Dear Parents,

I am sending information to the kids about the Water Cycle.  There are some neat videos in French, vocabulary, illustration in the Sketchbook and an explanation in French.  This Science lesson can be integrated with French and English Language Arts. 

Ecris/ rédige une histoire à propos d’une voyage d’une goutte d’eau dans la nature.  Utilise les mots de transitions pour les paragraphes comme:  D’abord, ensuite, un peu plus tard, tout à coup, finalement etc.

Imagine that you are a drop of water.  Describe yourself and your fascinating journey in nature.  Some transitional words you can use are:  at first, later, one bright, sunny day, basking in the brilliant sunshine, sailing effortlessly in the sky etc.                       Amusez-vous bien!!!

Le Cycle de l’eau

Videos a regarder:    1.  Le voyage d’une goutte d’eau

   2.  Le cycle naturel de l’eau

Les mots à pratiquer:  Transpiration, Evaporation, Condensation, Précipitation, Ruissellement, Infiltration.

Explication:  Durant la journée le soleil brille. Les arbres transpirent.  A la surface  des océans, des lacs, des rivières, l’eau évapore et monte dans l’atmosphere. Cette vapeur d’eau monte en haut dans le ciel et forme des nuages.  Quand ces nuages deviennent trop lourds, l’eau tombe par terre sous forme de la pluie.  L’eau est ainsi recyclée dans la nature!

Les formes géométriques à trois dimensions

La description:

Un cube:      J’ai  12 arêtes et 8 sommets.  Toutes mes 6 faces ont la même forme.  Je peux glisser, mais pas rouler.  Qui suis-je?

Un cylindre:    J’ai 2 arêtes courbées.  J’ai deux surfaces planes et 1 surface courbe. Je peux rouler et glisser.  Qui suis-je?

Une pyramide:   J’ai 5 surfaces planes et 5 sommets.  Je peux glisser, mais pas rouler. Qui suis-je?

Une sphere:    J’ai une surface courbe sans fin.  Je roule mais je ne glisse pas.  Je n’ai ni arêtes ni sommets.  Qui suis-je?

Un cone:     Je peux rouler et glisser.  J’ai une surface plane et une surface courbe.  J’ai un sommet et une arête courbe.  Qui suis-je?

Dear Parents,
Here is the update for the month of March.

Important dates:    In-line skating all week.  If you are able to volunteer to help the kids with their gear, it would be greatly appreciated. 
 Madd Science  2nd and 9th March.  
11th March    Progress reports go home.  Irish dance Presentation 
12th March    Alberta Musical Theater  -  Sleeping Beauty    
17th March   St.  Patrick's Day  Wear Green
Parent- Teacher  Conferences   4 - 7: 30 pm
Parent -Teacher Conferences    AM  9 - 11:30
                                                   PM  1: 00 - 3: 00

March  20  Professional Day   No Classes 
March  25  Lenten Liturgy  10 AM
March  26  Pizza and Spirit Day   Twin/Triplet/Quadruplet

French:   Story writing with an interesting beginning, middle and end.  Reading Comprehension.  Literacy Centres.  Poetry.
Art:  Spring Art
Mathematics:  We will soon be starting 2-D and 3-D shapes.  Problem solving with strategies will be ongoing. 
English:  We have started our Unit on Bats.  Please ask your child what they learned from the video.  We will also work on a project about bats. The children will continue writing interesting stories with a beginning, middle and end.  Poetry.
Science:  We have started our Unit on Liquids.  The kids have done some exciting experiments and they will share them and characteristics during interviews.
Health:  The kids are working on Posters with Slogans about the benefits of Healthy Eating and Regular Exercise.
Religion:  Lenten Promises
Physical Ed:  Alien In-Line Skating   Basketball.

To: French Immersion School Principals & Contacts 

RE: Gala D’art oratoire 2020 

Date: April 25, 2020

The Gala d’art oratoire 2020 is scheduled for: 

When: Saturday, April 25

·                     Group 1: 9:15 

·                     Group 2: 11:00 

Where:  800 3 Street SE, directly east of City Hall

Is the Gala a competition? 

No, the Gala is not a competition.  The Gala is a showcase and a celebration of student achievement in French public speaking.  The only “competition” part of the process is the school’s selection process to determine which presentation at various grade levels will represent the school.  

How long does it last?   What happens at the Gala? 

Each group of the Gala will be about 75 minutes. Students give their presentations on the stage before the audience with a microphone. All of the Gala participants are presented with ribbons at the end of the event.   

Will it be a lot of extra work for teachers? 

