mercredi 13 mai 2009

Tsypa in Belguim

Tsypa and Lauriane were with a statue in Belguim.



Lauriane and Tsypa were in front of a chocolate shop.
The chocolate was very good.



Lauriane and Tsypa were with Lucky Luke.
Lucky Luke is a cowboy who chases bandits (the Daltons).

Tsypa Loves Animals

Tsypa was at a horse-riding school with Margaux.
On the sign, there is a horse who is jumping.



Tsypa , Margaux, and Alexia were with a horse who is named "Crunch".
Crunch is white and black and small.



Tsypa was with the horse-riding helmuts on a shelf.
He was happy with the helmuts.



Tsypa was with a bull.
The bull was with cows.



Tsypa was with duck eggs.
Tsypa laid the eggs.

mardi 5 mai 2009

Letter to President Obama from Danielle, Béatrice, Martine and Jennifer

May 5, 2009

Dear Mr. President,

You certainly know that all American eyes are on you, watching to see how these first 5 months have rolled out, watching to see if the hopes you inspired, the energy you exuded, the honesty and the concern about people you oozed with, if all these things were more than mere promises and electoral speeches. But are you aware that people from France are also carefully watching you, expecting you to achieve what you claimed you would so as a President?
That’s our case as we are 3 French women and an American who has lived in the Paris area for 7 years.
We believe in your ability to listen to people and take their thoughts and worries into account.
That’s why we’ve written this letter to you, hoping that you would be so kind as to do us the great favor of spending a few moments reading it and figuring out what some French people expect from you as the President of the United States of America.


A couple of weeks ago my 7-year old niece Juliette, who is a very sensitive little girl, came home after school: she looked aghast, almost crying and she told her concerned parents that she could hardly believe what she’d been told. She said: “Children died in Germany. Someone shot them and killed them. An older boy from a higher grade claimed that these sorts of awful things have already happened in the US and that these incredibly violent events were rather common, that bad or crazy people often managed to get weapons and weren’t prevented from killing other innocent human beings.
I answered him a liar!
Children cannot die like that…
Children are safe when they are at school. People can’t buy guns so easily and shoot anyone they want to…
I don’t want these things to be true. Tell me these things are not true!
Tell me I’m right to feel safe and secure when I’m at school.”
That’s what she said.
Mr. President, what would you answer to comfort her?
With all due respect, this boy wasn’t wrong. Unfortunately this boy didn’t lie to my little niece: these things happened in the US and are still happening…

What are you going to do against the liberalization of selling and buying dangerous hand weapons?
What are you going to say to well-thinking American citizens who firmly believe that they need guns to protect their families, who are convinced that they have the right to take the law into their own hands?
What are you going to do to increase security in school, colleges and universities?
What are you going to do to be able to answer a scared 7-year old little girl: “Don’t worry, this boy lied to you. These things can’t happen.”?


“Mum, you know that a meager polar bear is not pretty at all and it’s even sad to see it like that!”
That’s what my daughter told me coming home from school a few days ago.
I was so disappointed to see this young child entering life with such sadness about wild life in her eyes.
The contrast between hope that is linked to childhood and the threat that reckons on our planet make me feel worried and guilty.
Your position as a President allows you to make decisions and give the direction you think to be the most important.
Could you tell us if trying to transmit to our children the beautiful planet we’ve been living in by fighting “planet destructors” belongs to your list of priorities?


Walking down the street the other day, listening to my son coughing, watching all the other people out and about on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, it dawned upon me that perhaps the reason my son was coughing was thanks to the exhaust coming out of all the exhaust pipes of idling cars in the 5 pm traffic. Asking my son if he was okay, his response was, “yes mom, but what is so smelly?”. Well, it became clear at that moment that 1) strollers are just at the right height to really breathe in the pollution from cars, 2) that if he could smell the pollution then what is it doing inside his body, and 3) that this pollution certainly wasn’t helping my son get over his cough.
My wish, Mr. President, is that the USA, being the richest and most powerful nation in the world, would set the example, and move one step closer to respecting human beings in their environment.

For instance, Americans should not be allowed to buy European cars that pollute, forcing the European car factories to improve their methods, from which we would all profit.


Here we are at the end of the time we will borrow from you.
This letter could go on forever…everyone could write a book to express their worries, hopes and the great expectations they put on you. But we won’t be selfish enough to believe that ours are the most important ones, even though we are very grateful to you to give us the opportunity to have our voices heard.
Once again we would like to thank you for your time and receptiveness, for what you represent for your country and ours, and for what you inspire in people all over the world. And, if you may, would you accept our congratulations and our strong support for your task ahead.

Respectfully yours,

Béatrice Berthelot, Danielle Carnat-Grenon, Martine Stieg, and Jennifer Meuret

French mothers (and an American one) who are very concerned about our children’s future.

