BIENVENUE A LA CLASSE DE FRANCAIS

 TRIMESTER 3

le 23 fevrier

prayers; warmups ?s, review of weather, numbers; review er verb conjugation; finished handout from last class and checked orally   Devoir- test on Friday on er verb conjugation

le 2 mars

prayers; reviewed er verb conjugation with power point presentation; took test on present tense of er verbs; distributed penpal letters; introduced the verb to be (etre)   Devoir - write out the verb to be 5x each in your notebooks

le 5 mars

prayers; checked HW verb etre written in notebooks, review present tense of etre; text p. 84 & 85; introduced new vocabulary on p. 85, watched Quack video on etre     Devoir - study verb etre and new vocabulary on study card #3, unit 3 lesson 6

LE 9 MARS  You should work on these 2 assignments: 

A. We raised more than $1300 with our out of uniform day to sponsor students at the Good Samaritan School in St. Marc, Haiti.  So go to the Catholic Relief Services website to learn more about our French-speaking neighbor in the Caribbean:  CRS.ORG

In the right hand corner, type in HAITI in the search bar.  A list of articles will appear.  Click onto the 3rd one that starts "With more than 50 years . . ."   Read this article and answer these questions on looseleaf to be turned in to me.  

1. Haiti is located in which hemisphere?

2. Haiti is about the size of which of the 50 US states?

3. On which island is Haiti located?

4. What is the population of Haiti?

5. What percentage of Haiti's population lives on less than a dollar a day?

6. Name 2 challenges most Haitians face in their country.

7. How long has Catholic Relief Services (CRS) been working in Haiti?

8. How much money does CRS spend helping in Haiti each year?

9. Name 2 ways in which CRS helps the poorest of Haitians.

10. What is the capital city of Haiti?

B. Write out some simple sentences in the middle section of your notebook about your family that you would like to send to your pen pal.  Write the sentences in English and we will translate them in class.

le 12 mars

student led prayers; explain online assignment for CRS.org found above; reviewed the verb etre, patty cake activity; reviewed prep phrases found on notecard unit 3, lesson 6; completed workbook activities p. 67   Devoir - study etre and prep. phrases on notecard, unit 3, lesson 6