Paula O’Hare and Caroline Cane are Primary 1 teachers at Nethermains Primary School in Denny, Falkirk. Between them they have ten years teaching experience. Paula and Caroline both completed their probationary teaching periods at Nethermains.
Paula has worked with both North Lanarkshire and Falkirk Council at a variety of stages. She also lived in Dubai for three years, where she taught within Early Years at an Arabic school. She has experience in both the Curriculum for Excellence and the British Curriculum. Paula takes on the responsibility of display co-ordinator within the school. Caroline completed six months of supply work before her probationary period and is fluent in Spanish. She is extremely passionate about integrating languages into the classroom and has particularly found the 1 + 2 initiative introduced by Education Scotland, an integral part of her day to day teaching. Caroline takes on the responsibility of Spanish coordinator within the school.
1+2 Approach (Primary Language Learning)
In Primary 1, we have been actively involved in integrating the 1+2 approach into our everyday classroom environment. We have two class mascots called Etienne (French elephant) and Jorge (Spanish giraffe), who represent the two languages which are taught. These mascots have proven to be an excellent resource to the class. The children have to look after the mascots during the day; showing them care and respect and allowing them to be part of their learning experience. On a Friday, the children are given the opportunity to take the boys home. The adventures of Etienne and Jorge are recorded via Twitter or through our adventure journals, which are put inside the boy’s travel bags.
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