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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