School supplies

Places to find school supplies:

Supermarkets like Carrefour, Auchan have a big selection of the

most popular items

Bookstores (“Papeteries”) like Univers du Livre in Saint Germain

en Laye and in Orgeval have harder to find items

Office Supply stores like Bureau Vallée (Port Marly, Orgeval) – give

them your school supplies lists and they will put everything

together for you

Internet : officedepot.fr, jm-bruneau.fr, top-office.com, cultura.com.

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School Supplies

10 hardest to understand items:

1. Feuilles mobiles/volante/Seyes : looseleaf paper

2. Copies doubles grands / petits carreaux : French specialty! (A4 vs A5)

3. Equerre

4. Chemise avec rabat : folder with elastic straps

5. Lutins / Protège-vue : transparent document covers

6. Protège-cahier : plastic notebook covers

7. Grand cahier (21 x 29.7 – A4) vs. Tres Grand Cahier (24 x 32 – A5) :

notebook (various sizes…)

8. Intercalaires : dividers (plastic or cardboard)

9. Carton à dessin : drawing paper

10. Ardoise et feutres Velleda : white board and white board markers

11. Typex : white-out

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School Supplies

See our website for photos and a more complete list of items

www.checkin2france.com

Tip: Be sure

to save your

receipts in

case you buy

the wrong

item!

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“Le cartable”

- Backpack

- With wheels

Facts :

« Externés » need only carry their section supplies 2 days a week in Primary. So maybe a separate schoolbag is a good idea, to keep their minds separated…

« Internes »:

Primary : can keep their school supplies in their desk.

And should bring back home only what is necessary for homework.

Middle school : lockers for 6th and 7th graders,

BUT always very heavy bags, no matter what storage solution exists.

Unusual topography : lots of stairs… and hills to climb!

And the bus stop is all the way to the top…

A price difference of roughly 10 euros between the 2 options.

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Homework

French homework

- In Primary, only revisions allowed, no new acquisition. Should be less than

30 minutes/day. And usually not written. But more is given during WE and

vacation.

Section homework : all homework is independent from the French side. The

specifications need to be seen with each individual Section.

IF encoutering problems :

Step 1 for French homework : Write a note in the “cahier de liaison” to

establish contact with the teacher,

Step 2 : Contact parent PEC, who will contact teacher on your behalf, and

set up a meeting.

Finding help outside of school :

On APELI site, list of “Big Brothers/Sisters” willing to tutor. Or within each Section.

Some teachers could also agree to some tutoring. To inquire individually.

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Tips on keeping/raising language level

• Keeping your language

– Summer Camps

– Films/DVDs in mother tongue,

– Playdates with Section classmates

• Learning French

– Afterschool Activities

– Summer camps in France

– “Centre de Loisirs” in your town

– Films/TV in French,

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Yes, you can

You’ll survive

- We all did

- “Bonne chance !”

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