French club: La fondue!

Our Grade 7/8 class had the opportunity to make and try chocolate fondue this week. The recipe we used is below the photos, en français!

Items for dipping in the fondue, above

We heated the chocolate chips and whipping cream in the microwave three times, 30 seconds each time. We stirred the mixture between each heating.

The mixture became smoother and smoother.

Voilà, c'est tout!

We divided the fondue into portions. 

Now it's time to get some ingredients to dip into the fondue!

That's one big chip!

The dessert of champions!

La fondue                                                             

Ingrédients : la fondue    (Les montants ne sont pas exactes!)

1/2 tasse de graines de chocolat (mi-sucré)

1/3 tasse de la crème à fouetter

Autres ingrédients (à tremper) :

Des croustilles

Des bonbons

Des bretzels

Des fruits lavées et coupées : de l’orange, des framboises, des fraises, des bananes, etc.

Du maïs soufflé/éclaté

Des guimauves

C’est à votre imagination!

Instructions :

1. Mettre les graines de chocolat et la crème à fouetter dans in bol.

2. Mettre le bol dans le four au micro-ondes; faire rechauffer environ 30 secondes.

3. Mélanger/remuer bien.

4. Continuer à rechauffer le mélange; faire fondre bien le chocolat.

5. Mélanger/remuer le chocolat et la crème pour faire une sauce lisse.

6. Servir la sauce avec des fruits, bonbons, croustilles, guimauves, biscuits, du gâteau, etc.

Soyez imaginatifs! Essayez des combinaisons bizarres!

 

Bon appétit!

God shows us how good He is through all the different flavours He has created for us to enjoy and discover.

Bonne fin de semaine,

Mme Christensen

Au jeu!

The Gr. 5/6 class has been learning vocabulary related to fruits. We have been practicing this vocabulary in a simple game we played to reinforce vocabulary and its pronunciation: 

Here are the rules to help us play this game using French!

Les règles du jeu: Les fruits

1. Roule le dé.  (Roll the die.)

2. Avance. (Advance.)

3. Fais une phrase complète avec ce fruit (au singulier ou au pluriel). (Make a complete sentence using the name of the fruit, in the singular or plural.) Be creative! Exemple :

·         J’aime/J’adore/Je n’aime pas/Je déteste les raisins. (I like/love/don't like/hate grapes.)

·         Ma sœur/Mon frère/Mon ami _________ aime les pommes. (My sister/brother/friend ___ likes apples.)

·         Les oranges sont sucrés. (Oranges are sweet.)

·         Les citrons sont acides. (Lemons are sour.)

·         Les singes mangent les bananes. (Monkeys eat bananas.)

·         J’ai une mandarine dans mon sac à lunch aujourd’hui. (I have a mandarin orange in my lunch today.)

4. Si tu ne fais pas une phrase complète, recule 2 cases! (If you cannot make a full sentence, go back 2 spaces!)

5. La première personne à l’arrivée gagne.(The first person at the finish wins.)

Expressions utiles :

Passe-moi le dé, s’il te plaît.= Pass me the dice, please.   

C’est mon/ton tour.= It’s my/your turn.     Lance le dé.=Throw the dice.    Merci/De rien.

Oui, c’est ça.= Yes, that’s it.   Bonne phrase!= Good sentence!  Non, ce n’est pas ça.=No,

that’s not it.     Avance.=Advance      Recule 2 cases.= Go back two spaces. 

Je gagne.= I’m winning.  Je gagne à l’envers!=I’m winning backwards (I’m losing!).  

We also play this game without the words (see below) for more practice!

Try have fun playing this at home as a family! Grade 5/6 students, you can help your family. You may print the game; find a die and tokens to mark your place. Have fun learning and practicing French as a family--amusez-vous!

Bonne semaine,

Mme Christensen

Music and an overview of this term

Music helps us to internalize language! Our grade 7/8 students are continuing to practice verb tenses; they are speaking about past events (such as what they did over spring break) as well as their plans for the immediate future. We had a surprise quiz this week on the verb "aller" which we use to form sentences in the immediate future and we can all use a little bit of help from music like this...

