Winter Wonderland

Hi, kids:

I know these days you are trying to memorize the lyrics of the nice Christmas Carol we are singing on December 22nd. 

I have created a link where you can listen to the version we have been listening to at school (Queridas familias, he subido el audio a una plataforma pero, como podéis imaginar, esto no es muy ortodoxo por aquello de los derechos de autor. Así que puede que solo esté unas horas disponible. Aun así, creo que es posible descargar el archivo de audio). Este es el enlace para su descarga: 

https://audiomack.com/song/c931934/winter-wonderland

Besides this, in Social Science we are talking about the barbarians, those germanic tribes that invaded the Roman Empire in the last years of Ancient History. I'll try to share with you a video this weekend where we can learn some facts about one of those tribes: the Visigoths.

See you tomorrow!

Ramón C. 

Natural Science: unit 2 videos

Hi, kids!

Today I want to share two videos that can help you understand some of the contents we are studying these days in class. 

The first video is about your immune system (remember: the natural defenses your body has). 

The second explains some important concepts about weight, healthy diets...

I have watched the first with 4A, so don't worry if there are some words you don't understand because we will watch them in class. 

See you tomorrow :)

Ramón C. 

Social Science: Phoenicians, Ancient Greeks and Carthaginians.

Hi, kids!

As you know, we are talking about some of the Mediterranean cultures that lived on the Iberian Peninsula before the Romans.

Have a look at the next videos to go over some of the contents we have explained. As I told you with the Celts' video, you may see some new or difficult words so all your doubts and questions are welcome: 

Phoenicians ans Carthaginians: 

Ancient Greeks: 

These videos could help you get that extra credit I told you ;)

See you tomorrow!

Ramón C. 

Natural Science: Healthy diet

Hi, kids.

Last year we talked about the different nutrients we need to take in order to be healthy. 
If you click here, you can have a look at the games and links I shared to practise those contents.

We are learning that some foods contain more nutrients than others. Have a look at these slides (click here) to discover the best food groups to obtain proteins, potassium, fibre, etc. 

See you on Friday ;)

Ramón C. 

Muffin in a mug

Hi, kids!

I thought you and your familiy may like to see some photographs of this special English sessions. 

I hope you had fun. 

It has been a good chance to use in a real context some of the language we have learnt in unit 1 (quantities, recipes...). 

I want to thank you and your parents for helping us in this sweet project.

Special thanks to Kristin and Farah, our expert chefs!

On the link below, you can see the recipe on the internet. 

https://www.melskitchencafe.com/vanilla-funfetti-mug-cake/

They looked delicious. I hope you enjoyed them!

See you tomorrow ;)

Ramón C. 

Bones!

Hi, kids!

  These are the horse bones Leire and Ainara brought to school some days ago. To tell you the truth, I had never seen a backbone and a jaw so close!


We will use these photographs when we study vertebrates in the third term. 


Thanks a lot, Leire and Ainara :)

See you tomorrow.

Ramón C. 

Social Science: Celts and Iberians

Hi, kids!

Have a look at this video. It offers a very cool summary of some of the things we have been studying about pre-Roman people on the Iberian Peninsula (si tenéis alguna duda de lo que aparece en él, no dudéis en preguntar en clase). 

I hope you like it :)

See you tomorrow!

Ramón C.

New School Year

Hi, kids!

After a few days of school I think it is time to show the world our tree. You will have many opportunities to pick a book and spend some relaxing minutes there; and you may also take a book home with you. 

This is going to be a great year and I promise you will learn a lot if you work hard.

In a couple of days I will start to share, as I did last year, some links to web pages that could be useful to study some of the contents we learn everyday.


See you tomorrow :)

Ramón C. 

Natural Science: simple machines

Hi, kids.

In a few days you will take a new Natural Science test. One of the things we are studying is simple machines. Have a look at the next video to go over the six types we have studied and some of their uses (there is some information you won't understand, but do not worry).

See you tomorrow.

Ramón C.

Natural Science: Physical changes

Hi, kids.

We are not having a lot of time these days to have our usual routine of classes. Next week will be a little more relaxed. 

In Natural Science we are studying matter, physical changes, etc. 

Have a look at the next videos for an example of some changes in matter (first you will see some physical changes and then some chemical changes at the end of the videos; you don't need to study anything about chemical changes this year). 


Video 1:

Video 2:

See you tomorrow.

Ramón C. 

Enhorabuena

Hola, chicos. 

Quería felicitaros por vuestro excelente trabajo en la preparación y en la representación de Matilda de esta tarde. Estamos muy orgullosos de lo que os habéis esforzado y de lo bien que lo habéis hecho. 

