French
Take a look at some of the exciting MFL enrichment activities we have been taking part in this year so far.
French
Year 6 Residential to France
We feel extremely proud and fortunate that for the last 10 years (excluding the COVID years) we have been able to offer our Year 6 pupils the opportunity to participate in our residential to France. Following two trips to Normandy, we have now settled on visiting the Calais region where the children enjoy a week of practising their French, enjoying the French culture and visiting the battlefields of the Somme to enhance their understanding of the history of World War 1. The trips have been a huge success and over the years we have visited: local boulangeries (bakeries) to try our skills at croissant making; a local sweet factory to listen to a French commentary on how sweets are made; a creperie to taste the French classic crepe; a chocolate factory to learn about the history of chocolate (in French!); the market at Le Touquet to practise our bargaining skills (in French!); the local Glacerie (ice cream shop) to practise asking for different flavours and visits to the local beach to relax and play games. We feel this is a great opportunity for the pupils to put to the test the language skills acquired over seven years, experience some French culture and helps them develop their independence and more importantly create some great memories before heading off to high school.
Cross-curricular links
Wherever possible the teaching of MFL is linked to other areas of the curriculum.
See our pictures of UKS2 using their musical skills to perform raps to help them remember the months of the year.
International Day of Languages
September 26th is an annual event which takes place across the whole of Europe to help promote and celebrate the value and importance of language learning. Each year, we celebrate this with lots of different activities and give the children opportunties to learn a new language.
4 language disciplines
Our French curriculum offers a balance of Speaking/Reading/Listening/Writing. We start this in Early Years and continue all the way to Year 6.
