Le Français à MCS
The website for the French program at the Marion Cross School,
a K-6 public school in Norwich, VT.
a K-6 public school in Norwich, VT.
BIENVENUE!
Welcome to the site for the French program at the Marion Cross School in Norwich, VT.
All classes in our school, from kindergarten to sixth grade, have French classes multiple times a week.
Please do not hesitate to contact Madame Allison Litten or Madame Minda Moskowitz with any questions.
Welcome to the site for the French program at the Marion Cross School in Norwich, VT.
All classes in our school, from kindergarten to sixth grade, have French classes multiple times a week.
Please do not hesitate to contact Madame Allison Litten or Madame Minda Moskowitz with any questions.
Rep en français was a huge success!
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Thanks to everyone who participated. Click on individual class pages above to see (and maybe hear!) what each grade performed.
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MERCI!!
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I am honored to be this year's VFLA Teacher of the Year. In a state with so many incredible language teachers, with many of whom I have worked and collaborated for years, it was with pride and privilege that I accepted this award at the annual VFLA conference in Quechee last week. Both my colleague and friend Tom Harkins, the Spanish teacher at the Lyme School, and Mr. Bill spoke at the conference, and their attendance made it an even more special day. I came back to school the next day to a wonderful "congratulations" poster from the sixth grade. I am excited to represent Vermont at the Northeast Conference on Teaching Foreign Languages (NECTFL) in February 2020, at which I will also present a workshop on one of my favorite teaching activities: Movie Talk.
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Proficiency Levels
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Interested in what students can do at different stages in their language learning?
Here are some simplified explanations of the novice and intermediate ACTFL proficiency levels. |
Félicitations!
MCS students continue to show their linguistic prowess! The following 6th graders scored high enough on the Grand Concours national French contest to advance to the second round, the speaking portion!
Penelope Collins, Hannah French, Natalie Lewis, Campbell Madden, and Gavin Munson
Congratulations are in order to the following students. Marion Cross swept the elementary division of the annual VFLA poster contest. Bien fait!!
First place: Clara Scanlan, 5th grade
Second place (tie): Joe Saroyan, 4th grade, and Mary Westrich, 5th grade
Penelope Collins, Hannah French, Natalie Lewis, Campbell Madden, and Gavin Munson
Congratulations are in order to the following students. Marion Cross swept the elementary division of the annual VFLA poster contest. Bien fait!!
First place: Clara Scanlan, 5th grade
Second place (tie): Joe Saroyan, 4th grade, and Mary Westrich, 5th grade
Qu'est-ce qu'on fait en classe?!
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Here are photos of some of the activities we have done this year across the grades.
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You can also visit the MCS Instagram page at @madamelitten to see more photos!
You can also find Madame Litten on other social media platforms.
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How second language learning goes beyond the language classroom
Want to know how studying a second language can benefit children in other academic areas? Here is a compilation of studies and their findings, outlining second language study and its positive impact on all aspects of learning.
Want to know how studying a second language can benefit children in other academic areas? Here is a compilation of studies and their findings, outlining second language study and its positive impact on all aspects of learning.
VERMONT AND THE PEACE CORPS
Vermont ranks second in the number of PC volunteers per capita for the second year in a row. Learning a second language is beneficial for that experience!
Vermont ranks second in the number of PC volunteers per capita for the second year in a row. Learning a second language is beneficial for that experience!
Resources for Parents
NNELL, the National Network for Early Language Learning, has compiled a list of some excellent resources for parents of early language learners. Check out their list here to see examples of apps and websites as well as general information for parents.
Language Learning in the News-UPDATED DECEMBER 2018!!
- Lying in a foreign language is easier, Science Daily, 10 July 2018
- Emotions and second languages, The Conversation, 4 June 2018
- You're never too old to become fluent in a second language The Conversation, 10 May 2018
- Being bilingual may help autistic children, EurekAlert, 16 January 2018
- "Can borrowing words from other languages unlock new thoughts and feelings?" Language Learning, 13 March 2017
- Language Learning Starts in the Womb, 21 February 2017
- How learning a new language improves tolerance, The Conversation, 16 December 2016
- Bilingual brains have better attention and focus, Science Alert, 15 September 2016
- Language learning boosts brain plasticity and ability to code new information, Medical News Today, 5 September 2016
- 7 Emotions That Can't Be Explained in English, Huffington Post, 31 March 2016
- "The Superior Social Skills of Bilinguals"-NYT, Friday, 11 March, 2016
- 25 reasons to study a foreign language
- Study examines link between language and how music is heard: The Independent
- The connection between languages and music
- "Language Learning Opens Up New Horizons" The Telegraph, 20 Nov. 2014
- What happens in the brain when you learn a foreign language, The Guardian, September, 2014
Practice our vocabulary with Linguascope!
See Madame Litten for login information.
NB : Beginners = poissons, Elementary = extra-terrestres
See Madame Litten for login information.
NB : Beginners = poissons, Elementary = extra-terrestres
Mis à jour: le lundi, 15 avril 2019