French
“To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.”
Chinese Proverb
Learning a Language at Loxley Primary School
Learning a foreign language provides an opening to other cultures. At Loxley, we aim to foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. Although we introduce children to a variety of languages through Arts Weeks, topics and after school clubs, the language that we teach through KS2 is French. Our language teaching enables pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing. We provide opportunities for the children to communicate for practical purposes and learn new ways of thinking. Our aim is that our language teaching will provide the foundation for continuing to learn French as they move on to secondary school or to learn further languages, equipping pupils to study and work in other countries if they choose to do so.
French Day
Every year, we include a French Day in our school calendar. This provides the children and staff with an opportunity to immerse themselves in the French language and culture. We invite staff and language students from Bradfield Secondary School to take part in our day. The pupils from Bradfield prepare and deliver lessons and activities which are thoroughly well received by our pupils and staff at Loxley. Their contributions enhance and enrich our French day, where the day culminates in a celebration of the French language and culture we have learnt during the day.
During the day we encourage the children to speak with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of communicating what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions, and continually improving the accuracy of their pronunciation and intonation.
National Curriculum
The twelve aims as set out in the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for Languages are revisited throughout the four year scheme across engaging units of work that are based on familiar themes.
Y3
Children cover the following topics;
Getting to Know You
All About Me
Food Glorious Food
Family and Friends
Our School
Time
Y4
Children cover the following topics;
All Around Town
On the Move
Gone Shopping
Where in the World
What’s the Time
Holidays and Hobbies
Y5
Children cover the following topics;
Getting to Know You
All About Ourselves
That’s Tasty
Family and Friends
School Life
Time Travelling
Y6
Children cover the following topics;
Let’s Visit a French Town
Let’s Go Shopping
This is France
All in a Day
What will a Loxley Linguist Look Like?
We endeavour to give the children at Loxley a wide range of experiences in French. In aiming high together, we aspire that during their time at our school, a Loxley linguist will be able to;
· Listen attentively to spoken language and participate appropriately
· Engage in conversations
· Ask and answer questions
· Continually improve upon their pronunciation and intonation
· Read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing
· Write simple words and phrases
· Appreciate French stories, songs, poems and rhymes