Icelandic Language Week at Hvaleyrarskóli
Icelandic Language Day was celebrated across the country last Friday, 16th November. The school's literacy team decided to take the opportunity to place a strong emphasis on the beautiful Icelandic language for a week, concluding this morning with a choir sing-along in the hall.
Icelandic Language Day was celebrated across the country last Friday, 16th November. At Hvaleyrarskóli, as in other schools in Hafnarfjörður, the Grand Reading Competition was held. The school's literacy team decided to take the opportunity to place a strong emphasis on the beautiful Icelandic language for one week, concluding it this morning with a school assembly where the song „Á íslensku má alltaf finna svar“ by Þórarinn Eldjárn was sung. The singer Guðrún Árný took part in the performance of the song with the group.
Among other things, the following was covered at Hvaleyrarskóli this week:
- All the teachers chose a word, proverb or idiom of the day, which they wrote with a felt-tip pen inside a speech bubble placed on the door of their classroom. An explanation had to accompany the word, proverb or idiom.
- Icelandic songs were played during lessons when appropriate, while students were working.
- Emphasis placed on teachers reading during break times
- Bjarni Fritsson came and read to the students from his new book.
- A special levy is imposed
A fantastic week of the Icelandic language at Hvaleyrarskóli!