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In the last three weeks before winter break, we will be reviewing the sounds we have practiced throughout the term. This week, we will be reviewing the many spellings for the sound “é” (like the sound “ay” in English. You will notice that the first two words are pronounced the exact same, so they are […]
Bonjour! Firstly, please see below for important upcoming dates: Entrepreneur Fair: Next Friday, December 3rd, our class will visit the Entrepreneur Fair hosted by Divisions 2 and 3. The Grade 6/7 students have created businesses and will be selling their homemade items for $1-$5. Cash will not be accepted, only pre-purchased tickets. Tickets are available […]
Last week’s works were with the phoneme “au” with two letters – A and U. This week, we keep the same sound, but add a letter to use “eau”. Here are the words of the week: un bateau un oiseau un marteau un manteau un gâteau l’eau un drapeau un château beaucoup nouveau Bonus! un […]
Bonjour les familles! In Math this week, students practiced addition strategies. We worked on “La magie de 9”, or regrouping when adding with 9. We played a game called “Bouge” where players can bump their opponents off the board by adding the totals correctly. We practiced addition facts to 20 with a math-themed book called […]
Hello! As I am learning more about our class and what strategies work best for each learner, I am adapting our routines and activities. I sent home an updated reading log, or Journal de lecture, in a duotang labelled “La lecture à la maison“. While until now, I have been asking students to track the […]
Here are this week’s words, based on the sound “au” (pronounced like the name of the letter “o” in English). un autobus la gauche des chaussettes autour l’automne il faut les animaux un dauphin un(e) auteur(e) une épaule Bonus: sauver un autruche haut aussi un autocollant
Bonjour les familles, In Math this week, we played with addition and subtraction puzzles and created our own. We practiced doubles and doubles-plus-one addition facts and tested our memories with a speed round of doubles addition. We listened and learned in the Remembrance Day assembly on Wednesday, and heard from Ken Rosadiuk, Senior Instructor of […]
Here are our words of the week, based on the sound “eur”. We are expanding upon the sound “eu” from last week. l’heure il/elle/iel pleure un pêcheur une fleur plusieurs la couleur la peur la chaleur un danseur un tracteur Les bonus! un professeur / une professeure un directeur un inventeur un ordinateur le dépanneur
Bonjour! I apologize for the late post this week. Here is an update of what Division 9 was busy with November 1-5th. Division 9 students worked very hard this week! They were helpful with class jobs, determined and focused writers, and enthusiastic for math games! In Math, we practiced addition facts with an adaptation of […]
Voici les mots de la semaine! des feutres heureux / heureuse il pleut il/elle/iel peut un jeu le bleu peut-être les yeux neuf il/elle/iel veut Bonus: une pieuvre ils/elles/iels peuvent seulement une queue les cheveux