International
03
Nov
2020
Learning Mandarin at LHS
https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/confuciusinstituteforscotlandsschools/newsletters/ Ni hao ! Parents will already be aware that Mandarin is now firmly-established at the school. All pupils – beginning with their S2 ‘taster’ course – receive at least six weeks of lessons dealing with China’s main language and its culture. Many choose to continue and some of our pupils have passed through [...]
International
01
Jan
1970
Maya and Brooke hard at work in S1 French !
Maya, Brooke and Mrs Pitkethly hard at work in S1 French, designing their own board game which they’ll be using to practise saying what activities they do. ‘Joyeux anniversaire’ to Maya, by the way ! Mr Poots, PT Modern Languages
International
01
Jan
1970
J’adore le sport ! S1 French pupils hard at work …
… describing their favourite sportsmen and sportswomen. Mr Poots PT Modern Languages
International
01
Jan
1970
(Economic) Reasons For Learning German in S3 and beyond
What’s the point of Learning German ? Here’s what the Scottish Government has to say about it … ‘In 2017, Scotland sold £2.3 billion worth of exports to Germany. This is 7.2% of Scotland’s total international exports. Between 2013 and 2017, Scottish exports to Germany increased by an average of 7.4% each year.” Click on [...]
International
01
Jan
1970
‘We are British German’ – British people making a life for themselves in Germany
As S2 pupils consider their course choices for S3 – including which language (or languages) to take – parents and carers of pupils who are thinking about German as an option might like to share this article with their children. It features three British women (including a Scottish baker) who have made lives for themselves [...]
International
01
Jan
1970
French Online Homework
Bonjour ! Our French online homework (which is to be found at www.pearsonactivelearn.com) is undergoing some changes. All pupil usernames have been changed. An ‘-AL’ has been added to the existing usernames. Passwords remain the same. So, for example, let’s say you’re John Smith. Your username was JohnSmith and your password was ChangeMe1234. Your new [...]
International
01
Jan
1970
S2 Modern Linguists at the Beijing Opera
IMG_0399 Xie Xie to Ms Zhao, our Mandarin teacher, for organising a visit from the Beijing Opera as part of China Week ! The event yesterday was mainly aimed at our S2 pupils – who will soon be making their choices as to which languages to continue and/or begin in S3 – but was also [...]
International
12
Dec
2019
Going Further With Modern Languages – not able to attend ? Catch up here !
S2 pupils and parents who were unable to attend last night’s information evening can still see highlights of the event (as I do believe we are trending on Twitter) and find out how continuing with at least one more Modern Language into S3 and beyond can bring massive rewards and give you an edge in [...]
International
12
Dec
2019
‘Going Further With Modern Languages’ – S2 parents’ feedback
Eye-opening … good to see how serious the school is about MFL. Very professional. Inspiring panel of speakers, thoroughly enjoyed it. Really inspirational. Need more women on the panel. Big thanks. I thought putting it in the business context really worked – I work with a Pinsents lawyer from Glasgow, currently based in Paris. A [...]
International
12
Oct
2019
PROGRAMME FOR ‘GOING FURTHER WITH MODERN LANGUAGES’ EVENT ON WEDNESDAY EVENING
Going Further With Modern Languages Assembly Hall, Lasswade High School 7 – 8.30 pm, Wednesday 11th December 2019 ❝One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.❞ ‒ Frank Smith, psycholinguist 6.30 pm : next year’s potential linguists / double-linguists and their parents begin to arrive, welcomed [...]
International
01
Jan
1970
Modern Linguists Mingling at the University St Andrews
This week, 3 of our Advanced Higher Modern Languages (French and German) students visited the University of St Andrews for a “meet and mingle” event. It was an opportunity to find out more about what it is like to study languages and study or work abroad from undergraduate students themselves – teachers were made to leave! [...]
International
01
Jan
1970
Virtual Reality arrives in Modern Languages
2G French became the first class at LHS to experience Virtual Reality in the classroom when they test-drove the VR kits currently on loan from Newbattle High School. We were able to visit Paris, the French Alps and Lyon … all within a single period ! Our young Modern Linguists gave the experience a [...]
International
01
Jan
1970
Modern Linguists Representing LHS at Scotland China Education Network Youth Summit
8th Annual SCEN Youth Summit Points the Way Forward Students from nearly 20 schools from Scotland – including a large delegation from Lasswade High School, led by Ms Zhao, Ms Duan and Ms Liu – participated with many visiting students from Hong Kong as part of the Hong Kong Scotland School Improvement Partnership. https://www.scen.info The [...]
International
11
Nov
2019
Going Further With Modern Languages ! An invitation to current S2 parents to find out why your child should stay with Modern Languages in S3.
The Modern Languages Department is convinced that many current S2 pupils will do well in our subjects if they continue to learn at least one language in S3. We would like to invite you to attend an information evening in the Assembly Hall at the school on the evening of Wednesday 11th December. The event [...]
International
09
Oct
2019
International Stars
Congratulations to four Lasswade High School students who were involved in an international Touch Rugby Championships held in August in Paris.
International
01
Jan
1970
International
01
Jan
1970
Lasswade Students Receive Volunteer Certificates!
On the 9th of February this year the Usher Hall in Edinburgh hosted the Official Chinese New Year Concert and Reception.
International
01
Jan
1970
Lasswade High School Students perform Dragon Dance
Students from Lasswade High school performed a dragon dance on the 9th of February at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh as part of the 2019 Edinburgh Official Chinese New Year Concert.
International
01
Jan
1970
International
12
Jul
2018
Edinburgh Castle Project 2018
Lasswade High School has a link with Edinburgh Castle as a business partner through the Midlothian Confucius hub. Each year Mandarin learners at the school get the chance to work on a project to use their Mandarin skills in a course connected to the castle.
International
01
Jan
1970
International
01
Jan
1970
Hong Kong Visitors Enjoy Their Trip
Students and families from Lasswade High School recently hosted students from the Wall Street English School in Hong Kong.
International
01
Jan
1970
Traditional Orchestra of Shandong University perform at Lasswade
The Traditional Orchestra of Shandong University gave an excellent performance of traditional Chinese music at Lasswade High School on October 23rd, 2018.
International
01
Jan
1970
Scottish/Chinese Education Event in Perth
A number of Lasswade High students were involved in a Scottish Chinese Education Network [SCEN] event in Perth recently.
International
10
Jul
2018
International
01
Jan
1970
International
09
Oct
2018
S2 PUPIL LETTERS REACH OUT TO FRANCE
Pupils from S2 were in communication with students from the College Valmy school in Paris, France in a fun project aimed at improving their French Writing skills. Writing in their best French, Miss Scott-Larsen’s lucky pupils received replies back in English from similar-aged pupils who spoke about their lives and interest from across the Channel. [...]