vendredi le vingt sept février

'Je suis convaincu que l'émotion artistique cesse où l'analyse et la pensée interviennent. '
Max JACOB, Le Cornet à dés, préface de 1916

I am convinced that artistic feeling ends where analysis and thought begin.

Trivia: The delicious croissant is actually not of French origin. Its invention include tales that it was invented in Europe to celebrate the defeat of a Muslim invasion at the decisive Battle of Tours by the Franks in 732, with the shape representing the Islamic crescent; Also in 1683 to celebrate the defeat of the Turkish siege of THIS CITY, as a reference to the crescents on the Turkish flags.

Déjeuner: Turkey Cubes and gravy...yes!

7th grade:

• little sheet / unscramble table setting words


• Vocab bee...quick this time, svp.


• White board Challenge ...let me see some amusing pictures of food...K? thanx.

QUIZ: MONDAY!!!

8th grade:

• Fill out LOTTO card...listen to what I want/don't want


• One more person blindfolded...


• Regardez le DVD finalement...


• Packet Leçon 13.

jeudi le vingt six fevrier

The above is NOT French lol.

La bouche sourit mal quand les yeux sont en pleurs.

Évariste-Désiré de Forges, vicomte de PARNY, La Rechute

The mouth smiles poorly when the eyes are full of tears.

Trivia: Which French city is most famous for its mustard?? (I'm sure you know this!)
Which dessert was not French?

7th grade:

• Check work from yesterday...review some...
• Vocabulaire extra.
• Little 'do now' translation
• Vocabulary beeeeeee (yes, already!)

8th grade:

• Little 'do now' lists about your 'rue' , 'quartier', and 'ville'
• Vocabulary sheets? Anyone missing anything?
  
• Practiquez les directions.
• Who's getting blindfolded...
• DVD Lecon 13 - if time (again)
  

mardi le vingt quatre février

'La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l'on n'a pas ri.'
Sébastien Roch Nicolas, dit CHAMFORT, Maximes et pensées

The most wasted of all days is the one during which you did not laugh.

(True, no?)

Trivia: Which one of the following is not a classic French dessert?
a.)Chocolat mousse
b.)Crème Brûlée
c.)Apple Tarte Tatin
d.)Tiramisu

Hier: Snail Farming?

Déjeuner: Hamburger/Cheeseburger

7th grade:

• Label 'le frigo'
• Take a look at the menu of "Le Gorille"

Le Gorille

Saint Tropez Ouvert Tous les Jours

Tél 04 94 97 03 93

Questions:

What kind of payment does Le Gorille accept?

• What currency are the prices (les prix) on the menu given?
• How much does the white wine Kir cost per glass?
• Il y a combien de desserts sur le menu?
• Nommez trois types de desserts.
• Combien coute un jus d'ananas?
• Il y a combien de types d'omelettes sur le menu?
• What would you order at Le Gorille?

8th grade:

• Little sheet on places...
• Finish repeating the vocabulary. Ugh.
• Regardez le DVD de leçon 13.

lundi le vingt trois février

Une rêve est la moitié d'une réalité.
Joseph JOUBERT, Pensées

A dream is half of a reality.

(The above picture is my most favorite French breakfast/snack ever!!!)

Trivia: I'm going to use the trivia from Friday since it wasn't announced in class (What is the science of snail farming called?)

Déjeuner: Popcorn poulet

7th grade:

• Categorgizing your fruits/vegetables/meats/beverages.


• Check Vocab and Lotto FINALLY


• Any words you couldn't find?


• Qu'est-ce que tu aimes manger? J'aime manger ________ Qu'est-ce que tu aimes boire?? J'aime boire __________


• Tu as faim? Tu as soif?


• LOTTO...

8th grade:

• Révisez l'examen ... les réponses. Anyone want to count it?


• Commencez chapitre 5 : En Ville


• In this chapter you will learn: how to describe your city/ places in it etc (look at the writing on question on the Proficiency!)


• How to ask for/give directions - The blindfold challenge.


• To talk about places you go...(Où vas-tu? Je vais à la plage...Je vais à la boum)


• ALLER - to go!


