‘La fête nationale française’ was celebrated in the
morning assembly of Orchids on 15.7.13. The students studying French as the
second and the third language, of all the classes, participated with a lot of
enthusiasm. The programme began with a PowerPoint presentation by the tenth
class students. Amina Maqavi and Ramya Donthireddy explained the depiction of
the first storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, all that France is famous
for and how the National Day is celebrated in France.
Shubhasree B. and Agradoot Maity of the ninth class compered the
programme as a continuation. Jacques Prévert, a renowned poet who is very popular in the
schools of France, was introduced to the audience briefly, with his
pictures shown on the screen. His poem ‘Le Cancre’ and its translation were read
by Maurya Sappa and Shubhasree B. of the ninth. ‘Le Cancre’ was sung by the
students of the two senior classes, IX and X and they were accompanied by Shubhasree
on the guitar and Mr.Samuel on the keyboard. The brief discussion on ‘les magies’ by Ramya,
Amina and Kaushiki Ch. made the audience curious.
Yahya Maqavi, Md. Affan Khan and Dhruv M. of class VIII introduced Jean
de la Fontaine to the audience. The dance by the students of the eighth was
spirited and the ‘Fashion parade’ of the students of the second, third and
sixth classes entertained the audience. The
special assembly on the occasion of ‘The French National Day’ remains one of
the memorable events organized in Orchids.
