4 Dec 2008

From Spain


Here we are in Barcelona. The last few days were very busy , tiring but really great. We went up the Sagrada Familia, got lost in Parc Guell, tasted the nice chocolate, met Thierry Henry at the FC Barcelona,... Everyone had a good time.
Watch this space for more photos

1 Dec 2008

We are on our way!

Vale!
We are now on the plane to Barcelona, Spain for 5 days discovering the capital of Catalunya.
We will be visiting the Sagrada Familia, The Parc Guell, The Barca FC stadium, a chocolate factory and a few art museum. We will also take time to go up and down the Ramblas to do some shopping.
Please watch this space as we will be blogging during the week whenever possible...
Miss Charles

20 Nov 2008

Hello to our Chinese partners

Here is a video recorded by year 7 during their language lessons.

30 Oct 2008

L'alphabet en francais

Here is a video to help you remember the alphabet in French. Thanks to all 7x/fr2 who recorded this before half term.

28 Oct 2008

We are on iTunes

I am sure most of you use iTunes to download your favorite songs to add to your MP3 players, iPods,...
well you can also use iTunes to find free podcast to learn languages.
ou can even find our podcast by typing Miss Charles' podcast in the search engine of iTunes.
Make sure you listent to our podcast and become a fan... you can also comment on the different episodes.
You can suscribe to Podcasts for free .
there are podcast about everything, languages of course but also science, maths, poetry...
so make sure you use itunes to help you with your school work as well as for entertainment.
You can download itunes for free if you don't use a Mac at home.
Miss Charles

Barcelona




We are almost ready for our week in Barcelona. If you want to join us on this trip next year, make sure you get a letter from Miss Charles in January.

5 Oct 2008

Task Magic

if you love playing vocabulary games at school in your French lessons you can do the same at home: against the clock, football, matching...
all you need to do is download the free software from Task Magic: click below to go the download page.


http://www.mdlsoft.co.uk/freeTMhome.htm

Paris 2009

We have a few more places left on the Paris Trip.
The total cost is £285 per pupil and need a deposit of £35 to be able to secure your place.
The trip takes place from 16th March to 20th March.
Talk to your French teacher as soon as possible.

21 Sept 2008

E-Twinning

Since July, I have been busy putting in place our E-twinning project with a French School, College Rosa Parks.
We now have a blog which you can access by clicking on the E-twinning logo.We will be working with year 7 and year 8 pupils in class on Podcasting, Animation and Videos and we will be uploading them on the blog to share with the French school.
This will give you an opportunity to discover another school culture and compare your language skills!
See your French teacher or Miss Charles for more info!

Paris 2009


We have made a booking to take pupils from years 7 to 11 to Paris for 5 days at the end of March 2009.
the total price is £285 and this includes transport, accomodation, visit of the Eiffel tower, a cruise on the river, a day at Disney Land and many other exciting things.
If you are interested, get a letter from Miss Charles in room 17. You need to pay the deposit (£35) before the end of September to be sure to go. Numbers are limited so Hurry!

15 Jul 2008

BASTILLE DAY



Yesterday, it was Bastille Day in France which celebrates the beginning of the French Revolution (1789).
Pupils had a chance in the last few days to watch videos about this event in their French lessons.
We also had flags put up along the MFL corridor. Thanks to 8ANI/fr3 for helping Mrs Lundie.
Teachers and support staff also enjoyed warm croissants at break time, provided by the MFL department.

24 Jun 2008

New episodes

year 7 pupils have recorded their conversation taking place in a Snack bar, listen and let us know what you think by sending your comments.

16 Jun 2008

BOULES CLUB

Every Wednesday we are meeting in the MFL garden to play French Boules (weather permitting). This is open to Year 7 pupils only.
See Miss Charles for more info.
and see you this Wednesday

SPAIN 2008

There are a few more places left on the Spain Trip 2008. Please ask for a letter from Miss Charles (rm 17).
We are going for 5 days and will be staying near Barcelona.

16 May 2008

Paris 2008

SPANISH TRIP 2008



In November 2008 we will be going to Barcelona, Spain for 5 days. We will be travelling by plane to make the most of the week. We will visit the city, taste some food, have some language lessons and discover markets, beaches...
If you are interested see Miss Charles to get a letter as soon as possible. Places are limited!

30 Mar 2008

News

Hello everyone,
We have some new podcasts for you to listen to and soon you will be able to watch our new animation movies in French.
On Tuesday a group of 20 students are off to France with Miss Rakoto. They will be practising their French and take part in sport activities during 4 days and we are looking forward to seeing the photos.
After the holidays we should be able to start playing French boules outside in the 'MFL garden'. This will be open to year 7 and 8 students, If you want to take part, see Miss Charles for more info.

7 Feb 2008

Task Magic Games

If you like playing Against the clock, Pool, Maze, Invaders in your French lesson then you might want to try playing these at home to revise vocabulary.
To do so you need to follow the link to Task magic and download the Home use only version. http://www.mdlsoft.co.uk/ click on this post's title to go to the website.
On the website you also have some ready made games or to play the ones that I have made, go onto the school's website. check out the shared documents for your year group.
Hope you enjoy it.

5 Feb 2008

The MFL department on an international blog

Here you will find Miss Charles' presentation of all the Robert Napier School blogs... Hopefully we will have more people viewing our blog and listening to our Podcast. Just click on the title of this Post to get to the website.



1 Feb 2008

voici les nouveaux episodes

I've just uploaded two new episodes featuring two year 7 classes recording their roleplays about where they live. Listen to them to revise your vocabulary and improve pronunciation.

15 Jan 2008

New blogs

There are now three new blogs for students stuying languages at KS4: Spanish, German and French.
You can access these easily by clicking on links on the left hand side of this page.

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