December 17th

Prepare 3 (Olivia)
Review – Unit 1-4
There is no new work to complete during the holidays.
Prepare 2 (Eva, Sara, Bernard)
Review – Unit 1-4
There is no new work to complete during the holidays.
Prepare 1 (Ysee, Marcus, Ayaan, Jasmine, Padme, Minh, Shams, Thais, Victor)
Review – Unit 1-4
There is no new work to complete during the holidays.
Family and Friends 3 (Naila, Leo, Leonard, Gil)
Fluency Time 2
The children have a project to complete (a poster about a friend), as well as the Fluency Time 2 exercise in the workbook.
Family and Friends 2 ( Audren, Theo, Constant, Charlie, Carmen, Julia H, Lysange, Maxime, Lara, Gabriel, Paul, Imraan ) Unit 6 – Let’s play after school!
The children need to finish Unit 6 pages 42-47 in their workbook and catch up on any unfinished work over the holidays.

Family and Friends 1 (Eva E, Sofia, Raphiel, Anastasia, Gabriella, Lea, Josephine, Romane, Sohann, Clara, Lucas, Alexander, Lina, Violetta, Sohantadeo, Nils, Aglae.) Unit 6 – Billy’s Teddy

The children need to finish Unit 6 pages 42-47 in their workbook for next week and catch up on any unfinished work over the holidays.
Please review the dialogues and vocabulary.

 

First Friends 2 (Darshan, Jaya, Nathanael, Oriana, Anaelle) Unit 6 – My room

Vocabulary to learn and practice:

  • Bed, pillow, shelf, blanket, rug, in, next to, behind, on, wardrobe, under.
  • Bedroom, lamp, dining room, fridge, cooker, plant, bathroom,  sofa, tv, living room.

Sounds

  • at
    • Cat
    • Hat
    • Mat

Numbers

  • 40
  • 50

December 10th

Prepare 3 (Olivia)
Life Skills – Critical Thinking
Olivia needs to complete the project – ‘Planning an exchange visit’. Details can be found in the student’s book – page 29.
Prepare 2 (Eva, Sara, Bernard)
Life Skills – Collaboration
The children need to complete their project – ‘Planning a surprise party’. Details can be found in the student’s book – page 33.
Prepare 1 (Ysee, Marcus, Ayaan, Jasmine, Padme, Minh, Shams, Thais, Victor)
Life Skills – Creativity & Innovation 
The children need to complete their project – ‘A plan for a new bedroom’. Details can be found in the student’s book – page 33.
Family and Friends 3 (Naila, Leo, Leonard, Gil)
Unit 6 Jim’s Day!
The children need to complete the workbook exercises by next Wednesday (pages 37-42). 
Family and Friends 2 ( Audren, Theo, Constant, Charlie, Carmen, Julia H, Lysange, Maxime, Lara, Gabriel, Paul, Imraan ) Unit 5 – We’ve got English!
The children need to finish Unit 5 pages 36-41 in their workbook for next week.

Family and Friends 1 (Eva E, Sofia, Raphiel, Anastasia, Gabriella, Lea, Josephine, Romane, Sohann, Clara, Lucas, Alexander, Lina, Violetta, Sohantadeo, Nils, Aglae.) Unit 5 – Where’s the ball?

These children need to finish Unit 4 (This is their 3rd week)
  • Josephine
  • Gabriella
  • Sohann
  • Lucas
  • Alexander
  • Nils
  • Eva
For next week, the children need to finish Unit 5 pages 36-41 in their workbook for next week.
Please review the dialogues and vocabulary.

 

First Friends 2 (Darshan, Jaya, Aglae, Nathanael, Oriana, Anaelle) Unit 4 & 5

Vocabulary to learn and practice:

  • Read, throw, write, kick, run, catch, jump, climb, sing, draw.
  • Bedroom, lamp, dining room, fridge, cooker, plant, bathroom,  sofa, tv, living room.

Sounds

  • Th
    • Thick/thin
    • throw
    • bath
  • Ch
    • Beach
    • kitchen
    • Chocolate

 

 

December 4th

Because of an unforeseen event, there was no English Group this week for:

  • Prepare 1
  • Prepare 2
  • Prepare 3
  • Family and Friends 2
  • Family and Friends 1

This is a good moment to catch up on any unfinished work)

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Family and Friends 3 (Naila, Leo, Leonard, Gil)
Unit 5 – A Naughty Monkey!
The children need to complete the workbook exercises by next Wednesday (pages 37-42). 

