FIELD TRIPS!

We have two field trips within the next few weeks. Please make sure all forms and money have been sent to school.

This Thursday, April 19 we are going to TIFF Lightbox to watch the film, "Emilie jolie". We are travelling by school bus and will be leaving the school at 12:00 pm. Please have the children eat lunch at school that day.

Tuesday, May 1st we are going to Brickworks. The cost is $20.00. Permission and money should be sent in by April 26.

My thanks!
Mme Dungo

mots de la semaine!

1. le cahier
2. le papier
3. chicaner
4. être
5. faire
6. maintenant
7. écrire
8. le tableau
9. se rendre compte
10. d'abord
11. enfin de compte
12. il me manque

This week's homework will be a review of conjugating the verb "être" in the present tense.
Tonight's homework will consist of writing a sentence for each word, placing them in alphabetical order and conjugating the verb, "chicaner" in their dictée workbooks.

Mots de la semaine!

1. avril
2. amuser
3. donner
4. la feuille
5. dernier
6. dernière
7. gros
8. grosse
9. doux
10. douce
11. l'animal
12. les animaux

Dictée homework is now comprised of:
1- writing sentences for each of the words in the dictée
2-placing the words in alphabetical order
3-conjugating the verb "donner" with the pronouns: je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles

Please remember to bring in forms and money for our field trip next week to the TIFF Lightbox where we will watch "Emilie jolie" as part of the Children's International Film Festival Sprockets.
Our field trip is next Thursday, April 19.

I hope everyone enjoyed a great long week-end! Happy Easter and Blessed Passover to those who celebrated this past week-end.

Mme Dungo

Homework Help

Our "mots de la semaine" for this week:

1. pouvoir
2. je peux
3. tu peux
4. il peut
5. elle peut
6. nous pouvons
7. vous pouvez
8. ils peuvent
9. elles peuvent
10. est-ce que
11. Je vais à l'ecole.
12. les cinémas
13. Je prends un bain.
14. bien
15. beau
16. belle

We have also added a new link to the multiplication games website to reinforce multiplication facts at home: http://www.multiplication.com/games/


Hope this helps!
Mme Dungo

Homework Help

Our "mots de la semaine" (spelling words) are written in our agendas. For electronic reference, this week, they are:

1. le printemps
2. aller
3. je vais
4. tu vas
5. il va
6. elle va
7. nous allons
8. vous allez
9. ils vont
10. elles vont
11. parce que
12. utiliser
13. je pose
14. quelqu'un
15. quelque chose

You'll notice that there are now 15 words/phrases. We are introducing proper conjugation of the "er" verb group, i.e. manger, danser, parler as well as the important verbs: avoir, etre, faire and aller (this week).

If your son/daughter comes home and says, "I have no homework!" - here are some ways to help your child reinforce what is being explored at school, your child can:

-practice the spelling words for the week
-read books for their reading journal
-finish writing the sentences for the week in the blue/green notebook
-practice multiplication tables up to 5 by using counters, drawings and explanations
e.g. 5 x 5 is 25 because it is 5 groups of 5 or 5 + 5+ 5+ 5+ 5
-practice division tables up to 5 by using counters, drawings and explanations
e.g. 24 / 6 is 4 because it is 24 shared in 6 groups of 4 or 24-6-6-6-6
-look at simple machines around the house and recognize a lever, a wedge, a wheel, a pulley or a gear (our science focus)
-find ways to conserve energy around the house and at school (our science/social studies focus)
-create a news report of what happened at school by dramatizing an anchor's desk and script (our language focus: informational text and report writing)

Hope this helps!
Mme Dungo

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to our students from March Break! We are in the final leg of our year and we are excited and motivated to keep on learning while having a great time along the way!

We'd like to thank Ms. Kearns (Grade 8 English) for organizing Clairlea classes to have our own private screening of The Lorax on March 9th. We will be developping the theme of conservation in our own classrooms as it ties in to our current science unit on simple machines and the effects of machines in our daily lives, i.e. pollution, deforestation and global warming.

Some dates to look forward to in the month ahead:

Thursday, March 29 - Pizza Lunch
Friday, March 30 - Book Report due (separate parent letter will be sent home to explain this assignment)

Looking forward to learning with you!
Mme Dungo

Bonne Annee a tout le monde!

Aunjourd'hui c'est le Jour de la Marmotte. On va voir si la marmotte va voir son ombre. Si elle voit son ombre, il y a un hiver long et si elle ne le voit pas, il y aura un printemps tot!

Une vignette de nos etudes des Traditions et Celebrations -

par la Salle 112