What do 7th Agers Know?

7th Agers have really been zipping along in French this year. This is what 7th Agers know:

Weather Expressions
How to count from 1 to 60
Days of the week
Months of the year
The four seasons
How to say the day's date
Classroom vocabulary
Songs: Le Facteur; Un, Deux, Trois, Allons Dans les Bois; C'est le Printemps
Poem: Chere Maman
Animals
I like, I don't like
Table setting vocabulary
Mardi Gras customs
Nature vocabulary
French artist Claude Monet and his garden

And, of course, 7th Agers continued to use what they learned in Pilot and 6th Age: greetings, colors, body parts, songs, ...

7th Agers have also been very excited to share their knowledge of French learned outside of the classroom by bringing in French books, dolls, postcards, berets, movies; telling stories about going to French restaurants and bakeries in town; hearing people speak French in town and while on vacation; telling about family members speaking French; traveling to French-speaking places; going to Baltimore museums and seeing French artists that we've talked about in class, ...
It's been fun to hear about all of the French that these students encounter outside of school.

I can't wait to see what you can do in the 8th Age next year!

What do Pilots Know?

This year, the Pilot classes have learned a lot!
Here is what they know:

Hello, good-bye, see you soon

I'm doing well, I'm doing so-so, I'm doing badly

How to count from 1 to 20

Colors

Body parts

Small and big

Weather expressions: It's sunny, It's cold, It's raining

Impressionist artists Vincent Van Gogh and Mary Cassatt

Songs: Frere Jacques; Tete, Epaules, Genoux, et Pieds; Les Marionettes; J'aime Maman

Pilots also listened to a lot of French stories.

Nice job, Pilots! I am looking forward to seeing you next year in the 6th Age!

Precious Pilots Perform

The Pilot classes sang two French songs, "Frere Jacques" and "J'aime Maman" to adoring mothers last Friday morning for Calvert's Mother's Day Tea. Felicitations on a job well done!

What's the Weather?

7th Agers have finished their French books about weather. As you can hear below from one of our 7th Age girls, students have learned how to read all of the pages outloud, including a special Mother's Day poem on the last page. Enjoy this special gift from your 7th Ager.

Marvelous Madeleines

Enthusiastic 9th Ager shares his homemade Madeleine cookies with fellow classmates in French class. Bon Appetit!

Bienvenue Baptiste

Three of the 9th age classes were visited last week by Baptiste, a French exchange student currently attending Park School. Baptiste is also working at Calvert as an intern for the Phys Ed department. Prompted by their questions, Baptiste told the students about where he lives in France (in the country, on a vineyard), when he started learning English (age 7), his favorite American food (hamburger), his favorite color (red), his typical breakfast in France (coffee, bread, and cereal), his usual dinner time (7:00), his best friend's name (Etienne), his girlfriend status (none at the moment), and differences between the States and France "the cars are smaller in France, the houses look different, the French take longer to enjoy their meals, ... American people are really nice. "

Quite the Queue

9th Age students enthusiastically wait in line each morning to sing a traditional French Canadian song called "A la Claire Fontaine" to Madame Cooke. What a great way to start the day! (Take a look at Mrs. William's and Mr. Howe's blog to see and hear our classy French singers.)