Frosty the Snowman – Lauren

During my time at the schofrosty-screenshotol, I have completed different activities with the children. Before Christmas, I decided to teach the younger children a popular Christmas song called “Frosty the Snowman”.

In order to teach the children this song, I decided to first of all teach them some of the key words. To do this, I displayed words like “snowman”, “nose” and “eyes” on the smartboard alongside pictures of what these words meant. After revising the words with the pictures for a while, I then took the words away and pointed at the pictures asking individual children what the picture was.

Once the children had grasped the meanings of the words, I then sang the song to them in full with actions to let them hear what they would be learning. I then split the song into small sections and sang it asking them to “repeat after me”. Since there are 4 verses to the song I decided to teach 2 verses one week and 2 the next so that they had enough time to learn it.

By the end of the second week the children had learned the song and to have a bit of fun with it I decided to play a game of “fill in the blanks”.  To do this, I sang the song to the children but missed out a few words, e.g. I sang “Frosty the snowman was a jolly …” and then I pointed to a child and they sang the next word “happy”. This allowed me to ensure all the children had learned the song and they also had great fun trying to remember the missing words.

Nous Fabriquons les décorations de Noël !

C’est la dernière semaine du trimestre, et j’ai fabriqué les décorations de Noël avec les classes différentes dans l’école. Voilà les résultats !

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Avec CP les enfants ont fabriqué des jolies boules de Noël pour décorer le sapin dans leurs salles. Pendant l’activité les enfants ont pratiqué leur compréhension orale et aussi commencé d’apprendre suivre les consignes complètement en anglais – ils étaient très brillants ! Quand j’ai donné les matériaux aux enfants ils pourraient choisir la couleur de leurs papiers donc nous avons appris les mots ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. Aussi, ils ont appris les mots des consignes par exemple : ‘cut’, ‘stick’, ‘colour’, ‘draw’ and ‘write’ et je les ai aidés avec l’association entre ces mots et les objets par exemple : les ciseaux, les stylos et les bâtons de colles.

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Ces mots ont apparu dans les consignes orales, par exemple : ‘draw some arms’ ‘stick on the card’ and ‘colour in the hat’ qui ont habitué les enfants aux mots. Après, les enfants pourraient écrire leurs prénoms sur les boules et les mettent sur le sapin pour montrer leurs parents pendant le marché de Noël.

Avec CM1, nous avons appris comment fabriquer et écrire une carte de vœux en anglais ! La semaine avant ce cours j’ai appris aux élèves les mots des consignes simples par exemple : ‘fold’, ‘cut’, ‘stick’, ‘colour’, ‘write’ et ‘draw’ et après j’ai créé les consignes écrites avec les phrases complètes pour fabriquer la carte de vœux. Les élèves pourraient choisir la couleur des certains matériaux en disant ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ et nous avons aussi appris les couleurs ‘gold’ and ‘silver’. Le cours en entier était mené en anglais et les élèves ont bien compris les consignes, avec peu des gestes de moi !

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Après nous avons fabriqué les cartes, nous avons réfléchi certains mots par exemple : ‘hat’, ‘eyes’, ‘nose’, and ‘arms’ pour décrire le bonhomme de neige et aussi nous avons parlé des autres images de Noël que les enfants pourraient dessiner sur les cartes. Je pense que Père Noël et Rudolph pouvaient apparaître ! Ensuite, j’ai appris aux élèves comment écrire une carte de vœux en anglais en utilisant les phrases ‘dear’, ‘lots of love’, ‘Merry Christmas’ et ‘Happy New Year’. Cette activité était l’occasion parfaite pour réfléchir les membres de la famille par exemple ‘mum’, ‘dad’, ‘grandpa’ et ‘grandma’ comme les élèves ont décidé à qui ils ont voulu écrire leurs cartes ! J’espère que les élèves (et leurs destinataires) seront contents avec les résultats !

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Hi I’m Frances

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My name is Frances. I am an English language assistant at Ferdinand Buisson School in Saint Omer. I’m 22.

I’m Taiwanese-American. I spent most of my life in the « tri-state area ». I grew up in the states of New York and New Jersey and then did my studies at Yale University in Connecticut.

I have a younger sister who is in fact so much taller and fashionable than I am that everyone thinks she is the older sister.

I like to learn languages, travel, and take photos. I would like to use my time in France to improve my French and explore Europe.

About Me

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Hello!

My name is Emily Oot and I am from New Jersey.  I am an English language assistant in the Pas-de-calais region in france this year, and I teach at a primary school in  Lens.

In May, I graduated from West Virginia University with a Masters Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language and French studies. I am very interested in continuing my studies in Second Language Acquisition.

In my free time, I like to read, listen to music, and watch Netflix. I also try to travel during my vacation periods, as this is a wonderful opportunity to explore and see different countries and cultures!

Hello!

Hello! My name is Francesca and I am the new English language assistant at the Ecole de Baincthun and Ecole de Conteville.

I am 23 years old. I am British, however I was born in Mallorca, Spain.

I studied Marketing and Management in Southampton and graduated in 2014.

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I have a twin brother called Christopher and an older sister called Katy.

I love travelling and discovering new cultures.

I love swimming and snorkeling in the sea.

I look forward to meeting you soon.

Lauren McGuigan

lauren-picture-1Hi! My name is Lauren and I am an English language assistant at École Pantigny. I come from a town called Balloch in Scotland and I am 21 years old.

I study French and education at Strathclyde university

so I am here, in France, to do my year abroad. At home I live with my mum and dad, I have no brothers or sisters.

In my free time I like to play guitar, draw and spend time with my family and friends.

Let’s Celebrate

Students at l’école de Rœux love to celebrate, and over the last few months we have practiced English while enjoying many holidays together.

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For Valentine’s Day, students made Valentine’s Day cards, following directions given in English. Students learned vocabulary related to the holiday, like “heart” and the expression, “I love you.” They also followed classroom directions in English to create their crafts: “write,” “draw,” “cut,” “glue,” etc.

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The next month, for St. Patrick’s Day, students worked with this vocabulary again. They reviewed colors they had learned at the beginning of the school year and followed instructions in English to make a rainbow chain with a pot of gold. In a previous English lesson, students had discovered the Irish legend of leprechauns and the pots of gold these creatures supposedly hide at the end of rainbows. Students loved their colorful creations that remind them of this Irish holiday!

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Finally, for Easter, students enjoyed a taste test of an American candy often eaten for this holiday: jelly beans. These multi-colored, sugary “haricots,” were popular with all students. Students again practiced their colors, asking the question, “May I have a green jelly bean, please?” substituting the color they wanted in the question.

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And let’s not forget birthdays! Whenever a student—or teacher—has a birthday, we always make sure to sing “Happy Birthday,” and ask, “How old are you?” Each celebration provides an opportunity to practice our English!

(And I’ve enjoyed discovering French holiday traditions, too! Thanks to my students and colleagues, I’ve tasted crepes on Le Chandeleur and learned that while the Easter bunny “exists” now in France, the “cloche de Paques” is a symbol equally important. In celebrating together, we’ve exchanged our cultures and all have learned some new vocabulary—myself included!)