Monday, November 23, 2009

French is Everywhere!

The Fall project for the 10th Agers was to look for French all around them - French words and pictures found in newspapers, magazines, catalogues, and on food labels, game instructions, household products, . . . just to name a few. What a great job they did on this assignment!


Cousin, Cousine

Quelle chance! Lucky for us, one of our 8th Age girls has French cousins. They came to visit us this afternoon. Their father is French and their mother is American. They speak only French at home. They are fluent in English and in French. We sang for them and they sang for us. We also got to ask them questions while enjoying the cookies that they brought.What a great experience!


Chefs Fantastiques!

Today, the 8th graders had a special surprise waiting for them first period!Everyone got a chance to make their own delicious crepes - cooking, flipping,
and filling each one with combinations of confiture, sucre, jambon, et fromage. By the end of class, each student was happy and full and quite the
expert in the art of crepe making.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Sewing Stars

French Club was off to Belgium this week where they enjoyed sewing mini pillows and bags decorated with authentic Belgian lace. Students also saw a short film about Belgium and enjoyed a take-home treat of Belgian waffles.




Wednesday, November 18, 2009

French Club Architects

French Club is new to Calvert this year and we have sixteen members from the 8th, 9th, and 10th Age classes. Each week, we meet for an hour after school. We are doing fun activities that represent French speaking countries. On our first day together, we flew off to Paris (back in time for pick-up, of course.) Students created their own Eiffel Tower souvenirs while enjoying a delicious treat of baguettes, brie, and French limonade.