le 14, mai 2013

by elizabethlum on May 14, 2013

Grade 5 – Preparation for the French May continues for the next 2 weeks.  Not much time is left before the biggest, one-day festive event takes place!   There is a lot of excellent work being done – illustrative posters and quizzes are very creative and will be sure to get any visitor involved.

Grade 6 – French exams are assessed and returned to all students today!  Please share results with your parents.  Parents please ask your child to show you their exam paper.  These must be signed and returned to your French teacher by next class.  Looking ahead: ORAL EXAMS  week of May 20 – reading a short text.  Assessed on pronunciation, expression, clarity and volume.

 

le 6 mai, 2013

by elizabethlum on May 6, 2013

Grade 5s – continue their preparations for the French May – invitations, advertisements and display posters.  There are lots of great and creative ideas seen so far!   Remember to make your display poster simple and to the point.  Some key questions to ask yourself as you design and plan:  what do I want to teach the visitors who visit my table?  How will I teach the visitors?  Have I practiced my lesson with my group?  Is there a treat or little prize for the visitors?

Grade 6s – Mark your homework diary. French End of Year Assessment – 6C Thursday May 9.    6A, 6B, 6D, 6E Friday May 10.  Duration: 30 minutes.  Content: Part A.  General Knowledge on material taught over the past term – calendar, numbers, weather, prepositions, different types of stores (e.g. supermarché, magasin, pharmacie), parts of a school, classroom stationary, body parts, rooms in a house, family, animals, and colours.   Part B. Reading Comprehension of a short text and answering short questions.  Part C. Written Expression.  Write a short 40 word paragraph about yourself.  Part D. Listening Comprehension.

le 29, avril 2013

April 29, 2013

Ms Lum is back at school and is excited to resume her teaching! Grade 5s – There is an energetic hum and excited chatter in the classroom as students work together to put on the the greatest exhibition of the year.  It is the French May!  Held every year in Hong Kong since 1993,  CDNIS [...]

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le 23, janvier 2013

January 23, 2013

Happy New Year 2013 and Year of the Snake This week, Ms Lum met and planned with the new replacement French teacher.  Her name is Marie Petillon and will be taking over the Grade 5 and 6 classes from now until April 19.  A Belgium native, Ms Petillon is an experienced French teacher who enjoys [...]

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le 19, décembre 2012

December 19, 2012

Wonderful, Exciting, Sudden News! Dear Parents and Students in Grade 5 and 6, My husband and I are completely over the moon and would like to announce the anticipated arrival of our adorable son, Finnegan Noël Brian to our home over the Christmas holidays.  Therefore, I will be on adoption leave beginning January 7, 2013. [...]

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le 23, novembre 2012

November 23, 2012

Grade 6s – HOMEWORK – Week of Nov. 19th. Due to the Learning Reviews taking place for the past 2 days on Nov. 22 and 23, and upcoming camp to China, please bring home your worksheets “l’école/la famille” to complete.  We will take this up in our next class … on  December 4!  If you [...]

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le 6, novembre 2012

November 6, 2012

Attention: Online Conference Bookings – UPDATE Dear Parents: There has been an error in the system and all appointments for French have been cancelled as of Tuesday Nov. 6 9:00am.  The system is now repaired.  Please re-book your appointment if you would like to meet with your child’s French teacher.   Parents will be contacted directly [...]

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le 5, novembre, 2012

November 5, 2012

ONLINE Conference bookings: Grade 5 and 6 It has come to my attention that time slots for French is FULL Nov. 22 and Nov.23 within minutes of online availability.   Talk about popularity!  This is because the system requires the teacher to request ALL parents in order for them to have access to the booking [...]

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le 1 novembre, 2012

November 1, 2012

Grade 5 – ORAL PRACTICE Great progress on Q & Rs (questions et réponses) over the past few weeks!  Practice the questions we have worked on in class with your parents, classmates and friends.  (How are you? What’s your name?  How old are you? Who is that?  What is that? May I get a drink [...]

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le 22, octobre 2012

October 23, 2012

Grade 6 – Reminder: Oral presentations start on Tuesday Oct. 30th. For your presentation on your chosen piece of artistic work, the dialogue you need to practice is: “Bonjour tout le monde.  Aujourd’hui, je vous présente:_____________(name of your topic). _______________(name of your topic) se trouve à _____________(city of your topic), en/au _______________(country where your topic [...]

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