mardi, le 7 février

Welcome to semester 2  !   Bienvenue au deuxième semestre!!

Here is where you can see what we are up to each day, to become aware of upcoming due dates, to access additional resources, and to see complimentary videos and media related to what we are doing in class.

Bienvenue!! Welcome! I am happy to be sharing this semester with you!

FSF 1P - First day yesterday went well. We made some observations about the class, we started on our questionnaire, we became aware (and made up good and bad examples) of our classroom code of conduct and we are already becoming very organizé!!  ☺ Bravo! Students now have a calendar to help keep them aware of tasks - please feel free to use it for other classes, too! 

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO START TALKING !! Students are becoming more familiar with the class and their surroundings through activities, their questionnaires are being finished AND OUR FIRST SPEAKING TASK FOR MARKS IS ON FRIDAY!! 




FEF 1D -  Students began speaking straight away yesterday. Isn't that the point of FEF? To be able to communicate in French to earn a great job?! 

They will have 100 Euros at the end of the semester that hopefully they will keep all semester. Speaking in English results in EUROS PERDUS - lost euros. Mme va les tirer!! This is to promote communication so that students can experience a fully immersed classroom, and are encouraged to always speak in French. 

Students had a questionnaire to complete and we discussed how marks will be earned. 

Today we are focusing on speaking, using the present tense properly to describe AND THERE WILL BE A WRITTEN EVALUATED TASK on FRIDAY - vendredi. 


FSF 3U / 4U - 

Listening exams, last but not least!

FSF 2D - Listening exam tomorrow! Here is something to help... Celui - masculin singulier! 

ET... 

Le biggest traveller isn't he (that one - masculine) who did 10 trips around the world, 

but he (that one - masculine) who did 1 single trip around himself   

-Ghandi

FSF 1D - exams are Monday and Tuesday at 9 a.m.

le 20 janvier

FSF 2D - Today we completed an activity to create and share how we can meet criteria for our written exam. Our work is posted on elearning. 
Remember that your reading exam is next Tuesday and your written exam is next Wednesday. You can bring your yellow (or white) organizer and I am always available to proofread leading up to the exam! 

FSF 1D - Students completed their orange graphic organizers, analysed an exemplar of a written exam and are prepared to take that information and write it out in paragraph format on Tuesday (Wednesday we write the good copy).  The exemplar as well as an old exam outline is available on elearning.  I am available to review graphic organizers and rough copies anytime. 
Reading exam is in class on Monday. 

le 17 janvier - exams are under way!

All students have begun their speaking exams,  their preparation for written exams (they have prep charts to be aware of the criteria they need to meet to be successful on the written exam), and know their dates of their reading exams and listening exams.  They are expected be using time in class (while other speaking exams are occurring ) to complete these charts in order to be successful on the written exam. These prep charts can be reviewed and feedback can be given if students hand in their work. Please come and see me at lunch if you have any questions, students! Remember, elearning has lots of useful info (and info about exams!) 

le 13 janvier

FSF 2D - Students spoke as travellers today. We used the Harkness method to record participation as students shared info about the country they researched and recorded what they learned for listening marks.  Students who were away will have an alternative assignment to complete. 
Speaking exams begin Tuesday.


FSF 1D - Students completed their voyage presentations, and we asked questions (and answered all en français) about our future plans using le futur simple. The morning class began their final reading task today and it will be completed on Monday. 

SPEAKING EXAMS BEGIN NEXT TUESDAY!

le 12 janvier

FSF 2D - Aujourd'hui et hier :  Review on pronouns for the first 20 minutes. All review has been posted on elearning. We also had time to brainstorm and add to our written exam review, or work on speaking exam questions.
-----Preparation for our final speaking dramatization has been happening in the past two classes. Students will act as a traveller from their country tomorrow to complete a listening activity for marks.


Be sure to continue preparing for exams!


FSF 1D - Presentations and speaking exam review (yesterday). Students are completing a chart to identify what they have learned about other Francophone speaking countries. Presentations will continue tomorrow and we will have some futur simple activities as well.


Watch this vidéo to see and hear more futur simple and to prepare for tomorrow's activity!

le 10 janvier

STUDENTS NOW KNOW ALL OF THEIR EXAM DATES!!! 

 (practice dates for grade 9 writing is the 24th)

FSF 2D - Aujourd'hui, students were walked through each exam. We read and matched good exemplars of answers for our speaking exam and wrote our own for three following the exemplars. We played tow the line to practice saying them and to receive and give peer feedback. Well done! Bravo! We also practiced talking about the weather and what we would wear if it were cold out and snowing, comme aujourd'hui! 

FSF 1D - Today, we read aloud and matched ( in groups ) example answers for 5 speaking exam questions. We discussed how exams will happen and when, shared useful strategies and DO NOTS when it comes to good study habits, and started predicting the futures of students we know through a reading and listening activity. 

PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN TOMORROW!

Students were strongly encouraged to continue preparing for their speaking exams at home tonight.  Mme is more than happy to read the answers and provide feedback!