In most, even nearly all French schools, you can have a lunch. It is not free, but rather cheap - about the price you would pay for a basic sandwich. If you prefer to commute regularly home to have lunch, this is usually possible but parents have to opt for that at the beginning of the school year.
They are named after famous French people.
No, it is forbidden to smoke in French schools - even for adults. Smokers have to go outside the gates, and that is not allowed for younger students.
5/6 for the first graders
France. Most French schools start work at 0800, most English schools at 0845 to 0900.
In London, Ontario, Catholic French Immersion schools include École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf. These schools offer a curriculum that emphasizes both the French language and Catholic values, providing students with a bilingual education. The schools are part of the London District Catholic School Board, which aims to foster a strong sense of community and faith among students.
Yes, school canteens serve hot meals in France.
In America, canteens are often referred to as "cafeterias" or "dining halls," especially in schools, colleges, and workplaces. In military contexts, they may also be called "mess halls." Additionally, portable canteens for carrying water are simply known as "water bottles" or "canteens."
green cabbage and liver - you don't find these anymore in canteens.
Winifred Honor Turpin has written: 'Catering for schools,canteens,hostels and institutions'
Like french schools.
In french Schools they have to talk in french for every subject except for English
schools - écoles
Not all French people are Catholics, or strictly observant of religious rules, so maybe half of the French population will not pay heed whether it is Good Friday or not. That said, it is standard that in canteens (either at schools or at the workplace) that the menu on (regular) Fridays offers fish instead of meat or a similar alternative menu, even more so on Good Friday.
They speak French and no one wears deodorant.
Yes French schools give holiday on Easter.
I don't know about your canteen, but the canteens issued to the military serving in artic conditions are steel insulated canteens. The looked more like the canteens carried by the cowboys in the westerns. The standard issue canteens would freeze.
Primary schools are "les écoles primaires" in French.