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Hello everyone,

Street art is a form of art performed in public places like this mural which has got a peace message.
You can watch this mural  which contains a peace quote by Martin L. King in Rajoletes School, Sant Joan D'Alacant, Alicante, Spain. Do you know other categories of street art?

Martin Luther King (Spanish)





Mahatma Gandhi (Spanish)




Do you like art in the street?
Have you seen any street artwork where you live or in other places?
Do you know an art work artist?

Hello everyone,
"La cremà" is the act of setting fire to the "Fogueres" (Show art monuments) in Alicante, Sant Joan d'Alacant and other places.

These monuments are burnt every 24th June, after St. John's Eve to celebrate the Nativity of Saint John Baptism. This monument was burnt in Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain.
It's called "Nit d la cremà", night of burning.





There's also a funny part called "La banyà", soaking while firefighters put out the blazes.
Attendees ask firefighters to throw water on them to alleviate with the heat.




VOCABULARY:
Monument         Celebration       Summer    Art

Firefighter    Fire   Bonfire     Fireworks    Water


Blaze   Night     Fun     Joy 

Hello everyone, Here you can see some of the Bonfires of Saint John 2019 in Alicante, Spain. These monuments are an art show and they are made of cardboard, wood, mud, paintings,...Bonfires (art monuments) have got a lot of figures called "ninots" which express their dissatisfaction with the society, politicians, economy, environment,... Ninots usually represent a famous person. Here you can see some of them.


Calvo Sotelo Bonfire. It's important to protect our planet and all the animals.

Séneca  Autobuses





























Diputación


























Alfonso X El Sabio and the figure of a brave knight with a big sword.


























El Mercat. you can see the part of Alicante market behind this monument.


























Plaza Ruperto Chapí Bonfire, Theatre.

Hello everyone,
Today is the last day of class for nursery and primary school students (Secondary students finished two years ago). So it's a special day for all the students and teachers!
Here you can see some pictures of the water activities students have done in the playground and how we can get valuable information for our groups.

Water activities

These activities allow teachers to see how students interact each other.
The type of language students use.
They also provide information how students approach problem solving.
They give us information about the way they play, I mean fairly or unfairly and how they behave: who complains, who tries, who cheats, who fails and gives up, who learns form mistakes or watching others,

The mat slide

This is one of the best for children.

Transport the water in a small bowl on your head and avoid the big ball.





















Water gun fight. 
It's important to have a big container for students to get their "military supplies".



























Important outfit:
Flip flops, towels, bags, T-shirts, shorts, swimsuit, trunks, sunglasses, ...

Helllo mverybody,
Year 4 A students, Carmen, Mai, Irene and Nora, have created this kahoot for their classmates to play and revise the vocabulary and grammar structures they have learnt.

Player
KAHOOT


Kahoot game Garden

Year 3 are playing the game and having a really good time.
Remember you can play at home with your family and friends.

Hello everyone,
Internet is present everywhere and this trend affect children who use smart devices created for them such as toys from very early age.
Today children's personal information is collected and processed in big quantities.
Let's watch these videos (Spanish version) to learn more about privacy, personal information and social networks.

Hello everyone,
I want you to do these test about Internet.

1. General knowledge.

2. Survey: Stay safety online.

3. How much do you know about WIFI Networks?

Hello everyone,
Do you use Tik Tok or a similar APP? Then you should read carefully "the fine print of the contract" or their privacy policy and Terms and Conditions (T&C) agreements, before downloading the app, to find out what they do with the data they collect. Everybody should do the same with the rest of applications.

REMEMBER: It is very important to read it, even though it is boring as hell.

THINK: What is the purpose of collecting our personal data?

Click here to find out my analysis about Tik Tok and its terms os service (Spanish document).

Here you can find more information about different Apps Breviario de términos y condiciones.



To know more you must read (English) Privacy Policies Versus Terms and Conditions agreements.

Hello everybody,
Filiu and CIA have visited the children who are in Alicante Hospital.
They have composed a new song for them called "Para poderte ver".
You can see a lot of children, doctors, nurses, teachers, parents, friends, volunteers...

Hello everybody,
Let's learn the letter B song and practise some vocabulary we have learnt:
BOOK         BEETLE        BUG        BUTTERFLIES           BEE              

Hello everyone,
Do you use Instagram? Then you should know this information.
Do you want everybody to watch the pictures you post or only your friends?
Then you must adjust your settings in order to only your friends see them.
Once you have set your Instagram settings to private it's supposed that only your followers or people you approve can see the pictures.

Instagram says Privacy and Safety Center says:
"You can make your post private in the Instagram so only approved followers can see them".
Let's watch this video (Spanish language to know more):





Have you ever seen a machine in a shopping center which can print the pics you have post on Instagram? Listen to an expert talking about Instagram privacy.




More information:
State of Digital

Hello everyone,
Do you know how to stay safe online when you surf the web?
We can use internet to learn and communicate but we must think carefully about our actions online.
These presentations created by year 6 students Santi and Adrián L. (English/Spanish) show you how to keep yourself and information safe.

English: hover over the objects to read the information.

Spanish

Hello everybody,
On World Environment Day people from different countries take action to defend our planet.
People do different things to celebrate this day.
Year 4 B students, Carmen, Mai, Nora and Irene, have learnt this song called "Do it now"to the tune of "Bella ciao" and have encouraged other students to sing along with them.

They want to share this song for celebrating World Environment Day.






Would you like to take this Earth Day Quiz?

Hello everyone,
Liverpool is one of the most famous football clubs in England and in the world.
This is of the most popular chants sung by "reds" fans.
"Red and white kop" sung to the tune of The Beatles "Yellow submarine". This was first heard in Anfield (Liverpool stadium) in the 1960s.
Do you know why Liverpool fans are called "kops"?
What is Spion Kop?




This is The Beatles "Yellow Submarine".



Here you can find more information about "kops"?

Hello everybody,
June 5th 2019: World Environment Day.
Year 4 students have joined the movement #Fridaysforfuture, the campaign  started by the Swedish girl Greta Thunberg. She's cutting class to fight the climate crisis and help the environment.

Remember that everybody can take action to #BeatAirPollution



Do you know the melody of this song?

Here you can find the first part of the song.

Hello everybody,
Today is World Environment Day and we want to save energy in order to help our planet.
Whe you consume less power, you reduce the amount of gas emissions.
Follow these tips:

Let's reduce energy.
Remember:
"Consume less, conserve more".
Reducing electricity use can benefit the environment, conserve resources and saves lives.




Let's reuse:




What is recycle?
Do you think recycling is important?
Recycling is very easy because you only have to put  your waste in the right bin.
Example: Glass in the green bin or container. Paper in the blue one.

Hello everyone,
Last Saturday was the Champions League Final: Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham.
The kick-off was at 9 pm (Spanish time) and the match was played at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano. The stadium has got a capacity for 63,500 spectators.
Liverpool manager is the German Jurgen Klopp and "Spurs" boss is the Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino.

This is Jurgen Klopp.

This is Mauricio Pochettino.






















A lot of Liverpool and Tottenham funs congregated in their respective Madrid fan parks areas.
The Egyptian player, Mohamed Salah, scored on a penalty in the second minute.
Origi scored in the second half to seal the result, 2-0 for "the reds".
The 6th Champions League trophy  went to Anfield.

Hello everyone,
5 June is the people's day for environmental action.
What are you going to do? Here you can find some ideas.


"Air pollution" is the theme for World World Environment Day.
Do you know what pollution is? How many people die form air pollution each year?

Pictures: Wikimedia.

Let's sing this song called "It's up to me and you".