French Cafe 2021

Bienvenue au café “Aux Trois Pigeons”. The café has opened its doors once again this year. For the second year in a row now, we have had to reinvent it but one thing for sure, we were never going to cancel it! Despite a lockdown delay, we transformed our tablecloths into picnic rugs and got out to order some “délicieux croissants”

The girls made the most of this experience in a Covid safe manner of course as they were encouraged to wear a couvre-visage (face mask) and they could only complete a takeaway order: À emporter. During the period of At Home Learning, the girls in Years 3 and 4 have learnt how to give and take an order in a French café. They were able to choose from a croissant or a pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant) much to the delight of the girls. The girls in Year 3 and Year 4 have put their language skills with a smiling attitude into practice. They have made a fantastic effort to sound as French as possible whilst building their awareness of the café culture too. Year 4 was a fabulous, well-prepared, and a welcoming host!  Of course, the girls also remembered the importance of addressing their guests with the formal Vous (You). The next time that you plan to visit a local French café or to travel to a French speaking country, your daughter will be able to help. Qu’est-ce que vous désirez ?

Lale Arbabzadah et Nathalie Camps