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Deutsch für die Zukunft
(German for the Future)
German Poetry Competition
On Wednesday, 20th July, students in Levels 4 – 6 are invited to recite a German poem to Frau Lindner and Frau Taylor at lunch time in the German room, in order to take part in the AGTV German Poetry Competition.
The annual AGTV Poetry Competition commenced more than 25 years ago and is a wonderful opportunity for students of German to enhance their German language skills, boost their confidence and self-esteem, as well as uniting with other German students to share a love of language learning.
The competition was announced at the final assembly for Term 2. Students were asked to select one of the poems (available on Seesaw) from their year level to learn over the holidays.
Only three students from each year level (4 – 6) will be selected to represent Rangeview PS at the Regional Final. The Regional Final will be held later in Term 3. More details to be announced soon. Should students be awarded a first or second place at the Regional Final they will then be invited to take part in the State Final (held at the Austrian Club in Heidelberg) on Saturday, 15th October (level 5 and 6 students only). All students involved in the competition will receive a certificate and prizes.
We wish all students involved in the competition ‘viel Glück’ (good luck)!
How to support your child’s German at home
There are many wonderful ways to assist your child’s German language development outside of school. Here are a few recommended websites:
• Association of German Teachers of Victoria (AGTV) – everything you need to know about teaching and learning German at both primary and secondary schools in Victoria
• German Online Dictionary
https://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/english-german/German.html
• German Saturday School
http://www.germansaturdayschool.org.au/
• Step into German (music, soccer and much more)
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/prj/stg/enindex.htm
• Career, Education and Lifestyle in Germany
https://www.deutschland.de/en/career-education-and-lifestyle-in-germany
• German for the Future
https://www.germanforthefuture.vic.edu.au/
• Goethe Institute Melbourne (Why learn German?)
https://www.goethe.de/ins/au/en/spr/wdl.html
Common German words and phrases to use at home. Thank you to the many parents and students who have requested this:
| Deutsch | Englisch |
| Guten Morgen! | Good morning! |
| Guten Tag! | Good day! |
| Guten Abend! | Good evening! |
| Gute Nacht! | Good night! |
| Wie geht’s dir? | How are you? |
| Mir geht’s gut. | I am (feeling) good. |
| Bitte schön! | Here you are! (or) You’re welcome! |
| Danke schön! | Thank you! |
| Auf Wiedersehen! | Good bye! |
| Tschüss! | Bye! |
| Was machst du? | What are you doing? |
| Ich mache meine Hausaufgaben. | I am doing my homework. |
Wieviel Uhr ist es? (or) Wie spät ist es? | What time is it? |
| Es ist acht Uhr. | It is eight o’clock. |
| Was ist das? | What is that? |
| Das ist mein Deutschheft. | That is my German workbook. |
| Kann ich bitte ein Glas Wasser haben? | Can I please have a glass of water? |
| Wo bist du? | Where are you? |
| Ich bin in der Küche. | I am in the kitchen. |
| Das schmeckt gut. | That tastes nice. |
| Ich mag Pfannkuchen. | I like pancakes. |
| Ich mag nicht Tomaten. | I don’t like tomatoes. |
| Kann ich dir helfen? | Can I help you? |
| Ja, bitte. / Nein, danke. | Yes, please. / No, thanks. |
Check out this website for more common German phrases and expressions (recordings for correct pronunciation included):
http://www.linguanaut.com/english_german.htm
DID YOU KNOW?
By our German Captain, Tilly
• In Germany, there are about 850,000 different family names. The most common German surname, Müller (Miller), is shared by around 700,000 people. This is followed in popularity by the name Schmidt (along with variants such as Schmitt or Schmitz, this comes from the blacksmith's trade), with Meier coming in third place.
• The first ever Oktoberfest, dating back 211 years ago, was a wedding. That’s right, the greatest funfair of the world dates back to October 17, 1810, when a horse race was held in order to publicly celebrate the marriage between crown prince Ludwig and Therese Charlotte Luise Friederike Amalie von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
Viel Spaß und Vergnügen!
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 Sophia Kent
