Maternelle Students Host Winter Circus
Maternelle students transformed into clowns, dancers and gymnasts to put on a show of circus acts before a lively audience of parents, grandparents, siblings, faculty and staff on December 18th.
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Maternelle Art Display at Princeton Public Library
Did you check out the preschool, pre-k and kindergarten art display at the Princeton Public Library? The students’ artwork was proudly displayed on the third floor of the library from Dec. 9th until Dec. 20th
French American School of Princeton Hosts Annual Book Fair at Local Bookstore
On December 7th, the French American School of Princeton (FASP) Parents’ Association hosted its annual book fair at the Barnes and Noble located in Princeton’s MarketFair Mall.
The book fair brought together the FASP community made up of students, parents and faculty. The day-long event offered a selection of children’s literature, crafts and two special story times read to students. In addition to literature and crafts, the book fair welcomed children’s book illustrators Risa Horiuchi and Mike Moran, as well as author Kelsey Kloss, who specializes in children’s literature.
During the event, Moran led a drawing workshop, which engaged middle-school aged students. Earlier in the day, a special story time gathered the attention of the younger students.
Kloss, author of the book Malty the Blue Tiger, feels honored to have read to the bilingual students of the school.
“We had so much fun reading and signing Malty the Blue Tiger in Princeton,” said Kloss. “It was wonderful to meet all of the fantastic readers and families who joined us!”
Horiuchi, who illustrated Kloss’ book and a number of other children’s books, also read during the story time.
“It was great to see the children’s reactions to Malty the Blue Tiger,” said Horiuchi. “Their reactions really brought the illustrations to life.”
The event, coordinated by the FASP Parents’ Association, is an annual book fair designed to help grow the school’s library through both donated and purchased books.
“All funds raised during the event go toward purchasing additional books for the school library,” said Prisca Tsai, President of the FASP Parents’ Association. “The book fair is one of the biggest events that the association coordinates for the school.”
Maternelle Luncheon
On November 20th, students in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten prepared a luncheon! The menu consisted of gratin dauphinois, green beans and cranberry sauce to encourage new eating habits.
Maternelle Students Visit Fernbrook Farms
We’re going to the farm!
Students and faculty in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten recently visited Fernbrook Farms during their fall field trip! Students explored the farm, tasted fresh foods and learned about soil during the trip. Take a look at a few of the photos from the day-long trip, which encouraged growing minds of the students who attended.
Maternelle Students Host Semaine du Goût
Students Host Semaine du Goût in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten!
Earlier this month, students and faculty in Maternelle presented “Semaine du Goût” and Forum held in the FASP cafeteria! The morning event gathered preschool, pre-k and kindergarten students, as well as their parents, for a presentation of song, artwork and food prepared by the students.
Kindergarten Graduation 2019
Graduating from maternelle (pre-elementary) and getting ready to start Grade 1 is a big step! Our Kindergarten students, along with their families and teachers, took time to celebrate at the graduation ceremony last week. Congratulations to our students on all you’ve learned and accomplished!
Field Days at FASP
On one of the last days of school, our students (and teachers!) always enjoy a chance to get outside and have fun together. This year was no different, as our students enjoyed classic games, water activities, team games, and a new Ninja Line activity!
2019 Maternelle end-of-the-year event
What a playful, creative, and impressive show put on by our Maternelle students and their teachers last Friday! This was a great opportunity for parents to see the progress their children have made this year at FASP and to celebrate together. Bravo!
Kindergarteners visit Grade 1
There are a lot of new and exciting things about Grade 1 – a different classroom environment, homework(!), more emphasis on reading skills, and more. To help get our Kindergarten students ready and excited for this new adventure, they recently visited the Grade 1 class to see what it’s like. They met one of the characters in the French books, met the teacher, and talked about how things will be different. They’ll be all set to start in September!
Field Trip to the Rainbow Fish
Our Maternelle students recently went to the NJ State Theater to see a fun show of the Rainbow Fish. They love getting to take a school bus, some for the first time! The show was a creative light show retelling the favorite kids book.
Monthly Maternelle lunch: asparagus soup, tabouleh, and cupcakes!
Our Maternelle students are getting to be quite good at this! Every month, our maternelle students and teachers prepare a meal to share together. This month, our Preschool students made Hungry Caterpillar carrot cupcakes, PreK made asparagus soup, and Kindergarten made tabouleh.
Maternelle Garden Project is starting again!
Spring is starting to bloom on campus, and our Maternelle students are preparing their garden for the growing season. Stay tuned to see what they’re going to plant in all this fresh dirt!
April Fool’s! Poisson d’avril!
Poisson d’avril! The April Fools’ Day custom in France is to secretly stick a fish on you friend’s back, and our students had fun continuing the tradition at school this month!
Springtime stories in Maternelle
Every month, a few of our middle school students visit the Maternelle for story time. This time they chose spring-themed stories and enjoyed the young students’ reactions and questions to the stories.
