17 SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2026 At the beginning of the final half term, all Key Stage 3 students completed their End of Year assessments in the four skill areas of Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. Students were able to prepare answers for their speaking and writing assessments with teachers in class, before taking them home to learn. During the year the students have been developing a deeper understanding of Spanish phonics, and part of the speaking assessment was reading an extract in Spanish with accuracy. There was also dictation involved in the writing component. The Great Spanish Book Hunt Over in the library, the energy was electric as Years 7, 8 and 9 teamed up for a high-stakes Spanish Literacy Quiz. Armed with their best decoding skills, students had to channel their inner detectives to translate famous book titles from Spanish back into English. Seeing our Key Stage 3 students collaborate, spot linguistic patterns, and realise just how much Spanish they actually know was a massive highlight of the week. A Stylish Reminder To cap off the week’s events, the department also sported matching t-shirts bearing a simple but powerful message: “Es un buen día para leer” (It’s a good day to read). The Takeaway: Literacy knows no borders. Whether you are reading in English, Spanish, or any other language, books have the power to connect us all. A huge thank you to Ms Whittle and all the students who brought so much enthusiasm to our events. ¡Hasta la próxima! We look forward to leading more extra-curricular activities such as cinema and tapas trips as well as an enhanced Language Club. We hope you all enjoy a safe summer break and we look forward to our new adventures in September. ¡Qué paséis un buen verano! Students have also enjoyed participating in on-line activities with Manchester Metropolitan, Manchester and Liverpool Universities learning about the importance of studying languages and trying their hand at learning Chinese and Italian. Inside Out and Words Out: MFL Brings Literacy Week to Life! Literacy Week is a highlight of the school calendar, but this time, the Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) department took things to a whole new, cinematic level. By blending the power of words with the magic of the silver screen, we brought a distinctly international flavour to the celebrations with the theme ‘Emotions in Translation’. If you walked past the MFL classrooms on Tuesday, you might have done a double-take. Inspired by Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’, the languages team ditched their usual attire to literally dress up as vocabulary words! Students were delighted (and perhaps a little amused) to see their teachers personifying the Spanish emotions: Mrs Cunningham represented Alegría (Joy) - radiating positivity. Mrs Lyon represented Tristeza (Sadness) - bringing the blue hues and deep thoughts. Mrs Campbell represented Asco (Disgust) - looking appropriately unimpressed. Miss Plaza represented Ansiedad (Anxiety) - perfectly capturing that frantic, wide-eyed energy! It was a brilliant, visual reminder that literacy isn’t just about reading books; it’s about understanding the universal language of emotion and expression.
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