Trotts Hill Primary School and Nursery
Every term, the Creative Crew members choose a new "Phrase of the Fortnight" which they share with each class from
Year 1 to Year 6.
This fortnight's phrase is:
Bonne chance ! which means: Good luck!
Each week in Celebration Assembly, Madame Cornish announces the French Star of the Week. This accolade is given to pupils who demonstrate exceptional effort in lessons and those who are using the Phrase of the Fortnight appropriately around the school.
Star of the Week 22.5.25: Brian in Year 6 for independent writing about himself.
Star of the Week
16.5.25: Cara in Year 4 for speaking and writing about school subjects
9.5.25: Jesna-Susan in Year 2 for drawing and labelling her fruit man accurately in French
2.5.25: Giselle in Year 3 for her positive attitude to learning French.
25.4.25: Scarlett in Year 2 for her recall of fruit vocabulary from Year 1.
4.4.25: Cooper in Year 1 for working out the meaning of new French words that were in our Easter song.
28.3.25: Mia in Year 3 for excellent focus and written work about Easter.
21.3.25: Reggie and Jessica in Year 6 for their writing about what they like to do in Stevenage.
14.3.25: Avyukt in Year 3 for his work on the phoneme << un >>
7.3.25: Gabriel in Year 6 for completing extra reading comprehension questions accurately.
28.2.25: Joshua in Year 3 for his work on the book Ours Brun - Brown Bear.
14.2.25: Ace in Year 1 for coming into class and telling Mrs Cornish that we were going to be learning more colours and that noir is black in French.
7.2.25: Walter in Year 5 for his contributions in class whilst learning about breakfast in France.
31.1.25: Freddie in Year 3 for joining in with our new learning about animals and showing the school value of enjoyment when completing the listening activity.
24.1.25: Ilaria in Year 5 for her writing about food likes and dislikes, including extra information about allergies
17.1.25: Ilyana in Year 1 for her recall and pronunciation of << Je m'appelle... >>
20.12.24: Jerome in Year 6 for his work on French Christmas food.
13.12.24: Ruby in Year 5 for her writing about family.
5.12.24: Oliver in Year 3 for excellent participation and singing when learning the French carol.
29.11.24: Albie in Year 1 for having a conversation in French with Mrs Poole at the dinner hatch.
22.11.24: Charlotte in Year 4 for outstanding learning and completing extension work on opinions accurately.
15.11.24: Kawia in Year 6 for writing in the 3rd person and making her adjectives agree with the nouns.
8.11.24: RP in Year 4 for work on French numbers to 60.
25.10.24: Jessica in Year 5 for excellent writing in the 3rd person.
18.10.24: CA in Year 1 for remembering the classroom instructions in French.
11.10.24: Bailey in Year 5 for excellent conversation writing.
4.10.24: Amadea in Year 3 for excellent conversation writing.
27.9.24: Owen in Year 5 for contributions in class and good listening skills.
20.9.24: Aairah in Year 4 for participation in our speaking activity.
13.9.24: Lacey in Year 6 for persevering during a listening activity.
6.9.24: Karolina in Year 6 for using French in social situations.
6.9.24: Jesse in Year 1 for speaking French clearly in class.
It has been fantastique to see everyone in their red, white and blue for French Day. During the week, Years 3 and 4 have been learning about why the French have a National Holiday on 14th July every year.
As part of our French Day celebrations, each class has been learning about the Olympics, which are being held in France this summer.
The 2013 National Curriculum for Modern Foreign Languages aims to ensure that all children:
Trotts Hill teaches a high quality languages education which fosters children’s curiosity and deepens their understanding of the world. It also helps children develop skills that will open further opportunities later in life. The teaching of French in KS1 and KS2 provides an appropriate balance of spoken and written language and lays the foundations for further foreign language teaching at KS3.
At Trotts Hill, children have the opportunity to develop their French language skills as well as learn about French culture and traditions.
Here are some ideas to keep up with your French and build your vocabulary:
Watch these videos from High Five French: https://radiolingua.com/learnathome/#primaryfrench
Learn the Rainbow Song and revise your colours in French. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZWN2Uragvc
For an alternative song about colours, listen to this one by Alain le Lait - it's rather unusual! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4kNeFGBAcw
Write une carte postale - write a postcard in French. You could say what your name is, how old you are, something you like and say goodbye. Maybe you could send it to a friend.
Visit the Musée d'Orsay in Paris from the comfort of your home. Take a virtual tour. https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris?hl=en You could try doing your own drawing or painting inspired by one of the pieces in the gallery.
If you would like to share pictures of your work, please email admin@trottshill.herts.sch.uk
I would love to see what you get up to!