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, take French. Please do not hesitate to contact Madame Rebecca Chartrand, Madame Katie Hyams 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, take French. Please do not hesitate to contact Madame Rebecca Chartrand, Madame Katie Hyams or Madame Allison Litten with any questions.
Les grands et les petits
Click here to see some photos and videos of sixth graders practicing French with kindergarteners. Trop chou!
Qu'est-ce qu'on fait en classe?!
FELICITATIONS!
We had many students who placed in the Grand Concours this year.
Gold
3rd place-Simon Phipps
Silver
6th place-Gil Gordon
7th place-Kevin Chou, Stella Galanes, Brendan Logan, Sara Nulton, Emilia Torresani
Bronze
8th place-Kate French
9th place-Cam Forbush, Maddie Reed, Alec Smail
Honneur
Matthew Alexandrescu, Britta Arvold, Lilly Clapp, Lauren Eiler, Lucy Furch, Jhala Gregory, Alice Hirschman, Mack Levy, Mackenzie Liu, Reilly Loughman, Mia Madden, Kali McDonnell, Mica McGinley-Smith, Ethan Munson, Ty Nolan, Emily, Perras, Nina Sablan, Rowan Smail, Addie Smith, Lia Stewart, Will Taylor, Jackson Watts
Gold
3rd place-Simon Phipps
Silver
6th place-Gil Gordon
7th place-Kevin Chou, Stella Galanes, Brendan Logan, Sara Nulton, Emilia Torresani
Bronze
8th place-Kate French
9th place-Cam Forbush, Maddie Reed, Alec Smail
Honneur
Matthew Alexandrescu, Britta Arvold, Lilly Clapp, Lauren Eiler, Lucy Furch, Jhala Gregory, Alice Hirschman, Mack Levy, Mackenzie Liu, Reilly Loughman, Mia Madden, Kali McDonnell, Mica McGinley-Smith, Ethan Munson, Ty Nolan, Emily, Perras, Nina Sablan, Rowan Smail, Addie Smith, Lia Stewart, Will Taylor, Jackson Watts
MCS French sur Instagram!
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Want to see our most recent shenanigans in French here at MCS? Check out the new MCS French Instagram page: @madamelitten. You can find Madame Litten on other social media through the icons below.
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The password for Linguascope has changed!
When we renewed our subscription to the website linguascope.com, we had to choose a new password.
You can ask Madame, and she will give it to you.
NB : Beginners = poissons, Elementary = extra-terrestres
When we renewed our subscription to the website linguascope.com, we had to choose a new password.
You can ask Madame, and she will give it to you.
NB : Beginners = poissons, Elementary = extra-terrestres
We would like to welcome Madame Rebecca Chartrand to the MCS French department; she joined us in November as the fifth grade French teacher!
Proficiency Levels
At the curriculum nights earlier this year, I mentioned the ACTFL "proficiency levels." Here are some simplified explanations of the different sub-levels for the Novice and Intermediate levels. For more information, check out the ACTFL website or ask Mme Litten.
At the curriculum nights earlier this year, I mentioned the ACTFL "proficiency levels." Here are some simplified explanations of the different sub-levels for the Novice and Intermediate levels. For more information, check out the ACTFL website or ask Mme Litten.
Language Learning in the News
- "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
- 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
Mis à jour: le mercredi, 19 juillet 2017
