French in Mr. Sidlar's Class

The rough copy (in French) of "Qui a volé le trophée?" paragraph is due at the beginning of class on Friday. Students will have tomorrow's period to finish working on it. If it is not complete after tomorrow's class, it is homework.

The paragraph is based on the story we have read about a missing basketball trophy. In the paragraph, students are to identify who they think stole the basketball trophy, provide proof using clues from the story and finish with a conclusion.

All students have now received their verb tests back. They have also written a reflection about their performance. Students are bringing the test and reflection home to be signed by a parent/guardian. Please ensure your child returns the test and reflection to the school by Thursday, April 5th.

Students will be having a test on regular er, re and ir verbs on Wednesday, March 21st.

It will be a similar format to our er verb test students had earlier this year. The questions will require students to demonstrate their knowledge of conjugating all 3 types of verbs and meanings of verbs. Students will also communicate in writing (in French) what steps are followed to conjugate a verb. Lastly, students will apply their knowledge in sentences.

There will be no surprises. Questions will be similar to activities we do each day in class.

Students have started to work on their good copies of their comic strip. They will have 3 more opportunities in class to work on them (Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15 and Friday 17). They are to be handed in at the beginning of class on Wednesday, February 22nd.

Students received their presentation dates on Monday. Here's a list of when each group is presenting:

Tuesday 21: Grade 6 Group C, Grade 6 Group D

Wednesday 22: Grade 5s, Grade 6 Group A

Thursday 23: Grade 6 Group B, Grade 6 Group E

Students should be practising at home and may start to bring in their props and costumes for their presentations now so they are prepared for the day of their presentation.

To apply their knowledge of ER and RE verbs, students have been working on preparing a short comic strip using characters from the plays Louis la grenouille and Les animaux du bayou. Their rough copies are due at the beginning of class on Monday, February 13th.

Grade 5s need 6 boxes; 5 boxes for sentences and pictures and 1 box for the title of their comic strip.

Grade 6s need 8 boxes; 7 boxes for sentences and pictures and 1 box for the title of their comic strip.

Students will have a test on er verbs Monday, January 15. They are encouraged to study er verbs from their play, how to conjugate them and how to explain, in French, the steps involved in conjugating verbs.

Students were provided with more time to finish Les Phrases Bizarres today (Monday). If students did not finish it in class, it is for homework. It is due on Tuesday.

Students are working on illustrating a variety of bizarre sentences about the play Louis la grenouille (Grade 5) and Les animaux du bayou (Grade 6). They are to have 3 questions completed for Monday.