Roman buildings and directions

As part as our cross-curricular curriculum, Year 4 are learning about the Roman Empire in French.
They learnt that France was La Gaule under the Romans and they were thrilled looking at the pictures of the monuments in Nîmes and in Arles.

First, we learned the names of the buildings through flashcards games and actions.
In pairs, the children tested each other´s knowledge.

Then, we extended the language and write sentences using "Il y a / Il n'y a pas". 

We also learned how to ask and give directions in town. Click on the dots to hear some of our role plays and the children´s comments about Roman history.

La famille

In Autumn 1, Year 3 have learnt vocabulary on family members. They have created amazing posters introducing their families! Look at their mastering of the sentence starter voici and the 3rd person singular.

Vocabulary and exercises

Drag and drop 

Spelling

La famille de Nicolas

C'est ma famille (song)

Book hunt in Lille

Madame Rivas has been book hunting again! She enjoys going to the book shops and searching for French resources to use in our cross-curricular lessons.

Furet du Nord, Oxfam books and l'École des loisirs are some of the shops you can find in the centre of Lille. Mme. Rivas bought some books to plan lessons on World War II, Countries project (America), Back in time (Egyptians, Romans), PSHE (back to school, feelings).
We have also new puppets in the classroom: Loupi le loup and Simon le raton. We hope to find the puppet of our favourite French character, Trotro, soon!

Toto voyage à Lille

Our French buddy has been to Lille this half term. He has loved the town center, the vibrant streets, book shops and museums. Toto has also tasted some of the specialities of the region! like les gaufres fourrés (stuffed wafles), la carbonade (beef stew), le maroilles (cheese from the region) et le flemiche aux maroilles. Miam, miam!

Lille is the largest city in the North of France. It is Charles de Gaulle`s birthplace and it is very near the border with Belgium.

Would you like to see how Lille looks like?