We have been finding out about various aspects of France in the last couple of weeks. We have discovered that most towns and villages hold special festivals to celebrate their local produce. One we read about which we all think is amazing is “La Fête du Citron” which is a lemon festival held in Menton in the south of France every year. Here is a video of last year’s which shows you some of the fantastic things they make out of lemons and oranges.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpek0b
P6 have all been busy making books about animals this term. Here are some photos from the ones Gullane made. Quels beaux dessins! Bravo!
Tu as un animal à la maison?
The P7s at Aberlady decided to make a film about the sports they play for their French penpals. Quel est ton sport préféré? Bravo à tous et à toutes!
A little video to help us prepare for our café sketches.
♫ J’écoute de la musique. ♫
Je fais de la danse.
J’adore le dessin. ☺
Je chante.
Je lis.
Je joue à l’ordinateur et… je regarde la télé.
Here is a little film from Dirleton P6 to tell you what they like to do.
In P7 we have been writing to our penfriends in France to tell them all about what we do in our free time. Here are some of our letters from East Linton for you to read. Bravo! Vos lettres sont super!
You may have been hearing a lot about the film ”Les Misérables” (The Wretched”). “Les Misérables” is a very famous French historical novel by Victor Hugo which is also famous as a musical. Here is one of the songs Cosette sings. She is the little girl in the film who is unkindly treated by the people looking after her and dreams of “un château dans les nuages” (a castle in the clouds) with “une dame vêtue de blanc” (a lady dressed in white) who sings her a lullaby.
Et oui… “Les sept jours de la semaine” is a firm favourite! Here are P6 from Aberlady singing it for you to sing along to!
and here’s our video for you to practise the months of the year too… surtout juillet! (Remember in French they all start with small letters.)
It’s carnival time! Everyone is dressing up, partying and having fun before Lent. There are lots of famous carnivals in the world. Can you find out about any of them? Here is a video of the one in Nice in the south of France.
Traditionally during Lent you don’t eat rich, fatty foods so on Mardi Gras (fat Tuesday) you use them all up and you make… crêpes! Here are last year’s P6/7s from Dirleton with the recipe for you.. bon appétit!
Nous vous souhaitons à tous de joyeuses fêtes de Noël. Vive le vent.. et la pluie!
Vive le Vent from J Swan on Vimeo.