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Programme of activities 2006 – 2007

10^th October – French brioche and French music 

17^th October – French quiz (about France, French singers, French food…) and French cakes and sweets (des madeleines and des caramels) 

24^th October – Halloween posters and Halloween in France

 7^th November – Game of mimes (new French vocabulary) and French caramels

 14^th November – Game “Guess who?” 

21^st November – Game “jeu de l’oie” (revision of fun French vocabulary) 

28^th November – Game of mimes and French cakes (Galettes bretonnes from Brittany) 

5^th December – Christmas cards and explanation of how Christmas is celebrated in France (Christmas vocabulary)

 12^th December – Christmas cards and Christmas songs (Vive le Vent and Petit Papa Noel) 

23^rd January – “La Galette des Rois” , The person who finds the “ feure”   or bean is king or queen for the day.

30^th January – French songs and French singers (Diam’s, Amel bent, Yannick Noah, Corneille, Chiméne Badi…), Vocabulary

 6^th February – Crepes for “La Chandeleur”, This is pancake day, pancakes are prepared with friends at home with family and flipped in the pan while holding a golden coin. Tradition says that performing this “acrobatie” brings good luck.

 13^th February – Saint Valentine’s cards, conversation, vocabulary and expressions.

 20^th February – Hangman.

 27^th February – French expressions such as “passer du coq ál l’ane” and the game of “mots meles” about “La Galette des Rois”.

 6^th March – French magazines (Voici, France Dimanche, Closer) and Galettes bretonnes 

13^th March – Movies and television (Vocabulary and conversation)

 20^th March – Easter activities (Vocabulary and Easter cards), games such as “ots melés”

 27^th March – Easter cards and conversation

 3^rd April – Easter cards and discussion about the movie: “The holidays of Mr Bean”, in France and Easter plans.

 17^th April – Mimes, each time somebody guesses what it is they can have a piece of “Poule en Chocolat” 

1^st May – Last French Club! Powerpoint presentation about my region, my town and my family. Exchange of addresses. Goodbye! Give your point of view about the French Club! French food “un Chinois, brioche fourrée crème patissiére”.