Well, today was a long day for all. Although the organization of the event that we attended as a class was unsatisfactory, some enjoyed trying out a parkour relay race, face painting as well as some French music. We ended the day with a quick pit stop at Tim Hortons and some outdoor activity.
We will brainstorm what we can do as a class next month in order to immersed ourselves even deeper into the French culture in Saskatchewan.
Rest well tonight :)
Mme R
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
At a glance...
Week of March 23 - 27
French Language Arts:
Résultat
d'apprentissage (learning outcome):
8.VC.3 Démontrer une appréciation* pour les
émissions radiophoniques, ou télévisées, ou pour le contenu d’autres moyens de
communication audiovisuels d’expression française destinée aux adolescents et
aux adolescentes.
-We are working on Summarizing and Paraphrasing in French
-We are currently viewing a French film "L'avion"
with the goal of summarizing it.
-This will be used as a diagnostic assessment
-Over the next weeks, Mr Zagré (french language assistant)
and I will be co-teaching the skill of Summarizing and Paraphrasing en français
English Language Arts:
-We are starting a new unit entitled “The Rights of a Child”.
This is a cross-curricular unit, integrating English Language Arts and Social
Studies.
Science:
-we are continuing to study, "The Earth's Crust"
Math:
-gr 8's: Prisms & Cylinders
-gr. 7's: Circles & Area
Monday, 23 March 2015
Student Led Conferences & Class Outing
Should you and your child not be able to make it for a conference during these times, please contact me via email or phone to arrange for an appointment.
Below are the details of the outing:
Francofièvre is the biggest Francophone youth cultural event in Saskatchewan.
On March 25, students will be
able to enjoy the amazing musical talent of some of Canada’s Francophone
artists showcased at the University of Regina. Mario Lepage, directly from
Saint-Denis, Saskatchewan, will thrill the audience
with
his electric, psychedelic melodies, and students will also get to enjoy the
musical explosions of Montreal hip hop group, Treizième
Étage. Then prepare to be amazed by the
incredible acrobatic talents of Cirque Nova Circus contortionists. To top it
off, students will be able to let their inner artist shine as they participate
in various visual arts activities throughout the day.
Organized by the Association
jeunesse fransaskoise and partners, and emceed by Shawn Jobin, who has been nominated
for two Trille Or awards this year, Francofièvre
2015 will be a day you won’t forget!
General schedule for March 25, 2015:
10:00 - Schools start to arrive at the University of
Regina.
- Schools
register at the entrance desk for the event.
10:30 - The workshops in gym #1 start. (Parkour and
creative art)
11:30 - End of the workshops.
- Announcements,
lunch, move toward gym #2
11:55 - Show!
2:00 - End of
show, announcement, schools prepare to leave.
2:30 - Buses
leave.
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Tuesday, 24 February 2015
At a glance...
Week of February 23rd - 27th, 2015
French Language Arts:
-We have started to study a classic french Canadian children's book
-We are targeting reading, writing and cultural appreciation outcomes
-We reviewed the narrative structure on Monday and the students have been asked to write a 1/2 page story using that structure (due Friday)
English Language Arts:
-students should finish reading Ch. 6 in "I am David"
-comprehension questions to be completed for tomorrow
-we do a weekly writing assignment following the chapter that we all read together as a class
**We are all really enjoying this novel!
French Language Arts:
-We have started to study a classic french Canadian children's book
-We are targeting reading, writing and cultural appreciation outcomes
-We reviewed the narrative structure on Monday and the students have been asked to write a 1/2 page story using that structure (due Friday)
-students should finish reading Ch. 6 in "I am David"
-comprehension questions to be completed for tomorrow
-we do a weekly writing assignment following the chapter that we all read together as a class
**We are all really enjoying this novel!
Science:
-we are continuing to study, "The Earth's Crust"
-we learned about our final project for this unit today
-students and I are very excited about this unit!
Math:
-gr 8's: ratios and rates
-gr. 7's: percentages and decimals
-unit test next week
Monday, 2 February 2015
Mr Gauvin has sent this to our class and I have handed out a letter to each student in my class. In case the letter was misplaced on it's journey home, I have copied the information below:
Dear Parents:
As your child approaches high school there is a big decision
to be made in regards to which school to attend and whether to continue in the
French Immersion program. As you are likely aware, Central Collegiate houses
Prairie South’s high school French Immersion program within the city of Moose
Jaw. It is a program we are proud to
have and would like to see it continue to flourish. Therefore, we would like to
invite you to a French Immersion evening we will be hosting on Thursday February 5 from 7-8 PM in our
school library. There will be a short presentation on the merits of the program
and how it looks at the high school level, including words from current
students and parents followed by a tour of the building. Of course such an event would require some
French pastries and coffee, which will be provided. We hope many of you are able to attend. If you
are unable and would like to get information at a different time please feel
free to call the school and we will gladly set something up for you.
