We are excited to learn the Pledge of Allegiance in French

                                                                         or

                         Le Serment de la Fidélité

Je jure fidélité au drapeau

Des Etats-Unis d’Amérique

        Et à la République

        Qu’il représente 

Une Nation, sous Dieu, indivisible

Avec liberté et justice pour tous.

Bonjour et Bienvenue!

it is only week 2 and the students are following smoothly within the class period.

We are currently working on the greetings, personal introduction and commands of the class. This will allow us to be able to execute different tasks upon hearing the command rapidly and efficiently.

We are moving forward to the objects of the school with an introduction to the distinction between masculine and feminine nouns and the polite necessary sentences to use in class.

Our journey will lead us to the house, exterior and interior (define all the rooms), where we live, name the family members and we won't forget our pets. Our next theme will be the food (likes and dislikes, sweet or salty, etc..) and we finish with the weather and the appropriate clothing for each season.

My goal is to keep your students motivated to continue the school year with enthusiasm and perseverance to learn more French.

I am so excited about our curriculum night, look forward to express my joy to teach your students and answer any question you might have.

Thank you so much for all the attention you give to the French language.

"A ce soir", see you tonight.

Bonjour et Bienvenue !

I am so excited about the year ahead of us and look forward to meeting each of your students and help them learn the French Language. They will gain an elementary knowledge of the language, the francophone culture, traditions, geography, and history.  We are going to follow the natural sequence of language learning: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammar is not ignored but is learned indirectly. At the end, we want them to be able to use grammar structures correctly in the French language.

 

Le coin de l’Institutrice/Teacher’s Corner

 

My name is Salwa Gebara. I was born and raised in Lebanon where I had a chance to be part of an immersion French program during my elementary and secondary classes. I have a degree in Child development and Psychology and taught for 9 years Kindergarten/1^st Grade French as a second language in Beirut, Lebanon. I spent 6 years working in Paris as I moved to live there with my family. In the USA, I worked for 11 years in the daycare center where I placed my children. Having been given the opportunity to teach again the French Language at the Archway level, I am so excited to share with the students the gift of another language that lays a solid foundation for effective communication skills that will last a lifetime.