European Languages Day

Year 5 have been finding out all about ‘European Languages Day’ this afternoon. This day has been celebrated since 2001, to help people understand how useful it can be to speak more than one language. In Europe, there are 24 different spoken languages. Year 5 have had a go at Read more…

French Friday

We have been practicing answering the register using ‘Bonjour’ and have been learning a french greeting song. Every Friday we are going to learn some simple French words.

French Music

This week in Music, Miss Taylor taught the children some songs in French. We sang head, shoulders, knees and toes and Frere Jacques in French and English. We then listened to the elephant and aquarium songs from the Carnival of The Animals written by French musician Camille Saint-Saëns. We stomped Read more…

France and Pancake Day

Bonjour! This week we have been getting letters from Bertie Bear who has gone on holiday to France. We have looked at different French landmarks and have used lots of different adjectives to describe them. We have also had a go at saying different French words including French foods. On Read more…

Pancake day and France

This week we have been learning about France, looking at the language they speak, the food they eat and also landmarks within France. Bertie had been to France and left us a letter to read and we guessed where we thought he was. We then worked together to write him Read more…

As-tu un animal?

Wow! Last week Hawthorn spoke in French to ask others if they had any pets and they were also able to reply in French, they used the information that they gathered to create a bar model. This week the children learnt how to say what pet they have and also Read more…

French body parts

Over the last couple of weeks Year 3 have been learning parts of the body in French. To help us with his we have been singing and dancing along to the French head, shoulders knees and toes and to Jean petit qui danse.