French Program

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Spring Valley Montessori offers an intensive French Program for all students, even Preschoolers. Statistics show the best time to learn a 2nd language is during the early years (ages 1 - 6).

Our French teacher teaches all students in the school, from Preschool through 8th grade (ages 2½ - 14).

After our students have been with us Preschool -- Middle School, they are frequently able to test out of the first year of High School French, sometimes the second year as well.

Preschool French Program (2½ - 5 years old)

Preschool classes have a French lesson once a week. Their classroom teachers reinforce the lessons daily. Preschool students absorb the following information audio-visually:

• Numbers from 0 to 30
• Days of the week
• Body parts
• Food
• Songs
• Colors
• Little poems

PrePrimary French Program (Pre-K & Kindergarten)

PrePrimary classes have a French lesson 3 days a week. Preschool students absorb the following information audio-visually:

• Numbers from 0 to 30
• Days of the week
• Body parts
• Vocabulary covering everyday living
• Food
• Songs
• Colors
• Poems
• Plays

Lower Elementary French Program (1st - 3rd grades)

1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students have a French lesson 4 days a week. Just as the students are progressing in English, they are progressing in French:

• Start reading French
• Conversational French
• Numbers up to 100 and above
• Poems
• Plays

2nd and 3rd graders also have:

• Additional reading
• Conversational French
• Enlarging vocabulary
• Homework

Upper Elementary & Middle School French Program (4th - 8th)

4th through 8th grades have French lessons 4 days a week.

4th Grade French Program:

• Grammar
• Studying conjugation of the verb
• to be” and “to have.” These are very important verbs because they are employed as auxiliary verbs in the past tense.
• Additional vocabulary
• Conversation
• French culture, geography, and history of France

5th Grade French Program:

• Grammar
• Studying conjugation of the verb
• to be” and “to have.” These are very important verbs because they are employed as auxiliary verbs in the past tense.
• Additional vocabulary
• Conversation
• French culture, geography, and history of France
• Reading French
• More homework expected

6th - 8th Grade French Program:

At this level, students must be able to read, write, and understand French. And, of course, there will be more daily homework and study of art, history, culture, and drama.

Grading for 5th - 8th grades:

• 40% Test
• 30% Homework
• 15% Quiz
• 15% Participation

United States Pledge of Allegiance - En Français

Each morning, the students say the Pledge of Allegiance in English, and then in French.

J'engage ma fidelité au drapeau des États-Unis d'Amérique et à la République qu'il répresente, une nation sous Dieu, indivisible, avec liberté et justice pour tous.