COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS!!!

It's nearly December and that means it's time to get ready for this year's advent calendar!

An Advent calendar is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Today, most advent calendars are made for children. Many take the form of a large rectangular card with many "windows", one of which is opened every day during Advent. In less elaborate calendars, each window opens to reveal an image, a poem, or part of a story such as the Nativity story itself. More elaborate Advent calendars have a small gift concealed in each window, such as a toy or a chocolate item.

If you are interested, you can buy the chocolate ones in LIDL. I saw them yesteday in that supermarket... they are lovely!! In fact, I bought one of them in order to open it day by day in my classes. I´m sure my students will love it!

  

Click on the links below to print some templates and create your own advent calendar.
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Xmas/madvent-tree.htm
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Xmas/madvent-santa.htm

THE FOUR SEASONS SONG

Another catchy song by Peter Weatherall, my favourite musician. It´s very useful to learn the four seasons in English :-)

PARABÉNS, COMPAÑEIROS DO CEIP NOSA SEÑORA DOS REMEDIOS!

O C.E.I.P. Nosa Sra. Dos Remedios de Ponteareas quere reunir a tódalas persoas que estean interesadas en pasar unha velada de irmandade e de lembranza dos vellos tempos, para festexar o seu 40º aniversario.

 Por iso, queren facer un chamamento a aqueles exmestre/as e outras persoas que tivesen relación co centro, para que se poñan en contacto co centro, xa que dalgúns deles carecen dos datos actuais para facerlles chegar a invitación.

 Esta velada de irmandade consistiría nun acto de celebración no “Castelo de Sobroso” o vindeiro venres 18 de decembro e unha posterior cea-baile no restaurante “El Otro Mundo del Tea”.

Contarán ademáis coa actuación do “Obradoiro Vocal A Vila” do que algúns compoñentes formaron parte do antigo coro infantil que existía no colexio.

 Eles tamén convocan a todas as persoas que cantaron neste coro durante a súa etapa de escolaridade, xa que queren volver unir as súas voces para este acto.

Por cuestións de organización, preganlle que confirmen a sua asistencia no tlfno: 986 640 740 ou no correo e-:ceip.nosasenora.remedios@edu.xunta.es. O prazo remata o 10 de decembro.

“Vinde celebrar con nós estes 40 anos educando aos nosos nenos, xa que grazas a todos e cada un de vós, o noso colexio é un verdadeiro Nº1!!!”

TEACHERS´ JOB

"SI UN DOCTOR, UN ABOGADO O UN DENTISTA TUVIERA A TREINTA PERSONAS O MÁS EN SU OFICINA A LA VEZ, TODAS CON DIFERENTES NECESIDADES Y ALGUNAS QUE NO QUIEREN ESTAR ALLÍ Y EL DOCTOR, ABOGADO O DENTISTA, SIN AYUDA, TUVIERA QUE TRATARLOS A TODOS CON EXCELENCIA PROFESIONAL DURANTE DIEZ MESES, ENTONCES PODRÍAN TENER UNA IDEA DE LO QUE ES EL TRABAJO DEL DOCENTE EN EL AULA".
(Kathy A. Megyeri. "Chocolate Caliente para el Alma de los Maestros")

FRACASO ESCOLAR

Qué grandes verdades!!!

HALLOWEEN IN LOS REMEDIOS!

THE WASHING LINE

Excellent video to teach items of clothing!

THE BEST ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE EVER!

Peter Weatherfall has got a song for almost everything as you can see on the link below. I love them all! This one reviews some vocabulary about clothes and shows how to keep your stuff nice and clean. What would we do without our washing machines? :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLZJO80F7IA

SCHOOL OBJECTS

This catchy song will help us to teach our students some basic vocabulary related to school objects. It´s written by Peter Weatherall, an independent children´s musician and animator.

GUY FAWKES

I have just made this "Guy Fawkes" using the templates I have mentioned on the activities link below. I hope my students enjoy doing it as much as I did! :-)
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/p.asp?b=m&p=http://www.dltk-holidays.com/guyfawkes/ppaperguyfawkes.asp

REMEMBER REMEMBER POEM

Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...

BONFIRE NIGHT

On 5 November every year, children in Britain get excited because it is Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes' Night). They lit bonfires and enjoy fireworks displays. On top of the fire is a guy (a homemade model of a man, like a scarecrow).
They do these things because they're remembering when the King of England, James l, and the Houses of Parliament were nearly blown up with gunpowder.

USEFUL LINKS:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Guy/history.htm
http://people.pppst.com/guy-fawkes.html

ACTIVITIES:
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/guyfawkes/index.htm