World Languages Elementary Specialty Program
(French)
(French)
Bonjour et bienvenue (hello and welcome) to our French Program at Signal Hill Elementary School! Our FLES (foreign language in the elementary schools) program is a content-based sequential model. Our objectives are to familiarize the students with a basic knowledge of French by focusing initially on the listening and speaking skills. As these skills develop, we focus on reading and writing skills in French.
The unique aspect of this FLES program is that we draw from the themes and topics of the mainstream grade-level curriculum content objectives in order to develop our students' skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing in French. Consequently, not only are the students learning French, they are also receiving reinforced instruction in key SOL (Standards of Learning) areas such as mathematics, science and social studies.
Signal Hill E.S. is one of six elementary schools in Prince William County, offering the FLES program. Two schools offer French, and four schools offer Spanish. We implemented the first year of the French FLES (Foreign Language at the Elementary School) program at Signal Hill E.S. in September 2000. Typically, a FLES program offers foreign language instruction for short periods of time on a frequent basis. Due to block scheduling, our program has been modified. Students in first through fifth grade receive 40 minutes of instruction once a week.
Madame Ballvé has been teaching French at Signal Hill since the program began in 2000. In fact, she has been involved in the actual creation of the FLES program for Prince William County Schools since its very beginning. Please feel free to contact her should you have any questions.
