And yes, Friday morning is track and field for primaries. Please ensure students are dressed for success in any weather. Hats, running shoes, athletic clothing, layers and water bottles are recommended.
Tonight, look for your child's April dictée rubric. So sorry for the delay getting that to you - what a busy time! We also have our games. Of course, some students had borrowed bits and pieces from our class to play their games (dice, jetons, coins etc.) and I have returned these to their places in our classroom. I hope they are either able to borrow from your games at home, or come up with their own creative substitutions so that they can keep playing their games.
Since, to my surprise, we did not vote our homework away, words of the week are ON.
Words of the Week
Grade 1: In our previous look at ‘ou’, we learned that “ou” means or.
With an accent grave, it sounds the same, but the meaning changes. "Où" means
where or refers to a place.
“Je cours” (=
I’m running) and “court” (masculine version of short) sound the same (both end with a silent letter). “Court”
can also be part of the verb To Run,
e.g., “Il court”.
où, nous, vous, la boue, la poule, août,
le
goûter, je cours, court, tout
Bonus words: fourchette, douze
Grade 2: I was impressed with the homework I saw last week on the verb pouvoir. Let's try another one! This week, le verbe faire. I hope students will start to notice some commonalities that will help us memorize spelling patterns. For example, the endings for je and tu are the same, just as they were with pouvoir. Same for the endings of il, elle, et on. You might also point out that the ending of nous is 'ons', just as it was in "nous pouvons". Once you start noticing these little things, learning other verbs become a LOT easier.
je fais
tu fais
il/ elle/ on fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils/elles font