At our school, the children learn MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) in every classroom  focusing on a term of Spanish, French and German in Reception and Key Stage 1 and a progression of skills and knowledge in Mandarin over Key Stage…

Thank you to our visitors from the Confucius Institute who visited every classroom in our school to teach our children about Chinese New Year. In Key Stage 2, the children had opportunities to practice their Mandarin with native…

As part of learning Mandarin in Key Stage 2, the children in Year 6 have visited a local restaurant for their lunch. Having learnt phrases and studied food types in the classroom, the children were keen to demonstrate their language…

The children in Year 6 have been spending their Mandarin lessons learning about Chinese foods and the phrases needed to order food in a restaurant. They will be using this when they visit the Full House Noodle Bar…

Our final morning at Tower Wood and as well as the experiences and skills gained from outdoor pursuits, the gains in independence and taking responsibility are obvious in activities including sandwich preparation, packing and making…

As a grand finale to our Chinese New Year learning, we held a parade to drive away any evil spirits and to bring good luck to our school. Children banged the drums they had designed and built, waved banners with phrases and symbols on,…

Thank you to the four volunteers from the Confucius Institute who joined us to help us learn more about Chinese New Year. As well as giving us more background in Chinese festivals and geography, the children across Key Stage 2 learnt…

Wow - look how creative you all are! Thank you to the children and adults who have worked together on producing a topic linked piece of homework. We enjoyed scientists with eggs in liquid investigations, models of the solar system…

Happy Year of the Pig! In assembly we have been learning about Chinese New Year, the Buddhist legend around how the zodiac animals were chosen and how people in China celebrate this time of year. The children in Key Stage 2 impressed…

At Willow Lane, we embrace the teaching of MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) with our younger children (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) experiencing a term of Spanish, French and German. In Key Stage 2, the children study a language in more…