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Languages and International Blog

Welcome to our Languages and International Blog. At Bridgewater, we have chosen Spanish as the language we teach, as it is widely spoken. This is taught to all children in years 3 to 6 by Mrs D'Agostini. We engage the children through playing games, singing songs and stories as well as developing their grasp of grammar and the written language. Please celebrate the children’s learning with us by commenting on the blog posts below. ¡Hasta luego!

We have been accredited with the International School Award (ISA) 2022-2025 in recognition of our international focus. We were praised by the British Council for our commitment to embedding a rich and creative range of international work.

Epiphany

January 2024

A whole school assembly was delivered to show what traditions occur around the world during Epiphany on 6th January. We learnt how some countries leave treats inside children’s shoes overnight on 6th January. Also, in Italy children receive a piece of coal from La Befana (the good witch) or an orange depending on how badly/well they’ve behaved. In Turkey, they swim in freezing cold water to retrieve a crucifix. Finally, in various Spanish speaking countries, they eat a Roscon de Reyes cake, in which is hidden a porcelain figurine of Jesus – whoever gets the baby Jesus is said to receive good luck, unless they break their teeth of course…

Feliz Navidad

December

Visits to EYFS and to KS1 to learn some Spanish related Christmas words and to sing Feliz Navidad – of course!  It was a lovely way to end the term and to experience the enthusiasm that the younger children already have towards Spanish.

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