Bonjour!

It has been a great joy to meet with you during conferences. I do appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedules to meet with us.

Just a quick note about what to do for French as we go into quarter 2.

French at home! 

I kindly request your help to encourage and support the learning happening in class. The students are asked, especially on the days they have French, to take their notebook home and review the vocabulary taught 5-10 minutes daily. My goal is to keep the students motivated, comfortable and confident in their abilities to accomplish any task.

The days of French are:

Monday- Thursday:  3^rd grade- 5^th grade

Tuesday- Friday:  2^nd grade- 4^th grade

Thank you for partnering with me!

 Merci beaucoup d’être mes partenaires!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me: sgebara@archwayarete.org.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

please find the vocabulary taught throughout the grades.

2^nd Grade vocabulary:

Unit 1:  Bonjour!

   a-   Greetings

*Bonjour (formal)/  Salut  (informal)

*Comment ça va? How are you?

*Ça va? How are you? (informal)

*Oui, ça va. (I’m fine).

* Ça va comme ci comme ça. (I ‘m ok).

*Ça va mal. (I don’t feel good).

b-                Introduce self and others

Moi, c’est ……. (introduce self in a casual way).

Je m’appelle …….. (introduce self in a formal way).

Il s’appelle ……………..His name is …….

 

Elle s’appelle ……… Her name is ……..

I’m ………..  old.  J’ai ………………. ans.

c-                 Classroom commands.

 écoute (listen), regarde (look), montre (show), mime (imitate, mimic), chante (sing), écris (write), parle (tell), relie (find the pairs), complète (complete), compte (count), dessine (draw), découpe  (cut)

 

d-                Counting

Using our fingers, when appropriate, we can count from 0 till 12 and we need to recognize the numbers in letters also.

0   zéro, 1  un, 2  deux, 3  trois, 4  quatre, 5  cinq,  6   six,  7   sept,  8  huit,  9  neuf,  10  dix,  11  onze,   12  douze,  13   treize,  14  quatorze,  15  quinze,  16    seize,  17    dix-sept,  18  dix-huit,  19    dix-neuf,

20  vingt.

 

3^rd grade all the above   plus  :

e-                Les formes géométriques/ shapes

Un triangle / a triangle

Un rectangle / a rectangle

Un rond, un cercle/ a circle

Un carré / a square

 

f-                  Les couleurs / the colors

Rouge                      red

Bleu                          blue

Blanc                         white

Green                         vert

Yellow                        Jaune

Purple                        violet

Orange                      orange

Noir                            black

     

g-                Qu’est-ce qu’il fait? What is he doing?

Qu’est-ce qu’elle fait? What is she doing? / the action verbs

Chante                       (sing)

Saute                         (jump)

Cours                         (run)

Apprends                   (learn)

Téléphone                 (call)

Peins                          (paint)

Il ( he )  chante  -    elle  (she)  chante.

Il  (he) saute  -        elle   (she)  saute

Il  (he)  court  -      elle   (she) court

Il telephone   -      elle telephone

Il peint  -                 elle peint

Il apprend le Français.

Elle apprend le Français.

4^th-5^th Grade:

-         The greetings (above)

-         Counting orally till 31

Dire l’heure/ what time is it?

·       Pile/ o’clock : 5 o’clock,

il est 5 heures pile.

 

·       : 15/ et quart  : it is  5:15

   Il est 5 heures et quart.

 

·       : 30/ et demie  : it is 5: 30

   Il est 5 heures et demie.

 

·       : 45/ moins le quart/ 15 minutes till

It is 2:45   .

                   il est 3 heures moins le quart.

La routine quotidienne

·       Je me reveille   ………….I wake up

·       Je me lève  ………………. I get up

·       Je me douche …………… I take a shower

·       Je m’habille ……………I put my clothes on

·       Je prends mon petit déjeuner, I eat my breakfast

·       Je me coiffe ……………. I brush my hair

·       Je me brosse les dents, I brush my teeth

·       Je vais dormir,   I go to sleep

·       Je vais à l’école,  I go to school

 et chez vous! ....... and at home!

 

I request your help to encourage and support the learning. Please ask your child to bring their notebook home and review the vocabulary taught for 5-10 minutes daily. This will allow them to be able to accomplish any challenging task.