S1 and S2 pupils celebrated the European Day of Languages last week.\u00a0\u00a0 As part of the activities organised by the Modern Languages Department, S1 pupils played an inter-house \u2018Who Wants to be a Millionaire?\u2019 contest in French, which revealed their competitive streak and caused much hilarity.\u00a0\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0 Posters have been displayed throughout the school.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0 All pupils were involved in co-operative learning practices and divided tasks amongst themselves, whilst still working as a group.\u00a0\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0 Posters were displayed in the Modern Languages corridor.<\/p>\n
S2 pupils will also partake in a French breakfast, as they are learning the French vocabulary for topic of \u2018Food and Drink\u2019, and they may even get the chance to make French crepes by following a French recipe in liaison with the Home Economics Department!\u00a0\u00a0 Miam miam!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
S1 and S2 pupils celebrated the European Day of Languages last week.\u00a0\u00a0 As part of the activities organised by the Modern Languages Department, S1 pupils played an inter-house \u2018Who Wants to be a Millionaire?\u2019 contest in French, which revealed their competitive streak and caused much hilarity.\u00a0\u00a0 All S1 pupils also researched a famous European person … Continue reading European Day of Languages<\/span>