Bonnes vacances!/ Enjoy Your Holidays

Bonnes vacances! Profitez de vos vacances pour passer du temps en famille et pour relaxer. J'aimerais prendre ce temps pour vous remercier pour les beaux cadeaux.

Enjoy your holidays! Take this time to spend time with your family and relax. I would also like to this time to thank you for all of the wonderful gifts.

Mme Campbell

Journée pyjama, stuffy, collation et film

Parce que nous avons remplit notre contenant de billes (gem jar), n'oubliez pas que demain c'est notre journée pyjama et film demain. Tu peux aussi apporter ton stuffy.

Don't forget that because we filled our marble jar (gem jar), tomorrow is our pyjama and movie day. You can also bring your stuffy. You may also bring a snack to share with the class. Please make sure that it is nut-free. We are also voting on a movie to watch in class. Don't forget that the movie you bring must be rated G!

Parce que nous avons remplit notre contenant de billes (gem jar), n'oubliez pas que demain c'est notre journée pyjama et film demain. Tu peux aussi apporter ton stuffy.

Don't forget that because we filled our marble jar (gem jar), tomorrow is our pyjama and movie day. You can also bring your stuffy. Please make sure that it is nut-free. We are also voting on a movie to watch in class. Don't forget that the movie you bring must be rated G.

One empty gem jar, means that...

the other is full! Pj, stuffy and movie day tomorrow!

Les arts visuels/ Update: Visual Arts

N'oubliez pas que Secret Santa commence demain! Apportez le breuvage pour votre ami secret. 

Don't forget that Secret Santa starts tomorrow! Bring the drink for your secret friend. 

Une petite mise à jour sur les arts visuels: Mlle Treboutat travaille avec nous depuis la fin novembre. Nous avons eu des leçons sur Picasso et DaVinci sur les portraits. Voici des exemples de nos artistes: 

An update on Visual Arts: Mlle Treboutat has been working with us since the end of November. We have had lessons on Picasso and DaVinci on different portrait styles. Here are some examples from our artists: 

Voici Mlle Treboutat. 

Christmas Concert

Our Christmas Concert will be tomorrow night from 5-7pm. Should your child not be able to attend, please let me know via a note in their agenda. Our performance time is at 6:30. Please have your child be in our classroom by no later than 6:15. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to watching all of our hard work pay off in our performance.

Thank you.

Événements de Noël/ Christmas Events

Afin de nous préparer pour Noël, nous suivons le thème de notre Conseil d'école By our works, we show our faith. Pour faire un exemple de ce thème, à l'école nous faisons les choses suivantes:

- du 9 au 13 décembre, nous allons apporter de la nourriture non-périsable pour donner au Stittsville Food Bank.

- Aussi, s'il vous plaît continuez à apporter des nouveaux jouets ou des nouveaux objets hygiéniques (une brosse à dents, une brosse à cheveux...) pour donner aux enfants de St. Luke.

- Enfin, s'il vous plaît continuez à apporter des nouveaux jouets pour Toy Mountain.

In order to prepare ourselves for Christmas, we continue to follow our Board's theme By our works, we show our faith. To be examples of this, at St. Stephen, we are doing the following:

- from December 9th to 13th, bring in non-perishable food items to donate to the Stittsville Food Bank. The class who brings in the most non-perishable food items gets a timbits and hot chocolate breakfast courtesey of the school administration.

- Also, please continue to bring in new toys or new hygenic objects (such as a tooth brush, a hair brush,...) to give to the kids and families of St. Luke.

- Lastly, please continue to give new, unopened toys to school for Toy Mountain, supporting families in need in Ottawa.

Your participation is greatly appreciated.

Mme Campbell

Notre chanson pour le concert de Noel/ Our Song for the Christmas Concert

Le concert de Noël du jeudi, 12 décembre de St. Stephen arrive à grands pas! Hier, nous avons commencé  à apprendre notre chanson Il est né le divin enfant. Pour vous aider à pratiquer, voici la chanson. Aussi, si vous avez des lumières de Noël extérieures que vous pouvez donner à l'école, s'il vous plaît les apporter. Ce serait grandement apprécié. Merci! Soyez sécuritaires, et profitez de votre journée. 

St. Stephen's Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 12th is arriving soon! Yesterday, we started learning our class' song Il est né le divin enfant. In order to help you practice and memorize, here is the song. The lyrics are in the video. Also, if you have any spare or old exterior Christmas lights that you would like to donate to the school for the concert, please drop them off at school. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Be safe and enjoy your day. 

