GERMAN NEWS

Deutsch für die Zukunft

(German for the Future)

AGTV GERMAN POETRY COMPETITION REGIONAL FINAL

Last Wednesday, 31st July ten Level 4 – 6 students from Rangeview PS participated in the AGTV German Poetry Competition Regional Final. The regional final was held at Mullauna Secondary College. This was the first time since the COVID pandemic that schools teaching German in our network have physically come together to take part in this annual event.

Students recited their poems in front of two judges and were judged according to their pronunciation, intonation, dictation, and the overall delivery and interpretation of their poem. All of our students did an excellent job in learning and reciting their poems. It gives us great pleasure to announce the results of the competition:

Grade 4:

1st Annika (4M) – Open Category
1st Tessa (4M) – DaF (German as a second language)
2nd Matilda (4M) - DaF
3rd Ari (4H) - DaF

Grade 5:

1st Alysha (5W) - DaF
2nd Suhani (5O) - DaF
3rd Tiana (5A) - DaF

Grade 6:

1stJustin (6A) - DaF
2nd Elise (6H) - DaF
3rd Penelope (6G) - DaF

Students who were awarded a first or second place at the regional final are now invited to take part in the state final (held at the Austrian Club in Heidelberg) on Saturday, 19th October (level 5 and 6 students only). All students involved in the competition received a medal, certificate and prizes.

Congratulations to all our poetry students! We are very proud of you!

CURRENT GERMAN TOPICS

Please click on the links below to view videos that support your child’s learning about each of the current German topics:

Foundation:

Spielzeug (Toys)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM6Kwr5yIig

Level 1 & 2:

Deutsch mit Socke – Woher kommst du?

(German with Sock – Where do you come from?)

https://www.planet-schule.de/schwerpunkt/deutsch-mit-socke/woher-kommst-du-film-100.html

Level 3 & 4:

Obst und Gemüse (Fruit and Vegetables)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kc3_Cdsmlc

Level 5 & 6:

Essen und Getränke (Food and Drink)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXzL0JecgQE

GERMAN WORD OF THE WEEK

This week’s German Word/Phrase of the Week is:

Das ist lustig!

That’s funny!

Students who correctly use this phrase may be awarded house-points for their team. Viel Spaß damit! (Have fun with it!)

DID YOU KNOW?

By our German Captains,

Elise & Justin

More than 800 million currywurst sausages are eaten every year in Germany. The snack is so popular that there’s even a museum dedicated to it in Berlin.

The most famous German food exports are sauerkraut, sausages and pretzels (Brezeln)

Most German main dishes include meat and sometimes fish – the most popular kinds are pork, beef, veal or fish

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

3K	Zoe C, Lucie H
3V	Zoe B, Lewis W
3/4L	Callum A, Mio O
4C	Isabella R, Laney G
4H	Zac, Daisy
4M	Anthony, James, Aanya
4T	Arjun V
5J	Harper, Hayley
5O	Matthew, Lexi, Callum
6A	Vivaan, Anneliese
6C	Lucas, Harry T

FB	Arjun and Brooklyn
FG	Hannah and Gurbani
1E	Sandy, James & Jasper
2A	Henry, Senuki & Jasmine
2H	Liam, Jackson, Maxwell and Zoe
2L	Emilia, Olivia
2W	Sisi, Alex, Aaria

Student Of The Week