CHOLET EXCHANGE UPDATE – August 16, 2022
(58 days!!!)
Hello Host Families,
From time to time I will send out these updates to keep you informed and to request information from you. You will always be able to refer to them whenever you wish by going to the Cholet Exchange main page and clicking on the Updates link.
1. Merci! First of all, I can’t thank you enough for agreeing to host a Cholet student. The exchange between Fairview High School and the Lycée Renaudeau has been in existence since 1993. A major reason why it has continued so long is PEOPLE LIKE YOU! As I say year after year to the Fairview host families and to the Cholet host families when we are in France, this program simply cannot continue without you! You will play such a huge role in making this a memorable experience of a lifetime for your guests. I am always happy to see returning host families (a sign that something must be going right). I am equally happy to welcome new host families to our program. I truly hope that the experience turns out to be as exciting for you as it will be for the Cholet students and as it has for many hosts before you. Again, THANK YOU!
2. Information needed, please Email addresses. I am sure that I have all the student e-mail addresses I need (that is, their fairviewschools addresses). And I do have a few for parents. If I have your address, I sent this update notification to you. Students, please check with your parents to see if they received this. If not, please show this to them and send me their address. If you would like me to have the email address of both parents, that’s fine, send me both. Merci! I will also invite all of you to be a part of the Schoology group. But you may also request access by using the code 849W-399K-HKMSD.
3. Please write to your student If you have not already done so, please write to your guest. Introduce yourself, your parents, your siblings and your pets. (That’s important, especially because of possible allergies.) Also, let them know about your social media – that has become one of the most convenient ways of staying in touch.
4. Excursions One of the four excursions is all set (Niagara Falls). Plans for the others are in progress. As hosts, you get first dibs on signing up until September 12. However, we cannot take everyone since space is limited. Your spot is reserved as soon as you pay me and turn in your permission slip (on the itinerary) . You may drop these off in the FHS office before the school year starts. Waiting lists will be created as needed. After September 12 I will invite all FHS students to sign up if space is available. Join now to beat the rush. Again, all information can be found here.
5. 7 More hosts needed! We have made progress over the summer! When the school year ended, we had found homes for nearly half of our 26 guests. Now we only have seven left! If you have FHS friends who, in your opinion, would be great hosts, please refer them to this page this page . Yes, some of you have offered to take a second student. I’d like to save that option as a last resort.
That’s all for this update. I will get in touch with you as needed.
Merci!
Monsieur
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