First Friends 2 (Darshan, Jaya, Nathanael, Oriana, Anaelle) Unit 4 – I can Jump!

We discovered Unit 4 today. The children need to practice the vocabulary at home.

  • Vocabulary
    • Read, write, throw, run, catch, sing, jump, kick, draw, climb.
  • Sounds
    • « Th »
      • Thumb/Bath/Throw
  • Numbers (Practice counting to 28)
    • Review 20-26
    • Discover 27-28
  • Practice the dialogue (page 25 in classbook)
    • Your picture is very good!
    • Thank you.
    • Yours is, too. Good job!
    • Thanks!

November 28th

Prepare 3 (Olivia)
Unit 4 – My Place.
Olivia needs to finish the ‘A description of home’ writing task, as well as the workbook exercises (pages 16-19), and grammar reference (found in the classbook) by next Wednesday.
Prepare 2 (Eva, Sara, Bernard)
Unit 4 – It Was Awesome!

The children need to complete the ‘A description of a party’ writing task (classbook page 31), as well as the workbook exercises (pages 20-23), and grammar reference (found in the classbook) by next Wednesday.

 

Prepare 1 (Ysee, Marcus, Ayaan, Jasmine, Padme, Minh, Shams, Thais, Victor)
Unit 4 – My Things.

The children need to complete the ‘have you got questions?’ questionnaire (classbook page 31), as well as any unfinished work from the classbook, the workbook exercises (pages 20-23), and grammar reference (found in the classbook) by next Wednesday.

 

Family and Friends 3 (Naila, Leo, Leonard, Gil)
Unit 4 – We’re having fun at the beach!
The children need to complete the workbook exercises by next Wednesday. (pages 30-36). 
Family and Friends 2 ( Audren, Theo, Constant, Charlie, Carmen, Julia H, Lysange, Maxime, Lara, Gabriel, Paul, Imraan(Missing book) ) Unit 4 – Have you got a milkshake?
The children need to finish pages 30-35 in their workbook for next week.
Family and Friends 1 (Eva E, Sofia, Raphiel, Anastasia, Gabriella, Lea, Josephine(Missing book), Romane, Sohann, Clara, Lucas, Alexander, Lina, Violetta, Sohantadeo, Nils, Aglae.) Unit 4 – He’s a Hero
Audio for Violetta for the class book – Download
The children need to finish pages 30-35 in their workbook for next week.
Please review the dialogues and vocabulary.

First Friends 2 (Darshan, Jaya, Aglae, Nathanael, Oriana, Anaelle)

We talked about Thanksgiving and made Turkeys for fun.

November 20th

Prepare 3 (Olivia)
Unit 3 – On Holiday.
Olivia needs to complete the workbook exercises (pages 12-15), and grammar reference (found in the classbook) by next Wednesday.
Prepare 2 (Eva, Sara, Bernard)
Unit 3 – Great Sounds.
The children need to complete any unfinished work from the classbook, as well as the workbook exercises (pages 16-19), and grammar reference (found in the classbook) by next Wednesday.
Prepare 1 (Ysee, Marcus, Ayaan, Jasmine, Padme, Minh, Shams, Thais, Victor)
Unit 3 – My Home.
The children need to complete any unfinished work from the classbook, as well as the workbook exercises (pages 16-19), and grammar reference (found in the classbook – page 139) by next Wednesday.
Family and Friends 3 (Naila, Leo, Leonard, Gil)
Fluency Time 1 and Review 1.
The children need to complete the workbook exercises by next Wednesday. (pages 26-29). The video used in the exercises on page 27 can be found here:
Family and Friends 2 ( Audren, Theo, Constant, Charlie, Carmen, Julia H, Lysange, Maxime, Lara, Gabriel, Paul, Imraan(Missing book) ) Fluency Time 1 / Review 1
The children need to finish pages 26-29 in their workbook for next week.
Family and Friends 1 (Eva E, Sofia, Raphiel, Anastasia, Gabriella, Lea, Josephine(Missing book), Romane, Sohann, Clara, Lucas, Alexander, Lina, Violetta, Sohantadeo, Nils, Aglae.) Fluency Time 1 / Review 1
The children need to finish pages 26-29 in their workbook for next week.
They also need to review the dialogues and vocabulary on pages 28-29 in their classbook. (some students have forgotten.) Thank you
  • Dialogues
    • What’s this?                 It’s a …
    • What’s your name?    My names …
    • How old are you?        I’m …
    • Nice to meet you.         Nice to meet you, too.
    • How are you?               I’m fine, thank you.

