Chez Mme Santos

For class today, students

participated in mid-term conferences with Mme Santos
continued working through the novel & activities with partners

To be ready for class on Monday

Finish the re-write of your story. You have to submit the first draft with your re-write. Please take the time to learn from/understand the corrections necessary or to make concrete changes based on the feedback given.
Complete the activities and reading for Chapters 2-6.
- If you have extra time during the 5 days out of class, feel free to work/read ahead so that you have less to do next week

***You are welcome to come to French class tomorrow morning between 9:30-11:30 for extra help or reteaching of a specific language structure.

FR 12 Bloc 5

In class today

participated in partner conversations about how they conserve/don’t conserve energy at home
worked through the interpretive reading “Coup de chaud sur terre” p 24-25

To be ready for class next week

Complete the written paragraph, giving advice to your partner, on p 23
Complete the interpretive activities on p 26-27

Pas plus de 2 °C : d’où vient cet objectif pour le climat ?
Work through the vocabulary activities on p 28-29
If you have extra time, review the vocabulary & phrases from p 8-13 of the unit and/or work on the online Language Gym assignments

Monday, April 25, 2022

Posted on April 25, 2022 by mmesantos

FR 10 Bloc 3

For class today, students

practised summarizing & asking/answering questions about the events of Chapitre 2 in conversation
read aloud for fluency and pronunciation & worked through corrections of Chapitre 2 work
started Chapitre 3

To be ready for class tomorrow

Continue working through Chapitre 3 reading & activities
- You will have class time tomorrow to work with partners
- Chapitre 4 reading and activities are due on Monday

***You are welcome to come to French class on Wednesday morning between 9:30-11:30 for extra help or re-teaching of specific language structures. Please let me know before you leave class tomorrow if you are planning to attend.

FR 11 Bloc 4

For class today, students

reviewed the non-fiction texts & work from last week
had another lesson on using the past tenses in French
started working through the re-write of their stories set in the Middle Ages

To be ready for class tomorrow/next week

The re-write of your story is due on Monday, May 2. You have to submit the first draft with your re-write. Please take the time to learn from/understand the corrections necessary or to make concrete changes based on the feedback given.

***You are welcome to come to French class on Wednesday morning between 9:30-11:30 for extra help or reteaching of a specific language structure. Please let me know by the end of class tomorrow if you would like to come in.

FR 12 Bloc 5

In class today

discussed the weekend, the French election and their thoughts about Earth Day
practised the phrases/vocab on p 12-13 for pronunciation
started working through ‘le réchauffement climatique’ portion of the unit p 20

To be ready for class tomorrow

Please complete the interpretive activities on p 20-21
If you have extra time, review the vocabulary & phrases from p 8-13 of the unit and/or work on the online Language Gym assignments

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Posted on April 21, 2022 by mmesantos

FR 10 Bloc 3

For class today, students

started reading Chapitre 2 of ‘Les étrangers’ & working through activities

To be ready for class on Monday

Make sure that Chapitre 2 reading & activities are complete

FR 11 Bloc 4

For class today, students

worked through the Chapitre 1 questions of the novel & the related activities
started reading the non-fiction texts in the unit about Louis XVI & Marie-Antoinette p 15 -18

To be ready for class on Monday

finish reading the texts & complete the activities on p 16 and 19
- Pay close attention to new vocabulary & past tense structures

FR 12 Bloc 5

In class today

students discussed Greta Thunberg & their essential questions about the environment
practised pronunciation of new vocabulary/phrases p 10-11
worked through the interpretive reading tasks on p 14-17

To be ready for class on Monday

review new vocabulary
continue working through the online Language Gym assignments to develop your vocabulary to discuss the environment

***As extra practice with new vocabulary, consider writing some short paragraphs

1. Quels sont les enjeux majeurs de l’environnement (dans ton quartier, dans ta province, dans ton pays ou dans le monde)?
2. De quelles façons protèges-tu l’environnement?
3. Décris un.e ami.e ou membre de ta famille et les gestes qu’iel fait qui sont néfastes pour l’environnement.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Posted on April 20, 2022 by mmesantos

