Le Français à MCS
The website for the French program at the Marion Cross School, 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 students in our school, from kindergarten to sixth grade, have French classes multiple times a week.
Please do not hesitate to contact Madame Rebecca Chartrand or Madame Allison Litten with any questions.
Welcome to the site for the French program at the Marion Cross School in Norwich, VT.
All students in our school, from kindergarten to sixth grade, have French classes multiple times a week.
Please do not hesitate to contact Madame Rebecca Chartrand or Madame Allison Litten with any questions.
FELICITATIONS!
There are lots of congratulations in order right now!
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August Chu, Sixth graders participated in the Grand Concours national French contest, and we had many students place and receive honorable mentions:
Honneur: Anna Aaron, Virginia Adams, Andrew Cahoon, August Chu, Angus Frew, Sage Goodwin, Liam Kelly-Thompson, Jessie Lobb, Zach Miles, Corwith Simers, Skylar Spiro, Josh Stearns, Anya Teller-Elsberg, and Jack Wilkinson Bronze: Michael Crandell, Kali Knabe, Kate Levy, Claire Somoza, Emily Trottier, and Caleb Zuckerman Argent: Vivian Myers |
One third grader and one fourth grader took a trip to the State House in Montpelier on Wednesday, 2 May, to collect their prizes for receiving third and second places respectively in the annual VFLA poster contest. The theme this year was a quote from Pope Benedict: Peace is the language we must speak.
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Support for teacher training
I will be participating in a teacher training this summer, which will allow me to work with teachers to modify and incorporate comprehensible input into their curricula. I feel very passionately about this teaching approach and am really looking forward to this experience, and any donation would be greatly appreciated. Merci d’avance !
www.gofundme.com/cicanteach
I will be participating in a teacher training this summer, which will allow me to work with teachers to modify and incorporate comprehensible input into their curricula. I feel very passionately about this teaching approach and am really looking forward to this experience, and any donation would be greatly appreciated. Merci d’avance !
www.gofundme.com/cicanteach
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.
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 ad websites as well as general information for parents.
Qu'est-ce qu'on fait en classe?!
Here are some photos of our activities this year. Be sure to check back soon to see more!
MCS French sur Instagram!
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Want to see our most recent shenanigans in French here at MCS? Check out the MCS French Instagram page: @madamelitten. You can find Madame Litten on other social media through the icons below.
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Language Learning in the News
- Being bilingual may help autistic children, EurekAlert, 16 January 2018
- Foreign language study in the early years benefits students, The Exponent Telegram, 10 September 2017
- "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
- List of articles on bilingualism published in 2016, French Embassy of the US
- 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
- The Science of Learning Languages
- 25 reasons to study a foreign language
- Study examines link between language and how music is heard: The Independent
- The importance of French, and Vermonters, for the Peace Corps: USA Today
- 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
Les grands et les petits
Click here to see some photos and videos of sixth graders practicing French with kindergarteners last winter. Trop chou!
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 jeudi, 3 mai 2018