Bonjour tout le monde!
I hope everybody had a lovely weekend and got a chance to enjoy the outdoors as things are warming up a bit!
Kindergarten:
This week we will continue working with family vocabulary while introducing vocabulary around the house. We will be talking about different rooms and learning how to say where someone is. Below, I have posted some of the key vocabulary we will be using:
Elle/Il est dans _________________ : He/she is in _____________________ [insert room here]
La cuisine: The kitchen
La salle de bain: The bathroom
La salle de séjour: The living room
La chambre: The bedroom
In addition; last week we learned "La famille tortue" to practice family vocabulary. If you would like to play this song at home or continue learning it with your child, here is a link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR6rlXT67wY
1st/2nd Grade:
This past week, we began a new lesson that focuses on expressing what we like to do. Below are the relevant expressions so that you can practice them with your student at home if you so desire.
J'aime: I like to __________________.
Je n'aime pas: I do not like to _______________.
aller à l'école: to go to school
compter: to count
chanter: to sing
réciter des poésies: to recite poetry
chanter: to sing
faire du sport: to play sports
être avec des copains/des copines: to be with friends
In French, you use j'aime or je n'aime pas with the infinitive (the forms listed above). Examples of infinitives in English would be "to run" or "to swim." Essentially, infinitives express the action without assigning a particular person who is doing the action (often referred to more technically as person and number). Below are a couple sample sentences to help you understand how to put these phrases together:
J'aime aller à l'école.
I like to go to school.
Je n'aime pas réciter des poésies.
I do not like to recite poetry.
French uses ne . . . pas to negate verbs. In order to form this, you simply place ne before the verb and pas after the verb. Below is another example. The first sentence is a regular statement, and the second sentence is the negation of that statement.
Je danse.
I dance.
Je ne danse pas.
I do not dance.
Il peint.
He paints.
Il ne peint pas.
He does not paint.
If there is any remaining confusion, please do not hesitate to ask. There will be homework due Thursday for **2ND GRADE ONLY**. If you have persistent difficulties helping your child with any assigned homework, please encourage them to come see me in the morning before school or during Lyceum. I am also available to answer any questions via e-mail at gruchames@archwaylincoln.org.
A demain!
Mme. Ruchames
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
2nd Grade French homework due Thursday 1/26
Bonjour tout le monde!
I hope this finds all of you enjoying the nice, cool weather. Our homework this week is similar to activities we have been doing in class, and continues to build on concepts from the current lesson. For the first part, your student simply needs to write the number out in word form using the word bank at the bottom of the worksheet.
On the other side, your student will reproduce the conjugation of avoir, which they should have copied in their notebooks. If, for some reason, they did not do so, here is the conjugation below:
I hope this finds all of you enjoying the nice, cool weather. Our homework this week is similar to activities we have been doing in class, and continues to build on concepts from the current lesson. For the first part, your student simply needs to write the number out in word form using the word bank at the bottom of the worksheet.
On the other side, your student will reproduce the conjugation of avoir, which they should have copied in their notebooks. If, for some reason, they did not do so, here is the conjugation below:
Avoir- to have
J'ai: I have
Tu as: "You have"
Il/Elle/On a: "He/she/one has"
Nous avons: "We have"
Vous avez: "You (plural or formal) have"
Ils/Elles ont: "They have"
The final portion of the homework simply asks the student to select the correct form of avoir to fill in the blanks. As usual, please feel free to reach out via e-mail at gruchames@archwaylincoln.org, or call the front office and they can direct you to my phone line.
Bonne soirée à tous!
Mme. Ruchames
Sunday, January 22, 2017
K-2 French Update Q3 W4
Bonjour tout le monde!
Kindergarten:
Unfortunately, last Friday's class was cancelled due to rescheduled MAP testing, so this week we will be starting the unit on family members. We will continue reviewing older concepts as well, such as days of the week and months of the year.
1st/2nd Grade:
This week we will wrap up the lesson on classroom actions and start learning to express preferences. Vocabulary for this new lesson will be posted later this week.
As usual, do not hesitate to reach out with any questions via e-mail at gruchames@archwaylincoln.org. I hope this finds you enjoying a pleasant weekend.
A bientôt!
Mme. Ruchames
Kindergarten:
Unfortunately, last Friday's class was cancelled due to rescheduled MAP testing, so this week we will be starting the unit on family members. We will continue reviewing older concepts as well, such as days of the week and months of the year.
1st/2nd Grade:
This week we will wrap up the lesson on classroom actions and start learning to express preferences. Vocabulary for this new lesson will be posted later this week.
As usual, do not hesitate to reach out with any questions via e-mail at gruchames@archwaylincoln.org. I hope this finds you enjoying a pleasant weekend.
A bientôt!
Mme. Ruchames
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Homework due 1/23 **2ND GRADE ONLY**
Bonjour!
I just wanted to briefly explain the homework that your child will be bringing home tonight. There are two parts. For the first part, the student must add the numbers and write out the correct number on the line. Please note that there is a word bank at the bottom of that page. Below are the words for numbers 13-20 written out:
treize: 13
quatorze: 14
quinze: 15
seize: 16
dix-sept: 17
dix-huit: 18
dix-neuf: 19
vingt: 20
For the second part of the homework, found on the back side of the page, the student must put the days of the week in order. Please encourage your student to try on their own before giving them the answers, but I have included below the days of the week in order.
