French library via TDSB!

An expectation of your child is that he/she will read for 20 minutes each night in French.  Starting next week, I will be sending home a reading log where the student will record what was read and a short response to his/her text.  One challenge is to find French sources that are interesting and at your child's level.

The TDSB's virtual library has articles, databases, and websites in French that can be a source of reading for your child!

Go to: https://aw.tdsb.on.ca/sites/er12/clairleaps/SiteHome.aspx

Click on "Virtual Library" on the left-hand side column.

From here, you can click on a number of options:

Click on, "Liens Francais" and you can choose Les Plan, Nos Nouvelles, Junior Universalis to research different articles, and "Liens principaux www" to search websites.

Click on, "ebooks" and you can choose tabvue for social studies books online, Follet Shelf

I encourage you and your children to explore the TDSB virtual library.... en francais!

Just a reminder! FIELD TRIP, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

We are going on our first Field Trip!  We are off to Forest Valley for cooperative team building activites.  Please make sure that all forms and money ($7.50) are in tomorrow.  The students are responsible for their own lunch that day!!!!!  We will leave at 9 am and will be back by 2:30 pm.

Thanks!

Forms! Forms! Forms!

Please make sure to sign and bring back all forms to the school.  It is important that we have this information in the event of an emergency, media event or community field trip.

Agendas are $8.00, please send the money in as soon as possible.

Calendars are on their way!  There were typos from the publishers that needed to be fixed...

Keep an eye out for our FIELD TRIP on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 to FOREST VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CENTRE, we will be doing cooperative games and team-building exercises.

Thanks!
Mme Dungo

Infos-Jeunes!

Some homework will be posted online through a youth French zine called, "Infos-Jeunes" which has current events for students to read.

To access the site, please:

1. Go to www.infos-jeunes.com
2. Enter user name: jesselyn.dungo@tdsb.on.ca
3. Enter password: clairlea
4. Click on "Acceuil"

If you have any trouble, please send me an email/note in the agenda and I will gladly help.

Thanks,
Mme Dungo

C'est la rentree!

Welcome back everyone to another school year at Clairlea!  We are looking forward to a meaningful and academically successful time in Grade 7/8 French Immersion.

Please be sure to return to this blog often to view any updates regarding your child's class and a peak into the lives of our students in our classroom!

Please make sure that you have read the welcome letter from the intermediate team, here at Clairlea.  If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to reach me by:

telephone: 416-396-6165
e-mail: jesselyn.dungo@tdsb.on.ca

I look forward to working with you in setting your child up for success this year.

Take care,
Mme Dungo

You're invited to our African Heritage Concert Thursday, Feb. 27 @ 7 pm!

Thank you for coming!!!!

Our Clairlea students have worked very hard to present our African Heritage Concert this THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 @ 7 PM at Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute (2339 Lawrence Avenue East).

We have been working with Amara Kante, http://www.amarakante.com/ , West African percussionist. The children have enjoyed learning about African history, music and culture.

Gregg LeRock - Thursday, February 20, 2014

Let's rock!  We are going to see Gregg LeRock in concert this Thursday at Randolph Academy, Bathurst Street Theatre.  It is a great opportunity for the students to be exposed to listening and singing to French music in Toronto with other Toronto students.  Please make sure to hand in all permission forms and money.

For more information and to rock along, check out:
http://www.gregglerock.ca/