• Describing your house or apartment.


• Lisez un peu : Page 194. Commencez le vocabulaire (s'il ya du temps.)

vendredi le vingt février

Les grandes pensées viennent du coeur.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de VAUVENARGUES, Réflexions

Great thoughts come from the heart.

Trivia: What is the process of farming or raising snails (escargots) called?

Déjeuner: Tacos

7th grade:

• Trivia answers?


• Bizarre foods Paris!! Eww - but so awesome...

8th grade:

• Bizarre Foods, aussi - parce- que vous étiez si gentils quand j'étais absente <3

Day 2 Status Update

Salut mes puces,

OK. So, last night good old Miss B went to the hospital (seriously!) just to make sure she'd be better even though she felt sort of stupid and over-dramatic (because she felt really really really awful)...where they poked holes in her and gave her fluids and antibiotics for some kind of gross bacteria in my stomach. Yeah, eww.

I still am not allowed to eat for one more day! Only clear fluids...eww, again.

So, at any rate. This morning (well afternoon) I think I am feeling better! I am not moving at all today so I am 100% planning on being there tomorrow and doing a number of things:

a.) CHEESE- which I KNOW all my 7th grade have been waiting for and probably hate me now...
b.) Meet our new principal! Because I didnt get a chance to, today :( (I hate not making a good first impression...)
c.) FINISH the practice proficiency with all my 8th grade (you know I love you, but it has to be done)

I miss you and your little messages are so sweet and make me remember that I could have never picked a better job...MERCI MILLE FOIS. xoxoxo

-Miss B

Sick teacher going crazy, confined to bed.

I am so sorry all of you. I caught a really bad flu this weekend (I blame Erika O'Connor...j/k...love her <3)

So, if you are one of my little followers who read this, please pass on how I miss everyone and as soon as I get back we'll do everything the way we were supposed to this week...

I am living off Gatorade, tea, and chicken broth.

Everyone be good ... pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee.


Miss B xo

mardi le dix-sept février

"In the state of society in which we now find ourselves, it is difficult to imagine a nation which lived solely on bread and vegetables."
Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826)

Trivia: The term 'Frog's legs' is 'cuisses de grenouille' in French. What part of the body does it literally refer to?

7th Grade:

• Check Vocab sheets and Lotto Cards
• Le fromage! Good cheese comes.....???
• Port-Salut / Brie/ Emmental / Chevre / Boursin
  
• Remember to be polite and kind <3

8th grade:

• Finissez l'examen. (Remember...if you are unsure of what the question means, your best bet is to think 'What is this about???')
  

vendredi le treize février

Le prix d'Amour, c'est seulement Amour. [...] Il faut aimer si l'on veut être aimé.

The price of Love, is simply Love.... One must love if one wants to be loved.
Honoré d'URFÉ, La Sylvanire ou la Morte-vive, fable bocagère, acte I, scène I

Trivia:Please ignore today's trivia, it was worded incorrectly. Je regrette :(

Déjeuner: Turkey Cubes and Gravy (Mmmmm, a delicious romantic feast!)

JE VOUS AIME...MES PUCES XOXO !!

7th grade:

• Check les devoirs (Vocab. and LOTTO)


• Lundi: Le fromage!


• Les Valentins - and let me show you how to send a French "E-card" valentine <3

8th grade:

• Continuez avec les examen :( Boo.

jeudi le douze février

J'avais vingt ans. Je ne laisserai personne dire que c'est le plus bel âge de la vie.

I was 20 years old. I won't let anyone say that it's the most beautiful part of life.

Paul NIZAN, Aden Arabic (Maspero), I
Trivia: The ascoma (fruiting body) of truffles is highly prized as a food. Brillat-Savarin called the truffle "the diamond of the kitchen". Truffles are held in high esteem in French, northern Italian and Istrian cooking, as well as in international haute cuisine. Looking for truffles in open ground is almost always carried out by this specially trained animal, although more recently dogs have been preferred.

