Welcome to David Hardy's Web Page

The in progress new web page at Schoolwires. (not complete yet!)

 

2009-2010 page (links to lesson plans etc)

Link to 2008-2009 pages

 

 

 

David Hardy: Le français au lycée Newman Smith!

 (email me at hardyd@cfbisd.edu )

 

Page pour le français 2

 

Page pour le français PréAP

 

M. Hardy's schedule for 2010-2011

 

 

3rd

4th

Period

Subject

1st

French advanced

2nd

French 2

3rd

Conference

4th

French 2

5th

French advanced

6th

French 2

7th

French 2

Tutorial Schedule: lundi/vendredi 2h40-3h15 et sur rendez-vous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fb pass page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

examen final 3/4        (examen pour le 2 juin)

l'examen final... 2


This year is special: not only will we be communicating by video conference with French students in Normandy, France, we hosted them in April, and some Smith students will travel to France and experience first hand the French speaking world!

 

agenda: la SHF le 25 mai

 

agenda: le 25 mai : le voyage en Normandie!!!

Petit agenda le 6 mai: le voyage 2010 (hand-out)

Itinerary (may be tweaked a little!

Trip suggestions

 

Des nouvelles:

French club: le 13 mai

Le blog de M. Doussaint du séjour au Texas!

des images de la soirée chez les Echaniz!

French student visit itinerary!

Photo!

 

Le projet culturel de français avancé (version 2010)

Activités pour le français 2: Paris (et Alençon?)

Des images de notre excursion au musée et au restaurant français!!! Il y avait des élèves qui ont mangé des escargots!

 

On a gagné la deuxième place Sweepstakes!!! Félicitations aux participants!!!!

La liste de l'équipe Images de la compétition

 

 

Page pour le français 2

 

Page pour le français PréAP

 

 

Examen 2e année...

Pages pour réviser l'examen AP et ici

 

 

Page de l'année dernière

 

Misc.:

Le site de la Fête Française: Jasper HS samedi le 6 mars

 

A message to participants! Contest page with links to audio recordings!

Don't have Word? Click here!

 

CFBISD homepage  Email address: hardyd@cfbisd.edu@cfbisd.edu

Phone #:972-968-5200
 

Newman Smith homepage

 

Un petit message à ceux et à celles qui vont

participer dans la compétition de la Fête Française! (le 6 mars 2010)

 

Félicitations! Congratulations! You are already a winner, someone who has decided to deepen your knowledge of French and to represent Smith as part of the 2010 French team. You now belong to a select group of students who have competed and distinguished themselves and their school since 1983 the Fête Française. The purpose of this competition is to allow students the opportunity to grow individually while training for the competition, to become more confident in their use of this beautiful language, and to have the chance to measure their accomplishments in an encouraging environment.

 

For this to be the most rewarding experience for you possible I'd like to give some words of advice:

 

How it works: All oral events are judged by two French speaking judges. (art work may be judged by non French speaking experts, musicians and/or artists) No one else will be in the room with you. The judges are there to give you feedback and to determine which students have most successfully mastered the pieces they are performing.  You are supposed to enter when called, greet the judge politely, give your name and school # (we'll be assigned one when we register), tell them what you will be performing then present! The top three winners per event per level in North Texas will be announced at the awards ceremony at the end of the event.

 

Your success will be proportionate to the preparation you bring to the event. Here are some things that might help.

 

If you are preparing for an oral event:

·        You will be performing a piece of literature by a French author. It is a chance to learn some vocabulary or structures you may not have learned yet in class. Make sure you understand the passage thoroughly. Look up words you don't know and get help from your teacher so you will understand everything you say.

·        Next request a recording from your teacher. (You may be able to find poems read aloud on the internet as well.) Listen carefully several times and try imitating the voice of your teacher.

·        Now you're ready to begin performing! Each time you have someone listen to you will gain more confidence with your own mastery of the piece. You will definitely want your teacher to listen to you and to give you honest feedback about your performance. No one is perfect right away! Since you know what the piece means find your own 'voice' as you become the mouthpiece of the author in 'interpreting' his/her work! You are making it come alive each time you speak!

 

 

To prepare for the vocab test: Read the little opening dialogues of the textbook you were issued. Skim over the vocab lists at the end of the chapters. Ask for something extra to read from your teacher. Extra reading also helps those who are doing the sight reading, guided reading, grammar and dictation tests.

 

For guided speaking: practice by taking magazine pictures and describing what you see. Can you guess why the people are there? what they want, need or are thinking? Can you suppose what they did or will do next? The winner by level of this event will talk for at least 90 seconds about what they see in the picture. You'll have 5 minutes to get ready.

 

The criteria, rules etc. for all the events is online at:  http://faculty.trinityvalleyschool.org/aatf/fete.html

 

 

 

Timeline:

 

            Thursday afternoon,  February 11th:  the list of participants is finalized for mailing to contest headquarters to enroll you. $6 entry fees are due.

              (the entry fee is the same regardless of the number of events you participate in!)

 

            February 20th: Smith teachers will work for the contest organizers.  (What your teachers pay for participating!) This is also the last moment any changes could be              made to the team.

 

            Week of March 1st: M. Hardy, Mme Chlone and/or honor society members will be available after school to listen to performances. The more you practice the              more confident you will be! YOU will be helping the team by being a willing   audience for students who are practicing their pieces. We are a team!

            Bring the field trip permission slip with you to give to your teacher by Friday of this week!

           

            Saturday March 6th: Students and teachers will meet in front of the school (approx.8 am: but TBA) for the trip by bus to Jasper HS in Plano. The bus will            return to the Smith parking lot at the end of the awards ceremony. (approx. 3 pm or so)

           

           

Message to staff:

 

On March 6th Newman Smith HS competed in the North Texas Fête Française competition. Newman Smith students won 2nd place sweepstakes! 24 schools participated in this competition. Individually JJ Echaniz placed 2nd in North Texas, an incredible feat with two performances of a perfect 100!

 

Mme Chlone and M. Hardy are very proud of the students and their performances. They were highly complimented for their work.

 

If you see or have any of the students in class please congratulate them!
David Hardy and Cherine Chlone

 

Part of the winning team were:

Christian Alamilla, Bianca Esparza, Jimmy Govea, Cindy Phung, Janet Soto, and Brittainy Wyatt.

 

Sweepstakes 2nd Place: Newman Smith


 

Vocal Group

Veronica Rentreria 2nd

Elizabeth Torres 2nd

Vocabulary 1

Elizabeth Torres 2nd

Memorized Poetry 2

Kevin Giles 1st

Memorized Poetry 3

Fabi Davila  1st

Memorized Poetry 4

Ale Velasquez  2nd

Viviana Cruz 1st

Read Poetry 1

Farren Habertson 1st

Read Poetry 2

Maria Candido  2nd

Raquel Rodriguez  3rd

Read Poetry 3

Esteban Barboza  3rd

Memorized Prose 1

Stephanie Camacho  1st

Memorized Prose 2

Raquel Rodriguez  1st

Read Prose 2

JJ Echaniz  3rd

Mariel Flores  2nd

Guided Speaking 2

JJ Echaniz  1st

Mariel Flores  2nd

Guided Speaking 3

Esteban Barboza  3rd

Sight Reading 1

Liliana Alarcon  1st

Sight Reading 2 

JJ Echaniz  2nd

Overall 2

JJ Echaniz  2nd


Team score: 132 points!!!!!