Words of the week
E might win as the most complicated letter of the French
alphabet. It can make so many different sounds depending on the accent or
letters around it. In this case, when followed by ‘s’, it makes a more relaxed sound, as in “best”. Your
student has probably already learned these words, but it might be a good time
to go back to playing with movable letters to play with different
combinations.
les, mes, tes, des, c’est
Bonus words: il est, ses
In math, we have started a very short unit on 2-D geometry. So far, we have done some shape sorting and discovery using Venn diagrams, and we have used shapes to make pictures.
We will be working on naming the most basic shapes correctly and discovering what attributes a shape has to have in order to earn it's name. Today, our Venn diagram taught us what a square must have in order to be called a square. Ask your mathematician how many rules are involved in a Diagramme de Venn (this confuses a lot of students, even in older grades) and what the rules for our 2 circles were today (see picture).
Today we worked together to write a class letter to Santa. Vika took it with her to mail, so it should get to him on time for Christmas. Ask your writer what we said in our letter. We saved a copy so that we can use it as a reference in the next two weeks as we write our own letters to teachers and friends. Ask your writer about a nice way to begin a letter. Is it polite to begin your letter by asking for something? If you have received any letters or cards recently, take this opportunity to share them with your writer so that they can get some ideas of what people say in their letters to each other!
See you Thursday eve,
Tamara