Thursday, April 29, 2010

UPCOMING



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxKjDUrmecA




J'ai fait un peu de bien ; c'est mon meilleur ouvrage.François-Marie Arouet, dit VOLTAIRE, Épitres CXXI, à Horace
I did a little bit of good; it's my best work.


Field Trip to Phantom of The Opera/Planet Hollywood:
Wednesday May 19th...
Leaving MCM 10AM- returning appx 7:15PM ... don't forget to arrange a ride home that should be WAITING FOR YOU when we get back!



Field Trip to Le Canard Enchainé, Uptown Kingston.
Friday, May 28th Periods 5,6, 7 - Permission Slips to be distributed on Monday. Cost: $26.00


Includes: Transportation, Three course gourmet lunch. Salad, bread, choice of chicken, fish, or vegetarian selection, dessert (for the past few years it has been a giant slab of chocolate cake.)



Level 1B (8th grade) NYS PROFICIENCY SPEAKING TESTS:
Sign-ups begin on Wednesday, May 5th. Three students per 10th period session.

Level 1B NYS PROFICIENCY EXAM: MONDAY, JUNE 21 8AM


7th grade FINAL EXAM:

to be administered in class on June 8th and 9th. Outline for the Exam is below and will also be handed out in class.



Final Exam Outline: French Level 1A


Oral Pretest: Answer five questions (2 points each) picked at random out of a possible 30 questions asked.

Day 1: Listening.

5 points: CLASSROOM COMMANDS (You will hear 5 classroom commands in French, and must match them with the English equivalent.)


10 points: CLASSROOM OBJECTS (You will hear 10 sentences in French that include a classroom object, you must match the picture of the object you have heard with the statement.)


10 points: FOOD (Same as above.)


10 points: PARTS OF THE BODY (Same as above.)


5 points: TELLING TIME (you will hear 5 times mentioned in French, you must write the time down as a digital display.)


10 points: WEATHER AND SEASONS (You will hear 10 statements in French regarding the weather or seasons. Match the statement to one of 4 pictures representing the four seasons and weather conditions.)

Day 2: Reading/Writing.

5 points: ROOMS OF THE HOUSE (Read 5 sentences in French that include a room of the house. Match to a picture of the room printed on the test.)


5 points: PROFESSIONS (Same as above.)


10 points: CLOTHING (Same as above.)


10 points: MULTIPLE CHOICE (Read 10 questions and carefully and choose the best reply from the three choices.)


10 points: WRITING (Write a paragraph/letter to a French penpal telling them about yourself. You may want to include some of the following:

Your name
Age
Your house
Family
Interests/hobbies
Sports
Likes/Dislikes
Personality
Your nationality (what languages you speak etc, don’t speak, etc.)

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Les PHOTOS de la MODE!

They are posted on my Flickr web-site.
You can't leave comments (I have this disabled), but you can copy and save them to your own computer.
LOVE THEM!

www.flickr.com/bonjour-bonheur

Monday, April 12, 2010

lundi le douze avril

8th grade:

Allons-y à commencer la FUTUR PROCHE!

YOU NEED TO KNOW ALLER!

Je vais Nous allons
Tu vas Vous allez
Il/Elle va Ils/Elles vont

Use Warp Whistles..,whatever, I'm old.
1.) 'Lock and Drop' the subject...
2.) Squeeze in the form of ALLER that fits.
3.) Bring back the verbie to 'the beginning.'

EXAMPLES

a.)Jessica joue au tennis.

b.) Nous dansons à la fête.

c.) Allie et Nicolette sont des hamsters.

d.) J'aime beaucoup le 'RW-RR Challenge!'

e.) Tu vas au stade pour le match de Tigres.

f.) Dominique a un singe à la maison.

g.) Vous n'allez pas au lycée.

Friday, March 19, 2010

vendredi le dix-neuf mars


Je ne me fais pas entendre si personne ne me répond.
Elsa TRIOLET, Les Fantômes armés
I'm not making myself heard if no one responds to me.

8th grade:
- Parlez pour cinq minutes de...Family Guy??!!
- Petit petit quiz sur les contraaaaaaaaaactions et corrigez en classe.

