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Dear Parents;

Greetings! My name is Roxane Coron and I am your child’s French II teacher. I arrived in Louisiana, from Belgium, in 2002 after being a teacher and educational consultant in France, Belgium, Italy and Vietnam for a total of 21 years of experience.

There are many reasons to learn French: maybe your child knows people from French or Cadjin origin, maybe he/ she has visited or plans to visit one of the 75 French-speaking countries contributing to the global economy, maybe he/she is excited to take part in the pen pal project with Lycée Redon in Brittany. He/ she is maybe thinking of taking the AP French exam in French V to possibly earn 16 college credits and have a minor in French paid for. Whatever the reasons: “Bienvenue!”

My first goal, through this class, is to help your child be able to communicate at the Novice High level of French proficiency (A2 level in Europe) as well as appreciate a variety of French cultures including the Louisiana culture (Louisiana lists French as an official language). While learning French your child will also develop a better understanding of his/her own native language (French provides the basis for a least 35% of the English vocabulary and, the French grammar will help him/her with the English grammar!)

In class, we will cover the five (5) first chapters of the “Bien Dit II ” textbook (and workbook) and the grammar rules of all chapters (85% of all French grammar rules will be learned then). Classroom supplies consist of a binder with 3 dividers: (1) Communication -video activities and grammar-, (2) Culture –songs and readings-, (3) Tests/quiz. I will also ask for different color ink pens and at least one composition book for daily routine writing I also suggest another one for an alphabetical vocabulary list. Each student will choose a partner to help him or her and in case he/she is absent. I will check completeness of your child’s binder every grading period. Tutoring and advanced French practice can be scheduled with French Honor Society students every day at lunch by registering in class. The website myhrw.com will also be used at home for online review. Your child username is______His/her pass code is ______.

I would like to ask for your involvement in this educational process. Please, stress the importance of fully participating during class time, study notes every day, complete assignments due and practice independently online after each lesson. This year, your child will read a small French novel, create a chapter by chapter book report and present a summary to the class. He/she will also master 85% of the French grammar. It is a very important year! All home works, projects and tests are on my board and will be reminded with www.remind.com. Learning a language is a long, continuous and everyday process and we just have a semester! During the school year, feel free to contact me by calling the school office during my planning time (1st period) or by email at [email protected]. I will also contact you to keep you updated about our French activities at the school (see a draft calendar in attachment). Please return the bottom of this letter with your preferred contact email address as well as comments or questions. Thank you in advance for your collaboration. I am looking forward to the wonderful opportunity to enthuse your child toward bilingualism.

Respectfully, Roxane Coron ****************************************************************************** Student’s name and parent’s signature: ______

Preferred email address for contact : ______GRADING SCALE AND RUBRICS will not receive credit for their work. (see scale in attachment) www.wordreference.com can be used to First and third nine weeks period: translate words and not phrases. -2/3 of the grade: Cumulative tests, www.bonpatron.com/fr can be used for quiz, projects…Assessment will reflect conjugation and sentence correction. components of good communication - Make-up work is the responsibility of skills: listening, speaking, reading, and the student. As soon as a student returns writing. from an absence, he or she should make -1/3 of the grade: Participation. The plans with me for completing any missed participation reflects class work, work. A “model binder” exists in class homework and class preparation. and can be checked anytime. Second and fourth nine weeks period: 1/4 of Participation 2/4 of Cumulative tests DISCIPLINE PLAN 1/4 of Exam Behavior is a separate grade. Rules : Important notes about homework: 1. Security : Follow Instructions - The workbook Cahier de vocabulaire 2. Organization : Be responsible, on time et grammaire will be used daily. and prepared Students are required to make 3. Achievement : Always try your best corrections of all work reviewed in class 4. Respect : Respect others and their or by me. Uncorrected assignments property will be considered incomplete. Do not + Remain quiet when teacher or a throw away assignments nor tests ! partner is talking – improve your listening skills! - You will also write daily Routines in + Always speak French, use your composition book using the vocab paraphrases and ‘survival phrases” that we studied in class. Write on the when needed. – improve your speaking right page and keep the left page to write skills! your daily paragraphs at home. Incentive plan - Listening/video/oral activities can also Participation in French class games be given as homework. The resources for (groups scoring –every quarter). these activities will be on my wiki. If you do not have internet access, or if you Limit setting actions are experiencing tech problems, you 1. Verbal warning. 2. Name on must make plans to complete the individual behavior report 3.Official assignments at school. Use the textbook behavior report signed by the teacher online activities daily! and the student. 4. Parent call for lunch - The use of translators is considered detention. 5.School referral signed by the cheating. Students who use translators principal. *French club for all Middle School and French I /II students - Every Friday 1st half of lunch. *French Honor Society for French III , IV and AP students: Every Tuesday 1st half of lunch

KEEP THIS PAGE PLEASE  PROSPECTIVE FRENCH ACTIVITIES AGENDA 2017 -January 25th : Waffles sale TBC - February 1st : Deadline for AATF Travel award and Writing contest applications: http://frenchteachers.org/shf/ -February 3rd to 5th : ALCFES French State Convention for all French High School Students in Lafayette. Summer Scholarships opportunities for Juniors and Seniors!!! -February 22nd : Last waffles sale TBC -March 1st : deadline for the AATF MS 7-8 French poster and the small AATF grant -March 10-24th :Outside school GAF fundraising (catalog items) - March 21st : National French Contest (National placement test). March 20th is International French day. - March 31st –April 8th : Visit of 31 students from Lycée Beaumont (Brittany) and puppet show performances. All fund raising activities will benefit the following activities: - Students registration fees to the State French Convention in Baton Rouge - Activities and fieldtrip with French students - Registration fee for the National French Placement Test

The theme for our work with the French students, the French Consulate, and the NuNu Art association will be "When Legendary characters from Louisiana meet famous figures from Brittany…" A Haynes-Baumont puppet show.