Chez Mme Santos

For class today

practise reading the last Napoléon story of the unit & complete the questions on p 46
take some time to reflect on your learning throughout the unit on p 47
In ‘Moi, Ma Famille, Mes Amis’ unit – review ‘J’aime’ & ‘Je n’aime pas’ with food words p 60
Review other forms of negative statements on p 61
Practise talking about food likes/dislikes with the sentence builder on p 62
Work through independent food practice on p 63-69 *Skip #5-6 on p 67

For extra practice/homework: Do unit 11 in your listening workbook

To be ready for your interpretive reading assessment on Wednesday

You can re-read the last Napoléon story here Le vieux Napoléon
You can listen to the story here
To be ready for your partner oral on Wednesday
review the questions & answers of the stories
practise using the pictures from the stories to retell the main parts

FR 9 Bloc 4

For class today

practise reading the last Napoléon story of the unit & complete the questions on p 46
take some time to reflect on your learning throughout the unit on p 47
In ‘Moi, Ma Famille, Mes Amis’ unit – review ‘J’aime’ & ‘Je n’aime pas’ with food words p 60
Review other forms of negative statements on p 61
Practise talking about food likes/dislikes with the sentence builder on p 62
Work through independent food practice on p 63-69 *Skip #5-6 on p 67For extra practice/homework: Do unit 11 in your listening workbookTo be ready for your interpretive reading assessment on Wednesday
- You can re-read the last Napoléon story here Le vieux Napoléon
- You can listen to the story here
  To be ready for your partner oral on Wednesday
- review the questions & answers of the stories
- practise using the pictures from the stories to retell the main parts

Friday, December 17, 2021

Posted on December 17, 2021 by mmesantos

FR 9 Bloc 2

To be ready for class after the holidays

For those students who asked for ways to stay connected with French over the holidays, you can …

Continue working through the Listening Unit Book: We have completed work on units 1 – 10. You can do a review of daily routine vocab & structures with Unit 16 Listening.
Complete assignments on the Language Gym that I have selected for you
Go to the Games room on the Language Gym & choose what you would like to do (choose Beginner level)
Find some French music that you like or look for children’s cartoons in French on YouTube.
Search for Alice Ayel on YouTube and watch her tell & draw simple stories for you. Choose from Saison 1 or 2 as they get harder through the seasons.
Spend time reviewing your unit books & re-reading the short texts. Pay attention to words & topics that you haven’t looked at for a while.

IT’S A HOLIDAY! Rest, spend time with your family & do things that you love to do.

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Have a wonderful break!

For those asking for ways to practise or stay connected to French through the holidays

I have posted some assignments on the Language Gym that are related to our food topic
You can also select your own activities for practise. Go to Games > select the type of activity from the tiles > choose your level > then choose your topics 🙂
Review your unit books & re-read short texts
Consider watching more Alice in Paris episodes to practise listening. Search for Alice in Paris Saison 1 on YouTube to find it in French. There is also a Saison 2.
You can also search for Alice Ayel on YouTube. She is a French teacher who tells simple stories & draws pictures to help you understand.
Make a plan to practise speaking French with a friend from class over the holidays
Look for French- language films, tv shows or music that you like

REMEMBER: You are on holidays! Take time to sleep in, spend time with family & do things that you love…and come back to school rested & ready to learn on Jan 4th 🙂

FR 9 Bloc 4

To be ready for class after the holidays

For those students who asked for ways to stay connected with French over the holidays, you can …

Continue working through the Listening Unit Book: We have completed work on units 1 – 10. You can do a review of daily routine vocab & structures with Unit 16 Listening.
Complete assignments on the Language Gym that I have selected for you
Go to the Games room on the Language Gym & choose what you would like to do (choose Beginner level)
Find some French music that you like or look for children’s cartoons in French on YouTube.
Search for Alice Ayel on YouTube and watch her tell & draw simple stories for you. Choose from Saison 1 or 2 as they get harder through the seasons.
Spend time reviewing your unit books & re-reading the short texts. Pay attention to words & topics that you haven’t looked at for a while.

IT’S A HOLIDAY! Rest, spend time with your family & do things that you love to do.

FR 11 Bloc 5

Joyeuses fêtes à tous!

