French: La Météo

Recently, we have been discussing weather vocabulary and using it to describe our rather erratic weather here in Baltimore (can it be le printemps yet?!). After reviewing key phrases, the girls were given the task of creating an imaginary weather report (la météo) using the app Tellagami. The girls first wrote scripts in which they greeted their audience and identified the date, season, and, of course, the weather. They then created characters and backgrounds in the app and recorded themselves to give each of their meteorologists a voice. We had some great and very creative results!

News Tomorrow!

Fourth-graders will receive their country assignments tomorrow, Friday, during the day.  Ms. Strouss and I will hand each girl a colorful certificate with a country name written on it.  We will open them all at once!  You can imagine that this cheering is heard throughout the Lower School.  We know from experience that every country becomes important to the student studying it and we are looking forward  to this event. When we return from spring break, we will start sharing important information about all aspects of the Bazaar. 

Please make sure that your calendar is marked for the morning of May 16th, a Friday. 

Country Choices by Homeroom

The lists below include all of the countries available for study in both homerooms.  We encourage students to review all of the choices before making their final selection Wednesday afternoon.  Each student will select seven out of the fifteen choices available. Students will receive their country assignments on Friday, and we hope to give each of them a selection from their top 50%.  We will do all of the research for the country reports in class.  At home, students will make about 35 craft items and a food dish that represents her country.  After spring break, we will begin to send home information to help you get ready for this exciting event.

Please check your calendars to make sure that an adult will be available during the morning of May 16th until noon.  Parents can start setting up their tables at 7:15 until 8:15; a musical performance follows until 9:00 AM, when the Bazaar opens for business.

KELLER HOMEROOM:

Africa: Ethiopia, Madagascar, Senegal
Asia: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Myanmar/Burma, Vietnam
Central/South America: Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru
Europe: Italy, Poland, Russia
Oceania: New Zealand

STROUSS HOMEROOM:

Africa: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria
Asia: Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey
North/South America: Bolivia, Chile, Mexico
Europe: Germany, Greece, Spain
Middle East: Saudi Arabia
Oceania: Australia

COUNTRIES! COUNTRIES! COUNTRIES!

Today, Monday, both classes found out what countries are available this year for the International Bazaar.  We ask that each student select seven places she would like to study.  Of those seven, one must be from Africa or South America.  The remaining five should be divided up between countries in Asia or Europe with no more than two countries per continent.  Please encourage your daughter to review the homeroom lists and think carefully about her choices--everyone wrote down these choices during the school day. We do our best to give each girl one of those locations for "her country."
Stay tuned tomorrow for complete homeroom lists.