CHRISTMAS

And that´s all for this term... After all your hard work, you deserve a rest, but remember to do your homework. On the left you can read all the tasks to complete. I´ll try to do them all!!!

To make your holidays funnier and, besides, go over the British Xmas traditions, take a look at how Mr. Bean celebrates his Christmas. After that, try to complete the activities of this Christmas book and see your final score. And don´t forget to practise the Carol for our school concert: "Santa Claus is coming to town".

Merry Christmas to you all!!!! See you next year....

Christmas book (click here)

XMAS JUMPER DAY

Yes, we did it!!! One more year we celebrated Christmas Jumper Day with illusion and excitement. Yesterday it was a magical day in the English classroom: we all wore our fantastic jumpers and caught the spirit of Christmas. And, besides, we contributed to help the poor through the NGO Save the Children. In a few days, they will  send us a video to thank our kindness. 

We also played Secret Santa, the game of the month. Do you want to see our faces after opening the presents? Just click on your class to see some pics. Take a look...
Thank you everyone for your cooperation. You can also watch the "thank you" video from Save the children.

YEAR 6A

YEAR 6B

YEAR 6C

AUTUMN

September-October-November and December are the months of the autumn. There are many changes in this season: days are shorter, the weather is chilly and windy, we wear jackets and boots, and the leaves turn brown and fall to the ground. Do you need more expressions about the autumn? Take a look...
You can also practise playing these games:

- WORD CARDS

- SPELLING CARDS

- CROSSWORD

- VOCABULARY GAME

- HANGMAN

CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY

Christmas Jumper Day is an annual fundraising campaign in the UK organised by charity Save the Children. On Friday 13th December this year, people are encouraged to "make the world better with a sweater" and raise funds for the poor by wearing a Xmas jumper and making a minimum donation of £1.

Those taking part can wear a Christmas jumper they already own, decorate an existing jumper with festive decorations, or even knit their own. Christmas Jumper Day is popular with schools and workplaces. 

Save the Children launched their Christmas Jumper Day in 2012 on Friday, 14 December and it has become extremely popular all over the world.

So... prepare your jumper for this Friday. Don´t forget it!!!
More info HERE.

THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the USA and Canada. In the States, it is on the fourth Thursday in November, however, in Canada, it is celebrated in October. Families gather together for a big meal, which usually consists of roast turkey with potatoes, corn, carrots and other vegetables. Pumpkin pie is essential for dessert. It is also a time to be thankful for the good things we have, so we say: I´M THANKFUL FOR... What are you thankful for?
Now it´s your turn: watch the videos and practice the new vocabulary with a game.

- GAME

COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

Where are you from? What language is spoken in China?  Where do Japanese live? To answer these questions you need to know the names of the countries and nationalities. First watch this video and then play some online games to practice. What are you waiting for? Hands on!!!

                                                                        VIDEO

GAME

GAME

Now play this other game. Then watch this video about 2 boys from Syria and Germany and then do the comprehension game.

GREETINGS

There are many greetings and farewells in English. How many do you remember? Play this game to answer this question. You also have a video to reinforce your learning.

READING BOOK: "PUMPKINS"

The autumn is a time for apples, pears, chestnuts, walnuts and ...pumpkins. But do you know how to grow a pumpkin? Or what can we use a pumpkin for? Besides, soon it will be Thanksgiving Day in the USA. How much do you know about this celebration? You can have the answer to all these questions reading this book.

The book is divided in 2 parts: the first one explains many things about pumpkins and the second one is a story about Miss Potter, an American teacher who goes to London and feels homesick. Enjoy them!
Remember that you have got the book and the audio, but they are separated. First you can read the story and secondly, click on the image below to listen to it.

Pumpkins - A Pie for Miss P... by Rosa Fernández Sánchez on Scribd

AUDIO

A WORLD OF COLOURS

We live in a world of colours. 
There are colours everywhere!!!

- COLOURS

- GAME

WELCOME TO THE UK

Our first trip is to the United Kingdon, which,as you know, is formed by Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Last Wednesday we received the visit of an English teacher, Susana García, who has lived in London for many years before moving to Spain. She explained many aspects of the British life and culture such as its symbols, climate, meals, sports, festivals and traditions. 
Take a look at these pics!!! Just click on the image to see the photos.

