Write Away! issue 12

Write Away!

celebrating
children’s writing
in Primary Languages

Issue 12 July 2022

elcome to issue 12 of Write Away! , the last issue of the 2021-
2022 school year. I hope you have enjoyed looking at and

Wreading all the pieces of work over this year.

Find out about this issue's guest language, and don't forget to look
out for my Editor's Pick.

Enjoy issue 12, and have a lovely, relaxing summer holiday.

Spanish page 1
French page 9

Issue 12 Teachers’ Corner page 12
July 2022
Puzzle Corner page 16
lightbulblanguages.co.uk/writeaway
[email protected] Our guest language for this issue is
Hungarian, known in Hungary as Magyar.
Editor
Clare Seccombe Hungarian is one of the few European
languages which is not Indo-European.
It's a Finno-Ugric language, and therefore
related to Estonian and Finnish.

Hungarian is spoken mostly in Hungary,
by nearly ten million people.

Hungary has some famous inventors. Can
you work out what was invented by László
Bíró and by Ernő Rubik?

köszi

Se busca - vivo o muerto

by

Florendia

Year 5, Sutton Coldfield

español

Vocabulario

amarillo yellow
azul blue
boca (f.) mouth
cabeza (f.) head
cuerno (m.) horn
diente (m.) tooth
dos 2
marrón brown
nariz (f.) nose
ocho 8
ojo (m.) eye
oreja (f.) ear
pelo (m.) hair
rojo red
tiene it has
tres 3
verde green
violeta purple
y and

pixabay.com 1egy

Se busca - vivo o muerto

by

Isla

Year 5, Sutton Coldfield

español

Vocabulario

amarillo yellow
azul blue
boca (f.) mouth
cabeza (f.) head
cinco 5
diente (m.) tooth
dos 2
naranja orange
nariz (f.) nose
ojo (m.) eye
oreja (f.) ear
pelo (m.) hair
rojo red
rosa pink
tiene it has
verde green
violeta purple
y and

2kettő pixabay.com

Se busca - vivo o muerto

by

Poppy

Year 5, Sutton Coldfield

español

Vocabulario

azul blue
blanco white
boca (f.) mouth
cabeza (f.) head
ceja (f.) eyebrow
diente (m.) tooth
dos 2
naranja orange
nariz (f.) nose
ojo (m.) eye
oreja (f.) ear
rojo red
rosa pink
seis 6
también also
tiene it has
verde green
violeta purple
y and

3pixa-
három

¡Tengo hambre!

by

Elliott

Year 4, Sutton Coldfield

español

Vocabulario

caramelo (m.) sweet

ciruela (f.) plum

helado de chocolate (m.)
chocolate ice cream

limonada (f.) lemonade

me encanta(n) I love

me gusta(n) I like

no me gusta(n) I don't like

odio I hate

pero but

pescado (m.) fish

quiero beber
I want to drink

quiero comer
I want to eat

sin embargo however

tengo sed I am thirsty

tienes hambre
you are hungry

y and

4négy pixabay.com

¡Tengo hambre!

by

Joseph

Year 4, Sutton Coldfield

español

Vocabulario

jamón (m.) ham

leche (f.) milk

lechuga (f.) lettuce

manzana (f.) apple

me encanta(n) I love

me gusta(n) I like

odio I hate

pero but

pescado (m.) fish

piruleta (f.) lolly

plátano (m.) banana

sopa (f.) soup

tengo hambre I am hungry

y and

yogur (m.) yogurt

pixabay.com 5öt

¡Tengo hambre!

by

Stanley

Year 4, Sutton Coldfield

español

Vocabulario

caramelo (m.) sweet

helado (m.) ice cream

leche (f.) milk

me encanta(n) I love

me gusta(n) I like

no me gusta(n) I don't like

odio I hate

pepino (m.) pepper

pero but

pescado (m.) fish

plátano (m.) banana

quiero I want

sin embargo however

tengo hambre I am hungry

tengo sed I am thirsty

y and

yogur (m.) yogurt

zumo de naranja (m.)
orange juice

6hat pixabay.com

¡Tengo hambre!

