by Rachel HOWES | Oct 17, 2019 | Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Uncategorized
A wonderful, new student-led activity is the craft group led by Grade 7 student, Hannah. In this activity, students have been learning a new skill each week, including bracelet-making and origami, and have enjoyed taking home their creations to share with family and...
by Rachel HOWES | Oct 17, 2019 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
Grade 8 have been sharing ideas about national identities in French. This week they worked together to generate ideas for marketing traditional food to an international audience and were very creative in their role plays and presentations. We all learned lots from...
by Rachel HOWES | Oct 10, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
Is that right? Grade 11 students have been busy analysing the rules and conventions of the French language to become more fluent. Preparing for the very rigorous DP assessment programme, we are questioning all we know about how French works and asking difficult...
by Rachel HOWES | Sep 26, 2019 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, The Grades
Grade 8 are a truly international bunch, bringing a wealth of languages and cultures together in one group. They have been rising to the challenge of presenting to each other in French to share some of this interesting heritage. They have been researching and...
by Rachel HOWES | Sep 19, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary French
Gathering the French skills that many students bring to Grade 7 and adding the talents of our new students, our current Grade 7 have been focussing on French sounds and building on short conversations. We are now embarking on our first new unit together in which we...