Mme Sherry Leclerc

1. Mme Sherry Leclerc Grade 7 French

2. Where am I supposed to sit? • Please sit in your assigned seat every day. • The seating plan is used by the teacher to get to know your names quickly, to create absent folders for students who are away, to create groups for group work, and so on. • The seating plan will be changed from time to time, so you will not always be sitting in your originally assigned seat.

3. Who is this teacher as a person?

4. Mes qualifications: • B.A. (English and French); B.Ed. (Intermediate/Secondary) • Junior qualifications (ABQ) • French Specialist qualifications • 10 years of experience teaching Second Language courses

5. Will this teacher treat me fairly? Yes, Always! BUT remember, Fair ‡ Equal

6. What will I be doing this year? Vocabulary: • Words associated with outdoor and leisure activities, shopping, current events, food, film, televisions, radio • Numbers (1-1000) • Review of vocabulary from previous years • Use of accents and related spelling patterns and sounds • Use of resources (French-English dictionary; text)

7. Grammar: • Present tense of some irregular verbs (sing. and plural subjects) • Double verb constructions • Le futur proche (aller + infinitive) • Agreement of verbs with compound subjects • Imperative of some regular verbs • Regular and irregular adjectives and their agreements • Demonstrative adjectives • Possessive adjectives

8. What are the rules in French class? • Always treat others with respect and politeness. • Follow instructions the first time they are given. • Raise your hand and wait for permission to speak. • Stay in your seat unless you have permission to do otherwise. • Use appropriate language and volume at all times. • 6. Always do your best and have fun!

9. Classroom rewards Choosing to follow the rules will result in: Daily: Praise; the joy of learning; a stress-free learning environment! Random: “Sage comme une image” cards; “J’ai parlé français!” cards; positive notes home. Weekly: Whole class game, music, or activity time (no green sheets or detentions issued) Monthly: Video or activity (80% or more of class with no green sheets or detentions issued more than 80% of time).

10. Classroom consequences Choosing NOT to follow the rules will result in: 1st time: Name on board. Warning 2nd time: One check. Student fills out processing form. 3rd time: Two checks. Second processing form; green sheet home. 4th time: Three checks. Time Out Lesson; green sheet and phone call home; recess detention. 5th time: Green sheet and phone call home; office referral. Severe disruptions: Student sent immediately to the office.

11. À Noter: • All school-wide rules, policies and procedures still apply in the classroom (see your Student Handbook if you are unsure of what these are) • Names and checks are erased each Friday after class.

12. More Rewards! Des étoiles filantes!! • Chaque mois: • Best Achievement • Best Effort • Best Improvement

13. Classroom Procedures • What is a procedure? • What are some examples of procedures you can think of? • Why are procedures important?

14. Procedure # 1: Entering the classroom • When you enter the classroom, you are entering a “learning zone” • Enter quickly and quietly without disturbing others • Go directly to your seat or the area you are working in • This applies to the start of class as well as when you return after leaving the room

15. Procedure # 2: Start of class • Take out your materials and any homework due • Sharpen pencils at this time, if necessary • Look at the board for the day’s Bellwork assignment • Get to work immediately on the Bellwork

16. Procedure # 3: Bellwork (Travail de commencement) • Bellwork assignments will be posted in the same area each day • As soon as you’ve taken out your materials get to work on the Bellwork immediately • You will have 10 minutes from the start of class to finish the Bellwork. If you finish early, look ahead on the daily schedule and prepare for the day’s lesson • Bellwork assignments will usually consist writing the date and weather in your cahier, along with a “Question of the day” for you to write with your answer (this procedure will be practiced later) • The type of Bellwork assignment may change from time to time, depending on the lesson

17. Procedure # 4: Leaving the class If you must leave the room for any reason (washroom, drink, called out by the office, etc), the following procedures apply: • Raise your hand to ask permission (permission for the washroom will not be given until after 10 min. after the start of class, or 10 min. before the end of class) • Ask only if it is urgent, and wait until an appropriate time (i.e. not when the teacher is giving instructions or information) • If given permission, go to the Classroom Sign Out sheet and write your name, the reason and the time you are leaving • Upon your return, enter without disturbing the class and write in the time on the sign out sheet

18. Procedure # 5: Handing in Work • When instructed to hand in your work, look to make sure it is properly labelled (procedures for heading papers will be given at a later time) • Place your paper in the centre of the tables at your group • One person will collect all papers and bring them up to me. Everyone else remains seated. • The Materials Collector will be chosen at a later time, along with the other classroom jobs.

19. Procedure # 6: End of Class • Class is dismissed by the TEACHER, not by the bell • When instructed, pack up your materials and make sure your area is clean. Check on, under and around your desk and chair • Pick up any garbage and throw it in the trash bin • When ready, the teacher will dismiss you with an “À demain!” or “Bonne journée!” • If leaving for recess, leave the same way you enter: quickly, quietly and respectfully