MfL at Southcote
Bonjour!
At Southcote children learn French from Year 3, in line with the National Curriculum requirements (click here for information) – although we start teaching French informally from Foundation onwards.
We use an interactive teaching resource from CGP called “Salut” which provides a range of engaging lessons to encourage children to become more confident in their French; listening, speaking, reading and writing! The resource includes games, songs and stories, all linked to child-friendly topics. For a quick look, click here for more information!
Our aim is to prepare children to understand how to tackle learning a new language; it will definitely be part of their curriculum at Secondary school, although there is no guarantee they will continue to learn French. Local Secondary schools provide opportunities to learn a number of other languages as well, including German and Spanish, and even Latin!
We hope to raise the profile of French in school by celebrating Bastille Day in July – further details in due course. In the meantime, we welcome visits by any parents who are fluent in French – children love to hear the language spoken so please get in touch with school if you have some time to spare!
Merci et au revoir!
Southcote Primary School,
Silchester Road,
Southcote, Reading.
RG30 3EJ
Tel: 0118 9375533
Email:
admin@southcote.reading.sch.uk