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May 15, 2014 School life

Gymnastiques

On Tuesday my class went to the pool gym for Gym.
May 13, 2014 Language, School life

School

School in France isn’t actually as terrible as I thought. It was worse.
May 13, 2014 Language, School life

My first day at a school in France!!!

Today when I woke up I was feeling pissed off about the fact that it was the first ...more

Registering for school

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Today we went to the Mairie to register the boys to attend the local primary school. I’m pleased to report it was even easier than anticipated. Continue reading Registering for school →

May 7, 2014Culture, Language, Preparations, School lifeparallellives
April 8, 2014 Language, Preparations, School life

Straight to the principal’s office

Last night I confronted my fears and phoned the principal of the primary where we ...more
April 5, 2014 Language, Preparations, School life

French film festival

On Friday we left school early at about 1:30 pm so that I could go to a movie. All my ...more
March 25, 2014 Language, Preparations, School life

Getting a head start

The boys are looking forward to their trip to France, but it is fair to say they are ...more
March 21, 2014 Living, Preparations, School life

It will be awesome

We are going to Singapore for one night on the way back, to the hotel where I learnt ...more
March 21, 2014 Preparations, School life

Plus ca change, rien ne change

The title of our blog putitontheslate has its origins in my first school slate. My ...more

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