MFL at Ormiston Meadows.

 

 

“ A different language is a different vision of life”  – Federico Fellini

 

Language Leaders

 

On Tuesday 8th January Year 3 were treated to a wonderful French lesson prepared and delivered by Connor, Alexia ( former Ormiston Meadows Academy pupils ) and Faith, Year 9 students from Ormiston Bushfield Academy Bushfield. The Year 9 students are currently studying for GCSE French and are taking part in the languages leaders project.

They taught using a selection of fun and varied French resources. Alfie in Year 3 said  ” It was amazing and a lot of fun. I really liked doing the wordsearch to find French words for parts of the body.”

 

Click here and here to see Year 3 in action!

Our pupils have been busy practising their language skills, click on the links below to see them in action!

Year 3 action poems  More Year 3 action poems

Year 2 ordering food and drink   

More Year 2 food and drink

EYFS counting to 10

Year 6 simile poem

Year 6 simile poem part 2

Year 6 simile poem part 3

 

 

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Introduction

As part of the Primary National Curriculum learning a foreign language has become a requirement for children within KS 2. At Ormiston Meadows all pupils from Year 1 – 6  receive an hour of specialist French teaching every week and EYFS children have a weekly 20 minute introduction to French via songs, rhymes and stories.

 

Aims

At OMA we are passionate about foreign language learning and we aim to develop our pupil’s understanding of what they hear and read, and have an ability to express themselves in speech and writing. They will also extend their knowledge of how language works and explore differences between French and English. We also aim to  strengthen their sense of identity through learning about culture in Francophone countries and comparing it with their own culture.

 

Teaching and Learning Overview

We follow the Tout le monde French scheme of work and enrich it with further appropriate resources. The lessons are designed to motivate children from the first moment and are mainly practical in focus. They have clear, achievable objectives and incorporate different learning styles. SEN children have access to the curriculum through variation of task, grouping or support from an adult.

French lessons provide a variety of sources to model the language, using games and songs to maximise enjoyment and make as many connections to real life situations as possible.

 

Below is an outline of the coverage of topics within KS2 .

 

Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6
Numbers 1-20	Numbers 1-  31	Numbers 1-1000	Sport and activities
Classroom language	Pets	More places in a town	Weather
Body parts	Days, months, dates	Musical instruments	Environment
Clothes	Festivals and celebrations	Describing your personality	Describe how you are feeling
Age and birthdays	Describing your house	Fruit and opinions	School
Places in a town	Holidays and travel	Food and recipes	Shopping and eating out