SEPTEMBER 2008
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WELCOME TO THE HOME PAGE FOR MRS. CAMPBELL'S RUSSIAN AND FRENCH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES! DURING THE SCHOOLYEAR, WE KEEP YOU INFORMED OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR FIELD TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON IN CLASS. IF YOU ARE A FRENCH STUDENT, BE SURE TO SCROLL THE PAGE TO FIND NEWS FOR FRENCH CLASSES.
YEAR OF RUSSIAN!!!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 GHS AUDITORIUM 7 PM (DOORS OPEN AT 6 PM)
THE RUSSIAN DEPARTMENT WELCOMES THE HARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO GLASTONBURY TO HIGHLIGHT OUR KICK-OFF EVENT FOR OUR YEAR OF RUSSIAN.
TICKETS FOR THIS CONCERT ARE $5.OO FOR ADULTS AND $2.OO FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS. THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH FROM RUSSIAN TEACHERS, GHS MAIN OFFICE, SMS MAIN OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICE.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A CONCERT OF THE RUSSIAN MASTERS!
THIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE GLASTONBURY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
NEWS FLASH!!!
OUR RUSSIAN PROGRAM WILL CELEBRATE IT'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY DURING THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR.
THANKS TO A GRANT AWARDED BY THE GLASTONBURY EDUCATION FOUNDATION OUR LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER AN ENTIRE YEAR OF CELEBRATORY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE HARTFORD SYMPHONY, YALE RUSSIAN CHORUS/RUSSIAN BAZAAR AND THE FOLK GROUP BARYNA. STUDENTS IN ALL SUBJECTS WILL HAVE SOMETHING RUSSIAN INTEGRATED INTO THEIR STUDIES. COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL HAVE FIELD TRIPS AND CLASSES AVAILABLE AT ADULT EDUCATION. A LOCAL RESTAURANT HAS OFFERED TO INCLUDE RUSSIAN BAKED GOODS ON THE MENU. THE WELLES TURNER MEMORIAL LIBRARY WILL ADOPT A RUSSIAN NOVEL FOR THE G.R.A.B.(GLASTONBURY READS A BOOK) PROGRAM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR STUDENTS WILL HAVE NUMEROUS GUEST SPEAKERS AND FIELD TRIP OPPORTUNITIES. STAY TUNED FOR ALL OF THE DETAILS.
RUSSIAN 7
WELCOME TO THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE RUSSIAN FAMILY! WE WILL LEARN OUR RUSSIAN NAMES THE VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND START RIGHT IN WITH THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET. STUDENTS WILL HAVE FLASHCARDS TO PRACTICE THE LETTERS AND AN ENVELOPE FOR FLASHCARD STORAGE. WE WILL VERY CAREFULLY LEARN HOW TO WRITE OUR LETTERS IN CURSIVE BEFORE LEARNING HOW TO RECOGNIZE BLOCK LETTERS.
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Elle était jeune, environ 13 ans,
quand elle faisait son plus grand voyage de la vie...
SMS FRENCH 8
BIENVENUE! WELCOME TO 8TH GRADE FRENCH. AFTER GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER THE FEW DAYS OF SCHOOL, WE WILL BEGIN WORK ON THE MIRROR PROJECT TO TELL ABOUT OURSELVES. THEN IT WILL BE TIME TO REEXAMINE THOSE FOUR TROUBLESOME IRREGULAR FRENCH VERBS-AVOIR, ETRE, FAIRE AND ALLER. WE WILL EXPAND OUR VOCABULARY BY USING THESE WITH A LOT OF SPECIAL EXPRESSIONS.
GHS FRENCH 2
CONTINUING FRENCH STUDENTS WILL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES BY WRITING ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THEIR PREFERENCES. THESE DESCRIPTIONS WILL BE POSTED IN THE CLASSROOM. WE WILL BEGIN THIS YEAR BY LEARNING ALL ABOUT FAMILIES AND HOW TO DESCRIBE EACH OF OUR FAVORITE PEOPLE!
