Below please find a list of interesting links to practice or learn French. Read on to see what the French committee has been up to lately.
Mark your calendars!
Journée française October 27 (morning)
Parents are invited to the library to see the morning kindergarten classes and grades one through three performing French songs and skits learned in class.
Après-midi français October 27 (afternoon)
Parents are invited to join the afternoon fun; all classes will be rotating through the school learning a new French song, playing French word games, etc.
Edith Tankus will be visiting Hawthorne on November 2. As always, parents are welcome!
French in the school!
Morning announcements will include the date and the weather in French! Grade six students will also introduce the school to a daily French word, saying or phrase. Stay tuned!
Check out these websites for some French fun at home:
On Boowa and Kwala’s site you can switch between English and French stories and play games too.
Up To Ten links to Boowa and Kwala, as well as games for older kids, and e-cards.
Also, Free Rice in French. You can donate rice to the UN Food Program, and learn some vocabulary. (click subjects, choose French)
CBC’s C’est la vie is a great program about French speaking Canadians; learn through interviews, stories, and, the always interesting, Word of the Week. Listen to it on Sundays at 6:30 pm, or Tuesdays at 11:30 am. You can download C’est la vie or Word of the Week podcasts
Activities for learning French as a second language
EcoAmbassadeurs of the World is the first non-profit French-speaking organization based in the Toronto area working in the field of the environment.
Parents may find French resources at Canadian Parents for French
Teacher approved:
Kaboum has lots of games. On adore Les recettes d’Esther
On youtube, search ‘imagiers’ or ‘French Lessons’
Practice and perfect your French
We are currently working on:
- a possible French textbook for the older grades
- setting up French programs in neighbourhood libraries.
Sandy Roberts · 7. October 2009, 11:27 · #
My son is in JK. I was wondering if there is an older student who would be interested in reading to younger kids in the library in french (with pauses to explain) before school – maybe even just for 15 minutes or so.
I imagine there would be some interest among the youngest students at least. For the older student, I would imagine it could lead to potetnial babysitting contacts.
I don’t know if anyone thinks this is a good idea but would welcome a conversation about it.