French News

On Tuesday 10 November, our Year 5 students hosted some very special guests here in the Junior School. As a follow up to the Soldier Letter Project, we received a visit from Captain Jean-Marc Le Quilliec and First Mate Patrice Wallyn. Captain Le Quilliec is the newly appointed French Defence Attaché in Canberra, and as part of his first visit to Perth in the role, he visited Scotch College Junior School! His aim was to meet the Year 5 boys who have just sent off our most recent collection of letters to the French soldiers in Jordan. 

We held a small assembly in which Berti from 5C welcomed them in wonderful French, and Eugene and Will from 5W spoke about what it was like to be involved in the Soldier Letter Project. Captain Le Quilliec spoke about our relationship as Australians and Frenchmen – explaining that many of our closest neighbours in terms of island nations are actually French! He also acknowledged the challenge of learning French as a foreign language and encouraged the boys to maintain their linguistic studies, for the benefits that it will bring in adulthood. He also said a very big “merci” to our boys from the soldiers in Jordan.

He and First Mate Wallyn then came back to 5W and joined in with the students, to complete a timed matching activity of weather flashcards with their correct phrases (yes, they were pretty quick!) Then they were part of the student teams for a quizlet weather challenge. We loved their willingness to join in the class and be part of the activities with the boys. We are so pleased they included us in their very tight schedule. We also can’t wait for our letters to arrive in Jordan to continue this great project for its fourth year.

Au revoir,

Madame Carolyn Vinton
French Teacher