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Outreach Work
French at Beavers Community Primary School
by Mr P. Barber
“Is the French teacher coming in today?” This is the question
that greets me every Friday morning and demonstrates just how
excited the children are about the partnership visit from the
French teacher.
From the very first session the children have been enthusiastic
and eager to learn. Regardless of ability in other subjects, the
children have been able to access the content of each lesson. In
fact, some of the French lessons have enhanced the children’s
learning in other curriculum subjects, for example geography and
European awareness.
Lessons are fun. No child feels excluded from the lesson as all
learning styles are catered for through dynamic, interactive and
fun activities.
As non-specialist teachers, we have all felt supported and
positive about our role in facilitating future lessons. Indeed, the
children have responded well to my attempts at teaching some
of the modules. Some of the questions and concerns that the
children have are also shared by the teaching staff, which leads
to productive dialogue and creative thinking about language.
Parents and peers have been able to witness how well our children
are progressing with French through termly class assemblies. We
even sang in French at the Carol Concert! All in all this has
been a very positive learning experience for the
children and staff.
CCC supports Languages
across the Borough and Region
by Ms T. Robinson
Cranford Community College has spread
its wings across the borough and supported
schools, students and teachers in a range of
teaching and learning strategies.
Staff at Cranford have gained qualification as
regional trainers for the delivery of Key Stage
2 modern foreign languages and run a series
of training days for KS2 teachers, Deputies
and Headteachers embrace the KS2 modern
foreign languages strategy, enabling them
to understand the new framework and gain
teaching knowledge and confidence. Cranford
offers training to Hounslow primary schools to
help with lesson planning and delivery.
Cranford chairs the secondary modern foreign languages subject leaders
meeting once per term where the national strategies are covered and
language teachers from different schools share good practice and focus on
subject specific issues to help promote languages and raise achievement.
The meetings offer a great opportunity for networking and professional
development.
The Department for Education and Skills has funded a group of schools
to research and report back on the foreign language teaching issues at
Key Stage 3. Cranford Community College is the lead school in this
initiative and has produced an action plan which will help Key Stage 3
move forward positively at a time of curriculum change.
For more details please contact:
Tiffany Robinson TRO@cranford.hounslow.sch.uk
Français à Cranford Junior School
by Ms Z. Woodward
Bonjour, Ça va? Do you know the answer? Our year 3 and 4
children do!
We have been able to teach primary foreign languages in two of
our four year groups with support from our Cranford Community
College’s Language College Manager, Ms Robinson. She has
brought many wonderful resources to show and share which were
very helpful in our team teaching in year 3.
WITE PEN DOWN HERE
The experience for the children involved has been a very positive
one and they are very keen to join in and practise new words
and phrases. Being interactive has been the key to these sessions,
the pupils love using actions to remember words, playing linked
games on the whiteboards and jumping around singing songs
such as ‘The Weather Song’ to the tune of ‘Here we go..’. They
are constantly asking when the next lesson is and cannot wait
to learn more.
After having shown so much enthusiasm, the year 4 teachers
and I set a date last term for a French Day. Throughout the day
the children were immersed in French culture from a traditional
hot chocolate and croissant breakfast to painting in the style of
a French artist. Unsurprisingly they thoroughly enjoyed their day
and keep pestering their teachers to do another one.
French at Norwood Green Junior School
by Ms E. Sturman
It has been an exciting year for French at Norwood Green. Ms
Robinson from Cranford Community College has been helping
us teach and prepare lessons for pupils in year 4.The children
presented a French Christmas assembly and recently showed
pupils and staff at the school how to play pétanque.
The children are looking forward to attending
the French Market Day at Cranford Community
College in July 2007, and have been practising role
plays so they can converse with the year 9 pupils.
Children in year 3 have had the opportunity to
attend a French club. The children were supported
by pupils in year 4 who helped teach the children
a variety of songs and games. Pupils from year 4
will teach mini lessons to year 3 pupils at the end
of the summer term.
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you Do know?
Circle or underline the correct answers.
What are the colours of the German flag?
- black, red & white
- red, yellow & black
- black, gold & red
- red, green & black
How do eskimos greet one another?
- They shake hands
- They rub noses
- They smile at one another
- They kiss each other’s cheek
Which is the most spoken language in the world?
Spanish - Chinese - English - Urdu
Can you name the countries which make up the G8?
- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
USA, Russia & UK
- UK, France, Germany, Spain, China,
USA, Denmark & Australia
- India, Russia, China, UK, France, USA,
Argentina & Germany
- USA, UK, India, Japan, Italy, France,
Pakistan, South Africa & Kenya
What do the Germans traditionally drink beer from?
a glass - a bottle - a stein - a mug
How many countries are there in Africa?
52 - 54 - 53 - 57
What was the original name for Istanbul?
- Pamukkale - Bodrum -
- Constantinople - Ephesus -
Whaht is the national Sport of India?
Cricket - Hockey - Football - Athletics
WITE PEN DOWN HERE
Find these words:
1st Prize – your fllag will be designed and made
15 Runners-up – will all receive HMV vouchers
We need you
to design a flag which
represents CCC (Cranford
Community College).
W ORDS EARCH
- internationalism - travel
- knowledge Internationalism
- language
- harmony
- abroad
- culture
- cranford
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knowledge travel abroad understanding tolerance
harmony
The design must be clear and
simple and should be on an A4
sheet of paper which can be done
by hand or on computer. If you win,
your flag will be made into a real flag
which will fly in front of the school.
Go on... give it a go
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Flag Competition
Design a flag for Cranford and win!
Deadline: 30 September 2007
Send your design via email or post to:
E-mail: TRO@cranford.hounslow.sch.uk
Tiffany Robinson, Cranford Community College,
High Street, Cranford, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW5 9PD
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