The Language Committee suggested having a teddy bear’s picnic for Primary 1. Primary 1 tried some different food from German speaking countries, sang songs and the Language Committee even performed ‘heads, shoulders, knees and toes’ in German too.
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German Outdoor Workshop
Primary 1 – 3/4 took part in a German outdoor workshop where they were keen to show off their knowledge of numbers, colours nad animals. Danke schön Andrea!
SCILT Competition Winners
We are extremely proud to announce we have two winning entries in the national SCILT poetry competition. Well done to both of you!
Gartcosh German Language Competition
The Language Committee have placed 6 German words in the windows of 5 Gartcosh shops. Each word is a different way of saying ‘great.’ Use the answer sheets to gather the information and hand your entry into the school office. There will be three winners and each winner will receive an exciting prize. Viel Glück!
Fèisgoil Visit P4/5 – 7
Eilidh who is a Gaelic speaker from Skye visited Primary 4/5 to Primary 7 to teach pupils Gaelic. Eilidh is part of an organisation called Fèisgoil who promote Gaelic throughout schools in Scotland.
Danke Herr Bell
Earlier this term, a pupil’s dad came along to join in with language learning. We hope you enjoyed your visit.
Deutsch in Primary 4/5
Primary 4/5 pupils have been learning how to ask for help using German. Have a look at the fabulous posters they made. These will be displayed aound the school.
Learning At Home
We always enjoy sharing learning the takes place at home, in school. If your child has been working on German or Gaelic at home, please encourage them to share this at school. Thank you to one of our pupils for this beautiful German flag!
Come And Join In With German
Parents, carers and grandparents are welcome to come along and join in with German lessons this term. Contact the office to double check when your child has German lessons.
Helpful Websites
Here are some websites to support German and Gaelic learning that you may find helpful:
German:
https://www.german-games.net/germangames
http://www.digitaldialects.com/German.htm
http://www.helloworld.com/languages.php/?language=German
http://primarygamesarena.com/Subjects/German
https://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/spr/unt/kum/dfk/dff.html
Gaelic:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/foghlam/parents/
Go Gaelic Website
