The Kimberley School Newsletter December 2016 | Page 10

Comes To The Kimberley School

Year 11 students of German had the chance to sample some traditional
Bavarian food and drink as part of their study and research into German
festivals and celebrations. Oktoberfest, which is celebrated in Munich at the
end of September, is one of the world’s largest folk festivals. The first such
festival took place over 200 years ago to mark the marriage of Bavarian Prince
Ludwig I and Princess Therese in 1810. More recently it has been attracting
between 6-7 million visitors each year and attracts visitors from as far afield
as Australia, Japan and the USA. Our students enjoyed researching the
festival, watching a German news documentary about it and completing a
quiz. They were then invited to prepare and taste traditional German foods,
such as Bockwurst (hot dogs), Sauerkraut, Gherkins and Kartoffelsalat
(potato salad) …. Although beer was substituted with apple juice! Prost!

Animation
Club
The Animation Club has worked
tirelessly for the last 12 weeks on
producing their new video called
‘Christmas Arguments!
We hope you enjoy it!