FR 10 Bloc 3

For class today, students

completed their mid-term reflection & self-assessment
continued working through Chapitre 1 of ‘Les étrangers’ & chapter questions

To be ready for class tomorrow

Make sure that Chapitre 1 reading & activities are complete

FR 11 Bloc 4

For class today, students

completed their mid-term reflection & self-assessment
started the ‘Marie-Antoinette et le collier de la mort’ unit. Complete the map on p 2 of the unit using page 3 instructions as a guide. *You may also want to Google one of the landmarks & locate it on a map to help you.

To be ready for class tomorrow

make sure that the map is completed
read Chapitre 1 of the novel & complete the questions on p 12

FR 12 Bloc 5

In class today

shared their essential question for the environment unit & discussed some details from yesterday’s song
reviewed p 5 work
practised the pronunciation of new vocab on p 8-9
completed the interpretive reading & questions about Greta Thunberg on p 6-7

To be ready for class tomorrow

make sure that class work is complete
start working on the Language Gym assignments to practise new vocab & structures to talk about the environment

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Posted on April 19, 2022 by mmesantos

FR 10 Bloc 3

For class today, students

continued working through Chapitre 1 of ‘Les étrangers’ & chapter questions

To be ready for class tomorrow

set aside 30 minutes to continue working through the chapter activities. We need to finish the chapter work before class on Thursday & we will be working through mid-term reflections and self-assessment in class tomorrow.

FR 11 Bloc 4

For class today, students

did their end of unit writing assessment 🙂

***Mid-term reflection & self-assessment happening in class tomorrow

FR 12 Bloc 5

In class today

shared opinions about the articles they read last week (the electoral system in France & the major party platforms for the current election)
reviewed non-binary & inclusive language that was included in the articles
reviewed objectives of the environment unit, created their own essential questions & set personal goals for learning
watched/listened to this music video & worked through lyrics p 4

To be ready for class tomorrow

Make sure you have written at least one essential question of your own & set your personal learning goal for the unit
Be prepared to share at least one detail from each stanza of the song
Start with some vocab needed to discuss the environment. Do p 5.

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Posted on April 14, 2022 by mmesantos

FR 10 Bloc 3

For class today, students

did their end of unit writing assessment
received their new unit packages & novels

To be ready for class on Tuesday

Read page 2-3 of the new novel & complete the activities on p 2-3 of the unit workbook

FR 11 Bloc 4

For class today, students

did their end of unit reading interpretive
continued to share their castle of choice with partners & self-assessed their oral skills

Remember

end of unit write on Tuesday
bring all of your unit packages 🙂

FR 12 Bloc 5

In class today

students asked & answered questions about the petit Nicolas story
read articles about the electoral system in France & familiarized themselves with the major party platforms for the current election

To be ready for class on Tuesday

be prepared to discuss the election, to give your opinions on the best platform & to challenge yourselves to use compare/contrast vocabulary
consider looking through the new unit handed out. We’ll be starting the environment unit on Tuesday!

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Posted on April 13, 2022 by mmesantos

FR 10 Bloc 3

For class today, students

reviewed ‘Talking About the Weekend” & using multiple timeframes
had their end of unit listening & reading interpretive

To be ready for class tomorrow

review your unit vocabulary, structures & notes

***End of unit writing assessment is tomorrow

FR 11 Bloc 4

For class today, students

shared their castle of choice with partners

For tomorrow, students will

do the end of unit interpretive reading
continue to participate in castle conversations

FR 12 Bloc 5

For tomorrow

be prepared to orally ask/answer questions about the petit Nicolas story
- review the tenses, expressions and vocab from the story

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Posted on April 12, 2022 by mmesantos

