Good Morning song for the little kids...!!!!

Here's this Warming up for the little kids to start the day...!!!
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Celebrating Thanksgiving Day...!!!

In the next presentation by Caleb, you will find some information about Thanksgiving Day. Have a look and enjoy it. Happy Thanksgiving Day...!!!
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Thanksgiving presentation from riaenglish

Climate Change Videos.

We have begun a new project relating to Global Warming. We started this week off by watching a video called "Our Future", narrated by Morgan Freeman. It describes what the world looks like now, because of Greenhouse Gases. Later, it begins to describe what the planet can look like if we star using renewable energy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YQIaOldDU8

We also watched "Global Warming for kids" that, unlike its title suggests, is a pretty advanced video very worthy for our students. It talks about the gases and chemical structure of Greenhouse gases. It also defines important definitions related to Climate Change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqxMzKLYrZ4

Enjoy the videos...!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Caleb Morgan.

The Chocolate Buckeyes 2

Today we have made some Chocolate Buckeyes in the English lesson with Grade 3 A and Grade 3 B students It was fun and the students enjoyed the activity. Next week we will continue the task with Grade 4 students. Here is a picture of the Chocolate Buckeyes the students made. Stay tuned, since there will be more pictures to come...!!!

Ana Isabel FerreirósRey.

Caleb Morgan.

The Chocolate Buckeyes. 1.

We have just began a new task, which is related to Autumn tree nuts. We have discovered that there is a link between cultures that was introduced during Caleb´s presentation. Apparently, in Ohio they celebrate the chestnut just like we do here in Spain. For Caleb it is called “the Buckeye”, for us it is called the “castaña” or chestnut, that is eating in Fall and specially during the “Magosto Festival”. However, in Ohio, the buckeye is a poisonous chestnut, that cannot be eaten.

The chocolate buckeye was made to look like a chestnut, but it isn´t made with the chestnut. Therefore, the chocolate buckeye doesn´t taste like one.

In the following weeks, we will be creating these tasty treats with our 3^rd. and 4^th. grade students. In the meantime, here are some links to how to make them. 

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/9909/buckeyes-i/

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/15171/buckeye-balls-ii/

Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Caleb Morgan.

Columbus, OH

In Caleb´s first task with us, he was asked to introduce a presentation about his home town. He made the power point with pictures describing his life before Spain, by creating a visualization of his life including his family, school life, university, sports and leasure activities.
Let´s have a look at it, since you will find it very interested.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.
Caleb Morgan.

Columbus oh from riaenglish

Welcome to Caleb Morgan, our new American Assistant teacher...!!!

Welcome to the new school year...!!! For the next eight months, we have the opportunity to work with our new Assistant Teacher Caleb Morgan from Ohio, USA. We´ll be envolved in so many CLIL amazing Projects, both in English and in the Art lessons. We are excited to work with him and share cultural experiences with him. We´ll be documenting our experiences as well as posting them in the blog. Please, feel free to take a look at it and stay tuned, since it´ll be updated periodically...!!!!!!!!!!!

Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

It´s Show TIME...!!!!!!!!! Acting emotions...!!!!!! The Ravenous Beast Adaptation Performance for the Summer School Festival...!!!

It´s Show time...!!!!!
Congratulations to Pre- School  Year 6 Students for their awesome performance at the  School Summer Festival...!!!!!!!!!
Thank you to the families for their great costumes...!!!
Let´s watch the play...!!!!!!!!!
Enjoy...!!!
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Acting emotions. Presentations. Portfolio Activity.

In the next presentation there´s a summary of the Acting emotions Project.
Enjoy it!
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Acting emotions portfolio_activity_anaisabelferreirosrey from riaenglish


Presentation for the next Summer School Festival Performance:

Acting emotions the_ravenous_beast_adaptation_ceip_pl_riadevigo from riaenglish

Acting emotions. Portfolio Activity. Niamh Sharkey Ravenous Beast Adaptation for the Pre - School Students´plays. You Tube videos.

The 5 year old class' production of The Ravenous Beast has been a catalyst to learning English for students of such a young age. Through learning, practicing, and presenting the play to both students at Ria de Vigo and also to CEIP FRIÁN TEIS through Vigo Intertheatre School Events, students have learned valuable English vocabulary and sentence structures as well as enhanced their pronunciation and gained confidence speaking. Through the production of the Ravenous Beast, students have learned to express themselves and their emotions in English. They have gained confidence public speaking in English in front of an audience, which is a skill that is truly essential in the development and use of the English language throughout each student's educational career. They have learned to apply what they are learning of the world around them, and have learned to see themselves as capable leaders in an international, multilingual world.

