October 2, 2020 JULIAN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS 1 Issue no.4 Dear Parents and Carers, I am writing on behalf of the Governing body to thank you for continuing to follow the new guidelines - wearing masks when you drop off and collect your children from school, arriving at the correct gates at the staggered times, and observing the social distancing rules. This really does help with the safe and smooth running of the school and is much appreciated. The Senior Leadership Team have told us how well the children have settled back into school which is a delight to hear and a tribute to you all for your support and encouragement. It o tbte to the wodef tff t ’ d we hope that you will join us in thanking them for all their hard work during this difficult time. As you can imagine a great deal of additional work was involved in preparing the school for the pupils return, from producing a detailed risk assessment (which can be found on the schools’ website) to implementing the ece chge eeded to ee ’ c still offer the children a broad and balanced curriculum in a safe, welcoming environment. All the staff have been fully committed to taking on the extra work necessary to implement these changes and continue to work incredibly hard to ensure that school fe t ’ ooth d fee ‘o’ possible for the children. As we approach the first half term of what has been an unprecedented start to the school year a big thank you once again to all the staff for their continued hard work and to parents and carers for their patience and support. Kind Regards, The Governing Body EUROPEAN LANGUAGES DAY On Friday 25th September we celebrated our very own European Day of Languages! Key Stage 2 children took part in lots of exciting learning activities to promote the diverse variety of languages spoken across Europe. They dressed up in different colours to create a "living flag" of their specific European country. Children also chose a different language to say hello to their teacher when they were responding to the register in class - ask your children which greeting they have been practising! We would like to say thank you for the fantastic videos you sent to us - they were a great addition to this special day.
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October 2, 2020 JULIAN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS
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Issue no.4
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am writing on behalf of the Governing body to thank you for continuing to follow the new guidelines - wearing masks when you drop off and collect your children from school, arriving at the correct gates at the staggered times, and observing the social distancing rules. This really does help with the safe and smooth running of the school and is much appreciated.
The Senior Leadership Team have told us how well the children have settled back into school which is a delight to hear and a tribute to you all for your support and encouragement.
It o t b te to the wo de f t ff t ’ d we hope that you will join us in thanking them for all their hard work during this difficult time.
As you can imagine a great deal of additional work was involved in preparing the school for the pupils return, from producing a detailed risk assessment (which can be found on the schools’ website) to implementing the ece ch ge eeded to e e ’ c still offer the children a broad and balanced curriculum in a safe, welcoming environment.
All the staff have been fully committed to taking on the extra work necessary to implement these changes and continue to work incredibly hard to ensure that school fe t ’ ooth d fee ‘ o ’ possible for the children.
As we approach the first half term of what has been an unprecedented start to the school year a big thank you once again to all the staff for their continued hard work and to parents and carers for their patience and support.
Kind Regards,
The Governing Body
EUROPEAN LANGUAGES DAY
On Friday 25th September we celebrated our very
own European Day of Languages!
Key Stage 2 children took part in lots of exciting
learning activities to promote the diverse variety of
languages spoken across Europe. They dressed up in
different colours to create a "living flag" of their
specific European country.
Children also chose a different language to say hello
to their teacher when they were responding to the
register in class - ask your children which greeting
they have been practising!
We would like to say thank you for the fantastic
videos you sent to us - they were a great addition to
this special day.
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Did you know?
Most of the flags of the world use similar colors, those
often being the primary colors, red, blue and yellow,
but there are some unique ones too.
3P – Spain (red and yellow)
3R - Portugal (red, green and gold)
Here are some meanings of what the most frequently
used colors can represent in flags.
Red
Red can be associated with bad things, and that is
often what it represents in flags. Portugal uses red to
represent the blood lost in battle to keep their
country, whilst Morocco uses red to represent the
bravery and strength of the people of the country.
They both suggest that the people have suffered
throughout history so this is important for them to
display on their flag.
Yellow or Gold
For many years yellow or gold has been used to
represent wealth and energy as this can be related to
the sun.
3K – Greece (blue and white)
3CA – Italy (green, white and red)
Green
In most flags green represents the rich nature of a
country or its agriculture, although it can also be used
to symbolize hope and youthfulness.
