Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!

Dear Parents,

Here are pictures of your child practicing his/her song with his/her group.

BEFORE:

During the presentation:

JOYEUX NOËL & BONNE ANNÉE!

Mme Mathieu

Le jeudi 15 décembre 2016.

Dear Parents,

On Tuesday, December 20^th, David Finkle will be visiting the Grade 5 students. We will be making drums for the Kinders. For this activity, we will need parent volunteers. If you wish to volunteer, please let me know. Could you please come in for 8:25 a.m.? Your help will be needed until lunch.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Mme Mathieu
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We started a new unit in Language Arts: 'Procedural Writing'. Here is an overview:

Un bon texte procédural contient:
*un titre,
*un but clairement indiqué,
*une liste de matériel ou ingrédients nécessaires,
*toutes les étapes nécessaires;
*les étapes doivent être en ordre séquentielle, une par ligne, en utilisant des numéros, ou des mots comme: premièrement, ensuite, finalement
*un dessin ou un diagramme,
*des verbes simples (infinitif ou impératif).

SMY Christmas Spirit Week Dec. 19th to 23rd, 2016.

Monday, December 19th: Rudolf the RedNose Reindeer Day

Tuesday, December 20th: Green Grinch Day! Dress up as the Grinch or wear green to SMY.

Wednesday, December 21th: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree! Wear your favourite hat, sweater, coloured necklace... let's rock Christmas at SMY!

Thursday, December 22nd: Frosty the Snowman Day! Wear white.

Friday, December 23rd: Wear your favourite p.j.'s.

Bonne journée!

Mme Mathieu

Le mardi 13 decembre 2016.

Dear Parents,

After being away for two weeks, this is the BEAUTIFUL welcome back that I received. I was very touched, and I feel blessed to be teaching your children. Merci beaucoup les amis. Merci pour les jolies cartes. Elles sont tellement belles et réconfortantes. Je suis contente d'être de retour. 

For the next two weeks, it will be very busy. We need to finish projects and do presentations in order to come back in the new year starting fresh.

***Here are the following important dates:

1)*Écris l'adresse d'un membre de ta famille pour demain.

2)

*Le lundi 19 décembre: Rebecca, Momo, Ioana, Owen D., Sydney, Owen A., Giulliana (Petit papa Noël)

*Le lundi 19 décembre: Dylan, Natalia, Angelina, Biruk, Brennan, Michael, Gabriel, Matteo (Vive le vent!)

*Le lundi 19 décembre: Jihad, Adam, Owen P., Holden, Roman, Joshua  (Mon beau sapin)

*Le lundi 19 décembre: Orla, Monique (Douce nuit)

*Le mercredi 21 décembre: Tuyet, AJ, Abby, Ethan  (Rudolf)

*Le mercredi 21 décembre: Ashley, Olivia  (La paix sur terre)

*Le mercredi 21 décembre: Rajna, Lorraine (L’enfant au tambour)

3)*Présentation orale: Projet de sciences (Le jeudi 15 décembre)

Bonne journée!

Mme Mathieu

Le samedi 3 décembre 2016.

Bonsoir,

We have been learning what is a 'Déterminants'. Below are some short lessons and explanations. Enjoy!

Mme Mathieu

Les déterminants possessifs

Les déterminants

Les déterminants

Le jeudi 17 novembre 2016.

Dear Parents,

Another busy week!

I just wanted to give you the template again to have your child follow this format during the week. Your child is encouraged to hand me their sheet of 20 sentences for me to correct and give feedback. By doing this activity, your child will build vocabulary and improve his/her spelling.

In class, your child is encouraged to speak French on a daily basis.

Monday:  Write 20 sentences.  (Your child is encouraged to use adjectives to describe). Have your child bring in the sentences to get corrected. For example: Le gros chien noir marche dans la grande forêt.

Tuesday: Read 15 minutes out loud. I would like to reinforce the importance of having your child read out loud. By reading out loud, your child is listening to his/her voice (pronunciation) of the words and can start correcting himself/herself.

Wednesday: Watch a French television show. The more exposure=comfortable in understanding the language.

Thursday: Go online and play a French activity. It is always fun!

Bonne soirée!

Mme Mathieu

Le vendredi 4 novembre 2016.

Bonjour,

For Visual Arts, we have been learning about cold & warm colors. What a beautiful bulletin board! Bravo les amis!

Nursery rhyme: 'La sorcière'

Nursery rhyme: 'La sorcière'

We are busy preparing for the Remembrance Day Ceremony. Please join us on Friday, November 11th. 

Below is the song your child will be singing during our Remembrance Day Ceremony. Please have your child practice singing at home every day.

Notre Père

Also, your child needs to memorize the poem "In Flanders Field". It is located in his/her agenda. 

