FSM : Kendji Girac - Andalouse

Bonjour!

This week I decided to post a song that gets stuck in your head really easily ! Maybe not the first time, but try to listen to it a few times and you'll see...

Plus, he's quite good looking so... no time wasted if you click on play!



Kendji Girac a 18 ans. Il a gagné l'émission The Voice en France. Il est espagnol et roumain.
Il est grand. Il a les cheveux courts et bruns. Il a les yeux bleus.

Tu viens le soir, danser sur des airs de guitares,
Et puis tu bouges, tes cheveux noirs, tes lèvres rouges
Tu te balances, le reste n'a pas d'importance
Comme un soleil tu me brûles et me réveilles
Tu as dans les yeux, le sud et le feu
Je t'ai dans la peau

Baila, baila oh! 

[Chorus]
Toi toi ma belle Andalouse, aussi belle que jalouse
Quand tu danses le temps s'arrête, je perds le nord, je perds la tête
Toi ma belle Espagnole, quand tu bouges tes épaules
Je n'vois plus le monde autour, c'est peut-être ça l'amour.

Des airs d'orient, le sourire et le cœur brûlant
Regard ébène, j'aime te voir bouger comme une reine
Ton corps ondule, déjà mes pensées se bousculent
Comme la lumière, il n'y a que toi qui m'éclaires
Tu as dans la voix le chaud et le froid
Je t'ai dans la peau

Baila, baila oh!

 [Chorus]

Oh yé yé yé oh oh
Oh yé yé yé oh
Oh yé yé yé oh oh (Ma belle Andalouse)
Oh yé yé yé oh (Un, dos, tres, baila)

[Chorus x2]

Here is one of his most famous songs. There are bits of Spanish here and there and you can clearly hear the Spanish influence in his songs!

Hope you enjoyed this week's song !

FSM : Louane - JOUR 1

Bonjour :)



I had to ask my friends back in France to know what French songs were popular those days! I'm not up to date anymore now!



Anyway, here is the song by Louane, a young French singer, who sings about love and teenagers and stuff.





Here is one of her most famous songs! Please check it and listen if you can spot some words you know! She sings rather slowly here so it should be easy!



See you next week!
Mathilde

Kasper, der Bandit und die Million

Children from our primary feeder schools were treated to a German Kaspertheater. Courtesy of the Goethe Institute, 18 classes of German learners from years 3 to 6 were invited to watch the Punch and Judy style show at Lakeside primary school. The hero Kasper and his friend Gretel visit grandmother in London only to find her kidnapped by Bandit B! Only with the help of his enthusiastic audience can he get his hands on the million pound ransom.

Here are some comments by the children:
"I found it wunderbar! It was also really funny!" James

"I like it when they went on the Max Factor." Aran

"I found the show very funny and it made me giggle. I enjoyed the part where we got to sing the songs." Megan

"I loved the puppet show because there were some unexpected scenes and the audience could join in! Danke schön Goethe Institute!" Hassan

"It was the most amazing experience. I have learnt a lot of new German words. Also it was a little bit weird." Harriet

"I thought it would be rubbish, but it was really good and I would love to see it again!" Jessica

"It was amazing! I laughed my head off. The bit when he grabs her made me jump! A lot better than any other puppet show! Thanks for an amazing time." Ella

"I thought it was fun and interesting. I had no trouble understanding the German" Isobel

"I think the puppet show was FANTASTISCH! Anyone who enjoys German and likes to join in with fun activities, this is the perfect show for you! Very funny and entertaining." Hannah

"Kasper was a very interactive and fun show to watch. Kasper, der Bandit und die Million is definitely a 5 star show" Lara

"Your play was...WUNDERBAR! I liked it and it helped me learn more German! Danke!"  Mide

FSM : COEUR DE PIRATE

Hello! Sorry for the late update

I hope you had a great half-term!







Here's the game : if you ever understand what she says, let me know!
It shows that you don't need to understand lyrics to enjoy a song :)



See you next week!
Mathilde

Students of the Month - Mai 2015

Congratulations to these wonderful hard working students! 