Tenemos por delante varias semanas hasta que acabe este trimestre y va a ser necesario un último esfuerzo para poder acabar el curso contentos y con la sensación de que habéis hecho todo lo posible por aprender y mejorar cada día. 

Os animamos a este último esfuerzo. Estamos seguros de que podréis hacerlo. 

Hasta mañana :)

Ramón C. 

Trinity: Grade 3 (rooms).

Good evening, kids.

As I told you this morning, I want to share with you a few games that can help you learn some contents you may need in your Trinity test (grade 3 and above). They are very easy and nice and you can play them from time to time to go over those words. 

http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/house/rooms

http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/house/house-multiple-1

http://en.ver-taal.com/voc_house1.htm

http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/house/parts

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/rooms

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/archived-word-games/hangman/rooms


And these are two happy animals ;)
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1272530/images/o-MANATEES-facebook.jpg 

Have a nice weekend :)

Ramón C. 

List of verbs

Good evening, kids. 

As I told you this afternoon, I thought that you may need some help to practise at home how to pronounce the verbs you are learning.

If you click on the links below, you can listen to them: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7InhLXLPfc


Regular verbs (regular verbs are different... There are three different ways to pronounce that -ed ending. We will help you learn the differences, but this video can be a good beginning).

See you tomorow :)

Ramón C.

Plants: photosynthesis

Hi, kids!

As you know, we are going to learn a lot of things about plants in Unit 4. 

I'd like to share with you a nice song that explains how plants produce their own food (that is why they are called producers). 

Remember, this process is called PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

If you want to sing along, these are the lyrics:

If you want to know / How a plant grows / It takes water, air, and sunlight / And makes cellulose
Every plant can do this / Fundamental process / And we can call this / Photosynthesis
Unlike me and you / Plants need CO2 / And they make oxygen / That stops us turning blue
Every plant can do this / Fundamental process / And we can call this / Photosynthesis
It’s a miracle / How all the chlorophyll / Captures sunlight in the leaves / Of the plants and the trees
A plant of any size / Can do it if it tries / But we’re not green, so we can’t / photosynthesize
Every plant can do this / Fundamental process / And we can call this / Photosynthesis
It’s a miracle / How all the chlorophyll / Captures sunlight in the leaves / Of the plants and the trees
Every plant can do this / Fundamental process / And we can call this / Photosynthesis
Every plant can do this / Fundamental process / And we can call this / Pho-to-syn-the-sis
Photosynthesis

I hope you like it :)

Bye. 

Ramón C

Spain: Political and Physical Maps

Hi, kids.

You know we are studying the political map and some important landforms in Spain. If you have some time, maybe you would like to play these games and practise some of these contents.

Political map: autonomous communities

https://mapasinteractivos.didactalia.net/comunidad/mapasflashinteractivos/recurso/comunidades-autonomas-de-espaa/9f69dbbf-8dda-4403-b8e1-47d77887b7a6

Physical map: some rivers and mountain ranges (you will see that there are many rivers and mountains in Spain, at school we have talked about some of them). 

https://mapasinteractivos.didactalia.net/comunidad/mapasflashinteractivos/recurso/rios-de-espaa/6b90cb5d-8084-4d44-9cc6-990fe7068e38

https://mapasinteractivos.didactalia.net/comunidad/mapasflashinteractivos/recurso/relieve-de-espaa/b08c36e5-ed54-46e1-995f-354b59d8dd08

See you tomorrow!

Ramón C. 

Voluntary work: rivers and mountain ranges

Hi, kids.

Don't forget that you can do some voluntary work to get some extra credit for this unit.

Remember you just have to write some facts about a river or a mountain in range we can find in Europe (but don't choose the ones we have already studied). 

If you choose rivers, maybe you would like to play this game:
http://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3135

And there is another one about mountain ranges:
http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/europe/europe%20mountains.html

See you tomorrow!

Ramón C. 

turtles vs tortoises

Hi, kids.

Before you start your weekend I wanted to share with you a short video to see some of the differences between a tortoise (land) and a turtle (water). Don't forget both are reptiles!

Have a nice weekend.

Ramón C. 

Animals

Good morning, kids.

Yesterday we were a bit confused about some animal facts: do whales have teeth and can ducks fly?

1. Do whales have teeth?

Well, some whales have teeth and others have a baleen, which is a filter-feeder system. Don't worry, we will explain both systems in class. Meanwhile, have a look at these images. 

BALEEN

SPERM WHALE

2. Can ducks fly?

See you later :)