MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
German Exchange -
Thank you to all of you who have agreed to host a German student next
September. Our students should have the email address of the German student
they are hosting and we would like to encourage them to contact them and
start getting to know one another. It would be very useful if those families
who are hosting a student doing work experience could check that they can
make the necessary transport arrangements. There will be a social evening
for students and host families and Mrs Pembrey would like to have replies
about numbers coming before the end of term.
Apologies to those who have
had to be disappointed this year and do not have a student – you will be
kept on the waiting list in case anyone drops out.
KS5 and KS5 -
Students have now completed their AS and GCSE exams. We were particularly
impressed with their positive attitude to their Oral Exams, for which there
was 100% attendance. All Year 12 students and many GCSE students attended
intensive days in order to prepare for their orals. Well done!
Year 7 trip to the
Rhineland in Germany - The trip to Germany is now in the final stages of
preparation. There are 43 students taking part, along with 4 members of
staff and Ian Machattie, a Year 13 student who is a trained lifeguard. The
trip will give students the chance to get a small taste of German life and
culture. We shall be visiting a castle, a music museum, taking a trip on a
boat down the Rhine, a mini train ride through the vineyards as well as
swimming in the youth hostel pool and playing mini-golf. We don’t know who
is more excited – the staff or the students.
Gateway to the World
Evening 21 June - We would like to thank all the staff and students
from Holyrood and our feeder Primary schools who contributed to putting on a
wonderful evening of multicultural displays and
entertainment.
Mrs H Pembrey
