French Day
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Children in Year 5 at St Benedict's enjoyed a celebration of French culture on 24th June, extending and enriching their knowledge and confidence as they learn the language.
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French Day began with a delicious breakfast of croissants before Science lessons focused on the work of Louis Pasteur: the children learned about his vital discovery of vaccination, and the diseases he helped to eradicate, with a question-and-answer ‘Hot Seating’ activity to boost their learning. (All great preparation for the work they will do on microbes next year.)
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They then learned about the French artist, Georges Braque, and created their very own Cubist self-portraits.
After this, it was time for some French cookery, kindly led by one of our parents, Monsieur Parmentier, who taught the children how to make traditional French ‘Quatre Quarts’ cakes.
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After a game of Boules and Petanque at playtime, everyone went to the senior school ICT suite to have a go at making French comic strips.
All in all, French Day was a brilliant way to learn about the French culture and language!