PARLONS FRANÇAIS SEPTEMBRE 2014 ISSUE #1 1 PARLONS françaisSharing news from the OHS French Department In this issuefdafdsa BIENVENUE (1-2) Introduction from Madame Sigman IN-CLASS HAPPENINGS (2) French 1-3 and AP French Language and Culture. RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS (3-4) Accessing class material and practicing outside of class WHAT CAN MY CHILD GAIN FROM STUDYING LANGUAGE AT OHS? (4-5) Staying in language classes for four years has great benefits! by Madame Sigman I am so excited to welcome you all to the French Department at OHS. For some, the French language is a completely new adventure; for others, the language is familiar and exciting. I am coming to Oswego High School from The Chicago High School for the Arts, Chicago’s only public performing arts high school. I am fortunate to have begun my career at ChiArts as a founding faculty member. In this capacity, I worked with a small cohort of other talented teachers to write school-wide curriculum and to closely examine student learning. At ChiArts, I taught all levels of French, some English, and served as the French Club sponsor, NHS Adviser, and Teacher Mentoring Program Coordinator. I graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in the Teaching of French and English L iterature. I studied abroad in Montpellier, France where I attended the Université Paul Valéry to study French literature. I hold an Illi nois state teaching license with endorsements in French and English. I am currently a graduate student at DePaul University, majoring in Curriculum Studies. Right now, I live in Chicago with my husband and my dog, Phineas (a Boston terrier). I love reading, watching TV shows (especially on
