C’est la rentrée ! Bienvenue à la classe de 4me (Welcome back 8th grade!)
Welcome to another exciting year studying French! I am excited to get to work with such a strong group. I expect you to speak in French during class and I know you can do it !
We will do many fun things this year :
-read Destination: France
-cook
-sing new songs
and study with Amis et compagnie, Level 2. Congratulations ! You are the third class at TGS to reach this level!
Class meets three times a week for 50-55 minutes, Monday, 1 :50-2 :40, Thursday, 1:50-2:40, and Friday, 8 :30-9 :25.
Fall Syllabus :
September :
Chapter 1 : review : describing oneself, expressing preferences, feelings, pets, where we live, BD, Les Misérables
Destination : France, chapters 1 and 2
October :
Chapter 2 : going shopping and spending money, prices
Destination : France, chapters 3 and 4
Fairy Tale for Foreign Language Evening
November and December :
Chapter 3 : describing personality and physical traits
Destination : France, chapters 5 and 6
Chapters 1, 2, 3 test
Cooking!
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.
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 :There will be quizzes at the end of each chapter and a test after every third chapter.
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.
Homework : We will continue to work in our cahiers for Amis et co, and we will be working with Destination : France. Each week I will assign you a chapter, which you will need to read and finish the work for. Fridays will be devoted to working on the reader.
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 book conferences and book homework
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. You are expected to use your dictionary.
Extra Help :
I am available most days during planners : 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 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 Wednesday!
Madame Jo
My email: jgardner@thegrammarschool.org
