Bonjour Frenchies
After a glorious month of relaxation and exploration, I rejoined the working world this past week. I am working at Lyceum Kennedy, a French American School. The children are educated in a bilingual program where they receive 60% of their instruction in French and 40% in English. I am teaching first grade English and also working with small groups of kids in grades 1-5 that need extra help. The school is quite diverse and has lots of different countries represented. I even have kids that speak three and four languages. They are six, I feel dumb.
So, last Tuesday, I put on my hopefully fashionable enough for the french outfit, and set out on the daily commute. When I walked out of Grand Central, where I had been previously picking up the 20 odd kid's books that exploded out of my backpack, I saw a sign of hope. Yes friends, it was the Chrysler Building. It was just shining in the morning sun, my favorite NYC symbol. I knew then that this was going to be a great school for me!
I will cut the romanticism, but I did in fact have a great first week! The staff are very friendly and positive and FRENCH. They have the most beautiful accents and I just like to sit and listen to them. This usually happens at lunch when they are picking at small salads and fruits, and I am downing a Pb&j with baked Cheetos, but it's all good.
I met most of my kiddos on Friday at Open House and look forward to a great first day of school with them tomorrow. They are precious. I adore children that speak other languages. They say, "Bonjour Miss Thamer." I love it!!
Side note: I do not speak french. However, a frog on YouTube taught me the alphabet over the weekend, and I am well on my way to becoming at least a little bit French!
LOVE this post.... makes me want to up and move to New York tomorrow! So presh that the kids speak french too!:)
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ReplyDeleteWell, I hope we won't drive you too nut with our accent and "Frenchness"... At some point during the year, you might realize that it can be annoying...
I am very happy to work with you.
Tiphaine
Sounds like the perfect place for you!!! Missed you at school the past few weeks. Enjoy your new class!
ReplyDeleteI love this!!! And can't wait to hear your alphabet tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to an AWESOME year!!
Elodie
Awwww sweet Katie so glad it's going well!! Bonjourrrr!!!!!!!!! I would feel dumb too. My spanish is slowly slipping away and when I try to talk to my kiddos, they give me weird looks. sigh. Good luck!!! love you!!
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