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issue 4 november 2009 welcome welcome to this special christmas edition of the mfl sunderland primary newsletter read on to find some ideas to help you to teach your foreign language during this festive period previous editions of the newsletter can be found on the mfl sunderland website just follow the link on the homepage if you have any news articles or resources that you would like to share via subsequent issues of the newsletter please email them to clare.seccombe@gmail.com joyeux noël ¡feliz navidad intercultural understanding christmas provides us with an ideal opportunity to address intercultural understanding the ks2 mfl framework s intercultural understanding strand has some specific ideas iu4.1 learn about festivals and celebrations in different cultures · listen to authentic songs linked to celebrations · learn about festivals in other countries and how these festivals are celebrated · learn to say simple phrases of celebration e.g to welcome the new year iu6.3 present information about an aspect of culture · plan a cultural celebration e.g concert of songs dances performance of a traditional story · create a multi-media presentation to present information about another culture · produce a leaflet about an aspect of the country/countries studied studying christmas traditions in other countries can also be a springboard to some more general work on other countries and cultures for example iu3.2 locate some countries where the language to be studied is spoken · locate the country and identify the capital city and main towns · identify well-known landmarks · find out about the weather conditions and how they might affect the lives of the people living there here is a resource that will help you to do this http www.sunderlandschools.org/international/advent-calendar.htm it s an online advent calendar each day s page shows happy christmas in another language facts about how christmas is celebrated in another country or culture and some follow-up questions for pupils and of course you can use this work as one of the three activities for your foundation tier international school award there is more information about the international school award here http www.sunderlandschools.org/international/for_schools_isa.htm

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what s good on the web general have a look at santa s net for information about christmas around the world http www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm this is another good site for christmas around the world http www.the-north-pole.com/around http www.factmonster.com/ipka/a0877712.html how to say happy christmas in lots of languages these resources and more can be found at http www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland resources%20christmas.htm french le calendrier de l avent en chansons is a delightful collection of christmas songs presented karaoke style my favourites are no.12 petit papa noël and no.4 noël jazz http www.csdraveurs.qc.ca/musique/noel/calendrier/default.htm euroclub schools christmas in france pages http www.euroclubschools.org.uk/page2.htm information and pictures of french christmas traditions songs vocabulary food there s a quiz too some lovely craft ideas from tête à modeler http www.teteamodeler.com/dossier/noel/index.asp spanish send papá noel an email http www.todo.com.uy/papa-noel.html presented as a writing frame navidad digital is wealth of information and pictures about christmas in the hispanic world particularly useful is its list of 181 spanish christmas songs http www.navidaddigital.com contacts the primary languages steering group is compiling a list of mfl co-ordinators in sunderland primary schools whom we can phone or email direct if you have received a copy of this newsletter to your personal email address then we already have your details if you haven t please email clare.seccombe@gmail.com and we ll add you to the list who s who the primary languages steering group chris campbell clare seccombe janet mayes ruth moreland school improvement officer with responsibility for mfl sunderland la support teacher for primary languages language college director at st aidan s primary languages co-ordinator at st aidan s language college sunderland south co-ordinator carole beeston ks2/ks3 mfl teacher at st aidan s primary languages trainer lynn langford ast at washington school washington co-ordinator janet holyoak coalfields co-ordinator mfl co-ordinator at newbottle primary school caoimhe nichomhrai sunderland north co-ordinator mfl co-ordinator at castletown primary sarah dutton acting mfl subject leader at st anthony s frances collins st anthony s newsletter produced by clare seccombe ©mfl sunderland 2009 november 2009 http www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland

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