Mr Xiong, Our assistant coming from China

Mr Xiong is coming from our twin school Beijing 55 in China. He is teaching mandarin to our pupils. This picture has beem taken on the Opening evening where pupils and parents were learning to write their name in Chinese. Parents and pupils really enjoyed the evening!! More to come. Watch the space !!

Some very useful websites to use in lessons. Try them on and have fun!!!
www.mflgames.co.uk
http://www.sunderlandschools.org/estrellas/french-index.htm#hob
http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/index.htmhttp://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/french/index_fr_video.htm
http://www.abroadlanguages.com/languagegames/wordsearch/frenchp.asp?sec=4
http://en.lyrics-copy.com/chansons-populaires.htm
http://www.francaisfacile.com/correspondants/millions/
http://www.francais-extra.co.uk/

Competition

Watch out for details in the next Weekly Reporter for news of the MFL Department's competition, designed to bring out your best powers of description using French or German.

RAFFLE

A collector's item. 25 piece boxed set of Simpsons characters. Details and tickets available from Mr. Walker, Miss Lahcene and Ms Wright. Proceeds towards department funds for Mandarin software and Latin after school lessons to start after Christmas. We hope to follow the highly acclaimed Minimus course. Salvete omnes! Nee harw!

Endlich & enfin

Over 40 of our Years 7, 8, 9 and 12 students have just signed up to a 4 day trip to the Christmas Market Trip in Cologne, Germany. We will be leaving after school on Wednesday 10th. December and returning on Saturday morning. This follows our spring trip to Cologne in 2007 where we enjoyed glorious weather, delicious food and fine German hospitality.

In the spring of 2009 we will be running our first trip to France.
WATCH THIS SPACE!