--- title: "French Word of the Week" url: "https://svf.org.uk/news/2026-03-16-french-word-of-the-week" school: "Seaton Valley Federation" --- # French Word of the Week ![Image of French Word of the Week](https://files.schudio.com/seaton-valley-federation/images/news/L_oeuf-de-P-ques-16.jpeg) 16 March 2026 Our French word of the week is “l’oeuf de Pâques” - Easter egg. Eggs aren’t brought by the Easter Bunny in France, but instead by “les cloches volantes” - the flying bells! Traditionally, church bells fall silent from Good Friday to Easter Sunday to mourn the death of Jesus; legend has it that the bells fly to Rome to be blessed by the Pope, and return on Easter Day to drop chocolate eggs, bells and sweets into children’s gardens and homes. There must be quite a few broken eggs! [SSMS](https://svf.org.uk/news/tag/ssms) [ Being curious during Science Week](https://svf.org.uk/news/2026-03-13-being-curious-during-science-week) [Autism Family Drop in Sessions ](https://svf.org.uk/news/2026-03-17-autism-family-drop-in-sessions) ![Seaton Valley Federation](https://files.schudio.com/seaton-valley-federation/images/logo/SeatonValley_Logo(2).png) #### Seaton Valley Federation Prospect Avenue Seaton Delaval Northumberland NE25 0FW 0191 2371505 #### Useful Links: - [News](https://svf.org.uk/news) - [Contact Us](https://svf.org.uk/contact-us) - [Events](https://svf.org.uk/events) - [Vacancies](https://svf.org.uk/job-vacancies) #### More Links: - [Calendar](https://svf.org.uk/calendar) - [School Email](https://sites.google.com/achs.svf.org.uk/launchpad-selection) - [My Child at School](https://svf.org.uk/my-child-at-school) - [Term Dates](https://svf.org.uk/term-dates) #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Seaton-Valley-Federation-of-Schools-103527542434937) - [X](https://twitter.com/@seatonvalleyfed) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/seatonvalleyfed) © Copyright 2018–2026 Seaton Valley Federation School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://svf.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)