K-2 French Update Q3 W5

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