The Language Tree

Wishing all our lovely learners and their families a very Happy Easter and a well-deserved break! 🐣🐰🍫🥚

👀Forget the chocolate eggs for a minute… if you had to pick just ONE Easter bread, what’s it going to be?

✨ Soft, spiced hot cross buns?
✨ Sweet, syrupy torrijas?
✨ Fluffy brioche?
✨ Or the iconic Colomba cake?

It’s a tough choice… but we’re curious 👇Which one are you choosing (and why)?

📸 TasteAtlas

🇪🇸 𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡
𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 - 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗮𝘀? 🍞

More Than Just Language Learning – Exploring Spanish Culture!

At La Jolie Ronde, we do more than teach Spanish—we bring the language to life through traditions, culture, and celebrations! We give children a head start in languages while making learning fun, engaging, and enriching. From flamenco to fiestas, we spark curiosity, build confidence, and open young minds to a world of opportunities.

For example, pupils learn all about Easter or Semana Santa (Holy Week)—a time of religious festivities and family gatherings across Spain. One of the most cherished traditions? Enjoying special Easter treats like:

🍞 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗮𝘀 – A classic Easter dessert eaten on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter. Made from stale bread soaked in sweetened milk (or sometimes wine), then dipped in egg and fried to golden perfection. Delicious and rich in tradition!

📚 In our Spanish classes, children don’t just learn the language—they discover the customs, celebrations, and everyday life of Spanish-speaking countries. A fantastic way to enrich their learning experience!

The children in our classes are doing really well telling the time in Spanish and French! ⏰

Hoping everyone has had a relaxing half-term break - looking forward to seeing all of our learners back in our Spanish and French classes starting back tomorrow! learnfrench learnspanishonline learnfrenchonline onlinefrenchclasses onlinefrenchlessons onlinespanishclasses onlinespanishlessons lajolieronde frenchlessonsonline spanishlessonsonline frenchclassonline spanishclassonline

After a lovely busy week of language teaching to all ages of learners, it is lovely this morning to catch up with admin, with the door open and the sound of so many beautiful birds in my garden! 🐦‍⬛😊Spring is definitely on the way!

* A bird = ‘un pájaro’ (Spanish), ‘un oiseau’ (French)
* The weekend = ‘el fin de semana’ (Spanish), ‘le weekend’ (French)
* Spring = ‘la primavera’ (Spanish), ‘le printemps’ (French)

I was thrilled to see this lovely picture drawn by Robin this week! Robin is four years old! She’s been learning Spanish with me for only a short while and is enjoying learning how to say the colours in Spanish so much that she did this at home and brought it into class! She was helped by her big sister, Elle, who is also one of my superstar pupils! Well done, girls! 👏😄🇪🇸

🥞𝗟𝗔 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗨𝗥
Every year on 2 February, France celebrates Candlemas. Traditionally, it marks the presentation of baby Jesus and the purification of the Virgin Mary, and symbolises light and hope as winter begins to fade.

In France, this celebration is known as 𝗟𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿, and families mark the day by enjoying delicious crêpes — sweet or savoury — often accompanied by cider, traditionally served in a small round bowl rather than a glass.

It’s a lovely example of how food, culture, and tradition are beautifully woven into language learning.

So… are you sweet or savoury?