Hi parents,
Shortly after receiving your child's progress report, all families are invited to come for an interview. It is very beneficial to touch base at this point in the year. I'll be able to share in more detail how your child is progressing and how we can work together to best support him/her going forward. Of course, you'll also be able to see some recent work, including our "Citrouilleville" stories and the fantastic projects that you had a part in! Your student is welcome to attend the interview as well, this is your decision. Sometimes it's nice for them to feel a part of the plan going forward.
We are getting the interviews scheduled now, and your final time confirmation will be sent to you in the report envelope on November 11th. On the sheet you are receiving today, please use the reverse of the form to circle your top 2 choices. If none of the times are convenient, please write me a note and let me know when would be better, I am very flexible. Also, if you have other children at Dewson, please indicate their area or teacher. We'll work together to make sure your interviews don't overlap, and you aren't sitting around for hours. Please return this form by Friday at the latest.
When you come for your interview, please make every effort to be on time and make any questions or concerns known to me right away so that I can make sure we address them. I will keep my eye on the clock, out of respect for everyone's busy schedules. If we require more time, I will happily schedule another meeting in the very near future.
This week we are reviewing the final basic vowel sound, ‘u’. The sound doesn’t really exist in English. It is tighter and more nasal than what we know, you kind of need fish lips for this one. Think “few”. A cool trick you can try is to shape your lips for a nice round o, and then in that space, try to say “ee”. You will end up with the right sound. That said, the best way to learn this one is probably just to ask your child to say the word “lune” - show them a picture of the moon and they’ll probably know the word, and they’ll naturally say it correctly. They’ll enjoy being able to teach you something too!
Shortly after receiving your child's progress report, all families are invited to come for an interview. It is very beneficial to touch base at this point in the year. I'll be able to share in more detail how your child is progressing and how we can work together to best support him/her going forward. Of course, you'll also be able to see some recent work, including our "Citrouilleville" stories and the fantastic projects that you had a part in! Your student is welcome to attend the interview as well, this is your decision. Sometimes it's nice for them to feel a part of the plan going forward.
We are getting the interviews scheduled now, and your final time confirmation will be sent to you in the report envelope on November 11th. On the sheet you are receiving today, please use the reverse of the form to circle your top 2 choices. If none of the times are convenient, please write me a note and let me know when would be better, I am very flexible. Also, if you have other children at Dewson, please indicate their area or teacher. We'll work together to make sure your interviews don't overlap, and you aren't sitting around for hours. Please return this form by Friday at the latest.
When you come for your interview, please make every effort to be on time and make any questions or concerns known to me right away so that I can make sure we address them. I will keep my eye on the clock, out of respect for everyone's busy schedules. If we require more time, I will happily schedule another meeting in the very near future.
This week we are reviewing the final basic vowel sound, ‘u’. The sound doesn’t really exist in English. It is tighter and more nasal than what we know, you kind of need fish lips for this one. Think “few”. A cool trick you can try is to shape your lips for a nice round o, and then in that space, try to say “ee”. You will end up with the right sound. That said, the best way to learn this one is probably just to ask your child to say the word “lune” - show them a picture of the moon and they’ll probably know the word, and they’ll naturally say it correctly. They’ll enjoy being able to teach you something too!
une, lune, tu, sur, mur
Bonus words: tutu, un*
*Note: “un” (one) does NOT contain
the ‘u’ sound. It sounds a bit like the beginning of the word “under”, without closing to the ‘n’. It is the
masculine version of “une”, and an essential word in the French vocabulary.In math this week we are measuring time, beginning with telling the time to the hour. We played with some play clocks to work on putting the long hand (aiguille) at the 12, and we talked about how both hands move, but at different speeds. We also learned two ways to write the time, 9 heures (or 9 h) and 9:00. Ask your time keeper to tell you the time in French anytime that you notice it's something o'clock.
Today, every researcher presented one event from their timeline to the whole class. They did a great job speaking clearly and in French, and our audience was great too. Merci!
I look forward to seeing you all very soon,
Tamara