French Knitting

Ever heard of French knitting? French Club members have learned all about it. French knitting became popular in France just after World War I. A fashion company had too much yarn and didn't know what to do with it so they came up with the idea of giving away little wooden spools, in the shapes of people, to schools and churches throughout France. These little spools, known as tricotins, made knitting really fun. Soon everyone was buying the company's excess yarn. In French Club, students used homemade tricotins to knit - so fun, it's hard to stop!

             Tricotins from the early 1900's                   Homemade tricotins



 



Monet Impression

7th Agers are learning about French artist, Claude Monet. Considered to be the founder of Impressionism, Monet lived outside of Paris in a village called Giverny. He  lived there with his wife and their eight children in a pink house with green shutters. He had a beautiful garden with a Japanese bridge built over a waterlily pond. He spent the last ten years of his life painting his beautiful flowers, especially the waterlilies. Students watched a film about Monet's garden based on the popular children's book, Linnea in Monet's Garden.



Concentration

8th Agers have just begun to learn about the seasons, in French. This week, they are working hard on their October folder paper; remembering to write neatly in Calvert Script, to spell the French words correctly, and to do their best at illustrating. As you can see, it takes a lot of concentration. Keep up the good work, students!

 

 

 

Les Quatre Saisons

9th Agers presented one of this week's homework assignments to their classmates: pictures of the four seasons (drawn, printed from the Internet, or cut out of magazines) with oral descriptions, in French. For each season, students are able to name the months, describe the weather, sports played, typical colors found, and nature items. Students are currently working on this month's folder paper, Ma Saison Favorite, in which they describe and illustrate their favorite season. 

 

Quelle artiste!

Inventive!

Bon Travail!

Light Up My World

Students had fun creating glass lanterns in French Club. Each glass lantern is painted, stamped, glued, and decorated with a French expression that is often seen and heard in English. A small battery-operated candle placed inside lights it up. These beautiful projects were recently on display in the Lower School lobby.

 

                       Long Live French                                Enjoy Your Meal                       

 

 

             

                                                             Very Stylish

 

With Excellence                                 Best of the Best  

 

                                                       There You Have It

 

One of a Kind                                       Magnificient
 

Cultivated, Intelligent Person

 

I Love You

  

Say Fromage!

8th Agers expanded their palates this week in French class by participating in a French cheese tasting. Students were encouraged to try three French cheeses - brie, camembert, and chèvre. They learned where each cheese is made in France and from what kind of animal's milk it is made. Students then rated each cheese with 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 don't like). Here are some of their opinions:

 

 

 

 

 

Numbers Game



7th Agers spent the early part of this week playing a French number game called LOTO (Bingo) to enhance their listening and comprehension skills for the numbers 0 to 10. Each table of three students formed a team. The competition was fierce but in the end everyone was a winner for having worked together in such a fun way to learn their French numbers.