France Cultural Newsletter

Celebrating our Multicultural Community

November 2017 Issue

The mission of this cultural newsletter is to celebrate the wide variety of cultures represented at CIS. In this issue we look at the wonderful country of France.

FRANCE The Seine River Eiffel Tower Galeries Lafayette French National Holidays

Inside this issue:

January 1: New Year's Day

2 - Restaurant in Copenhagen, Meet three CIS students

April 14: Good Friday.

April 17: Easter Monday

3 - Famous Landmarks in France

May 1: Labour Day 4 - Tasty food from France and a restaurant in Copenhagen

May 8: WWII Victory Day May 25: Ascension Day

5 - Meet three CIS teachers and the president

July 14: Bastille D August 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

6 - Meet one CIS teacher

November 1: All Saints Day

7 - Meet three more students

November 11: Armistice Day December 25: Christmas Day

8 - Meet four more students

December 26: Boxing Day/St

9 - Two more students and a popular game

Stephen's Day

SacrĂŠ-CĹ“ur

By Taehee

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10 - CIS celebrates French culture, Interesting facts about France, and thanks.

Restaurant in Copenhagen

Frechy

They serve French brunch and lunch whole day.

For dinner you can try one of their French specialities of the day or charcuterie. They also have French cakes and desserts with a cup of coffee.

By Tom

Find out more information here - http://www.frenchy.dk/en/

Meet 3 CIS Students Gaspard

Clair

He is from France. He misses good cheese from France. He visits France every holiday. If they go to his mom´s home, he does fishing. If he goes to his dad´s home, he swims. His favorite food is cheese and his favorite holiday is Christmas because it snows a lot.

“Good day” in French is “Bonjour”. The hardest part of moving to Denmark and leaving his home country is leaving his friends in France as it was hard make new friends here. His favorite part of Denmark is the terrible weather. Another different thing between his home country and Denmark is weather.

By Taehee 5C

Leopold

Claire is from England, but she was born in France. She misses her friends in France. Her favorite food is pasta.

Her favorite part of Denmark is playing.

By Madeleine

He misses his grandma's cat because it is fluffy. He visits France every holiday.When he visits friends, he likes fishing at the lake next to his grandma's house. A food that he misses the most is fried potatoes. And his most favourite holiday is summer holiday because the whole day is long. He taught me a French word and it is a food named Croquette. The hardest part of moving to Denmark is the rain. His favourite part of living in Denmark is the sunny weather. His favourite place in Denmark is Bakken and Deer Park. The same thing between his home country and Denmark is the windy weather and difference is that France is sunnier and hotter.

By Taehee 2

Famous Landmarks in France Eiffel Tower The Eiffel tower is one of the

Arc de Triomphe There are many cool landmarks in France, but this and landmark is the best I think.

most well known structures in the world. The Eiffel tower was originally build as the entrance arch for the world´s fair in 1889. The Eiffel tower is 320 meters (1050 feet) in height and was the tallest man made structure in the world for 41 years before being surpassed by the Chrysler Building in New York.

The Arc de Triomphe is an important place in Paris.

By Christian

Notre Dame Notre Dame is 130 meters long, 48 meters wide and 35 meters high. The rose windows have a diameter of 10 meters. The tower can be visited April 1st to september 30th 10 am to 6.30 pm.

By Madeleine

By Isabel

Jardin des Tuileries

The Tuileries Gardens got their name from the tile factories which previously stood on the site. The gardens, which separate the Louvre from the Place de la Concorde, are a cultural walking place for French people and tourists. The gardens’ two ponds are perfect for relaxation.

By Eliya

Meet a CIS Teacher

Raphael

Raphael is from France and his born in Bordeaux. He misses the sunshine because he comes from the south and itś very sunny there. He goes to his home country two times a year; In the summer and on Christmas. His favorite thing to do there is to spend time with his family. His favorite food from his culture is cheese because there are many different ones in France! His favorite holiday is the Summer holidays because he can enjoy going to the beach. His favorite festival is Christmas because he can be with his family. He teaches us one word in his home language and that word was: Bonheur that means happiness. The hardest part of moving to Denmark was that he is far away from his family in France. His favorite part of living in denmark is that you can cycle everywhere in Copenhagen. The weather is different and the same is that it’s important to spend time with family.

By Isabel 3

Delicious French Food Cheese Macaron They make cheese age for a minimum of one month. People from France take cheese seriously. These are nine awesome cheeses in France:

Macaron is a French treat that you can get in France. Macaron was created by Italian chef of Catherine de´ Medici in France.

Macarons can be found in a wide variety of flavors from the traditional (raspberry, chocolate) to the new flavor (foie gras, matcha).

