Use Google Translate

When your child reads a book, he or she may be unable to read some words or understand their meanings. Use Google Translate to learn how the word sounds and its meaning.

I have a Google Translate page on the website. Just click on it to go to that page. 

Les verbes terminant avec -er (Verbs ending with -er)

Verbs which end with er are easy to conjugate. Most of them follow a pattern. Once we know it, we can write the verb correctly. So there is no need to learn all those verbs by heart.

Here is the rule. 

                                        The verb has to end with

Je       (I)                           e                

Tu      (You)                       es

Il        (He)                         e

Elle    (She)                       e

On     (We)                         e

Nous   (We)                      ons

Vous   (You)                      ez

Ils       (They - male)         ent

Elles   (They - female)     ent

Example

Verbe Donner   (to give)

Je         donne                

Tu        donnes

Il          donne

Elle      donne

On       donne

Nous   donnons

Vous   donnez

Ils       donnent

Elles   donnent

Verbe chanter  (to sing)

Je         chante                

Tu        chantes

Il          chante

Elle      chante

On       chante

Nous   chantons

Vous   chantez

Ils      chantent

Elles   chantent

As you notice, they follow the same pattern. There are a few exceptions, e.g.,  verbe aller does not follow that rule.

Probabilité (Probability)

Probability means ... what are the chances that a particular thing will happen?

If there are 10 jelly beans in a bag,  1 is green and 9 are red, what is the likelihood (probability) that you will get a red jelly bean?

 

The answer is ... very likely! (Très probable)

Why? 

Because there are a lot more red jelly beans than green jelly bean.

What is the chance (probability) that you will get a green jelly bean?

Unlikely (peu probable), because there is only 1 green jelly bean compared to the 9 red jelly beans in the bag.

What is the likelihood (probability) that you get a blue jelly bean?

Impossible (impossible), because there is no blue jelly bean in the bag.

What is the chance that you get a red jelly bean if the bag contains only red beans?

The likelihood (probability) is certain (certain) because there are only red jelly beans in the bag.

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If we want to calculate the likelihood (probability) of getting a green jelly bean in a bag with 10 jelly beans, we simply need to know how many green jelly bean there are and the total number of beans.

Number of green jelly bean = 1

Total number of jelly beans = 10

Probability (likelihood) of getting a green jelly bean = 1 out of 10 =  1 / 10

                                                                                                                

What is the probability (likelihood) that you get a red jelly bean out of the bag?

Number of red jelly beans = 9

Total number of jelly beans = 10

Probability (likelihood) of getting a red jelly bean = 9 out of 10 =  9 / 10

                                                                                                            

Les prépositions (The prepositions)

Prépositions

A song to learn prepositions

Verbe Être

A song to remember verb - être 

Try to do a sentence for each of the verb.

For example:

Je suis un gentil garçon   (I am a nice boy)

Verbe Avoir (Verb To have)

A song to remember verb - Avoir

Try to make a sentence for each of the verb.

Example:  J'ai une petite soeur  (I have a little sister).

Verbe aller

A song to remember verb Aller

Verbe "Aller" (Future Tense using verb "Go")

 This is verb - aller

To do the future tense, simply add the verb aller before the regular verb in the sentence.

For example:

Je vais dormir.   (I am going to sleep)
Tu vas tomber.   (You are going to fall)
Demain, nous allons manger une pizza.   (Tomorrow, we are going to eat a pizza)
Elle va aller à l'école.  (She is going to go to school)
Je vais être en retard.  (I am going to be late)

Peel Children's Safety village Trip

Grade 1 students will be visiting the Peel Children's Safety village on May 30, 2013.
Peel Children's Safety Village is an educational centre specifically designed for students from grades 1, 5 and 5.
The students will enjoy themselves in a unique learning environment and demonstrate their knowledge of the rules of the road in the "town", using mini electric cars, bicycles and their own two feet after classroom instruction from uniformed police officers.

Please have the trip permission form signed and returned with $4. May 17 is the deadline date for the form.

Basic Pronunciation

It is easy to read French if the student learns the basic pronunciation. He or she simply needs to look for those groups of words and pronounce them accordingly. Consequently they will be able to read almost any French word. It is therefore very important they know those basic pronunciation.
 

 

 Find words which have those groups of words and try to pronounce them correctly.

Les animaux (The animals)

Learn French - Les animaux vol2 by ranska-net

 Practice saying the names of the animals.

La plante (The plant)

For a plant to grow, it needs light (lumière), water (l'eau) and nutrients (nutriments).

First, the roots (racines) come out of the seed (graine), then the stem (tige) and the leaves (feuilles).
 

Phonetique (Phonetic) & Syllables

Ask your child to watch the videos and to practice saying the words aloud. Knowing the phonetic and the syllables will enable your child to read any French word.

  

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Vocabulaire - Les verbes (Vocabulary - Verbs)

Most of the verbs have been used in classroom. The students heard them but do not know how they are written. Now, they can use them in their writing.