FR 10 Bloc 3

For class today, students

completed the BC Ministry of Ed learning survey
did their 50 essential verbs learning check in
worked on p 40-41 of their unit package to “talk about the weekend” using multiple timeframes & key words for each

To be ready for class this week

make sure your class work is complete

***End of unit writing & interpretive assessments – Wednesday & Thursday, April 13th-14th

FR 11 Bloc 4

For class today, students

read the Catalan legend, Le monstre du lac Banyoles, on p 49-50
had time to work on their castle research in preparation for speaking assessments tomorrow

To be ready for class this week

***End of Unit Interpretive reading – Thursday

***Castle research will be shared on Wednesday/Thursday

take notes in English, but be prepared to discuss in French
save screenshots to your phone to make your conversation with partners more interesting
make a point of using unit vocab & structures ***esp. past tense
important objectives of Fr 11 are
- to be able to use more than one sentence to explain and describe
- staying in French throughout the entire conversation & working through challenges with communication together
- to be able to connect sentences
- to personalize communication & use a wider variety of expressions & vocabulary

FR 12 Bloc 5

For class tomorrow

Try to finish reading up to the end of the second page of the story & complete the questions for Part B Compréhension

Monday, April 11, 2022

Posted on April 11, 2022 by mmesantos

FR 10 Bloc 3

For class today, students

reviewed the work they did last week (talking about what people did for themselves)
worked through the interpretive reading “Cher Journal” on p 39
continued to use the 50 Essential Verbs list to ask/answer questions in the past tense with partners

To be ready for class this week

continue to practise & review the vocabulary and structures of this unit

***50 essential verbs learning check-in – Tomorrow – April 12th

***End of unit writing & interpretive assessments – Wednesday & Thursday, April 13th-14th

FR 11 Bloc 4

For class today, students

reviewed last week’s interpretive work
learned about Jeanne d’Arc through the reading on p 16-17 in the Royaume en danger unit & completed the interpretive activities on p 18

To be ready for class next week

make sure class work is complete
review texts & unit booklet for new vocabulary & comprehension … end of unit interpretive is scheduled for Thursday, April 14th

***Castle research will be shared on Wednesday/Thursday this week

take notes in English, but be prepared to discuss in French
save screenshots to your phone to make your conversation with partners more interesting
make a point of using unit vocab & structures ***esp. past tense
important objectives of Fr 11 are
- to be able to use more than one sentence to explain and describe
- staying in French throughout the entire conversation & working through challenges with communication together
- to be able to connect sentences
- to personalize communication & use a wider variety of expressions & vocabulary

FR 12 Bloc 5

For class tomorrow

end of unit listening interpretive!

Friday, April 8, 2022

Posted on April 8, 2022 by mmesantos

FR 10 Bloc 3

For class today, students

learned the language structure for talking about what people did for themselves on p 20
practised using the structure with activities 20-25 on p 21

To be ready for class next week

continue to review the unit concepts & vocabulary
practise the 50 essential verbs meanings & ‘je’ form

***50 essential verbs learning check-in – Tuesday, April 12th

***End of unit writing & interpretive assessments – Wednesday & Thursday, April 13th-14th

FR 11 Bloc 4

For class today, students

reviewed yesterday’s interpretive work & pronunciation of new vocab
shared their paragraphs from p 37 with partners & received feedback
continued interpretive reading on p 38-41 & completed the activities on p 42-43

To be ready for class next week

bring your ‘Un Royaume en danger’ package to class on Monday
make sure class work is complete
review texts & unit booklet for new vocabulary & comprehension … end of unit interpretive is scheduled for Thursday, April 14th

***Castle research will be shared on Wednesday/Thursday next week

take notes in English, but be prepared to discuss in French
save screenshots to your phone to make your conversation with partners more interesting
make a point of using unit vocab & structures
important objectives of Fr 11 are
- to be able to use more than one sentence to explain and describe
- to be able to connect sentences
- to personalize communication & use a wider variety of expressions & vocabulary

FR 12 Bloc 5