1. Langres 2. Fromage de Meaux 3. Comete 4. Le Chatelain Camembert 5. Ossau-Iraty 6. Roquefort 7. Chevre 8.Pont L'Eveque 9.Tomme de Savoie

By Taehee La Galette des Rois

During the first days of January, a special cake is prepared called La Galette des Rois (Kings' Cake) to celebrate the Three Kings who followed the star to find the Baby Jesus (L'Enfant Jésus.) ‘

By Eliya

By Taehee

Croissant The word for breakfast is le petit dejeuner.

In France you dunk your croissant into milk at breakfast time. The word croissant means crescent because the pastry is a crescent shape. The shape is very good for dunking.

Another French Restaurant

By Madeleine

Chez Bruno Chez Bruno is a restaurant in Copenhagen. It is on a road called Gammel Kongevej, and it has very delicious food. They have all different kinds of food from France.

Famous recipe from France

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By Christian http://chez-bruno.com/

½ cup of water. ½ stick butter. pinch salt. ½ cup all-purpose flour.

2 eggs pinch ground cinnamon. ice cream. chocolate sauce

By Kenji 4

Meet some CIS teachers Fred was born in a part of Paris called Bondy. He misses his family and the feeling of eating French bread because it reminds him of home. Fred goes to France once a year during the Christmas holiday to celebrate Christmas with his grandmother.

Fred's favourite festival is on 21st of June. It's a music festival and it is called `la fête de la musique´. If Fred would teach me how to say a word in French, he would teach `to share´ but then in French. For Fred leaving his home country was hard because he could only visit his grandmother once a year. The part he likes about living in Denmark is the freedom of riding his bike safely and watching his ball games .

Fred

By Pleun

Anne

Anne is from France, and she was born in Normandy which is in the west part France. She misses her family and French book stores. She goes back to France two times a year. Her favourite food from her culture is cheese. Her favorite holiday activity is to hike in the Alps mountains. The word she wants to teach everyone is bienvenue - it means ‘welcome’. The hardest part of moving from France was leaving her sick mom. Her favorite part of living in Denmark is biking and swimming in the ocean. The same thing in Denmark and France is to live close to the sea and the different part is the education system.

By Madeleine and Elyla

The French President Macron was born in Amiens, he is born in 21 December 1977. In 14 May he became a president.

By Pleun

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Greg

Meet another CIS teacher

Hi! My name is Greg Lavallé. I’m from a small village in the North-East of France at the border with Luxembourg and Belgium. What I miss the most from home is the food variety and quality in the supermarkets. I come back home a couple times a year where I hang out with my family and childhood friends. My favourite food from France is the quiche lorraine! My favourite holiday is St Nicolas on the 6th of December. It’s a tradition inherited from Germany where children receive candies and clementines from St-Nicolas.

In the city of Nancy where I lived 10 years, there is world famous St-Nicolas parade every year. I would like to teach everyone a word in French, Education physique. It means P.E. The hardest part of moving to Sweden was that there is less cheese choice in the supermarket. My favourite part of living in Sweden is cozy cafés and cozy boutiques. To me, the difference between Sweden and France is that in France the table etiquette is more important. The similarities between France and Sweden is that Swedish comprises a lot of French words so when I sometimes struggle to do a sentence in Swedish, I use a French words and it more likely works!

Bonjour, je m’appelle Greg Lavallé. Je viens d’un petit village dans le nord-est de la France, a la frontière avec le Luxembourg et la Belgique. La diversité et la qualité de la nourriture dans les supermarchés est ce qui me manque le plus de chez moi. Je rentre en France 2 fois par an environ, où je je passe du temps avec ma famille et mes amis d’enfance. Mon plat préféré de France est la quiche lorraine! Ma tradition préférée est la St-Nicolas le 6 décembre. Cette tradition vient d’Allemagne et les enfants reçoivent le matin du 6 décembre des bonbons et des clémentines. La ville de Nancy où j’ai vécu pendant 10 est connue pour son défilé de la St-Nicolas. Je voudrais vous apprendre un mot en francais: Éducation Physique qui veut dire en anglais, P.E. Ce sont les cafés et boutique avec ambiance douillette et confortable que j’aime le plus en Suède. Si je devais décrire une différence entre la Suède et la France, Je dirais que les bonnes manières à table en France sont plus importantes. Une des similitudes entre la France et la Suède est que la langue suédoise comprend beaucoup de mots français.

De temps en temps quand j’ai du mal à formuler une phrase, j’utilise un mot français et la plupart du temps, cela marche!

By Greg

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Max

More Three CIS Students

Max is from California, but his mom and dad were born in France. Max misses a cupcake shop in France.

