La route du Rhum - 2006 - Victory for Artforms, by Caroline Kurrus

Photos by Marie PREAUD

Stone first in class and sets record in historic Route du Rhum - by Caroline Kurrus 



November 16, 2006. Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe. American sailor Kip Stone crossed the Route du Rhum finish line off Point à Pitre, Guadeloupe, to win the Class 2 monohull division at 10:38 GMT today (5:38 EDT). The 3,500 mile solo transatlantic race started October 29 in St. Malo, France. Stone also set a new class record of 17 days, 22 hours, and 36 minutes, beating Australian Nick Moloney’s 2002 record by approximately 18 hours. 



Stone, of Freeport, Maine, is the first American to win a class in the celebrated Route du Rhum, which has been held every four years since 1978. Stone joins Americans Phil Weld, Walter Green, and Steve Fossett in completing the race. 



“This is a very demanding race from all perspectives," said Stone upon arrival in Point à Pitre. "It’s a fabulous race and I’m really very happy. We ran into all kinds of conditions - wind from zero to 40 knots; a very hot sun, lots of rain, winds from every direction. I don't think I saw the sun at all the first week out.” 



Stone had his share of mishaps along the 3,500 mile route. A sudden front moved through on day 10 and shredded one of his headsails. To secure the flapping sail, he used a knot known as the Prusik to ascend the rig in 20 knots of wind. On another day, he was smacked in the back of the head by a flying fish. 



Over 70 sailors in eight classes competed in this year’s event. Servane Escoffier, the 25-year-old French sailor, came close to overtaking Stone in the second half of the race. “It took me a while to maneuver so that I was able to cover her. It was a tight race," said Stone. 



Stone's win in the Route du Rhum adds to an impressive solo sailing resume. He won the Open 50 class in the 2004 Transat from Plymouth, England to Boston, Mass, and set a new course record. Stone and designer Merfyn Owen partnered in 2005 to win the Bermuda 1-2 and placed second in the double-handed France to Brazil race, the Transat Jacques Vabre. 



Artforms, a fifty-foot carbon-fiber ocean racing vessel, known as an Open 50, was designed by Owen Clarke Design, built by McConaghy Boats, and launched in Sydney, Australia in 2003. Stone sailed Artforms halfway around the world to Plymouth, England, to compete in his first solo transatlantic, the 2004 Transat. 



Stone is the 45-year-old owner of Artforms, a screen printing company in Westbrook, Maine, and the Cool as a Moose retail stores in Freeport and Portland, Maine. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1987.



For the Route du Rhum, Stone teamed up with L'Ecole Française du Maine, a French immersion school in Freeport, Maine. Third graders at the school are learning math, science, geography, and more as they follow Kip and Artforms. 


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For more info on Kip Stone and "Cool as a Moose" products visit

www.kipstone.com
www.artformsinc.com

Candy Buy Back Fundraiser

Nathan Kolosko - upcoming events

Hello Everyone,

Below is a list of most of the upcoming events for this Fall/Winter. The first performance is next Thursday November 4th.

Hope to see some of you at these performances. Best Wishes and thank you for your continued support !!

Fall/Winter 2010-11

Thursday November 4th 12:00 noon

Nathan Kolosko - solo concert

First Parish Noonday Series

425 Congress St. Portland Maine

Saturday & Sunday November 20th at 7pm & 21st at 3pm

US premiere of new composition for choir and guitar

Bowdoin Choir, Bowdoin College

Tuesday February 8th 12:00 noon

Noonday Concert Bates College

Olin Arts Center

Friday February 11th 7:30 pm

Portland Conservatory Faculty Concert

A program of all original works

With Carl Dimow - Flute & Ben Noyes - Cello

PCM - Woodfords Church

202 Woodford St.

Saturday April 16th 11:00 am

Festival 21

Performance lecture on prepared guitar

Gordon Chapel, Old South Church

645 Boylston Ave., Boston MA

New Publications now available at:

www.nathankolosko.com

Tonadilla - 10/2010 Doberman-Yppan

Nayarit - 8/2010 Productions D'Oz

VTT

On October 8, 2010 the classes of grades 2,3,4,5 and 6 went to the field on Pownal Road for mountain biking activities.