Lundi: Monday
Mardi: Tuesday
Mercredi: Wednesday
Jeudi: Thursday
Vendredi: Friday
Samedi: Saturday
Dimanche: Sunday
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me at gruchames@archwaylincoln.org, or your student is welcome to come by my office on the second floor of the classroom building Friday or Monday morning after 7:40
I just wanted to briefly explain the homework that your child will be bringing home tonight. There are two parts. For the first part, the student must add the numbers and write out the correct number on the line. Please note that there is a word bank at the bottom of that page. Below are the words for numbers 13-20 written out:
treize: 13
quatorze: 14
quinze: 15
seize: 16
dix-sept: 17
dix-huit: 18
dix-neuf: 19
vingt: 20
For the second part of the homework, found on the back side of the page, the student must put the days of the week in order. Please encourage your student to try on their own before giving them the answers, but I have included below the days of the week in order.
Lundi: Monday
Mardi: Tuesday
Mercredi: Wednesday
Jeudi: Thursday
Vendredi: Friday
Samedi: Saturday
Dimanche: Sunday
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me at gruchames@archwaylincoln.org, or your student is welcome to come by my office on the second floor of the classroom building Friday or Monday morning after 7:40
Monday, January 16, 2017
K-2 French Update Q3 W3
Bonjour tout le monde!
I hope this finds everyone enjoying a lovely three-day weekend, and feeling ready to go back to school. This week we will be wrapping up some older material and approaching new units.
Kindergarten:
Last week we started learning the alphabet in French, and we will continue working with it throughout the upcoming week. Below is a link to the ABC song we have been singing in class. If you listen to this with your child at home, please encourage them to pay special attention to the sounds, as many of the letters are pronounced differently in the French alphabet than in English.
We will be starting a family unit as well this week, starting with the basics, such as mother, father, sister, and brother. Below is the vocabulary if you would like to review it with your student at home.
Un frère: A brother.
Une soeur: A sister.
Un père: A father.
Une mère: A mother.
Un grand-père: A grandfather.
Une grande-mère: A grandmother.
1st/2nd grade:
Because of the three-day weekend and MAP testing, 1st and 2nd grade will only have one class session this week. We will be reviewing the material from last week's lesson, which we will wrap up next week.
I hope this finds everyone enjoying a lovely three-day weekend, and feeling ready to go back to school. This week we will be wrapping up some older material and approaching new units.
Kindergarten:
Last week we started learning the alphabet in French, and we will continue working with it throughout the upcoming week. Below is a link to the ABC song we have been singing in class. If you listen to this with your child at home, please encourage them to pay special attention to the sounds, as many of the letters are pronounced differently in the French alphabet than in English.
We will be starting a family unit as well this week, starting with the basics, such as mother, father, sister, and brother. Below is the vocabulary if you would like to review it with your student at home.
Un frère: A brother.
Une soeur: A sister.
Un père: A father.
Une mère: A mother.
Un grand-père: A grandfather.
Une grande-mère: A grandmother.
1st/2nd grade:
Because of the three-day weekend and MAP testing, 1st and 2nd grade will only have one class session this week. We will be reviewing the material from last week's lesson, which we will wrap up next week.
Friday, January 6, 2017
K-2 French Update Q3 W2
Bonjour tout le monde!
First of all, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for all the thoughtful gifts I received from students. Thanks to you, there was no shortage of sweets or coffee over the holidays! I hope you all had a restful break and enjoyed the extra time with your little ones.
Kindergarten:
During the first session back, we reviewed material from before the break and started putting together our books on weather. This upcoming week, we will be working on the French alphabet as well as reviewing recurring material such as numbers, months, days, and colors.
Also, here is an index of free online games you can play with your child in order to encourage their French learning at home:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/french/
1st/2nd Grade:
During our first day back, we reviewed the poem "S'il te plaît" and started learning our new classroom verbs. We will continue working with these verbs for the next week and a half.
découper: to cut
dessiner: to draw
écrire: to write
gommer: to erase
tailler: to sharpen (as in sharpening a pencil)
peindre: to paint
coller: to glue
donner: to give
As we progress through this lesson we will also be learning numbers through 20 and the days of the week. If you would like to practice the new vocabulary with your child, the song "Mes Petites Mains" on the Loustics CD utilizes the vocabulary. If you do not have the CD, I have included a Youtube link to the song below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm0J92Xuy5g
I look forward to getting back in the swing of things with the students this week, and I wish you all a smooth transition back into the schooltime routine.
A bientôt!
Madame Ruchames
First of all, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for all the thoughtful gifts I received from students. Thanks to you, there was no shortage of sweets or coffee over the holidays! I hope you all had a restful break and enjoyed the extra time with your little ones.
Kindergarten:
During the first session back, we reviewed material from before the break and started putting together our books on weather. This upcoming week, we will be working on the French alphabet as well as reviewing recurring material such as numbers, months, days, and colors.
Also, here is an index of free online games you can play with your child in order to encourage their French learning at home:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/french/
1st/2nd Grade:
During our first day back, we reviewed the poem "S'il te plaît" and started learning our new classroom verbs. We will continue working with these verbs for the next week and a half.
découper: to cut
dessiner: to draw
écrire: to write
gommer: to erase
tailler: to sharpen (as in sharpening a pencil)
peindre: to paint
coller: to glue
donner: to give
As we progress through this lesson we will also be learning numbers through 20 and the days of the week. If you would like to practice the new vocabulary with your child, the song "Mes Petites Mains" on the Loustics CD utilizes the vocabulary. If you do not have the CD, I have included a Youtube link to the song below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm0J92Xuy5g
I look forward to getting back in the swing of things with the students this week, and I wish you all a smooth transition back into the schooltime routine.
A bientôt!
Madame Ruchames
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