October 2, 2020 JULIAN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS
EUROPEAN LANGUAGES DAY
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 On Friday 25th September we celebrated our very times, and observing the social distancing rules. This own European Day of Languages! really does help with the safe and smooth running of the school and is much appreciated. Key Stage 2 children took part in lots of exciting learning activities to promote the diverse variety of The Senior Leadership Team have told us how well the languages spoken across Europe. They dressed up in children have settled back into school which is a delight to hear and a tribute to you all for your support and different colours to create a "living flag" of their encouragement. specific European country.
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 Children also chose a different language to say unprecedented start to the school year a big thank you hello once again to all the staff for their continued hard work to their teacher when they were responding to the and to parents and carers for their patience and support. register in class - ask your children which greeting they have been practising! Kind Regards, We would like to say thank you for the fantastic The Governing Body videos you sent to us - they were a great addition to this special day.
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Did you know? Yellow or Gold
Most of the flags of the world use similar colors, those For many years yellow or gold has been used to often being the primary colors, red, blue and yellow, represent wealth and energy as this can be related to but there are some unique ones too. the sun.
3P – Spain (red and yellow) 3K – Greece (blue and white)
3CA – Italy (green, white and red)
3R - Portugal (red, green and gold)
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)
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. The oldest country flag in the world is the flag of They both suggest that the people have suffered Denmark. The red background with a single white throughout history so this is important for them to stripe through the middle horizontally, was first used display on their flag. in 1625 and is still the same today.
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The design was created in 1219. In Denmark it is case but the use of blue can also have a deeper k ow the D eb og, wh ch t te to “D h meaning and symbolize freedom and peace. C oth”. 4A – Poland (red and white) 4N – Germany (black, red and yellow)
4K – Sweden (blue and yellow)
4E – Netherlands (red, white and blue)
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. 5F – Belgium (black, yellow and red)
There is also the Nordic Cross, which is found on all Scandinavian flags, which also represents Christianity 4 LE – Finland (blue and white) 5LW – Latvia (dark red and white)
5P – Hungary (red, white and green)
Blue
Some of you may think that blue would represent the sky or the ocean on flags. This can sometimes be the
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5A – Switzerland (red and white) 6SW – Lithuania (yellow, green and red)
Out of the 193 sovereign flags of the world 190 are 6J – Iceland (red, white and blue) 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 6A – Romania (blue, yellow and red) 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) 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 6SO – Turkey (red and white) 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, The f g of T ke (T k h: Tü k b ğı) h wh te Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. crescent moon and a star on a red background. The f g c ed A Yı dız ( te , oo t ) o A c k In general, European languages can be split into three (red banner) in Turkish. different categories – Germanic, Romance and Slavic.
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Germanic- and Slavic-based languages are mostly Italian and English. However, English has the largest spoken in central and northern Europe, while number of European speakers in total, including some Romance languages belong to western and southern 200 million speakers of English as an additional Europe. The European Union contains 24 official language. g ge , we o e “ off c ” o e . The modern standardised Italian language was largely There are roughly 225 indigenous languages in Europe fixed during the 19th century. Italian also happens to alone, which comprise about 3% of the total be one of the official languages of Switzerland; much languages spoken throughout the world (with most Swiss Italian vocabulary stems from French. found in Asia and Africa). German contains the longest word of all European European languages are often linked. For eg modern languages. This word is English has a very strong French influence. This is Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübe partly due to the 11th century conquests of England rtragungsgesetz, which roughly translate “the w by the Normans. This originally Norse people had concerning the delegation of duties for the settled in France in the 10th century and mixed their supervision of cattle marking and the labelling of Old Norse language with Latin and early French. beef”. Howeve , the wo d h bee d to be impractical due to – you guessed it – being too long. European languages also tend to be related to each other like the members of a family. Most European If you would like to have a go at singing in different languages belong to the large Indo-European family of languages, there is a wonderful website where you languages that predominated in what is now the can find a number of songs from around the world- Middle East. https://www.mamalisa.com
Most European languages have a Latin alphabet, as Here is the link to different greetings: Latin was once the common language spoken within https://www.araioflight.com/hello-in-different- Europe. However, languages of countries that were languages-world very advanced in antiquity – such as Greece – have their own alphabets to this day. Pet of the week
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. Blondie Hooper at West Norwood, Sister of Amelia, Oliver There are five languages with more than 50 million and Ralph native speakers in Europe – Russian, German, French,
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School Term Dates
Autumn 2020 - Term One Inset Tuesday 1st September 2020 Inset Wednesday 2nd September 2020 Children Start Thursday 3rd September 2020 End of Term Friday 23rd October 2020
Term Two Children start Monday 2nd November 2020 End of Term Friday 18th December 2020 (School Closes at 2:00pm)
Spring 2021 - Term Three Inset Monday 4th January 2021 Children start Tuesday 5th January 2021 End of term Friday 12th February 2021
Term Four Children Start Monday 22nd February 2021 End of term Wednesday 31st March 2021 (School Closes at 2:00pm)
Summer 2021 - Term Five Inset Monday 19th April 2021 Children start Tuesday 20th April 2021 Last Day of Term Friday 28th May 2021
Term Six Children start Monday 7th June 2021 Last Day of term Thursday 22nd July 2021 (School Closes at 2:00pm) Inset Friday 23rd July 2021
Term Time Bank and Public Holiday – Monday 3rd May 2021 (May Day)
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