ROM field trip - Tues Feb 7th - UPDATE

Salut tout le monde!

Just letting you know that we have 4 parent volunteer for this trip!! Chouette!

Thank you to:

Anuva's mom
Kaiden's dad
Aidan's mom/dad
Jolie's dad

Looking forward to an amazing visit to the ROM :)

Merci!

Mme :)

Dictée 18 - Les autochtones des prairies: Copiez 3 X SVP!!

1)  des prairies
2)  parmi
3)  l'Alberta
4)  la Saskatchewan
5)  des États-Unis
6)  presque
7)  le territoire
8)  l'ouest
9)  plat
10)  seulement
11)  la saison
12)  l'hiver
13)  difficile
14)  le Golfe du Mexique
15)  heureusement

Doggie Language poster

SVP- Pape Library Visit Wed (2-3) pm

We will be visiting the French librarian Sarah from 2-3pm.  Merci!

Reading Response Due Dates - Term 2

Bridge to Terabithia- April 5th
Iqbal - April 7th
Last Loon - April 11th
Making bombs...- April 13th

Comprehension Test will be the last week of April.

Dictée 17 - les autochtones

les autochtones = aboriginals
indigène = indigenous
les Malécites = Maliseet
du gibier = game/prey
les communautés = communities
le wigwam = wigwam
de la même famille = relatives
chasseurs = hunters
cultiver = to cultivate
fournir = to supply
la courge = squash
en bois = wooden
les biens = the goods
environ = about
abriter = to shelter

Thursday Jan 26th - "Ask a Teacher" parent forum

FYI - parents and guardians,

As partners in education, we encourage you to attend the Elementary Teachers of Toronto information session regarding issues in our schools.  Such issues include: 

-overcrowding (class sizes)

-cuts to special education funding

-crumbling infrastructure.

We want to hear your voice.  Let’s work together to build the Schools Toronto Students Deserve!  Please see the Wilkinson Parent Council Site for the details.” 

http://wilkinsonps.org/events/ask-a-teacher-session/

Monday, Jan 23rd - Spirit Assembly - please wear red and black!

FYI - we will be presenting our tableau for the Spirit Assembly on Monday Jan 23rd.  Please wear red and black :)

Dictée 16 - Les Algonquins (15 mots!!)

Les Cris = Cree
des tribus = tribes
la côte = coast
l'Amérique du Nord = North America
les forêts = forests
des baies = berries
l'océan = the ocean
récolter = to harvest
région = region
les produits agricoles = farm products
un village = the village
la nourriture = the food
des arbres = some trees
le travail = the work
comme = like

Friday Jan 13 = Last Day to hand in all Reading Responses

Fyi - If you (there are four of you...) have not handed in your reading response to Mme, please note that Friday is the last day. We will be starting our new novels next Monday.

Tues Jan 17th - Math test on Area and Perimeter - Measurement unit

Wed Jan 11- Test de français: Revue & comprehension questions on 29 dictée words

Please understand the following words in English and in French, they will be used on Wed's French Comprehension Test (20 points) :

voilà
du fromage
le chocolat chaud
une citrouille
le portefeuille
nous mangeons
le poulet
le beurre d'arachide
l'éléphant
le kangourou
le chien
la chemise
la chauve-souris
le lait frappé
parce que
les produits laitiers
le lait au chocolat
le gâteau
la confiture
des champignons
la mère
derrière
les haricots
un noix de coco
le canard
l'arachide
la pacane
l'adjectif
une tisane