Grade 3 - use of Plickers letter sent home for 3B.

Grade 1 - our needs and services in our community.

We have been discussing what we need to live in our community and what kind of services are available to meet those needs.

Some activity and discussion ideas at home:

1. When you visit different places  in the community, ask your child if s/he knows how to say the place in French (supermarket, gas station, park, places of worship, etc.)

2. Ask why we need these places.

3. When you need to visit a place in our community, tell your child your need and ask him/her where you need to go. Do you know how to say it in French?

4. Ask what places your child would like to see more in our community and why. What is missing in our community and why do you think it is not near where we live?

5. Discuss different occupations in our community and ask why we need them.


Thank you for your support.

Grade 3 - quiz 1

Late March - Early April

We have been learning about different communities that lived in what is Ontario now between 1780-1850.

To study for this quiz, students could use the following resources in their Social Studies duotang.

Printed copies of the presentation we studied in class.
A sheet of multiple choice questions we used to practice in class.
A map of different indigenous groups in Upper Canada and their languages.
A unit vocabulary sheet

Thank you for your support.

Grade 2 - Mini-quiz

Late March - Early April

Students will have a mini assessment on identifying and describing different types of families using the vocabulary that we have discussed so far in term 2.

Students would benefit from reviewing the following post
http://jungrdps.blogspot.ca/2016/03/grade-2-different-types-of-family.html

or the handout with the same texts with images that was given out to be kept in their Social Studies duotang.

Thank you for your support.

Grade 3 - Introduction to the unit: Indigenous People of Upper Canada and Early Settlers

We are learning to identify and describe different communities that existed in Upper-Canada (now part of southern Ontario) in the early 19th century.

We will be looking at two major indigenous groups (the Wendats and the Anishinabe) and then move on to discussing the early settlers from Europe and USA.

Students will receive a paper copy of a PowerPoint presentation that we used in class to introduce this unit. The link to the PowerPoint presentation is here, however, you can only access to this file only while logged onto your child's yrdsb Google Apps account. Contact your child's homeroom teacher for this information if your child does not have it yet.

Grade 2 - Family Tree handout help

Here is the English translation of the handout in case there is any confusion or difficulty understanding the sheet. Your child should be able to explain it to you and conduct an interview with you to fill it in himself/herself.

Where do I come from?                                                                DUE : 29^th of March 2016

1. My complete name

2. Brother(s) or stepbrother(s)

3. Sisters or stepsister(s)

4. My (step)mother’s name

Her family is from…

5. The (step)father of my (step)mother

6. The (step)mother of my (step)mother

7. My (step)father’s name

His family is from…

8. The (step)father of my (step)father

9. The (step)mother of my (step)father

10. Other family members that I want to include in my tree

Signature of the adult who helped

Thank you for your support.

Grade 2 - Family Tree Project Letter

This letter is to be sent out on the 10th and 11th of March.

Dear families,

We will be making a family tree in class. Your child will need to bring in pictures of different family members and/or extended family members. We just need a picture of the head of the person. The head should not be much bigger than about 1 1/2 inch (about passport size), otherwise the people will not fit on the poster, especially when there are many people in your family. Please, do not cut up the pictures, but be prepared that your child will cut it up at school, so send a copy of the picture if you don't want it to be destroyed. Your child should know these people. If you have too many just send in the favorite ones. You might want to label the back of the picture if your child cannot remember the names of the persons. Please put all the pictures in an envelope with your child's name on it and send it in with your child. If you do not have a photograph of your family member, your child can draw a picture of that person. Students will not be penalized for not bringing pictures in.

Also, please take time to complete the handout “D’où est-ce que je viens?” with your child, where students are asked to record the names and the origin of their family members and/or extended family members.

The due date for the pictures and the handout is 29th of March for every grade 2 student. Please DO NOT MAKE A FAMILY TREE! The children will be making it in class.

If you have any question about this project, please contact me (ext. 113). Thank you for your support.

Mr. Jung

Grade 2 - Different types of family

We are learning to identify and describe different family structures and origin.

Qu'est-ce qu'une famille?
Une famille est le lie où l'enfant se sent aimé par les adultes qui en prennent soin.

Une famille monoparental : il y a un parent qui élève les enfants.
Une famille nucléaire : il y a deux parents qui élèvent les enfants.
Une famille sans enfants : il y a deux adultes qui habitent ensemble sans enfants.
Une famille dirigée par les grands-parants : les grands-parents élèvent leurs petits-enfants au lieu des parents biologiques.
Une famille homoparentale : il y a deux adultes du même sexe qui élèvent les enfants.
Une famille multigénérationnelle : Cette famille est créée quand les membres d'une famille habitent ensemble. Souvent ça inclus des cousins, tantes, oncles ainsi que des grands-parents.
Une famille recomposée : Cette famille est créée quand deux adultes, avec des enfants d'une autre relation, déménagent ensemble.
Une famille immigrée : Cette famille habite dans un pays qui n'est pas leur pays de naissance.
Une famille d'accueil : Cette famille prend soin d'enfants qui ont besoin de vivre dans un endroit différent de celui de leurs parents pour une période indéterminée.

Have students identify the type of their own family, a friend's family, a cousin's family, etc.

Grade 1 - Local community vocabulary 2

Students are learning different places and occupations in the community. Students will write a quiz before March break where they will be assessed on the knowledge and understanding of the concept related to this vocabulary.

Please click here to view the occupation vocabulary. Long click on the speaker icon to play slowly. Please be aware that the translation done by Google Translate is not always perfect.
Students are not required to memorize every single word. The core vocabulary (those words that are most age appropriate and pertinent to our own community) will be practiced repeatedly in class and there will always be visuals to help the young learners' comprehension of the new vocabulary.

Here are some links for extension.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXrBEYSV_K0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XuxsdhRFhg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIm0WR9A4bw

Some questions to ask to practice the concept
1. What do you want to be when you grow up and why? How do you say that occupation in French?
2. What do the adults that you know do for a living? How do you say those occupations in French?
3. Why do we need different people with different jobs? Why do we need these people in our community?