Thank you so much, Susana, for your kindness and generosity. See you soon!!!

THE WEATHER

What is the weather like today in Coruña? And in other countries? Play these online games and you will be an expert weatherman or weatherwoman.

- WEATHER 1
- WEATHER 2 
- WHAT´S THE WEATHER LIKE?
- WETHER THE WEATHER (TONGUE TWISTER)

NUMBERS AND MORE NUMBERS

The wheel decides... Good luck!!!

THE DATE

To learn how to say the date in English, it is necessary to remember the days of the week, the months of the year, the seasons and the ordinal numbers. Have you got it? Practice doind these online exercises.

- ORDINAL NUMBERS 

- DAYS OF THE WEEK

- MONTHS OF THE YEAR

- SEASONS

- DAYS AND DATE

- SENTENCE MONKEY 

- DAYS, MONTHS, SEASONS

HALLOWEEN PICS

 Here are some pics of our spooky Halloween party at school. We had great fun with the games:

     - Pass the mummy

     - The ghost race

     - The eyeball dance

     - Apple bobbing

     - Trick or treat

Those who chose "trick" have to wait for a scary thing. Are you afraid? You should!!!

Click on the name of your class to see the photos.

PHOTOS 5A

PHOTOS 5B

PHOTOS 5C

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

As you know, Halloween is on the 31st of October. It is a time for scary costumes, sweets, trick-or-treat and games. Remember to bring an apple to school next Wednesday to play APPLE BOBBING, our favourite game. Meanwhile, have fun with these online games to review the vocabulary.

Happy Halloween to you all!!!

          1.- Word game: Halloween 1

          2.- Word game: Halloween 2

          3.- Game: Haunted house

          4.- Short story: Dark, dark wood

          5.- Story: The magic spell

          6.- Video: This is Britain: Halloween

BIG NUMBERS

Now it is the turn of the BIG NUMBERS. Don´t panic!!! They are easy-peasy. Just take a look at this video and then play the game. Enjoy yourselves!

GAME:  MONSTER NUMBERS GAME

NUMBERS

 It is time to revise the numbers to 100. Do you remember how to write them? Try these games, they will help. Just click on the sentence. 

1. Numbers 1 - 10

2. Numbers 11 - 20

3. Numbers 10 - 100

4. Magic monkey

A DAY IN A BRITISH SCHOOL

How is a day in a British school? What time does school start and finish? What subjects do kids learn? Do they have lunch in the school canteen? What time do they have their break ? Do they do homework? How many students are there in a class on average? You can have the answer to all these questions on these videos? Enjoy yourselves!!!

REVISION FOR THE TEST

It is time to hit the books!!! Next Monday we have to sit an exam about SCHOOL. Remember to study all the vocabulary in your notebook by heart, including: 

     1.- Classroom objects

     2.- Subjects

     3.- School places

     4.- Staff

     5.- Classroom language

     6.- Classroom rules

     7.- Map of the UK

If you want to check your good memory, you can do these online activities. They are easy-peasy!!! Just click on the words:

CLASSROOM OBJECTS 1

CLASSROOM OBJECTS 2

SUBJECTS

SCHOOL PLACES

CLASSROOM LANGUAGE 1

CLASSROOM RULES

THE UK

Study hard to pass with flying colours. Good luck!!!

MAP OF THE UK

This is the map of the UK. Remember that the UK is formed by 4 different countries: Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. And it is surrounded by 5 different seas: Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, English Channel, Irish Sea and Celtic Sea.

CLASSROOM LANGUAGE

And now some useful expressions for you to use in the classroom.

CLASSROOM RULES

Do you follow the classroom rules? I hope so because if you misbehave..., you can be sent to the headteachers office. ´

PEOPLE AT SCHOOL (STAFF)

Do you remember the name of all the people working at our school? We are a lot!!! Teachers, headteacher or principal, head of studies, cleaners, caretaker, librarian, cook or chef, dinner ladies, lollipop person, students or pupils, secretary, nurse, gardener, ...

PLACES AT SCHOOL

You know that our school has got numerous places or rooms to do different activities, such as: classrooms, a music room, a lab, a canteen, a library, a gym,  the playground, the school garden, corridors, stairs,a  lift, the eadteacher´s office,the secretary´s office, the staffroom, toilets, ... They are a lot, but easy to remember. Do you want to try?

