In Indonesian this semester, Class 1 has explored the culture of Indonesia through folktales from the many islands of what is the world’s largest archipelago. We now include more Bahasa Indonesia in these stories so the children can be immersed in the rhythms and structures of the language. We have continued to build our vocabulary through games, songs, and everyday classroom language. We can now greet each other, introduce ourselves, and say our whole school verse in Bahasa Indonesia!

In Class 2, we are exploring the theme of animals, including our pets and animals that can only be found in the jungle. Did you know the word ‘orang hutan’ (jungle person) comes from Indonesian?

Class 3 have been learning all about the body and have successfully learned a new verse, whilst Class 4 are taking a deep dive into the weather and seasons. They now know that

Indonesia has only 2 seasons, and they are both hot!

In preparation for the Greek Olympics, Class 5 has been looking at sport in Indonesia, whereas Class 6 has been coming to grips with the art of haggling in the market.

In Class 7, we have been continuing our study of our new textbook, ‘Kenalilah Indonesia’, and getting more familiar with the speed and pronunciation of native speakers of the language as they speak about school in Indonesia.