Chers Parents,
Hope you have been enjoying working with your children on the French reading sheets that we have been sending home. We appreciate your help in creating some space at home for your child to review the vowel letter sounds that we are working on at school. We want to ensure that your child has a strong grasp of the vowel sounds as this is one of building blocks for successful reading and writing in French. If you have any questions regarding supporting your child with French at home, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Here’s an update on what’s been happening in our French Program:
Vowel Work: We have moved from getting familiar with the sound A, to working with the sound O. The children are learning words with each of the target sounds and are doing many different listening, writing and reading games and exercises to integrate these sounds.
Vocabulary Development: In order for the children to be able to follow the class instructions and express themselves in French, we have been reviewing the vocabulary for school materials and common classroom words and phrases. They have also been doing some exercises to review the names of the colors. To raise the level of challenge we combine the vocabulary categories, and say to a child: Donne-moi un crayon rouge, apporte-moi quatre marqueurs, range les ciseaux, etc.
Jewish Holidays: Where possible, we like to make a place for the Jewish Holidays and rituals in our French classes. This is an opportunity for the children to live their Jewish experience in a French context. For Rosh Hashanah, the children made cards and collages and learned the names of the Rosh Hashanah treats in French!
Song: With the Fall season here, we have been singing and acting out the following fun song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZmObD5sbac and today the children drew a picture showing Michaud going up the apple tree and wrote their first sentence in French: Michaud est monté dans un grand pommier.
