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Learning while having fun!

The kids have been working beautifully, enriching their vocabulary, improving their writing, and practicing speaking French.  We worked on the winter vocabulary, and we learned everything that is associated with the snow like winter clothes,sports etc.  They played charades, memory games, and puzzles to help them remember them. We are fortunate to have two wonderful grandmothers, Madame Elizabeth and Madame Robin, who generously dedicate 2 periods per week each to supporting our students in improving their reading, writing, and speaking skills. We are continuing with our complex sounds like OU and OI, and the best way to practice is by doing ‘Je lis’ regularly. I insist on them listening to the story many times before recording so they pronounce the words correctly. I am happy to see that they have become more comfortable with common words like Voici, Je vois,Regarde etc. Right now we are practicing using EST  when we make small sentences combining the vocabulary we already know. Thank you for all your effort and support on our journey.I hope you enjoyed your kiddos’ presentations. Enjoy the videos with Felix,Liv, Laz, Nora, Tamar and Charly.






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Tell me,and I forget,teach me,and I may remember,involve me and I LEARN!!!!

Salut les parents,

After the Holidays we continued practicing the colours, as well as Fall vocabulary.  We have added verbalizing numbers and reciting a poem about the Fall.  We also kept on practicing the vowels A,O,I, and we are now moving into learning the last two vowels E and U before starting les sons composes.  In addition, we learnt the expression “Je vois” (I see) in order to describe pictures and things they see around them during the Fall season. We are so proud to hear them making simple sentences with the vocabulary they already know like colours, numbers, school and Fall and also read words more fluently. We even did a math activity in French adding and subtracting. Doing puzzles, playing French games helps them practice, learn and have fun! Enjoy the videos!!!!








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Ignite the shine 1A and 1B

Bonjour Grade 1A and Grade 1B Parents!  Can you believe another school year is upon us?  If you don’t already know me, my name is Madame Efi Mouchou. This is my 3rd year at OJCS and this year along with Madame Maryse we look forward to forming relationships and teaching your kiddos. It has been a pleasure working with your children, and we have seen so much growth and learning already in the short amount of time we have had together. These past 2 weeks we have spent time getting to know each other and establishing the classroom rules. We played games reviewing the letters of the alphabet, and practicing the calendar. We did some writing activities with the letter A, we read lots of books and we started learning songs and poems. The focus has been on the vowel A together with consonants such as, ma, ta, sa, pa, cha etc. Those kids even started forming words by putting the syllables together, isn’t that amazing?  Also when we do attendance, we ask them how they feel and they give their answer in french as you can see in the videos attached ( Felix,Liana,Wesly,Bella,Franky,Jacob). Our little stars shine bright every day and we all look ahead to an exciting school year!  We are looking forward to seeing you all at the back-to-school night.


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Welcome back!Bienvenue en premiere annee

Bonjour chers parents!

My name is Efi Mouchou and I will be the French teacher this year. I am Greek and my husband is a Greek diplomat. As a diplomat’s wife, I have the opportunity to travel around the world, work in different settings and enrich my life in so many ways. I have worked in both elementary and middle school, teaching English, French and preparing students for exams such as Delf and Cambridge. I love challenging my students with realistic goals; my motto is that every child can thrive as long as he or she feels genuinely loved and safe. I am looking forward to meeting you all at the back to school night!
So let’s all have an exciting and productive school year!!!!!!!!!
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Summer blog

Salut les parents!

I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt thanks for your support throughout this school year. Your collaboration and involvement have greatly contributed to the success of your child and the positive atmosphere in our classroom. Have a wonderful summer and enjoy your kiddos as much as you can!!

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A school where fun never ends!

Salut chers parents!

The school is buzzing right now! There has been so much activity lately at the school and students are shining. Kids enjoyed spending a morning with their grandparents doing fun activities in all three languages, and they proudly showed them their work. For Mother’s Day, they made beautiful cards with wishes in French, and we read how people celebrate this special day in other countries. They keep practicing their reading and writing skills every day so that they can review all the new vocabulary such as spring,animals,food and of course the sounds. I have to admit that my kiddos never cease to amaze me with the way they read.I can never get enough of their reading!They also use more and more French in class,which is impressive. We are currently learning about the prepositions Sur,Sous,Dans,Devant,Derriere and we play a lot of games using them. Have a look for yourselves at the beautiful things happening in our class.

Also dads please stop sneaking in the fridge at  night!Ha,ha,ha,ha



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Nurturing Language skills in the classroom!

Bonjour chers parents!

In our grade 1 French class,every day is a celebration of the language whether it is a Jews or French holiday,the students through games,songs,poems,stories,cartoons and fun activities are engaged and continue their journey of exploring the beauty of the language and getting more and more confident. So let’s see how our kiddos embrace spring!

ENJOY YOUR PESSAH HOLIDAY!!!!!!

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Le printemps EST ici! Or maybe not?

The students had another two weeks of great learning at the OJCS. Spring is finally here at least inside the school hahaha so we started exploring the vocabulary and the next 2 weeks we will be reading stories and short poems, we will be creating sentences with the words and doing fun and  educational activities. Regarding the sounds, the students completed a quiz on OI,CH,OU,EU,ON with great success and they were so excited when they made their own sentences. Kids need to have ownership over their learning. These kids respond well to challenges so this week we are diving into the sounds of E,EZ,AI,ER,ET. We also visited the SK since our little friends finished learning some letters so Grade 1 had the chance to read the words the SK had written in their booklet. As we are slowly heading to the end of the school year, I see my stars truly SHINE!. Their talent to switch from Hebrew to French and vice versa is staggering. They learn from me, and I learn from them!!!!!!

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A peek into grade 1

Alors les amis, we celebrated la Francophonie. There are  thousands of reasons why we love the french language: it is smooth, rich, and flowing: we love speaking french because, with its nasal vowels and melodious intonation, it sounds very musical to a non-native ear. We want to learn French because it is also called the language of love, cooking, fashion, theater, visual arts, dance, and architecture.

During la francofête at our school, we had the pleasure to admire all the students from JK-grade 8 sing, dance, act, and recite poems in french!!!! All the teachers worked hard to make that happen. The students were proud of themselves, and their energy and passion were evident throughout the afternoon. During the week of the francophonie, we read books, heard stories, watched movies, played games, learned the ten magic words, and tasted french treats.  My amazing kiddos learnt the benefits of doing sports and shared their ideas during the celebration. We continue learning the sounds. They have mastered OI,OU,CH,ON, and this week we are starting working on EU. Have I told you how much they love quizzes? Well they are about to do a big one on all the sounds and vocabulary they know already. They take huge pride in their work and their faces glow when they see the results. Also this week we had the opportunity to visit the SK and our kiddos read to them words starting with the letters C and D. They are delight to teach and their enthusiasm to learn is lovely to see.

A très bientôt!