Page 6 - SN October - Grade 2

French
Language

MS. DUBRAVKA KOSTANJSEK

Dear Parents,

Here is the first newsletter for the French class in order to keep you informed about the things we have
been learning since the beginning of this school year.

After revisiting some of the vocabulary and structures taught in grade 1 (introductions, greetings, colors,
numbers, body parts, singular/ plural, genders), we started exploring the world of animals. We reviewed
the vocabulary we learned last year before introducing the new words. The students have been working
on establishing relationship between animals and their habitat (forest, sea, river, savannah, pond, desert,
farm), as we have been covering wild animals and pets. We have also learned how to say what different
animals eat and have introduced different animal body parts in conjunction with the verb to have (a bird
has wings - un oiseau a des ailes). We have been practicing describing various animals while adding ac-
tions related to them (a bird flies - un oiseau vole). Our summative assessment will be to create a book
about our favorite animals.

Throughout all of these activities, the children are practicing understanding basic instructions given in
French and are permanently encouraged to use that language themselves and practice the structures we
have been learning.

We are learning through illustrations, drawings, colorings, listening activities, while reading and writing
activities are being included step by step. I would also like to remind you that none of the activities in-
clude explicit grammar at this point, but only sensitization in order to enable the students to use correct-
ly some of the basic structures.

Thank you for your time and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.