Light

6º A and B are working in the Light and Sound unit in Science. Here are some videos that you should check out!!!

Show Me Science Video

Bill Nye Light and Colour

The Colour Wheel

Colour Mixing

Carnival

On Friday we celebrated Carnival at school. All of the students were dressed up and it was impressive to see all of the widows (viudos/as) and people dressed in black funeral clothes. Students, teachers, parents, and other family members all enjoyed the celebration.

After a quick walk around the school the students were able to burn their sardines and cry over the loss. At the end we all were able to enjoy some nice hot chocolate and cake.

Energy

As we talk about energy there are a couple of good blog posts from the past to review.

First, there is the 3 R song, which you can find here.

Secondly, here is a link to the post about energy.

PET and KET Exams

Dear Students,

We would like you to practice these materials at home. They are going to help you with your English.

Queridas familias,

Os enviamos estos materiales extra para repasar algunos contenidos del Área de inglés y estar más preparados para los exámenes de Cambridge (KET y PET).

Todos los alumnos, tanto si se presentan a KET o PET, deben repasar:

• La escucha de números de teléfonos

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/activity/listening/ex1phoneex.html 

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/activity/listening/ex1phoneex2.html

• Los verbos irregulares   

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/verb_wheel/

• Las horas (funciona con el navegador Chrome)

http://gamestolearnenglish.com/clock

• Juego de repaso de todos los contenidos de KET y PET 

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exam-preparation/academy-island-game.htm 

• Pueden practicar Reading, writing y listening 

http://www.english-online.org.uk/exam.htm 

Pen Pal Letters

We have finally mailed our pen-pal letters! They will soon arrive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We are excited to wait for another letter from our American friends at Manchester Academic Charter School. We should have enough time to send them one more letter this year and learn a little more about their culture, as well as share our Spanish culture with them.

Write soon,

More Australian Day pictures

Here are some more pictures from our exciting day!!!!

Here is our master chef, Julia!

 Here the 6th graders are playing rugby.

Here you can see one of the students trying the online Australian games

Australian Day Review

Many of the students and teachers had a fun Australian Day last Friday! In the morning we had 5 different stations: cooking Australian food, playing Australian games, making a hat, an Australian game show, and also on-line activities. The highlight of the afternoon was Rugby games with our PE teacher Mario. Overall it was a fun day, and more importantly I think we all learned a lot about Australia! Maybe we can take a summer holiday there soon... :)

Above you can see the hats we made!

Above the children are making fairy bread and below Adam is hosting the game show.

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.

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!