1. à + la = 5. de +la =
2. à + le = 6. de +le =
3. à + l' = 7. de + l' =
4. à + les = 8. de + les =


- Les exercises avec les contractions...PRACTIQUEZ-

LOOK AT THE WORD DIRECTLY FOLLOWING THE 'BLANK'!!!


to the/at the/ in the... from the/of the...
à + la = à la de +la = de la
à + le = au de + le = du
à + l' = à l' de + l' = de l'
à + les = aux de + les = des

- Ecrivez pour cinq minutes sur...Family Guy??!


BON WEEKEND MES SINGES D'AMOUR xoxo

another baby quiz 'lundi' sur les contractions...


Tuesday, March 16, 2010

jeudi le dix-huit mars

Les enfants n'ont ni passé ni avenir, et, ce qui ne nous arrive guère, ils jouissent du présent.
Jean de LA BRUYÈRE, Les Caractères, De l'hommme, 51
Children have neither a past nor a future and, hardly ever true of us, enjoy the present.


7th grade:

-Commencez LES PARTIES DU CORPS!!!
-Tête, épaules, genoux, pieds....Genoux, pieds - Les yeux, les oreilles, la bouche et le nez!
-From the top down...do you remember the parts...let's see!
-Feuille de vocabulaire.


http://www.studystack.com/matching-4789 - Body Parts Matching Game

http://quizlet.com/5864/french-body-parts-flash-cards/ - different games...the scatter one is 'amusant!'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWqdJ97Oxt8 - Practice listening to/pronouncing the parts


8th grade:


CONTRACTIONS...God help you! :)


to the/at the/ in the... from the/of the...
à + la = à la de +la = de la
à + le = au de + le = du
à + l' = à l' de + l' = de l'
à + les = aux de + les = des


Petit quiz sur 'contractions' DEMAIN!

Friday, February 26, 2010

lundi le PREMIER mars

Le monde est fait avec des astres et des hommes.
Émile VERHAEREN, La Multiple Splendeur, Le monde
The world is made of stars and men.

7th grade:

- Vocabulaire pour "Le Couvert"
- Little sheets
- Quick Vocabulary Bee


8th grade:

Révisez l'examen ... les réponses.
Commencez Unité 5 : En Ville
-In this chapter you will learn: how to describe your city/ places in it etc -
-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.)

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA SNOW DAY PLAN

FIRST AND FOREMOST, BEG FOR NOOOOOO SNOW DAY...TWO HOUR DELAY, OK...SNOW DAY BAD.

AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT LETTER SENT HOME, THE BROADWAY TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE IN THE EVENT OF A SNOW DAY.

AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE BOX-OFFICE, IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AN ALTERNATE DAY TO GO ON THIS FIELD TRIP, THEREFORE

IF THERE IS A SNOW DAY:

I WILL BE AT THE SCHOOL TOMORROW BETWEEN 10AM-11AM ONLY!!!! TO DISTRIBUTE TICKETS TO ANY STUDENT WHOSE FAMILY WOULD BE WILLING TO TRANSPORT THEM INDEPENDENTLY TO THE THEATRE IN TIMES SQUARE TO SEE THE PLAY.

Venue:
Majestic Theatre, 245 West 44th Street, New York


THE REST OF THE MONEY WILL STILL BE REFUNDED TO STUDENTS AT A LATER TIME (MINUS THE COST OF THE TICKETS) WHETHER THE STUDENTS GO OR NOT.

ANY FAMILY WHO WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL TICKETS FROM OUR LOT TO GO WITH THEIR FAMILILES WILL BE ASKED TO PAY 26.50 (THE DISCOUNTED PRICE OF THE TICKET MINUS HANDLING FEE) PER TICKET. THE SEATS ARE IN THE BACK, BUT THESE TICKETS ARE NORMALLY 40-45 DOLLARS EACH.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS OFFER, RESPOND TO THIS BLOG VIA COMMENT SO I WILL KNOW HOW MANY TO EXPECT...OR JUST SHOW UP AT MILLER TOMORROW BETWEEN 10-11AM. THE PLAY STARTS AT 2PM.

SPREAD THE WORD!! FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. (THERE ARE 50 TICKETS TO DISTRIBUTE IF (AND ONLY IF) THERE IS A SNOW DAY.