3T – Denmark (red and white)
The oldest country flag in the world is the flag of
Denmark. The red background with a single white
stripe through the middle horizontally, was first used
in 1625 and is still the same today.
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The design was created in 1219. In Denmark it is
k ow the D eb og, wh ch t te to “D h
C oth”.
4N – Germany (black, red and yellow)
4K – Sweden (blue and yellow)
The cross appears on many flags and often links back
to religion, to represent Christianity. There are other
symbols used to represent Christianity, but the cross
is the most commonly used. This can be seen on the
flag for England, Georgia (Country), Norway, Sweden
and Denmark.
There is also the Nordic Cross, which is found on all
Scandinavian flags, which also represents Christianity
4 LE – Finland (blue and white)
Blue
Some of you may think that blue would represent the
sky or the ocean on flags. This can sometimes be the
case but the use of blue can also have a deeper
meaning and symbolize freedom and peace.
4A – Poland (red and white)
4E – Netherlands (red, white and blue)
5F – Belgium (black, yellow and red)
5LW – Latvia (dark red and white)
5P – Hungary (red, white and green)
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5A – Switzerland (red and white)
Out of the 193 sovereign flags of the world 190 are
rectangular, and there are only three flags which are
different. There are two in Europe - Switzerland and
the Vatican City, both of which are square.
The Swiss flag is often confused with the medical flag
used by the Red Cross. It is a red square with a white
cross in the middle. This flag has been used by
Switzerland since 1889.
5E – France (red, white and blue)
6SO – Turkey (red and white)
The f g of T ke (T k h: Tü k b ğı) h wh te
crescent moon and a star on a red background. The
f g c ed A Yı dız ( te , oo t ) o A c k
(red banner) in Turkish.
6SW – Lithuania (yellow, green and red)
6J – Iceland (red, white and blue)
6A – Romania (blue, yellow and red)
6B – Czech Republic (red, white and blue)
These are the country flags that use red, white and
blue and are situated in Eastern Europe. They once
were united by the Soviet Union, but since gaining
independence they have created their own flags using
the same colors.
These countries include: Croatia, the Czech Republic,
Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
In general, European languages can be split into three
different categories – Germanic, Romance and Slavic.
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Germanic- and Slavic-based languages are mostly
spoken in central and northern Europe, while
Romance languages belong to western and southern
Europe. The European Union contains 24 official
g ge , we o e “ off c ” o e .
There are roughly 225 indigenous languages in Europe
alone, which comprise about 3% of the total
languages spoken throughout the world (with most
found in Asia and Africa).
European languages are often linked. For eg modern
English has a very strong French influence. This is
partly due to the 11th century conquests of England
by the Normans. This originally Norse people had
settled in France in the 10th century and mixed their
Old Norse language with Latin and early French.
European languages also tend to be related to each
other like the members of a family. Most European
languages belong to the large Indo-European family of
languages that predominated in what is now the
Middle East.
Most European languages have a Latin alphabet, as
Latin was once the common language spoken within
Europe. However, languages of countries that were
very advanced in antiquity – such as Greece – have
their own alphabets to this day.
Due to a continuous movement of migrants and
refugees over many centuries, most countries in
Europe have a number of regional or minority
languages – with some even obtaining official status.
There are some 300 different languages spoken in
London alone!
In Europe as a whole, the languages most widely used
are Arabic, Chinese and Hindi. These three languages
also have their own alphabet and writing system.
There are five languages with more than 50 million
native speakers in Europe – Russian, German, French,
Italian and English. However, English has the largest
number of European speakers in total, including some
200 million speakers of English as an additional
language.
The modern standardised Italian language was largely
fixed during the 19th century. Italian also happens to
be one of the official languages of Switzerland; much
Swiss Italian vocabulary stems from French.
German contains the longest word of all European
languages. This word is
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübe
rtragungsgesetz, which roughly translate “the w
concerning the delegation of duties for the
supervision of cattle marking and the labelling of
beef”. Howeve , the wo d h bee d to be
impractical due to – you guessed it – being too long.
If you would like to have a go at singing in different
languages, there is a wonderful website where you
can find a number of songs from around the world-
https://www.mamalisa.com
Here is the link to different greetings:
https://www.araioflight.com/hello-in-different-
languages-world
Pet of the week
Blondie Hooper at West Norwood, Sister of Amelia, Oliver
