lundi le premier novembre!!

'Le travail éloigne de nous trois grands maux: l'ennui, le vice et le besoin.'
Work delivers us from three great evils: boredom, vice and want.
Voltaire.

Trivia today: Vanessa Paradis, a French singer and actress born December 22, 1972, is the long-time girlfriend of which famous Hollywood star? They have two children together, Lily-Rose and John "Jack" Christopher III.

7th grade:

-Quiz on numbers ...10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100!

- Check homework from Thursday...Math worksheet.

- Some longer numbers now... practice a few on the homework.

- The horrible world of learning the 70's and the 90's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vowUMBzMa24 - 70-80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9dhlvApIdM&feature=related - 90-100

LOTTO totalement EN ANGLAIS!!!



Les devoirs: Number Trivia Challenge!

Demain: Quiz on numbers 70's and 90's (it could be any of them, although there will only be 10 questions.)

8th grade:

-Quiz on questions. 100, 86,72,58,44,30,16,0. JE VEUX ...MY MODE! 100,100,100,100...

1. Qui-
2. Qu'est-ce que?
3. Quand?
4. Où?
5. Pourquoi?
6. Comment?
7. À quelle heure?


- Translate the following 'dramatic' dialogue:

* I like to travel!
* Oh really??
* Yes, of course! I want to visit France. I would like to
be on vacation.
* With who???
* With my boyfriend over there.
* Why??
* I like Jordan a lot!
* Um. Maybe I like Jordan a little, also!!
* NOW?? Too bad. You are (Tu es) stupid.

- Révisez les devoirs (Activities A 1,2,3 of packet.)
- Étudiez un peu...et Vocabulary beeee.

vendredi le vingt-neuf octobre

How is Halloween celebrated in France?

Halloween in France is usually celebrated by costumed people of all ages going to parties at friends' homes, restaurants, bars, or clubs. The costumes themselves tend to be traditionally "scary" - mummies, ghosts, goblins, witches, and vampires - rather than the cute costumes like princesses, superheroes, and the cartoon character of the day which are popular in the US. Some recreation centers encourage kids to make their own costumes.

Trick-or-treating is getting to be more common. It started out store-to-store, rather than house-to-house, but the latter is picking up. However, Halloween occurs during the mid-season school break, which slows it down a bit.Stores, malls, restaurants, offices, and homes decorate their windows; pastry and candy shops make up special desserts and candies; and many different kinds of companies use Halloween in their ads. Supermarkets sell pumpkins for jack-o'-lanterns and candy companies are now marketing candy in the traditional Halloween format: one big bag filled with lots of little packages, which may encourage trick-or-treating.

The growing demand for jack-o'-lanterns during Halloween has been a boon for pumpkin growers. There is even a pumpkin patch at a farm outside of Paris where people can pick their own. Halloween in France is rather controversial, due to the perception of corporate and cultural influence, as well as the fact that it is not a typical French holiday and some people still don't understand what is being celebrated. Because Halloween is seen as an American celebration, some French people refuse to enjoy it, having decided to include it in their anti-American boycott. It's too early to tell whether Halloween will develop into a long-term tradition; once the novelty wears off, it may turn out to be just a fad. And yet, interestingly, the French have been celebrating the ideas at the very heart of Halloween (respect for the dead) for centuries. 31 October to 2 November have traditionally been spent, especially by older generations, visiting cemeteries, honoring saints, and attending religious services.

8th grade: Question quiz and check homework.

7th grade: Check homework/ Math worksheet.

*LOTTO d'Halloween!!

*No cheating! Cards will be verified :)

Lundi:

8th grade: LITTLE QUESTION QUIZ. 100, 86, 72, 58, 44, 30, 16, 0

7th grade: LITLE QUIZ ON NUMBERS 10-100.

1. Qu'est-ce que?

2. Comment?

3. Quand?

4. Qui?

5. à quelle heure?

6. Pourquoi?

7. Où?

jeudi le vingt-huit octobre

'Rien ne pèse tant que un secret.'
Nothing weighs more than a secret.
La Fontaine.



* DEMAIN: LOTTO D'HALLOWEEN! *

Trivia aujourd'hui: This island nation, still considered a 'francophone' country, was invaded by France in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War. The French later established reformed institutions in 1956 under the Loi Cadre (Overseas Reform Act), and the country moved peacefully towards independence. It is home to the animal seen above...
(There is also a movie that bears the same name as this country !)

8th grade:

* MAINTENANT: Take first 'little quiz' on the question words.
* Mark quizzes and put in book. 100, 86, 72, 58, 44, 30, 16, 0.

1. Pourquoi?
2. Où?
3. Comment?
4. Qui?
5. À quelle heure?
6. Quand?
7. Qu'est-ce que?

- Check les devoirs: Question words 5x each.
- White board review with questions and answers.

Devoirs: Activities A 1, 2, 3 in packet.

Grade 7:

-Quiz on numbers ...10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100!

Will we have to take this again tomorrow?? If not...then:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vowUMBzMa24 - 70-80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9dhlvApIdM&feature=related - 90-100

-Les Nombres 70-90

-LOTTO

Devoirs: Étudiez pour le quiz: on numbers 10-100 AGAIN!

PLUS, the math worksheet, uh oh!

mercredi le vingt-sept octobre

' Le temps est un grand maître, dit-on, le malheur est qu'il tue ses élèves.'
We say that time is a great teacher. It's too bad that it also kills all its students.
Berlioz.

Trivia today: In August of 2003, what unprecendented natural disaster caused 14,802 deaths in France (and 35,000 total in Southern Europe?)

