La Semaine de la Francophonie

Week 8 (16th - 20th March)

Reminder for Year 2-6 Teachers : Hockey

Advertise the opportunity for Year 2-6 students to play hockey with Mr Legault and Mr Warner during lunch time in Week 8 in the Hall as per the following schedule:

Thursday 19th : French Book Fair

Before and after school, students could purchase French books in the Hall with their families.

Monday 23rd : Whole school Special assembly 

We will celebrate La Semaine de la Francophonie altogether and the winners of the Vire-langues competition will be announced.

Photos: Include in this folder the photos you will make during La Semaine de la Francophonie : dress up day, La Grande Lessive, Hockey in the Hall, Parents'Grand-Parents morning tea and French performance in the Hall, students working on their project. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uAN0DqGjnayNL6SKCEfEczILK9UBFSce

We could show these photos at the start of the assembly.

La Grande Lessive - Thursday 19th March

2026 Theme: Les tissus en Folie !

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bLjjZrEUv5PDpk1bxfU8YMHM7pQlbZn5/view?usp=drive_link

• In Session 1 only for Foundation classes. Attention: Junior Specialist Teachers who will run La Grande Lessive in Foundation classes will need to finish packing up at 9.45am. Foundation students are expected at 9.55am in the Hall to perform their song  'Petit Escargot'!
• In Sessions 1 & 2 for the other levels.
• Keep collecting materials from your students in preparation for La Grande Lessive. 
• You can also collect PVA glue and a range of materials from the Art classroom - Thank you Jenn! 😊
• As we are making collages this year, it would be preferable to provide your students with thick A4 paper (100 or 160gsm card) if you have any.

• Display areas for all Year levels on Thursday: 

  • Foundation: JC undercroft
  • Y1: on the fence along Le Jardin
  • Y2: under the 4 large trees along the path behind the Library on the Synthi
  • Y3: in front of Tim's classroom and the Science classroom - use the protective net as a support
  • Y4: on the basketball court fence along the Year 3 classrooms
  • Y5: in the sensory garden under the arches
  • Y6: on the fence between the Library and the Synthi

  Signs indicating the Year levels will be provided at the beginning of Tuesday's meeting. Hang them on the lines with the artworks. Please return them to Caroline after La Grande Lessive so that we can reuse them next year.

• Set up your 'washing lines' after school on Wednesday or before school on Thursday.
• Open Morning: Grand-parents and Parents are invited to join your classrooms in Session 1 to participate in La Grande Lessive. They will leave before 10.00am to watch a performance in the Hall and enjoy a Morning Tea.
• Save the second half of Session 2 to set up your display in your allocated area and take your classes around the school to look at other Year Levels' work.
• Weather permitting, you could leave your display until Friday morning or decide to take it down at the end of the Thursday after 3.45pm. Artworks will be returned to students to take home on Friday.
• At the end of Thursday, school gates will open earlier at 3.15pm to give more time to families to admire La Grande Lessive display.

Student performance and Morning Tea for Parents and Grand-Parents in the Hall - Thursday 19th March 10.00am-10.45am

• Bilingual Education Ministers (Annelies, Hamish and Elsa) to host the special morning tea and the student performance in the Hall from 10.00am.
• 9:00 AM: Set-up. Rose and some students in 6A to set up the Hall.
• 9:45 AM: Orchestra Rehearsal with Rose and James H. Teachers to send students participating in the orchestra to the Hall with their instruments - students to leave their classroom at 9.40 AM(see list below).  
• Formal welcome by the Principal
• 9:55 AM: Chante Choir Setup. Teachers send students participating in the Chante Choir to the Hall - students to leave their classroom at 9.50 AM (see list below). Students to sit in front of the orchestra.
• 9:55 AM: Foundation classes to arrive at the Hall with their Junior Specialist Teacher. Foundation students go onto the stage via the back entrance and straight onto the risers.
• 10:00 AM: Event starts

• 10:45 AM: Event ends. 6B students to help with packing up with the support of Nancy, Kim and Janet.

   

  Thank you everyone for your support. A special thank you to Rose, Nancy and James.

  Caroline E

   

Orchestra Members:

Chante Choir Members: