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3468 Mt Diablo Blvd,
Suite B100
Lafayette, Ca 94549
Moms
N' Tots
Moms n' Tots I
T/Th 10:00 - 10:30
Baby Circle
M /W 10:00-10:30
Parent
Testimonials
Here are a few
of the things people are saying about our programs.
Fourth graders just
finished a long unit on the Tour de France. They will now
travel to L'Alsace where la Saint Nicolas and Noël are
two very important events. Many of these children have been
working together since preschool. For pictures illustrating
the "attachment philosophy" and how it is implemented
at French For Fun look HERE.
Show and Tell
always de rigeur at French For Fun children from 3 t0 5 years
old become "écureuil" (squirrel) "arbre"(tree)
and act out a famous song "Dans la forêt lointaine".
Not a word of English is ever spoken.
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"Nous Parlons Français!"
Registration for Fall 08
is now open to the public!
We are accepting two to five year olds in our morning immersion
program* (Poussins, Petits Chats, Coccinelles, Frimousses,
Abeilles), and we may open a new afternoon kindergarten class
for beginners in French providing we have a minimum of 8 students
enrolled in the program.
To better understand how your child can benefit from participating
in our immersion program, please review the Total Immersion
brochure HERE. You
may also browse comments and feedback from parents whose children
have grown up at French For Fun by clicking on Parent Testimonials
HERE.
The French For Fun immersion experience
is all about the experience of growing up in a community of
educated families with an appreciation of cultural diversity
and a view towards rearing tomorrow’s responsible global
citizens. Using very little English in the immersion process,
all our students are engaged in learning using the French
language. We teach music, math, history, geography, fine arts,
grammar, cooking, dance... and we call it French For
Fun!
Our afternoon immersion program* is for
children with previous French experience. Expatriate students
or those coming from bilingual schools are welcome. Continuing
students have been at French For Fun since
they were toddlers. We are proud to say we have an almost
100% return on enrollment every year.
Our Fles classes are for beginners, or for those
continuing in our Fles program. This program is ideal
for elementary students who may have less time or other interests,
but still want exposure to the French language and culture.
For the difference between our immersion program and
Fles program see our Parent Testimonials HERE
and read the letter from Donna, a language teacher and mother
of two boys who have been at French For Fun for a long time.
We have an open door policy. From 9:00 to
12:00 noon we are with our two to five year olds and from
3:30 – 5:00pm you can catch our elementary students
in action. Call or drop by today!
Summer
2008 is almost here!
This summer French For Fun will have
two Immersion camps, a morning program for younger
children 3 to 7 years of age, and an afternoon program for
3rd, 4th and 5th graders. To view the info on these programs
follow these links:
Morning Immersion
Camp 2008
En avant la Musique
Afternoon
Immersion Camp 2008
Le Petit Prince
Rentrée 2007
What a terrific new year! For the first time ever
all our morning children are coming 5 days a week! Our
Petits Chats, Coccinelles, and Frimousses classes
are busy and having a great time as you can see in these photos
below.
Petits Chats
Les Coccinelles
Les Frimousses
To kick off the school year, our students
in the afternoon immersion program learned all about the Marquis
de Lafayette. Madame wrote a book about the celebration of
the 250th anniversary of our town’s namesake and the
children illustrated. Audrey Arnold (5th grade) and
Marguerite Sessions (3rd grade) were selected by the Chamber
of Commerce and the Lafayette Historical Society.
Their books will be donated to the archives of the new public
library. How exciting for these children, to be a part of
history!
Audrey et Marguerite
St. François
d’Assise,
The Patron Saint of Animals
On October 4th, all students at FFF will celebrate la fête
des animaux on St. François d’Assise’s
day. PM Immersion students may bring pets to class that day,
but parents must contact the teacher prior to the event for
permission. Morning immersion Coccinelles and Frimousses will
be taking a field trip to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut
Creek.
