C’est la rentrée ! Bienvenue à la classe de 6me!
Welcome to another exciting year studying French! We will do many fun things this year, such as :
-sing new songs
-cook
-dance
-write to our penpals
-read in French in a reader
and celebrate Foreign Language Evening!
Our book will be Amis et compagnie, however we will refer to Qtalk as well, using the flashcards and on-line games. Parents, Qtalk offers a study version of Qtalk games, for a monthly fee of $4.95. I encourage you to subscribe to this tool.
A few expectations and various information are below.
Class meets three times a week for 50-55 minutes, Monday, 10:00-10:55, Thursday, 10:00-
10:55, and Friday, 10:00-10:55.
10:55, and Friday, 10:00-10:55.
Fall Syllabus :
September :
Introduction: Bonjour
Chapter 1: My Things
Chapter 2: My Family
Chapter 1: My Things
Chapter 2: My Family
Penpal letters
French reader
October :
Chapter 3:My Tastes
Chapter 4:My Activities
French reader
November and December :
Chapter 5:My Town
Montreal tripChapter 5:My Town
Foreign Language Evening
French reader
Classroom Expectations :
1. Be prepared: come to class with
- a pencil
- your textbook, vocab book, folder and workbook
- your homework
2. Arrive on time, have your things out and talk quietly with your neighbor.
3. Have your homework done, otherwise you miss out on what we are learning.
4. Participate and take risks, answer in your head even if you are not called on.
4. Participate and take risks, answer in your head even if you are not called on.
5. No open cups of liquids in class.
Absences :
Please let me know prior to your absence, if possible. If you miss class, I still expect you to do the assigned homework. Look on the blog or ask a classmate. Let’s look at the blog together so you can find it !
Tests/quizzes :We will have quizzes every chapter, and tests every third chapter. The tests will assess the four skills: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, oral communication and written communication.
Study: use flashcards… prepare for tests…it is remarkably effective.
Test behavior : during tests, you are expected to stay in your seat and not talk. Tests scores will be affected by poor testing behavior.
Grading : Do all of your homework, participate in class, and do well on tests, and you will have a good grade. Your grade represents :
25% result of homework and projects
25% from readingassignments
25% result of quizzes and tests
25% result of class participation
Class participation is very important. Be polite, listen to others, and speak in French.
Your books :
Please take care of them. They are not hardcovers and are not very durable. Keep them in your folder to protect them. They cost $25 each and if you ruin yours, you will be asked to replace it.
Translators :
Do not use them. On-line translators do your work for you and they do a poor job. Your grade will be affected if you use a translator to do homework.
Extra Help :
I am available most days during planners or after school : come and ask for help !
I am really excited to get back to learning French with you. I hope you are too !
Parents are welcome in my classroom. Please feel free to visit or if you have any French related activity, story, or other, please come and share. I would appreciate a week's notice so I can plan.
See you on Wednesday!
Madame Jo
Parents are welcome in my classroom. Please feel free to visit or if you have any French related activity, story, or other, please come and share. I would appreciate a week's notice so I can plan.
See you on Wednesday!
Madame Jo
My email: jgardner@thegrammarschool.org
