1. Welcome
bienvenido

2. Language of
the Moment

3. Why we do Language of the Moment:
To give parents an opportunity to be actively
involved in their children’s learning and the
life of the school,
To show respect for other languages and cultures,
To broaden the horizons of our children.

4. A range of different
languages
are spoken at
Brinkley.

5. We like to learn
about these
languages and
where they
come from.

6. At the moment
we are learning...

7. Spanish

8. Spanish is the official language in the following countries:
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
There are 425,000,000 Spanish speakers in the world. It is the fourth most widely spoken language.

9. The Cathedral of Barcelona
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (CATALAN: Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Spanish: Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia), also known as Barcelona Cathedral, is the Gothic cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona. The cathedral was constructed from the 13th to 15th centuries, with the principal work done in the 14th century.

10. Ebro River Valley The famous wine region that produces Rioja and Tempraniolla

11. Food of Spain
Valencia is the most planted orange internationally, rightfully earning its name, “King of Juice Oranges”.
Paella is a Valencian rice dish with ancient roots that originated in its modern form in the mid-nineteenth century near Albufera lagoon, a coastal lagoon in Valencia, on the east coast of Spain.[1] The dish is widely regarded as Spain's national dish, but most Spaniards consider it to be a regional Valencian dish.

12. Some Spanish festivals
Las Fallas
La Tomatina Festival

13. Semana Santa
Carnival in Spain

14. China’s top sport people
Yao Ming
Fafael Nadal
Marta Domínguez

15. Liu Xiang
Liu Xiang
Pep Guardiola
Pedro de la Rosa

16. We have one Spanish family at Brinkley
We have one Spanish family at Brinkley. If you speak Spanish, you would be very welcome in school. Please speak to any of the office staff.

17. HOLA