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Why we do Language of the Moment:

• To broaden the horizons of our children.

• To show respect for other languages and cultures,

• To give parents an opportunity to be actively involved in their children’s learning and the life of the school,

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.

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.

Ebro River ValleyThe famous wine region that produces Rioja and

Tempraniolla

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.

Some Spanish festivals

La Tomatina Festival

Las Fallas

Semana SantaCarnival in Spain

China’s top sport people

• Yao Ming

Marta Domínguez Fafael Nadal

Liu Xiang

Liu Xiang

Pep Guardiola Pedro de la Rosa

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.

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