April Session! Sign up soon!

Bonjour Mes Amis!

We are planning on a 6 week Les Amis class for April and May!  The meeting dates will be April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, and May 10.   The class will be held at St. John's in West Bend again, and the time will be 3:30 to 4:30.  And, our instructor will be the excellent Madame Blandine.  More details to come on theme of classes, songs being taught, and a new feature of French conversation!

At this point, the class will be for ages 3 to 6 or 7 only.  I have not had a high school volunteer student contact me to teach the older kids and moms for spring term yet.  That could still change though, and if so, I will let everyone know.  Hoping we'll hear from someone!  So, if you plan on bringing your older children with you, you may want to bring something for them to do during the class.  

The cost for the  6 week session $48 ($8 a class) per family - not per child.  As a reminder, if your child misses a class, the cost is not refunded since we are non profit and all tuition is used towards the class prior to the start of the class.

If you would like to sign up for the upcoming class, please email me as soon as possible at cmfleisner@gmail.com and send a check to my home address (I will provide you by email). 

We hope to run another 6 week session back to back following this session to keep the learning going strong!

Hoping you are all doing well and look forward to seeing many of you soon!

Merci!  

Marianne 

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Les Amis Update!

Bonjour!  I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  I'm missing our French class friends!  After speaking to parents at the last class, most people shared that March would be the best time to start the next 6 week session.  The dates are not yet decided on, but will get those dates out in the next few weeks.  I'm thinking that mid March will be excellent.  Also, we will continue to meet on Tuesdays as that day worked out for the majority of participants.

In the meantime, we don't want our kids (or us adult learners!) getting rusty with vocabulary...  So, I encourage you (and myself!) to keep the practice going at home.

I came across this helpful link from the Milwaukee French Immersion school with some great resources you can use....

On-line French games by grade level...

http://www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/mfis/resources-2/french-educational-games-by-grade-level/

French vocab links for children....
http://www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/mfis/resources-2/french-vocabulary-resources/

Lastly, you may want to continue working on the songs we have been learning at home!  Here is a link to our website with parent resources....

http://cmfleisner.wix.com/french-class#!home-tool-kit/c10cr

Enjoy this break and not traveling out and about in the cold!

Hope to see you all in March, and more details to come with start date, topics, and other specifics!

God bless,

Marianne

Winter Session Important Updates!

Winter Session is starting on Tuesday and meeting for a total of 6 classes!  This session there are lots of great learning activities planned for you to be aware of.....

1.  Throughout the 6 week session, we will be learning Silent Night in French (the first verse).  Handouts will be provided in class.

2.  There are several winter theme and Christmas themed activities planned, and vocabulary!

.3.  We will also be focusing on the alphabet and counting 1 -20!  (Especially that tricky 11 -20!)

4.  Prize Basket Update!!!   Blandine let me know that she was VERY impressed with the kids sharing French songs on the last week of class!  She said that a variety of songs were song by the children.  Now this term, the prize basket is going to get a little harder.  Kids can only pick from the prize basket on Week 5 and Week 6 to ensure ample time to practice and get the songs down very well.  Also, they can only draw from the prize bin if they can repeat Silent Night or the entire ABCs.  I will have handouts for kids to take home to practice!  :)   (If your child has been practicing really hard on a different song, let me know and we can make an exception)  :)

5.  The last week of class we will all come together for a little Christmas French fun!

I'm a little behind on the website right now, but hopefully will have it all caught up by Week 2 and will email those updates soon.

God bless!

Marianne

Reminder of Things to Bring to Class

Bonsoir!

Lots of fun activities planned for class.  As a reminder, please bring a cereal box or another similar size box to class for a castle project.  And, please bring 4 or 5 pictures of family members that you don't mind being glued and cut for class.

See you tomorrrow!

Marianne

PRACTICE = PRIZES!!! :)

Learning is definitely its own reward!  BUT...  a few fun prizes along the way won't hurt either!  :)

Print out your Practice / Prize Chart, track your progress, turn it in completed, and pick from the fun prize bin!!! 

To find the Practice / Prize Chart, go to....

http://cmfleisner.wix.com/french-class#!home-tool-kit/c10cr

Or, click HERE

All practice songs and videos are found on the same convenient link!

Have a great week!  Marianne

French Story Time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhfWMEq6WgM

Check out this youtube link with your kids to have this well known Dr. Seuss book read in French!

Blandine has also offered to have available at class some favorite French children's books for you borrow and read with your kids.    Merci!

RSVP

Fun Fact!

Ever wondered what RSVP stands for?  I wondered the very same thought last weekend and did a little google search.  If you don't already know, it is a french phrase!  Here is what it means...

It is derived from the French phrase Répondez s'il vous plaît, literally "Reply if you please" or "Please reply".