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European Week of Languages 2022

During the week of 26th September – 1st October 2022 we celebrated our European Languages in school. In tutor groups we took part in assemblies and cultural activities. Presdales teachers greeted their classes in a different language every day. By lesson 6 they were quite proficient!

During the week the canteen provided themed food, there was French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. Everyone enjoyed tasting lunches from different countries. On Tuesday lunchtime, students could buy ice cream but they had to be ordered in another language or no ice cream! The students were excellent at ordering what they wanted and enjoyed posing in the photo booth.

In class we celebrated with research and pupils created bunting with the information they had gathered. Students in Year 7-9 in both of their languages were given a theme or topic to focus on and have produced some excellent creations.

Mysteries to solve

In form time the pupils were given some language mysteries to solve. Here is an example of Mystery number 2. Can you solve it?

Here are some examples of extra verses written by our students:

Old McDonald had a farm – 4th verse in Latin Charlotte Moorcroft 9AJ

Senex mc Donald habebat villam et agros
EE I EE I OH!
Et in ille villam et agros canem habebat
EE I EE I OH!
Cam WOOF WOOF hie
EE I EE I OH!
Et WOOF WOOF ibi!
Hic WOOF ibi WOOF ubique WOOF WOOF!

Senex mc Donald habebat villam et agros
EE I EE I OH!
Et in ille villam et agros pullum habebat
EE I EE I OH!
Cam CLUCK CLUCK hie
EE I EE I OH!
Et CLUCK CLUCK ibi!
Hic CLUCK ibi CLUCK ubique CLUCK CLUCK!

Ella Little and Isabel Brooke in 10JC:

Senex mc Donald habebat fundum
EE I EE I OH!
Et in hoc fundum habebat felem
EE I EE I OH!
Cam MOW MOW hie
EE I EE I OH!
Et MOW MOW ibi!
Hic MOW ibi MOW ubique MOW MOW!
Senex mc Donald habebat fundum

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Culinary Connections

On Monday, 62 pupils took part in our culinary connections competition. They were asked to make or bring food from another country or culture. All the participants were very enthusiastic and we had so many different types of food to try. There were dishes from all over the world including some from Bangladesh, Zambia, Lithuania, Poland and Brazil. The teachers and pupils enjoyed sampling all the dishes. It was great fun talking to the participants about how they had made the dishes and why they had chosen those particular ones to make. Everybody said how much fun it had been and the teachers were really impressed at how much time had been dedicated to preparing the food.

French

The French Department has been very busy during the European Week of Languages considering various aspects of French culture and the French speaking world, to help students design Bunting.

Year 7 researched food and drink and regional specialities from French speaking countries.

Year 8 pupils researched famous beautiful monuments and sites in French speaking countries.

Year 9 focused their attention on French inventions and creations from French speaking countries.

The students were very original with their designs and created some fantastic bunting on these topics, earning themselves plenty of rewards and prizes.

German

In German Year 7 researched famous places in Germany.

Year 8 researched products made in Germany and Year 9 found out about famous German musicians and different genres of music.

Spanish

Key Stage 3 Spanish classes enjoyed their cultural lessons for the European Week of Languages.

Year 7 researched a Spanish singer or group and produced some wonderful Bunting about Shakira, Camila Cabello and many more.

Year 8 pupils researched food from Spanish speaking countries, and we had some great examples including Churros, Empanadas and Ajiaco, a soup from Colombia.

Year 9 students learned about some important and varied landmarks and tourist attractions in the Spanish-speaking world. Again some very impressive work was produced on a wide range of attractions, including the Sagrada Familia, Easter Island and Lake Titicaca.

Italian

Year 7 Italian students researched an Italian singer or group.

Year 8 Italianists decorated their bookmarks with information about and pictures of Italian brands. These included Gucci, Prada and of course, Ferrero, the company that produces Nutella, as well as Vespa, one of the stars of the recent animated film, Luca.

Year 9 Italian students researched a place in Italy to produce a themed bookmark. For some, this was a town linked to family or friends, somewhere they had been on holiday or simply an Italian spot they had heard about. Popular choices were Monterosso (the inspiration behind the town of Portorosso in Disney’s Luca).

Russian

Year 7 Russian students were asked to research an area of Russia that interests them. The girls researched ballet, food and architecture.

Year 8 Russianists researched Russian art to decorate their bunting. There were some beautiful Kandinsky patterns produced.

In Year 9 we researched The Dacha (the Russian summer house). Once again there were some lovely drawings and ideas.

Presdales News

  • World Challenge – Iceland 2023September 21, 2023 - 2:16 pm
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  • Tesco Community GrantsSeptember 14, 2023 - 9:05 am
  • Music Academy – Free Instrumental TuitionSeptember 6, 2023 - 10:23 am
  • GCSE Results 2023August 24, 2023 - 9:33 am
  • A Level Results 2023August 17, 2023 - 9:34 am
  • Year 8 French Trip to the Opal CoastJuly 20, 2023 - 9:44 am
  • Year 10 History Trip to BerlinJuly 20, 2023 - 9:39 am
  • PE Trip to WimbledonJuly 20, 2023 - 9:38 am
  • Swimming Gala Results 2023July 20, 2023 - 9:38 am

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