NOM:
Madame Pierrette (Tori Byrd)
ÉCOLE:
Sarah Rawson Smith Elementary
CLASSE:
French - 2nd Grade and 4th Grade
TÉLÉPHONE DE L'ÉCOLE:
404-802-3850
My name is Mrs. Byrd and my persona is "Madame Pierrette" in French class.
I've been a part of the Sarah Smith community for three years and am very
happy to meet a new bunch of great students this fourth year. I started out
at The Galloway School in 2001, went to Bankhead, then taught English in
France for a year. I finally found my way back home...and here I am at the
wonderful SARAH R. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
It's great to be at a place where French instruction is truly valued as
a gateway into our global society. The students' young minds are so ripe and
thirsty for all the knowledge and skills we tranfer to them.
This school year, I have the pleasure of teaching second grade for the first
time. And what's so awesome about it is that I get to see my former
kindergarteners again. I also teach fourth grade, which has become one of
my favorite grades. I love the units on pizza, travels across Québec and
devising plans to support endangered animals...just to name a few. I can't
wait to get to know each of you and your families, or to catch up on the
past two years.
The students at Sarah Smith receive French instruction every day for 30
minutes in grades one through four. We have a communicative program that is
based 98 percent in the target language. So, from the moment I roll into
the classroom with my cart until the time I leave, the children usually hear
only French, and are strongly encouraged to speak French themselves.
Because the students are immersed in the language every day, they truly have
an amazing comprehension level and develop productive language skills more
naturally.
Atlanta Public Schools is one of the few systems in the country that has an
articulated K-12 foreign language program. That means that students who
begin a language in kindergarten and continue a long sequence through high
school actually have a chance to become fluent in a foreign language.
What an incredible opportunity!