They sell a cupcake there with chocolate and sprinkles. He goes to France in the summer holidays, and he loves go to the pool in France. His favorite food from France is a croissant because he likes bread and he think it´s really close to bread. He also likes the crisp on the croissant! Max’s favorite holidays/festivals are Easter and Christmas because on Easter you get lots of candy and chocolate. He likes Christmas because you get a lot of presents and toys. He wanted to teach us a word in French so he taught us: My name is Max and in French that is: Je m'appelle Max. Max thought it was hard to get new friends when he moved to Denmark, but now he has a lot of friends. His favorite part of moving to Denmark is that in Denmark there is TIVOLI and he loves it because there are lots of rides. One difference between France and Denmark is the language and there are not so many croissants. :)

By Isabel and Eliya

Capucine Capucine is from France and she born in Pau. She loves the food in France. When she visits to France, she likes to go to the lake. She loves going to France in the winter. The hardest part of moving to Denmark is to leave her swimming pool. Her favorite part of living in Denmark is Tivoli. The same thing between her home country and Denmark it the meat.

By Eliya

Adele was born in Paris, and she is from France. Adele doesn't miss anything from her home country. Adele is going back to her home country in the holidays. Her favorite food from her home country is pizza margarita.

By Madeleine

Adele

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More Four CIS Students This boy is Maxim. He is from Belgium and Spain. His mum is from Holland and his dad is from France. What he misses from France is his best friend from France. Maximum, he goes about two times a year back to France. Maxim's favourite food in France is a baguette. Maxim’s favourite holiday is Christmas where in France is called Kaka. His hardest part of leaving France was leaving his friends. His favourite part of living in Denmark is his friends. The difference between France and Denmark he said is the weather. By Tom

Lucas Joachim

Maxim

Lucas was born in France, and the city he was born in is Doha.

Something Lukas misses about France is his family. Lucas is going home to France during vacations. Something Lucas misses about his home country is his cousins to play with. And Lucas's favourite food from his own culture is snails. If Lucas was going to teach somebody a word from his own language that would be bon jour (it means hello). His favourite part of living in Denmark is Tivoli. One thing that is different from France in Denmark is that Denmark is very cold compared to France. One of the hardest things when he was in France and had to move and go to Denmark was that he had never lived there before.

By Christian.

His name is Joachim and he comes from France and Peru, but he was born in Denmark. He misses his aunts in France. He goes back to France twice a year to visit his dad's family. His favorite food is tiramisu.Tiramisu is a French Dessert. One word in French is bonjour; it means hello. His favourite part of living in Denmark is being at CIS. The difference between Denmark and France is that in France there are tall buildings, but in Denmark there's no Tall buildings. By Kenji

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Ancelin

Ancelin comes from France and misses his cousins. Ancelin goes back to France when his mom misses his grandmother. Ancelin misses playing with his cousins, friends and the good cheese.

Ancelin’s favorite holiday is Halloween because you can dress up. If Ancelin had to teach me a word French, he would teach me `baby lion´ which is ‘lionceau’. The hardest part of moving from France to Denmark was moving the boxes. His favourite part of living in Denmark is playing in the snow.

By Pleun

Meet Even More CIS Students This interview is about Leo. He comes from America, but he has family in France. He goes about three times back to France in a year to meet his family. His favourite food in France is hot dogs. One of his favourite holidays is Halloween. One word that he learnt us was a quill. The hardest part of moving to Denmark was leaving his friends. His favourite part of living in Denmark is the hot dogs. The difference between Denmark and France is the different weather.

Leo

By Tom

His name is Hector,he is come from France and he is born in Paris.He misses the kindergarten because there was a slide in the hallway.He goes back to France 3 times a year.His favorite food is mussels and fries.His favorite holiday is christmas because you can get presents.One word in French is merci,it means thank you in French.The hardest part of moving in Denmark is making new friends.His favorite part of living in Denmark is going to Tivoli because there is a lot of rides.The different thing about France and Denmark is in France there is a lot of pollution.

Hector

By Kenji

Popular Games in France

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Interesting Facts About France France is most popular tourist destination in the world.

France is the largest country in EU. In France, you can marry with a dead person.

France is the first country in the world that bans supermarkets from throwing away or destroying food.

A French woman is the world´s oldest ever human. She was 122 years old + 164 days.

By Taehee

CIS Celebrates France Culture!

Edited by: Ron Rosenow Student Journalists: Eliya Weitzman, Pleun Postma, Kenji Hara, Taehee Keum, Tom Drent, Isabel Ellneby, Christian Risør and Maddy Petersen With special thanks to: All the CIS Teachers from France, Dorine Benedict, Segolene Griffioen, Melissa Tan, Emma Holtkamp and Madalena Silva Next Issue: Israel

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