Like every year, before Christmas, the City distributes books to CM2 students. After a few attempts at different works, it was the dictionary that once again became the town hall's gift to children who will leave primary school at the end of the year. The 1st magistrate Bertrand Malquier was personally involved in the distribution to two cohorts of CM2 from the Priority Education Network, to Matthieu Peyronne and Brossolette.
Gathered in the same room, the CM2s of the Brossolette school welcomed Bertrand Malquier, mayor of the city, Yves Penet and Jean-Paul César who came to offer them a dictionary. “It will be your best friend and a good tool in the years to come! It will help you master the language, in spelling, in written expression and in your exchanges” said the mayor in the preamble.
Independant – PHILIPPE LEBLANC
The chief magistrate then willingly took part in the questions which were numerous and without any restriction. “And what school were you in? What was it like when you were a student? Are you married ? How did you get to be mayor? Do you like it? How much do you earn? Is it true that we're going to be in the newspaper? On the Internet?“. Bertrand Malquier responded with humor, but in a frank and educational manner, improvising, live, a civic education session. Towards the end of the sequence, one of the children asked the Mayor if “it was good to be a boss“, to which Bertrand Malquier explained what debate, consultation and the search for the general interest were. Jean-Paul César spoke of his past as a student in the Brossolette school, when the students asked how was the playground and what we played there when they were students.
The question session being long, it saved the elected officials from having to dedicate the works as was asked of them by Matthieu Peyronne, but they could not avoid a collective photo session. The absence of smartphones in primary schools has, at least, saved them from individual selfies.
A total of 638 dictionaries were distributed throughout the city in both public and private schools.
