French suggestions

apolowin / / French

Hello everyone,

I have recently had a few emails asking how to incorporate French in the home. I have put together a list of a few suggestions.

1. Duolingo: You can create an account at home using your email or your child’s email. I think that students will enjoy playing these games, especially because they keep track of points and you can move up different levels.
2. Quia French: Similar to Duolingo, but this site is full of different French games that are made by users of the site. The search function can help you find familiar themes (fruits, clothing, animals..)
3. French books: Any public library will have lots of great French books, but I find that the Carlingwood library selection is probably the best that I have seen so far. In particular, there is a series called “Escalire” that has lots of age appropriate books. They rank them according to different letters, you would probably want something around level F-I.
4. Movies/ Shows in French: Netflix has a good bit of family movies and shows that can be watched in French. You could always also have him/her watch in French, but place the subtitles in English.
5. French radio: There are a few stations that I listen to with the news or music in French, perhaps one day a week can be devoted to French radio while in the car.
6. French board games: There are some great board games in French, some that we have played in class. One particularly good game is a board game called ‘Mont a Mots’. Very easy to play, and there is a large focus on vocabulary. Unfortunately the French store where I shopped on Donald street recently closed, however, there is one in the Byward Market called ‘Librairie du Soleil’.
7. Complete French Smart: This book can be purchased at Chapters and sometimes is also available at Costco. I’d recommend the Grade 4 version. It is basically a summary of all the main grammar/themes that tend to be introduced at a Grade 4 level. I’ve included a link here.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
All the best.
Aaron

Installing Hebrew/French on your computer keyboard

apolowin / / French

Hi everyone,

This was originally put together for French, but the same rules apply to adding French, of course simply choosing the French options instead of Hebrew. Thank you to Josh Max for putting it together.

Installing Hebrew keyboard on iPad or iPhone:
  • Go to Settings –> General –> Keyboard –> Keyboards
  • Click “Add new Keyboard…”
  • Scroll down and select “Hebrew”
  • That’s it!  To use the keyboard:
    • When typing select the globe icon in the bottom-left corner of the English keyboard.
    • Push and hold the globe icon and you will be able to select the Hebrew keyboard.
    • To switch back to English, simply push and hold the icon again and select “English” .
    • If you want the nikkud/vowels push and hold on the Hebrew keyboard character and select the what you need.
Installing Hebrew keyboard on Mac
  • Go to Apple menu > System Preferences.
  • Click Language & Text, and then click Input Sources.
  • Select “Hebrew” ( or Ivrit).
  • Be sure to check the “Keyboard and Character Viewer” box as well.
  • At the bottom, select the “Show Input menu in menu bar” checkbox.’
  • To use the keyboard:  At the top-right of your screen, you should now see the Input Menu. Click on the “U.S. Flag” option, and choose “Hebrew/ Israeli flag”.
    • You should now be typing in hebrew
    • To switch back just click and choose the US Flag
    • You may also want to choose “Show Keyboard Viewer” from this menu to see what characters match each key in this keyboard layout.
Installing Hebrew keyboard on Windows

  • First, activate the hebrew keyboard through the Control Panel:
    • Click on the Start button > Control Panel > Clock, Language, and Region > Region and Language.
    • Click the Keyboards and Languages tab, and then click Change keyboards.
    • Under Installed services, click Add.
    • Double-click Hebrew/Ivrit, double-click “Keyboard,” and select the options you want. Then click OK.
  • Next, turn on the Language Bar:
    • While you still have the “Text Services and Input Languages” window open (or open again following steps 1-2 above), click on the Language Bar tab.
    • Make sure the “Docked in the taskbar” option is selected. Click OK to close all control panel windows open.
    • Use the Language Bar to select which language you want to type in:
    • The Language Bar should now appear in the lower-right corner of your computer screen.
    • Click on the language abbreviation – ENG or HEB/ענר – then select the language you want from the menu.
    • You can also use the keyboard shortcut ‘windows key + spacebar’ to quickly switch back and forth.
  • To see what characters are associated with each key:
    • Click the Start button > All Programs > Accessories > Ease of Access. (In Windows XP, it’s called Accessibility.)
    • Then click On-Screen Keyboard to open the On-Screen Keyboard.
    • The On-Screen Keyboard will show you what letters are associated with each key. You can type the letters with your keyboard, or you can click on the letters on the screen.  When you press/click Shift, Ctrl, Alt, etc., you’ll see what new characters can be typed by using these combination keys.

