Director of Faculty: Ms S White (email s.white@parrswood.manchester.sch.uk) Head of Subject: Ms L Etchells (email l.etchells@parrswood.manchester.sch.uk) Topics studied this year Unit Title Assessment Skills tested 1 Le Petit Nicolas Film and Stories Re-cap personal and physical descriptions and basic information (name, age, etc) Adjectival agreement and patterns Describe what characters are to do in the film using the future tense End of unit Assessment October Reading Listening Reading Writing 2 France’s Next Top Model! Describing clothes Create dialogue between shop assistant and customer Names of shops What you’re going to wear for a party Christmas and traditions in France and other Francophone countries End of Unit Assessment December Listening Reading Writing 3 Madagascar Describing a in Madagascar and other Francophone countries Describing advantages and disadvantages of places in Madagascar Daily routine using reflexive verbs Tenses revision End of Unit Assessment February Listening Reading Writing Speaking 4 Bon appétit Describe what food students eat and drink using three tenses with extended opinions Use imperative to create their own recipes End of Unit Assessment May Listening Reading Writing 5 Les nouvelles technologies et la lecture Describing how you use technology and giving opinions Advantages and disadvantages of the technology Describing what gadget you like to have Giving opinions on reading and different genres of books. Describing the last book you read.. End of Year Exam June Listening Reading Writing Speaking Further information on each unit can be seen in the student end of unit checklist and the vocabulary lists in the student guides. German Director of Faculty: Ms S White (email s.white@parrswood.manchester.sch.uk) Topics studied this year
Module Title Assessment Skills tested 1 ‘Auf Safari’ Personal Information Colours Habitats Physical descriptions Characteristics Hobbies Numbers 1-20 Interim Assessment October Writing Listening Reading 2 ‘Meine Familie’ Numbers 1-31 Activities during different seasons Present tense verbs – Haben + sein Perfect tense End of Unit Assessment November Listening Reading Speaking 3 Berlin Attractions in Berlin Places in the town Directions Alphabet Giving opinions Interim Assessment January Writing Listening Reading 4 Berlin – Zum Fest! What you can do in Berlin Festivals – Kareval/Oktoberfest Food and Drink Weather Working with 2 tenses End of Unit Assessment February Listening Reading Speaking 5 Hogwarts – Wir kommen! School subjects and opinion Telling the time Rooms in the house Describing your bedroom Furniture and prepositions Reading for gist Interim Assessment April End of Unit Assessment May Writing Listening Reading 6 Hogwarts – Verliebt oder nicht? Describing illness Arranging a date verbs Giving excuses Exploration of a German poem End of Year Assessment June/July Writing Listening Reading Further information on each unit can be seen on the student end of unit checklist and the vocabulary lists in the student guides. Spanish Director of Faculty: Ms S White (email s.white@parrswood.manchester.sch.uk) Head of Subject: Ms D McVey (email ) Topics studied this year
internet can engage your child to make learning enjoyable; so take the opportunities afforded by the technology available to children today Food is fuel. Breakfast them energy send them off to school with a ‘full tank’. Don’t forget to use ‘Tucasi’ to check your child is selecting a balanced and nutritious diet throughout the school day WOOD HIGH SCHOOL Term Dates 2017-2018 DAY DATE SCHOOL EVENT Friday 1st September Training Day Monday 4th September Training Day Tuesday 5th September Term Starts Friday 20th October Term Ends Monday – Friday 23rd - 27th October Half Term Break Monday 30th October Term starts Friday 24th November Training Day Friday 22nd December Term Ends Monday – Friday 25th December 2017 – 8th January 2018 Christmas Break Monday 8th January Term Starts Friday 16th February Term Ends Monday – Friday 19th-23rd February Half Term Break Monday 26th February Term Starts Thursday 29th March Term Ends Friday – Monday 30th March – Friday 13th April Easter Break Friday 13th April Training Day Monday 16th April Term Starts Monday 7th May May Day Friday 25th May Term Ends Monday – Friday 28th May – 1st June Half Term Break Monday 4th June Term starts Monday 2nd July Training Day