As every year, the staff of the French department, as well as lucky year-2 pupils, cycled around Strathclyde lake on Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th and Friday 19th May.

At each stop they had a chance to practice their French thanks to an activity booklet themed on sports and hobbies you can do in Strathclyde Park.

We had a lovely weather and in spite of a few chains going off, this was a nice adventure. Hopefully we will do the same next year !

• 2017 Eurovision was on TV Saturday 13th May. The winner was Portugal with the song “Amar Pelos Dois” by Salvador Sobral
• France came in twelfth postition with the song “Requiem” by Alma

• The UK came 15th with “Never give up on you” (Lucie Jones), Germany came 25th with “Perfect Life” (Levina), and Spain came 26th with “Do it for your lover” (Manuel Navarro)
• For more info and to listen to all the songs, click here

• A new president has been elected in France on the 7th of May. Emanuel Macron will succeed to Francois Hollande. In France, the president is both the head of state and the chief of the executive (the government), whereas in the UK these functions are divided between the Queen and the Prime Minister
• Read more in French (easy) http://enseigner.tv5monde.com/fle/qui-est-le-nouveau-president-francais
• Read more here: French elections2017 (article by the Telegraph)