C'est l'Halloween

French Club pumpkins wish you a Boo-ti-ful Halloween!

 

                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artistes du 10ième Âge

Tenth Agers have just finished writing about paintings by French artists. Each student was given a different artist's painting to study, draw, and to describe in this month's French folder paper. Drawings and the accompanying papers will soon be on display outside the French classroom. Here is a sneak preview of some of our talented French students' work:

 



 

In Monet's Garden

7th Agers have been learning all about French painter, Claude Monet. Monet lived from 1840 to 1926 and is known around the world as one of the founders of the painting style called Impressionism. Monet's private garden became the focus of his paintings as he grew older. His famous Japanese bridge and waterlily pond are visited by approximately 500,000 people each year. This week, 7th Agers are "visiting" Monet's garden as they watch the movie of the children's classic story by the same name, Linnea in Monet's Garden.



Ma Saison Favorite

9th Agers have been learning how to describe each of the four seasons. Here are some examples of their most recent folder paper, with illustrations, describing their favorite season. 

Ma saison favorite est le printemps.

Il y a beaucoup de fleurs au printemps.

Il y a beaucoup de petits animaux au printemps.

Le Jour de Saint Patrick est au printemps.

Je joue à lacrosse au printemps.

 

 

Ma saison favorite est l'été.

Il fait du soleil et le ciel est bleu.

Les mois de l'été sont juin, juillet, et août.

J'aime le citron pressé en été.

Mon anniversaire est en été.

Le quatre juillet est célébré aux États-Unis.

 

 

Ma saison favorite est l'automne.

Les feuilles sont rouges, jaunes, et orange.

Les mois de l'automne sont septembre, octobre, et novembre.

L'Halloween est en automne.

Je joue au football en automne.

Mon anniversaire est en automne.

 

 

Ma saison favorite est l'hiver.

Il neige beaucoup en hiver.

Je fais du ski en hiver.

Noël et Hanoucca sont en hiver.

Les jours sont courts et les nuits sont longues.

J'aime le chocolat chaud.

C'est Fromage!

Speaking of cheese ... 8th Agers have been learning many interesting facts about France. Did you know that over 300 different cheeses are made in France from the milk of cows, sheeps, and goats? Students were treated to a special cheese-tasting in French class this week. They tasted three kinds of French cheese: brie, camembert, and chèvre. After each sampling, students recorded their likes/dislikes in French by saying 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 do not like). Here are few of their opinions:

 

French is Everywhere!

Since the beginning of the school year, 9th Agers have been in search of all things French. Turns out they don't have to look too far - it's everywhere: on food labels, game instructions, magazine covers, perfume bottles, shampoo containers, restaurant menus, clothing labels, toys, household products; as well as in words that we use in English, ... it's truly everywhere!

 

Les Quatre Saisons

9th Agers have been learning how to describe the four seasons in French by talking about colors, weather, likes and dislikes, and clothing. Here are some students sharing their creative homework assignments about the four seasons with their classmates.

 

 

Lavande Française

French Club members learned all about French lavender today. They also learned how to sew! Each student created one or more sachets filled with dried French lavender. Did you know that lavender helps you feel calm and relaxed? And it smells good, too!

  

La Tour Eiffel

French Club members created colorful paintings after learning about the Eiffel Tower.

 

Here are some interesting facts:

 

The Eiffel Tower was originally created for the World's Fair in 1889, in Paris, France.

It was designed by Gustave Eiffel (who earlier designed the Statue of Liberty).

It took two years to build.

It is made of iron and weighs over 10,000 tons.

It was the tallest man-made structure for 41 years.

The Eiffel Tower has been visited by over 250 million people.

It is painted every 7 years with 50 tons of dark brown paint.

It sways a few inches in the wind to prevent it from breaking.

Its nickname "La Dame de Fer" means "The Iron Lady".

It has become an iconic symbol of France which is known throughout the world.

 

 

C'est Moi

9th Agers recently wrote about themselves in French using vocabulary and phrases learned in class. Students are able to tell their names, where they live, what languages they speak, how many siblings they have, their favorite class, their favorite season, their nationality, and their age. Here are some samples. Click on each one to get a closer look at each student's French descriptions and Calvert script.