This was a wonderful day!

First, there was an evaluation of everyone's biking skills: balance, motor actions (pedaling, steering), taking into account information on the environment.
Then Didier and Valérie set up different workshops. In these workshops, games helped all the children improve the mastery of their biking skills- balance, speed and trajectories.

Afterwards, almost all the children were divided into ability group levels for a ride in the woods with Didier, while the others continued working in the workshops with Valérie. On the trails, we worked learn other skills, including how to:
-ride in group, master our speed to avoid collisions;
-avoid natural obstacles (roots, trees, etc.);
-anticipate field changes (up hill, down hill, etc.);
-change speed, pedal harder uphill.

Everyone had a good time while learning sports skills, respecting safety rules and practicing French and learning new vocabulary during this half-day. There were big smiles on everyone's faces... should we do it again?

Merci to Mr. Ring for bike transportation, to all the parents who could come (Reed's dad, Matisse's dad and Malika's dad), to Didier for fixing and setting the bikes which needed it and to Valérie and Didier for organizing this fun afternoon!

French-American Chamber of Commerce: Event in Portland, ME

Kick-Off Event in Portland, ME

Thursday, November 18
5:30 - 8:00 PM

Portland Harbor Hotel
468 Fore St Portland, ME 04101

Register online now!

Meet the French-American business community of Maine!

Join FACCNE Board members, staff, and local members for a presentation and networking session at the elegant Portland Harbor Hotel downtown. Presentations by:

• Perry Newman, FACCNE Board Member, President Atlantica Group LLC
• Ludivine Wolczik, FACCNE Executive Director
• Severin Beliveau, Honorary Consul of France in Maine
• Christophe Guilhou, Consul General of France in Boston, MA

Cost: $25 for all. Walk-ins welcome. Online registration available through PayPal here.

Thank you to our sponsors and supporters:

Correspondance avec la France

This year, the class of second and third grade will correspond with a third grade class in Aiglun - Alpes de Haute-Provence, France. The children of that class had Didier as a teacher when they were in 1st grade...
The 2nd and 3rd grade students wrote texts to introduce themselves and took their photos: the game for the French students will be to match each description to the correct photo.
They also wrote a collective letter presenting L'Ecole Française du Maine, illustrated it with photos, and added maps where the children in France can look for:
-The United States
-The State of Maine
-Freeport

Once all this work was done, the class went to the post office to send their mail. Angie, the postmaster, welcomed them warmly, as usual. The children even helped her with her work. They learned many things about mail (postage, address, route...).

Without realizing it, the children have worked on French, writing and geography.

Merci Angie!
We are now impatient to receive a reply from France!

Les voitures à réaction

This is an example of interdisciplinary activities of the 2nd and 3rd grade class.

During the science class (Decouverte du Monde), we are studying the properties of air as a gas-(properties of matter). In groups of three, the children discovered and read (reading) the manufacturing sheet of a jet car. They then had to ask for the necessary material (practice of oral language), and agree (debate) on each building step. They had to trace, measure (geometry) and cut, then assemble and build the car (technology).
Once the cars were built, they were able to decorate and test them!
Vroum, vroum: we discovered some properties of matter and the reaction principle while using many other skills, and most importantly, while having fun!!!

EFDM School Store

For clothing items:
*If ordering 2XL or larger, add $2 to t-shirt price or $3 to sweatshirt, fleece or polo price
**Add $2 to each item ordered if requesting rush order
(we must have a minimum of 12 items to place an order at listed bulk prices)

For novelty items:

These are in stock currently and do not have to be ordered. If you choose to order these items via the order form instead of during school store hours, please make sure I have contact information to let you know when you can pick up the order from the office.

