Boo-tiful!

Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!

 

 

From the French Club pumpkins

 

Bon Anniversaire, Statue de la Liberté!

Today marks the 126th birthday of The Statue of Liberty. Today is also its reopening, having been closed for the past year for renovations. It will now be easier to move around inside the monument and will be more accessible to visitors with disabilities.

 

 As Calvert French students know, this world-famous monument symbolizing freedom and opportunity was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States. The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor on June 19th, 1885. It was intended to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence, some ten years earlier.

The Statue of Liberty is made of copper and stands more than 300 feet high. Often called Lady Liberty, she faces southeast, making her a welcoming symbol for arriving ships.

Calvert's Waterlily Pond

7th Age girls were busy in French class cutting, painting, and glueing. After learning about Monet and his waterlily pond, the girls recreated the magic.They combined different paints to create their own unique colors, just like Monet did. These beautiful waterlilies are on display in the hallway alongside the new playground - stop by and take a look.

 

 

Reviewing with Renoir

With the help of a famous Renoir painting, 9th Agers are reviewing clothing vocabulary and constructing new descriptive French sentences. Look below the painting to see some sample descriptions; clothing words are in yellow.

 

Luncheon of the Boating Party

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881

  

Onze personnes portent les chapeaux.
Deux femmes portent les chapeaux avec les fleurs.
Les femmes portent les robes longues.
Une femme porte une jupe longue et une chemise blanche et rouge.
Les hommes portent les chemises et le pantalon.
Il y a des hommes qui portent une cravate aussi.
Une femme porte les gants noirs.

This Renoir painting is currently housed in The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.


Ma Saison Favorite

For this month's French folder paper, 9th Agers wrote about their favorite season which included a combination of the months, colors, sports, holidays, and activities particular to each season. Students enhanced their writings with creative illustrations. This work is now on display in the hallway near the French classroom. Here are some samples; click on each one for a closer view: 

 

 

Renoir Recovered

As 9th Agers haved learned, our Artiste du Mois, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, is in the news.  A woman in West Virginia recently paid seven dollars for a small painting she found at a flea-market. She soon discovered that her purchase was a genuine Renoir painting. This painting, called "Paysage Bords de Seine", was stolen in 1951 from our very own Baltimore Museum of Art! It had not been seen since. The painting will soon go to auction and is expected to sell for $100,000 or more! French is truly everywhere, n'est-ce pas?!
 

Boo-tiful Display

Happy Halloween, from the French Club pumpkins!