Concentration

8th Agers have just begun to learn about the seasons, in French. This week, they are working hard on their October folder paper; remembering to write neatly in Calvert Script, to spell the French words correctly, and to do their best at illustrating. As you can see, it takes a lot of concentration. Keep up the good work, students!

 

 

 

Les Quatre Saisons

9th Agers presented one of this week's homework assignments to their classmates: pictures of the four seasons (drawn, printed from the Internet, or cut out of magazines) with oral descriptions, in French. For each season, students are able to name the months, describe the weather, sports played, typical colors found, and nature items. Students are currently working on this month's folder paper, Ma Saison Favorite, in which they describe and illustrate their favorite season. 

 

Quelle artiste!

Inventive!

Bon Travail!

Light Up My World

Students had fun creating glass lanterns in French Club. Each glass lantern is painted, stamped, glued, and decorated with a French expression that is often seen and heard in English. A small battery-operated candle placed inside lights it up. These beautiful projects were recently on display in the Lower School lobby.

 

                       Long Live French                                Enjoy Your Meal                       

 

 

             

                                                             Very Stylish

 

With Excellence                                 Best of the Best  

 

                                                       There You Have It

 

One of a Kind                                       Magnificient
 

Cultivated, Intelligent Person

 

I Love You

  

Say Fromage!

8th Agers expanded their palates this week in French class by participating in a French cheese tasting. Students were encouraged to try three French cheeses - brie, camembert, and chèvre. They learned where each cheese is made in France and from what kind of animal's milk it is made. Students then rated each cheese with J'aime beaucoup (I like a lot), J'aime (I like), J'aime un peu (I like a little), and Je n'aime pas (I don't like). Here are some of their opinions:

 

 

 

 

 

Numbers Game



7th Agers spent the early part of this week playing a French number game called LOTO (Bingo) to enhance their listening and comprehension skills for the numbers 0 to 10. Each table of three students formed a team. The competition was fierce but in the end everyone was a winner for having worked together in such a fun way to learn their French numbers.



It's More Than a Language

Learning French opens up a whole new world of awareness for Calvert students. Not only do they learn how to listen, speak, sing, and write in French, they also learn about the ways in which French is all around them.

Here are some of the bulletin boards in the French classroom that focus on French in our world:

Artist of the Month

Each month a different French artist is highlighted.

French is Everywhere

cooking, sports, politics, architecture, art, science,

history, literature, fashion, American city names,

music, dance, English vocabulary, products, philosophy

French in the World

As you can see, French is spoken in many countries around the world.

French and English are the only languages spoken on five continents.

 



 

 

This display just outside the French Classroom is a work-in-progress. Created by 9th Age students with their French finds from home ... found in magazines, newspapers, and catalogues; on food labels and packaging; in photographs; on maps, ... We will soon need a new wall!!



What's in a Number?

9th Agers are learning numbers 0 to 100 in French. Why learn so many? Numbers play an important part in any language and it is most beneficial to know numbers automatically. It would be awfully hard to conduct daily business, travel, and communication needs without basic number vocabulary. So students are practicing each day to not only memorize number words but to also be able to recall them randomly. Ask your 9th Ager to count for you in French!