French Language Points

Dear parents/guardians,

The past month, I have found myself constantly encouraging students to speak only in French. I kindly remind parents and students alike that practice makes perfect and the more French students speak in class, the more they will learn and remember. 

It can be difficult to enforce French only, especially with a large class and when students are completing group work. Some groups finish French exercises faster than others, and then English conversation usually follows. I would like to make it clear that it is not chatter in class that is frowned upon but rather the English chatter in class. As long as students are using French, they can chat as much as they like (with reason of course).

New French Language Points System

So, I have decided to reintroduce the French Language points system. Students will continue to accumulate points for speaking in French. Once a student has accumulated five points, the student will receive a surprise. Since there are five very competitive groups in class (each with names and logos), I would like to add a bonus surprise at the end of each month for the group that has accumulated the most French Language points!  

Les devoirs

In addition, the homework for this week is to watch the episode of “Le Petit Nicolas- Maixent le Magicien” and answer the following reading comprehension questions in the homework cahier:

1.      Qui sont les personnages principaux?

2.      Où est-ce que l’histoire se situe?

3.      Quel est le problème?

4.      Quelle est la solution?

5.      Quel est le message?

Courage les amis!

Je suis très fière de vous!