La question d'hier: Which musician died in Paris at the age of 27?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PECk9A-07Pw

7th grade:

- Quiz on 11-20

- Check les devoirs- 11-20 5x each.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20xpI9V150w&feature=related - 11-20


• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8FYwfesR54&feature=related - 20-100


• Dring Dring! ALLO?! - les numéros de téléphone.


• COMPTEZ! (Push-ups??)


• LOTTO

Devoirs: Write the numbers 20-100 5x each. ONLY 20, 30, 40...etc.vingt, vingt, vingt, trente, trente, trente, quarante, quarante, quarante...

QUIZ TOMORROW ON NUMBERS BY '10.' 10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100...

Grade 8:

-Faire Maintenant - Match the questions with the answers : Les Interrogatives!!!

- Check homework: Vocabulary and LOTTO card.

QUI? - WHO?

QU'EST-CE QUE? -WHAT?

QUAND? -WHEN?

OÙ? -WHERE?

POURQUOI? -WHY?

COMMENT? -HOW?

À QUELLE HEURE? -AT WHAT TIME?

-LOTTO

DEVOIRS: Écrivez : Question Words 5x each!

ÉTUDIEZ: Tomorrow starts your 'little quiz' series. You will have a 7 question quiz first thing on the 'question' words. We will do this FIRST thing on a half sheet of paper, grade in class, put grade in book....and move along. GOAL: EVERYONE GETS A "100." I will give you the French question words, you must supply the English. The order will be mixed up, of course.

mardi le vingt-six octobre

"Where's your will to be weird?"
- ???? (author discussed below.)

Trivia today: On July 3rd, 1971 this legendary musician died in Paris at the age of 27 where he had taken up residence at the time. His grave-site can be found at the Père-LaChaise cemetery in eastern Paris and is visited by thousands every year.

Hier: What was the WWI battle??

Cute little online 'thingy':
http://www.blogthings.com/frenchnamegenerator/ - WHAT'S YOUR FRENCH NAME?? FILL IN WITH FIRST AND LAST NAME...SEE WHAT YOU GET <3>

7th grade:

-Quiz on les nombres 1-10.
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20xpI9V150w&feature=related
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8FYwfesR54&feature=related
- Check 'les devoirs' - Vocabulary Sheet.
-Comptez, encore?
-fill in LOTTO card
-Les numéros de téléphone...DRING DRING!! ALLO?!?

Devoirs: Write the numbers 11-20 5X each! Practice saying them aloud to yourself (or someone else who doesn't mind listening to you

QUIZ MERCREDI: 11-20!!! Use the little frog for practice.


8th grade :

• Re-write sentences in the NEGATIVE telling me you do NOT want to do the activities...
• Révisez plus de vocabulaire
• Fill in Vocabulary and LOTTO sheets in class / if not finish for homework. Ah bon?!?! Oui, Ah bon...
• DVD "La boum" - if time.

Devoirs: Finissez la feuille de vocabulaire ou la feuille de LOTTO!

lundi le vingt-cinq octobre

I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack.

'Toute méchanceté vient de faiblesse.'

Meanness comes from weakness.

Rousseau.

Trivia today: This WWI battle, fought from July-November 1916 as allied forces tried to break through a north-south front along a stretch of river in Northern France (for which the battle was named) was one of the bloodiest military operations ever recorded with over 1.5 million casualties.

7th grade:

* Oh là là ...Les Nombres!!
* Quelsques vidéos.
* Comptez avec moi et M. Grenouille.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alK1IifQ-kc
Crazy French teacher!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EloE1_T9z0c&feature=related
Toddler counts to 20!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOX1kAMFqk&feature=related
Lion King 1-10!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLdCHCbgB9s
Really cute girl counts to 10!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOmSbb-2aNI&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

1-10 avec Monsieur Grenouille! (Mister Frog!)

* Vocabulary sheet/LOTTO card

* DEVOIRS: finish vocabulary sheet and LOTTO card.

QUIZ tomorrow on 1-10 (use the little frog to help you!)

8th grade:
- Behavior EXPECTATIONS.

- Test grades? If you have them, may I please have them? Your grade may be lower than it's supposed to be (or higher, but if you can't produce the test- the lower grade will stay.)

-Nouveau Unité:

QU'EST-CE QU'ON FAIT?

** In this chapter we will learn a lot of new grammar including: "ER" Verbies,
and the verb "Être" - to be. Get your grammar pants ready!

-Révisez le vocabulaire d'Unité 3. Nice and Loud! Chat about the chapter a bit...

-Vocabulary sheets - long but useful, do NOT lose them. Save forever in the almighty French folder, svp. (Tomorrow)

vendredi le quinze octobre

Oops, I did it again. (Yes, a Britney Spears reference. I know...I know.)

http://madamemanley.edu.glogster.com/newsletter-1/

Excusez moi, I Glogged.

I created a GLOG. Love it...

If you follow my GLOG, you can create one, too. I will probably be assigning a class project using GLOGS as an option in the late Fall.

A Glog is like a Blog, but it let's you create posters that can contain all types of information instead of using the traditional written/journal format.

Check it out...


http://madamemanley.edu.glogster.com/welcome-glog/

(Click on the pictures to link to other pages!)

(The project may surround exploring the life of a famous French figure, and creating a GLOG about his/her life! Here's a list of 'Famous French folks:' )

http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/List_of_famous_French_people/

Regarding Five Week Interim Reports

Today I handed out 5 week progress reports to ALL students. I expect these to be signed by a parent or guardian and returned by TUESDAY 10/12. This will be counted as a homework assignment.

There is a little 'blurb' on the bottom of the page near the signature line that reads:
"Please sign below and bring the report back to the teachers and parents meeting on Tuesday."

I have no idea why that is there, it's not true, just please get signed!

-Madame Manley