Dictée for October 24

Here is the dictée for October 24. Most vocabulary in this short text are words they are familiar with, and the grammatical structures are familiar too. Most students did very well in Monday's pretest. They corrected their work and should focus on studying the words with which they had trouble. Bonne dictée!

I have included a recorded copy so you can hear the sounds.


Mon ami
Je vous présente mon ami.
Il reste rue Laval.
Il a les cheveux noirs.
Sur son chandail, il a un gros cinq.
Il aime le hockey.
Le midi, il dine à l'école.
Je dîne avec lui.
Souvent, il mange du pain, du beurre et une pomme.
Mon ami s'appelle Alexandre.

Reflecting on Cyberbullying

School Education Officer Constable Cain from the Winnipeg Police Service visited ÉRB this week to talk about cyberbullying. She will return later this year to talk to us about personal safety. Thank you, Constable Cain! Here are some reflections on what the students thought of the presentation:

Cyberbullying is when people are bullying on Facebook, video games, and other devices. - Shea
We learned that you need to stand up to bullies. - Shea

She taught us a lot of lessons about using the Internet. She said you never know who you're texting or contacting. - Carson

It's terribly, but some people commit suicide. It's really, really sad. - Katelyn

I felt sad that people commit suicide because of bullying and cyberbullying. I will never do that to anyone. - Boada

Now that I know about these things, I feel safer. - Noelle

I like when Constable Cain showed us all the different kinds of bullying, because that way I knew what not to do. - Katarina

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! Have a great long weekend. See you all Tuesday (Early Dismissal).

Learning About Colour Theory

We did some painting this week! For arts visuels, we took a trip across the hall to the art room to dabble in some paint. Using only red, yellow, and blue paints, students were given complete freedom to paint whatever they wanted to. The paint mixing began immediately - which is exactly what Mr. S. wanted. Our next few art lessons will look at colour theory.

After seeing different colours of paint on the shelf, some students remarked, "Monsieur, why didn't you give us black paint?!" Some, however, discovered they could make their own black by mixing all of the colours together. It was a great opportunity to learn about colour.

The final masterpieces will be on display...soon!

Our First TUSC

Our first TUSC went really well! Check out some pictures and a short video of the action below. I apologize that I was not able to get pictures and videos of everyone. Recording with the iPad and marking at the same time proved to be somewhat difficult! I think I will use one of the audience members next time to chronicle our TUSC meeting.

We had a lot of fun! Enjoy!

Remember, French TUSC (PDC) will occur October 30. 

The Digestive System and a New Friend

We watched The Magic School Bus (in French) to continue our scientific discovery of the digestive system. After, we worked in groups to draw what they remember of the digestive system. Evidently, the video did a great job, as everyone's work was very detailed!

Taking care of business 

Not bad! 

We also welcomed a new friend to our class - his name is Monsieur Ouaf. We learned that animals say different things in different languages. For example, French cats say miaou instead of meow, and French dogs say ouaf and other words similar to that one, instead of woof. It's so neat learning these funny differences.

Monsieur Ouaf made quite the impression

Bag Up Manitoba

In conjunction with Take Pride Winnipeg!, École Robert Browning will be participating in the Bag Up Manitoba Challenge. This initiative will occur between September 30 and November 1. The goal of this challenge is to inspire students, staff and the community to do more to reduce their waste and consider reusing, recycling and remanufacturing options.

Students and staff will be asked to collect as many plastic shopping bags as they can and bring them to school for recycling. The bags will be collected by BFI Canada in early November. Please Note: We ask that you ensure all bags are clean and empty without food or receipts inside. And, all bags are turned inside out. There are two containers in the school where bags can be dropped off.

Here's a picture from the assembly where Take Pride Winnipeg! launched the event. We even made the news, and the whole school was thrilled to see Louie the Lion!