First Friends 2 (Darshan, Jaya, Aglae, Nathanael, Oriana, Anaelle)

The children are working on:
  • Vocabulary
    • Classroom, Friend, Guitar, Music room, Piano, Playground, sandbox, School Bus, seesaw, swing, teacher.
  • Dialogue
    • What’s this?      It’s …..
    • Who’s this?       He’s / She’s …
  • Reviewing
    • Aa-Zz sounds
  • Numbers
    • 10-22 (review)
    • 23-24 (new)

October 25th

Halloween Week! No English Groups this week. Please catch up on any late work that needs to be done. Thank you.

October 18th

Prepare 3 (Olivia, Maroussiia)
Culture – National Parks. 
The children need to complete their projects (description of a national park) next week, or during the holidays.
Prepare 2 (Eva, Sara, Bernard)
Culture – The Paralympic Games. 
The children need to complete their projects (write interview questions to ask a paralympic athlete, and find answers) next week, or during the holidays.
Prepare 1 (Ysee, Marcus, Ayaan, Jasmine, Padme, Minh, Shams, Thais, Victor).
Culture – The United Kingdom. 
The children need to complete their projects (poster about a country) next week, or during the holidays.
Shams – France
Marcus – Italy
Minh – Vietnam
Victor – Colombia
Ayaan – La Reunion
Jasmine – Canada
Padme – Thailand
Thais – Spain

Ysee – Armenia

 

Family and Friends 3 (Naila, Leo, Leonard, Gil)
Unit 3 – My Things. 
The children need to complete the workbook exercises by next Wednesday (pages 20-25).
Family and Friends 2 ( Audren, Theo, Constant, Charlie, Carmen, Julia H, Lysange, Maxime, Lara, Gabriel, Paul, Imraan ) Review

The children are reviewing units 1-3 this week.

Family and Friends 2 ( Audren, Theo, Constant, Charlie, Carmen, Julia H, Lysange, Maxime, Lara, Gabriel, Paul, Imraan ) Review

The children are reviewing units 1-3 this week.

First Friends 2 (Darshan, Jaya, Aglae, Nathanael, Oriana , Anaelle)

We are working on Winnie the witch for Halloween.

October 8th

Prepare 3 (Olivia, Maroussia)
Unit 2 – Our Changing Planet.
The children need to complete the workbook exercises and grammar reference (found in the classbook) by next Wednesday, as well as the writing task (Horses – Maroussiia, Hedgehogs – Olivia).
The code and instructions for the download of the audio files for the workbook questions can be found inside the cover of the workbook (link to website – https://esource.cambridge.org/login ).
Prepare 2 (Eva, Sara, Bernard)
Unit 2 – This is My Day.
The children need to complete the workbook exercises and grammar reference (found in the classbook) by next Wednesday, as well as the writing task (Daily Routine).
The code and instructions for the download of the audio files for the workbook questions can be found inside the cover of the workbook (link to website – https://esource.cambridge.org/login ).
Prepare 1 (Ysee, Marcus, Ayaan, Jasmine, Padme, Minh, Shams, Thais)
Unit 2 – My Family.
The children need to complete any unfinished work from the classbook, as well as the workbook exercises, and grammar reference (found in the classbook) by next Wednesday.
The code and instructions for the download of the audio files for the workbook questions can be found inside the cover of the workbook (link to website – https://esource.cambridge.org/login ).
Family and Friends 3 (Naila, Leo, Leonard, Gil)
Unit 2 – My Weekend.

The children need to complete the workbook exercises by next Wednesday. (pages 14-19)

 

Family and Friends 2 ( Audren, Theo, Constant, Charlie, Carmen, Julia H, Lysange, Maxime, Lara, Gabriel, Paul, Imraan ) Unit 3 – I can ride a bike!
The children need to review this week:
  • Vocabulary
    • ride a bike, ride a horse, skate, skateboard, play tennis, play football
    • Behind, in front of, next to, between
  •  Grammar
    • She can / can’t …
    • Can he …?
    • Prepositions of place
      • Behind / in front of / next to / between
  • Phonics
    • Review of CVC words ( consonant-vowel-consonant ) a / e / i / o / u
  • Writing skills
    • Using a / an, writing about what I can and can’t do. (WB)
  • Speaking skills
    • Where’s the skateboard? It’s in front of the table.

Please finish pages 20-25  in your workbook and any unfinished work from last week.

