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le petit déjeuner français

Some comments from the First Years on our annual ‘Petit Déjeuner
français’……

F1 Team Rapido In March we had a French Our French teachers organised a
breakfast for the first years. We
breakfast. We ate brioche,
pains au chocolat, croissants got the feel of having a real French
breakfast in France. We wore
The Royal School Cavan F1 Team Rapido went to Gri th College in Dublin to attend the and brie. We all had a great funny hats – les berets and les
Regional nals on the 8/3/2013. The team was composed of six members, Craig Stratford, time and the food was moustaches! Dylan, Joshua
Mark Noble, Salman BinIhsan, Ruairi O’Connor, Adam Moorhead, Tiwani Akinlabi and delicious! Cian
their teacher Mr. Patterson.

They started o by studying research on the Internet for F1 car designs which would
bene t them in their own design on SolidWorks. Their research was analysed by their We enjoyed many different types of French food – les
Resources Manager Mark Noble. Everyone made a design for an f1car and the best most We got to experience croissants et la confiture, le jus d’orange et de pomme. We
suitable ones were then experimented on by Adam Moorhead their Design Engineer a typical and tried Port Salut and Brie cheese. We think le petit déjeuner
using SolidWorks FloXpress Analysis Wizard, which allowed them to simulate a wind delicious French français was a great way to learn about French food and

culture.

tunnel, which their car was in, just to determine which of their cars was the fastest. In breakfast. I enjoyed Nicole, Steven, Jake
order to manufacture the car their two Manufacturing Engineers Salman BinIhsan the breakfast and it
and Ruairi O’Connor with the help of their Technology Teacher Mr. Patterson opened boosts multi cultures
the F1car on Denford software, which was then used to connect their F1car design to in our school. We
the Denford Compact Microrouter to construct our F1car. While their F1car was being wore berets and
made, they all then made designs for a stand for their F1car to be placed onto. When moustaches and it We had a delicious French
the F1car was made, they then sealed the Co2 chamber of the F1car to prevent paint was hilarious when
from getting inside, while they sprayed it with two coats of gray primer, followed by everyone was trying breakfast. I liked all of the
to hide from Ms
sanding with wet dry paper. Two coats of spray paint were then applied, gold and then Murphy and her pastries, especially le chinois.
white for the front and back. Their Marketing was done via face book and local Radio camera! We listened to Édith Piaf. I
stations by Craig Stratford their Marketing Manager. Tiwani Akinlabi organised funding Struan
from Tractamotors, Cavan and printed team t-shirts from Singer Sewing, Cavan. All the
e orts of the team were brought together by the Team Manager, Craig Stratford.

Mark Noble and Craig Stratford also produced a team website which you should check We ate typical French food and listened to
out: https://sites.google.com/site/blastfromthefuturef1/home typical French music. We would love to do
it again! Lydia, Sarah, Gemma

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