Week of November 16th

Bonjour -

French Class Trip to Montreal - Stay tuned for more details (but start saving now!)
The Foreign Language Department seeks to provide opportunities for students to enrich appreciation and knowledge of other cultures. This year, we are planning a trip to Quebec, Canada at the beginning of April (April 2nd-4th) (Friday-Sunday). The tour company, which is organizing our trip, has scheduled many activities for our French students to see and hear the French language in action! More details to follow!

Seventh Grade scholars are working on our FOOD unit, just in time to dazzle you at Thanksgiving with their new vocabulary. They created a mini-poster showing and labelling 10 items (plate, cups, napkin, silverware, food...). Some of the food vocabulary includes:
le poisson (fish)
le poulet (chicken)
le lait (milk)
un oeuf (an egg)
un crepe (flat pancake)
le fromage (cheese)
la pomme (apple)
la pomme de terre (potato.."apple of the earth")
la glace (ice cream)
le bonbon (candy)
**Also, we are coming to the end of the marking period (Dec 4th) and we will be having another notebook check. Be sure you are ready!

French 1C (Eighth Grade) and French I (Ninth Grade) are working on -er verb endings and question words. We will continue to use the verbs être and avoir in our speaking, reading and writing, but we are also moving on to new and exciting verbs and vocabulary!This week we are working on "Qu'est-ce que tu fais le weekend?" - looking at asking questions and responding to questions about activities using the verb faire. We are looking at different question works to determine the most logical responses.
qu'est-ce que
est-ce que
qui
à qui
avec qui
pour qui
où
pourquoi
combien
comment
quand

No homework?! Students should also be spending at least 10 minutes each night to review and practice vocabulary.

French II is working on expressions with avoir and reviewing the verb FAIRE (to do, to make).

Week of October 19th

Bonjour -
Seventh Grade scholars are beginning our unit on La Famille (the family). We introduced words with our powerpoint featuring the Simpsons. Our new vocabulary includes:
une mère
un père
un frère
une soeur
une grand-mère
un grand-père
un cousin
une cousine
un chien
un chat*
please note that the masculine words have the article "un" and the feminine words have "une".

Seventh Grade scholars got their Marking Period 1 test back on Friday. Most students did a great job. This test included reading, listening, and writing in French. It is impressive how much these scholars have learning already!

Eighth and Ninth Grade scholars are working on asking questions using “est-ce que” and “est-ce qu’", inversion (flipping verb and subject), and n'est-ce pas.
Question words include:
où,
quand,
qui,
avec qui,
de qui,
À qui,
Pourquoi,
comment,
À quelle heure

No homework?! Students should also be spending at least 10 minutes each night to review and practice vocabulary.

October 5th

Bonjour!
Seventh Grade students (1B) are working with new vocabulary and learning about masculine and feminine forms of words are well. They have also learned to count to 60. Need practice..? Check out the links to the right. What is the difference between "un" and "une"?
un garcon
une fille
un ami
une amie
un copain
une copine
francais
francaise
anglais
anglaise
americain
americaine
canadien
canadienne

French 1C is working on "Les Activites" using J'aime, je n'aime pas, je prefere... We are working on listening and speaking about activities we like and no not like to do while reviewing the -er verb endings.

French II is practicing with question words with "est-ce que" including Quel/Quelle, A quelle heure, Quand, Comment and Pourquoi. We are done with our mini-review and have now started learning new vocabulary and expressions with a HUGE emphasis on the listening and speaking.

French class - Progress Reports

We are now halfway through the 1st marking period. ALL students have received a progress report. Students who return their signed progress report will receive a 100% homework grade. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at michael.brundage@rcsdk12.org
Thank you for your support and cooperation!

September 21st - 25th

What's New in French Class?
7th Grade
Seventh Graders have been reviewing colors and introductions, and learning nationalities (both masculine and feminine forms) and adjectives. This week's vocabulary:
français/française = French
anglais/anglaise = English
canadien/canadienne = Canadian
américain/américaine = American
Je suis... = I am
Je suis de... = I am from
Tu es...? = You are...? or Are you...?
Tu es de..? Are you from...?

We are also finding out what counties are French-speaking. Scholars should be able to name at least 10 by now.

We will be having a quiz to review our new vocabulary (numbers, colors, introductions) this Friday! Bonne chance!

8th and 9th Graders
We reviewed vocabulary for body parts, food, pronouns, adjectives and introductions. We are continuing this week with verbs - etre and avoir. Students will be examining the differences between these two verbs in their writing and conversations. We are also focussing on speaking and listening - starting each class with questions about the day, date, time and weather.

September 14th - 18th

What are we doing?
French 1B has begun working with conversation - we worked on asking someone's name and introducing yourself.
Comment t'appelles-tu?
Je m'appelle ________. Et toi?
We are also finding out what countries are French-speaking. Scholars should be able to name at least 10 by now.
We are also working on colors. We are using the colors to describe the flags of the French-speaking countries.
rouge
bleu
jaune
noir
vert
orange
violet
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French 1C and French I have been reviewing vocabulary from last year. We are working on telling time, asking about the weather, date and days of the week. We also reviewed colors, family, food and numbers. This year we are using the vocabulary to have conversations- HUGE focus on listening and speaking. We are also focussing on organization (making sure that scholars are keeping track of the new information in their notebook), please remind your child that each marking period, notebooks will be graded (20% ).
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French II has been reviewing verbs (etre, avoir, faire, aller, and -er verbs). They are using the "je/I" form of these verbs to write paragraphs to describe themselves. We are also focussing on organization (making sure that scholars are keeping track of the new information in their notebook), please remind your child that each marking period, notebooks will be graded (20% ).

Open House

Our Open House at Wilson Foundation Academy will be Thursday, September 10th from 5-7pm. This is an excellent opportunity to share important information about your child’s French class including our curriculum, classroom procedures and expectations. Your child deserves the most positive educational climate possible, and I know that together we will make a difference in this process.
Looking forward to seeing you there-Michael Brundage