We don't talk about.... our Encanto reward afternoon for Year 3 Spanish learners!

As a reward for their commitment to learning and effort towards their Spanish lessons, last week a group of Year 3 pupils enjoyed an afternoon with Señora Seaton, where they enjoyed tasting lots of traditional Spanish snacks, such as tortilla de patata con chorizo, pimientos o espinacas, whilst they watched the Disney film Encanto, which is set in Columbia, South America. They also took part in a quiz to practise the new Spanish words they had learn through watching the film as there are lots of Spanish and Latino references made throughout the film.

If you want to try and sing the beautiful Spanish song called Dos Oruguitas from the film, use the lyric video below to help you and sing along.

Celebrate Earth Day from home, watching films and learning. Win an Amazon voucher!

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Given the unusual situation that many of us find ourselves living in at the moment, it might be easy to forget that there is a whole wide world out there ripe for exploring. Wednesday 22 April marks the international celebration of Earth Day and what better time than to commemorate our planet and show worldwide appreciation of all that it has to offer.

We've put together a collection of films - five for primary audiences, five for secondary - that we believe will serve as passionate and exciting reminders of planet Earth and how much work we have ahead of us to preserve our wonderful home.

There are plenty more films that explore this subject, but we have opted to highlight titles which are often under-represented and - crucially - that are available to stream from the comfort of your own home. We've listed which streaming platforms the titles are available on - including, where possible, any expiry dates - as well as links to any accompanying resources or other materials to help young people get the most out of their viewing experience.

Note: While most streaming platforms require a paid subscription, or one-off rental fee, many offer a free trial that you can make use of. In addition, our recommendations will always include some titles on free-to-watch platforms.

Note: The information about films on streaming services is aimed at people at home only, and not for any film clubs still running in schools. Licencing conditions do not permit the access of streaming platforms from a school setting.

If you want to find out the complete details of where any given title is available to watch or purchase, please visit FindAnyFilm.com.

All information at - https://www.intofilm.org/news-and-views/articles/earth-day-films-to-stream-at-home?utm_source=Into+Film+-+Master&utm_campaign=aada2a16bc-home-learning-6-ah&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a1465a9b17-aada2a16bc-139343091


REVIEW 100: A SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEW WRITING COMPETITION
To help young people continue to practise and develop their literacy skills while many schools are closed, we're running a new Review 100 competition on our social media channels, encouraging young people to write a review of any film they watch in 100 words or less for the chance to win a £20 Amazon voucher. 

Primary (Ages 5 - 11)

The Eagle Huntress
Available to stream on Amazon Prime Video

If there was ever a film to remind us of the vast possibilities around the world, The Eagle Huntress is it, providing both a story and an environment that could be described as breath-taking. Aishol-pan is a 13-year-old Kazakh girl who is training to become the first female eagle-huntress in her family's history, despite being rejected by a traditionalist older generation that rejects her.



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Certificate
Duration 87 mins

Wall-E
Available to stream on Disney+

Pixar's sci-fi tale of a lonely little robot who is dedicated to cleaning up a rubbish-covered Earth in the far future has become one of the most well-regarded Disney films of recent years. Taking a look at the possibilities of what may happen if we don't begin to take care of our planet, Wall-E is a great starting point for audiences of any age to begin thinking about conservation.



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Certificate
Duration 98 mins

Over the Hedge
Available to stream on NOW TV (Available until 31 March 2022)

The ongoing effect that human progress is having on wildlife habitats around the world is a subject becoming increasingly more complicated the world over. This animated comedy from the makers of Shrek is a light look at wildlife survival as a group of forest animals awake from hibernation only to discover that a gigantic hedge has been planted in the middle of their home in order to make way for a housing complex.


Learning- https://www.intofilm.org/films/4037
Certificate
Duration 79 mins


Ponyo
Available to stream on Netflix

Like many of the great Studio Ghibli films, Ponyo is a sweet, fantastical tale with an important undercurrent of environmentalism at its core. When a 5-year-old boy discovers a fish-princess who longs to become a human, a gentle friendship begins to form and soon they are travelling to an ocean-world, showcasing the magic of another realm that isn't just a dumping ground for human waste.


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Certificate

Duration100 mins

African Cats
Available to stream on Disney+

There's nothing like a nature documentary to remind you of the majesty of the animal kingdom and it doesn't get much more magnificent than African Cats, which follows two species of big cat as they grow up in the African wilderness. As educational as it is visually impressive, these parallel stories of a cheetah and a lion cub are both equally absorbing.

Learning- https://www.intofilm.org/films/17034
Certificate
Duration 86 mins

INTO FILM

INTO FILM have put together many of their film guides for you to use at home.

They are designed as informal discussion prompts for after viewing a film, to encourage family conversations and interactions. They also feature extension activities that children and young people can take part in on their own, without the need for constant supervision. 

Below, they've collected 50 film guides with extension activities to help keep young people of all ages engaged. 

Many of the films are titles they believe people are likely to own on DVD, but where possible, they'll also point out some that are currently available to view on streaming services.

https://www.intofilm.org/news-and-views/articles/film-guides-to-use-at-home?utm_source=Into+Film+-+Master&utm_campaign=980f8692e4-home-learning-2-ah&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a1465a9b17-980f8692e4-139343091

Intu Film Festival - Reward Trip

A huge group of lucky children across Years 1, 2 and 3 visited Bexleyheath Cinema today after being given free tickets from the Into Film Festival. 

Each year, the Film Festival gives children in schools an opportunity to experience watching a film at the cinema for completely free! They also share resources and activities we can complete back in school to support and extend our learning, as well as send our teachers updates on how to use film clips within our lessons and learning. 

At first, we thought we had the entire cinema to ourselves but then two more schools turned up! We had a great time and a good laugh at such a funny animation movie! 

Spanish Cinema Trip at Greenwich Picturehouse

On Wednesday 7th November members of the Year 5 and 6 Spanish club (along with some other keen and able linguists) attended a special screening of Zipi y Zape y el club de la canica (Zip & Zap and The Marble Gang) at Greenwich Picturehouse cinema, as part of the Into Film Festival 2018.

The film is a remake of the old comic book stories and TV series that Marta, our Spanish Club teacher, remembers reading and watching as a child in Spain.

Some feedback for the children included:

"The film was really funny!"

"I heard lots of words that sound like English... lots of cognates."

"It was hard sometimes to watch and read the subtitles so it inspires me to be fluent in Spanish when I am older."

French - Cinema Reward Trip to see 'Gus, petit oiseau, grand voyage'

This week a group of 28 children from Key Stage 2 Bannockburn visited The Barbican Centre in London as part of a the IntoFilm Festival 2016. They watched a film called 'Gus, petit oiseau, grand voyage' and it was spoken entirely in French - although there were some subtitles to help! After having watched the film, the children furthered their learning by completing a French treasure hunt on their journey home.

After the children commented on how similar some French words can be to English like 'cinéma' 'famille'  and 'policier' - these are examples of cognates, words in foreign languages that resemble their English translations, so we can often guess the meaning. However, the children also met some "false friends" over the course of the day. These are words that we can try and guess but they actually mean something different,  like 'magasin' which, as the children discovered, in fact means 'shop' and not 'magazine!'