Hi there Lovelies!
Mummy Haughey here! I hope all of you have kept up your French and Mandarin over the Summer and will start to enjoy lessons with your teachers!
Here is little Michael who was born on the 26th of August. He is happy and healthy!
Hope you had a good Summer?
All the best
Mrs Haughey
Come along to the International Food Fair and try different types of food!
Can you find any French food?
Date: Saturday 20 to Sunday 28 June
Time: 10am – 9pm every day
Venue: Victoria Square & New Street, Birmingham city centre
Brindleyplace is getting fired up for this summer’s 10th annual Dragonboat Festival on 27th June.
There will be lots of Chinese themed activities.
http://www.brindleyplace.com/news/view_article/brindleyplace-dragonboat-festival-2009
Some amazing french Geography projects were completed by the two Year 5 classes this term.
I look forward to marking them and giving out prizes to the best efforts!
We will be looking at Napoleon this term running up to 14 juillet celebrations! Can you find out any interesting facts about him?
Can you learn the Marseillaise? (The French National Anthem?)
| Allons enfants de la Patrie, | |
| Le jour de gloire est arrivé ! | |
| Contre nous de la tyrannie, | |
| L’étendard sanglant est levé, (bis) | |
| Entendez-vous dans les campagnes | |
| Mugir ces féroces soldats ? | |
| Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras | |
| Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes ! | |
| Aux armes, citoyens, | |
| Formez vos bataillons, | |
| Marchons, marchons ! | |
| Qu’un sang impur | |
| Abreuve nos sillons ! |
Year 2 have been looking at Mandarin characters. We have started by exploring how the Mandarin Character Shui could have originated from the images of Water.
We mind mapped all types of sources of water and then designed some around the character Shui
Mr Rickson’s class singing Alouette!
Year Four have been create ‘ Un Journal’ for a Year 4 Class in Greenside Primary School in Leeds.
‘Le Journal’ consisted of;
Un Autoportrait
Ma Famille
Mon école
Mes loisirs
J’adore
Je n’aime pas
We have just recieved Greenside Primary School’s ‘Journal’s’ care of Mr Rickson whom we have heard of singing ‘Promenons nous dans les bois’ earlier in the year!
We loved pouring over the similarities and differences of the children in Leeds! We looked at their website;
http://www.greenside.leeds.sch.uk/homepage/index.php
We hope to continue exchanging great ideas in the future!
We have been learning about ‘la famille’ in Year 4.
Grand-père – grandad
Grand-mère – grandma
Père – dad
Mère – mum
Tante – aunt
Oncle – uncle
Frère – brother
Sœur – sister
Voici… – Here is…
Voici les sites internet;
http://french.about.com/library/begin/fun/bl-wordseek-family.htm
Each week the BBC iplayer has new stories in French, German and Spanish.
We have been learning the parts of the body and labelling ourselves. We are making a display of our bodies and we will label the body based on the songs we have learnt!
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/french/sect30/no_01/no_01.htm