Family and Friends 1 (Eva E, Sofia, Raphiel, Anastasia, Gabriella, Lea, Josephine, Romane, Sohann, Clara (Absent), Lucas, Victor, Alexander, Lina, Violetta, Sohantadeo, Nils.) Unit 3 – This is my nose!
The children need to review this week:
  • Vocabulary
    • arms, nose, face, legs, ears
    • fingers, hands, eyes, eyebrows, shoulders
  •  Grammar
    • arm / arms
    • This is …
    • These are …
  • Phonics
    • Initial sounds: IJKL
  • Writing skills
    • Identifying full sentences, writing about my body (WB)
  • Speaking skills
    • Describing an animal’s features

Please finish page 20-25  in your workbook and any unfinished work from last week.

Class book audio download – Here

First Friends 2 (Darshan, Jaya, Aglae, Nathanael, Oriana , Anaelle)
  • Topics / objectives for these 2 week are:
    • The days of the week
    • review the alphabet
    • review initial sounds
  • Vocabulary to learn
    • Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Dialogue
    • What days is it? It’s …

October 1st

Prepare 3 (Olivia, Maroussia)
Starter Unit – It’s a Challenge. The children need to complete the workbook exercises for next week.
Prepare 2 (Eva, Sara, Bernard, Maroussia)
Unit 1 – Sports and Games. The children need to complete the reading exercises from the class book, as well as the workbook exercises for next week.
Prepare 1 (Ysee, Marcus, Ayaan, Jasmine, Padme, Minh, Shams, Thais)
Unit 1 – All About Me. The children need to complete any unfinished work from the classbook, as well as the workbook exercises, and grammar reference (found in the classbook) for next week.
Family and Friends 3 (Naila, Leo, Leonard, Gil)
Unit 1 – They’re From Australia. The children need to complete the workbook exercises for next week.
Family and Friends 2 ( Audren, Theo, Constant, Charlie, Carmen, Julia H, Lysange, Maxime, Lara, Gabriel, Paul, Imraan ) Unit 2 – They’re happy now
The children need to review this week:
  • Vocabulary
    • hot, cold, hungry, thirsty, happy, sad
    • tired, angry, scared, brave, nervous
  •  Grammar
    • We’re / They’re
    • Are they …?
  • Phonics
    • Review of digraphs: ch sh th
  • Writing skills
    • long and short forms, writing about my feelings
  • Speaking skills
    • Is he sad? no, he isn’t. He’s …

Please finish page 14-19 in your workbook and any unfinished work from last week.

Family and Friends 1 (Eva E, Sofia, Raphiel, Anastasia, Gabriella, Lea, Josephine, Romane, Sohann, Clara (Absent), Lucas, Victor, Alexander, Lina, Violetta, Sohantadeo, Nils.) Unit 2 – Playtime!
The children need to review this week:
  • Vocabulary
    • doll, ball, teddy, puzzle, car
    • kite, bike, train, game, scooter
  •  Grammar
    • my / your
    • Is this your teddy?
    • Yes, it is.
    • No, it isn’t.
  • Phonics
    • Initial sounds: efgh
  • Writing skills
    • Dividing sentences into words, writing about my favorite toys
  • Speaking skills
    • What’s your favorite …?

Please finish page 14-19 in your workbook and any unfinished work from last week.

First Friends 2 (Darshan, Jaya, Aglae, Nathanael, Oriana , Anaelle)
  • Topics / objectives for these 2 week are:
    • The days of the week
    • review the alphabet
    • review initial sounds
  • Vocabulary to learn
    • Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Dialogue
    • What days is it? It’s …

