Bonne Année 2015!!

Please note: There will not be a Dictée word list for this week.  We will have a review quiz on "Chloé Le Caméléon" next week instead.

Merci!

Thursday Dec. 19th - Morning Snack Share and Holiday/ Appreciation Card Swap

Please note that Salle 23 is having a Snack Share and Card Swap time on the morning of Thursday Dec. 19th.  This coincides with our school sing-a-long in the afternoon and other activities planned to mark the start of holidays!

If you are making cards or bringing a snack (peanut-free), please make one for each of your classmates.  Once again, it is not mandatory to bring a snack in - Mme will bring something to share :)  Merci!!

Phrases pour les cartes de voeux/ Greeting card sayings:

Happy holidays! =  Joyeuses fêtes !  Meilleurs vœux !

Happy New Year!  =  Bonne Année !

Merry Christmas!  =  Joyeux Noël !

Seasons greetings  = Joyeux Noël et une Bonne Année

Best wishes  =  Mes/Nos meilleurs vœux

Best wishes to all  =  Bien des choses à tous

Best wishes  =  Bien à vous, Bien à toi

Best wishes, Your friend  =  Amitiés

See you soon! = À bientôt !

In friendship = Bien amicalement

Sincerely (yours) = Cordialement (à vous)

Your devoted friend = Votre ami dévoué(e)

With warm regards  = Chaleureusement 

I thank you. =  Je te remercie. / Vous remercie.

  

I wish to express our gratitude to you.= Je tiens à vous exprimer notre gratitude.

It's (very) kind of you. = C'est (vraiment) gentil de ta part.

  

I thank you from the bottom of my heart. = Je vous remercie de tout cœur.

  

Thank you kindly! =  À votre bon cœur !

  

Thank you for all your kindness.= Merci de toutes vos bontés.

Dictée 12

1) le tigre
2) le gorille
3) l'éléphant
4) le panda
5) l'ours polaire
6) le chameaux
7) le loup
8) le dauphin
9) le rhinocéros
10) le zèbre
11) le koala
12) la vache
13) le poisson
14) le canard

WILKINSON WINTER CONCERT: THURSDAY DECEMBER 11, 2014 from 6-7 pm
Room 23 & Room 29 Students will be dropped off in Room 3, then picked up in Room 2 after the concert.

HABITATS PROJECT:
ROOM 23 PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DONE EVERYTHING ON THE HABITATS CHECKLIST       ~Mme :)
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   Name: _________________

Habitat:__________________

Science Project: Habitats Checklist

• at least 3-5 producers (plants), labeled
• at least 3-5 consumers (animals), labeled (Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary consumers)
• at least 5 colors realistically representing the plants, animals, and scenery within the habitat
• the sun
• Include an explanation of how producers and consumers depend on one another in your  oral presentation 
• neatly label plants and animals
• title, your name, date
• 3 planning sheets: 

- an example of a food chain in your habitat

- the food web representing the living things in your habitat

• a brief written description of your habitat, location, weather, plants, and animals 
• Reflection: 2 paragraphs, Persuasive paragraph on why your habitat should be saved

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Rm 23 - Habitats Science Marking Rubric

Name:__________________ Points: _____/28

LEVEL 4	LEVEL 3	LEVEL 2	LEVEL 1
CHECKLIST: Project includes everything listed in the Checklist and more!!	CHECKLIST: Project includes everything listed in the Checklist (on the other side)	CHECKLIST: Project includes more than half of the items listed in the Checklist	CHECKLIST: Project includes less than half of the items listed in the Checklist
NEATNESS: Extremenly well-labelled, info easy to read & find	NEATNESS: Labelled all important items	NEATNESS: Generally labelled some important items	NEATNESS: Very few labels, inconsistently labelled items
CREATIVITY: Excellent attention to detail: colour, design, materials	CREATIVITY: Satisfactory attention to detail.	CREATIVITY: Some attention to detail.	CREATIVITY: Little attention to detail
PRESENTATION (oral): Clear, organized, well-practiced presentation, audience was very engaged!!	PRESENTATION (oral): Clear, organized presentation, audience was engaged.	PRESENTATION (oral): Generally organized presentation, needed some more practice	PRESENTATION (oral): Presentation was unclear and missing information, needs more practice
GRAMMAR: No errors in spelling or sentence structure.	GRAMMAR: Less than 5 errors.	GRAMMAR: More than 5 errors.	GRAMMAR: Clearly student did not edit their work.
INFORMATION: Well-researched, with a variety of important facts that connect to project	INFORMATION: Well-researched, includes some facts that connect to project	INFORMATION: Generally researched some important facts, more info needed.	INFORMATION: Researched some facts, needs to find more info to fully explain.
ON-TIME: Everything was done as scheduled.	ON-TIME: Almost everything was done as scheduled.	ON-TIME: More than 2 items were not completed on-time.	ON-TIME: Did not complete work on-time.

Dictée 11: 

À faire: Copiez chaque mot 3 fois, faites la traduction; faites les phrases pour chaque mot

1) la mouche  = the fly
2) une fleur = a flower
3) bientôt = soon
4) trop rapide = too quick
5) le nez = the nose
6) puis = then
7) la bouche = the mouth
8) une feuille = the leaf
9) elle atterrit = she lands
10) elle attrape = she catches
11) une autre = another
12) le caméléon = the chameleon
13) elle attend = she waits
14) à travers = through
15) ne voient pas = don't see

REMINDERS:

Pape Library Visit  - Monday Dec 8th 12:30-2pm
Winter Concert - Thurs. Dec 11th, 6-7 pm
Science Diorama due in class - Fri Dec 12th (presentations follow a different schedule)