At the beginning of each school year, each child enrolled at EFDM will be given one screen printed t-shirt that will be required to be worn on field trips unless otherwise noted. If your child shows up on a field trip day without his/her t-shirt, one will be provided to your child (to be returned to the office at the end of the field trip) for a fee of $4.00. Also note that if your child's provided t-shirt is lost or damaged, you will be responsible for purchasing a replacement shirt for your child.

Product	Item #	Colors offered	Sizes		Price
Hats/Caps
6 panel twill baseball cap	A4007	dark royal, light pink, white, grey	One size		$18.00
Knit Cap, no cuff, 9" length	TNT	navy/cream, grey, royal	One size		$15.00
Fleece
Adult fleece vest	M985	black, hunter, true royal	S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL		$35.00
Youth full zip fleece	M990Y	black, hunter, true royal	Youth S, M, L, XL		$37.50
Ladies full zip fleece	M990W	black, hunter, true royal	S, M, L, XL, 2XL		$37.50
Mens full zip fleece	M990	black, hunter, true royal	S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL		$37.50
Sweatshirts
Toddler full zip hood sweatshirt	3346	heather, navy, pink, red	2T, 3T, 4T, 5/6		$25.00
Youth 50/50 midweight nublend full zip hood sweatshirt	993B	oxford, navy, pink, red, royal	S, M, L		$32.50
Ladies full zip hood sweatshirt, 2 sided-2 color fleece	9945	navy/cardinal purple, grass/carbon	S, M, L, XL		$65.00
Mens full zip hood sweatshirt, 2 sided-2color fleece	9997	sweat blue/carbon, grass/carbon	S, M, L, XL, 2XL		$65.00
Youth Pigment-dyed ringspun fleece crew	11561Y	periwinkle, poppy, willow	S, M, L		$25.00
Pigment-dyed ringspun boxy crew	1941	celery, denim, mocha, periwinkle, poppy, washed plum	S, M, L, XL, 2XL		$35.00
Polo shirts
Toddler polo	RS4600	light blue, navy, pink, red	2T, 3T, 4T, 5/6		$18.00
Youth 50/50 jersey polo	437Y	black, lt blue, pink, true navy, true red, true royal	S, M, L, XL		$18.00
Ladies 50/50 jersey vneck polo	337W	black, lt blue, pink, true navy, true red	S, M, L, XL, 2XL		$20.00
Mens 50/50 ultra blend jersey polo	G8800	black, lt blue, navy, red, royal, gold	S, M, L, XL, 2XL		$20.00
T-shirts
Toddler 100% ultra cotton tee	G2000P	white, lt blue, lt pink, navy, red, royal	2T, 3T, 4T		$8.00
Youth 100% ultra cotton tee	G2000B	white, jade dome, lt blue, lt pink,navy, red, royal	XS, X, M, L, XL		$8.00
Ladies 100% ultra cotton tee	G2000L	white, jade dome, lt blue, lt pink, navy, red, royal, violet, yellow haze	XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL		$8.00
100% ultra cotton tee	G2000	white, jade dome, lt blue, navy, red, royal, purple, gold, forest green	S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL		$8.00
Ladies organic scoop neck tee	AA6021	bark, coal, moss, mulberry, ocean	S, M, L, XL		$16.50
Organic PE tee	AA1973	brown, black, green, grey, navy	XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL		$20.00
Bags/Backpacks
100% cotton canvas book tote	HS008	royal, light blue, natural			$12.00
Pigment-Dyed raw edge messenger bag	1908	black, denim, khaki green, putty			$35.00
Backpack		royal			$30.00
Oxford Shirts
Boys short sleeve oxford shirt	E9003	white	Youth 5/6, 7/8, 10/12, 14/16, 18/20		$25.00
Boys long sleeve oxford shirt	E9002	white	Youth 5/6, 7/8, 10/12, 14/16, 18/20		$30.00
Girls short sleeve poplin blouse	E9007	white	Girls sizes 6/6X, 7/8, 10/12, 14/16, 18/20		$25.00
Girls long sleeve poplin blouse	E9006	white	Girls sizes 6/6X, 7/8, 10/12, 14/16, 18/20		$30.00
Novelty items
Berringer Classic Pen	42421	Sky blue/silver with black ink			$2.00
24 oz stainless fitness bottle	42594	Dark royal with white logo			$16.00
Coffee mug	40591	Almond with black foot and black rim			$11.50
Coffee/liquid tumbler	41193	Dark royal with stainless steel inside			$12.00
EFDM Car Cling window sticker	36514	Clear with teal letters			$4.00

