French Christmas Craft!

We have been working on some recettes (recipes) en classe, and I thought it would be fun to put our knowledge to good use and make some decorations for Noel. We are starting with a homework assignment so everyone will bring in their pâte à sel. 


Il faut...


Du sel
De l'eau
Du farine


Dans un sac en plastique (ziploc), melangez un 1/2 tasse de sel, 1 tasse de farine, et un 1/2 tasse de l'eau. 


Once you are finished with this part of the assignment, choose a cookie cutter (or we'll use un verre) and come to class! We will be cooking and decorating for Noel together! Fantastique n'est-ce pas?

Fleur de Lis Craft

Using a stencil, fabric paper, and some cardboard, we created these beautiful ornaments in the 6th grade. The Fleur de Lis is a traditional symbol of royalty in France. You can read more about it HERE. 

Design a shirt in French

A fantastic project we did this week! Every student used online computer software (www.pizap.com) to design a shirt. We printed out the design, ironed them on (using iron-on transfer paper from Staples) to a white T, and wore them during National French week!

National French Week Craft - Flag Collage

The fifth grade joined the celebration by creating French flag collages. We cut up old magazines and found pages that were bleu, blanc, and rouge. We pasted them on to one piece of white paper and voila, an artistic French flag.

French Cheese Projects - National French Week

To celebrate National French Week the 8th grade presented the projects they have been working on for the past few classes. They worked in pairs to research the fromage of France. They studied the cheese, the region it came from, and even what animal is used in it's production. The middle school joined us on the final day to sample le fromage!

1st Grade Sandwiches!!!!!

Click to hear the song we've been singing in class. We've been learning about food and even playing French restaurant. Last week we "made" our favorite sandwiches and displayed them in the hallway. Now we are practicing this song.

Click HERE to hear it.

Click HERE to play the making sandwich game.

http://www.123sejours.com/recherche/lessejours.php?age=12&periode=Juillet&rechercheform=1&Recherche.x=21&Recherche.y=17&activite=*Cano%EB+ou+Kayak&tauxenc=1p5

Spirit Bear

Here you go 4th grade, the Ours we were talking about en classe...

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/08/kermode-bear/nicklen-photography - photos

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/08/kermode-bear/barcott-text

Watch a French chef make a simple dish based on a classic ratatouille. The vocab is easy to follow. Hey, why not get out your pots and pans and give this dish a try?

http://www.quiveutdufromage.com/recettes/caprice-de-tian-de-legumes-divin--577.html

The 8th grade has been studying "le fromage" of France. We've looked at the "terroire" of different regions and will be sharing some of the cheese tomorrow in class. I am looking forward to listening to the student presentations and sampling some wonderful cheese!

These are some of the websites we've been using for our research. Some interesting facts and even a game or two.

http://www.produits-laitiers.com/elevage-et-territoire/

http://www.lesfromagesdefrance.fr/ - map

http://franck.landais.free.fr/cheeses.html - simple explanation of different cheeses

http://www.jeux-geographiques.com/jeux-en-ligne-Les-fromages-de-France-_pageid80.html - a game for guessing where cheeses are from