| Wasatch Junior High - French
What parents can do!!!!
1 - UNDERSTAND…
- The French program (immersion)… may appear different!
- Study the disclosure statement.
- Discuss classroom activities with student.
- Visit the class anytime.
- Inquire from teacher.(Email is best)
- The student:
- Learning style.
- Attitude.
- Work habits.
2 - BE POSITIVE ABOUT…
- The student:
The grade is not everything
- A : Excellent
- B : Good
- C : Average
- D : Poor
- We all have different aptitudes.
- Contentment and long term development are better than a
grade.
- The culture:
- Consider and point out the historical contributions which
came trough the French language in many areas.
- French is with English the language of the Olympics and the
UN and is considered the second language of the World
from Asia to Europe and South America (La Francophonie.)
- Find in papers and on TV and point out to students the
current events which involve the French language and
culture(Europe,Canada, Africa, etc.)
- The program and the teacher:
- The immersion program at Wasatch has been very successful.
- The teacher is a native speaker of the language and properly
trained in the method.
3 - BE SUPPORTIVE…
- Ask regularly what is happening in the French class.
- Monitor the French notebook:
- Neatness.
- Work seems to be done properly.
- Colors.
- Student seems to be able to explain.
- Supervise and participate in the activities:
- Reading, highlighting, completing, and coloring (RHiCC.)
- Show and tell.
- Attend parent-teacher conference
- Schedule a conference with teacher, if necessary.
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