Transcript Meet the Teacher Night - Power Point presentation

Madame McGraw
Grade 3 FI
Welcome, parents!
Grade 3
French Immersion Program
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Program
Block 1
Homework
Literacy
Reading
Math
English
Report card/communication
Expectations
Email
New school website
Music, Physical Education and Library
Program
Did you Know… that there are 4
stages of language acquisition:
•Confusion
•Frustration
•Comprehension
•Oral communication
Grade 3 French Immersion Program Year Overview
French Focus
Mathematics (In French)
3
Module One: What makes me unique?
Block Two
Remaining Mathematics
outcomes to be addressed
throughout the rest of the
year.
Science: Materials and Structures
Health and PDCP:
Healthy Habits
Social Studies:
Place and PDCP:
How People Make
a Living
Note: Important to revisit
outcomes addressed in
Block One in greater
depth.
(Minimum of 60 minutes in French)
880 minutes per week
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Statistics and Probability:
SP1, SP2
Music
Module Two: What is it like to belong in this
place?
Physical Education
Shape and Space:
SS1, SS2
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Pattern and Relations:
PR1, PR2
880 minutes per week
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Science: Plant Growth and Changes
Personal Safety
(English)
Science: Exploring
Soils
880 minutes per week for French Integrated subjects
300 minutes per week
Week
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2
Number: N1, N2
(Possibly: N3, N4, N5)
Specific FLA Focus
Block One
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Specialties
Art
Week
220 minutes per week
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English
Focus
Establish
routines
Literacy and
Healthy
Learning and
Career
Education
Literacy and
Social
Studies
(Unit II
Peoples)
Literacy:
Language
Arts
Narrative
Texts
Literacy and
Science
(Invisible
Forces)
Procedural
Texts
Literacy and
Social
Studies
(Citizenship)
Persuasive
Texts
Literacy:
Language
Arts
150 minutes per
week
 2 modules:
Block 1
 What makes me unique?
 What is it like to belong in this place?
 Focusing on literacy and language
acquisition.
Homework
 Homework will be assigned on Monday
and/or collected on Friday.
 It will include nightly reading,
vocabulary activities and/or a math
activity (on occasion).
Literacy
 Working within a theme
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Listening activities
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Games, interviews, art activities, songs,
poems and discussions.
 Final project at the end of each module.
 Learning videos
Writing
 Your child will have many opportunities
to write on a regular basis.
 The writing will be authentic according
to activities.
Math
 This will be taught for 300 minutes per
week in French.
 We will be covering the same outcomes
as the students in the English program.
“According to research, math concepts
taught in second language increases
acquisition of the concept.”
English
 Your child will receive 150 minutes of
English literacy instruction per week
with Madame Doyle.
 The topics covered will include:
 Social Studies
 Writing Workshop focusing on: Narratives, Procedures
and Persuasive Writing.
Evaluation / Communication
 Your child will receive their first report
card in November.
 It will be based on:
 Observations and discussions
in class
 Evaluations
• During the reporting period, you will be
invited to come and meet with me so we
can discuss your child’s accomplishments.
Expectations on the program
 Please remember that each child learns
at their own rate.
 They may feel overwhelmed at the
beginning however this feeling will be
short lived.
 I will work very hard to insure that your
child has a positive experience in the
journey to learning a new language.
How to help your child
 Ask your child to talk about their day.
 Ask questions.
 Listen to your child read (approx. 15 min.)
and ask what they read about.
 Eventually, your child will bring home books in
French, even if you don’t understand, you can
still encourage your child to look at the
pictures, make predictions, etc.
 If you have any questions or concerns please
contact me as soon as possible.
Email vs phone call
[email protected]
Our new school website
Physical Education * Monday – Tuesday
Friday
Library * Tuesday ( books returned)
Music * Friday
Let’s Have a Great Year!