--- title: Dictée PGL and Kangourou Contest, Middle School 2012 description: Dictée PGL and Kangourou Contest, Middle School 2012 image: https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/untitled-46-of-66-620x411.jpg --- [![Silicon Valley International School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/Logos/INTL_Logo_RGB_2024.png)](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/) ![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/search.png) [![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/hamb.png)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/old-blog/blog/2012/05/23/dictee-pgl-and-kangourou-contest-middle-school-2012#sidr-main) - [admissionstour and variable tuition](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/admissions) - [early yearspreschool and pre k](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/early-years) - [elementary school kindergarten–5th grade](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/elementary) - [middle school 6–8th grade](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/middle-school) - [high school9–12th grade](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/high-school) **Locations** [Palo Alto and Menlo Park, CA](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/about/contact-us) **Email** [admissions@svintl.org](mailto:%20admissions@svintl.org) **Social** - [![facebook](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417421_134652.png)](http://www.facebook.com/svintlschool) - [![Instagram](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417426_134654.png)](http://www.instagram.com/svintlschool) - [![Twitter](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417432_134655.png)](http://www.twitter.com/svintlschool) - [![LinkedIn](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417433_134656.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/svintlschool) - [![YouTube](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417434_134657.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/istpnet) [All](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/old-blog) Bilingual Education Early Years Program Elementary School [Middle School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/old-blog/topic/middle-school) [High School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/old-blog/topic/high-school) Design Thinking ![german_french_chinese_INTL](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design-1.png "german_french_chinese_INTL") ##### [merger](https://blog.istp.org/topic/merger)   [international baccalaureate](https://blog.istp.org/topic/international-baccalaureate) # [Together: INTL and Alto Announce Merger](https://blog.istp.org/together-silicon-valley-international-school-alto-announce-full-merger) ###### AUG 17, 2020 The Board of Directors for Silicon Valley International School (INTL) of Palo Alto, CA and the Board of Trustees of Alto International School (Alto) of Menlo Park, CA are excited to announce a full merger of our two schools, to be known as [**Silicon Valley International School.**](https://www.istp.org/about/istp-changes-its-name) [Middle School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/old-blog/topic/middle-school) # Dictée PGL and Kangourou Contest, Middle School 2012 May 23, 2012 Every year, our [French immersion](https://www.istp.org/frenchimmersion) students in INTL's\* [middle school](https://www.istp.org/middleschool) take the "Dictée PGL", a French-style spelling/dictation test, and the math-based "Kangourou Contest." Please join us in congratulating our award winners below. **Kangourou: (student ranking/total number of participants)** The Kangourou contest's main purpose is to promote mathematical and critical thinking skills. This test is given to students across the world with more than 6 million participants. It is with great pride that INTL congratulates [6th grade](https://www.istp.org/middleschool) [French immersion](https://www.istp.org/frenchimmersion) student, [Kenji](http://blogs.istp.org/blog/category/insideistp/), for placing FIRST out of 85,593 students and Chloé, [6th grade](https://www.istp.org/middleschool) [French immersion](https://www.istp.org/frenchimmersion) student, for placing 54th in this year's Kangourou Contest. [![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/untitled-46-of-66-620x411.jpg?width=620&height=411&name=untitled-46-of-66-620x411.jpg)](http://blogs.istp.org/blog/2012/05/23/dictee-pgl-and-kangourou-contest-middle-school-2012/untitled-46-of-66/) **6th Grade** Kenji T. (1/85593) Chloé M. (54/85593) Alyosha R. (139/85593) [![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/untitled-50-of-66-620x411.jpg?width=620&height=411&name=untitled-50-of-66-620x411.jpg)](http://blogs.istp.org/blog/2012/05/23/dictee-pgl-and-kangourou-contest-middle-school-2012/untitled-50-of-66/) **7th Grade** Alan V. (278/53517) Camille B. (1220/53517) Noa A. (2103/53517) [![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Kangourou-3-489x620.jpg?width=489&height=620&name=Kangourou-3-489x620.jpg)](http://blogs.istp.org/blog/2012/05/23/dictee-pgl-and-kangourou-contest-middle-school-2012/kangourou-3/) **8th Grade** Karina F. (299/27341) Emily L. (626/27341) Camille B. (846/27341)   **Dictée PGL:** La Dictée PGL was created as a way to encourage children to improve their French writing skills. Placing or winning at dictée is a tremendous accomplishment, as French language can be challenging to write. There are numerous grammar, sentence structure and spelling rules to remember and follow and the dictée rigorously tests students’ writing mechanics skills.  [![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Dictee-1-620x615.jpg?width=620&height=615&name=Dictee-1-620x615.jpg)](http://blogs.istp.org/blog/2012/05/23/dictee-pgl-and-kangourou-contest-middle-school-2012/dictee-1/) **6th Grade**Karim E.Joseph K.Pauline B.Mel H. [![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Dictee-2-620x442.jpg?width=620&height=442&name=Dictee-2-620x442.jpg)](http://blogs.istp.org/blog/2012/05/23/dictee-pgl-and-kangourou-contest-middle-school-2012/dictee-2/) **7th Grade**Camille B.Barbara A.Romane G. [![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Dictee-3-620x471.jpg?width=620&height=471&name=Dictee-3-620x471.jpg)](http://blogs.istp.org/blog/2012/05/23/dictee-pgl-and-kangourou-contest-middle-school-2012/dictee-3/) **8th Grade** Linh-An H. Mimi L. Camille D. 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