CULTURAL NEWS
FROM THE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
What an incredible day of fun and community as we celebrated all things French for “le quatorze juillet” today. Our Year 10, 11 and 12 French students stepped up into their leadership roles to host a range of activities across the school. We started the day with our special Bastille Day food-themed assembly and our Primary students looked fantastic in their French themed outfits.
The day kicked off with some yummy treats at morning tea, face-painting and photos. At lunch time our Year 10 French students whipped up crêpes for secondary students and over in Primary there were many activities to choose from – all run by our secondary French students. A huge thanks to the Senior French students in Years 10, 11 and 12 for sharing their love of language learning; and of course to our French Language Ambassadors, Lily and Ruby, we just could not do it without you! We look forward to sharing more photos and highlights in our next newsletter. Merci mille fois à tout le monde.
LTQ Writing Competition Results
A large number of our language students put their creative writing skills to the test in this year’s annual LTQ Writing Competition. We commend all students whose interest for their imagination, effort and enthusiasm. A special congratulations goes to the students listed below, whose entries were recognised for their excellence.
Welcome back to Faustine! (French exchange student)
This term, we are delighted to welcome back Faustine (a French exchange student from Aurillac) to our Grammar family. Faustine has been busy catching up with her previous host family and is looking forward to seeing old friends in Year 12 again. A special thanks to her three host families for welcoming Faustine back.
Having international students on campus enriches the lives of all our students, not just those hosting. It also provides a wonderful opportunity for our visitors to engage in a wide range of activities and gain a broader experience of life in Australia. We are looking forward to welcoming a larger group of 25 students from Aurillac in Week 3, as part of our sister school exchange.
LTQ Speaking Competition 2025 – Entries now open!
A reminder that interest in participating in the annual Speech Contest is required by Monday 21/07/25 (Term 3, week 2). More information about the contest can be found below:
Please register your interest using the links below:
- Click here to register interest for French (Year 5-12)
- Click here to register interest for Japanese (Year 5-12)
Please do not hesitate to contact either Mme Richardson (grichardson@scgs.qld.edu.au) or Di Pietra Sensei (tdipietra@scgs.qld.edu.au) if you have any further questions.
More information about the contest can be found below: