Mots de la semaine

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”. We don't hear the 's' unless it is linked to the following word, beginning with a vowel. 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.

Grade 1: les, mes, tes, des, c’est

Bonus words: il est, ses

Grade 2s are adding another sound to their repertoire this week, 'elle'. This begins with the same sound as 'es', but adds the 'L' sound. The word "elle" refers to a girl, or feminine object. The words "vaisselle" (dishes) and "nouvelle" (new) will help us in our efforts to write out the oral stories and poems we know!

Grade 2: c’est, responsable, 

elle, vaisselle, nouvelle

Also, thanks to Mme Shyama, here are a few shots with me in them!! This is Mme Shyama's last week with us. She has supported our students for many weeks and has done countless hours of behind the scenes work for me and the kids, saving me precious time. Please join me in thanking Mme Shyama when you see her at school this week.

Learning Skills Check-Up

Hi parents,

Today you are getting our November social skills check-up. We focused on saying only positive words, working calmly and staying focused on our task, while we completed the pictures in our calendars. Focused, quiet work has not always been easy for us, but it was much better today since students knew they would be self-evaluating after. We will continue to work on these skills. Please check in with your student about how they did and how they can do even better.

Today, we also completed our November dictée. I haven't looked at them yet, but from my observations, and how quickly we got it done, I think it was our most successful one yet! Look for that on Monday.

We are also bringing home our Halloween Frankens and they have been replaced with some lovely Hanukkah art that we have already completed. We used tape to draw one of 3 Hanukkah symbols that we discussed very briefly, and then we painted over it. They look so cool when you peel the tape off!

Have a great weekend!
Tamara

Skating

Dear skaters,

We're already thinking about our next outings. Once again, Mme Robinson has arranged for grade 1s and 2s to go skating THREE times this winter. Thanks to the parent council, these outings will be completely free for all students. Thank you!!

Our dates are: December 16, January 25 and February 1. On each date we will leave just after attendance and return just on time for lunch. This includes 1 hour of skating at McCormick arena.

As you can imagine, we will need many parents to help with these outings. If you can skate, even better! The blue permission form is coming home today. Please return page 2 by December 1st. On the reverse, please let me know about skates, helmets and days that you are able to help. We will make sure that we find skates and a helmet for anyone who indicates they do not have their own. We want everyone to practice their skating skills this year!

Thanks!