École St. Michael's School in Yorkton is celebrating la Semaine d'Éducation Française- French Education Week from February 7 to 10.
During this week, the French Immersion program at École St. Michael's School tries to promote not only the French language but also the French culture in a variety of activities. This year, the school has decided to concentrate on French music.
A French Acapella group from Montreal started out the activities by playing a lively concert for the Immersion students. In the classrooms, the students will have an opportunity to learn about a French singer/songwriter or a French Band.
They will listen to the music in class and study the language within the song. This helps to encourage the French culture in a primarily English speaking society. There will also be a French book fair at the school during this week to purchase new French books.
The goal of French Immersion is to provide French instruction in a setting where children are surrounded by the language all day. Graduates of the French Immersion program are considered functionally bilingual which means they are able to communicate in their second language while maintaining the same fluency as their peers in their first language.
Here's some of what the students of École St. Michael's School think about learning a second language.
J'aime le français parce que les enseignantes sont bonnes. Tu apprends un autre langage. C'est amusant.
I like French because the teachers are good. You get to learn another language. It's fun.
Taryn Grade 4 French Immersion École St. Michael's School
J'aime le français parce que c'est une autre langue. Et tu peux utiliser dans les autres places.
I like French because it is a different language and you can use it anywhere.
Jesse, Grade 4 French Immersion St. Michael's School
I can speak with different people.
Owen, Grade 1 French Immersion, St. Michael's School
J'ai choisis d'apprendre le français parce que quand ma mère était petite elle a appris le français. Elle a grandis dans une petite ville française. Toutes les personnes là parlent français. Le français est plus bon que j'ai pensé. Le premier jour d'école français j'étais très nerveuse. Je ne savais pas quoi faire. Mes premiers mots en français étaient les couleurs comme rose, pêche, bleu, et jaune J'aime apprendre le français. C'est amusant!
I decide to take French because when my mom was little she took French. She grew up in a small French town.. Everyone there speaks French. French is a lot better than I thought. The first day of French school I was nervous. I didn't really know what to do. My first words in French were colors like rose, bleu, peche and jaune. I like taking French. Its fun!
Allison, Gr. 6 French Immersion student, École St. Michael's School.
The following schools in the Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division offer both an English program and a French Immersion program: École St. Michael's School in Yorkton from grade 1-8, Sacred Heart High School from grades 9-12, École St. Henry's Jr. School in Melville from grades 1-5 and École St. Henry's Sr. School from grades 6-9.
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