Letter to President Obama from Sandy and Andréa

February 12, 2009

Dear President Obama,

We are Andréa Groffe and Sandy Pruneau, two students who live in France, near Paris, and learn English at a private language school called MyVoice. Our address is: MyVoice 49, rue du VIADUC 91800 BRUNOY, France.

We would like to start this letter by telling you how much hope and joy your election brought, not only for American people, but also for people all around the world. You are the President who embodies CHANGE, and Americans trust you to face this crisis and lead them to a future of peace and dignity.

As we have learned a lot about the American election process, and about you as well, President Obama, our American teacher encouraged us to write you a letter. We would like to take this opportunity to express our concerns about some issues that are important to us.

We would like to know if you intend to change national policies regarding GMO’s? We feel that, today, it is the multinationals whose interests are being met, not those of the consumer. We would love to see a shift towards what is best for the consumer, and not the large multinational companies.

We also have a request, if you don’t mind. We would like to ask you to press Israel to accept a Palestinian nation and the return of refugees. We feel that this would be in everyone’s best interest because the belief that Israel’s actions against the Palestinians are unfair and overpowered is increasing and generating animosity against them and the Americans, since the Israelis can’t stand their position without the support of the USA. Furthermore, people who feel hopeless and vulnerable are an easy target for extremists.

To finish, we would like to ask you to make a real effort in going one or two steps closer to coming to an agreement in the next DOHA round. We will not go into any detail with this issue, as we believe this request will be rather clear to you.

Thank you for taking the time to read our letter. We sincerely hope you will keep your promises and that you have the courage to face all the challenges ahead. We would be most honored to see you in France.

Best Regards,
Andréa Groffe and Sandy Pruneau

P.S. Our teacher told us that every letter sent to The President is read and answered. With that said, we wait your response with anticipation.

Letter to President Obama from Pascal, Stéphane, and Aleks

February 12, 2009

Dear President Obama,

We are Pascal Prida, Stéphane Leloup, and Aleks Yeh. We live in Brunoy, a small town near Paris, in France, and we study English every week at a private language school called MyVoice. Our address is: MyVoice 49, rue du VIADUC 91800 BRUNOY, France.

Our teacher is American, and therefore we have spent a great deal of time learning about the American election process, and about you as well, President Obama. We would like to start this letter by congratulating you on your victory. We, in France, are very happy to have you as the leader of the American people.

We would also like to take this opportunity to express our concerns for the challenges ahead, and if you don’t mind, to share our viewpoints with you as well.

We will begin with the very important issue of the environment. This is a subject that is very close to our hearts. We believe that you must find a way to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Indeed, the US government has not signed the Kyoto Treaty. Your predecessor, George Bush Jr., didn’t consider this an important thing to do for America, but you are different, and you know that our planet needs a common policy. We have to save our planet, and without your country, the United States of America, it will be impossible. You know that greenhouse gases are in the process of inflicting considerable damage throughout the world, and the U. S. is not foreign to this. We hope to see the U.S. government change this policy.

Furthermore, we are counting on you to influence the Americans to make very important lifestyle changes, to change their ways of over consummation and waste, and to become more environmentally conscience.

Indeed, your ability to strike a balance between domestic interests and foreign interests, particularly where ecology, energy, and industry are concerned will be one of your greatest challenges, which leads us to our next issue of concern.

According to us, one of the greatest challenges in our post-crisis world will be to gather the most powerful nations, and together, find agreements on how best to recreate the financial behaviors and to regulate the economy.

To finish, we would like to wish you luck on your challenges ahead. We are convinced you are a good man, and we sincerely hope you will manage to fulfill your promises and lead the world in the best possible way. It is very important for future generations.

We would be ever so honored to see you in France.

Thank you for taking the time to read our letter,
Pascal Prida, Stéphane Leloup, and Aleks Yeh

P.S. Our teacher told us that every letter sent to The President is read and answered. With that said, we wait your response with anticipation.

Letter to President Obama from Jean-David

May 5, 2009

Dear President Obama,

My name is Jean-David and I am 15 years old. I am a French high school student and I live close to Paris. I learn English at a private language school called MyVoice. The address is MyVoice 49, rue du Viaduc 91800 Brunoy, France.

First of all, I would like to congratulate you on becoming the new President of the United States. What an amazing accomplishment, one that people all over the world are happy and hopeful about.

At school I am learning about the situation of the world’s water supplies in Geography, and I read in my school books that it is going to be difficult, for all of us, to have enough water in fifty years. I hope you will warn and educate people to stop using so much water and to start paying more attention to water leaks, water pollution, and the miss-use of water. I believe that if you talk to people about this very important issue, everyone all over the world will listen and hopefully change their behaviors regarding water.

