Sacha takes off / Louis' newspaper

At the "aeroplane park."

It has finally started, Sacha is speaking French! I hear him practising to himself, and he speaks more and more to François in French. Not complete sentences yet, but groups of words. Yesterday evening, when I collected him, the teacher made a point of telling me that Sacha had put his hand up in response to her question, and told her (in French)  that the tortoise was situated in the middle of the top line on the page.

Before supper, he played a game of "pairs" with François and me, and made a very good attempt at remembering the new words. It is as though a light has been switched on. He even recited one of the little poems that he has been learning in class.

Sacha wants me to include this picture of the daisy-chain that he picked and made "for Maman." How could I refuse. (Yes, daisies in October. )

(A rotten trick, Sacha, to lift up your hand ON PURPOSE....)

Louis has his own newspaper : "Mon Petit Quotidien," which I have ordered for the term. (Thank you for the tip,Valérie!)

It  is a children's publication, of excellent quality. He finds it in the letter-box every morning. On Wednesdays, there is a supplement in English called "My Little Weekly." He loves having his own post to open. He is making great progress in reading and understanding written French.


 This lunchtime, Nick is collecting the children from school and taking them to Jersey for a long weekend. I will be back on the blog next week. Au revoir!