English Festival songs

Tomorrow is the English Festival! During the festival, students will be able to do some karaoke with a few select songs. To help you prepare, below are links to the lyrics of the songs that will be available. Warm your voices up so that tomorrow you'll be ready to sing your hearts out!

Roar (Katy Perry)

Steal My Girl (One Direction)

Shake it off (Taylor Swift)

Saturday I'm in Love (Auryn)

Animals (Maroon 5)

Let it Be (Beatles)

Really Don't Care (Demi Lovato)

I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)

Wake Me Up (Avicii)

Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5)

Lips are Moving (Meghan Trainor)

Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars)

Electromagnets and Magnetism in the real world

In our natural science books we have seen a few different examples of magnets and electromagnets that are used in the world around us: the electric bell, speakers, microphones and a Maglev. Below are some videos that explain a bit more about how these things work.

Maglev

Electric bell

Speaker

Microphone

States of Matter

In this link you can learn a lot about the states of matter, take quizes, play games, and study for the exam. Enjoy!

States of matter

Chemical Changes

Science Unit 4 is pretty difficult. (Don't you think?) If you want to make sure you understand everything you're learning in class, first, re-read the lesson in the book and then visit these websites:

This is a great video; you can review the definitions of physical and chemical changes and afterwards you can take a quiz to test your knowledge. (Be careful, it's designed for American children so you may have to watch two or three times). In this game you have to choose whether the video is showing a physical or a chemical change. Leave a comment with your score! In this activity, you review if changes are reversible or irreversible. Did you answer the questions correctly?

Extra: If you didn't do well on the last test and more practice, check out this video about Solids, Liquids, and Gases or watch this one about Changing States of Matter

Separating Mixtures and Boiling Points

We have been learning about mixtures for a week or so now, so we thought a few videos on methods used to separate mixtures might be helpful. Also included is a video about boiling points of a few different liquids.Something to think about: Why do different liquids have different boiling points?

Distillation

Filtration

Evaporation vs. Vaporization

Boiling points

Timelines and Grammar

KET/PET Speaking Videos

Next month is the KET / PET Speaking. Now that you know your partners, we recommend that you work together to help prepare for the exam. Here you are some examples of the different parts. Watch them and try to answer the questions at home. We are sure you´re going to do great on the test.

KET speaking part 1

KET speaking part 2

PET speaking part 1

PET speaking part 2

PET speaking part 3

PET speaking part 4

PET Speaking Test explained

Good luck!!

The teachers

PET / KET

In order to help you prepare for the PET and KET tests coming in May, here are some websites with links to help you practice and give you THE EDGE!



Official Cambridge ESOL web page





Be sure to check out the rest of the sites to find more useful tips and videos!

PUBERTY!

Here are some informative links about puberty and the changes that happen in our bodies:

All About Puberty

Changes during puberty

Educación vial

Esta semana hemos ido a un circuito de educación vial. Durante la excursión hemos hecho un rato de teoría y otro de práctica. En el de teoría nos han estado recordando todo lo que nos habían dicho a lo largo de toda primaria y también nos han explicado las normas del circuito y lo que íbamos a hacer en la práctica.

A continuación en el circuito de prácticas hicimos de conductores de bici y de peatones. También hicimos unas pruebas de agilidad en las que nos decían una nota según como lo hubiéramos hecho. Pero la nota importante era la del final en la que contaba como habíamos trabajado.

Nuestra clase cree que lo más divertido ha sido la prueba de agilidad. Lo malo de esa prueba es que si no sabes montar en bici no la puedes hacer.

Human Reproduction

Enjoy and learn watching these videos about human reproduction!


How sperm gets in the egg

Menstruation animation

Ovulation

Menstrual Cycle

Male reproductive organ

Period of zygote

Prepositions: IN vs. AT vs. ON

Prepositions of Time: at, in, on

We use:

• at for a PRECISE TIME
• in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
• on for DAYS and DATES

at PRECISE TIME	in MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS	on DAYS and DATES
at 3 o'clock	in May	on Sunday
at 10.30am	in summer	on Tuesdays
at noon	in the summer	on 6 March
at dinnertime	in 1990	on 25 Dec. 2010
at bedtime	in the 1990s	on Christmas Day
at sunrise	in the next century	on Independence Day
at sunset	in the Ice Age	on my birthday
at the moment	in the past/future	on New Year's Eve

Look at these examples:

• I have a meeting at 9am.
• The shop closes at midnight.
• Jane went home at lunchtime.
• In England, it often snows in December.
• Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
• There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
• Do you work on Mondays?
• Her birthday is on 20 November.
• Where will you be on New Year's Day?

Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:

Expression	Example
at night	The stars shine at night.
at the weekend*	I don't usually work at the weekend.
at Christmas*/Easter	I stay with my family at Christmas.
at the same time	We finished the test at the same time.
at present	He's not home at present. Try later.

*Note that in some varieties of English people say "on the weekend" and "on Christmas".

Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:

in	on
in the morning	on Tuesday morning
in the mornings	on Saturday mornings
in the afternoon(s)	on Sunday afternoon(s)
in the evening(s)	on Monday evening(s)

When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.

• I went to London last June. (not in last June)
• He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
• I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
• We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)

Here you can practise prepositions of time

Prepositions of Place: at, in, on

In general, we use:

• at for a POINT
• in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
• on for a SURFACE

at POINT	in ENCLOSED SPACE	on SURFACE
at the corner	in the garden	on the wall
at the bus stop	in London	on the ceiling
at the door	in France	on the door
at the top of the page	in a box	on the cover
at the end of the road	in my pocket	on the floor
at the entrance	in my wallet	on the carpet
at the crossroads	in a building	on the menu
at the front desk	in a car	on a page

Look at these examples:

• Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.
• The shop is at the end of the street.
• My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and arrived in Bangkok two hours late.
• When will you arrive at the office?
• Do you work in an office?
• I have a meeting in New York.
• Do you live in Japan?
• Jupiter is in the Solar System.
• The author's name is on the cover of the book.
• There are no prices on this menu.
• You are standing on my foot.
• There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.
• I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.

Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these standard expressions:

at	in	on
at home	in a car	on a bus
at work	in a taxi	on a train
at school	in a helicopter	on a plane
at university	in a boat	on a ship
at college	in a lift (elevator)	on a bicycle, on a motorbike
at the top	in the newspaper	on a horse, on an elephant
at the bottom	in the sky	on the radio, on television
at the side	in a row	on the left, on the right
at reception	in Oxford Street	on the way

Here you can practise prepositions of place

Australia Day

Next week we will be celebrating Australia Day! Woohoo!!! In Australia, January 26th is a very special day that celebrates the arrival of some of the first British ships to the island. February 7th is known as New Zealand day, so we will combine the both of them in a day-long celebration next week!!!!



We are excited to eat some Australian food, play some traditional games, sing "Waltzing Matilda", as well as share what we have been researching about Australia with the rest of our classmates!



Check out the link to the song to practice the lyrics at home. This is the video version of Waltzing Matilda

How to Make a Boomerang

This video will show you how to make an origami boomerang! It is really cool, but you have to make sure to be careful and do a good job with it!

The Rainbow Serpent

The aborigines in Australia had many different stories and traditions. One of the most important stories was about how all things were created and made. This was the story of the Rainbow Serpent. The Rainbow Serpent was a snake who formed all of the landscapes of Australia. He also turned some of the people into animals or plants, which means that the plants and animals were now "brothers" with the people.

Here is a video about the story.

The Muscles

Muscles

We have moved onto the muscles! Learn and have fun the muscular system:

The muscular system game.

Muscles Song - Mr. Parr

Once Upon a Time Life - Muscles and Fat

Casa de Campo Vegetation

This week and next the 6th grade classes will be going on a field trip to Casa de Campo to observe and experience its ecosystem. Here are some pictures of the different trees and their leaves that can be found along the way so you are already familiar and thus be better prepared for your day out in the sun! Try to remember as much as you can so that along the way you can point out and identify the different trees. Here is a great website in Spanish to help you learn even more about Casa de Campo!

Oak Trees:  Holm oak, English oak and Pyrenean oak

    
(English oak)                                                                   (Pyrenean oak)



(Holm oak)


Pine trees: The Stone pine and Aleppo pine

  
 (Aleppo pine)                                                             (Stone pine)

Cypress trees:  Mediterranean cypress and the Arizona cypress

          

(Mediterranean cypress)                                                     (Arizona cypress)


Elm trees: 
  
(Field elm) 

Berries: 
 (Elmleaf blackberry)                                                                              (Hawthorn berry)


 Flowers:

 
(Dog-rose) 

Skeletal System

We have started to study the bones in our body.  Here are some activities and songs to help you learn at home and have some fun at the same time.  Enjoy!

Skeletal System
Here is a fun game about the bones. How many did you get correct? Do you know all your bones well? Don't worry if you're having trouble, just play again!

The skeleton

Who said that studying is boring? Have some fun while learning a lot about the bones.

Miley Cyrus bone dance

The skeletal system song

The skeleton dance

Parts of the skeleton - Mr. Parr

Once Upon a Time Life - Bones and Skeleton