In the summer, I took my kids to a French bakery for their favourite croissant and pain au chocolate. My son ordered in French, and the girl at cash was charmed. This is his fifth year in French Immersion at a Toronto public school, and his language skills are increasingly strong. … [Read more...]
Field Trip: A French Film Festival
Last week I volunteered on a field trip with my older daughter's class. She's in Grade 2, French Immersion, and the field trip was to attend Cinefranco, a French film festival at a downtown Toronto cinema. First of all, how cool is that? The only field trips I remember are to a salmon … [Read more...]
French Immersion. Oui ou non?
I can't believe that my girls start JK this fall. Where have the last three and a half years gone?Currently the girls are registered at our local school. It's a good little school, I know because I taught there for five years. It has double and triple grades but that's OK, the … [Read more...]
My home is now the Van
My plan was to keep things simple. I never wanted some overprogrammed existence for me or my children. So, I ask myself repeatedly, how did my schedule turn out like this? This semester has turned out to be a marathon of drop-offs, pick-ups, one school, two schools, mornings, … [Read more...]