Merci

Bon week-end!

Mme Mathieu

Goals for the month of November 2016

Good morning,

It is hard to believe that we are starting our third month of school. Your child is learning so much. I am pleased to see how passionate your child is on learning new things. I would like to thank this opportunity to thank you in supporting your child in his/her learning a second language. It's by doing extra at home, that your child will expand, cherish & excel. I encourage you to continue to have your child play French games, read, write & speak French on a regular basis. Please refer to the plan: 

Monday:  Write 20 sentences.  (Your child is encouraged to use adjectives to describe). Have your child bring in the sentences to get corrected.

For example: Le gros chien noir marche dans la grande forêt.

Tuesday: Read 15 minutes out loud.

Wednesday: Watch a French television show.

Thursday: Go online and play a French activity.

GOALS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER:

FIRST GOAL: To memorize 'In Flanders Field' before November 11th. Your child will be presenting this poem during our Ceremony this year. 

In Flanders Fields

by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

Nous sommes morts

Nous qui songions la veille encor'.

À nos parents, à nos amis.

C'est nous qui reposons ici

Au champ d'honneur.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

SECOND GOAL:
-Your child is responsible to read 20 books during the month of November. If your child decides to borrow a class book, he/she needs to return right away as I have several students. In each bubble, your child needs to write the title of his/her book and you need to initial that your child read the book out loud to you. Merci.

NOM:_________________________

Dans chaque cercle, tu dois écrire le titre de ton livre et demander à tes parents de signer chaque cercle. N’oublie pas de lire à haute voix.

Bonne journée!

Mme Mathieu

Sale of Poppies!

Bonjour,

Starting today, your child can donate his/her money to get a poppy. All Grade 5's students will need to have one as they are part of the ceremony.

Merci

Mme Mathieu

Nursery Rhymes

Bonjour,

The following students presented their nursery rhymes today. Below is the scarecrow or the witch he/she made. 

Bravo les amis!

Just a friendly reminder to wear orange & black on Monday.

Bon week-end!

Mme Mathieu

Absolutely beautiful!

Good evening,

I would like to say thank you to Tuyet et Lorraine for the beautiful Remembrance Day Bulletin Board! We are working hard in preparation for our Ceremony. 

Merci beaucoup.

Mme Mathieu

Nursery rhymes

Bonjour,

The following students presented their nursery rhymes today. Below is the scarecrow or the witch he/she made. 

Bravo les amis!

Bonne soirée!

Mme Mathieu

Voilà Learning

Dear Parents,

Please take the time to read the following information. 

Merci

Mme Mathieu

Voilà Learning       Free Online Homework Help in French Our school board has secured funding to provide FREE Online Homework Help in French for our students. Available with Voilà Learning, Monday through Thursday from 5pm-8pm.  Support in a fun, avatar-based virtual classroom is one-on-one with a live tutor. To facilitate the communication process, here are some promotional tools that you may share with parents: A video explaining how the program works: https://vimeo.com/136396791 The Online Homework Help registration page: http://voilalearning.com/en/if-your-school-board-has-registered/ The video and registration link can be posted on your school websites so that it is accessible to all students and parents.  The code to register is:  BonjourVoila Later in October, we will send a box of letters and guides to your schools that explain how the program works (Copy of these documents).   ​​

Nursery Rhymes

Bonjour,

The following students presented their nursery rhymes today. Below is the scarecrow or the witch he/she made. 

Bravo les amis!

Friendly reminders!

Bonjour,

Here are friendly reminders:

 HALLOWEEN DANCE-A-THON “FUN”RAISER

Friday, October 28th, 2016

HIP, HOP, ROCK and DANCE with SaMmY

Wear your favorite costume (no masks or weapon type accessories please).

Fill out and return your attached sponsorship sheet and tickets and be eligible for prizes.

(Keep Safe - No door to door solicitation.)

Parents are welcome to dress up and join their children during scheduled times:

FDK - 9:30 - 10:00

Grade 1, 2, 3 - 10:10 to 11:10

Grade 4, 5, 6 - 12:10 - 1:10

Grade 6 (2nd round) - 1:10 - 1:40

Costume Parade - 2:00 (walking around the school)

Have fun and raise funds for special events in our school.

Sponsorship Sheet and tickets are due back at SMY by Friday, October 28th.

Prizes to be awarded on Monday, October 31st at our RFTS Assembly.

-Monday, October 31st, your child is encouraged to wear orange & black for the day.

Bonne journée!

Mme Mathieu

Good evening,

The following students presented their nursery rhymes today. Below is the scarecrow or the witch he/she made. 

Bravo les amis!

Mme Mathieu

Good evening,

The following students presented their nursery rhymes today. Below is the scarecrow or the witch he/she made. 

Bravo les amis!

Mme Mathieu