Joyeux Noël à tous! Merry Christmas to all!

Hooray for Foreign Language!!

8th Grade Artistic Interpretations

8th grade French students just finished studying about activities dealing with the arts, such as museums, movies, ballet and the theater. They learned the direct object pronouns le, la and les and how to use them, as well as the verbs savoir and connaître =telling whom and what you know. We wrapped up our chapter by creating artistic interpretations of different famous artists and artworks, such as Van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse. Here are the artists at work...

Hannah's "Starry Night"and
Vicki's Matisse collage

Amy's "Starry Night"

Carson's Matisse collage

Claire's Picasso portrait

The finished products! Each one creative and unique in its own way. Bon travail!! 

Prier pour Paris

5th Grade Self Portraits- Plus Friends and Family

In 5th grade French, we are learning the irregular verb être, or "to be" and how to conjugate! Combining this with words we have already learned to describe, the students are well on their way to creating sentences. Here are a few examples of our very original and creative descriptions of themselves,  friends, family and perhaps a few cartoon characters! Merveilleux!

I am so proud of how well these kiddos are learning and how eager they are to share--Madame Frisillo 

8th Grade Project: Famous French Person

Who was the painter that cut off his ear? Who designed the Eiffel Tower? Did you know a French person invented the first permanent camera photograph? Through this project, we shall find the answers to these questions plus a whole lot more about famous French people you never knew existed.

Louis Pasteur

French National Soccer Team player, Zinedine Zidane

The students will choose a famous French person from any area of French culture, including history, art , music,science, sports, entertainment, etc.. Using class time, they will prepare a report and presentation to be given in class. 
*more detailed instructions will be handed out in class*

Napoleon Bonaparte

Joan of Arc

Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs

Project due Wednesday, October 14

7th Grade Voyage en Train Project

Un voyage en train!

In Chapter 9, the 7th grade is learning all about train travel in France and how convenient it is to travel by rail in France and throughout Europe. Using class time, they will complete a series of tasks and questions related to a trip they will create. Bon Voyage!

Directions: Imagine you are currently spending a year studying in Paris, France.  Because of Fall Break, you will have a long weekend Thursday, October 15-Sunday, October 18, and you want to take advantage of the 4 days to visit another city in France. You will travel via TRAIN. Use www.sncf.com to find your tickets.

*more detailed instructions will be handed out in class*

Assignment due at the end of class WEDNESDAY, October 14, 2015.

Online Access to Bon Voyage 1 Textbook and Workbook

Great news! I have finally gained access to the online version of the Bon Voyage 1 (red) textbook and workbook. Now you don't have to lug one more heavy textbook home whenever you need to work on French homework! Please note that access through the Google Chrome browser is not available, only Internet Explorer. Follow the steps below:




 Steps to access the ONLINE student edition

Bon Voyage! - Level 1 - ©2008

***  ACCESS TO TEXTBOOK IS ONLY THROUGH INTERNET EXPLORER***

1. Go to www.glencoe.com

2. Choose state: Oklahoma (from pull-down menu)

3. User: Student/Parent  

4. Subject: World Languages (from pull-down menu)

5. Click: ENTER

6. Click: French

7. Scroll down to our textbook: Bon Voyage! - Level 1 © 2008

8. Click Here to Enter Student Center

9. Click on: Online Student Edition (on two screens)

10. At the Student Login enter: B827C8E490, then click SUBMIT


Étudiez Bien!! 
Madame Frisillo

Salutations!

5th grade French practicing their greetings...ask your student to share what they are learning! 

 

Bienvenue à Notre Nouvelle Salle de Classe!

 Welcome to our new classroom, Room 103!! No more traveling this year :) Looking forward to a wonderful and exciting year! 

Look..posters in French! 

À bientôt!!

Les Verbes Réfléchis au Présent

Passé composé avec être

PC des verbes irréguliers

Passé Composé w regular verbs

French ER, RE and IR Verbs

Another helpful video--this time with some adorable British schoolchildren...

IR verb review video

A short video to help remember regular -IR verbs conjugations...to the "Mexican hat dance song ;)"

To Your Health!

8th grade French students are learning about the different body parts and types of illnesses, such as a mal à la tête (headache), a mal à la gorge (sore throat) and des frissons (the chills). We acted out different ones and had our classmates guess! Les pauvres....

....à votre santé!!

Le rap du passé composé avec Être

7th grade French is learning about the passé composé using the helping verb être...they (well most of them;) tremendously enjoyed this little rap we watched today! Some have even asked to perform it for the class for extra credit...stay tuned for video...perhaps your student will give you a preview as well! 

Au Revoir, Orlando!

The All Saints teachers are on their way back to you! Extra-special thanks to Vicki L for the Selfie Stick that allowed us to take this awesome selfie!! 

A bientot!!

We love the Popes! 

Monument Research Project

Below are the required elements and rubric for the French project the students will work on next week. Again, some supplies will be provided for them, but a poster board must be brought from home.  It is due Monday, April 13th.

 Happy Easter to all!

Poisson d"Avril

Instead of celebrating April Fool's Day, in France today is called Poisson d'Avril. The word "poisson" means "fish" and people will try to stick a paper fish onto the backs of their friends. Once the joke is discovered, they will shout, "Poisson d'Avril!"  

Well...below is photo evidence that the 7th grade French class paid attention during French holiday presentations..and they fooled their teacher ;)  Quelle blague!

Student Projects While Madame Frisillo Attends NCEA Next Week

Dear Families- 

I will be attending the National Catholic Educational Association  
Convention and Expo next week, April 7-10, with Mrs. Williams and  
several other All Saints teachers. While I am gone, the students  
will be working on a project about a famous French monument, its  
history, who created it, etc. The expectations and rubric will be  
clearly communicated in class this week. They will be expected to  
bring a standard-sized poster board and any extra art supplies  
they wish to use. The students will have access to crayons,  
markers, colored pencils and construction paper here at school.  
They can bring any of these supplies to school before we break for  
the Easter holiday on Thursday, but must have them when they  
return next Tuesday.  

I am so grateful and excited for the opportunity to attend the  
NCEA convention! Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have  
any questions. 

Merci mille fois! 
Madame Frisillo

Merci Beaucoup 7th Grade!

Just a quick "merci" to my 7th graders, especially Vicki L, for the birthday card and treats today!! You guys are so sweet!! Great job on the selfie ;)

Directions en Ville Presentations

Today we presented our projects on how to give directions in French.  The students worked in class and at home to create a map of an imaginary town and a list of directions from one destination to another. 

Bon travail tout le monde!!