S1 and S2 pupils celebrated the European Day of Languages last week.   As part of the activities organised by the Modern Languages Department, S1 pupils played an inter-house ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ contest in French, which revealed their competitive streak and caused much hilarity.   All S1 pupils also researched a famous European person and produced a poster with vocabulary in the language of the country the person came from.   The pupils used a wide variety of figures from the past, including Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, St Joan of Arc and Christopher Columbus, as well as current footballers and celebrities.   Posters have been displayed throughout the school.

In S2, pupils were divided into groups and each group had one period to create a giant poster about a European country of their choice.   The poster had to contain information about the culture, food, geography and history of the country of their choice, as well as being illustrated with pictures, graphics and words of vocabulary spoken in the country.   All pupils were involved in co-operative learning practices and divided tasks amongst themselves, whilst still working as a group.   The Librarian, Mrs Kirsten Scott was on hand in the school library to assist with pupils who wanted to access reading materials or use computers for research purposes.   Posters were displayed in the Modern Languages corridor.

S2 pupils will also partake in a French breakfast, as they are learning the French vocabulary for topic of ‘Food and Drink’, and they may even get the chance to make French crepes by following a French recipe in liaison with the Home Economics Department!   Miam miam!