Classe en forêt 🌲🦆 On Tuesdays, our Maternelle students adventure into the forest. It is a nice walk to get there! In between, we explore nature, observe, and collect treasures to bring back to our class to work with for the remainder of the week. La… instagr.am/p/CrdzgYBu5jr/

Une visite très spéciale: Marie Barguirdjian is a French children's book author and our l'école des loisirs consultant. Yesterday, she came all the way from Montreal to read us stories! 📚 📖 Le Tout Petit Programme enjoyed reading Tout en Haut, Pablo, a… instagr.am/p/Cri5yLNOe0N/

Fridays are for yoga 🧘‍♀️ 🧘‍♂️ On Fridays, we often end the week with a relaxing yoga session. Is there a more refreshing way to end the week? 📍La Maternelle / Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten #TheFrenchAcademie #FrenchImmersion #Minnetonka #Presch… instagr.am/p/Crlb3hVOo6u/

Quand les petit étudiants... rencontrent les grands! 🤩 Last Friday, we went to Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School. Such a beautiful adventure! We met our big friends, spent a fun time with them, and shared our dear French brioche. Our big friends cre… instagr.am/p/CrtKB4VO5vf/

Obstacle Course 🏃🏽 This week, we are working on large motor skills. We have stringed ropes around the tables to create a Mission Impossible-style obstacle course. The children have fun going under and over, practicing foot work and balance! 📍Le To… instagr.am/p/CrvpB_huk9I/

Notre randonnée du jour 🥾🎒 Another wonderful adventure in the forest yesterday! We saw a raptor with a snake in his claws. Swipe to see him! 👀 #TheFrenchAcademie #FrenchImmersion #Preschool #PreK #Kindergarten #Maternelle #Minneapolis #ReggioEmilia … instagr.am/p/CryTHF7MyDF/

BINGO 🐛 🦋 We are studying the vocabulary of the very hungry caterpillar with various tools and games. The students were happy to shout BINGO when they completed their grid! 🙌 📍Le Tout Petit Programme / Toddler Class #TheFrenchAcademie #FrenchImmers… instagr.am/p/Cr06jkZsUe-/

Dot à dot 🔴 The children continue to practice horizontal design with dot markers and the help of colorful paper lines, inspired by the very hungry caterpillar 🐛 📍 Le Tout Petit Programme / Toddler Class #TheFrenchAcademie #FrenchImmersion #Minneton… instagr.am/p/Cr4Ap3YJ3f0/

Le beau temps! ☀️☀️ We're so happy the weather is warming up! Le Tout Petit Programme / Toddler Class enjoying the playground last week! #TheFrenchAcademie #FrenchImmersion #Minnetonka #toutpetit #earlylearning instagr.am/p/Cr_HqL2uAKs/

Splat! 🎨 The younger students went outside yesterday to try a new, messy way to paint! The children practiced fine motor skills as they pinched cotton balls full of watered down tempura paint (washable 😊 ) to drop on two big sheets of paper! 📍 Le T… instagr.am/p/CsBs6OQOBHc/

Our little chefs 👩‍🍳🧑‍🍳 Our little chefs are back in business! On Monday, TPP made "sausage rolls" and yesterday Maternelle made yogurt mini cakes! Yum yum. #TheFrenchAcademie #FrenchImmersion #Preschool #PreK #Kindergarten #Maternelle #Minneapolis #Reg… instagr.am/p/CsE5JfHJv7J/

Le compte à rebours commence! ⏰ As of yesterday, we have 26 days of school left! We look forward to celebrating one letter each day with a special celebration/activity until the end of school. Aujourd’hui nous avons célébré le B! This morning, we h… instagr.am/p/CsHW3r6pGph/

C la fête! 🧢🎉🧢 This morning was the C celebration with a "casquette" throwing!! We cannot wait for next week to celebrate the D, E, F, G, & H. 📍 La Maternelle / Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten #TheFrenchAcademie #FrenchImmersion #Minnetonka #Pr… instagr.am/p/CsJoeqWLNaO/

Joyeuse fête des mères! 🌼🌸🌼 We hope you all enjoyed a beautiful day yesterday! Keep an eye out for a special Mother's Day gift in your child's cubby! 🔑 🥰 📍 Le Tout Petit Programme / Toddler Class #TheFrenchAcademie #FrenchImmersion #Minnetonka … instagr.am/p/CsRUHBdORwb/

La journée des doudous 🧸 Yesterday was doudous' day! We had many doudous waiting for us in the classroom who met those that you brought. We read stories about doudous and made drawings. So talented! ✨ 📍 La Maternelle / Preschool, Pre-K, and Kinderg… instagr.am/p/CsT2Uiyufev/

On Tuesdays, our Maternelle students have been enjoying forest school! 🌲🦆🌼 Join us for the 2023-2024 school year! Call 952-944-1930 or Request A Tour: ift.tt/qza4bst La Maternelle / Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten #TheFrenchAcademie #… instagr.am/p/CsWl4QiLkmN/

E comme Eiffel: Tour Eiffel à la façon de Georges Seurat! 🎨 The children looked at a painting of the Eiffel Tower by George Seurat and then made their own collaborative painting. They used Q-tips to place tiny dots onto the canvas, imitating the sty… instagr.am/p/CsY4qbssAAl/

On June 6, we will celebrate the letter R, as in REUSSITE! 🎉 What a perfect day to celebrate our Kindergarten graduates and also our wonderful school year! Families, please join us at 3:15 pm for our Graduation Ceremony, followed by our Outdoor Party… instagr.am/p/Csbm8VgLj1X/

Have you seen the May edition of Neighbors of Eden Prairie? What fun to see our school director, Véronique, featured! Check it out to learn about her story, and don't miss her recipe for gougères! "When her son, Valentin, was a baby, Veronique became i… instagr.am/p/CsjUZhVLNfB/

Pieds dans l'herbe 🌱Yesterday, we celebrated the H. We went outside and put "nos pieds dans l'herbe" (feet in the grass)! We sat, layed down, and played some yard games like "1, 2, 3, Soileil"! ☀️ Such a great experience! And we met a lot of animals… instagr.am/p/CslwDvOLWPN/