The idea behind the Gala is that it NOT become a lot of extra work for anyone, but rather, be a part of the French Immersion curriculum.  What has been done in the past is the presentations were developed in the classrooms under the supervision of the classroom teacher as part of the regular French Language Arts program of studies. The classroom teacher decides if the presentations should be original texts, memorizations of fables, poems, etc. 

Recommendation: Maximum 1.5 minutes for Division I 

Maximum 2.5 minutes for Division II 

Maximum 3 minutes for Division III 

Who can participate? 

·         the Gala is open to students in kindergarten to 9.  

·         each school may send 1 presentation from each grade.

Please note, that no recordings or videos are permitted. Simple costumes that do not distract from the performance are permitted. 

For more information, please contact Rachel Kruchten, French Immersion Consultant at 403-608-9649 or by e-mail: rachel.kruchten@cssd.ab.ca 

Dear Parents,
Here are some important dates for the month of February:

7th February    Teachers Pet    An In-School Field Trip  A Prairie Community in the Past
Many thanks to the Parent Volunteers who have kindly offered to help out.

12th Feb.    We will be celebrating Valentine's day.  If the children would like to give cards to their classmates, please could you make sure that every child in the class is included.  Thank you.

13th and 14th Feb.   Teachers Convention   No school for kids.

17th Feb.  Family Day

21st Feb.  Carnival Activities    Mardi Gras

25th Feb.  Folkfolie   Cabane a sucre   Shrove Tuesday

27th Feb.  Pizza day   Spirit day   Out of this world


What we are learning this month:

Science:    As a culminating activity to show how heat changes the state of materials we made Apple Crisp with our wonderful Parent Volunteers.  We will make ice cream next week and you could make it at home with your child.  we will be starting our new Science Unit about Liquids.

Social Studies:   We have started our new Unit On Natural Resources in the Three Communities of Iqaluit, Saskatoon and Meteghan.  The kids have prepared for their in-school field trip tomorrow.

Math:  We are doing subtraction with regrouping.  Please do practice with your child at home.  We are continuing patterning and problem solving.

French:  Vocabulary and reading comprehension are ongoing. We are also writing stories with a beginning, middle and end.  We use interesting adjectives and expressions learned in class.

English:   Charlotte's Web has finally come to an end.  I will be giving the children a multiple choice test and one narrative question which we will be reviewing in class.  This will be followed by the Unit on Bats.  Story writing with an interesting beginning, middle and end will be ongoing.

Art:  We will soon be working on Spring Art.

Health:  The children learned about the four food groups today.  Please do ask the what comes under each group.  Exercise/Physical Activity is a necessary part of Health.

A Very Happy and Blessed New Year to you all!!  May the year 2020 be filled with good health and happiness for everyone!!

Here are some websites that we will use in the classroom for French:

http://www.iletaitunehistoire.com/ 

http://cf.tfo.org/jeux/poupouyaki/poupouyaki.html

http://www.lasouris-web.org/

Additional information for Religion:
The children will learn about Jesus’ life through Bible stories and will also discuss the Sacraments and Holy Trinity. Please, note that the resource we use in our Religion class, Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ is available digitally for parents to access at home. The parent-student website provides information about the program and information about what your child is learning in Religion class.

To access the website, go to:

http://www.pearsoncanada.ca/school/growinginfaith/student-home/

Please continue reading in French and in English with your child.

Thank you so much.

Warm regards

Mme Amrita

Dear Parents,

We hope that you had a wonderful, restful Christmas Break.  Many thanks for your generosity and appreciation. 

Information for the month of January 2020.

Important dates to remember:

6^th January    Epiphany / La Galette des rois

Madd   Science  Grade 2’s   Jan. 13, 20^th, 27^th

January 15^th   New Year Liturgy  1pm

January  16^th  Spirit / Pizza Day:  Disco

January  31^st   Professional Day / No school for students

French:   Reading comprehension, grammar,  descriptive stories with a beginning, middle and end,  using vocabulary learned in class and the word wall.

Science:  We will continue our Hot and Cold Unit using thermometers and doing experiments. 

Maths:  Using Math vocabulary the children will do word problems in addition and subtraction.  They will continue with addition and subtraction with regrouping.

Social Studies:  We will continue and finish the culture, traditions and art in the three Canadian communities of Iqaluit, Meteghan and Saskatoon.

English:  English stories with a beginning, middle and end.  Continue reading comprehension of Charlotte’s Web and grammar. We will soon be starting our unit on bats.

Religion:    Jesus guides us.

We will use technology from time to time to explore websites and type stories using Google Docs and Google Slides.