Orchids – The International School,
Hyderabad wore a festive look for Bastille Day, ‘La
fête nationale française’ on 14.7.14. French songs, huge pictures of French
monuments and the three colours in many forms warmly welcomed the students to
school in a mood of celebration. 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.
Shanmuga Priya D. and Agradoot M. 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. The
presentation was followed by a depiction of French Revolution.
The two French songs sung by the
students of classes of I and II, VII and VIII melodiously attracted the
audience. Class IX had another PowerPoint presentation to inform the spectators
of all that France is famous for. ‘Les
Repas’ highlighted the French cuisine.
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 tenth. ‘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.Salmon Raj,
music teacher on the keyboard.
The special programme ended with the
Indian National Anthem followed by ‘La Marseillaise’. Principal Mr. C. Srikanth
had a word of appreciation for the participants and the three French teachers of
the school- Ms. G. Savithri Devi, Ms. C. Lakshmi and Ms. Sri Vani.
‘The
French National Day’ celebration remains one of the memorable events organized
in Orchids.
