, Jean Petit qui danse,
De son pied il danse, de son pied il danse,
De son pied, pied, pied, de ses mains, mains, mains, de sa tête, tête, tête, ainsi danse Jean Petit!"

Students are also learning to count to sixteen:

11- onze  (oh*z),  12- douze (dooz),  13- treize (trez), 14- quatorze- (katorz), 15- quinze (kah*z)
16- seize (sez)

Finally, added responses to "How are you?" (Comment ça va?) are:

J'ai chaud (zhay show)--I'm hot,  J'ai froid  (zhay fwah)--I'm cold,  J'ai faim (zhay fah*)

First Grade

Students are enjoying a new chant about the parts of the body:

1-Touchez la tête, touchez les pieds, maintenant la bouche, et puis le nez!
2-Tapez les mains, levez les bras, touchez les pieds, 1-2-3!
3-Sautez, sautez!  Touchez les hanches, le ventre, le nez,
4-Tirez les oreilles!  Tirez, tirez!  Touchez les pieds....
5-Et c'est assez!

Translation:

1-Touch your head, touch your feet, now the mouth, and then the nose!
2-Clap your hands, raise your arms, touch your feet, 1-2-3!
3-Jump, jump! Touch your hips, your tummy, your nose,
4-Pull your ears! Pull, pull! Touch your feet...
5-And that's enough!

We are also adding numbers seventeen to twenty:

17--dix sept  (dee set),   18--dix-huit  (deez weet),   19--dix-neuf  (deez nuf),  vingt--(vah*)

See numbers 11-16 and added responses to "How are you?" under Kindergarten above.

Kindergarten

We have added some new Parts of the Body vocabulary:

le cou -- neck 
le coude -- elbow
le bras -- arm
la jambe -- leg

Kindergarten

Students have begun learning the parts of the body.  We have been playing Simon Says (Jacques Dit) and singing "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" in French.  Note the translation is slightly different:

Tête, épaules, genoux, et pieds, genoux et pieds (2X)--  Head, Shoulders, Knees and FEET
J'ai deux yeux, un nez ,une bouche, et deux oreilles,--I have 2 eyes, 1 nose, 1 mouth, and 2 ears
Tête, épaules, genoux et pieds, genoux et pieds!--Head, shoulders, knees and feet!

This week many students have been able to identify body part vocabulary and colors in instructions about coloring parts on a robot.

We have also begun learning the days of the week:

lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche.

The week starts with Monday, and the days and months are not capitalized in French.

Students should now also be able to count to 10.


First Grade

Students have finished the unit on classroom objects and will begin the unit on parts of the body after fall break.  We have also been saying our Pledge of Allegiance in French!

On Special Wednesdays, first-graders will be making dictionaries!  We will add vocabulary as we go throughout the year.