Les Sciences Naturelles - Les cinq sens
I hope you all had a chance to take a look at your child's poster of the five senses which were displayed in the hallway. Here is what we learned for each sens and how we incorporated our learning for final project on Les 5 sens:
1)La
vue (Sight)We looked at our pupils in the mirror after closing our eyes and after looking at the light from the window and noticed how our pupils change size depending on the lighting in the room. We added a mirror (using tinfoil) to our poster to represent sight.
2) L’ouïe (Hearing)
We did experiments to test our listening skills and then we added a bell to our poster to represent hearing.
3) L'odorat (Smell)We did experiments to test our sense of smell and then I added a drop of orange essential oil to everyone's posters to represent smell.
4) Le goût (Taste)
We learned about tastebuds on our tongue. Then we ate some chewing gum and timed how long it took for the flavour to disappear. We added our chewing gum to our poster to represent taste.
5) Le toucher (Touch)
We learned about different textures (mou, dur, doux, rugueux, lisse) and added an object to each finger to represent something floppy, hard, soft, rough, and smooth.
I think that the students really enjoyed this project - and so did I! I borrowed this wonderful idea from another teacher's blog who is a great resource for French Immersion primary teachers. If you are interested, you can find her blog here.
Awnya's skiing video
On Tuesday, Awnya presented a video to the class that she made while on holiday in Golden, B.C. We really enjoyed watching her daringly ski in between trees and over a few jumps and speak to us in French. Her mother has given me permission to share it with you, so if your child would like to watch it again, you can see her amazing skills here.
Home reading
On Wednesday, I sent home the Alphabet 213 Phrases for home reading (we have read as a class up to the letter L, but feel free to read further if your child is motivated to!). I also added a copy of a play we have been learning (La Poule Maboule) to the home reading duotangs, which your child may wish to read over the break. For a really cute video of a bunch of students in Ontario presenting the play, click here.
School supplies
We are also running low on a few items at school, so the break may be the perfect time to pick up some of these items so that your child will continue to be well-prepared for learning for the last 3 months of school. I had the class take a look at their supplies and write down what they were missing if it was something essential for the remainder of the year (ie. dried up markers are not a big concern, as long as he or she has something to colour with). We are also down to the last few kleenex boxes so if you could send a box with your child after the break, that would be greatly appreciated!
Joyeuses Pâques!
To celebrate Easter, I have found a youtube video of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit told in French here. And here is a song about Easter en français that your child might enjoy:
I hope everyone has a wonderful break! We will see your child back at school on Monday, April 8th.
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