It was so nice to meet you all (again) last evening. Thank you for coming to our open-house and allowing the children to show you around. If you missed it, don't worry, I just repeated things that have already been communicated via notes or this blog. As always, please feel free to ask questions at any time, and thank you for the support you have already shown.
Once again, a reminder that all the green activity bags complete with instructions and pieces should be returned Monday so that we can exchange. Thanks! Today I've sent home a copy of the parent contact list for our class this year. This includes the contact info for any families that agreed to share it when they returned their letter to me, and any additions from last night. I hope this helps you facilitate playdates - that's such a great way to support your student in making friends and developing their social skills!
I mentioned in my first day letter that I would post some French words or phrases each week, in case you'd like to keep up with the class and review at home.
I missed the first two weeks, and we have already learned lots of words and phrases, so let's get started!
We are already VERY good at using these words, especially at snack when the "waitress" comes around and the customers reply with a "merci" or "non, merci"!
Bonjour
Au Revoir
Oui
Non
Merci
We finally received our delivery of toys, so we now have dishes, more food, play tools, animals and lots more building materials! Below, some students are making some repairs to our classroom and furniture using the new tool kit!
The boys below sorted our new animal toys into categories: insects and mammals!
Each week, there is a teacher-led activity that students must complete at some point. This week we are working on our pencil grip and tracing skills.
We practiced our cutting skills while making collages using the primary colours: rouge, bleu et jaune.
This group impressed me so much. They were sitting together, looking at a book we had read and singing the accompanying song together in French!
Earlier this week we had a birthday in our class, and his parents had the nice idea of leading a fun activity for our whole class in lieu of a party or sending treats (which of course, we can't do at Dewson). This was a great alternative and we had a lot of fun! Thanks again!
Bonne fin de semaine!