Francophone Holiday Projects

We explored the culture of France by learning about the different holidays celebrated there, and how they are similar and different to ours. Students shared their presentations with the class. Here are a few examples:

What is Le Poisson D'Avril?

• Poisson D’Avril is a practical joke made on the first day of April.
• During this day, French children try to attach a picture or cutout of a fish(poisson) on as many adults’ backs as they can.
• When they tape it, they run away as fast as they can, yelling “poisson d’avril!”
• It is also common in France for people to share jokes or puns with their friends.
• Poisson D’Avril is a day in France where all sorts of silly jokes and hoaxes are welcome.

La Fête des Rois?

La Fête des Rois is also known as the Epiphany. It is a traditional celebration in France on January sixth. The Epiphany is a Christian tradition remembering the journey that the three wise men took to see Jesus, and his birthplace.

La Fête des Rois has many names, such as Three Kings’ Day, Baptism of Jesus, Little Christmas, and Theophany.

HISTORY BEHIND BASTILLE DAY

• July 14, 1789  (quatorze juillet)
• French holiday
• Celebrates the storming of the bastille
• A day representing the french people’s freedom
• Violent uprising the helped influence the french revolution
• King Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette at rule; the people didn’t approve of their rule
• Bernard-René de Launay; leader of the storming of the bastille

7th Grade à la Mode!

7th graders showed off their knowledge of clothing and colors with a fashion show last week. They all prepared written scripts describing their outfit, then a classmate read the script while they sashayed across the stage. As you can see, they (well, most of them;) thoroughly enjoyed entertaining their audience. The rest of 7th grade and Ms. Scalet were in attendance for the big show! 

And while most of us know the term "à la mode" to mean "add ice cream to my pie", in French it means "to be in fashion, or fashionable" Ooo la la!!

Joyeux Halloween!

French students celebrated Halloween by creating "les squelettes", Skeletons, from Q-tips and identified some body parts. We sang the song "Tête, Epaules, Genoux et Pieds" (Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes)

We also learned different words in French related to Halloween by playing French Halloween Lotto!

Couleur par Numéro

5th grade French students discovered unique hidden images by coloring by number. We reinforced learning of our new color words like, rouge=red, 

vert=green, violet=purple, and many more!

Nous mangeons au café!

As we wrapped up our chapter on French cafés and foods this week, the students have been working on creating their own cafés and menus using our vocabulary. We also role played being in the café and ordering off each other's menus. Some students brought food items from their menu to share!

Madame Frisillo even tried her hand at making crêpes...mmmmm, Nutellea :)

Bon Appétit!

Bienvenue! Welcome back!

French Culture Projects

Trip to Disneyland Paris

Architect Jean Nouvel

6th and 8th grade French students presented their projects on French culture. They were given the option to research and and present on a French artist or architect, a French-speaking country outside of France, or to plan an imaginary trip to a French-speaking country. We all learned a lot from our classmates!

       BonTravail!!

Switzerland

Trip to Niger

Trip to Toulouse, France

Belgium

Artist Henri Matisse

Artist Claude Monet

Togo

Trip to Madagascar