We are beginning the AIM portion of our French program this week! Grade four students will be learning A LOT of new French vocabulary AND a lot of gestures to help them understand the meaning of the words. To assist students with learning all of the new vocabulary, VIDEOS HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE SCS MIDDLE SCHOOL FRENCH BLOG for them to WATCH AND PRACTICE. (To get to the French blog, click on the link found under 'LINKS' at the top right section of this blog. The videos are found under the 'Unit 1' heading.) Students each have a vocabulary package as well with all of the vocabulary we will be learning over the next six months. Please help your child remember to bring their vocab packages to school for their Wednesday and Friday French classes.
Weekly homework for all grade four French students is a minimum of 30 minutes of gesture practice per week. It would be helpful if that time were spread over two or three days, rather than one straight half hour of practice. Parents are asked to note practice times on the monthly calendar in their child's planner AND initial them. Weeks are graded from Wednesday to Wednesday. Planners will be checked every Wednesday morning. Gesture practice should entail watching the video, repeating each word in both French and English as well as performing the correct gesture.
Parents: thank you in advance for your help and support!
Students: keep up the good work, as this will speed up our progress and allow us to start the play, 'Les Trois Petits Cochons!'
1 comment:
I can't bring up the video!!!
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