SCHOOL SUBJECTS

Right now we are learning all the things related to school: classroom objects, subjects, rooms, staff, classroom language, rules, ... Let´s start talking about the subjects we have: maths, English, Spanish and Galician language, PE, RE, robotics, arts and crafts, music, natural science, social studies, ethics, drama, ... Do you remember them all? Watch the first two videos to learn the vocabulary and then sing along this popular song from the 60s.

CLASSROOM OBJECTS

It is important to have all your material ready and organised for school. What classroom objects do you need? What have you got in your pencil case? Watch this video and try to say the names.

PASSPORT TO ENGLISH

Yesterday we had the chance to meet a native speaker, Ingrid Clancy, a teacher from Galway, Ireland, as part of our project "Passport to English". She talked to us about the English language, its origins, its importance nowadays and how it is spread around the world. Then she gave us a passport to visit 10 English speaking countries, 2 in each continent. And now that we have our official documents ready, we are about to start our journey around the globe to learn the culture and traditions of each place. Exciting, isn´t it?

This way, we will meet speakers with different accents who will explain the best of their hometown. So we will get a stamp from every place we visit until we complete our passport.

Thank you so much to Ingrid for her visit. We hope to see her soon.

BACK TO SCHOOL

I just want to welcome you back to school. After the long summer, we are all ready for new adventures. This will be a wonderful school year. We will do loads of things together, you´ll see. 

Have a great year!!!

SEE YOU LATER

It is time to say goodbye... School is over and you will start a new adventure in September in Secondary school. Take with you all the good moments and all the things we have learned together during this school year. Be good and study hard, as you have done this year, but before that, enjoy the summer, you deserve it.

And remember: it is not goodbye, it´s see you later. I will miss you tons!!! I love you!!!

SEE YOU SOON, MIKE

It is time to say goodbye. We held the last session with Mike last Friday, a very special one, because he explained how it would be if we were born in the USA: what clothes we would wear, what food we would eat, what festivals we would celebrate, ... It was great fun because he brought his baseball glove and ball and some other American stuff. Nevertheless, it was a bit sad because we had to say goodbye to Mike...

After all these months, we have really improved our oral skills thanks to your help, Mike. We truly appreciate your effort and commitment. We will miss you tons!!!

VERY MANY THANKS!!!

SPEAKING ASSISTANT - FAREWELL

SPEAKING ASISTANT - ELECTIONS

Mike, our speaking assistant, came to visit us once again last Friday. This time he showed us a video about a very influential British woman from last century, Emmeline Pankhurst, who defended the women´s right to vote and to have the same opportunities as men. After that, we pretended to have general elections in the classroom, with 2 different political parties defending opposite ideas: ice-cream vs cake, winter vs summer, mountain vs beach. Then we organised a debate where the representatives of each party exposed their ideas to promote their option. After that, we proceeded to vote and finally we did a live counting to see the results. 

Apart from having a great time, we learned many words related to elections: voting sheet, voting box, polling station, party, debate, campaign, ...

Thanks a lot again, Mike!!! We really appreciate your effort.

SPEAKING ASSISTANT - ELECTIONS - APRIL 2019

EASTER GAMES

Yes!!! The Easter Bunny came to school one more year and hid some Easter eggs in the school garden. How exciting!!! We went on an Easter egg hunt and we ate a delicious chocolate egg. Besides, we also participated in a funny egg rolling. A day dedicated to Easter... Take a look!!!

Happy Easter everyone!!! See you after the holidays...

EASTER PRIMARY 2019

THE EASTER BUNNY AT SCHOOL

Yes! The Easter bunny visited our school last Friday, the 29th of March! And surprisingly, he looks like Mike, our speaking assisstant. In fact, he speaks like him and also enjoys teaching us some anglosaxon traditions such as the Easter ones. And additionally he loves making us work. This time we wrote an acrostic poem with a word related to spring time. And we made it!!! Don´t you believe me? Take a look at these pics anD videos...

Thank you so much once again, Mike!!! We really appreciate your effort. See you in April.

SPEAKING ASSISSTANT - EASTER

A GREEN DAY

Amazing! Everything was green today in our English classroom! There were leprechauns, shamrocks, green clothes, green faces,... We received the visit of an Irish teacher too: Declan Mathews. He explained many things about Ireland and about its most fanmous celebration: St. Patrick´s Day. In the end, we had to answer 10 questions about his talk and we caught a leprechaun! So we got his pot of gold! 