September 24th

Prepare 5 (Swadha)
Unit 1 of Prepare 5 (handout). Swadha needs to complete the worksheets and the grammar reference, as well as the written ‘competition entry’ exercise, and email it to me by next Wednesday.
Prepare 3 (Olivia, Maroussia)
Grammar Review Continued. The children need to complete up to (and including) exercise 6 for next weeks lesson.
Prepare 2 (Eva, Sara, Bernard, Maroussia)
Starter Unit – In the Classroom. The children need to complete the workbook exercises for next week, as well as the grammar reference (included in the handout).
Prepare 1 (Ysee, Marcus, Ayaan, Jasmine, Padme, Minh, Shams, Thais)
Starter Unit – In the Classroom. The children need to complete the workbook exercises for next week, as well as any incomplete work from the lesson (included in the handout). I have asked that the children complete the work by Wednesday and to show me, so I have time to check if they are having any difficulties that we can focus on next lesson.
Family and Friends 3 (Naila, Leo, Leonard, Gil)
– Moved to 10:30 Thursday –
Starter Unit – My Family. The children need to complete the workbook exercises (included in the handout) for next week. I have asked that the children complete the work by Wednesday and to show me, so I have time to check if they are having any difficulties that we can focus on next lesson.
Family and Friends 2 ( Audren, Theo, Constant, Charlie, Carmen, Julia H, Lysange, Maxime, Lara, Gabriel, Paul, Imraan ) Unit 1 – Our new things
The children are reviewing:
  • Vocabulary
    • Classroom, table, computer, peg, pencil case, board
    • Poster, picture, drawers, cupboard, CD player
  •  Grammar
    • What’s this?
    • This is / That is / These are / Those are
  • Phonics
    • Review of the alphabet and initial sounds
  • Writing skills
    • Capitalization, writing about my classroom
  • Speaking skills
    • How many …? There are …
Family and Friends 1 (Eva E, Sofia, Raphiel, Anastasia, Gabriella, Lea, Josephine, Romane, Sohann, Clara, Lucas, Victor, Alexander, Lina, Violetta, Sohantadeo, Nils.) Unit 1 – What’s this?
The children are reviewing:
  • Vocabulary
    • Pen, Rubber, Pencil, Ruler, Book
    • Bag, Folder, Door, Window, Bookcase
  •  Grammar
    • What’s this?
    • It’s a pen.
  • Phonics
    • Initial sounds: abcd; Aa: apple
  • Writing skills
    • Counting words in a sentence, writing about my school things.
  • Speaking skills
    • What’s. this? It’s …
First Friends 2 (Darshan, Jaya, Aglae, Nathanael, Oriana , Anaelle)
We talked about Family and how special we all are. Reviewed Family vocabulary

September 17th

Prepare 5 (Swadha)
– Review of missed chapters from last year (17-20) and life skills exercise ‘Fake News’ (From the Prepare 4 book). Next week we will begin with the Prepare 5 book.

Prepare 3 (Olivia)
– Grammar Review – Identifying and understanding different tenses (present continuous and present simple). Olivia and I will continue to work through the grammar review in class next week.

Prepare 2 (Eva, Sara, Bernard, Maroussia)

– Introductions, Vocabulary exercises (Fruit, Countries and School) and reading followed with questions to test understanding, and a discussion about our experiences with different languages ​​(related to the book that we read). Next week we will begin with the Prepare 2 book.

Prepare 1 (Ysee, Marcus, Ayaan, Jasmine, Padme, Minh, Shams, Thais)

– Introductions, Vocabulary exercises (animals, and things found at school) and reading followed with questions to test understanding. Next week we will begin with the Prepare 1 book.

Family and Friends 3 (Naila, Leo, Leonard, Gil)

– Introductions, Vocabulary exercises (food, and things found at school), reading and pronunciation, and a discussion about the benefits language learning, and why we want to learn English. Next week we will begin with the Family and Friends 3 book.

Family and Friends 2 ( Audren, Theo, Constant, Charlie, Carmen, Julia H, Lysange, Maxime, Lara, Gabriel, Paul, Imraan ) STARTER UNIT

We dove straight into work (Welcome Back!) And had fun along the way.

We Reviewed:

  • Grammar
    • This is / That is
    • These are / Those are
  • Phonics
    • Revied the alphabet and initial sounds
  • Numbers – 1-20
  • Family Members
  • Colors
  • Reading
    • A description
  • Listening
    • Identifying people and objects
  • Speaking / Acting
    • How many …? There are …
  • Writing

The children have a dialogue to learn with a partner for next week and complete the work I gave them.

Family and Friends 1 (Eva E, Sofia, Raphiel, Anastasia, Gabriella, Lea, Josephine, Romane, Sohann, Clara, Nathanael, Lucas, Victor, Alexander, Lina, Violetta, Sohantadeo ) STARTER UNIT

We greeted everyone and got to know our new group.

We started:

  • Hello. good-bye
  • How are you? I’m fine, thank you.
  • What’s your name? My name’s …
  • How old are you? I’m …
  • Numbers 1-10
  • Days of the week
  • Colors of the rainbow

The children have a dialogue to learn with a partner for next week and complete the work I gave them.

First Friends 2 (Darshan, Jaya, Aglae, Nils, Oriana , Anaelle) SPIDERS AND INSECTS 

We got to know our group and we listened to a story about Spiders and Insects in English. The children need to work on the follow-up work for next week.