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délicieuses! Nous avons eu une crêpe avec du fromage et du jambon et une avec du chocolat. Nous sommes retournés à la cité en bateau. Ça a pris plus d' une heure, mais ça a été bien amusant. Nous sommes partis quand nous sommes arrivés à la cite. Tout a tout, le jour a été très bien. Adrian Tinney 9Hegarty

French Excursion

At 10:20am the Year 9 French class and selected French students from years 7 – 8 who participated in the Alliance François poetry competition boarded a bus and travelled to Williamstown. Once there we met Christian Esler, who taught us how to play the French game of ‘boules’, similar to bowls, as well as giving us the history of the game. We broke into groups and challenged our classmates! Once we finished playing we walked over the road to the French crêperie Breizoz where we were to have lunch. Our first course was a savoury crepe (pancake) filled with cheese and ham. We ate this course with apple cider, which is traditional in France when eating crêpes. For our second course we had a dessert crêpe, topped with vanilla ice-cream and smothered in chocolate sauce! We were allowed to watch the chef prepare the meals and we learnt about the tradition of crêpes in France. Once everyone had finished eating, it was time to catch the ferry back to the city. We all boarded. We arrived in the city an hour later. It was a great experience had by everyone and a good day out. We’d like to thank Mr Moran and Miss Di Giacomo for organising the day.

Matthew Hearn

Day At The Aquarium

On Friday 6th of June my Indonesian class went to the Melbourne Aquarium. We left the school at 11am. When we arrived at the Aquarium we locked our bags and started on our tour with our guide. First, we looked at the starfish, the sea cucumbers and their eggs. Then we set off to see the jellyfish and all the fish in the big round tank. In the tank there were fish from Indonesia. We also looked at some Australian fish like the Murray cod. The day was such fun and we thank Ms Amaradasa and Mr Thompson for taking us. Ben Nugent

Foreign Affairs

Recently a number of De La Salle students joined with a contingent from Sacred Heart Girls College, travelling to Italy to improve their language skills and cultural awareness. The adventure proved so successful that they were reluctant to return to chilly Melbourne. We are expecting a group of Italian students to visit De La Salle early next term. Hot on the heels of the Italian escapade we were asked to host a visit of several French exchange students. Their enthusiasm and willingness to participate in College activities and classes endeared them to their De La Salle student hosts. The whisper is that much underground planning for an exploration of Paris is underfoot. A couple of weeks ago we were fortunate to have two visiting teachers from Bali to echo the trip our Indonesian students made several years ago. I know that our VCE students have particularly benefited from the contact they had at that time. It is regrettable that safety and political issues prevent us considering a reciprocal trip to Bali, but perhaps we may think of some way to bring some of their students to Australia to experience our culture. We would love to hear your suggestions. As school recommences in France this week we are attempting to re-establish contact with some

Lasallian schools in the hope of initiating a similar exchange program to the one we have with the Liceo Scientifico in Siena.

In the Language Faculty we view communication and personal enrichment as some of the most important aspects of language learning and we hope that you and your sons will support us in our endeavours. Thierry Moran, LOTE Coordinator