Words & Photos

Words of the Week

Like in English, another way to make the ‘k’ sound in French is with ‘q+u’.

Most of the words that begin with ‘qu’ are question words. In English, we think of the 5 W’s (Who, What, When, Where, Why). In French, it’s the 4 Q’s: Qui, Quoi, Quand, Que, Pourquoi (and Où).

When you read stories, take time to discuss them using these words. Who was it about? (Qui), Where and when did it take place? (Où & Quand), What happened? (Quoi/Qu’est-ce que), Why did this event happen? (Pourquoi)

This is a good habit to get into, and will help us write complete stories of our own later this term.

Grade 2s, be careful!! 

Que, as in parce que and queue, sound exactly the same, but they mean different things. Queue means, the tail (e.g., of an animal), or it can mean to line up ("faire la queue"). 

When we do our dictée this week, I will say your words in a sentence and cross my fingers that you select the correct que!

Grade 1: que, qui, quoi, quel, quand, quatre
Bonus words: pourquoi, qu’est-ce que

Grade 2: parce que, qui, quatre, la queue, 
est-ce que … ?

Here are some pictures from our last skate! Thanks again to all our parent volunteers, including Mr. Mitchell for leading us in some fun drills!

Oh, and it turns out, Mr. G (below), is actually a competitive figure skater!! Who knew?!

Here are our grade 1 scientists testing materials to see whether they float or sink. There were a few surprises! Ask your student if they made any predictions that proved to be incorrect (scientists like learning from their wrong predictions). In particular, ask about the orange and the oil! The scientists might be motivated to test other liquids to see if they float, sink or mix! I'd love to hear about these at-home experiments.