by

Surabhi

Year 4, Sutton Coldfield

español

Vocabulario

helado (m.) ice cream

me encanta(n) I love

me gusta(n) I like

no me gusta(n) I don't like

odio I hate

pero but

pescado (m.) fish

queso (m.) cheese

quiero beber
I want to drink

quiero comer I want to eat

sin embargo however

tengo hambre I am hungry

tengo sed I am thirsty

tomate (m.) tomato

y and

yogur (m.) yogurt

zumo de manzana (m.)
apple juice

zumo de naranja (m.)
orange juice

pixabay.com 7hét

El sorprendente e increíble zoo de Riyaan

by

Riyaan

Year 5, Kingston-upon-Thames

español

Vocabulario

comer to eat

es it is

feo ugly

feroz fierce

grande big

gris grey

incluye it includes

increíble incredible

largo long

manso calm

melocotón (m.) peach

muy very

naranja orange

negro black

oscuro dark

peligroso dangerous

pez globo (m.) puffer fish

puede it can

salvaje wild

serpiente (f.) snake

sorprendente surprising

tiene it has

venenoso poisonous

verde green

y / e and

8nyolc pixabay.com

Je porte

by

Grace

Year 6, Eltham

français

Vocabulaire

à carreaux checked

à la mode fashionable

à rayures striped

aussi also

blanc white

bleu clair pale blue

bleu foncé dark blue

c'est it is

chambre (f.) bedroom

chapeau (m.) hat

confortable comfortable

elle l'aime she likes it

elle porte she wears

gris grey

il fait froid it is cold

il y a des nuages it is cloudy

il y a du soleil it is sunny

il y a du vent it is windy

je l'adore I love it

je l'aime I like it

je porte I wear

mais but

marron brown

mère (f.) mother

noir black

pantalon (m.) trousers

parce que because

père (m.) father

pull (m.) jumper

robe (f.) dress

sweat (m.) sweatshirt

quand when

rouge red

violet purple

pixabay.com 9kilenc

Je porte

by

Belle

Year 6, Eltham

français

Vocabulaire

à la mode fashionable

à rayures striped

baskets (f.pl.) trainers

blanc white

bleu foncé dark blue

c'est it is

chaussures (f.pl.) shoes

confortable comfortable

et and

gris clair pale grey

il fait chaud it is hot

il fait froid it is cold

il pleut it rains

il y a des nuages it's cloudy

imperméable (m.)
waterproof

j'aime I like

je porte I wear

mère (m.) mother

noir black

pantalon (m.) trousers

parce que because

pull (m.) jumper

quand when

rose pink

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Je porte

by

Michaela

Year 6, Eltham

français

Vocabulaire

à la mode fashionable

à rayures striped

argenté silver

aussi also

baskets (f.pl.) trainers

bleu foncé dark blue

branché trendy

ce n'est pas it isn't

cependant however

c'est it is

chaussettes (f.pl.) socks

chemise (f.) shirt

chemisier (m.) blouse

confortable comfortable

élégant smart

et and

finalement finally

gants (m.pl.) gloves

il neige it snows

il y a des nuages it's cloudy

il y a du soleil it's sunny

il y a du vent it's windy

je ne l'aime pas I don't like it

je porte I wear

je préfère I prefer

manteau (m.) coat

mère (f.) mother

noir black

pantalon (m.) trousers

parce que because

porter to wear

pull (m.) jumper

quand when

rose pink

serré tight

violet purple

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Teachers’ Corner

Find out more information about the writing featured

1-3 Lisa Stevens

How long have the children been learning Spanish?
Children start enjoying some Spanish from Nursery upwards but formal learning begins at the start of
KS2. This group have been learning for nearly three years but a significant portion was virtually during
lockdown.
How long are their language lessons?
In Year 5 they have 40-45 minutes.

Describe briefly the teaching and learning activities that took place prior to the children writing this
piece.
Children described themselves using ser and adjectives, learning about adjectival agreements (o>a)
before describing their hair and eyes which introduced them to adjectival position and plural agreement.
After learning parts of the face/head using a rhyme and a song, they applied this to describe some
monsters before creating a Wanted poster to show their learning.
What support did the children have to enable them to complete this piece of writing?
A writing frame and all previous work in this unit (and previous ones!)

What do you particularly like about these pieces of work?
I chose these examples as they show understanding of adjectival position and agreement (gender and
number). They are neat and I like the drawings! They used ‘las cejas’ or ‘los cuernos’ which weren’t on
the writing frame. All the children read through and edited their own work once complete. I also enjoyed
seeing how well they had understood the unit as some are reticent to speak in class!

