Hello Jessie, Here on italki you can start by checking some French teachers on 'language teachers' on the left side of your homepage. You can take some initial lessons to introduce you to the basics of the French language: how to pronounce, the basic words of greetings and introduction, the main verbs and their conjugation in the main tenses etc. You can practice as well with French native speakers. You can find them on 'language partners'. That should be enough to prepare you for your French classes at school.