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Deutsch für die Zukunft

(German for the Future)

We hope everyone has had a restful break over the Easter period and your child/ren have taught you some of their new vocabulary from Term 1!

Congratulations once more to our Easter Quiz Winners:

Issac (6A)

Isabel (2B)

Richard (4T)

02 May – 21 May

The HSBC German Film Festival presented by Palace, in association with German Films, will return in 2025 to showcase the best contemporary German cinema direct from major festivals in Europe plus a selection from its German-speaking neighbours, Austria and Switzerland. https://germanfilmfestival.com.au/events?city=Melbourne

German Language Week is an annual event aimed at celebrating and promoting the German language and culture. The German Language Week will take place between May 1 and May 31.

Zungenbrecher Challenge – Tongue Twister Challenge

We encourage our students and families to learn a Zungenbrecher in the month of May to celebrate German language. Perhaps you might like to pick one to learn each week or you might like to focus on perfecting simply one!

1. Der Mondschein schien schon schön.

2. Acht alte Ameisen aßen am Abend Ananas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPlu92nVWss

3. Fünf Ferkel fressen frisches Futter.

4. Kleine Kinder können keine Kirschkerne knacken.

5. In Ulm und um Ulm und um Ulm herum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K8xjuoRoaM

6. Ein Stachelschwein, ein Stachelschwein,

das muss ein Schwein mit Stacheln sein,

doch hat es keine Stachelein,

so ist es auch kein Stachelschwein

For further tongue twisters to practise pronunciation you can visit: https://www.zungenbrecher.org/