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OKTOBERFEST 2024

Our annual whole-school Oktoberfest celebration will be held on Thursday, 17th October 2024. 

Students are invited to come dressed in a Bavarian costume (Dirndlkleid or Lederhosen), or the German flag colours (black, red, and gold/yellow) or the Bavarian flag colours (blue and white).  

As part of the festivities, students are able to order a traditional large, savoury German-style pretzel and/or a gingerbread heart to be distributed on Oktoberfest day. 

Please click on the following link to place your order. 

https://www.trybooking.com/CULUL

Orders close on Monday, 9th September.

Happy ordering on behalf of the Parents and Friends Committee!

DID YOU KNOW?

By our German Captains, 

Elise & Justin

The Munich Oktoberfest is a 214-year-old tradition that began as a wedding party to honour the marriage of Prince Ludwig and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, in 1810.

At the Munich Oktoberfest the service staff in the beer tents, walk back and forth along the long aisles serving food and drinks. They can carry up to 18 beer mugs all at once, that’s 41.4 kg!

Many visitors want a souvenir to remember the wonderful time they had at Oktoberfest. And the most desired item it seems, is to keep an actual Oktoberfest beer mug. In 2014, a total of 112,000 mugs were stolen!

Should you have any queries about how to best support your child’s German language development, we would love to hear from you.

Frau Ulrike Lindner                        Frau Megan Taylor

Frau Nele Keller