Liebe Eltern,

In the last few weeks, we have been busy asking for information about our friends. We have been investigating different questions like “Woher kommst du?” (where are you from?), “wie heisst du?” (what’s your name?), “was ist dein Lieblingsfach, dein Lieblingsessen, dein Lieblingssport?” (What is your favourite subject, favourite food, favourite sport?).

Within this unit we also we have deepened our knowledge on the topic of adjectives and possessive pronouns (sein/seine, ihr/ihre, euer/eure, unser/unsere) to be able to describe ourselves and others better.

In the cohort class, we work with different types of texts. At the moment we are looking at “Elfchen” and the children have even written their own spring poem. If you’re curious what exactly an “Elfchen” is, why don’t you ask your child?

Das Deutsch-Team wünscht allen Schülern und Eltern schöne Frühlingssferien.

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Liebe Eltern,

In grade 5 we focused on the theme of communication. The focus was on listening comprehension and extension of verbs and their use in certain everyday situations.
The children have examined the subject from different angles, both orally and in writing: What media did people use back then? And what communication media do we use today? We learned and conjugated new verbs on the subject of communication, talked and wrote about our preferences (Was magst du gerne, lieber oder am liebsten?) and developed small dialogues on well-being (Was hast du denn? Ich habe Halsschmerzen). Another focus were the possessive pronouns and their application in everyday life, like seine Haare sind kurz or ihr Kleid ist schwarz.

In the cohort classes of grade 5 we are working on a theater project called “Hans im Glück”. We wrote a little script about this German fairy tale. We will work the next weeks on the realization of the play. Let us surprise you! In the meantime, why don’t you ask your child which character he likes best and why Hans is happy although he has nothing left?

The German team wishes you and your family a wonderful winter holiday!
Stay healthy and a happy new year 2019!

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Dear 5 Grade parents,

Over the last few weeks, we have worked with the unit “In der Stadt” (In the city). In classroom students have expand their vocabulary, grammar and speaking skills around this unit. They acted out a variety of dialogues and created their own song to apply the correct grammar and verbal choices.

As a reflection of learning, children have completed their assessments, which will be send home with them after the fall break. Please sign them and send them back to school once you have been through them with your child.

Photo Challenge:

Have your picture taken with a German book! Choose an unusual, creative or touristic spot where you are reading a German book, newspaper or magazine. Involvement of family members, friends, pets etc. is highly encouraged. We´ll display the pictures at school and we´ll award a prize.

The following rules apply:

• We have to be able to identify the German language
• Electronically send the picture to your child´s German teacher or bring in a printed copy by October 26th

This is a Lower School wide project.

Have an inspirational and literate holiday!

Herzliche Grüsse from all of us in the German Team