Welcome back J I will be placing class pictures from the past few weeks on my teacher page this week. I am very pleased with everyone's progress thus far. We will begin our week by quickly reviewing the concepts taught last week and then move on to our next section which is all about animals. As we progress though each unit, we continue to build our class word wall and reinforce “no excuse” French words.   French - This week our theme will be all about "pets". Students will learn to identify various animals, express which one's they prefer, and describe in detail a pet of their choice. For example, students will learn to say the following: "mon animal préféré est...", "il s'appelle", "je n'ai pas...", "je veux avoir", etc.   Please continue and read, record, and return your child's book along with his agenda and letter sheet daily. We will soon commence guided reading once the nightly reading books have been completed. Remember as well to continue reading the sound sheet of the night (placed in agenda) and review les "mots outils" located in the box on the bottom of the sheet.   Math - Monday we will review concepts taught to date. Tuesday we will have a small class quiz on number up to 1000 (place value, numbers greater then/less than, etc.) to wrap up our first unit in math. Wednesday we will be moving on to tackle mental math strategies up to 2 digits, along with addition and subtraction of 3 digits numbers where the final answer can be as high as 1000.  Reminders:  - Reading is to occur nightly. Please record on sheet. - Reading bags are to be returned daily - Please sign your child’s agenda to let me know you have reviewed homework Let's have a great week! As always if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me. 

The Me Voici video posted below was filmed after only 2 weeks in French. A few minor speaking errors, but I am very pleased! Congratulations to everyone for a job well done :) Thank you to Mr. Duplessie as well for helping us record the video. I look forward to our year end video and the many gains that will be accomplished.

     The month of September will soon be behind us. We have had a great first month en 3e année. The month of October will be filled with many fun Halloween activities. Stay tuned :)French - This week we will review oral structures taught to date. We will continue with:1) "Ma grandeur"...my height2) "Ce que j'aime à l'école"...what I like at school3) "Ce que je n'aime pas à l'école"...what I do not like at school.Record nightly on the sheet the particular book that your child has read. Books need to be returned daily so that they can continue to read all 19 books. Once completed, we will commence "guided reading" and "Daily 5.” Likewise, we continue to learn new letters and sounds en Français. Sheets will be sent home to read once rehearsed in class.Math - We continue to work on our Numbers unit. Students are learning many new terms in French. Our objective continues to be read/representing numbers greater than 100, skip counting to 100, place value, and estimation. Students also received a math textbook, which will remain in class. Textbooks are new to students, so they are being taught how to read the books then transfer and answer questions from the text to their binders. Notices: 1)  Please check my teacher page, reading bag, and agenda's nightly for any notices, homework, etc.2)  Fall Fair this Friday from 4:30 to 6:30.As always, if you have any questions, comments, and/or concern please contact me :) I am more than willing to help. Let's have another great week at St. Andrews Elementary.

   French - This week's theme will be "Friends" Students will learn to present a friend to the class. Phrases that they will learn include: "I have a friend...his/her name is", "Do you have a friend? What is his/her name?" "Is your friend a boy or girl?" etc.We will continue to work with the colour theme as we progress to learn new school and class vocabulary items. Our word wall continues to grow and students are making great gains.Likewise, we have moved on from the vowel A in our reading and writing activities and are now concentrating on the vowels E, I, O, and U. These sheets will be sent home once reviewed in class. Please take time to practice the words found on the bottom of the vowel sheets as well. You will notice that they are the same on each sheet. These particular words have also been added to our class word wall. Spelling for these particular words will take place in class throughout the day as we complete various tasks and assignments. We also continue to read collectively as a group. In the coming days, books will begin to be sent home. Your child may not recognize/retain everything as of yet, but please encourage them read the title, look at the pictures, and continue with a sentence or page if they get hung up on a word.Math - This week our focus will be on pronouncing numbers from 20-50 and place value (units, tens, and hundreds). Please refer to the videos I have posted on my page to aid your child. Our objective is to read, draw and represent numbers greater that 100.Reminders:- Reading bags need to be returned daily- Terry Fox walk this Friday at 10:15 following recess- School picture day Sept 25th- Scholastic orders due Sept 22th If you have any question, comments, and/or concerns please feel free to write me an e-mail or contact the school. I will respond as soon as possible. Let's have a great week! Thanks.

Tuesday Sept 9th @ 6 p.m. myself and Mlle.Prince will be holding an information meeting following our school open house for parents of students in grade 3 French Immersion downstairs in my classroom (Rm 134). The meeting will be in regards to the immersion program followed by any questions you may have. Thank you.