Mme. Girouard

As by a student’s request I have added the show “Téléfrançais” to the Shows page.
It’s an educational series that teaches French in a captivating way. Check it out HERE

Hello!
I’ve just added a second video page under modern music. (Videos 2)
This is for you to enjoy and see what great songs you can find in French!
Music is a great learning tool (as seen in my educational music page) and works well at keeping students engaged.

Feel free to explore this website especially the music and TV shows and give me any suggestions or requests for new songs or TV shows I can add!

Have a great evening,
-Mme. Girouard

Watch each video at least DEUX fois:

The grade 4 albums are due tomorrow June 11th, to help you use your notes and Acti-vie books. Also go on the project instructions page HERE.  

Please check twitter on the right hand side for updates. 

The grade 4s are finishing “Les chats de Madame Mog” as well as their family albums.
They will be presenting their albums in front of the class.
Due dates and evaluations are on the twitter feed and should also be in their agendas.

The grade 5s are finishing “Mon manteau neuf”. 
Due dates and evaluations are on the twitter feed and should also be in their agendas.

Everyone will have presented “Super Prof” by June 9th.

I try to do most of the teaching and work in class because I understand most parents do not speak French.
This does not mean your child has nothing to do for French class on most nights!!

I have told students to go on my website every night and practice their French through music, videos and websites on the extras tab. Other strategies include making flash cards or practicing with already existing flash cards. Reviewing notes, practicing writing and saying vocabulary out loud are also good strategies.

I am finding some students are excelling with this method of in-class attention and different approaches to a language such as music. Others however are not progressing as well as I would expect them to. Below are strategies to help your child succeed

Grade 4 and 5 is the starting point to French, it is very easy to succeed with effort and the following strategies:

-Participate in class!
-Study!! (There is ALWAYS new vocabulary, it is a new language, study it every night! Students are told minimum a week ahead that there is a test and they are always given some time to study in class, I am finding for some students it is not enough- encourage them to study more at home!)
-Review notes and worksheets! (yes they have those!! I will remind them to take their French binder home more often)
-Make or play with already existing Flash cards! (The grade 4s have made flash cards of over 30 classroom objects in class, they know how to make flash cards)
– Write sentences in French! (Both grade 4 and 5 have already seen le verbe Avoir and Etre, students should be able to put them in a sentence. They have a reference sheet with all the pronouns and conjugated verbs if they forget how to! They also have work sheets on these verbs!)
-Listen to music or TV shows in French!! (This is the easiest homework and it’s on this website!!)

Please visit the For Parents tab as well as the  no homework? page for more things you and your child can do.

Grade 4 parents:

Just as a reminder the progress report and first term report in French grade was only an Oral mark. We started Reading and Writing as well as evaluations for this at the end of February.

For both grades please click or scroll down on the twitter tab on the right. I post more frequent updates and pictures on there.

Grade 4s:

Written Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday April 30th- (Look over vocabulary sheet, poster created together in class and songs on this website.You can create flash cards and write out all the vocabulary out on a different piece of paper to help you.

Doing reading exercises on Les Chats de Mme Mog-  (They will add/create a page to the story and be evaluated on it- Friday May 2nd/Monday May 5th)

Starting the photo albums next week- We are starting Tuesday May 6th! Bring in your pictures!! Pictures required are in the post below.

Grade 5s:

Working on the music project description here

After the projects are done/presented we will have a reading quiz