I´d like to Thank the students´families for their great collaboration, since they have made the costumes for the plays. Also Thank you to the students´tutor Emma and to our Assistant teacher Carolyn Luby for their great help...!!!
Stay tuned, since there´s more to come...!!!!!!!
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Rehearsing:

1st. Performance at CEIP FRIÁN TEIS participating on "Vigo Interteatro."

Investigating and analysing Literature through description and character identification. Presentation.

The grade 5 literature project has introduced, developed, and further cultivated many skills useful to students both in the academic setting and in the world at large. Students have been introduced to classic literary texts from various English speaking countries, and were encouraged to analyze the personality characteristics and emotions expressed by each character. This assignment has challenged students to adapt a different perspective of the world through the reading of literature and the perspectives of main characters, while at the same time encouraging their production in English through self reflection and character identification. This literary project has not only furthered students development in English and increased confidence with the language, but it has also better prepared them for success in the ever more globalized world of the future.

Have a look at this presentation, which summarizes the process...!!!!!!!!!!

Carolyn Luby.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Investigating and analysing_literature_through_description_and_character_identification_ from riaenglish

Investigating and Analysing Literature through Description and Character Identification. Texts Links.

Students have been learning to analyse some well known literay texts in English language. To make it easier, we have simplified both the plot and the characters´descriptions of these works. They can be seen in the following link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8wOdN8ipboAdFIwU29pXzRnWGM/view?usp=sharing
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.
Carolyn Luby.

Niamh Sharkey´s Ravenoust Beast Adaptation for Pree - School 6 Years. Thanking Families for the amazing costumes...!!!!!!!!!!!

We have just began rehearsing with the awesome costumes the students´families have made...!!!!!!!!!
I´d like to Thank all Pree - School 6 Years families for their great collaborations...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also to the teacher Emma and to our Assistant Teacher Carolyn Luby...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are some pictures..!!!!!!!!!!
We´ll keep you updated about the play...!!!!!!!!!!
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Niamh Sharkey´s Ravenous Beast Adaptation for the 5 Years...!!!!!!!!!

Next is the Adaptation we made of Niamh Sharkey´s Ravenous Beast for Pre- School 5 Years to represent at the School Summer Festival. This activity is also related to the Library Project, which focuses on emotions this year.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8wOdN8ipboATWNUMEFHQVZUTjQ/view?usp=sharing
Stay tuned, since there´s more to come...!!!!!!!!!
Carolyn Luby.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

I´m a Script Writer...!!!!!!!!!!! Portfolio Activity.

Grade 5 students have been written Role Plays in the English lesson. Next is an example in this presentation, where you can see how they used the expressions they learnt related to  making suggestions and how to accept and reject them.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

I am a_scipt_writer_grade5sts_portfolio_activity_anaisabelferreirosrey_ceip_pl_riadevigo2 from riaenglish

Dealing with EMOTIONS...GO AWAY BIG GREEN MONSTER...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Recently in English class, the students have been learning emotions, parts of the face, and colors through a project called “Go Away Big Green Monster”.  This project is designed to supplement the long term project of emotions that the students have been working on throughout the year in the library, as well as review and reinforce important vocabulary in English. Each student has constructed their own monster; naming each part of the face and choosing a color for each feature. Each student has created a unique monster for themselves. Now, they are focusing on how to describe their monster and the characteristics and features that it has. Coming up soon we will share a video of the recordings of students presenting their monsters, we hope you will click and watch!

Carolyn Luby.

Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roTGYZIP92c

One Color, one Emotion...!!!!!!!!!

Today we celebrated "Entroido" or Canaval at school by dressing up in colors to share emotions...!!!!!!!!!
Next are some pictures of the parade at the school playground...!!!
Stay tuned, since we'll keep you updated with the students' works about Galician Carnaval or "Entroido"...!!!
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

I am a Writer...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a look at this Portfolio Activity, which shows Grade 5 Students´Cross - Cultural Writing Process.
Stay Tuned, since there´s more to come...!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Portfolio activity writing_practice_describing_christmas_sensations_and_feelings_anaisabelferreirosrey_ceip_pl_riadevigo from riaenglish

Canadian Cultural Bites Vídeo. QUEBEC AND ONTARIO. PIALE Program 2015/ 2016

In the next video you can watch some of the amazing places you can visit in Quebec and Ontario.
Don´t miss it! It´s awesome!

Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey

PIALE PROGRAM 2015. JOB SHADOW IN CANADA PRESENTATION. ENGLISH VERSION.

Dealing with the Diffusion of the Job Shadow experience in Canada, I´d like to share with you the presentation which summarizes the process.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Job shadow at_st_lawrence_academy_senior_aifr_ceip_pl_riadevigo from riaenglish

Next is another version of the Presentation in Galician:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8wOdN8ipboAUlpiYjNtTkpzbmc/view?usp=sharing