Grade 7 French

Students are learning to identify snack foods and express their preferences. They will listen to an interview with a nutritionist and classify snacks according to their nutritional value.  Also, they will look at the Canada Food Guide and examine different food groups.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/alt_formats/hpfb-dgpsa/pdf/food-guide-aliment/print_eatwell_bienmang-fra.pdf

Grade 6 French

 Students are learning to say their birthday in French as well as finding out birthdays of some Famous Canadians. Unfortunately, many of them did not recognized the following Canadians:

1) David Suzuki (no, he isn't the founder of Suzuki cars)

http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/video.html

2) Susan Aglukark, a famous Aboriginal Canadian singer and songwriter

http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/Susan-Aglukark

3) Celine Dion (Titanic anyone?)

http://www.celinedion.com/ca/home

4) Roberta Bondar- the first female Canadian astronaut

http://www.robertabondar.com/

Grade 5 French

Grade 5 students are learning about the story 'Le Chandail/The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier and its importance to Canadian history. Check out the $5 bill! We watched the short 10 minutes video which is found on the National Film Board's website.

http://www.nfb.ca/film/sweater/