Week 4 - February 8 - 12
French I - Spring 2016
La Quatrième Semaine
Welcome to the fourth week! It's a big one for Traditional students; their first progress report is due on Tuesday! Year-long students will also receive a progress report at this time. Read below for more information about this week! All assignments for all courses are due this Friday, February 12!
Traditional Block:
This week students will begin Unit 3: Le Temps. In addition to learning weather expressions and clothing vocabulary, students will also begin conjugating verbs to allow for greater expression. Assignments due this week include:
There will be a progress report for ALL students next Tuesday, February 9 (available in registration Thursday, February 11). Please contact your child's school for information on progress report distribution.
Traditional Block:
This week students will begin Unit 3: Le Temps. In addition to learning weather expressions and clothing vocabulary, students will also begin conjugating verbs to allow for greater expression. Assignments due this week include:
- Le Temps, Speaking 1C
- Le Temps, Writing 1C
- Le Temps, Section 1 Quiz
- Le Temps, TPR Quiz
- Le Temps, Writing 2B
- Le Temps, Writing 2D
- Le Temps, Speaking 2D
- Le Temps, Section 2 Quiz
Year Long:
This week year-long students will continue work in Unit 7: La Famille. Assignments this week will expand on expressions of avoir and review regular -ER verbs. Assignments due this week include:1. La Famille, Project 1F
2. La Famille, Writing 1G
3. La Famille, Section 1 Quiz
4. La Famille, Writing 2C
There will be a progress report for ALL students next Tuesday, February 9 (available in registration Thursday, February 11). Please contact your child's school for information on progress report distribution.
As a part of the requirements of the course, students are expected to attend live sessions with any French I instructor (1 session/unit). The dates/times of live sessions will be provided in this section of the newsletter each week. Instructors will communicate with students in course announcements should there be any change.
* Tuesday 2/9 @ 10am w/ Mme Mary Hansbrough (Unit 3)
* Thursday 2/11 @ 7:30pm w/ Mme Jean McDaniel (Unit 3)
* Sunday 2/14 @ 7pm w/ Mme Karen Miller (Unit 3)
Note that while the course calendars for Tradition, Early Calendar and Year-Long courses do not align, students may choose to attend any live session of their choosing. Students are also welcome to attend more than one session for extra practice! Students need to log in with both first and last name to ensure they receive credit for attendance. Those who phone in using the teleconference option need to identify themselves to the instructor presenting so their attendance is documented!
* Tuesday 2/9 @ 10am w/ Mme Mary Hansbrough (Unit 3)
* Thursday 2/11 @ 7:30pm w/ Mme Jean McDaniel (Unit 3)
* Sunday 2/14 @ 7pm w/ Mme Karen Miller (Unit 3)
Note that while the course calendars for Tradition, Early Calendar and Year-Long courses do not align, students may choose to attend any live session of their choosing. Students are also welcome to attend more than one session for extra practice! Students need to log in with both first and last name to ensure they receive credit for attendance. Those who phone in using the teleconference option need to identify themselves to the instructor presenting so their attendance is documented!
#NCVPSFrenchJTM
NCVPS French teachers frequently initiate a month-long Twitter photo challenge to engage students and encourage the use of their new skills. This February, we're bringing it back! To participate, simply post a photo according to the daily theme each day this month with the hashtags #NCVPSFrenchJTM (JTM = Je t'aime = I love you) and the daily theme on Twitter! Students without Twitter accounts can still participate by texting or messaging their submissions to their instructors. Stakeholders are also invited to join the fun! Feel free to share photos from past dates as well! Photos will be shared with students in announcements. Happy tweeting!
Dream Francophone Destination by Season
Sections 1 & 2 - Mme Claire Driscoll
"My dream vacation would be to visit le Carnaval de Québec, au Canada, en hiver. Je voudrais voir les bonhommes de neige (snowmen), les palais de glace (ice castles), les sculptures de neige (ice sculptures), and much more! Of course, il fait très froid en hiver, so I would have to be well prepared with very warm clothing!"
Email: claire.driscoll@ncpublicschools.gov
Phone: 336-355-7141
Section 3 - Mme Mary Hansbrough
"My dream Francophone destination for l'hiver is St. Martin-St Maarten (The French and Dutch sides). I went there this past year in December and the weather was incredible. We did an America's Cup sailing challenge which was so much fun. One of the ship's crew was a Parisienne. Wonderful restaurants, shopping, beach, everything."
Email: mary.hansbrough@ncpublicschools.gov
Phone: 770-543-9383
Section 4 - Mme Melissa Harrelson
"I would love to return to the Loire Valley en France. Les chateaux sont beaux! Then on toward the Alps where I remember having a wonderful meal at a petit bistro, outside under a tree in Aix-les-Bains, which is a small town in the Jura Mountains and at the base of the Alps. It was le quatorze juillet et mon marie et moi were watching a group of older men playing pétanque--a popular French games with "les boules". Everyone else was heading to Paris for the big Bastille celebrations, but the small town atmosphere on this day was parfait."
Email: melissa.harrelson@ncpublicschools.gov
Phone: 336-891-0379.
Section 6 - Mme Jean McDaniel
"I would love to be in the Ardèche region where I spent 18 months as a Parish Assistant. I spent most of my days visiting elderly and infirm members of the local protestant church. My days off I spent hiking, canoeing in the Gorges of Archèche, visiting ancient ruins, attending outdoor dramas in the old castles and fortresses nearby, and eating oh-so-yummy-and-tasty foods! Those 18 months I learned so much about the French culture and people. There is a richness to the culture that comes from being so tied to the land (outside of the big cities); its agricultural roots run deep and I learned that it is important to understand that part of the French culture in order to understand its people."
Email: jean.mcdaniel@ncpublicschools.gov
Phone: 704-578-7206
Section 7 & YL Section 1 - Mme Susan Cowan
"My dream francophone destination would be la Martinique en hiver. I love the Caribbean, but have never visited this island. The sunshine and warmth seem so inviting, especially when compared with the cold and 20hrs of darkness here in l'Écosse en hiver."
Email: susan.cowan@ncpublicschools.gov
Phone: 252-228-9588
Section 8 - Mme Karen Miller
"I have always loved Christmas, so I think it would be amazing to visit Québec city during Noël en hiver. Québec has such a picturesque Old World feel - it would be like stepping back in time. La neige, les lumières, le décor - the snow, the lights, the decorations - they create an enchanting aura of magic that I would love to experience with my family."
Email: karen.miller@ncpublicschool.gov
Phone: 910-447-2717
Twitter: @MmeMillerNCVPS
YL Section 2 - Mme Laura Summers
"Mon anniversaire est le vingt-deux mars!"
Email: laura.summers@ncpublicschools.gov
Phone: 919-307-7763
YL Section 3 - Mme Ashley Padgett
"My dream destination is to be in Languedoc-Rouissillon in the summer (l'été) again, just like the summer I spent in Montpellier in 1996. It is forever etched in my mind as the perfect time and place to be in France...spending every afternoon on the beach, swimming in the Mediterranean Sea, and then dinner and people watching every evening at Le Grand Café Riche on La Place de la Comédie. It was one of the best summers of my life and I'd love to relive it with my husband and children!"
Email: ashley.padgett@ncpublicschools.gov
Phone: 336-414-6876
Twitter: @MmePadgettNCVPS