Le Petit Nicolas

As you may know, Le Petit Nicolas is a very famous childrens' book, written by Goscinny and Sempé, known and adored by generations of French people.

It tells the story of little Nicolas, his life with his parents, his adventures at school with the teacher and his many friends. The children of 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades have read and studied some of those adventures in class, both last year and this year. It then seemed very exciting to show them the film that was released in France last year.

The screening of the film was a big success among the children! Lots of laughter and discussion filled the air. Back to school the following week, we had little activities prepared for the students as a way for them to reinvest the information they had gathered. We had four groups composed with students from all levels. Each group had 30 minutes to answer questions, describe characters, discuss whether they enjoyed the film or not and explain why. We then all shared together. It was a great experience!

Concerts at Jewett

Yard sale fundraiser

Thanks for all the support we received for the yard sale on Saturday. It was a successful fundraiser for the school playground fund. Fortunately, it turned out we had a beautiful weekend for the sale! Thanks again for all your help and donated items! We are looking forward to another successful yard sale in the spring.

Sincerely,

Caryn Bickerstaff and Stephanie Bowden

Greek mythology

Fifth and Sixth grade students have been working hard in English class reading Greek mythology, researching, taking notes, reporting on Greek Gods, and creating their own myths. To celebrate the end of the unit, they invited the 4th graders to join them on Mount Olympus for ambrosia, nectar, and pomegranate juice.

Yard Sale Fundraiser!

Yard Sale Fundraiser at EFDM on Saturday 10/2/10 from 9am-2pm.
Come help us raise money for the school and the playground!

If interested in selling/donating, please contact us at efdmpa@gmail.com.

Hope to see you there!

Citation:

“When love is deep, much can be accomplished”

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki

Turkish lunch

Merci beaucoup à Adil et Nil Yilmaz!

We had a special lunch at school today. Sophia's family had prepared a lunch from Turkey. We had Turkish meatballs (Koefta), Turkish fries, salad and rice pudding.

It was delicious! Merci!

La première semaine des GS/CP:

Dans notre classe nous avons huit chenilles. Nous nous en occupons bien.
(We have eight caterpillars in our classroom. We take good care of them)

Nous étions à Winslow Park. Nous avons joué et nous avons pique-niqué.
(We went to Winslow Park. We played and we had a picnic.)

Les GS apprennent à parler français.
(The Kindergartners are learning to speak French.)

Les CP travaillent à leur table. (The 1st graders are working at their desks.)

C'est l'heure du repas. (It's time for lunch!)

French at UMA

Calendar of Events

French Conversation Table
Wednesday, September 1st
4:15 - 5:15pm
UMA Honors Lounge

Film | Réveil: Waking Up French (2006)
Wednesday, September 8th
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Michael Klahr HHRC
Maine filmmaker Ben Levine’s documentary explores the stigma of language loss faced by Maine’s Franco-American communities. Witness the story of Maine’s French heritage from Canadian immigration through persecution by the Klu Klux Klan to the cultural renaissance of today.

Lecture | The Destiny of New England's Franco-Americans
Wednesday September 15th
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Michael Klahr HHRC
Presenter: Eric Waddell – Professor of Geography, Laval University

Roundtable | Melting Pot or Salad? The Hidden Cost of Assimilation
Wednesday, September 22nd
7:00 - 9:00pm
Who are the true Mainers? And who is from away? Join us for an open community discussion.

