Newsletter August 2018

Calanque de Sugiton, Marseille, France

Hello parents,

Here we are 3 weeks of French Immersion ! 

It has been challenging for some students who had a hard time in the morning to leave mom or dad, but I really want to tell you, no worry, it is normal! 
Imagine, the transition from holiday, house, games, to a class in which you have to suddenly  adapt to other ways of communication, other people, I would cry too I think ;)

But we made it !! 
Students are getting use to the class rhythm, rules, community living, etc...

I noticed that some are really involved in learning and want to do well and success. 
Very quickly they started to ask for more responsibilities in the classroom (passing out books, pencils, math pages, helping others...) which surprised me it has arrived so early !

Most students are now able to say the date, ask to go to the bathroom or having a drink in French. Daily, we review numbers, we play and manipulate them, math has become easier, we are using the smart pencils from the smartboard which is always more motivating!

The presence of several French speaker make a good learning climate into the class and challenge the others who want to be able to say more things in French, students are demanding a lot and willing to pronounce correctly without any embarrassment! 

September is going to be way more smooth, the new math topic is easier and focuses on strategies and less on story telling. 

I will let you discover the different areas of this website to follow what we do. 

Don't hesitate to contact me :)