We have been studying a well-known French poem, called ‘Déjeuner du Matin’ by Jacques Prévert in French recently. The class read the poem several times and did a lot of activities about the poem. Finally they copied the poem and illustrated it to show other classes what it’s all about. The Higher class chose their favourites and the creators were given a small prize.
Here are pictures of some of the poems:
S1 have been busy working on describing themselves and others. Some classes have done posters, some have done powerpoints, and the French they have used is all great.
Miss Muir’s classes got to judge each other’s posters and presentations in French, so here are pictures of the winners:
S1 French classes were invited to make a French Xmas card, and here are some of the best. Well done everyone – Joyeux Noël, Fröhliche Weihnachten & Feliz Navidad!
S2 were very busy finishing off their topic of Paris with a poster on a different aspect each. The posters are fantastic, with a lot of information on each. The winners got a small, seasonal prize. Here’s a small selection of the posters:
The German class has been studying pets and how to describe them. So we made play-do pets and wrote about them! Some weird and wonderful animals out there…
Congratulations to our new Language Ambassadors – they will be helping out in classes, judging competitions and helping run the Languages Lunchtime Club, among other things. If you have a languages-based question, please ask them!
They are:
Darren Hendry
Sara Weir
Abbie Murray
Katie McGuire
Sophie Lamont
Bethany Conaghan
Emma Adamson
Eve McConville.
We look forward to working with them!
Every month the Modern Languages teachers pick a pupil who has done exceptionally well in some regard in the classroom – settling in, homework, most improved classwork and other things. For the month of September, the following pupils were chosen and have been given a merit, plus they received a pencil, rubber or ruler as a little prize:
1T1 – Max Lewicki
2T2 – Heather Dalziel
3C5 – Amy Coulter
3LS – Hanna Liddle
3HS – Jessica Smith
4DS – Molly Spear
1T2 – Jaimee-Lee Carenduff
1T5 – Sian Downie
2F3 – Olivia Dale
3F2 – Emily Spear
3G – Holly Cameron
4G – Rachael Alexander
1T4 – Jack Ganner
1T7 – Chloe McAspurren
2T1 – Rebecca Byrne
2T4 – Harvey Inglis
3C1 – James Lamont
3C4 – Aiden Coleman
1T3- Naima Wang
1T6- Luiza Duda
2T5- Ben Drummond
2T6- Ryan Masterson
3F3- Tom Shirreff
3F6- Jake Bell
4C1- Molly Spear
Additionally, we have a Learner of the Month for someone who has worked particularly well, or done something especially good, and this month it is Mia Rodger from 3A1 who, we’ve noticed, has been working very hard indeed in her Modern Languages classes. Very well done to everyone! Keep up the good work!
On Tuesday 1st October and Wednesday 2nd October we had a visit from 11 pupils and 3 adults from Kunohe Village in Japan, north of Tokyo. The pupils took part in some lessons and met some of our pupils. They were in Scotland for a week, during which they also saw Edinburgh Castle, Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery and the Transport Museum in Glasgow, but they said their favourite thing was the visit to Cumbernauld Academy, because of the warm welcome and friendly people. Well done to everyone who was involved!
Go onto Quizlet for extra revision before your Reading & Listening tests next week.
https://quizlet.com/_4wk2u5 phrases
https://quizlet.com/_4wk1kc vocabulary
Don’t forget you can also practise with linguascope.
Dates : Reading test – Tuesday 28th May
Listening test – Wednesday 29th May
Just a reminder that the Higher French revision afternoon is on Thursday 9th May starting at 1.15.
Please come along for some last minute revision and practice! There will be cakes!
If you haven’t already returned some of the books (keep hold of the Directed Writing book until the exam) please bring these along, or alternatively, on the day of the exam.
Merci et bonne chance!