Star-Student	Reason	Teacher
Thurshan Tharmakulasingam 10M	For enthusiasm, perseverance and progress	A Daniel
Emily Packam 9G	Always trying her best in Spanish and excellent asset languages results.	A Metcalfe
Tyler Wells 9H	Excellent work ethic and great progress in French	A Chandra
Nathan Vincent 9R	Level 6 in Writing exam and excellent participation in class.	B Merle
Thomas Flaherty 7G	ALWAYS tries his very best, concentrates fully ALL the time and is a very mature and conscientious young student.	E Christian
Max Gaulton	Hard work finally paid off in his French exam	H Ryan
Alexia Coburn 8M	Outstanding classwork/ homework and fantastic assessment results	H Quintana
Hannah Dunnage 9M	For continued hard work, excellent progress and excellent asset languages results in Spanish.	K Intxaurbe Ortiz
Catherine Westgate  10H	Continued hard work and positive attitude in German.	L Allen
Matthew Southall 10P	Outstanding effort and improvement in written work	L Sparkes
Declan O'Leary  8X	Excellent independent study skills in Japanese.	P Rollason
Freya McQuade 7X	Hard work and enthusiasm in German.	R Savochkin
Joe Parsons 7P	Excellent work, effort and participation in German	S Davies
Indi Singh 7Q	Constant hard work in Chinese	S Chapman

FSM : Elle me dit - Mika

Bonjour à vous!

Aujourd'hui une chanson par le célèbre Mika! Je suis sûre que vous connaissez tous Mika! Il chante en anglais et en français.







Allez, pas beaucoup d'effort à faire cette semaine! Tout est dans la video :)


A la prochaine!

Mathilde

FSM : Superbus - Radio Song

Hello everyone



I've decided to post another song from when I was young!
Superbus was a very popular pop, rock, power pop (whatever that means) band, with ska influence.

The songs are really addictive!







J'en ai jamais assez, je suis vite lassée,
Je voudrais combler ce manque
Mon obsession me hante,
J'en ai jamais assez, je voudrais bien trouver
Que j'ai beaucoup de chance,
Me rendre à l'évidence,

We are we are on the radio now, the radio now !

J'en ai jamais assez, je vois toujours après,
Des fois je me demande
Comment je peux m'y prendre
J'en ai jamais assez, je suis vite lassée,
Je suis jamais contente,
On dit que je suis chiante,

We are we are on the radio now, the radio now !

J'en ai jamais assez, j'aimerais bien penser
A 2 centimètres à l'heure pour éviter les pleurs,
J'en ai jamais assez, je suis vite lassée,
Il faudrait que j'entende, un jour tu seras grande,

We are we are on the radio now, the radio now !



Here is another song! It's quite simple but it'll make you happy, I promise.

Enjoy!



Mathilde

Student of the Month April 2015

Put your hands together for April's super linguists!!

Magnifique! Wunderbar! Fantástico!

L Sparkes	Danny McNeill 7M	Exceptional speaking assessment
E Christian	Leah Juneja 7G	Excellent attitude and effort - totally proactive learner and applies advice immediately
H Quintana	Daisy Smith 8M	For her outstanding assessment results and trying to speak and learn the language while in Barcelona.
L Allen	Genralle Singson 8G	Consistently producing excellent work and taking advice on board
K Intxaurbe Ortiz	Matt Funnell 9M	For excellent progress in Spanish
S Davies	Hana Khatib 9Y	Excellent effort, consistently strives to improve work. Always gives 110%.
A Metcalfe	Victoria Ormston 10K	For her very impressive improvement in her Reading assessment moving from F to B!!
A Chandra	Megan Mawer 10K	Excellent progress in writing assessment, moving from d to B.
R Savochkin	Jack Dunlop 10H	Excellent attitude and effort leading to continued progress.
S Chapman	Isabelle Iacono 10Q	For great effort - improving from D now a consistent A.
B Merle	Louise McGaffney 11H	For consistently working well, producing excellent work and being independent in her learning.