Category: Literature

La joie de la lecture

Join Y12 and 13 French students as they read an extract of their favourite book or poem. Do you know

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and,

Poetry has no goal beyond itself Charles Baudelaire Students in Y8 have been studying two poems in their French lessons

Poetry reveals the magic of words Stéphane Jean French students in Y9 have been learning the poem Déjeuner du matin

Poetry … is adding colour to words written in black ink Serge Dérès During Wimbledon Week of Women and Words,

If you do not study poetry, you will have no words to express yourself Confucius During Wimbledon Week of Women

Lily (Year 8) has written a poem about the German tradition of Saint Nicolas and/or ‘Krampus’ visiting children on 6th

Amiya and Chloe (Year 9) have written a poem about Christmas in Italy. Il presepe che si mette l’otto dicembre

Leila (Year 9) has written a poem to express how she feels about winter in Italy. l’inverno sta per arrivare 

Inspired by Sujata Bhatt’s poem Search for My Tongue, WHS poets wrote their own multilingual poems on the theme of