French

11 November 2013 Alex, ZoÃ© et Compagnie

Nov 12, 2013

French Club is split into two groups this year– Les Grands et Les Petits. With Les Grands we are working with a textbook program called Alex et ZoÃ©. The kids recently completed the first unit and today they presented a skit to Les Petits. I don’t think Les Petits were too impressed, but I was quite pleased. In this …

21 October 2013 Comment tu t’appelles?

Oct 21, 2013

What French club was asking after I changed everyone’s names and gave them chapeaux to wear. (Sam is wearing a beret that I bought at Galeries Lafayette in 1987 on my first trip to Paris.)

7 October 2013 A la BibliothÃ¨que

Oct 8, 2013

Looks like we were about to have a board room meeting, but no, it’s a new year for French Club, now meeting weekly at the downtown library. It’s looks so calm here, doesn’t it? I was trop occupÃ©e to take any pictures of the ensuing mayhem.

22 February 2013 Il Pleut

Feb 23, 2013

Actually I don’t think it rained all that much here (freezing or regular) but still, it was a good day to stay indoors with a still sick child.

14 February 2013 Tartes au sucre

Feb 15, 2013

We made mini tartes au sucre today in French Club as part of our Quebec studies. This was not an entirely traditional recipe, as we substituted graham cracker crusts for the more usual pÃ¢te brisÃ©e. They were quite tasty, though. Here’s a bonus shot of the kids feasting: