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Monday, February 13
This blog will resume after the March Break.

__Français__

The February book report is ready for viewing and printing. Students will be choosing a fairy tale from a selection of online stories. Choices are all on the page titled Français, at left.
 * ======Lecture - Le conte ======
 * ======Écriture - Rallye écriture (conférences, publication, partage) ======
 * ======Grammaire - mes/mais, antonyms ======


 * L'époque médieval - vocabulary relating to the medieval village
 * Lapbook project - more info to follow soon

__Éducation physique/Santé__


 * Skits sur la prise de décisions concernant le tabac
 * Les circuits
 * Winter Activitiy Day on Wednesday, Feb. 8

__Éducation artistique__


 * Arts visuels - tesselations

__Français__


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lecture - Reading evaluation (DRA - Trousse d'évaluation en lecture), similar to GB+ and CASI;

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rallye lecture


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Écriture - Rallye écriture
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grammaire - Homophones et/est, synonyms
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We will move our grammar quiz to Thursday, Feb. 2 for all topics covered in January: //les homophones, changer les noms et adjectifs du singulier au pluriel, les synonyms// . As usual, there are links on the right for websites to practise grammar.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__É____tudes sociales__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">L'époque médieval - vocabulary relating to the medieval village
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lapbook project - more info to follow soon

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Éducation physique/Santé__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tobacco video
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Winter Activitiy Day on Wednesday, Feb. 1

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Éducation artistique__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Musique - exploring instruments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Art dramatique - improvisation games

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What we are studying this week:
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Français__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rallye lecture <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Good copy of January book report is due on Monday, January 30th
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lecture - Reading evaluation (DRA - Trousse d'évaluation en lecture), similar to GB+ and CASI;
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Écriture - Rallye écriture
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grammaire - Homophones, synonyms


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">QUIZ next Tuesday, January 31st on all topics covered in January: //les homophones, changer les noms et adjectifs du singulier au pluriel//

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Sciences__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Finishing our good copies for the musical instrument project; composing a print advertisement for our light invention or musical instrument

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Éducation physique/Santé__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What is in tobacco and what are the effects of tobacco?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Éducation artistique__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Musique - exploring instruments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Art dramatique - improvisation games

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Monday, January 16 - Today is DAY 2
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What we are studying this week: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Français__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- Rallye lecture
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lecture - Reading evaluation (DRA - Trousse d'évaluation en lecture), similar to GB+ and CASI
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Écriture - Rallye écriture
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grammaire - Homophones on/ont, Singular/Plural nouns and adjectives

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Sciences__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Print advertisement for light invention, review of the principles of sound, unit review
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Test on Monday, January 23 (students have review sheets in their duotangs)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Éducation physique__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Jump rope routines

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Éducation artistique__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Musique - exploring instruments & composing songs about sound pollution
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Arts visuels - winter painting

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tuesday, January 10 - Today is DAY 3
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What we are studying this week: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Français__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lecture - Non-fiction texts about sound
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Écriture - Print adverisements
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grammaire - Homophones a/à, Singular/Plural nouns and adjectives

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Sciences__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Unit end project (Please see Science link on the right)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Éducation physique__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Jump rope routines

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Éducation artistique__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Musique - Examining instrument sounds
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Arts visuels - Magazine advertisement for light invention

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What we are studying this week:
__Français__ __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sciences __ __Éducation physique__ __Éducation artistique__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Litteracy - Literacy centres and book report
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grammaire - Reviewing for quiz
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">QUIZ next Day 5, Thursday, December 22 on all topics covered in December: //les sons de la lettre g, les noms en -oir(e), les noms en -euil(le) et ail(le), changer le genre des noms et adjectifs//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lumière - Finishing notes from textbook
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Due to my absence last week, we will be building instruments after the holidays so please, over the break collect useful items that make noise (margarine containers, elastics of different sizes, plastic tubes, tin plates, etc.)
 * Cooperative games
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Music - Holiday songs

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Monday, December 12 - Today is DAY 2
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What we are studying this week: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Français__ //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Please note, students have been informed that weekly reading response letters are being replaced by in-class assignments and monthly book reports. It is no longer required to hand in a weekly letter, however if students choose to write to me I will gladly respond. // __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sciences __ __Éducation physique__ __Éducation artistique__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lecture - Les parties d'une histoire (Situation initiale, déclencheur, péripéties, dénouement, situation finale), guided reading groups & literacy centres.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Écriture - Rédaction d'une histoire des fêtes
 * <span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">Response booklet to French movie "Le Grincheux qui voulait g âcher Noël"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grammaire - Le genre du nom et de l'adjectif
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">QUIZ next Day 5, Thursday, December 22 on all topics covered in December
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lumière - In class light and safety invention assignment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Son - Experiments on the properties of sound
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Visit to Museum of Science and Technology on December 13
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We will be building instruments next week so please bring in any useful items by next Monday, December 19
 * Bordenball
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Art - Finishing kaleidoscope drawings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Music - Listening to how different instruments produce sounds, and describing them

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Monday, December 5 - Today is DAY 2
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What we are studying this week: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Français__ <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Please see the French section at right for new links on conjugating verbs and E-stories. __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sciences __ __Éducation physique__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lecture - Les parties d'une histoire (Situation initiale, déclencheur, péripéties, dénouement, situation finale), guided reading groups & literacy centres
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Écriture - Rédaction d'une histoire des fêtes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grammaire - Le genre du nom et de l'adjectif
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lumière - Experiments on refraction and color, looking at optical devices (no pun intended!)
 * Bordenball

__Éducation artistique__
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Art and optics: the kaleidoscope and the zoetrope (students will need to bring in a stick of chapstick to create their art projects this week) ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Drama - presenting shadow puppet plays ======

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Monday, November 28 - Today is DAY 2
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Thank you for visiting my brand new Grade 4 French Immersion blog. There are so many innovative and informative blogs out there - this is not one of them! I am sure one day when I am no longer changing diapers for my 1 year-old, negotiating wardrobe changes with my 3 year-old, or taking a pressure washer to my kitchen after each meal, I will be able to put more bells and whistles on this thing-a-ma-jig. In the mean time, I hope to provide as much communication to parents as possible, while showcasing awesome student work.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Please use the link on the right for more subject-specific information.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Updates for today:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grammar re-tests will be going home tomorrow. There are links in the section labelled //Français// (at right) to continue practising verb conjugations at home.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I expect the Social Studies tests to go home on Wednesday.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Your feedback is always appreciated. If you would like to see something posted, please send me an email. There is a way to add parent contacts to this blog (completely voluntary), but that is a whole other can of worms that I'll undertake another time.