Bienvenue au Café Cochrane

Good Power verses in French – a post by Joyce Meyer

Maria — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:24:09 +0000

French Devotional – see what you can read

Read about La Galette des Rois

Maria — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:29:07 +0000

We will enjoy sampling this at the next French club – 31 January.

(and have a speaker, too)

Celebrating 3 Kings Day

Quelque chose à lire……

Maria — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:17:40 +0000

A town bans ‘Mademoiselle’

French students feast on food & art

Maria — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:29:29 +0000

Thursday, 15 December was our traditional French Class Luncheon. All 4 classes prepared hors d’oeuvres, plats principaux et desserts to share. C’était délicieux!

Then in January, the very first week back, French 2, 3 & 4 along with Mrs. Miers’ art classes visited the colorful Impressionist exhibit offered by William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum. Docents took students and parents around on a guided tour, explaining the developments of this style of painting that represented a break with tradition. We learned that painting outdoors, color contrasts, personal impressions were among the shocking changes to the normal way of painting.

French Film Potpourri at French Club

Maria — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:07:05 +0000

CNU French professor Steve Spalding introduced our French Club members to the cinematography of French films during a recent meeting in November. Munching on homemade ‘beignets’ or French donuts (‘merc!i’ Mademoiselle la Présidente Kate Fitzgerald) students provided with background information for 5 iconic French films. Steve then showed a small segment of each after explaining what it was we were to look for. I found fascinating not only how to interpret camera angles but the insights on what the directors were set on communicating by different aspects of film-making.

Extra Credit HW Opportunity

Maria — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:43:40 +0000

Read the essay (in English) and write me an email about what you learned and what you liked. It’s very sweet and will give you some flavor about a French tradition.

La Chasse a commencé

HW posted on each page for Friday, 21 Oct

Maria — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:52:38 +0000

Also, if you are interested in the movie night, please turn in a signed permission slip this week. The dinner/movie night is Monday, 24 Oct. Here is the flyer. French Film Night

EC Opportunities

Maria — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:04:45 +0000

here are two posts to read/ look at. Write me an email about each one for an extra 5 pts each…In your email, tell me what you liked, what you learned, what you thought.

A bit of history and culture

A fun music video

Pour vous faire rire ( to make you laugh)

Maria — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:54:38 +0000

Si cela vous arrive, peut-être il faut penser de prendre la retraite!

Picasso était bizarre!

Maria — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:15:40 +0000