September 24th, 2015 by Ms Wynne
Hi Everybody,
Well done to each of you, who took the time to compose a poem about Friendship. I am really enjoying reading your rhymes. Over one hundred entries have been published so far. Have a read and see how important friendship is in Talbot Senior!
Friday 25th is the closing date, so anybody who would still like to enter, you’ve got until Friday midnight. Winners will be announced at October Assembly.
Good luck.
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September 11th, 2015 by Mr. Stuart
How many languages do we speak at Talbot? Twenty!
Yes, twenty languages! Last year we asked all the children in the school. And this year we asked all the (new) 3rd class children, and all the new children in the older classes. And the result is 20 languages are spoken at home by children at Talbot or their parents.
Last year, because of an idea from 6th class, we put up the word “Welcome” in all the different languages at the school entrance. We’re doing the same again this year. We want EVERYONE to feel welcome. We want to INCLUDE everyone.
Here are the words in the 20 languages…
| Afrikaans |
Welkom! (Afrikaans) |
| Algerian |
Amrehba sisswène (Algerian: Berber) |
| Arabic |
Ahlan wa sahlan! (Arabic) |
| Bosnian |
Dobrodošli! (Bosnian) |
| Chinese |
Huānyíng! (Chinese) |
| Creole (Mauritius Creole) |
Bienvenu! (Creole—Mauritian) |
| Filipino |
Maligayang pagdating! (Filipino) |
| French |
Bienvenue! (French) |
| Irish |
Fáilte! (Irish) |
| Italian |
Benvenuto! (Italian) |
| Latvian |
Laipni lūdzam! (Latvian) |
| Lithuanian |
Sveiki atvykę! (Lithuanian) |
| Polish |
Witamy! (Polish) |
| Romani |
Pozdravil! (Romani, Kalderas Romani) |
| Romanian |
Bine ai venit! (Romanian) |
| Russian |
Dobro pozhalovat’! (Russian) |
| Spanish |
¡Bienvenido! (Spanish) |
| Turkish |
Hoşgeldiniz! (Turkish) |
| Vietnamese |
Chào mừng bạn! (Vietnamese) |
| Yoruba |
Kaabo (Yoruba) |
What language — or languages — would you like to learn most?
(You can write a comment and tell us all.)
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September 10th, 2015 by Mr. Stuart
In Talbot Senior we think it’s very important to be healthy, so during Healthy Lifestyle Fortnight we encourage everyone to do something to make their lives healthier — so keep active and eat healthily.
Talbot’s Healthy Lifestyle Poster Competition: Create a poster showing what a healthy lifestyle means to you.
Closing date is Friday 16th October. Winners will receive prizes at our November assembly.
Posted in General Fun, SPHE, Sports, Visual Arts | 11 Comments »
September 10th, 2015 by Mr. Stuart
Talbot’s Friendship Fortnight begins this Monday 14th September. During this fortnight, we encourage you all to make an extra effort to be a good friend, by including someone, by sharing, by caring, by being kind, by lending a hand and by looking out for others.
In class you will discuss how Talbot is an Anti-bullying School and you will learn about our Ten Shield Statements.
To celebrate friendship, Talbot Senior is running an Online Poetry Competition, closing date September 25th. All you need to do to enter is compose a short poem and post it in the comment space below.
The title of your poem is “Friendship.”
If you are one of the winners, we will announce your name our October assembly and present you with your prize!
Take A Stand — Lend A Hand!
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