Je vous souhaite plein de bons moments avec vos familles & vos amis. Prenez le temps de vous reposer et de vous amuser 🙂

To be ready for class on January 4th

please remember to bring any books that you have borrowed & your new unit materials & the novel handed out on the last day

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Posted on December 16, 2021 by mmesantos

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To be ready for class

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For class today – page 38 et 39

Alice in Paris – un pique-nique

les donuts français

le meilleur pain pita de tous les temps

To be ready for class tomorrow

complete the interpretive activities on p 38 – 39

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To be ready for class

FR 11 Bloc 5

Do a quick search about Frédéric Back (artist & film maker)
Write a point form list of 5-7 interesting facts about him to share in conversation tomorrow

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Posted on December 15, 2021 by mmesantos

FR 9 Bloc 2

To be ready for class

make sure that you completed the Napoléon questions on p 16
review the Napoléon story we read today Napoleon est prisonnier
Je suis désolée, les amis! The audio file for this story isn’t working.***Remember: we are doing a new story each day this week! You will have an interpretive reading assessment on Wednesday, January 5th (second day back after the holidays)

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After reviewing your portfolios today, you should have a good idea of how well you are doing in French class at this time.

You can use this evening to set goals for your skills after the break or to practise the food unit vocab in your unit package.

***You should expect some assessment of your skills for the food unit during the first week after the holidays!

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To be ready for class

make sure that you completed the Napoléon questions on p 16
review the Napoléon story we read today Napoleon est prisonnier
Je suis désolée, les amis! The audio file for this story isn’t working.***Remember: we are doing a new story each day this week! You will have an interpretive reading assessment on Wednesday, January 5th (second day back after the holidays)

FR 11 Bloc 5

To be ready for class tomorrow

review the questions & vocabulary from the pages of the story that you read with partners today
reread the story to further develop your comprehension

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Posted on December 14, 2021 by mmesantos

FR 9 Bloc 2

To be ready for class tomorrow

bring all of your packages & a device
work on your Unit 8 listening (if not already complete)

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For class today p 41

2. p 42

3. p 43

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To be ready for class tomorrow

bring all of your packages & a device
work on your Unit 8 listening (if not already complete)

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To be ready for class tomorrow

make sure you have ready the first 3 pages of Le Chandail de Hockey & answered the comprehension questions that go along with those pages
review/fill in the vocabulary on the last page as you read
think about how you would talk about the story (up to this point) in your own words

Monday, December 13, 2021

Posted on December 13, 2021 by mmesantos

FR 9 Bloc 2

To be ready for class tomorrow

review your Napoléon work (interpretive assessment tomorrow)
try to at least start Unit 8 of the listening book

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To be ready for class tomorrow

make sure you have completed class work on p 34-35
spend some time reviewing verb structures & vocab you need to discuss the foods you eat & how to explain why you like/don’t like certain foods

FR 9 Bloc 4

To be ready for class tomorrow

review your Napoléon work (interpretive assessment tomorrow)
try to at least start Unit 8 of the listening book

FR 11 Bloc 5

In class today, we read the legend of ‘La dame blanche’ from the Montmorency Falls region of Québec and we watched the short film of the legend called ‘La chasse-galérie’.

If you were absent, please ask me for your copy of the story. You can watch the film here https://www.nfb.ca/film/legende_du_canot_decorce/ so that you know what we are referring to in conversations this week.

Friday, December 11, 2021

Posted on December 9, 2021 by mmesantos

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To be ready for class next

***Mid-unit writing assessment on Monday…show me a little bit of everything you know how to say at this point in the year!

***BRING A DEVICE & EARBUDS FOR MONDAY

***Napoléon interpretive assessment (Books 5 – 8) on Tuesday

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To be ready for class next week

make sure you have completed class work on p 28 – 32
spend some time reviewing verb structures & vocab you need to discuss your mealtime routines & the foods you eat

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To be ready for class next

***Mid-unit writing assessment on Monday … show me a little bit of everything you know how to say at this point in the semester!

***BRING A DEVICE & EARBUDS FOR MONDAY

***Napoléon interpretive assessment (Books 5 – 8) on Tuesday

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To be ready for next week

listen to Alice Ayel talk about Jeanne Mance & take notes to show your understanding

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Posted on December 9, 2021 by mmesantos

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To be ready for class tomorrow

***Mid-unit writing assessment on Monday

***Napoléon interpretive assessment on Tuesday

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To be ready for tomorrow

make sure you have reviewed the sentence builder for talking about food on p 26 & completed p 27
review the “food dictionary” on p 15 – 22, then add your own foods to the blanks on page 23

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