Restaurant Fun

9th Agers had fun creating French restaurants, complete with menus in French, food cutouts, decorations and props from home, and restaurant signs. Customers and the waiting staff spoke in French as food and drink orders were given and delivered. And, just like in Europe, euros were used to pay for the delicious meals.

 

 



 

Creative Learning

9th Agers have recently begun a new fun class project. In groups of three and four, students are creating a French café complete with menus and signs in French. When ready, they will open up their restaurant to other French students who will become their customers, order food from their menus, and pay with  euros. All conversations will be conducted in French. Stay tuned for more to come.

 

 



Ma Famille

7th Agers have been learning French words for members of the family: la mère (mother), le père (father), la grand-mère (grandmother), le grand-père (grandfather), le frère (brother), la soeur (sister), and le bébé (baby).
They have also been learning French words for animals and have created a personalized book, Ma Famille, with words and pictures of the people and pets in their families.

 



Playing With Money

8th Agers have been having fun playing with money - play money, that is. They have been learning about the euro, the currency of seventeen countries that are part of the European Union. Euros come in paper and coin form. The paper euros are very colorful and come in different sizes and amounts. There are also one and two euro coins, as well as six other types of coins called cents.

Students have been practicing with play euros to pay for "food" that they order in class from various French menus.



 

Ma Famille

9th Agers have been busy writing Ma Famille (My Family), this month's folder paper. Students have used their knowledge of family and pets vocabulary, masculine and feminine pronouns, as well as  adjective agreement to describe their family. They have also shown their artistic ability by creating a drawing of their family. Here are some samples:

Il y a quatre personnes dans ma famille. Mon père s'appelle Parker. Il est brun et gentil. Ma mère s'appelle Laura. Elle est fantastique et drôle. J'ai zéro soeurs et un frère. Il y a aussi un animal dans ma famille. J'ai un chien.

J'aime beaucoup ma famille.

 

Il y a quatre personnes dans ma famille. Mon père s'appelle Todd. Il est sportif et intelligent. Ma mère s'appelle Lisa. Elle est gentille et artistique. J'ai une soeur et zéro frères. Il y a aussi quatre animaux dans ma famille. J'ai un lapin, un cheval, et deux chiens. J'aime beaucoup ma famille.

Il y a quatre personnes dans ma famille. Mon père s'appelle Samuel. Il est sportif et intelligent. Ma mère s'appelle Laura. Elle est musicale et artistique. J'ai zéro soeurs et un frère. Il y a aussi deux animaux dans ma famille. J'ai deux grenouilles. J'aime beaucoup ma famille.

Chefs Are Us!

French Club members played chef as they measured, stirred,  cracked and poured ... making  their own crêpe batter to take home. They also got to eat delicous crêpes filled with jambon (ham), fromage (cheese), chocolat (chocolate),  confiture à la fraise (strawberry jam), and sucre et citron (sugar and lemon.) 

Merci beaucoup à Chef Marguerite et Chef Henri!

 

French Day

International Week in the Lower School was lots of fun! Each day of the week highlighted a different language/culture: Spanish, Hindi, Irish, Russian, and French. Here are some scenes from French Day:

  

French Club hands out flags from French-speaking countries.

Calvert siblings tell about their recent trip to Paris and bring croissants.

 

Madame Pietrowski looking très chic.

 

French chefs fly in from Paris ... hmmm, they look very familar.

French café

 

French fashion show and other Paris displays

 

Can-can dancers, Eiffel Tower, frites, mousse au chocolat, ... oh là là!

 

French boutique

 

French fun with friends