It has been an eventful few months for the Grades 4-6 elementary music program. The Grade 4 music classes have been working hard on their music literacy, and the students are starting to get excited about reading music. The Grade 5 students are now at the stage of knowing eight notes on their instruments, and are busy preparing for their first performance. The Grade 6’s have shown a lot of maturity as of late, as they rehearse all together!

All Grades 4, 5 and 6 will perform at the Winter Concert, in CFIS’s Elementary Gymnasium, on Wednesday, December 12th, at 2 p.m.
 

The holiday season can be stressful for adults. Did you know that the holidays can also cause stress for children? Here are a few tips to help your child cope with the social stress of the festive season:

Congratulations to the following students who performed very well at a recent Spanish and French speech competition hosted by Webber Academy (thank you, Mrs. Adams, Señora Mendes, Mme Bouchard and Mme Moulin):

Spanish original oratory:

• Grade 10 Alejandro V. won gold and Ana F. won silver,
• Grade 8 Matthew F. won gold, grade 8 Ruben G. won bronze

French poetry:

• Grade 10 Gabriela C. won gold
• Grade 8 Sabine U. won silver, grade 7 Naomi D. won bronze

French original oratory:

As you know, we have had 2 evenings of parent-teacher interviews this week. It was a pleasure to cross paths with so many of you, and to hear such positive feedback about your children’s experiences so far this year. CFIS students are so lucky to have such engaged and involved families who participate so actively in their educational experience.