welcome back to school

Here's how we can work together to make this year a success! Check out what we're doing in French class…
We are happy to welcome you to the 2022-2023 of a new year at Capital
International School, we are looking forward to a productive partnership Course objectives
with you to ensure our children can achieve their highest potential. - To develop an interest in learning other languages.
We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference - To introduce young children to another language in
in your child’s education. As partners, we share the responsibility for a way that is enjoyable and stimulating.
our children’s success and want you to know that we will do our very - To encourage children’s confidence and creative
best to carry out our responsibilities. We would like to share with you skills.
some information about your child’s French class. - To encourage children’s curiosity about language.
Please read the information and discuss - To speak confidently, understand the main points in
it with your son/daughter. spoken language give short talks and take part in
Why study French? conversations.
The ability to speak French is highly sought, with 49% rating it
useful for their organization. With France currently the world’s Pupils can help themselves by:
one of the top tourist destinations, and French an official
language in 29 countries, spoken on every continent, - Listening carefully to their teacher and to others.
studying French offers students many future leisure and - Learning vocabulary and grammar on a regular
business opportunities. French shares many of the same basis.
Latin roots as English, so studying it helps with English literacy. - Check their lessons on engage and study at home .
Course overview How to follow up?
French is a compulsory subject from Years 1 to 9 and then students can
opt to take IGCSE from Year 10 and A level from Year 12. The course is - A newsletter will be sent every 2 weeks to know
engaging including a lot of cultural references. The 4 skills the topics covered
- PowerPoint presentations will be sent every week.
are studied throughout the course in order to give pupils
autonomy. Lessons are delivered using a wide variety of teaching methods,
with student-centered learning at the heart of planning including role play,
mime, games, and hands-on activities. A project will be done after every
unit, either a class presentation or art and craft project. So, let’s be creative!
Films, audio resources and multimedia are used regularly to enhance the
curriculum taught, exposing the students to authentic materials. The target
language is also regularly used to give instructions and to communicate in
the classroom.
Therefore, the approach to learning and teaching French at our school is active, enjoyable and very successful.
If your son/daughter develops any difficulty that needs to be discuss, I will notify you with our action plan and I will keep you
informed about your son/daughter progress through (Engage)
It’s very important to know some rules in the French class this year:
1- Every week we’re going to take a homework after understanding and practicing the topic during the sessions, so it’s not allowed to make
any exercise in advance in the book, copybook and the booklet without the teacher ask, if anyone wants to practice more and study
more he can make a photocopy from the booklet for himself and work on it at home.
2- We’re going to make a small quiz after each topic, always it will be the second session in every week, so be ready always to study the
lesson in the same day.
3- We’re going to take a notebook to study by writing on it in class and at home, it will not be marked word by word, because this is only for
practicing, but the book and the booklet will be market carefully and immediately.
4- Usually, the HW will be marked in the copybook or the booklet, so please, always check their staff.
5- All the lessons or the power point will be sent on engage so please, it’s obligatory to check engage by the end of the week.
6- Please don’t keep the student’s file at home, they must always have their supplies, files and colors to don’t miss their work during the class
and their grades.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me. We look forward to a great year working with your
son/daughter! Sincerely,
Mrs. Eman Kamal
French teacher, year 3 and 4