Cordially,
Stéphane Gauvin
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Class DOJO!
Grade 7 & 8 Parents & Students:
This year, I am trying a new classroom management tool called ClassDojo.
ClassDojo is a web based program which allows teachers to track students’
behaviors (positive AND negative) easily and efficiently. The program is based
on points, and students can be given positive points for things like helping others, random acts of kindness and going above and beyond in class and around Palliser Heights School...On the other hand,
points can be taken away if students are inappropriate language, talking out of turn, unprepared, disrespectful, etc. My goal is to fully implement the program right away, but please bear with me as I am learning as I go!
After
students have been added to the system, there is a student access code I will
give to each student so that they can log on to the website. On the site, they
are able to see how many points they have, which positive behaviors were noted,
and which negative behaviors they need to work on. Every student will start at 50 points at the the beginning of every month. Like previously mentioned, students may earn points for helping others, random acts of kindness and going above and beyond in class and around Palliser Heights School. At the end of every month, we will plan, as a class, a reward for staying above 40 points. (This should NOT be very hard to achieve) Those that have dipped down below 40 points, may be asked to complete outstanding assignments, homework, etc. in a different classroom during the reward.
One of the greatest
features of ClassDojo is that it allows us to send parents a “behavior and
skills report” every Friday by e-mail. All
you need to do is use the parent access code to get signed up. My hope is that
this will help you better understand the progress of your student’s behavior on
a week-to-week basis. I will provide each student with a student and parent code tomorrow.
Please contact me if you
have any questions!
~Mme Rogers
At a glance...
Week of February 2nd - 6th, 2015
This week is French as a Second Language Week! The theme for this week is "How does French come alive in your school?" « Comment fais-tu vivre le français dans ton école? »French Language Arts:
-first draft of the French short story is due Monday February 2nd-each student will meet with my this week to go through to corrections of their story-correct, revised and typed story is due Monday February 9th
**in addition to our regular Daily 3, we will be celebrating "French as a Second Language" week through various school-wide activities as well as classroom activities. Please encourage your child to read at least 15 minutes in French EVERY night.
-students should finish reading Ch. 5 in "I am David"
-we do a weekly writing assignment following the chapter that we all read together as a class
**We are all really enjoying this novel!
Science:
-we are starting a new unit this week, "The Earth's Crust"
-we will start on Thursday, by going through the outcomes and introducing the topics
Social Studies:
-we are wrapping up a mini-unit of geography with a quiz on Monday morning
Math:
-gr 8's: ratios and rates
-gr. 7's: percentages and decimals
Thursday, 22 January 2015
BEACH DAY!
Don't forget beach day tomorrow!!! Bring a little summer to winter by sporting your favorite sun hat, sun glasses, etc.
Monday, 19 January 2015
At a glance...
At a glance...
Week of January 19th -23th, 2015
- French Language Arts
- 3 au quotidien (Daily 3 in french): Lecture, Écriture, Grammaire
- Lecture: Group Reading, Leveled books
- Écriture: Short stories based on the sound video, click for link to view video "Laughing Moon", finishing planning and starting the first draft
- Students have been given the rubrics for this task
- Brainstorm & Plan due Friday January 23rd
- Grammaire: Articles Indéfinis, Quiz Friday January 23rd, 1st period
- English Language Arts
- Daily 3: Read, Write, Skills
- Read: Chapter 3 "I am David", click for link to description (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/278958.I_Am_David)
- Write: Creative Writing Story, Focus on the writing process
- Skills: Making Connections
- Math
- Gr 7's: Fractions, Decimals, Percentages
- Gr 8's: Percentages, Ratios, Rates
- Sciences Humaines
- Geography
- Interpretation of a map
- Assignment on blog
- Due Wednesday January 21st
- 3 au quotidien (Daily 3 in french): Lecture, Écriture, Grammaire
- Lecture: Group Reading, Leveled books
- Écriture: Short stories based on the sound video, click for link to view video "Laughing Moon", finishing planning and starting the first draft
- Students have been given the rubrics for this task
- Brainstorm & Plan due Friday January 23rd
- Grammaire: Articles Indéfinis, Quiz Friday January 23rd, 1st period
- Daily 3: Read, Write, Skills
- Read: Chapter 3 "I am David", click for link to description (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/278958.I_Am_David)
- Write: Creative Writing Story, Focus on the writing process
- Skills: Making Connections
- Gr 7's: Fractions, Decimals, Percentages
- Gr 8's: Percentages, Ratios, Rates
- Geography
- Interpretation of a map
- Assignment on blog
- Due Wednesday January 21st
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