Mr O’Neill had some interesting additions to his classroom displays last week.  Here are a couple of photos; fantastique, n’est-ce pas??

Our Higher pupils took part again in this year’s MsF – a combination of hard sums and a question in French/German/Spanish.  The pupils enjoyed the competition and the snacks that went with it (for added brain power, of course!) and we sent off our answers.  We’ll see how we got on once they’re marked, but the pupils were able to answer nearly all the questions, so fingers crossed!

Here are some photos and the question paper.

Link to question paper:  MSF 2023 UK

Linguist of the Month goes to Harry Connor of 2T2, for building a pyramid at the back of Mr O’Neill’s classroom!  Well done – architect of the future!

Congratulations to the following Modern Languages pupils who have worked hard enough to be awarded Pupil of the Month in November!  Well done to all.

Here are the latest pupils who have received a certificate and a small prize for getting Pupil of the Month in their Modern Languages classes.  Well done to all, and particular congratulations to Keeley Johnston who got Linguist of the Month for learning her job application for the exam really well in French and German.  Fantastic job, all of you!

In  October 2019, a group of 12 S6 pupils and 3 teachers went to Japan on a school trip funded by the Sasakawa Foundation.  They had an amazing time, and were lucky to get there before Covid stopped all trips of that kind.

Charlotte Geekie was one of the pupils who went to Japan, and she is now studying art for some months in Kyoto as part of her University degree in Scotland.  She has sent us some photos, below.

The Japanese Club takes place roughly on the first Monday of the month in Miss Muir’s room, S006, at 12.30 for lunchtime, and Fumi and Yushin, our Japanese friends from Glasgow, come to tell us about language and an aspect of Japanese culture.  All are welcome to come along and see what it’s all about!

This year, 1T6 have been writing to French pupils at the Collège St Charles in Guipavas, in the north-west of France.  Here is a selection of the letters from the French kids.   French handwriting is so curly!