“Bonjour Year 4! Ça va?” C’est magnifique! What a super start to French for Year 4! The children have been working really hard on their meet and greet conversations in French as part of their Autumn Term learning topic of “Moi, je me présente”. They have been practising different ways in which they can greet…
Nĭ hăo! Children in Pre-Prep have been learning Mandarin this term, as part of their Languages carousel. The children have been learning about China, its geographical location compared to where we live and how long it takes to travel there. We have talked about the great wall of China, giant pandas and traditions, customs and…
Spanish Easter Treats In Spanish the pupils have learnt how in Spain, religious traditions are still prominent. That is especially true for Semana Santa, which means Holy Week. Pupils were surprised by the different celebrations that take place during this event in Spain. They watched some videos, took a quiz, and even created their own…
The spring Term topic for Year 2 is “Towers, Tunnels and Turrets” and the children follow this theme in their French lessons too. The children have looked at some of the beautiful castles, the Eurotunnel and the iconic “Tour Eiffel”. Sparking their curiosity, they discovered that La Tour Eiffel is lit up by 20,000 lightbulbs…
It was all eyes on French in Year 3! This term in languages, children in Pre-Prep have been learning French. Year 3 have been familiarising themselves with greetings and feelings and have been practising these in their lessons. They have been creating their own mini dialogues independently, with a little help from their “googly eyed”…
El Día de los Muertos Our Spanish pupils have been learning about the Mexican tradition “El Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead), which offered a hands-on learning adventure while broadening the pupils’ cultural knowledge. When pupils first arrived in the classroom, they were shocked to see the Spanish teacher wearing a fancy dress….
Le jeudi onze novembre 2022 – pupils in Year 7 French looked at how Remembrance Day is commemorated in France. They honed their bi-lingual dictionary skills by researching key French vocabulary associated with war and conflict. Pupils were astonished to discover that the word for poppy in French is “le coquelicot” (masculine) and war is…
What better way to have some half term messy fun than create your own magic potion! Just before half term pupils in the Prep school spent a lesson learning some autumnal and Halloween vocabulary in French. They were then set an optional challenge of making their very own potion complete with an antique ingredients label…
This half term, Year 4 have been working really hard on their meet and greet conversations in French. They have been learning different ways in which they can greet each other, introduce themselves, ask others what they are called, say how they are feeling and ask others how they are. We have used a great…
Year 8 pupils in Spanish are rocking the start of the term. Their motivation to do well and attitude are impressive, and I am enjoying being their teacher. They are excited about speaking in Spanish, particularly helped by the different games that we have played in the classroom. In our “Trapdoor” activity, pupils are shown…
