Category: Languages

8th July 22

The BCS children involved in the Year 5 French Penpal project were delighted and excited to receive their final letters from their new friends, and also took part in a zoom meeting with the class in France. Merci à tous et bons vacances! Mrs Newman

9th June 22

This Wednesday saw the national final of the Junior Language Challenge competition and we were very proud to have three children from Blue Coat (Thomas from Year 5, Destinee from Year 4, and Ana from Year 3), representing the school.  They were three of only thirty participants to reach this stage in the competition, and…

25th March 22

Year 4 children have been learning about food and drink in France this half-term, and what better way to delve into this topic than sampling French food.  Cheese is synonymous with French culture, with over 365 official varieties of cheese in production, and the children were able to try three different varieties, as well as…

18th June 21

This Wednesday saw the national final of the Junior Language Challenge competition and we were very proud to have two children from Blue Coat (Thomas from Year 4, and Destinee from Year 3), representing the School.  They were two of only thirty participants to reach this stage in the competition, and the final was a…

26th March 21

Year 4 children have been lucky enough to sample some culinary delights in their French lessons this week.  As part of their current topic on food and drink, Mr. Moss kindly agreed to host a French cheese tasting session for each class throughout the week.  We sampled brie and roquefort, which are known as the…

12th February 21

Despite learning from home, Year 5 pupils who are involved in the French Penpal Exchange were keen to maintain correspondence and communication with their new friends in France. Some of our children have even swapped addresses and are writing to each other on a more regular basis, and hopefully some long lasting friendships are developing….

15th January 21

Year 3 have been busting some moves to the Macarena as part of their distance learning. Well, what better way to learn your numbers in French? This catchy repetition of numbers will surely help that vocabulary to stick! In Year 4 the children have been discussing the members of their family in French and listening…

20th November 20

Pupils in Year 5 were very excited to receive their first letters from their French penpals this week.  A link has been created with Ecole Contour Saint Aubin, a school in the city of Rennes in Brittany.  Twenty five of our Year 5 children have written letters to their penpals, and I have had word that…

9th October 20

Although we are not able to combine Year 5 and Year 6 pupils into TED groups, the TED programme still remains vibrant at BCS this term, and children in Year 5 and Year 6 have all been allocated a TED activity of their choice. After the excitement of the weekly online Headmaster’s Assembly and House…

2nd October 20

Walking across the campus on Thursday evening, it was lovely to see so many happy faces. Children across all year groups were taking part in a variety of different after-school activities, developing different skills but most importantly, having fun! Walking into LAMDA classes, the children were focussed on ‘Mrs Foley’s chatty chair’, and the topic…