We have a class composition grant for our grade 7 and grade 8 French Immersion classes. We have a bilingual certified teacher (Ms. Stephanie Campbell) with our classes (FI Language Arts, Science, Math and Social Studies) for 12 full days spread over a period of 30 days. Ms. Campbell will be working one-on-one with students as well as in small groups helping students with their reading and writing skills.
7F French Immersion Social Studies - We have covered very quickly our geographic outcomes related to our unit on Ancient Rome. Students are currently presenting biographies of famous Romans. Once the presentations are finished, we will classify them in order chronologically and then discuss which one may have been the most important.
7F/8F French Immersion Language Arts - We have finally finished reading the novel "La Fille Parfaite". We are working on some end-of-novel projects to complete our study. All students must complete a profile on one of the characters from the novel. Students have taken notes on the characters throughout the novel, so all have a good basis on which to write a profile of a half to a full page.
Students will then have a choice of another assignment related to the novel. They are to either a) present an improvisation to the class b) do a drawing of a scene from the novel c) explain a favorite scene from the novel or d) write a comparison of this novel to our last novel, "Carmen en Fugue Mineur."
Students are to then pass in their booklets which will be marked again as part of their mark for the last semester.
8F French Immersion Social Studies - We have covered very quickly our geographic outcomes related to our new unit of study l'Amérique Française. Students are currently working in groups of 3 to determine the reasons for the Acadian Deportation.
9F French Immersion Language Arts - Mathieu Lippé concert, Monday, May 16th at the Centre Belle Alliance in Summerside. The grade 9 students have been invited by the Department of Education to attend a concert in Summerside. We are discovering the poetry, stories and music of Mathieu Lippé. Students are to have their permission slips to my by Friday, May 14th. We will go out to lunch after the concert and then return to school by 1:00 o'clock.
We have finally finished reading the novel "La Fille Parfaite". We are working on some end-of-novel projects to complete our study. All students must complete a profile on one of the characters from the novel. Students have taken notes on the characters throughout the novel, so all have a good basis on which to write a profile of a half to a full page.
Students will then have a choice of another assignment related to the novel. They are to either a) present an improvisation to the class b) do a drawing of a scene from the novel c) explain a favorite scene from the novel or d) write a comparison of this novel to our last novel, "Carmen en Fugue Mineur."
Students are to then pass in their booklets which will be marked again as part of their mark for the last semester.
9F French Immersion Social Studies - We have had great success in participating in the Student Vote. Results from our participation (as well as others schools on PEI and all over Canada) can be viewed at www.studentvote.ca/2011/results . We are extending our study of the election to learning about our Parliamentary system and others influences on democracy in Canada. Students will present various informations that they have gleaned from articles on GreenPeace, PETA, agricultural protests and other environmental groups.
We will return next week to our study of the base of our population in Atlantic Canada.
9B English Social Studies - We have had great success in participating in the Student Vote. Results from our participation (as well as others schools on PEI and all over Canada) can be viewed at www.studentvote.ca/2011/results . We are extending our study of the election to learning about our Parliamentary system and others influences on democracy in Canada. Students will present various informations that they have gleaned from articles on GreenPeace, PETA, agricultural protests and other environmental groups.
