--- title: 'Letters to Laughter' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/letters-to-laughter' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/letters-to-laughter.md' date: '2025-11-06' description: 'Year 10 German language students attended the Kino Fest (German Film Festival) in Devonport earlier this week, meeting their Lynfield College penpals in person for the first time - a fantastic celebration of language learning and connection. Students attended a screening of a German-language film …' --- Letters to Laughter Kino Fest ![kino fest](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/pages/04.news/term-4-2025/letters-to-laughter/kino%20fest2x.png "kino fest") # Letters to Laughter Thursday, 6th November 2025 at 8:50am ##### Year 10 German language students attended the Kino Fest (German Film Festival) in Devonport earlier this week, meeting their Lynfield College penpals in person for the first time - a fantastic celebration of language learning and connection. Students attended a screening of a German-language film as part of the Goethe-Institut German Film Festival, in Devonport's Vic Cinema, providing an authentic opportunity to experience spoken German in context, enhancing listening comprehension, vocabulary, and cultural understanding. By engaging with contemporary German cinema, students gained insight into German society and perspectives, directly supporting the learning objectives of their German course. Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 4 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025.md) - Previous: [Last (full) School Day 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/last-full-school-day-2025.md) - Next: [Library on the Move](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/library-on-the-move.md)