1. Laurene A. D’Andrea Bienvenue à la classe de français!!

2. Learning Community Growth School-Wide Focus: Student Growth will occur, over time, in Higher Order Thinking/Complex Problem Solving as measured by the Hess Cognitive Rigor Matrix of Webb’s Depths of Knowledge/Bloom’s Taxonomy and/or other models of the continuum of higher order thinking and student understanding. Evidence of teacher lesson design and student work samples Evidence from lesson and unit homework assignments Evidence from open houses and parent conferences Evidence from classroom-based formative and summative assessments Evidence from standardized assessments

3. Saxe Student Effective Learning

4. What will your child experience in the French classroom?

5. Saxe Habits of Success Scale Preparedness Active Learning Collaboration Self-Management

6. Four Language Skills Listen Speak Write Read Developing Four Communicative Skills at the same time Developing Four Communicative Skills at the same time

7. At the end of Grade 8, all French students will take the AAPPL test, to measure their language proficiency level. ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines

8. Achievement Tests Quizzes Reading activities Listening activities Speaking activities Writing activities Writing benchmarks The French Program at Saxe Middle School The French Program ASSESSMENTS at Saxe Middle School

9. Benchmarks Three Writing benchmarks will be given in order to monitor each student’s progress. First Writing benchmark was given in September French teachers: meeting in data teams to gather information to guide instructional practices

10. Homework is posted daily on the homework page: Further study and resources are provided on our google classroom LES DEVOIRS

11. EXTRA HELP Extra help is available after school or by arrangement.

12. Contact me : laurene.dandrea@ncps-k12.org