Saturday, 29 November 2014

Crêpes--recipe and photos

This week our Grade 7 and 8 class enjoyed learning how to make crêpes based on a simple family recipe!  The results were délicieux!  The recipe is at the end of this post, en français.



Learned about the importance of keeping our workspace clean, using a plastic bin to catch any splatters or splashes.



Strawberry prep!

We took turns forming the crêpe on a breakfast griddle.





Culinary artists, au travail.







Et voilà!  The presentation!


Students were prepared beforehand with some vocabulary (verbs) that we used in the instructions of the recipes.   Here is a simple recipe en français.  The recipe can be multiplied by the number of people to be served. If you have any questions, feel free to ask one of our French club participants!


crêpes
(recette pour une personne)

Ingrédients:

un oeuf battu
de la farine, environ ½ tasse
du lait, 3.25 % -- environ 1/8  tasse
du sel—1/8 cuillière à thé

de la crème à fouetter
du sucre en poudre/sucre glace
du beurre
des fraises
de la sauce au chocolat

Préparation:
1.  Casser l’oeuf dans un bol et battre-le bien.
2. Ajouter du sel et de la farine; mélanger bien.
3.  Verser du lait dans le bol et battre bien le mélange.
4. Verser de la pâte dans une poêle chaud et beurrée.  Étaler la pâte pour faire une forme ronde.
5. Après environ une minute, retourner la crêpe.
6. Servir avec de la crème à fouetter, du sucre en poudre, de la sauce au chocolat, des fraises.


Bon appétit!


À bientôt,
Mme Christensen

Saturday, 22 November 2014

French club


Students in one of our Gr. 4 classes have been extending their learning of French by watching a cartoon video series, "Muzzy" and creating a personal dictionary of new vocabulary that they have learned.  We have been meeting once a week at lunch hour.


The Gr. 6 class is starting a new unit called "Les animaux: mythes et réalités"!  We had fun this week surveying our class for our most favorite animals and pets.  We will also explore the topic of less popular animals and choose one to describe and defend, giving our opinions and describing briefly its positive attributes in French.

Finally, I thoroughly enjoyed meeting with parents this past week during our student-led conferences!  All students did a fine job reading their compositions and doing the "Spin the Wheel" activity with their parents. Please be sure to turn in your comment forms if you have not done so already.  

À bientôt!

Mme Christensen

Saturday, 15 November 2014

Presenting...

...our pieces of writing! All students spent time proudly presenting their writing to each other in pairs as well as to the whole class in preparation for student-led conferences.  







I'm looking forward to meeting with families this week at our conferences!

À bientôt,

Mme Christensen

Monday, 10 November 2014

The world, through their eyes

Students are busily preparing their pieces of writing entitled "C'est moi" for student-led conferences.  Please enjoy a few samples of their illustrations:









À bientôt,

Mme Christensen

Le suprême sacrifice

This Remembrance Day, we honour those who made the supreme sacrifice so that we could enjoy the many blessings we have and often take for granted.


The Gr. 7 and 8 students at the Coronation Park monument, Sept. 2014.



 À bientôt, 

Mme Christensen