French

 

Our intent at Parkdale is to ensure that children learn, apply and become more fluent in French. We want our children to thoroughly enjoy this experience and to learn about the French culture.

We use La Joile Ronde to deliver French lessons at Parkdale.  This scheme is fun and engaging for the children and provides lots of opportunities to listen to French Songs and stories.

French Notices

Parkdale’s Postcard Project

Parkdale’s Postcard Project

As part of our celebration of ‘European Day of Languages’ all the year groups have travelled all around the world to explore a country of their choice. This exciting trip has allowed children to experience different cultures by learning about local...

European Day of Languages

European Day of Languages

European Day of Languages is on Tuesday 26th September.  The Kitchen have put together a European Inspired Menu for the day!  Each Year Group is choosing one European Country to explore on the day.  We will be sharing some of our work here soon.  Watch this space!

Bastille Day

14th of July is Bastille Day.  France's Independence Day.  Year 6 have been learning about the French Revolution and the events that led up to the storming of the Bastille.  We tasted baguette and pains au chocolat.  We researched and created our own presentations...

French

French Documents & Resources

Curriculum Information

French on a page
French Progression of Knowledge

Useful Links

KS2 BBC Bitesize French

Try out some of your language skills!

Modern Foreign Languages

At Parkdale we explore and celebrate a Language of the Month. Our intent is to inspire our younger children to celebrate different cultures and develop early foreign language skills and awareness. We are especially proud of our children with EAL at Parkdale; they are supported to be bilingual and value their first language. Our Language of the Month scheme encompasses languages spoken in our community, celebrating our multicultural society. Most importantly our Language of the Month scheme is an opportunity for our bilingual children to be our teachers and experts. Recordings of their voices are used to demonstrate pronunciation and shared with all of our children. 

In each language we follow a progression from Early Years to Year 2, of key language and vocabulary. This is all dual coded, and recorded by a native speaker. We also listen to music, watch television shows and listen to stories in the language. We look at who speaks the language, where it originated and find out fun facts about the language and associated culture. 

If you have any language skills to share please let Mrs Rippon know! 

MFL Notices 

Bastille Day

14th of July is Bastille Day.  France's Independence Day.  Year 6 have been learning about the French Revolution and the events that led up to the storming of the Bastille.  We tasted baguette and pains au chocolat.  We researched and created our own presentations...

Modern Foreign Languages Documents and Resources

Curriculum Information 

This document shows the progression of language skills and vocabulary that we aim to support our children to develop. 

Languages of the Month Overview

Useful links 

Spanish lesson examples

Example lesson

Spanish story links

Listen to some stories, sing some songs or watch some Spanish children’s tv shows. 

Stories :

 

Spanish Songs

Spanish Television

 

Example French lesson

French Songs

 

French Children’s Shows and Stories