Getting spooky
In Year 3 we learned some Halloween vocabulary and read a spooky poem together in French ! Then we drew and labelled our haunted houses. I was particularly impressed by some of the children who decided...
View ArticleÇa Va ?
In Rising Stars we have been learning how to say how we are feeling in French – don’t they sound fab?! Ça va Rising Stars
View ArticleBon appétit & joyeuse Halloween
In Y4 we learned to use the phrase il y a ( there is / there are) and revised Halloween vocabulary. In Miss Bartley’s class we had a tasty, if somewhat sticky, treat of croissants and strawberry jam....
View ArticleVisitors from France!
What a wonderful week! We have had the lovely Madame Le Calvé and Madame Do from École Gambetta Cambrai here for their second visit to Barnsley. This was made possible by Erasmus + funding "...
View ArticleJe suis
Today Y3 learned to say I am in French – Je suis. It sounds a bit like swee ! We played quiz quiz trade & listened to a story about an elephant who had lost his mum. Y3 translated it all by...
View ArticleLe Bonhomme de Neige
I know it’s only November, but we’ve started learning a song about a snowman in KS2- here it is for those of you who want to practise at home Click on the link below to hear the song:...
View ArticleLes couleurs
We have been learning the colours in French in Y3 – and learned some French phonics too. To practise the colours, try the games on this website: French games
View ArticleSaint Nicolas
We have been learning about French traditions surrounding Saint Nicolas’ Day this week. On the eve of 6th December French children put their shoes outside their door in the hope that Saint Nicolas will...
View ArticleMon pull de Noël
Today we have been revising colours & numbers as well as learning some Christmas vocabulary- and putting it all together to design & describe a Christmas jumper in French ! I’d definitely wear...
View ArticleBonne Année!
Bonne Année (happy new year!) everyone In Rising Stars we have been learning our colours in French with Camembear – I’m so impressed with how well the little ones are doing with their French! In Y3 we...
View ArticleTime will tell!
Year 6 are learning to tell the time in French, which to be fair can be quite tricky in English at the best of times ! But they really persevered and can now say half past ( et demie) , quarter past (...
View ArticleAdjectival order !
This week we have been learning where to put the adjectives in French sentences in Y3 In Rising Stars we have also been learning colours – we’ve started to learn the Rainbow song! We also had some...
View ArticleContact!
Y6 received letters from France today, so we wrote replies using piccollage to make them look interesting – I have uploaded them on the Twinspace so they will be able to see them tomorrow. We also...
View ArticleQuelle est ton opinion?
In Y3 we have been describing animals, and giving opinions about them. We also found out that in French you have to know if a noun is masculine or feminine because it might affect the spelling and...
View ArticleQuelle heure est il ? J’ai faim!
In Y4 we learned some names for certain foods in , and read a story about a hungry monster called Maurice – we then retold our versions of the story, revising days of the week In Y6 we are still...
View ArticleGiving an opinion
In Y4 we revised the names for some foods, and then learned j’aime and Je n’aime pas ( I like and I don’t like) and parce que (because). We then wrote sentences saying which foods we liked and why! In...
View ArticleLa Saint-Valentin ❤️
We learned about a Saint-Valentin and how Valentine’s Day is celebrated in France. In Y5 and Y6 we made minibooks about things that we like and practiced the phrase j’aime (I like). In Y4 we made a...
View ArticleLe Navet Énorme
In Year 3 we have listened to and retold the story of Le Navet Énorme ( the enormous turnip)- listen to Rosanna reading hers: Click here!
View ArticleTelling time and going shopping!
In Y6 we finished our topic on time by making some interactive “clocks” to help us tell the time in French: In Y4 we have been practising the French names for some food items, and how to ask for...
View Article0-10
Y3 have learned to count from 0-10 in French this week ! We have looked very carefully at correct pronunciation, looking at the French phonics required to sound out the words correctly- it’s much...
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