Third and Fourth year students of German have enjoyed the support of Miss Anja Woike, a German assistant, who has helped them to become more confident when conversing in the language. Last week, she brought German culture to the department, by devising a power point presentation on Christmas and New Year in Germany. Pupils were able to learn about such things as typical Christmas foods, presents, rituals and some of the popular carols sung in German. They also had the chance to sample German fruit cake (Stollen) and ginger cookies (Lebkuchen). In addition, S3 pupils have been learning how to describe their house in German, and Anja produced authentic photographs of her house in Germany and pupils were given a virtual tour of the rooms via a Smart Board presentation. Anja is spending Christmas with her family in Dusseldorf in Germany, but has promised to bring back a multitude of stimulating resources to further extend the pupils’ knowledge of the customs and language of the country!