Le Petit Prince

8th Age boys enjoyed watching Le Petit Prince, a movie based on the well-known story written by Antoine de Saint Exupéry.This is a story with many levels, both for children and for adults. Here's an example of one of the many heart-felt lines in this endearing story:
If someone loves a flower of which just one example exists among all the millions and millions of stars, that's enough to make him happy when he looks at the stars. He tells hemself, "My flower's up there somewhere..." But if the sheep eats the flower, then for him it's as if, suddenly, all the stars went out. And isn't that important?

Conversation anyone?

8th Agers practiced reading and acting out French skits for their classmates. The skits involve two people who correspond with greetings and questions in French. The students did an excellent job reading and  pronouncing the French words (many of them new) and adding expression and gestures to the skit. Encore, encore!

Spinning Class

7th Agers continued to work on new vocabulary by making colorful spinning wheels in class. Students have gotten quite good at saying all of the color words in French. Ask a 7th Ager you know.

French Club Fun

This year's French Club met for the first time this week. Each student, inspired by an Impressionist painting, decorated a wooden Eiffel Tower. Next week, after finishing touches have been made, these creative projects will be on display in the Lower School. Quels artistes!

French Cousins

For the third year in a row, French cousins of a Calvert family visit one of our French classes. It is always such a treat to see them and, as usual, they brought des biscuits délicieux (some delicious cookies) for everyone. Students got to hear them speak French and some students asked them questions in French. The cousins have an American mother and a French father so they are truly bilingual. Hope to see you again cousins!

First Game of the Season

10th Agers are gearing up for a fierce competition of French vocabulary words. Using their memory skills, players recall and catagorize French words learned from past years. Catagories include: food, places, family members, colors, clothing, and body parts. Here's to a great season!

Couleurs

Students may have been seeing purple but they were also learning lots of color words. 7th Age students new to French this year eagerly practice writing: bleu, rouge, jaune, vert, brun, rose, violet, and orange.