LANGUAGES

YEAR 7 FRENCH AUX CHAMPS ELYSÉES PERFORMANCE

On the last day of Term 2, Monsieur Chamontin organised a performance by some of his Year 7 French students at the main campus.

Here is Ashanti’s take on this experience:

Singing the aux Champs Elysees song was one of my favourite experiences in Term 2. Originally my friends didn't want to come as well as most of the class, but that didn't stop me. I decided to sing! on Friday the 24th of June, at lunchtime, I got my printed out lyrics of the song and took to the stage. At first I felt shy and out of place as everyone seemed to have a friend up there. but as the music started and seeing my friends in the audience all those emotions went away. I sang with all my might as well as seeing everyone there have as much fun as me, singing, dancing, swaying and smiling. I could tell everyone was having a fun time.

Ashanti Kawalsky

Year 7J Student

BERTHE MOUCHETTE POETRY COMPETITION

This year, we had students from Years 7 to 10 participating in the Alliance Francaise’s annual Poetry Recital Competition. Congratulations to all those who learned the poem and recited it with energy!

We are proud to announce that eight of our students were judged as BRILLANT (ie Brilliant) and will be competing in the online finals in August.

They are:

Year 7

Ruby Johnston-Allen

Anushka Sujeet

Year 8

Daniela Tapia Leal

Year 9

Anya Aquende

Caitlyn Sin Mew Cheung

Year 10

Lily Baldwin

Jenny Cheon

Isabelle Groom

Well done to all!

LE QUATORZE JUILLET

To celebrate Bastille Day, the French national holiday, the Languages Society at East Campus showed the film Mr Bean’s Holiday during lunch time on the 13 and 14 July. Even if we can’t visit at the moment, we can have fun watching someone else experience the joys of travel in France.

NEW YEAR 9 LANGUAGES LEADER

Romani Parrish has been selected as an additional languages leader for her outstanding contribution to the Languages Society, including setting up our Instagram account. Congratulations!

LANGUAGES STUDENT OF THE FORTNIGHT

Hi, my name is Alice and I am a language leader at the East Campus in grade nine. I do French as an elective this year, and I plan to continue it right up until grade 12. I have found learning a language to be such an enjoyable experience at McKinnon so far with a great curriculum and amazing opportunities. I am so excited to run some language-based activities and competitions at the new east campus, and I look forward to the year ahead. Thank you!

YEAR 9 LANGUAGES EXPO PREPARATIONS

Our Year 9 German and French classes have been working hard on finishing their preparations for their Languages Expo.

A piece from our year 9 French classes, written as part of their contribution to the Year 9 Languages Expo:

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. The population is 20.9 million, the majority of which identify as Mossi, the ethnic group that Burkina Faso is home to. The people of Burkina Faso are called Burkinabe. The area of Burkina Faso is 274,200 sq km, which is slightly larger than the state of Colorado.

The official language is French, but 90% of the population speaks native African languages. The capital city of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou, located south of the Sahara desert. Burkina Faso was known as Upper Volta until 1960, The name Burkina Faso became official in 1984. Burkina Faso means ‘land of honest men’.

In Burkina Faso, tourism is less popular than in other countries due to the threat of terrorism. Even though there are not many tourists in Burkina Faso because of the danger level, it is an extremely beautiful country with many attractions including the Cathedral of Ouagadougou.

Le Burkina Faso

Le Burkina Faso est un pays enclavé dans l'Afrique de l'Ouest. La population est de 20.9 millions d'habitants, dont la majorité s'identifie comme Mossi, le groupe ethnique qui abrite le Burkina Faso. Les habitants du Burkina Faso sont appelés Burkinabè. La superficie du Burkina Faso est de 274 200 km2, ce qui est légèrement plus grand que l'État du Colorado.

La langue officielle est le français, mais 90% de la population parle des langues africaines natives. La capitale du Burkina Faso est Ouagadougou, Il est situé au sud du désert du Sahara. Le Burkina Faso était la Haute-Volta jusqu'en 1960. Le nom Burkina Faso est devenu officiel en 1984. Le Burkina Faso signifie ‘pays des hommes honnêtes’.

Au Burkina Faso les gens sont gentils mais ce n’est pas ideal pour tourisme parce ce qu’il y beaucoup de terrorisme. Même si, il n’y a pas beaucoup de touristes au Burkina Faso parce que du niveau de danger, c’est un extrêmement beau pays avec beaucoup d’attractions y compris la cathédrale de Ouagadougou.

Written by Shaie Bloom, Kerry Lyons, Harriet Felton

SBS LANGUAGES

A reminder to anyone needing a language fix that SBS can provide it.

SBS in French, German and Spanish:

Jenny Lynd

Languages Learning Area Manager