Le verbe aller by Etienne

Go, go, go, allez, allez, allez!

Here is a song that features some vocabulary we will be using plus a verb in the immediate future...

Une salade de fruits: Alexandre

J'aime les fruits by Alain le lait

Au petit déjeuner by Alain le lait

For our Grade 3/4 students, here is a song for our unit on sandwiches:

Les Sandwichs: Charlotte Diamond

All students are beginning units this term that feature food! We will be referring to the new Canada Food Guide, here at:

Le guide alimentaire canadien

Gr. 3/4's have started learning vocabulary and structures related to sandwiches. We will draw, write and talk about our favorite sandwiches. We will end our unit with a "build your own sandwich" buffet!

• Gr. 5/6's have started talking about breakfasts/lunches. We will write and act out a "Skip the Dishes" telephone order and at the end of our unit create and enjoy a "brunch" buffet.
• Gr. 7/8's will learn vocabulary and structures related to the creation of crêpes. We will learn the instructions for a crêpes recipe in French, make crêpes and write an original crêpe recipe.

As well, this term our 7/8 students look forward to an excursion to the boutique, Le Croissant, during which we will have an opportunity to use our French in order to make a purchase of delightful baked goods!

We look forward to yummy times in French class!

Mme Christensen

Looking for a great day camp for Spring Break?

Next week we will be studying the country of China as our focus for "Country Week". We will therefore not have regular French classes.

Spring break is almost upon us...and there is a wonderful option for families if you are looking for a spring (or summer) day camp for children ages 6-14 at the University of Saint Boniface! Please click on this link for more information:

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Have a most enjoyable spring break! Bonnes vacances!

Mme Christensen

Student-led conferences

Dear parents and students: Please find below the images needed for the presentation of the Gr. 7/8 inventions projects:

Please enjoy the presentations of your child's work!

Bonne semaine,

Mme Christensen

A taste of francophone culture...

Today students in grades 3-8 sampled some pea soup, bannock with butter and jam and maple syrup! Here are some glimpses of the Grade 7-8 class!

 Here is the recipe used for the pea soup, below.

Bonne fin de semaine!

Mme Christensen

Pea Soup

2 1/4 cups dried split peas

8 cups water

Pea Soup

2 1/4 cups dried split peas

8 cups water

1 large onion

1 cup finely chopped celery

1/4 tsp pepper

1 smoked pork hock, 2 lbs. (try Miller's meats!) or 1 ham bone

3 medium carrots, chopped into small pieces

1-2 tablespoons summer savory

salt and maple syrup to taste

Heat peas and water to boiling in stock pot.  Boil uncovered 2 minutes; remove from heat and let stand one hour.

Stir in onion, celery and pepper.  Add pork hock/ham bone.  Heat to boiling; reduce heat and cover and simmer about 1 1/2 hours or until peas are tender.

Remove pork hock/ham bone; trim meat and cut into 1/2" pieces.  Stir ham and carrots into soup.  Heat to boiling.  Reduce heat; cover and simmer until carrots are tender and soup is of desired consistency, about 30 minutes. Add maple syrup and salt to taste.

Young entrepreneurs!

In inventions unit, our Grade 7/8 class has been learning in French about why inventions come into being--necessity is truly the mother of invention! We have inventoried our classroom environment en français, identifying the many inventions that we are currently blessed with that make our lives easier and why our lives are easier as a result.

We have also assessed our environment for our needs that are not currently addressed by a specific invention and with our ingenuity and creativity, devised gadgets that could help us. 

We have been writing about our inventions, identifying:

• what need our invention is adressing
• who are target market will be in the classroom (students, teachers, others) using the futur proche verb tense
• how our invention will help them, using the futur proche verbe tense
• the name of our invention
• mechanical parts of the invention
• how to use the device (using the imperative forms of verbs)
• one final, short statement to "sell" the device

Some examples of prototypes are below in a 2D or 3D format:

Bravo, mes élèves! In future posts I will be featuring school design projects from the Gr. 5/6 class and Gr. 3/4 projects "Mon pupitre" (My desk).

Bonne semaine,

Mme Christensen