Déjeuner:

7th grade:

• Go over trivia from Friday about that French chef...
• What did you think of food day?!
• Tu as faim? Tu as soif?
• Qu'est-ce que tu aimes manger? J'AIME MANGER _______. (LES POMMES DE TERRE!)
• Qu'est-ce que tu aimes boire? J'AIME BOIRE ____________. (LE VIN!)
• Give out Vocabulary Sheets and Lotto Cards...finally!
• Fill out both.
• FROMAGE - either Friday or Tuesday...get yr cheese on...

8th grade:

• Je regrette, not so fun as above :( Time to get serious...
• Go over exams from Monday.
• Take 1st practice "PROFICIENCY" - the test you take at the end of the year...see what you think...

vendredi le six février

'Je reviendrai vainqueur, ou ne reviendrai pas.'

I will return a victor or not at all.
Ludovic HALÉVY et Henri MEILHAC, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (Calmann-Lévy) acte I, scène 3

Early Dismissal Periods 1,2,3 only.

Grade 7:

• DON'T FORGET about bringing your project Monday!!

Grade 8:

• DON'T FORGET to study for your Chapter Test on Monday!!

jeudi le cinq février

"Light, refined, learned and noble, harmonious and orderly, clear and logical, the cooking of France is, in some strange manner, intimately linked to the genius of her greatest men."

Rouff [Marcel] (1887-1936)French journalist and writer

Trivia: This French chef, born October 28, 1846, recorded and invented countless recipes, another of this man's contributions to cooking was to elevate it to the status of a respected profession, introducing organized discipline to his kitchens. He organized his kitchens by the brigade de cuisine system, with each section run by a chef de partie.

Déjeuner: Lasagne

7th grade:

• Check grade reports
• Get the goods on what we are all bringing Monday!!! ( Remind again about bringing in plastic ware, plates, napkins etc.)
• Finish repeating Vocabulary
• Ok...now we read about the 'specialities' Mmmm...
• Give out Vocabulary Sheets and Lotto Cards... (Some of you...See you lundi!!! )

8th grade:

• Last thing for this chapter...A horrible little rule I like to call 'Ne= De'
• Plz figure out the pattern.
• Practice a little bit...writing things that you have or don't have

Remember : UN = a/an (masculine)

UNE = a/an (feminine)

DES = some (basically un, une plural)

CHAPTER 4 TEST : LUNDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Study your vocabulary sheets and grammar...mainly AVOIR, and adjective agreement)

mercredi le quatre février

"Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.

"Norman Douglas, British novelist (1868-1952)

Trivia: The Duke de Richelieu’s French chef is said to have invented this condiment in 1756. While the Duke was defeating the British at Port Mahon, his chef was creating a victory feast that included a sauce made of cream and eggs. When the chef realized that there was no cream in the kitchen, he improvised, substituting olive oil for the cream. A new culinary masterpiece was born.

Déjeuner: Le pizza

7th grade:

• Give out grade reports
• Let's say them food words!!
• Read about some 'specialities' which we may be tasting on Monday!
• Vocabulary Sheet and LOTTO card.

DEVOIRS: Finish Vocab. Sheet and Lotto Card / MAKE SURE YOUR RECIPE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY MOM/DAD! - also, if you change your mind over the weekend- it's ok...things happen. But DO NOT show up with NOTHING!!!

8th grade:

• Check signed progress reports/give them out for absentees.
• Prennez le quiz "AVOIR"
• Révisez en classe.
• If time...begin the famous "NE=DE" - the last thing to learn for this chapter. Phew.

mardi le trois février

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Alphonse KARR, Les Guêpes 1849

Trivia: On July 31st 2006 (now divorced ) Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock had a wedding ceremony on a yacht in which French town?

Déjeuner: Hamburger/Cheeseburger

7th grade:

• COMPUTER LAB- Research and print 2-3 recipes to be approved a.) by your parents and b.) by ME!!!
• I have the links for you to explore on the blog...(or you can use a recipe from home, as long as I approve it as being 'French.')

8th grade:

• Finish "Verb Relay" Activity...
• Prennez le grand quiz sur 'AVOIR'
• Révisez en classe.

CHAPTER 4 TEST: VENDREDI!!!!!!!!!!!!