Extra Definitions for Grade 4 Science Quiz

It has been brought to my attention that some of us do not have the definitions for "producteur", "consommateur" and "décomposeur". Voici les définitions:

producteur: Il produit sa propre nourriture. Il prend son énergie du soleil (exemple: les plantes).

consommateur. Les animaux ne peuvent pas faire leur propre nourriture. Ils doivent manger d'autres êtres vivantes comme les plantes et d'autres animaux (exemples: le lapin, un lion).

décomposeur: Il y a des animaux et des plantes qui mangent des animaux qui sont morts ou qui sont en train de décomposer (exemples: la mouche, les vers de terre).

Si je pouvais changer le monde, je voudrais.../ If I Could Change the World, I Would...

La semaine passée, nous avons lu un livre qui parlait de façons différentes que les enfants aimeraient changer le monde. Après avoir discuté comme groupe-classe, voici ce que nous avons fait:

Last week, we read a book that showed how 100 children would like to change the world and make it a better place. After having discussed how we could do so, this is what we came up with:

Study Guides

Bonsoir! Désolé pour le retard, mais je viens d'ajouter les "study guides" pour le quiz de sciences du 29 novembre! Nous allons prendre du temps à chaque jour pour répondre à tes questions et pour réviser. Bonne étude!

Good evening! I apologize for the delay, but as promised, here are the study guides for the science quiz on November 29th! We will be taking some time every day to review and I can answer your questions. Good luck!

Le jour du souvenir/ Remembrance Day

Aujourd'hui en 4e/5e, nous avons célébré le jour du souvenir. Colonel Basinger, le père de Kathryn, est venu dans notre classe pour nous parler de l'importance du jour du souvenir. Aussi, nous avons regardé et touché à des vêtements d'enfants de l'Afghanistan. Nous avons regardé à des photos de gens des forces armée travailler avec des gens d'autres pays pour garder la paix. Merci beaucoup Colonel Basinger d'être venu nous parler! Voici des photos:

Today in grade 4/5, we celebrated Remembrance Day. Colonel Basinger, Kathryn's father, came to our class to talk to us about the importance and the reasons why we celebrate Remembrance Day. Also, we looked and touched children's clothing from Afghanistan, and looked at peace keepers from the Armed Forces working in other countries. Thank you so much Colonel Basinger for coming to speak to us. Here are some photos:

I would also like to take this time to congratulate our class for the excellent reading and singing they did during today's Remembrance Day ceremony. I am so proud of you. Our hard work truly paid off.

Mme Campbell

Parent-Teacher Interview Night

Hello parents, 

this is a reminder that tomorrow is Parent-Teacher Interview Night. The form that you filled out to schedule your appointment, has been returned to you today with your appointment time. I look forward to meet with you, and discuss your child's progress. 

Mme Campbell 

Chanson pour le jour du souvenir/ Song for Remembrance Day

Notre classe et la classe de Mlle Treboutat allons chanter "je vais changer le monde avec une chanson" à l'assemblée du 11 novembre pour le jour du souvenir. Si tu veux pratiquer la chanson, voici un lien à la chanson et aux paroles. Les parents sont invités à assister

Our class and Mlle Treboutat's class will be singing "je vais changer le monde avec une chanson" at the Remembrance Day liturgy on November 11th. If you would like to practice the song, here is a link to the Youtube version we are using and another to the lyrics. Parents are invited to attend the liturgy.

Les paroles/ the lyrics: http://en.lyrics-copy.com/jean-francois-bastien/je-vais-changer-le-monde.htm

Happy Halloween!/ Les monstres

Happy Halloween! In the spirit of Halloween, we created our own monsters and are using adjectives to describe them. Here are a few examples:

Joyeux Halloween! Dans l'esprit de l'Halloween nous avons créé nos propres monstres et utilisons des adjectifs pour les décrire. Voici quelques exemples:

Spirit Week

From October 29th to November 1st, it is Spirit Week here at St. Stephen! Spirit Week is a way for our school to raise funds for the United Way. In order to participate in the events of each day, give what you can. A toonie is the suggested amount. Here is what our week looks like:

Tuesday (tomorrow): Sports/Jersey day
Wednesday: Crazy hat or crazy hair day
Thursday (Halloween): Orange and black day
Friday: Pyjama day

Nos chaînes alimentaire/ Our Food Chains

J'ai changé les "Brain Breaks". Vous pouvez aller les regarder.

