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!
Pupil of the Month November 2022
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.
| 1T1 | Isla | McKie |
| 1T2 | Cerys | McChesney |
| 1T3 | Arianna | Benison |
| 1T4 | Alexandru | Alexandru |
| 1T5 | Lillie Necole | Chapman |
| 1T6 | Eilidh | Smillie |
| 1T7 | Daniel | Kilpatrick |
| 2T1 | Alexander | Nairn |
| 2T2 | Logan | Simpson |
| 2T3 | Aaron | Kelly |
| 2T4 | Aaron | Bell |
| 2T5 | Logan | Walker |
| 2T6 | Adam | McTavish |
| 2T7 | Eoghan | Sharpe |
| 3T1 | Filip | Zientala |
| 3T2 | Niamh | Murray |
| 3T3 | Izabella | Hall |
| 3T4 | Logan | Buist |
| 3T5 | Mandeep | Singh |
| 3T6 | Holly | O’Byrne |
| 3T7 | Zach | Corr |
| 3G | Amit | Singh |
| 3S | Filip | Zientala |
| 4DF | Sofia Kaur | Singh |
| 4EF | Megan | Campbell |
| 4FF | Logan | Anderson |
| 4GF | Lucy | Gray |
| 4S | TJ | Benison |
| 4G | Casey-Jane | Scott |
Pupil of the Month October 2022
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!
| PoM2 Nov 2022 | Good classwork | |
| 1T1 | Elizabeth | Akinyemi |
| 1T2 | Kyle | Starmore |
| 1T4 | James | Quinn |
| 1T5 | Alyssa | Cuerden |
| 1T6 | Aaron | Ferris |
| 2T2 | Lee | Harper |
| 2T3 | Katie | Thompson |
| 2T4 | Arron | Bell |
| 2T5 | Myles | Smith |
| 2T6 | Kayden | Rew |
| 2T7 | Devan | McIver |
| 3T2 | Cayla | Bridges |
| 3T3 | Holly | Hannah |
| 3T4 | Callum | McMinigle |
| 3T6 | Morgan | Smith |
| 3G | Erin | Baird |
| 3S | Mya | Cran |
| 4EF | Darcie | Thompson |
| 4FF | Alexis | Vann |
| 4G | Jenna | Cassidy |
Charlotte Geekie in Japan
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!
S1 French Penpals
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!
International Day of Languages 2022
Cumbernauld Academy was pleased to take part in the International Day of Languages in September, and here are some photos of the events. S1 had fun with a languages-based treasure hunt, S2 had a big quiz, and S3 did posters on different language idioms. And at lunchtime we had food from various European countries for pupils to taste, as well as a ‘Bush Tucker Challenge’ where they were blindfolded and asked to try some things for the more adventurous palate, such as sauerkraut. Not everyone managed – but they were allowed to spit it out if they didn’t like the food. The pupils enjoyed themselves and so did the staff. Well done all!
German and Spanish taster courses S2
Our S2 French pupils have recently been having taster courses (literally, in some cases!) in our other languages, German and Spanish. Here are some photos and videos of what food they got to try this morning in Mrs Ali’s class. Looks good!
S2 French Penpals
Miss Muir’s S2 French class have penpals in a school in France. They have written a letter to each other – we write in French, they write in English – and the results are lovely! Here’s a selection:
European Day of Languages 2020 – S1 posters
S1 spent a bit of time watching a slide show about words which don’t exist in English. They went on to invent words that should exist but don’t, and made a poster of their word and concept. We’ve picked some of the best, and here they are:
Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone, an online language learning platform that gets good reviews, is offering its services free for 3 months. It’s quite expensive, so set a reminder cancelling it, but go on and have a shot at it. You can even do other languages if you feel so inclined. I’ve added the link to all my Teams but here it is too.
https://www.rosettastone.co.uk/lp/freeforkids/
