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15/03/24

It’s comic relief day and we are celebrating by wearing red, as well as telling our favourite jokes and rewarding a ‘humour champion’ 🔴 pic.twitter.com/rCuawX8K79

15/03/24

An amazing session with today to celebrate Science Week 🧪🥼 pic.twitter.com/0KJCpqIKk7

08/03/24

We had a fantastic world book day on Wednesday, with the author Stella Agwor sharing her journey, hosting assemblies, drama workshops and storytime sessions! 📚🐛 pic.twitter.com/ifEVWtPJgQ

05/03/24

We had a fantastic start to our Mother’s Day breakfasts today- for Nursery and Reception classes. Thank you to all who attended to celebrate this special occasion! 🧁💐 pic.twitter.com/kyE93xptht

05/03/24

Y6 have been exploring the Natural History Museum today! 🦖🦕 pic.twitter.com/8J8lgEBL2u

04/03/24

In preparation for world book day, nursery made some caterpillar headbands, to celebrate on of their favourite books! 🐛 pic.twitter.com/y7xWc0ghsR

04/03/24

Y1 have been learning about toys from the past. This week, they played some games from the past, such as: jumping rope,  hope scotch and rolling hoop. pic.twitter.com/Gm9BLtY8hA

04/03/24

Today our school councillors and Y6 leadership team took a trip to Bromley Civic Centre to visit the Mayor of Bromley 👨‍⚖️👮‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/VuMWsT6pgk

26/02/24

We are excited to launch the dates for our Mother’s Day brunches to celebrate a special person in our lives! Please pay via ParentPay for your space 🍰💐 pic.twitter.com/kLc8ijTSnq

26/02/24

We will be hosting a bake sale on Friday 1st March in the school playground, to celebrate Chinese New Year! 🏮 pic.twitter.com/zTyc815yHd

23/02/24

Y5 WALES TRIP UPDATE: Y5 will be back to school for a 5.45pm pick up.

23/02/24

An amazing week for some amazing - and what a way to end it on that beautiful beach 🌊The donkeys, chickens and new-born lambs miss you already 💚 Come back soon! https://t.co/9OHCDwglYU

23/02/24

Y5 are on their way home from Wales. We will update you later in the day. Pick up from school is 6.30pm. Safe journey Y5! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 pic.twitter.com/kgvovpgxyB

23/02/24

Well done to our farmers of the week! 🌾🚜 pic.twitter.com/AkvFMANv80

23/02/24

An amazing week for some amazing - and what a way to end it on that beautiful beach 🌊The donkeys, chickens and new-born lambs miss you already 💚 Come back soon! https://t.co/9OHCDwglYU

23/02/24

That’s a wrap for y5’s visit to the They have had an amazing time and had an experience to be farmers for the week. Memories for a lifetime 🌾🚜 pic.twitter.com/uoXNUrHU5X

23/02/24

“I thought I wouldn't be strong enough to do activities, but I've proven I can do anything.”An amazing quote from one of the pupils this week at 🌾🚜

22/02/24

The children had a lovely afternoon down by the bay, exploring the Welsh coastline! 🐚🦀 pic.twitter.com/TJZsSa2BDf

22/02/24

Another fantastic day at the . Wet and windy, but still lots of fun! 🌾 pic.twitter.com/FADRhqBQj6

21/02/24

Life at the farm.. 🚜🌾 pic.twitter.com/mrGw9TR8Ao

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The National Curriculum expectation for MFL is that all pupils learn one language from Year 3. Here at HPACR, pupils are given a head-start, with weekly Mandarin lessons beginning in Reception.

Although there are many stereotypes of Chinese being very difficult to learn, our students enjoy the challenge of writing characters and mastering pronunciation with the support of a Mandarin Specialist Teacher. Their Mandarin lessons will not only equip them with the knowledge and understanding to communicate in the most widely-spoken world language, but will also give them insights, ideas and revelations about themselves and the world around them through the study of China as an ancient civilization and modern global power.

In Reception, children have a short Mandarin lesson based around songs and rhymes followed by a craft or role play activity as part of their continuous provision.

In Key Stage 1, children’s learning is based around songs, rhymes and games. Through this, children will start to hear the different sounds that occur in Mandarin and will feel confident using key words and phrases. They will begin to learn basic components of Chinese characters and start their journey towards reading and writing in another language.

In Key Stage 2, pupils will be encouraged to practice writing characters regularly and will be given the opportunity to engage in a variety of role-plays to practise their speaking and listening. Pupils who begin Mandarin in Year 1, should be able to understand around 100 characters by Year 5 - in line with the internationally recognised Youth Chinese Test.

 

"I love learning another language.  It will help me when I am older” (Year 5 student)
 

"Learning Mandarin is challenging and fun!” (Year 4 student)

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