La Semaine du goût
October 15th – 19th
http://www.legout.com
The week of October 15th, French children participate
in La Semaine du Goût and so will we! During
this special week in France, local bakers and chefs come and
cook with the children to allow them to taste new flavors
and new dishes. At this point, we do not know if we can get
our good friend Jean-Paul from the Bistro in Walnut Creek
to come and visit, but for sure we will prepare different
dishes and taste some real French ingredients!
Clayton Pumpkin Farm October 29th
To wrap up the month of October, all morning
immersion children will participate in a field trip to the
Clayton Pumpkin Farm! Yeah!
Joyeux Anniversaire
Happy Birthday
On Friday evening September the 7th the town
of Lafayette celebrated the 250th birthday of the Marquis
de Lafayette in the downtown park. Jazz, fun and beaucoup,
beaucoup cake was had by all. An exhibition of a proposal
for a series of town murals was on display and much merriment
was in evidence. We would like to say Merci !! to
Chef Jean Paul from Le Bistro in Walnut Creek for
the beautiful and delicious "forêt noire"
cake.
*Please visit our links page (http://frenchforfun.com/html/Links.htm)
for informative articles on early language learning.
*Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions:
*For financial questions
Warren@frenchforfun.com
*To communicate directly with your child’s teacher.
Teachers@frenchforfun.com
*For Madame Jolivet Johnson.
Madame@frenchforfun.com
*For general questions.
Emberly@frenchforfun.com
Bonjour! The bright, cozy days
of Fall are a fine time for all sorts of activities at French
For Fun. Change is in the air, learning is afoot, and our
school year is off to an adventurous start in more ways than
we can count. In this newsletter, you will see that we have
been cooking up a storm - tasting some true French classics
and sharing brand new recipes. Morning classes are abuzz with
song and dance and arts and crafts and, of course, all of
it is en français! Because a picture speaks a thousand
words, please take a moment to look at these snapshots of
our kids in action.
A bientôt!
Est-ce une fille ou un garçon?"
Madame holds "un garçon"
Moms n'Tots: Spend quality
time with your little one, but in French! This program is
a fun, effective way to introduce your child to a second language!
Moms n Tots sing and dance and play together entirely in French.
Come down and enjoy a
Moms n Tots class, the first one is always free!
Quoi
de Neuf?
What's new at French For Fun?
Second and third graders in
Immersion II are learning to read in French this year.
We are now working on "Peter and the Wolf" a musical
story written by Sergei Prokofiev. This lesson was in French
and Russian! Learn more HERE.
French
is for girls! NOT!
The Immersion I class is full
of boys and they are doing "Magnifique"! Here, Christian,
Christophe, and Tommy show off their first test.
We have an open door policy, so please come and visit and
hear for yourself how well boys speak French.
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Things to do and links to check out!
Colors of Provence
An online
boutique of table
linens imported from Provence
www.colorsofprovence.com
Bilingual
Brain Power
Check out the newest
research on the advantages of second language acquisition
and its effects on the brain HERE
Great News!
Mt Diablo Magazine
and its readers have voted French For Fun
BEST
of the
EAST BAY
Foreign language Lessons
2nd Year in a Row!
Up and Coming Events
Please see CALENDAR
for more details
Voyages
En France
2005
Summer of 2005 gave us
the opportunity to travel to France with two groups of children
and their parents. These adventures turned out to be great
fun and a good time was had by all. Please see the Gallery
HERE for photos from the trips.
French Movies
We have found a video store in Lafayette
with a large and wonderful selection of French Movies.Most
are on VHS format but many of the DVD's also have a French
dialog.TAKE ONE VIDEO at 3631 Mt Diablo Blvd
For years Madame Jolivet
Johnson has been using the songs and music of Christiane Lelaure.
To find out more about this wonderful dame and her music look
HERE
AT&T
cable services is now offering French TV5.
A great Francophone site for teachers and families
www.momes.net
If
you have a DVD, watch Disney movies and others using the French
audio track.
The
Aristocrats
101 Dalmatians
The Emperor's New Groove
My Dog Skip..is another wonderful DVD with an excellent French
audio track
French
specialties are everywhere. Check out Chez Pascal in Danville,
there is a Thursday night French get-together, call to confirm.
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