Fine Arts and French Night

Dear Family of Archway Arete Students,

You are invited to enjoy a special evening showcasing the artwork and French performances of your children on Wednesday, April 10^th. There will be artwork displayed throughout the hallways, a French Club performance and French class video performances in the MPR, optional art workshops, and refreshments!

Event parking will be available both on campus and at The Falls, next door.  Please view the schedule below for a brief rundown of each available event. Please look at the schedule carefully to decide which presentations you would like to attend. Note that all optional art workshops will take place in the art room, and seating is limited. This evening is rather informal, but please make sure you allow time to view the artwork and see the French class video (shown twice during the evening). We hope to see you there!

Event Schedule:

5:30-5:35   Welcome over intercom

French Schedule:

5:40-6:10   French Club performs in the MPR

6:20-6:50   First showing of K-5 French Class Video in MPR               

7:00-7:30   Second showing of K-5 French Class Video

Art Schedule:

5:35-7:30 Art in Hallways available for viewing

5:40-6:00 Art Workshop: Mr. Evans

6:10-6:30 Art Workshop: Ms. Arce-Lindsay

6:40-7:00 Art Workshop: Mr. Evans

7:10-7:30 Art Workshop: Ms. Arce-Lindsay

Thank you for your support!

                                                        

Save the Date

Please join us this coming April for 
        Fine Arts and French Night. 

We will be featuring lovely presentations by the Art classes, live poetry courtesy of the French club, and videotaped music performances by all our French classes. 

     The date to save is April 10, 2019. 

We will send out more information after the break, as the time approaches.


           We hope to see you there!

Dear Parents and Guardians, 


 Here some insights of the learning happening in French class.

2^nd Grade:

 We learned about all objects found in Leo’s room. We use a preposition to tell where you can locate a specific object. We are moving forward to talk about siblings in the family.



3^rd Grade:

We finished learning about the body parts and physical appearances with an eye on hair color and accessories. We are currently working on expressing emotions.



4^th Grade:

We are still in the city and we checked all places and stores. We are learning about buying, paying and giving back change using the European currency.



5^th Grade:

We are officially in Unit 4 and we are learning about animals, starting with zoo animals. We are also using French sign language to represent those animals. 

Be ready! Next, we are going to use French animal idioms for specific situations.

A Day for Friendship Un jour pour l'Amitié! Thursday, February 14th is Great Hearts Day! We have reserved this special day to focus on the virtue of friendship and celebrate the traits that make a great-hearted student. Teachers are planning interactive and fun activities centered around these topics, and time will be set aside for students to create hand-made Great Hearts Day cards for their classmates.  Archway Arete strives to cultivate a rich, academic environment rooted in the classical tradition. This many times requires popular culture to be left at the door. On that note, students will not be permitted to bring store-bought valentines, candy, or gifts to school. Thank you for partnering with us.

Dear Parents and Guardian,

“Happy Holidays”/”Bonnes Fêtes!”

“Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee 2019”! Best wishes for 2019!

 Thank you so much for your gifts: your kindness touched my heart and I am grateful for you. I wish you all an enjoyable and restful break with family and friends!

Semester 1 is over! I am very proud of all my students’accomplishments.

Here some insights into the learning throughout the grades:

2^nd Grade:

We learned to name all school and recess activities. We can tell which ones we like or don’t like. Unit 3 is among us and we have an encounter with the French family Legrand: we are learning where they live, find the people inside their home and tell where they are. Also, we are still counting and we aim to reach 30 in numbers and in letters. We continue to practice writing the date.

3^rd Grade:

We finished Unit 3: La famille Legrand.

We learned about all objects found in Leo’s room, tell about the siblings we have, name the family members that live with us and the pets we have. We are moving forward to Unit 4: En forme?/in shape? We are currently working on learning about the parts of the face and use “I have/ J’ai…”

4^th Grade:

After we worked on the days, the months and the seasons, we practiced writing the date. We moved to Unit 3: en ville/in the city. We learned to name all the places and stores we can go to and follow directions to get to a place.

5^th Grade:

After we worked on the days, the months and the seasons, we practiced writing the date. We moved to Unit 3: en ville/in the city. We learned to name all the places and stores we can go to and follow directions to get to a place. We can recognize some workers in regard of masculine and feminine nouns and we are starting to use European currency to buy things (say the price right, give change back…). We are still working on our numbers and we aim to reach 100.

I am excited about what is left to do and look forward to see all  my students back in 2019, full of enthusiasm and energy to continue the journey of learning the French language.
A tres bientot!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I am delighted to announce that sign-up for our 1st-5th French Club has gone live! Monsieur Gaudin and I met with the club for the first time on Thursday, November 1st, and we will continue to meet on Thursdays through the 9th of May, 2019. 

Again, the club meets in Room 2C on Thursdays from 3:10-4:05

Our club aims enrich the French learning of students with:

• Games, skits, and short lessons on grammar and technical skills,
• Cultural experiences and input from Francophone nations around the world,
• And fun French snacks, songs, and videos which help the language to come alive

In addition, we will be preparing for Fine Arts and French Night, where the club will perform live! To that end, we bring to your attention that club members must attend regularly.

We would love to see your child there, and we encourage you to visit Arete's online club sign-up portal if you would like to join!

Thank you for your support!

Vive le Club Français!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Quarter 1 is over!

Thank you so much for coming to meet with us during conference time.

Here are some insights about the lessons in all grades:

2^nd Grade:

We learned and practiced the commands of French class, some action verbs related to school, the days of the week, the colors and extended our counting until 20 with an emphasis on writing all numbers in letters also.  We did associate all numbers with a designated color. So, let’s keep the practice of all numbers at home too!

3^rd Grade:

We learned all commands of French class. We reviewed the house rapidly and went directly to Leo’s bedroom and have learned to name all its objects. We drew our siblings and wrote a paragraph to introduce them. We kept counting till 30 and made an effort to write all numbers in letters also. So, let’s consolidate those numbers at home too!

4^th – 5^th Grade:

We learned all commands of French class. We reviewed the greetings, days of the week, the months of the year (cultural event related to every month) discovered the seasons, their duration and all the weather related to it. We are learning all elements of the date to be able to write the date correctly and determine the day, the month and the season with any given date. We wrote the address of the school in French and made an effort to write personal address in regard of the French language.

5^th Grade started learning about the city and all the places we can go to!

Et chez vous! … And at home!

Your child’s notebook is your guide to check the learning happening in every grade. Please partner with me and ask your student to bring their French notebook home to practice and count.

Yes, I encourage all students to review their vocabulary daily, repeat the words 5-10 minutes and listen to the French CD “les Loustics” often. Also,Google/translate can be a big help if you have a doubt on a pronunciation. Have fun with the learning and please reach out if you have any question or concern:

sgebara@archwayarete.org

Thank you for your support!