Happy Valentine´s Day!

Valentine´s Day is just around the corner!
Here is a presentation by Camille Risch to learn a little more about it.
Have a good time and Happy Valentine´s Day.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Valentines day

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Charles Dickens

Here is an interesting web page about Charles Dickens, whose 200th. birthday is being celebrated this year:
 http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/dickens/dickenshome.html
Have a look at it and enjoy it.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

North American Pen Pal Exchange.

North American Pen Pal Exchange

Thanks to Camille Risch, our American Assistant Teacher, we have begun to exchange e-mails with the Spanish lessons of Ryan Baggett at Siloam Springs High School in Arkansas, USA. Grade 5 and 6 are participating in this program with the students who are studying Spanish at this American high school.

         Our students write about themselves and about their experiences in English and the American students respond in Spanish. This is a great opportunity for both groups of students to practice their foreign languages while learning about different countries and cultures in the world. It´s also very fun and they are making new friends at the same time!

         We have chosen two sample letters so you can see how the Pen Pal program works. Have a look at them and enjoy!

Camille Risch.

Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

November 29, 2011

Dear Pen Pal in Arkansas,

Hello!! My name is Tamara. i am from Vigo, Spain. I am 11 years old and in grade 6. My school is CEIP Ría de Vigo. It is next to the ocean!

I like reading and dancing in my free time. I don´t like cleaning or playing football. My favourite food is vanilla ice cream. I have got one sister. Her name is Luna. I like living in Galicia. The nature here is extraordinary. There are lots of trees and they give shade, oxygen and fruits. And the plants are good for the animals!

Tell me something about where you live. Are there beaches in Arkansas' How is the landscape? What is your favourite food? What is your favourite sport?

Hope to hear from you soon!

Tamara

Hoy es el 8 de Deciembre

Querida Tamara,

            Hola, mi nombre es Abi. En la clase de español se me conoce como Graciela. Tengo quince años. Estoy en el décimo grado. Me gusta vivir en Arkansas. Yo no vivo cerca de la playa. Yo vivo al lado de un bosque. Me gusta trabajar y andar en patieneta. Mi comida favorita es el pescado. Tengo un hermano. Su nombre es Aric. El clima hace frío ahora. Mi deporte favorito es el béisbol. Me gusta jugar béisbol.

            ¿Cómo es el clima donde vive usted? ¿Nieva donde vive usted? ¿Cuál es tu color favorito? ¿Cómo eres tú? ¿Qué es la escuela?

Un abrazo,

Abi

November 29, 2011

Dear Pen pal,

Hello! My name is Tania. I am from Vigo, Spain. I am 11 yeras old and in grade 6. My school is CEIP Ría de Vigo.

I like reading and dancing. My favourite band is Black Eyed Peas. Do you like them? I don´t like playing tennis or playing football. My favourite foods are chocolate and ice cream. I have got one brother. I like living in Galicia, Spain. The beaches are beautiful and I like swimming in the ocean.

Tell me something about where you live. How many siblings do you have? What is your favourite food? What do you like to do in your free time?

Hope to hear from you soon!

Tania

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Querida Tania,

         Hola! Mi nombre es Nancy Galdmez. Yo soy de Los Angeles, California. Yo tengo 14 años, y estoy en el noveno grado. Mi escuela es Siloam Springs High School.

         A mi me gusta ablar mucho y a mi sí me gusta la musica de Black Eyed Peas. Pero mas de Prince Royce. ¿Te gusta el cantante? A mi no me gusta mucho los deportes. Mi favorita clase de comida es china y italiano. Yo tengo un hermano y dos hermanas. A mi me gusta vivir in Siloam Springs, AR.

         Un abrazo,

                   Nancy

Grade 6 Autumn English Inmersion Programm in Guadalajara. November 2011.

Grade 6 students have taken part in an English Inmersion Programm, organized by the Ministery in Guadalajara. The structure of the Programm was organized by Redleaf, a Canadian organization; meaning all the activities were in English. Moreover, there were Canadian Workshops; so that the students could learn about the Canadian culture.
The students, who were inmersed in the English language, have learnt about the Natural and Social World through their research in the environment in and outside the classroom.
They have, therefore, improved their Communicative Competence in a Natural way.
We´d like to THANK TO THE MINISTERY AND XUNTA for offering such an excellent opportunity for the students to improve their English, REDLEAF and all the organizers and Headmasters for making it possible and, obviously, to the students for their great work and good behaviour!
Here is a video, which summmarizes their participation on the Programm.
Have a look at it and see you soon.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Our Assistant teacher has made a presentation about Thanksgiving Day in the States. Have a look at it and if you want to learn more, you can visit this page and watch a video about the Thanksgiving Parade in New York City:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVeZjw7XlXQ&feature=related
Enjoy it and see you soon.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Thanksgiving

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New Projects to improve the learning of English.

Hello everybody!
Welcome to the new school year 2011/2012. We´ve been very busy recently planning the course and we have lots of projects for this year.
First of all, we have taken part of the Study Visit: "CLIL in an inquiry-based classroom experience", within an European Project of the Lifelong learning Progamm, at the Canadian School of Warsaw, in Warsaw Poland, from the 3rd till the 7th. of October 2011.There were participants from all over Europe. It has been very beneficial for us, since we have learnt about other CLIL approaches at the Canadian School of Warsaw, as well as in other European countries. Moreover, we have established networks for future projects together as it could be a Comenius among different countries.We´ll upload a presentation very soon informing you about everything.
Secondly, we have been selected by the Ministery and Xunta to participate in an Autumn English Inmersion Progamm with Grade 6 this November. Though the inmersion lasts only one week, we have planned a school year project, which is related to the Library Project in some aspects and which follows a CLIL approach; that is, integrating contents of other subjects into the English language. That way we make English a fun interactive experience for the students!
Thirdly, we also like to share with you our CLIL project for the Art Bilingual Section with Grade 3 B. The three teachers who take part in this project (Camille as the Assisstant Teacher, Marta as the content teacher and myself, Ana, as the English teacher and Coordinator of the Bilingual Section)collaborate and exchange ideas among ourselves to improve not only the student´s knowledge of the subject, but also the communicative competence in the English language. We meet each week to plan future Art projects and evaluate the past ones.
Finally, we intend to prepare two Shakespeare plays: The Tempest and Twelfth Night for the June School Festival with Grade 6 students; as well as collaborating with the music lesson and physical education with the school musical about The Lion King.
And there will be more...Just follow us and we´ll let you know!
See you soon.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.

Thank you!

I thank you all for your excellent work and for trying so hard.
Have a very good Summer holiday and see you soon.
Ana Isabel Ferreirós Rey.