November 18 - French Day was celebrated by all the students from pre school to high school.  Starting on a serious note with a speech on French Day, the celebrations moved on to a unique display of the day’s news, in French.  The celebrations then progressed dramatically to a heart-warming chorus of the most popular French nursery rhyme and lullaby, Alouette.

After the tiny toddlers working their magic on the audience, the middle school students took over and lit up the stage with an enchanting stanza of an all-time favourite, Aux Champs Elysees.

There were programs on a more intellectual note as well, with a mind boggling quiz on the largest art museum of the world, The Louvre, and on an even more serious note, a beautiful poem by the famous French poet, Charles Baudelaire.

From bake sales to presentations, artwork to quizzes; there was truly nothing that was omitted from the celebrations.

Cheese and perfume products from the top French brands were displayed.  The best French writers’ masterpieces displayed beneath a faint glowing light. And there was even something to make taste buds tingle; all the way from innocent sparkling water to the rather famous Bordeaux Vineyards red wine. The fifth graders sold delicious French baguettes and muffins to the twelfth graders. Paintings from many French artists were displayed.  Claude Monet lit up the entire venue.

An accumulation of a variety of activities marked the best French Day.   “Vivie La France”.