Words of the Week

Dear families,

I hope everyone is feeling alright! The kids have been dropping like flies, and I'm not feeling so hot either. Get lots of rest!

Please ask your scientist about the experiment we did with the special UV beads on Monday and why they changed colour even though it wasn't very sunny out. What does this teach us about sun safety?

We've been doing lots of measuring. Mlle Bradfield set us free in the classroom to measure the height of any object (or person) using any unit, as long as we kept our unit the same for each object we measured. We took notes of what we measured and how we measured it.

Don't forget out walking excursion first thing Wednesday morning and don't forget to dress up for Day of Pink!

Words of the Week

All of these words contain the letter o but in “gomme”, “pomme”, “colle” and “je dors”, it’s a slightly softer sound. Although “zoo” is spelled the same as in English, the word in French is pronounced with a true ‘o’ sound, so imagine the second o just isn’t there!

If you’re wondering about accents on letters other than ‘e’, join the club. Your children have already asked me about what they do, and the simple answer is nothing!

“Gros” and “grosse” are the masculine and feminine version of the same word (meaning large or big). In French, everything has a gender - spoons are girls, books are boys! Even my French friend can’t explain to me a fool-proof way of knowing what’s what, there are exceptions to every rule! Anyway, once you know if you’re talking about something feminine or masculine, you can adjust your adjective. E.g., L’éléphant est gros. La baleine est grosse. The kids have already seen that gender can affect words, for instance, un policier v. une policière, and cher v. chère.

gâteau, trop, le zoo, gros, grosse, tôt, 

gomme, je dors, pomme, colle

Bonus words: ciseaux, océan