HeadofGerman

German Department at Tormead School, Guildford

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@AaronWanford @GreenRidgeR2 @RAFMUSEUM Machst du auch Geschichte/Kultur mit den Kleinen? Wie toll!

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Word of the day Wort des Tages: der Himmel

Meaning (Bedeutung): The German word der Himmel means sky, heaven.

Example (Beispiel): Heute ist der Himmel schön blau.

Actions for you: Please think of some of your own examples of how to use this word.

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Word of the day Wort des Tages: sich freuen auf (jemanden oder etwas)

Meaning (Bedeutung): The German word sich freuen auf  means to look forward to.

 Example (Beispiel): Ich freue mich auf die Osterferien.

Action for you: Please think of some of your own examples.

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Word of the day Wort des Tages: zwitschern

Meaning (Bedeutung): The German word zwitschern  means to chirp/ to tweet.

 Example (Beispiel): Die Vögel zwitschern in meinem Garten.

 Actions for you: Please think of some of your own examples of how to use this word

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Word of the day Wort des Tages: der Sonnenschein
Meaning (Bedeutung): The German word Sonnenschein means sunshine.
Example (Beispiel): Draußen ist strahlender Sonnenschein.
Actions for you: Please think of some of your own examples of how to use this word. Ms Lee

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Y8 embarking on a small project to write and perform a weather forecast entirely in German. The ACPs and VAAs provide a fantastic success criteria! @HPLedu #HPLedu

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Trapdoor is such a useful task to build #automaticity when speaking in another language as it gets pupils really confident with the key phrases for that topic. ⁦⁦@HPLedu⁩ #HPLedu

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Y8 really working on their automaticity to use the accusative case without thinking and to ensure their precision with this when playing this favourite memory game! @HPLedu #HPLedu

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Y7 German busy developing their speed and accuracy of their speaking , as well as their precision, when describing their school timetables. @HPLedu #HPLedu

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Y10 busy working on their strategies for speed and accuracy today when speaking about family relationships. Some interesting insights into Prince George’s family relationships! @HPLedu #HPLedu

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Y10 German pupils are so used to critical and logical thinking now that we can easily work in reverse. Here I show examples of grammar in action and then ask them to come up with the different cases are used. #HPLedu @HPLedu

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Excellent peer assessment today in Y8 using the kind, specific and helpful model. Comments were much more useful and impressively linked to the ACPs and VAAs! Lovely to see how well HPL is embedded. ⁦@HPLedu⁩ #HPLedu

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Mad dictation: reading aloud at native speaker speed whilst the girls make notes for content. They then re-write into German. A great exercise for connection finding, precision, logical thinking and at times originality! @HPLedu #HPLedu #MFLtwitterati

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Live writing on Google Docs is such an effective way to give feedback in real time, meaning that the girls have an explanation on the spot. A really useful tool for #self-regulation @HPLedu #HPLedu

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ACPs and VAAs galore here in Y11 German to work out this tricky logic puzzle on part time jobs. Collaboration, critical and logical thinking and determination all required! @HPLedu #HPLedu

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Dancing card speaking activities: a really easy and useful way to kick off a topic to test their prior knowledge and also to build strategies for oral speed and accuracy. The girls love it! @HPLedu #HPLedu

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Self-regulation has been so useful in MFL: the girls are aware of the importance of assessing their work for accuracy and value the importance of redrafting in the pursuit of excellent work. @HPLedu #HPLedu

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We are also working on developing our competence with the ACPs. We have decided that top level self-regulation will involve being aware of where mistakes are likely to be made and taking steps in advance of marking to rectify them. @HPLedu #HPLedu

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Happy St. Nikolaus day! German students @sgweybridge being rewarded with treats for all their politesse and zeal #Nikolaustag #learngerman @StAndrewsWoking @SchoolCleves @SCB_Bensalem @HoeBridgeSchool @RipleyCourtPrep @newlandhouse @stjamessurrey @AshleySchoolUK @hallgroveschool

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Some very impressive self-reflections here from Y8 on how they used a range of ACPs this lesson to help master the complex case system in German. @HPLedu #HPLedu