Cette semaine en 4e année, nous avons créé nos propres chaînes alimentaires. Nous savons qu'une chaîne alimentaire va comme ceci: le soleil- un producteur (une plante)- un consommateur primaire (un insecte, un poisson ou un animal)- un consommateur secondaire (comme le consommateur primaire). Voici nos exemples:

I changed the "Brain Breaks". Go have a look!

This week in grade 4, we created our own food chains. Here are some examples of what we did:

Journée pyjama, stuffy et film demain/ Pj, stuffy and movie day tomorrow

Parce que nous avons remplit notre contenant de billes (gem jar), n'oubliez pas que demain c'est notre journée pyjama et film demain. Tu peux aussi apporter ton stuffy.

Don't forget that because we filled our marble jar (gem jar), tomorrow is our pyjama and movie day. You can also bring your stuffy. Please make sure that it is nut-free. We are also voting on a movie to watch in class. Don't forget that the movie you bring must be rated G.

One empty gem jar, means that...

the other is full! Pj, stuffy and movie day tomorrow!

Happy Thanksgiving/ Joyeuse action de grâce

I wanted to wish you and your family a safe and blessed Thanksgiving weekend. I am thankful for my job as your child's French teacher, and enjoy the time that I spend with them. Enjoy your time as a family and have a restful weekend.

Je voulais te souhaiter et ta famille, une fin de semaine d'action de grâce sainte et sécuritaire. Je vous remercie pour votre joie et participation dans ma classe de français. Je suis heureuse et fière d'être votre enseignante de français. Profite de ton temps en famille et passe une belle fin de semaine.

Mme Campbell

Important: Head Lice in Our Class

Hello parents,
a note has gone home tonight to inform you that there are cases of head lice in our class. Here are a few things that you should be aware of regarding head lice:

Outbreaks of head lice are common throughout the school year. Head lice spread quickly by close, head-to-head contact. Lice cannot live on furniture or carpet, and they cannot jump or fly. There may be few or no symptoms, but itching may occur.

You can help by:

-  Checking your child’s head with the wet-combing method of detection once a week
throughout the school year;
-  Encouraging your child to wear their hair tied back, and avoid touching heads with other
student;
- Using the wet-combing method of treatment or other treatments immediately if you notice lice on your child’s head.

Here is a helpful link to further answer any questions: http://www.canadianfamily.ca/kids/child/new-solutions-head-lice/

Should you have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to leave a note in your child's agenda or give me a call at the school.

Thank you.

Mme Campbell

Nos drapeaux franco-ontariens/ Our Franco-Ontarian Flags

En l'honneur du jour du drapeau franco-ontarien (le 25 septembre), nous avons créé nos propres drapeaux franco-ontariens. Nous avons parlé de la fleur de lys qui représente la langue français. Nous avons aussi parlé de la fleur de trille, la fleur officielle de l'Ontario. Voici quelques exemples de ce que nous avons fait:

In honnor of the day of the franco-ontarian flag (September 25th), we created our own versions of franco-ontarian flags. We talked about the flags' symbols and what they represent. We learned that the fleur de lys represents the French language. We also talked about the trillium, Ontario's official flower. Here are a few examples of what we have done:

Le drapeau franco-ontarien

Aujourd`hui nous avons célébré le drapeau franco-ontarien. Nous avons parlé de ses couleurs et de son symbolisme. Nous avons aussi discuté comme groupe-classe sur l'importance de parler en français. Nous avons aussi écouté à deux chansons qui parlent du drapeau franco-ontarien et notre fièreté de parler en français. Les voici:

Today, we celebrated the franco-ontarian flag. We talked about its colors and symbolism. We also discussed as a class the importance of speaking French. Then, we listened to 2 songs that talk about the flag and our pride of being able to speak French as Ontarians. Here they are:

Pages-titre en science/ Cover Pages for Science

Today in Science, we made our cover pages for our science duo-tangs for the unit. In grade 4, we talked about what les habitats (habitats) are and some examples. In grade 5 we disscussed l'économie de l'énergie (saving energy) meant and examples of types of energy. Here is what they came up with:

Aujourd'hui en science, nous avons fait nos pages-titre pour nos duo-tangs. En 4e année, nous avons parlé des habitats. Nous discuté de ce que c'est et avons trouvé des exemples. En 5e année, nous discuté de l'économie de l'énergie. Nous avons parlé de ce que ça voulait dire et avons trouvé des exemples. Voici ce que nous avons trouvé:

Also, here are some of our cover pages:

Aussi, voici des exemples de pages-titre:

Program Night 2013

Welcome back everyone!  Bienvenue!  I am very pleased to have your child in my class this year.  The following will help get us off to a great start.