Field Trip
Saturday, September 25th
8 a.m.
Embarking from the Forks on the Kennebec River, explore the history of the Canada Road on foot with Franco-American scholar Barry Rodrigue

Film | The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Wednesday, September 29th
6:30 - 9:00pm
An epic adventure and passionate romance set in the Colonial America of 1757, during the brutal conflict between the British, French, Scots-Irish, and Native
Americans. Stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe.

Please click here for more events.

Ciné-Club: Les MERCREDI CINÉ

Come enjoy an evening filled with snacks and drinks, the opportunity to socialize in French and English and see a great French movie.
All films are in French with English subtitles.

6:30 PM: Conversation, food and drinks 7:00 PM: Start of the film
After the Film: Discussion and exchange of feelings and thoughts
(Donations are appreciated)

Upcoming Films in 2010/2011

September 22: Le Petit Nicolas de Laurent TIRARD
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October 20: Le Souffle au coeur de Louis MALLE
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November 17: Pierrot le Fou de Jean-Luc GODARD
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December 15: Ma Nuit chez Maud de Eric ROHMER
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January 19: Après Vous de Pierre SALVADORI
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February 16: Un Flic de Jean-Pierre MELVILLE
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March 16: Molière de Laurent TIRARD
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April 27: Entre les murs de Laurent CANTET
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May 18: Coco avant Chanel de Anne FONTAINE
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June 15: La Chèvre de Francis VEBER

Adult Education

L’Ecole Française du Maine offers multiple options for adults seeking to improve their speaking and writing skills, or simply trying to keep up with their children! For more information, please contact our Adult Ed Coordinator, Elodie Le Nezet-Soule (Phone: 207-865-3308).

Private Classes
Personal curriculum to be created and taught according to the level and needs of the person.

Group Classes (10 persons per group)
A session of 15 weekly classes that will meet from 6pm to 7:30pm. The curriculum consists of oral and written comprehension, and oral and written expression. The French textbook “Campus” and workbook will be required and can be purchased through EFDM. Classwork will cover: grammatical points with explanations and application exercises, vocabulary, phonetics and repetition of different sounds, conversation and practice of dialogue between the students, and cultural experience. Group classes are offered at three different levels:

Beginner 1: September 13
Beginner 3: September 14
Intermediate: September 13

Cost: $375 per person, or $700 a couple.

A fund-raising event supporting Freeport Community Services

Le Français au bord de la mer

From Friday, October 1, at 5:00 pm, until 10:00 am on Sunday, October 3, French-language enthusiasts will gather for Le Français au bord de la mer, at Blueberry Cove Camp, in Tenants Harbor, for what promises to be a fun, action-packed learning experience, lived entirely in French.

Penobscot School in Rockland is sponsoring this French immersion weekend for high school juniors and seniors and college students who have studied French for at least two years; French teachers who would like a refresher; and adults with an intermediate level of spoken French.

Activities will include games, a treasure hunt (including beach-combing), discussions about contemporary issues, poetry-writing, sports, singing around the campfire, and many other fun things, using French at all times. There is a big lodge where participants will prepare and share authentic meals together, using local, organic ingredients wherever possible.

Organizer Julia Schulz says, “It will feel like you are visiting cousins in rural Québec or France—cousins who don’t speak English! And being immersed in the language in a fun and relaxed setting is the best way to learn.”

Accommodations at Blueberry Cove Camp are very rustic. There are cabins with bunk beds; most have no heat source and no electricity or running water. There are flush toilets and hot showers, just not in most of the cabins. Says Schulz, “C’est le camping en français!”

Tuition for the weekend is $105 for full-time students and $145 for adults. Please inquire about group discounts. Teachers will receive CEU's.

For more information and a registration form, please contact Julia Schulz at mmetoffi@yahoo.fr or Penobscot School: 207-594-1084.