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Amanda Gorman: first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017

Hello everyone, 

Today is School Day of Non-Violence and Peace. I would like to share Amanda Gorman's Poem "The hill we climb" which she read at President Biden inauguration. She finished her poem the night after pro-Trump rioters siegeg the Capitol. She's been the youngest inaugural poet in USA history.
She got the title of first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017. She writes about race, gender politics...
She attended Harvard University.

 




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Data Privacy Day or Data Protection Day

 Hello everyone,

Data Privacy Day or Data Protection Day is celebrated every 28 January.

Why data privacy is more important than ever?




How many words can you see? 












Do you know how your personal information is used?

What is the meaning of "Terms and conditions" "Terms of service"  "Privacy policies"? 

Do you usually read them before downloading your favourite APP? 

Are you aware of the information you're sharing?

It's important to create a culture of privacy.

Let's learn some BIG DATA vocabulary. If you want to know more, click here.

Letter to the Editor El País Datos y privacidad.



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School subjects.

 Hello everyone,

Students are learning about school subjects, their favorite lessons and the subjects they like.

Let's watch this video.



Kahoot: School Subjects.

Iker likes Art. It's his favorite subject. He's very good at art.
Here you can see some of his amazing paintings.

























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TPR songs: One finger, one thumb keep moving.

 Hello everyone,

Do you know the meaning of TPR? The acronym TPR means total physical response.

Students can learn a language by listening to and carrying out instructions according to Dr. James Asher. His theory says that a language can be more easily learnt if we look how children learn their first language.

TPR songs is a good way to keep young learners moving and keep them warm.

We have adapted this song to practice it in the playground during periods of ventilation.

Students also have fun at the same time they learn.

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The Hokey Pohey or Hokey Cokey

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It' really cold in the classrooms and there are some songs we can sing and dance outside (if it's not raining or snowing) to warm up and ventilate the classroom.

REMEMBER: VENTILATION IS KEY.  It's important to let the air flows from the classroom through the door of the classroom opposite.












Let's go outside and do the "Hokey Pokey" song.



There are hundreds of versions of this song. 
The British Council "Learn Ennglish website" has got a different one called "El juego de Hokey Pokey".

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Storm Filomena

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Storm "Filomena", the most intense storm in the last 50 years" blanketed the north of Alicante province in Spain. Snow fell on villages near Petrer and some schools were closed and a lot of provinces on red and orange alert.

It caused chaos and a lot of drivers trapped in their vehicles. Families visited the mountains and made snowmen, threw snowballs, went sliding on plastic snow sleds to ride down snowy hills.






















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Christmas greetings from our English pen pals.

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Our Year 3 students are very happy because they have received the Christmas cards which their pen pals sent them before Christmas season. They have really appreciated them.





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Winter vocabulary. Weather

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Winter is here!!! What is the weather like?

 It's raining and snowing everywhere. 

Children are drawing some pics to welcome "The cold and snowy winter season". 





















Let's revise Winter Vocabulary




These are Ana and Patricia. They wearing winter clothes. 
What are they wearing?














Let's learn some actions we do with clothes.

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Winter solstice and Stonehenge

Hi everyone,
Winter solstice marks the longest night and the shortest day of the year.
Every year scores of people go to the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in Wiltshire in England. They arrive at night to witness the sunrise. Stonehenge  is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument. Archeologist think that the standing stones were erected between 2500 BC and 2000 BC.

Do you know why people gather at Stonehenge?
When was it built?
Which solstice was more important for people who constructed Stonehenge?
























Did you know that UNESCO added Stonehenge to the list of World Heritage Sites in 1986.

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Epiphany: arrival of Three Wise Men.

Hello everyone,

Epiphany is also known as Three Wise Men Day which falls on January 6. This day it's believed that they visited Jesus. It's said that they traveled for 12 days to reach Jesus and they each brought a unique present.

Balthazar brought myrrh, Caspar incense and Melchior gold.














Wikimedia

What do the Three Wise Men look like?

Melchior has got long white hair and a white beard.

Caspar has got brown hair and a brown beard.

Balthazar has got black skin and a black beard.




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The twelve Days of Christmas

 Hello everyone,

Do you remember when we sang and danced "The twelve days of Christmas" before Christmas

Holiday. They are famous now because of the song but they have been celebrated for centuries.

When do they start? When do they finish? Let's have a look this picture.























Some of our students love painting. Do you know the famous painter Rembrandt?

Here you can see "The Nativity through Rembrandt's eyes"


Picture: Wikimedia

Twelfth Night marked the end of the Christmas season on January 5th and it was followed by Epiphany.

Information:

JSTOR Daily





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