Bienvenue au Zoo

7th Agers are learning French words for body parts. So far, they have learned head (la tête), hair (les cheveux), eyes (les yeux), ears (les oreilles), nose (le nez), and mouth (la bouche). For fun, and to help remember the words, students were given an animal face to trace, draw, and then label in French. Students are also learning additional vocabulary for body parts with the French version of the song Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes (Tête, Épaule, Genoux, et Pieds).

Bon Jour de Grace

Did you know that Thanksgiving is also celebrated in Canada? It is earlier than in the United States - in October. Family and friends get together to eat a traditional Thanksgiving meal that is very similar to ours. For Grandparents' Day 8th Agers delighted all as they sang an old French-Canadian song called A la Claire Fontaine, first with a traditional version and then a jazzy version. Bon Jour de Grace (Happy Thanksgiving) everyone!

Joan of Arc

10th Agers have been learning about some well-known French people from history. Joan of Arc, is considered a national heroine in France, lived from 1412 to 1431. She was a peasant girl who led the French army to several victoiries against the English during the Hundred Years War, paving th eway for teh crowning of Charles VII. She was captured and burned at the stake at age 19. Years later, she became a saint in the Catholic Church. She is one of the patron saints of France.
This week, the story of Joan of Arc will be performed in French at Baltimore's Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. January will mark the 600th anniversary of her birth.

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Bon Appétit!

Mousse au chocolat is a very popular French dessert - a light and fluffy version of pudding. Mousse, which means foam, originated in France in the 18th century.
French Club members were busy today whipping up this delicious after-dinner treat for their families. Everyone took home fancy cups filled with chocolate mousse, complete with a silver tray and a Bon Appétit! message.

Merci à Isabelle et Anne pour l'assistance.

French Canadian Song

This week 8th Agers will be learning about a traditional French Canadian song called À la Claire Fontaine. This popular French ballad was adapted by Voyageurs, French Canadian fur traders that used the waterways of Canada and the upper Midwest of the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Voyageurs are legendary, especially in French Canada, and are celebrated in folklore and music.

Canoe Manned by Voyageurs Passing a Waterfall, 1869
 by Canadian artist Frances Anne Hopkins

Facts About France

Here are some 10th Age students to tell you some facts about France:

The Magic of the Moment

7th Agers have been learning about French Impressionist, Claude Monet. With a few minutes to spare at the end of class, the students asked if they could draw their own versions of Monet's paintings. Here is what they drew with a moment's notice, magnifique!

Quelle est ta saison favorite?

7th Agers know their favorite season, what's yours?