La Classe de Mme Bena

Bonjour!

We have been keeping busy in room 150 :) Last week, we talked about peace. The students worked on "des colombes" (doves) where they wrote what peace means to them.

Chloe's mom came in to do a lovely activity with the class about how their acts of kindness can spread. 

They also made a beautiful wreath for our Remembrance Day ceremony.

We have been continuing to practice reading & writing syllables with the sound "u", with the help of our friend Turlututu la tortue. 

The students have been working on a variety of activities to help them practice words with the sound "u". 

Every day this year, we have started our day with a "Message du jour" (daily message). I wanted to share the progress with you, as we do a variety of activities that help the students to build phonological awareness. Our activities surrounding the morning message have included:
- finding & circling specific letters
- finding & circling specific sounds
- correcting Madame's mistakes (backwards letters, missing capitals, missing punctuation)

- filling in missing letters
- filling in missing words
- finding & circling specific words
And, today, the students found "les contraires" (opposites) and replaced them with the correct word! (Ex., "Henry est le grand mini prof.")

Notes:

1. I am very pleased to see that many students have been reading every night. There is a lot of excitement around the "J'aime Lire" folder, which is WONDERFUL!!! Many students have already read 10 books (using some French books from home or from the library), and I encourage all of the students to keep it up! :)
2. Our class will be visiting the Book Fair tomorrow. If you would like to send some money with your child, please send it in their note tote.
3. Friday is a PD day (no school) as there will be parent teacher interviews.

Have a great rest of your week!

Mme Bena