La Fête des Mères

C'est la Fête des Mères !  (It's Mother's Day !)

Mother's Day is a modern celebration honoring one's mother, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.  This week, we have been preparing for Mother's Day in French lessons. 

We started off by discussing how Mother's Day is celebrated in France.  The children were interested to learn that Mother's Day is not celebrated during the month of March like in England, but at the end of the month of May.

Y4, Y5 and Y6 children then used bilingual dictionaries to

look up adjectives to describe their mothers.

We revisited an important grammar rule.  In French, adjectives change their spelling according to whether they are describing something/someone masculine or feminine. 

The children then chose a few adjectives to make a Mother's Day card in French.  Here are some examples :

Year 2 and Year 3 also made a Mother's Day card, focusing on learning how to write a card in French.

At the end of the lesson, we listened to this French song about Mother's Day.  Hopefully, it will help the children to remember how to say "Happy Mother's Day !" in French when they give their special cards out this Sunday !

 Bonne fête maman ! (Happy Mother's Day)