4-7 Lisa Stevens

How long have the children been learning Spanish?
Children start enjoying some Spanish from Nursery upwards but formal learning begins at the start of
KS2. These children have been learning therefore for 18 months although some of that was remotely.

How long are their language lessons?
In Year 4 they have 50 minutes.

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Describe briefly the teaching and learning activities that took place prior to the children writing this
piece.
Children had learned how to say they were hungry and thirsty, that they would like to eat and drink 15
foods and drinks and then how to express singular and plural opinions. They also interviewed each other
asking the questions (2nd person singular) and reported back (3rd person singular).

What support did the children have to enable them to complete this piece of writing?
A writing frame and all previous work in this unit (and previous ones!)

What do you particularly like about these pieces of work?
I chose these examples as they are accurate and neat; they tried to show off all the work in this unit, not
just opinions which was the subject of the writing frame. They have tried to use 2nd and/or 3rd person as
well as 1st person, and they have listened and looked out for ideas to magpie from feedback and class
discussion.

8 Rosa Ali

How long have the children been learning Spanish?
Children learn Spanish from Year 4.

How long are their language lessons?
30 minutes per week.
Describe briefly the teaching and learning activities that took place prior to the children writing this
piece.
This term the Year 5 children have been learning about animals and adjectives. They acquired
knowledge on how to talk about pets in singular and plural forms and understand how some of them
change in spelling. They have also completed work on adjectival agreements - understanding that
adjectives come after the noun and that they must agree in number and in gender.

What support did the children have to enable them to complete this piece of writing?
During the course of the term, the children have been learning all the vocabulary and the grammar
relating to this topic. They have exercise books which they keep in their classroom and is where they
record all their class work. The poster task was introduced as a competition to be started in the
half-hour class and completed at home. They were encouraged to be creative and use all the knowledge
they had gained in lessons about adjectival agreements.

What do you particularly like about this piece of work?
I have been immensely impressed with the quality of the work produced, both in terms of creativity and
also outstanding grammar skills, which I feel the children have picked up with ease. I like the use of a
variety of different and creative adjectives and a lack of repetition! I admire the use of adverbs too.
Overall, I am extremely proud of the creation and am very pleased to be sharing the work with you.

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9-11 Nicola Edwards

How long have the children been learning French?
6 years (since Year 1)
How long are their language lessons?
45-60 minutes once a week
Describe briefly the teaching and learning activities that took place prior to the children writing this
piece.
We spent a long time on this topic, starting with introducing clothes and noun gender. We then focussed
on noun/adjective word order, followed by adjectival agreement. The children finally learnt materials
and weather phrases and combined all of this with opinion phrases they had seen in other topics.
What support did the children have to enable them to complete this piece of writing?
The children were able to reference corrected worksheets from their folders, a vocabulary sheet with
extra language (such as “I like it”), an example of a simple sentence with one weather phrase and a
coloured item of clothing and limited access to online dictionaries.
What do you particularly like about these pieces of work?
Having started with a simple example sentence, I am really pleased with how the children have extended
their sentences to include connectives, opinions and reasons.

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Puzzle Corner

The word "language" in lots of languages!
Can you fit all the words for "language" into the grid?

There are some letters in the grid to start you off.

LANGUAGE WORD FOR
"LANGUAGE"

Catalan llenguatge
Danish sprog
Dutch taal
German
French Sprache
Hungarian langue
Italian nyelv
Polish lingua
Spanish język
idioma

Lithuanian kalba

Icelandic tungumál

Norwegian språk

Welsh iaith

Turkish dil

Xhosa ulwimi

Swahili lugha

Indonesian bahasa

Esperanto lingvo

Finnish kieli

Estonian keel

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Puzzle Corner

Solution from issue 11

4 Spanish-speaking countries 6 Asian languages 5 German-speaking countries
Spain Gujarati Germany
Bolivia Tagalog Austria
Arabic
Ecuador Burmese Luxembourg
Paraguay Switzerland
Indonesian
3 French-speaking countries Thai Namibia
Belgium
Senegal 2 South American countries 4 European languages
France Brazil Italian
Guyana Greek

Hungarian
Bulgarian

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to all the children and teachers
who have contributed their work to Write Away!