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Caroline Smith
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I have borrowed an idea from the mflresources group, and created a sheet for all members of staff to use on Friday to celebrate EDL. Basically it is a competition for them, as they will use a word or phrase or even phrases during the day, and pupils…
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I will/do teach the following languages:
French, Spanish
I teach these year groups;
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
About Me:
I transferred from secondary to primary in Sept 08, and now work p/t teaching French to years 1-6 and run a Spanish club. I work pretty much in isolation so appreciate the support from a group like this. This year's plans are to research and implement guidance coming from the Primary Curriculum review. I'm focusing at the moment on links with literacy, researching monitoring and assessment, and wondering about a school policy on MFL. There's a lot to keep up with isn't there!
Favourite/recommended MFL Website:
http://linguascope.com
Favorite MFL resource:
Linguascope activities, Task Magic resources, member of mflresources group sharing ideas and advice.

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At 9:16am on February 24, 2009, Helen Shaw said…
Oh bother - things not thinks!
At 9:16am on February 24, 2009, Helen Shaw said…
Hello
good to hear from you. Glad thinks are going well.
Things are great here. My team of tutors has grown somewhat, and we're doing more business training than before. I still love the Primary work though. - I'll be quite sad when the year 6's leave this time though as I'll have ben teaching them for 4 years.
Glad Les Amis de la Ferme works for you. Annoyingly catchy, isn't it?!
Helen
At 11:45pm on December 1, 2008, Helen Shaw said…
Hiya
how's everything going with your new role? Hope it's all good :-)
At 8:54am on June 26, 2008, Caroline Smith said…
Hi Mark
Thanks for your message. Yes, I've done a couple of days in Primary this month, ordering resources for September and attending my first Network meeting which was interesting. I'm really looking forward to the change, but still have a lot to do in my secondary school before I can make the change mentally!

I look forward to being more creative and using more songs, role plays, and hopefully I would like to investigate linking with another primary in France too. My Head suggested we find out if we can link with our twin town, but just haven't had the chance to do it yet. I'm sure I will be sharing ideas (asking questions) about this very soon!

Thanks for the contact,
Caroline
At 4:08pm on June 25, 2008, Mark Purves said…
Hi Caroline - you sound as if your move to the primary sector mirrors my own. Good Luck! I'm sure you will find a lot on here to help.
Mark
At 10:21pm on June 7, 2008, Isabelle Jones said…
Hi Caroline

No mess-up here!!! We are well and truly "friends". The difference it makes is that you can contact me direct if you wish to.
I hope my blog is of use too. Do let me know if there is something you like/ dislike in particular. I will also try to get my Spanish group going on here too...

Isabelle
htp://isabellejones.blogspot.com
At 10:32pm on June 6, 2008, Isabelle Jones said…
Hi Caroline

I am sure you will love our friendly group. You may be intested in the French and Spanish links to resources I have on my blog. To find the links, go to My Languages then scroll down to a long list of keywords to the right (delicious tags), just click on the relevant keyword to get an updated list of links to resources e.g. French, Spanish... You can filter for just Primary resources by clicking +primary to get a list of French/ Spanish Primary resources only.

I hope it is of use...

Isabelle
http://isabellejones.blogspot.com
At 12:37am on June 5, 2008, Caroline Smith said…
Hi Jo, nice to be contacted so swiftly!
I will just be teaching languages, come September, a day and a half per week, but this may rise next year. The HT also hopes to offer me more work within the school, covering staff who are absent, as she likes to use 'her' staff, so I hope to get extra days here and there, and gain experience in the primary classroom. She also hopes to expand my input into her Nursery children, so I'm looking forward to teaching the whole age range. Really looking forward to it, can't wait to leave my secondary and the piles of marking and all the annoying paperwork/exams/levelling/testing. Things which are really preventing me from teaching the way I want to and the things I want to. I want to enjoy more songs, stories, games and fun in the classroom with more motivated little people!
At 10:56pm on June 4, 2008, Jo Rhys-Jones said…
Hi Caroline!
Welcome to the site which I hope you find useful, friendly and fun! Another convert to primary too. I am sure you will never look back - I haven't and nor has anyone else I've met who has made the switch. Will you be teaching the whole curriculum or just languages? I am sure you will love it.
Have fun explring the site and please feel welcome to share ideas/experiences/recommendations (even moans too).
Jo x
 
 

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