--- title: "News: French" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/french" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # News: French ![Image of Year 5 - French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_4910.jpeg) 23 Sep [2026-09-23-year-5-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-23-year-5-french) #### [Year 5 - French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-23-year-5-french) Today, Year 5 learned how to conjugate French verbs in the present tense. The children practised changing verbs using examples connected to hobbies and everyday activities. They applied their understanding through written tasks and an interactive game, focusing on choosing the correct verb ending. ![Image of Year 6 Junior Jam - French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1000033226_(1).jpg) 24 Jun [2026-06-24-year-6-junior-jam-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-06-24-year-6-junior-jam-french) #### [Year 6 Junior Jam - French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-06-24-year-6-junior-jam-french) This week in French, year 6 revisited colours and shapes in order to be able to describe flags from around the world. As a challenge, they had to translate full sentences from French into English. They also learned some interesting facts about France and listened to the French national anthem. ![Image of Year 5 - French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_4244(1).jpeg) 10 Jun [2026-06-10-year-5-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-06-10-year-5-french) #### [Year 5 - French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-06-10-year-5-french) In this French lesson, the children began by learning the names of different locations around school. They revised familiar phrases for saying their name, age and where they live then compared and contrasted British and French schools. The main focus was using the phrase ‘Je suis dans’, meaning ‘I am in’ and ‘Il/elle est dans’, meaning ‘he/she is in’. ![Image of Year 6 Junior Jam - French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1000032300.jpg) 13 May [2026-05-13-year-6-junior-jam-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-05-13-year-6-junior-jam-french) #### [Year 6 Junior Jam - French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-05-13-year-6-junior-jam-french) This week in French, year 6 have been practising adjectives to express the reasons for their interest in a particular job. The children thought about which jobs they would/would not like to do in the future, using adjectives to explain why. They also had fun playing a few class games, trying to describe and guess each other's jobs. ![Image of Year 3- French- Learning about the French Traditions](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/activitymore-99B10000-D9D3-406E-9B61-D4060B75BDE2.png) 13 May [2026-05-13-year-3-french-learning-about-the-french-traditions](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-05-13-year-3-french-learning-about-the-french-traditions) #### [Year 3- French- Learning about the French Traditions](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-05-13-year-3-french-learning-about-the-french-traditions) In French class today, Year 3 focused on revising key questions and developing retrieval skills through a match-up task. The children explored the cultural side of the language by learning about famous traditions and festivals in various French-speaking countries, discussing why the French language is so globally significant. ![Image of Year 5 - French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_3734.jpeg) 16 Apr [2026-04-16-year-5-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-16-year-5-french) #### [Year 5 - French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-04-16-year-5-french) To start the new French unit of describing people, the children reviewed the verb ‘to have’ and learned how to describe eye and hair colour. We developed our written and spoken French vocabulary and put particular focus on how to construct sentences with the correct word order. ![Image of Year 6 French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/1000028523.jpg) 25 Mar [2026-03-25-year-6-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-25-year-6-french) #### [Year 6 French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-25-year-6-french) This week in French, year 6 were learning how to form the future tense. They learned new vocabulary for how to say: tomorrow, next week and next month, in French. Their tasks included correcting the teacher's sentences, translating sentences about activities in the future tense from French to English, and writing their own sentences in the future tense. ![Image of Year 5 - French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_3467.jpeg) 11 Mar [2026-03-11-year-5-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-11-year-5-french) #### [Year 5 - French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-11-year-5-french) In French, Year 5 continued on the topic of food. Having revised vocabulary for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the children then learned how to link times of the day to specific meals. They practised telling the time in French, using phrases such as ‘Three o’ Clock’ and ‘half-past’ and then used written and spoken sentences to describe what they eat at those times. ![Image of Year 6 Junior Jam: French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/Collage_2026-03-05_12_25_52.jpg) 5 Mar [2026-03-05-year-6-junior-jam-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-05-year-6-junior-jam-french) #### [Year 6 Junior Jam: French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-03-05-year-6-junior-jam-french) This week in French, the Year 6 children learned how to express opinions about things they do / do not like to do in their spare time. They also played a class game to help them revise the names of places to visit in our town and city centres. ![Image of Year 6 Junior Jam: French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/Collage_2026-01-14_10_32_46.jpg) 14 Jan [2026-01-14-year-6-junior-jam-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-01-14-year-6-junior-jam-french) #### [Year 6 Junior Jam: French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-01-14-year-6-junior-jam-french) This week in French Year 6 have been looking at describing the places we might find in a town centre. They also played a game where one child drew a town centre building and the rest of the class had to name it in French. There was also a challenge to write full sentences describing places to visit in our own town centre. ![Image of Year 5 - French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_2263.jpeg) 7 Jan [2026-01-07-year-5-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-01-07-year-5-french) #### [Year 5 - French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-01-07-year-5-french) In our new French topic, Year 5 began to learn vocabulary for different film genres and how to give opinions on them. This recapped prior learning (e.g. j’adore, deteste) and children used this vocabulary to ask and answer questions about their favourite films. Mrs Hayat had great praise for the children’s work ethic and behaviour. Well done Year 5! ![Image of Year 6 Junior Jam - French](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_0205.jpeg) 18 Dec [2025-12-18-year-6-junior-jam-french](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-12-18-year-6-junior-jam-french) #### [Year 6 Junior Jam - French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-12-18-year-6-junior-jam-french) This week in French, year 6 recapped everything they have been learning this term. They played games and sang songs all about: members of their family, rooms and furniture in the house, days of the week and telling the time, and describing their daily routines. 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