Thank you for taking the time to read my letter and I wish you luck in all the challenges ahead.

Best Regards,
Jean-David Berthelot

P.S. Our teacher told us that every letter sent to The President is read and answered. With that said, we wait your response with anticipation.

Letter to President Obama from Ameline and Florine

February 11, 2009

Dear President Obama,

We are Ameline Bringel and Florine Thuillier, two French high school students who learn English at a private language school, near Paris, called MyVoice. Our address is: MyVoice 49, rue du VIADUC 91800 BRUNOY, France.

In class with our American teacher we learned a lot about the American election process, and of course, a lot about you as well. We are writing this letter to congratulate you on becoming the 44th American President. We are also writing this letter to ask you some questions. We would like to know if it isn’t too hard to manage seven jobs. We learned in class that your seven jobs are: Chief of the Executive Branch, Economic Leader, Foreign Policy Leader, Legislative Leader, Commander in Chief, Chief of State and Party Leader. Which of these seven jobs do you consider to be the most important? Which is the most difficult for you? And which do you enjoy the most?

We would also like to ask you a question regarding the environment. We are very concerned about the state of our planet and feel strongly that we all need to do what we can to decrease global warming. Every country must do their part. What are you going to do as President of the United States of America to preserve the planet? How are you going to lead the Americans in this very important issue?

Our teacher told us that every letter sent to The President is read and answered. With that said, we wait your response with anticipation.

Thank you for taking the time to read our letter,
Ameline Bringel and Florine Thuillier

Letter to President Obama from Nicolas and Mathilde

February 9, 2009

Dear President Obama,

We are Nicolas Loubrieu and Mathilde Marechal, 17 and 18-year old French high school students who learn English at a private language school, near Paris, called MyVoice. Our address is: MyVoice 49, rue du VIADUC 91800 BRUNOY, France.

First of all we would like to congratulate you on your victory. What an honor becoming the 44th American President.

After learning about your life, your goals, your job as President, and your future challenges as the leader of the American people, we decided to write you a letter, to ask for some precision regarding certain issues.

In your Inauguration Address you said that you would begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its’ people. We would like to know how you plan on doing this. Here in France, as you know, we think that the war is a terrible thing. What a tragedy that so many innocent people have lost, and continue to loose, their lives in this horrible war.

Another issue we feel is so very important is the environment. We would like to know if you are going to sign the Kyoto Treaty. For the USA is a great polluter of the planet, accentuating global warming due to the emission of greenhouse gases. We feel that every country must do their part in preserving the environment for future generations.

Lastly, due to your education and work in an ONG as a community organizer, helping people improve their lives, we sincerely hope that you will help people in need, because we feel this is the most important issue. Everyone deserves to live a dignified life, with a roof over their heads and food on the table.

Our teacher told us that every letter sent to The President is read and answered. With that said, we wait your response with anticipation.

Thank you very much for reading our letter and good luck,
Nicolas Loubrieu and Mathilde Marechal

Letter to President Obama from Maud and Guillaume

February 9, 2009

Dear President Obama,

We are Maud Lanneree and Guillaume Cognard, high school students in Brunoy, France. Brunoy is 25 km southeast of Paris. We learn English at a private language school called MyVoice. Our address is: MyVoice 49, rue du VIADUC 91800 BRUNOY, France.

We would like to congratulate you on becoming the 44th American President. You are the first black President in the USA, this is exceptional because 40 years ago there was still slavery in your country.

We are happy you are President for many reasons. We are happy because you want to stop the war in Iraq. In France, we think the war is useless. We are also happy because you will change the mentality regarding the way we “see” people of color. Now there aren’t only white people who can access high positions, and you can serve as the example for this. For even if you are born into a poor family, you can rise in the society and make your dreams become a reality. Lastly, we are happy because you take to heart the environment of the planet, and with you, the Americans will be more conscience of the reality of their over-consummation and waste. With your help, our planet will be in a better state, and one day our grandchildren will see flowers.

If you have time, it would be great if you came to France. We would be honored to see you and hear you speak.

Our teacher told us that every letter sent to The President is read and answered. With that said, we wait your response with anticipation.

Thank you for taking the time to read our letter and good luck,
Maud Lanneree and Guillaume Cognard

Tsypa goes to Alexia's house

Tsypa is with her new friends.
They are Alexia's stuffed animals.



Tsypa is on Alexia's bed.
She is with her friend and she is playing the DS.



Tsypa is making cookies.
She loves making and eating cookies.

Tsypa with Loïc and Lauriane

Tsypa and Loïc are with Loïc's dog.
His dog is a labrador.



Loïc is playing the computer with Tsypa.
Loïc has five computers.



Tsypa and Lauriane are playing on the swing in the garden.
They are having fun.



Tsypa is sitting in the tree.
She is saying "hello" to the birds.