Kilmarnock Academy celebrated European Day of Languages on September 27 in style with a range of activities for pupils from S1 to S6. The Assembly Hall was decorated with flags and banners made by S1 pupils and French delicacies were on sale in the foyer during break – the “pains au chocolat” proved very popular indeed and quickly sold out!
There was a Fancy (European) Dress Competition with prizes for S1 with judging in the hall at lunchtime. Quite a few S1 pupils made a great effort to dress up and special mention must go to Lewis Givens who looked very French, Jade Agnew who was a Spanish lady and Jessica Thomson who made a fabulous Norwegian costume!
P6 and P7 pupils from Kirkstyle and Loanhead came to the Academy to join the S1 pupils in their activities for the day. They played party games in French and sang a French song. They finished off by trying out some “Tektonic” dance moves. This is a very popular street dance in France.
S2 pupils were all given a copy of a “Passport to the European Union” which is sourced free of charge from the European Publications Office. This little booklet has lots of activities relating to Europe from major tourist landmarks to the symbols which appear on that country’s Euro coins. Pupils had to answer various questions about the European Union and again prizes were awarded for the best entries. S3 and S4 pupils took part in a Euroquiz to challenge their general knowledge on languages and Europe. The winning team from each year group also won prizes.
Once again, pupils enjoyed all the activities on offer and they also learned a little bit about the importance of learning a modern language in today’s world.
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