French

Immersion Day

In February, our A-Level French students enjoyed a treat at the Arts Centre in the form of a French Immersion Day, allowing them to enrich their vocabulary and consolidate their listening skills, as well as contribute to and participate in some short debates in French.

French Exchange

In February, as part of the annual French exchange, students from the Collège SaintBenoît in Moulins arrived in Bolton where they were warmly welcomed by their English families. During their stay, the French students took part in a number of activities, including visits to Liverpool and York. During the Easter holidays, the girls were reunited with their pen friends. In Moulins, the girls enjoyed a busy week and took advantage of the opportunity to practise their language skills.

Spelling Bee

All Year 7 pupils took part in a French Spelling Bee run by the organisation, Routes into Languages. The girls had one minute to correctly spell as many words as possible from a selected list. To add an additional level of diffi culty, they also had to remember whether a noun is masculine or feminine so that they can add the correct article! After impressive elimination rounds in class, 12 girls were selected to take part in the school fi nal to decide which talented fi nal four would go on to compete in the regional competition at Manchester Metropolitan University. Although we were not victorious this year, the girls all said that they really enjoyed the experience and were delighted with their spelling ability in a foreign language.