Grade 3 blogger of the week: AYALA!

fmellenthin / / Uncategorised

Hi my name is Ayala. I am blogger of the week.I am having a lot of fun because i like blogging and it has been fun telling you all about our week.

We are having a lot of fun in gym we are playing obstacle courses and other fun activities like 4 corner soccer and
American bulldog.here are some pictures and videos.

In English we are learning about Ontario we are having a lot of fun.We also do journal and go in reading groups.here are some pictures and videos that you can see.We love reading. we have a reading challenge going on,everyone is reading so many books!Our goal is to read 1500 books.

For the STEAM fair we need to make a bridge out of 50 straws,3 meters of tape ,and the bridge had
to be at least 20 centimeters and it had to hold 100 grams.It was very hard and fun.STEAM stands for
science technology engineering art and math.

We are learning new ways to divide with Mrs Cleveland.
It is very fun.But I still need some more time to
practice long division.️️️️I really like it.

In French we like to play games and listen to songs
like “on écrit sur le mur” or “ chante” that kids united
sing.We also like to work in our red blue and yellow
folders.here are some pictures where you could see us
working. J’aime francais! I like French!


We love shinshinim it is so fun!
We get to play games ,listen to music
and try new foods it is AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We love tefillah !!!!!! It’s so fun! Here is a video
of tefillah.

Grade 3 blogging update

fmellenthin / / Uncategorised

Good afternoon everyone!

I just wanted to give you a quick update on our blogging journey in Grade 3.

So as you know, the year started with small groups being taught how to blog. First by the use of paper blogging then they moved on using technology (iPad’s and/or computer lab) creating a google doc in which they researched and developed a more professional looking blog. These creations were displayed in the grade 3 and 4 hall and cafeteria with many of their class mates leaving comments for them. The groups looked at commenting and what makes a quality comment, developing help videos to show others how to comment. Rules were made (and displayed) and then they took their knowledge into the grade 1 class and taught grade 1 about blogging and commenting. Blogger of the week started and is continuing with fantastic success.

Due to upcoming projects the new blogging groups have to be put in hold but the final group will be starting straight after February break with the exciting hope that all grade 3 students will be bogging by the spring.

I(Miss M) have even been developing my own skills in the blogging world; completing an Edublogs online course. It was super informative and an amazing resource to dip in and out of. There is also a student version which, when the students start to blog independently, they will use.

I am so proud of the Grade 3 class with how quickly and efficiently they have picked up the skills.

All that is left is for me to do is to apologise. If your child wants to continue their ‘blogging challenges’ school work at home! Sorry for the fun and enthusiasm I have caused…

Any questions, worries or queries please feel to leave a comment and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

 

Miss M

Talia – Grade 3 blogger of the week!

fmellenthin / / Uncategorised

Hi my name is Talia . I am the blogger of the week . This has been a very fun week because i really like blogging. I like it because i get to show everyone what we are doing in 3rd grade. I am looking forward to making my own blog.


In this video, I am talking about leadership in Grade 3. I think everybody in grade 3 are being good leaders. To be a good  leader you need to be kind, share, try your hardest, listen and others.

The school started a reading a challenge and whoever reads the most books gets a pizza party. Grade 3 love to read and would read even if there was no party!




In math we do a lot of math challenges for example we do math word problems, multiplication and division.



In Hebrew we are making games like kahoot ,word searches and others. These games help improve our Hebrew in a fun way.

We enjoy Tefillah because we get to sing.

This week, the blogging group went to the Grade 1 classroom to show them their blogs and teach them how to comment.  The grade 1’s enjoyed the blogs and had fun giving comments.






Thank you for reading my blog and I hope you liked it. Please leave comments about what you would like to see in the next blog.

Talia

fmellenthin / / Uncategorised

After all their hard work and preparation, Grade 3 presented their blog posts to Grade 1 and taught them about how to comment in an effective and meaningful way. The grade 3 blogging group prepared a ‘stations’ layout and the grade 1 students were split into groups and visited each station. Upon arrival at each station, the grade 3 blogging group had prepared a speech, introducing their blog and how one may go about commenting. They shared rules and a model example, alongside comment sentence starters and comment boxes.

Grade 3 even took the time to reflect and reply to the comments, responding to questions and developing answers.

They were mini teachers in action, with their lesson plans, resources and differentiation. Well done Grade 3! And thank you Grade 1 for being such good commentators, we really appreciate your kind and encouraging words!

Check our blogger of the week post on Friday to see the group in action!