Hi all,

I can see those messages are quite old but thought I'd reply anyway,

Aurore, you can find all the Saturday FLAM schools here:
http://www.parapluieflam.org/ecole

I think the school in Blackheath is probably the closest to you.

I have recently created la Petite Ecole de Wimbledon (ecole FLAM du samedi) and activities all in French for bilingual kids if you are interested (Holiday clubs and after school clubs in Drama )
http://www.le-club-arc-en-ciel.co.uk/holiday-clubs

Bonjour tout le monde,

I am a French mum with a 6-months-old girl at home, I am speaking most of the day in French with her except in tge night when her daddy is back home because he speaks English, singing nursery rhymes in French, watching French cartoons on tv (youtube), and I'd love to go to some playdates with other mums /dads/babies somewhere close to Plumstead in south east London. I have no idea if there is something around here... everything I see us more towards the southwest...
Is there any Saturday school as well somewhere?
Merci for your answers.
Aurore.

It seems that the correct email address for the playgroup is oohlalalespetits@gmail.com

www.etpatatipatata.com, number 1 Fun french Day Camp is returning to Fulham Library for French children lessons from 1 to 10 year olds.

Your French club 100% French fun at Fulham Library every Tuesday after school! Starting September 16th.Book now for the term !
Programme: French literature, french drama, french cooking, french dancing, french fun!!
Contact and info: www.etpatatipatata.com and caroline@etpatatipatata.com
small groups, limited spaces. 17£ per class. Fulham Library on tuesday at 3.45pm for one hour.

More area to come, contact us for more info and our Saturday french lessons!

Families talk about it:

“Merci beaucoup pour le French Camp” V and L really enjoyed it!” R.M

“Merci c’est trop fort” M.B

Thank you, Caroline. Euw. really enjoyed the camp!!!” S.Y

**« Merci de nouveau pour cette semaine, on se réjouit de refaire ça la semaine prochaine. ! »**

** « J’adore ce camp, prenez-vous les adultes ?? »**

After the success of our french summer Day Camp, www.etpatatipatata.com, number 1 Fun french Day Camp is launching french classes on Saturday morning led by an experienced french native Primary Teacher des Ecoles francaises.

Interested? Register on caroline@etpatatipatata.com

Programme: French literature, french drama, french cooking, french dancing, french fun!!

Contact and info: www.etpatatipatata.com
small groups, limited spaces.

Families talk about it:

“Merci beaucoup pour le French Camp” V and L really enjoyed it!” R.M

“Merci c’est trop fort” M.B

Thank you, Caroline. Euw. really enjoyed the camp!!!” S.Y

**« Merci de nouveau pour cette semaine, on se réjouit de refaire ça la semaine prochaine. ! »**

** « J’adore ce camp, prenez-vous les adultes ?? »**

Thanks for the group recommendation.
Thank you also for the play date offer. My daughter is only 10 months old so I think your 7 year old may get very bored playing with her!

Hi

In case this is of interest: a wonderful French playgroup has recently set up in Wandsworth, st Anne's church hall. It's on Friday mornings and run by a lovely local French mum as a not for profit community group.

It's called ooh Lala les petites

I know that there were some places available for September, if you are interested in finding out more, you can find them on Facebook or email oohlalalespetites@gmail.com

It's a bilingual group so both in English and French so especially brilliant for mums/ dads / carers who are interested in improving their French / for exposing tots to French language.

Hello I am native french and my son is 7 years old and completely bilingual. We live in Wandsworth and we would be happy to hold play date with French games and fun at our home.pm me if interested

Hi Fleur
I have PM'd you.

Yes, the balham one ran for a while, but it didn't quite have enough regulars to keep it going, I think with the cost of renting the 1 o'clock club there. I'm english, but I went to the french Lycee, so I pass for french!

Hi,

that is really funny. I was at Cadet Rouselle two weeks ago for the first time and we maybe already met. :lol:
I absolutely agree with you, it is very nice there, just a little bit far. And I just thought there must be so many french mums arround Clapham with babies... .Unfortunately I do not know a lot of french parents.
I know that there is another playgroup in Clapham for children from 2 years. Probably they would be open to accept little ones under 2 ??
Unfortunatly I do not fit into the role to lead a group as I am german. My partner is french and we speak french at home. But if you would still consider it to open something new I would be willing to help in the background. Did you know that there was a Cadet Rouselle at Balham in the 1 o clock club before?
See you at Cadet R. ;)

Hi Fleur

I was keen to organise a playgroup, but I've started going to one in Salters Hill - its a bit far, but they are lovely mums and tots, and I'm now not sure if I have time to organise anything myself. But if you were keen, we could look into it together. Why don't you come down to one of the sessions of Cadet Rousselle to see how they/we do it there. (I've ended up getting roped into helping!) I'm not there this monday, but will be week after.

Do you know many local french mums (or dads) who are free during the week with preschool children? It will need to have a fair number to make it viable as people can't go every week. Or the alternative is to start low key and do it in each others houses and see if it grows.

The structure for Cadet Rouselle:
9.45 - 11.45
Stories about 10
Followed by a goûter (cut up fruit, raisins and sometimes home made cakes, the children sit down round a table)
Followed by an activité (lots of sweet things to take home)
Then free play, and about 11.30 we go outside and sing songs.

Cost £3.50/session - or £3 if bought in cards of 5 sessions.
http://www.cadetrousselle.co.uk/

They also have lots of books and DVDs to borrow. My boys have just discovered and love 'Sam Sam'.

Let me know your thoughts, plus anyone else who is interested.
A+

Hi,

thanks for your answer. I didn t know that they are these afternoonclasses.
My son will visit a french nursery from next year. I was hoping to find some contacts before that for playdates /coffee. ;)

I think several of us on Nappyvalleynet have posted before about French between the commons. This is where my daughter goes (we are a Franco-English family so I speak French to her at home but her English dad speaks English).

They offer classes in different schools after school time (Honeywell, Belleville, Wix). It's generally twice a week.

They go where there is demand so if you are several in the same area, you could probably manage to get a class going.
Contact Tinarabin@btinternet.com

Good luck

Hi,

we would be interested in a playgroup or to meet other french mums for a playdate / coffee. My son is 7 months old and we live in Earlsfield.
Lokking forward to hearing from you.