And we all sang the fantastic song "Molly Malone". It really moved us!

Thank you very much, Declan! An unforgettable day!

ST. PATRICK´S DAY 2019

PANCAKE RACE

Last Tuesday it was Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday in England. A pancake is a thin, flat cake. It is made of batter (milk, flour and eggs) and fried in a frying-pan. It is similar to our "filloa". But people in England usually eats it with caster sugar and a dash of fresh lemon juice. Then they rolled it. Some people add golden syrup or jam.

Many English villages also organice a pancake race, which is great fun. The participants wear an apron, a hat and a frying pan with a pancake. They have to run and flip the pancake over at the same time. And as this is our game of the month, we have all participated in a pancake race at school today. It was very exciting and it was curious to see so many "cooks" running and flipping pancakes all together. Watch this slideshow and these videos and you´ll understand what I mean....

6 A - 1 from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.
6 A - 2 from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.

6 B - 1 from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.

6 B - 2 from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.

6 C - 1 from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.

6 C - 2 from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.

6 C - 3 from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.
6 C - 4 from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.

PANCAKE RACE 2019

THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE VIDEO

We have more news about the Great Kindness Challenge week! After being awarded with an amazing certificate, we have just received this email. Take a look:

Hello Kind Friend! 
We are still flying high from all the kindness that was inspired during this year's Great Kindness Challenge! We are thrilled to share our official 2019 celebration video which beautifully captures the essence and the joy of The Great Kindness Challenge week. We hope you enjoy it! 
For all you do to create a kinder world, we thank you! 
With grateful and happy hearts, 
Team Kindness
  Official Great Kindness Challenge 2019 Celebration Newsreel from Kids for Peace on Vimeo.

GAME OF THE MONTH

Every month we learn a British phrase and a traditional game to improve our speaking skills and to have fun. We have decided to record the game of this month, based on a catchy rhyme: "Sally go round the sun"

Kids go around in a circle singing this song. When they sing it a second time, they go in the opposite direction. They can keep singing it and reversing their direction as many times as they wish.

6 A (2) from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.

SALLY GO ROUND THE SUN - 6 B from Rosa Fernández Sánchez on Vimeo.

6 C from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.

SPEAKING ASSISTANT

Yesterday we had the visit of an American boy, Michael Mazzeo who talked to us about his hometown, New York,  and about his family, hobbies, likes and dislikes. Later, we could introduce ourselves and interact with him, and everything in English! 
Michael is doing a volunteering job in our school as a speaking assistant, thanks to a special collaboration with the NGO Axuda en Acción. We really appreciate this kind of initiatives because this way we can be exposed to different native speakers with their particular accents, which will be highly benefitial for our speaking skills. In fact, we can see Michael once a month from now on until the end of the school year. Cool!!! 
Thanks a bunch to Michael and to Bea, the representative of Axuda en Acción in Galicia!!!

SPEAKING ASSISTANT - Michael Mazzeo - 22nd February 2019

THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE RESULTS

After one whole week spreading our kindness around, we can say that The Great Kindness Challenge was a complete success!!! We made it!!! We could achieve our goal of performing 20 acts of kindness and we are really proud of it. Don´t you believe it? Take a look... And don´t forget to keep on being kind everyday.

THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE 2019

6 A - KINDNESS from Rosa Fernández on Vimeo.

THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE

 Great Kindness Challenge is one week dedicated to create a culture of kindness on kids and adults all over the world. Our school is proudly participating in this proactive, positive bullying prevention initiative. Students and teachers will receive a GKC Checklist with 20 kind deeds. You have to complete it performing as many KIND acts as possible and, this way, show the world that kindness matters! 

As you can see, THIS is the week!!! You have until Sunday to complete this exciting task. Hands on!!!

READING: "EDINBURGH - FESTIVAL FEAR"

We are back again and full of energy!!! Our first task is one of our reading books: "Edinburgh - Festival fear" by MacMillan Children´s Readers. We are going to read it in the classroom, in our lessons, but here are the audios for you to hear at home. Do you want to know a bit more about the capital of Scotland? Are you thinking in going and visit it soon? Then read this book and you´ll learn a lot about this fascinating city. Enjoy!!