Your child will be coming to my classroom for French Immersion (50% of their day).  French as a Second Language (FSL) includes Science, Social Studies, French Language, and all of the Arts strands, two blocks each day.

Agendas

This is a tool to record upcoming tests, events, homework and assignments.  The agendas are an effective communication tool between parent and teacher.  Should you have any questions or information to relay to me, I will answer you as early as I can.  For the times that the agenda may not be the appropriate place to convey information or concerns, please feel free to contact me personally.

Homework

Other than studying for tests, your child’s homework should be to complete any work not finished in class. At times, they will also be sent home with worksheets or activities that compliment what we are doing in class. As of next week, if your child does not have any homework, they are asked to read their French book. In Extended French, they should be reading at least 10-15 minutes a night. In French Immersion, they should be reading at least 15-20 minutes a night. 

Blogs and the use of Technology in the Classroom

My goal is to use as much technology as I can in the classroom, thus further enhancing your child’s educational experience.  The blog address for our class is: fantasticfourfivesinfrench.blogspot.ca  On the blog you will find: homework, study guides (when necessary), useful links to help your child practice their French and support them in doing their homework, as well as Brain Breaks. I will be posting more frequently shortly as we are reaching the end of our introductory assignments in class. I would like to use the following: Kidblog, Youtube, Storybird, iPads, Powtoon, Prezi, Smart Notebook, ....

Classroom Management

In regards to classroom management, I am using a variety of systems based on the needs of each class. In all classes, the students are rewarded based on meeting the following: preparedness, effective listening, active participation in class lessons and discussions as well as working silently when required.

Rewards: as encouragement for their positive behaviour and having met those goals, I either reward the students with a choice in the “treasure box” (pencils, erasers, no homework passes) or a class reward such as extended recess, extra time on the computer or a special block of their choice (pj and suffy day, movie block, treats...). 

Tests and Evaluations

Tests, quizzes or presentations are given at the end of each unit. The students are given 10-14 days to prepare. A rubric and instructions are sent home for presentations. Study guides for tests or quizzes will be posted on the blog. 

French

On top of teaching French language arts, I will also be teaching Science, Social Studies and The Arts in French.  My goal is ensure a solid improvement in your child's French oral communication skills.  In order to attain this goal, I have daily oral exercises in which I encourage everyone to participate actively.  I will also be working on enhancing the skills that they already have in reading and writing in French.  I like to teach French in an interactive and participial manner, optimizing student participation and learning.

Science

In Grade 4, we will be taking a look at: les habitats et les communautés, la lumière et le son, and les roches et les minéraux.

In Grade 5, we will be taking a look at: les systèmes du corps humain, es propriétés et les changements de la matière, l'effet des forces and l'économie de l'énergie et des ressources.

Please understand that we may not have enough time to take a look at them all.  

Social Studies

We have just received the new Curriculum for Social Studies.  Due to the changes in the Curriculum, we will be implementing it gradually over the next few years. We are working as a Junior French division to ensure that the units are consistent for each grade level. 

The Arts

The four arts strands are: music, drama, visual arts and dance.  I believe that it is best to integrate the arts into the other subject as much as possible.  When it is not possible for me to do so, the students will have specific art units.  Two of the strands will be graded in the first terms, and the remainder will be graded in the second term.

In an effort to support the curriculum and educational experience, should you have any expertise in any of these subjects, please contact me by sending a note in your child's agenda.  I will be happy to set up a workshop for you in our class.  I know that there is an abundance of talent in this community that could be used to enrich your child's educational and learning experience.

With your cooperation and support, I am confident that we can ensure that your child flourishes during this school year.

Your Partner in Catholic Education,

Mme Campbell

Bienvenue!/ Welcome!

Hello, my name is Mme Campbell and I will be teaching your child this year. Let me tell you a little about myself: I did my Undergraduate degree at Carleton University in English Literature and minored in French. Also, I did both my Bachelor and Master's of Education at the University of Ottawa. This is my second year teaching, and my second year at St. Stephen. I am happy to be here, and look forward to this coming school year. Here is a video that I showed in class today, to introduce myself:

 

Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me with a note in your child's agenda, or by calling me at the school.

 Mme Campbell