Partage de Livre New Reading Program

Starting next week, a new program ‘Je partage mon livre’ (I share a book) will be in action.

It means that your child will have to fill out a special report form on a book that s/he will be getting every week to read at home. Once a week (the day will be stated in agendas), your child will present the book to the class. Her/his presentation should be based on the filled-out report form.

The points on the report form are:

Here is the book that I want to share with my friends.

The title of my book is ……..

The author of my book is ………. .

The book is about………. . (briefly)

When I was reading the book, it made me think about ………. .

I liked the book because …/ I didn’t like the book because… (one of these)

The new words for me are …..

The sentence that I like the most is ……

There is also a spot where you child should illustrate his/her favorite page of the book.

After the presentation, your child will be asked some questions by other students from the class.

Questions might be:

How many pages are there in the book?

How long did it take you to read the book?

Why did you choose the book?

The day of your child’s presentation is stated in his/her agenda.

The new program will help to enhance the students’ interest in reading and writing, as well as promote their literacy achievement. It will positively contribute to your and your child’s relationship when you snuggle up and read together.

Please do not forget to ask your little one about the presentation.

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HELLO and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I wish all our families a wonderful year filled with health, happiness, joy, prosperity.

I hope that you enjoyed the winter holidays together with your child(‑ren).  Thank you so much for the lovely holiday presents that you made for the kids and me at the end of 2013. Your kindness and generosity are very much appreciated.

We are back and have already begun our winter units based on further learning of French syllables, rules of reading, and writing. In Language, we will also be working on developing skills in reading comprehension including questioning and visualizing, poems writing, spelling and speaking. We will continue working on our Book Journals within the Program “Partage de livre”. Please check this blog shortly for further instructions.

In Math, we will be exploring measurement. This time, it will cover measuring time, money, length, and area. Also, students will be practising addition and subtraction.

In Social Studies, we are exploring the unit “Ma communauté”.

 Our January activities will also include cross curricular assignments, activities on conflict resolution and team work. Also, this month, our class is in charge of taking care of recycling at school. It means that students will be helping to empty recycling bins for the whole school. Our class is responsible for the first floor. Grade 7/8 students will be taking care of 2nd floor recycling bins, as well as helping us in case it is necessary.

Dressing for the Season

This little song may help your child to remember all the necessary clothing items to put on to remain cozy and warm on a cold winter day!

C’est l’hiver mon mignon

Mets tes bottes doublés de mouton

Ton manteau boutonné jusqu’au nez

Mets ton foulard de laine

Et n’oublies pas tes mitaines

Car dehors, tu veras

Il fait froid!

It might be a good idea to provide an extra pair of pants and socks for your child as during recess time children’s pants and boots often get wet due to the weather conditions and children’s high activity levels.

Finally, just a reminder to all of you to continue to encourage your child to use French as much as possible in class and at home. In our class, the children continue earning incentive points for consistent use of French in their oral communication.

Please remind your child to continue to practise immersion routines at home. Let them read in French to you. Ask them to pronounce words/ expressions/ sentences in French, to count in French, to sing French songs, and recite French poems that they learn at school. Let them watch French TV programs (TV5, TFO), use the computer to browse the Internet sites that I provided at the beginning of the school year (you can also find them on our class’s blog), investigate French dictionaries together or let your child teach you how to do that. French CDs, DVDs, cartoons, and magazines might be of great help as well.

 

January 24 – PA Day, No school

 

Please check Clairlea’s Blog regularly for the school events

 

Thank you for all your support and co‑operation.