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DRAMA - AT THE HOSPITAL

Hello again dear friends:

In this post, I want to show you the drama the students in our school have developed. They were patients, nurses and doctors for a day. Through this video we can learn some healthy habits we should have, some healthy food we should eat and some recommendations for a better life. It deals with the contents we have been working in Applied Knowledge, Natural Science and English. I hope you like it because they did it as professional actors and actresses and they enjoyed a lot that moment.

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Regards, Christopher.

SCHOOL TRIP TO MOJÁCAR (ALMERÍA)

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This post is about the school trip to Mojácar we (4^th, 5^th and 6^th levels) did the last Thursday, the 23^rd November. We left school at 9:20. It was really sunny, as usual. We went to Mojácar by bus and near the seaside, so we enjoyed the beautiful coastal landscape through the windows. We arrived at the shopping centre at 10:00 and we went upstairs to Kiss FM (it is in the second floor), the radio station (106.8 FM). There, Richard was a good host and he was outside waiting for us. We sang the “Happy Birthday” song because it was his. Then, we went inside the radio station and we can appreciate how the radio works (the music, the interviews, the reception, the phone calls…). Some of the students take part in the live programme and Richard and the students interviewed each other. It was a good experience for both. We are really thankful for the time we stayed there and all the members who work in Spectrum FM. Later, we had breakfast in a near park.

The second place we visited was an art gallery. There, an English couple was waiting for us to show how they feel and transmit their feelings through the art. The paintings were colourful and quite good. After the introduction, the students interviewed them for about 20 minutes.

The last place we went was the city centre and there we can enjoy the viewpoint. Then, we went to the tourist office and one group heard some explanations about the history of the city, the festivals, the traditions, and we watched a video.  Meanwhile, the other two groups were buying some souvenirs (presents) for their families and they can practice their English (and French).

It was 13:30 pm and we had to come back to school. Anyway, we reached the main aim of the school trip: the use and practice of the English language. The students enjoyed a lot the experience and we are sure we will repeat this school trip next year. We are really thankful to Spectrum FM, the art gallery “Fuente de Mojácar” and the tourist office whose members were always in contact with the school and planning the activities. You can look at all the photos we took by clicking the following one.

Regards, Christopher.

STORYTELLING BY ALAN KENNEDY - THE POOR SISTER

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Although it is too late, I have to tell you the fact that our students of 4^th level A and B enjoyed the storytelling titled “The Poor Sister” and played by the well-known storyteller Alan Kennedy last Wednesday, the 4th October. First of all, the students arrived to the assembly hall while listening to the amazing sound made by the Scottish pipe played by Alan (he is a good musician, too). When they sat, the story started.

Some days before, we were reading the plot of the story in the class and talking about different fairy tales the students knew, such us “The little red riding hood”, “The princess and the pea”, “Rapunzel”, etc. We talked about the story, the plot, the characters, the sceneries… and this idea prompted the students to take part in Alan’s story.

In “The poor sister”, a couple had two children, a horrible, spoiled little boy and a kind daughter. They preferred the boy and gave the younger girl lots of hard work. They wanted her to suffer. The girl’s pet was special and saved her from a hard life. They wore wigs and hats, they talked to each other in English and, the most important aim, they enjoyed their time a lot. When we went back to the classroom, we talked about the experience and all the students voted they want to repeat it next year. I am really proud of my students and the interest they show in the English lessons. Thanks Alan for your help and we hope you can came back next year. You can look at the photos just clicking the following one.

Regards, Christopher.

 

THANKSGIVING DAY - HISTORY AND VIDEOS

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This post is about “Thanksgiving day”. Apart from Christmas, Thanksgiving is the most important festivity in the USA. It became a feast in the early days of the American colonies almost four hundred years ago.

In 1620 a boat filled with more than one hundred people sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the New World. This religious group, called Pilgrim Fathers, had begun to question the beliefs of the Church of England and they wanted to separate from it. Their first winter in the New World was difficult. They had arrived too late to grow many crops, and without fresh food, half the colony died from disease.

The following spring the Iroquois Indians taught them how to grow corn. They also showed how to hunt and fish. In the autumn of 1621, The Pilgrim Father to thank God and the Local Indians had a feast. After the USA became an independent country, Congress declared the fourth Thursday in November” Thanksgiving Day” a national holiday.

Turkey, corn, pumpkins and cranberry sauce are important symbols of this festivity. You can click the pictures and watch the video about this important festivity in the USA. Enjoy!!!

Regards, Christopher.

APPLIED KNOWLEDGE - COLLECTING DATA

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This post is about the amazing subject of "Applied Knowledge". As you well know, our students are studying and working the unit about healthy habits through songs, speeches, tv programmes... and they are collecting data in the classroom!!!

They are looking for the healthiest person in the class. They are asking each other and writing down the results of the survey in tables, charts, graphs, frequency and more. If you want to know how to represent the data, just click the following picture and enjoy it.

Regards, Christopher.

LIFE PROCESSES

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In this post, we will review some basic concepts about the life processes. As you well know, life processes are necessary to maintain life. They are carried out by living things. Just click on the underlined words (the blue ones) and the videos will be opened.

Nutrition is the process which provides your body with all the nutrients and energy that are necessary for life. It involves four processes: digestion (the main organs are the stomach and the intestines), respiration (the main organs are the lungs), circulation (the main organ is the heart) and excretion (the main organs are the kidneys).

The process of sensitivity is the ability to detect and respond to changes in the environment. It involves the sense organs (eyes, ear, nose, tongue and hands), the nervous system (the brain and the nerves) and the locomotor system (made up of the skeletal system and the muscular system).

The process of reproduction allows us to have offspring (children/babies) similar to ourselves through the sexual reproduction. Male reproductive organs and female reproductive organs are different and they develop during the stage of adolescence. The baby develops and become larger inside the mother’s uterus. This period is called pregnancy and lasts about nine months.

Thanks for visiting. Regards, Christopher.