South Iredell French Club
Faculty Advisors: Bonnie Howell-Estes, John Daniel, Alison Steedman
“Le Cercle francais” will hold their meetings this year on one Friday a month from 3:00-4:30 in the foods lab in B building. The first meeting will be Sept.26, where we will make “crèpes” filled with dessert or fruit toppings, discuss our fundraiser, pick t-shirts, and design our float for homecoming. On Oct. 24 we will make “mousse au chocolat,” elect officers, and discuss plans for National French Week (to be held in November). November 21 will be the day to make “palmiers” (palm leaf-shaped cookies) and cheese sticks, and plan for our Christmas project and party. December 19’s meeting will be a “Fête de Noel” celebrated in the library, with traditional “bûche de Noel” and a local French visitor to tell us about her own childhood memories of Christmas in France. On Jan. 30, we will make the traditional “galette du roi” or King’s cake, where students may find a little surprise in their piece of cake, which makes them “king” for the day. Feb. 27 we will make “crème brulée” in little cups, while March 27 will be “la crème caramel,” or flan as we Americans know it. April 24 we will make “truffles” and plan for our spring meal, and around May 29 will have our annual French dinner prepared for us by the chefs at Soirée on Main in Mooresville. To be eligible for French Club, a student must have already taken French, or currently be enrolled in French for either first or second semester of this year.
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The French students at South Iredell High School had the children of Haiti in mind when they put together children's books in class this year. The French II's studied Paris in depth, and made a travel guide to Paris complete with metro stops and descriptions of each place, including the zoo! The French III's put together a memoir of when they were young and what they used to do. The French IV's studied La Fontaine's fables and re-wrote them in storybook form. All the books are in French, the official languge of Haiti. The students wanted to put a personal touch to their books, so they also wrote friendly letters to the children in French, which they will receive upon opening their books. Finally, since the schools do not have many supplies, we are including pencils, notebook paper and unused notebooks. Mrs. Estes' French students put a lot of loving care into these projects, and are proud to send them to the children of Haiti where they hope to be put to good use. |
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Ms. Estes with students in front of Pantheon in Paris, Napoleon's Tomb 2008 |
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Ms Estes and students atop the Eiffel Tower 2008 |
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Ms. Arnn with students in front of Notre Dame Cathedral 2008 |
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Mrs. Estes and her husband and daughter below the Eiffel Tower 2008 |
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Some lucky students and Mrs. Arnn in front of the Louvre in Paris 2008 |
