FRENCH

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At Freshwater Bay, students are taught French from Year 1 to 6. The teaching and learning cycle is intrinsically linked to the school motto; Wisdom through academic rigour, Respect for other cultures and Courage to try new things. In Year 1 and 2, the content focuses on socialising and interacting orally to exchange ideas, opinions and feelings. Students learn key vocabulary and phrases through rhymes, games, and songs.

 

From Year 3, there is an increasing focus on written language and a broader understanding of grammatical structures and patterns. Students participate in surveys and interviews to interpret and convey information, and engage with imaginative experience through role-play and audio-visual production.

 

All students have the opportunity to participate in whole–school cultural events such as French Day, le Tour de Freshwater, Languages Week activities and the Alliance Française poetry competition.

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Term 2 French Outline

Cowan 1 & 3 - La Chenille qui fait des trous

Students will write a class version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar in French, using days of the week, numbers, fruits and colours. They will learn that colours always go after the noun. This unit will culminate in a shared reading of the picture book for their Year 4 and 5 buddies. 

 

Cowan 4 – Au marché

Students will learn fruits and vegetables with indefinite articles through games and song in preparation for a French market project. They will learn for to ask for items and exchange money using essential greetings and expressions of politeness.

 

Cowan 5 & 6 – Quel temps fait-il?

Students will learn weather expressions and clothing vocabulary with indefinite articles through games and song, and will be exposed to gender forms of adjectives. This unit will culminate in the creation of a class picture book and a shared reading for their Year 6 buddies. 

 

Cowan 7, Cube 1 & 2 – Les planètes du système solaire

Students will learn about the solar system in French using ordinal numbers, cardinal numbers to 80 and an increasing range of adjectives. They will produce a poster in French about one of the planets, and recite a poem to memorise the order of planets.

 

Tangney 5 – Chez moi

Students will learn to talk in detail about where they live in French. After learning rooms of the house using definite articles, revising family members and possessive pronouns, students will produce an annotated model of their own house.  

 

Tangney 3 and 4 – La vie scolaire

Students are learning to talk about their favourite school subjects using a variety of adjectives and conjunctions, and express dislikes through simple negation. Students will investigate typical school meals in France and design their favourite lunch in French. 

 

Year 6 – Les loisirs

Students are currently talking about their favourite leisure activities using an increasing range of infinitive verbs, and a variety of time markers. They will participate in a role play to invite a friend to take part in an activity together.

 

With the Olympic Games commencing on the 26th July, and French and English being the official languages of the Olympic Games, all classes will explore the events, locations and motto of Paris 2024 towards the end of term.

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Overview 

 

Year 1 students are writing their own version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar in French, using days of the week, numbers, fruits and colours. They have learnt that colours always go after the noun. This project will culminate in a shared reading of the picture book for their Year 5 buddies. 

Year 2 students are learning weather expressions and clothing vocabulary with indefinite articles through games and song, and have revisited the adjective-noun order in preparation for a class picture book. 

T5 and T7 students are working on a project about famous Parisian monuments. After revising the weather, date formation and the adjective-noun order, they will create a handmade postcard for each monument. 

Cube 1 students are learning physical descriptions and gender forms of adjectives to describe themselves and others. They will explore the technique of silhouette and produce detailed descriptions of peers to accompany the portraits. 

Cube 2 students are talking in detail about where they live in French. After revising family members and possessive pronouns, students will produce an annotated model of their house.  

Year 5 students are learning to talk about their favourite school subjects using a variety of adjectives and conjunctions, and express dislikes through simple negation. Students will investigate typical school meals in France and describe their favourite lunch in French. 

Year 6 students are currently talking about their favourite leisure activities using an increasing range of infinitive verbs, and a variety of time markers. They will create invitations and board games for a French games session with their Year 2 buddies.