World Languages
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VIVE LE FRANCAIS!!!

In the 2005 Grand Concours (National French Contest) Dumbarton Middle placed ALL 14 of its students in Places 1 through 16 statewide. Yes, statewide! National awards will be announced on May 15.

Lizzy D. placed 1st (a perfect score!) & Nasim C. placed 2nd statewide. Both of these students will be honored at a luncheon on Sunday May 15 at Cafe de Paris in Columbia.

FELICITATIONS A TOUS!!!

May 2004- DUMBARTON MIDDLE STUDENTS RANK NATIONALLY ON
LE GRAND CONCOURS

Well, here we go again! Not only did all 14 of Dumbarton Middle’s Grade 8 French students rank in places 1 through 11 statewide on the National French Exam, but we just received news yesterday that 8 of these students were national winners in the Grand Concours (National French Exam). Yes, you heard correctly! Eight of our Grade 8 French I students were ranked nationally.

At a luncheon held on May 16 at Jeannier’s Restaurant in Baltimore City it was announced that Dumbarton Middle School ranked eight Grade 8 students of French I in the top nine spots in the country. Not county, not state, but country! Those students receiving national ranking in Level IA French out of a total of over 18,500 students who took the test nationwide were: Robert W. and Julia P. tied for ninth place. Another eighth place tie nationwide went to Muxin Y. and Cordelia S.. Seventh place nationwide when to Allison S. while
Xu R.captured sixth place. Jai G. took fourth place and Alexander V., our first place winner statewide, took third place in the nation. All of these students received medals for their outstanding placement nationwide.

This is just another high honor for these eight students and for Dumbarton Middle School. Congratulations once again go to Alexander V., Jia G., Xu R., Allison S., Cordelia S., Muxin Y., Julia P., and Rob W. on their outstanding academic achievement nationally. We’re sure we haven’t heard the last of your names; just wait until the Grade 8 Awards Assembly.

Congratulations!

April, 2004 Dumbarton French Students
Tops in the State

On March 1st, 14 students in Grade 8 Level 1 French at Dumbarton Middle School
took the National French Exam, Le Grand Consours. Mr. Scannell, our
French instructor, proudly reports that all 14 students entered placed between
first and eleventh place in the state!

1st place- Alexander V.
tie 2nd- Jia G.
tie 3rd- Xu R.
4th- Allison S.
tie 5th- Cordelia S. and Muxin Y
tie 6th- Julia P. and Robert W.
tie 8th- Nathan B. and Gregory W.
tie 9th- Seth A., Danielle G., and Daniel S.
11th- Jack M.

These 14 Dumbarton students beat out their counterparts from
both private and parochial schools. To have all 14 students place
from first to eleventh place statewide is truly exceptional.

Well, here we go again. Not only did all 12 of Dumbarton Middle’s Grade 8 French students rank in places 2 through 15 statewide on the National French Exam, but we just received news yesterday that 5 of these students were national winners in the Grand Concours (National French Exam). Yes, you heard correctly! Five of our Grade 8 French I students were ranked nationally.

At a luncheon held on May 18 at Jeannier’s Restaurant in Baltimore City it was announced that Dumbarton Middle School ranked five Grade 8 students of French I in the top ten places in the country. Not county, not state, but country! Those students receiving national ranking in Level IA French out of a total of 18,569 students who took the test nationwide were: Sarah C. and Tasmia R.– tenth place. Ninth place nationwide went to Mary L.. In Level IB French Vera F. placed tenth nationally and Daniel S. placed seventh in the nation. All of these students received medals for their outstanding placement nationwide. This is just another high honor for these five students and for Dumbarton Middle School. Congratulations once again go to Daniel S., Mary L., Tasmia R., Sarah C., and Vera F. on their outstanding academic achievement nationally. We’re sure we haven’t heard the last of your names. Just wait until the Grade 8 Awards Assembly.

FRENCH STUDENTS SOAR
On March 3, 12 students in Grade 8 Level I French at Dumbarton Middle School took the National French Exam, Le Grand Concours. The results for these 12 students were amazing. Placements are done statewide and on the national level. Dumbarton Middle School is proud to announce that all 12 students taking this national exam placed between 2nd and 15th place statewide. Yes, that’s right, statewide! The results are as follows. Remember, these are statewide rankings:

In Level I-B (For students who have one parent who speaks French)
4th - Daniel S.
7th - Vera F.

The Dumbarton dozen beat out their counterparts from private and parochial schools such as Friends, Garrison Forest, St. Pauls’ Schools, The National Cathedral School, Georgetown Preparatory, the Severn School, Charles E. Smith Jewish School, Gaithersburg Middle School, the Woods Academy, and Harford Day School.
The National French Exam is a very difficult exam as it involves tremendous amounts of vocabulary, grammar, listening, and reading skills beyond the student’s level of French. To have one student placed on a high level statewide is an accomplishment, but to have all 12 students ranked in the top 15 statewide is a very high honor for those students and Dumbarton Middle School.
The scores of Mary L., Tasmia R., Sarah C., Daniel S., and Vera F. will be sent to the national level for further consideration and honors. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for more recognition and kudos on that level. Mary L., Tasmia R. and Sarah C. will be invited to a luncheon at Jeannier’s in downtown Baltimore on May 18 where they will receive additional recognition and honors. In addition, we’re hoping to have these students recognized by the Board of Education, the Sunpapers, Towson Times, and the Office of World Languages in Baltimore County.
Once again, Mr. Scannell would like to congratulate all 12 students taking part in the National French Exam for the high honor they have brought to themselves, their families, and their school. They are truly an integral part of what makes Dumbarton Middle School an outstanding place to learn and grow. Vive le francais et ses élèves!

French

Allez,viens!
This site is full of resources linked directly to the French curricula and your textbook. Try
out some of the practice activities to test your knowledge, review for quizzes and/or tests, or just to have some fun with French.

Yahoo! France
Search the French web at Yahoo (all information is in French).

WoYaa!
The French-African version of Yahoo!

Vocabulary Training Exercises
Study the various tenses and vocabulary topics

Reading in French
Reading skills are best acquired through actual practice reading. This site provides pointers for what to do when reading in a second language and it provides links to reading sources.

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Latin

Latin for Americans
Visit the Glencoe café and explore the crossword puzzles, activities, and resources for students.

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Spanish

PASO A PASO
Here you can extend your textbook to sites worldwide as well as do online activities, games, and puzzles, and take self-tests.

Espanolé
The online resource for teachers and students of Spanish.

Language Links
These sites are provided for those who are interested in Spanish Language and Culture.

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Level I RESEARCH MODELS ON THE
BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEBSITE

The following research models (web quests) are available at
www.bcps.org/offices/lis/modles/highs.html and are appropriate for Level I:
SPANISH

1. iVamonos! Spanish Speaking Countries
2. Take a Trip to Madrid
3. Spain: Fun in the Sun
4. Celebrate! Spanish Holidays

FRENCH

1. Allons-y! Francophone Countries
2. Sous les Tropiques : Fun in the Sun
3. Bienvenue a' Paris!
4. Road Adventure