CHRISTMAS IS COMING......

On 24th December, we celebrated Christmas Eve. We have a special Dinner with our family. This family reunion is very important and happy.

All the family sing Carols.  After Dinner we go to the church and we participate in the Midnight Mass .

Finally, we kiss The little Baby Jesus that is a figure.

Some villages or town have Living Native Scene.

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

Let's sing Christmas Carols

Let's give nice presents to our friends and family

Let's send lots of  christmas cards

Let's do lots of other fun things.

Let's decorate the Christmas Tree 

Do you like this magical Christmas story ?----   H&M -Tv spot

WHAT IS THE SPANISH CONSTITUTION?

It was approved on 6th December, 1978.
The rights and freedoms of citizens and equality before the law are guaranteed.




Institutions of the Spanish State:
 ------------The King is the head of state.
-------------The Cortes Generales exert legislative power.
-------------The government  exerts executive power.
-------------The judges and the courts of law exert judicial power.

Autonomous Regions
------------------------What is the right to autonomy ? It  is the power to make certain governmental decisions at regional level.
Spain has got seventeen autonomous  regions an two autonomous cities. These cities are  Ceuta and Melilla.
Each region has got its Statute of Autonomy.

MATERIALS

The materials are all around us.
Some material such us rocks in the Earth are natural.
Some materials are light and other materials are heavy.
For example.... Helium is a gas. It is lighter than air. Balloons fill with helium. They can float in the air.
Paper is a thin material. We can bend it and fold it easily. There are a lot of different uses for paper.
CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS

The scarf isn´t waterproof but it´s bendy.
The biscuit isn´t waterproof and bendy.

ROCKS AND SOILS

Let's go to the theatre 2

This year we will return to the theatre.

Let's have fun and learn...

First , second and third level will see the play ---- DINOS.

Fourth, fifth and sixth level will see the play ------- THE TIME MACHINE

Hallowe'en Festival

Let's go to play:                  

Hallowe'en is a big party for a lot of people. Nowadays  it's celebrated  with costumes, decorations, and parties.

The children say:   TRICK or TREAT

It begins the night before on October 31st.

Autumn Festival

Autumn is here again, but it's very good weather.
Autumn has got different colours: green, orange, brown, red, yellow...
It's one of the four       seasons
In Autumn , the days are shorter and the leaves are falling to the ground.
There are some animals that store food for the winter.
Preschoolers have met a little worm that eats every day of the week

During the autumn it's traditional the celebration of the MAGOSTO in the Bierzo.
We eat roasted chestnuts and they are delicious. They are roasted over open fires or  inside a drum in constant movement so that the chestnuts  do not burn.
We take a little ash and we paint our faces. It's very funny.
We also celebrate  Hallowe'en.

MIDDLE AGES

Let´s learn about castles:
                        WEOLEY CASTLE
                       ASTON HALL
                       BLAKESLEY HALL

MAYPOLE

People celebrate Labor Day all over the world.
This is first may.
In some towns or villages in England, children dance round maypoles.
This maypole is made of wood. It's a folk festival

People celebrate Spring. Children are dancing around the Maypole. It's fun.

In the woods there grew a tree

A fine, fine tree was he

On that tree there was a limb
And on that limb there was a branch
On that branch there was a nest
And in that nest there was an egg
In that egg there was a bird
And from that bird a feather came
Of that feather was a bed

On that bed there was a girl
And on that girl there was a man
From that man there was a seed
And from that seed there was a boy
From that boy there was a man
And for that man there was a grave
From that grave there grew a tree

Happy Mother´s Day

When is it celebrated in different countries?

In Ireland is celebrated on the fourth sunday of May.

In United Kingdom , this date changes every year. It's celebrated on the fourth sunday after Lent.

In Wales is celebrated on March 26 this year. This day is three weeks before Easter Sunday , so the day changes every year. The children carry small flowers for their mums from the fields.

In USA is very important day. The children have vacations. It's  celebrated  on the second sunday of May.

In Spain is celebrated on the first sunday of May

ANIMAL KINGDOM

People , animals and plants are living things.

Animals can be wild or domestic.

Animals walk, climb, jump, swim or slither.

Animals adapt to their environment.

Fish have got fins Polar Bears have got  white fur Camels have got a hump Monkeys have got a long tail.

Herbivores eat plants and fruit

Carnivores eat meat                                 Nutrition

Omnivores eat meat and plants

Viviparous animals are born from their mother’s body.                    Reproduction

Oviparous animals are born from eggs

VERTEBRATES

Vertebrate animals share these characteristics:

They have got an internal skeleton made up of bones.

They are viviparous.

They have got bodies formed by a head, a trunk and limbs.

They can breathe using lungs or gills.

Their body temperatures are constant

There are five groups :

Mammals

Reptiles

Birds

Fish

Amphibians

MAMMALS
They live on land.
Some mammals live in water like whales and dolphins.
Mammals' body is covered in fur.
They breathe through their lungs.
Mammals are viviparous.
Mammals drink their mother's milk.

BIRDS
They are oviparous. They lay eggs.
They can be carnivores, herbivores, omnivores.
Adult birds find food for their babies.
Birds breathe by using their lungs.
Birds have got beaks.
Most birds live in the air.
Hens can't fly
Birds' bodies are covered in feathers.

REPTILES
They live in many habitats.
Some live on land and others in water.
Its body is covered in scales.

 

 AMPHIBIANS

INVERTEBRATES

They are animals that have got no bones or backbone.

They are the most numerous group of all the animals 

Some live on land.

Some live in water . They are aquatic .

Some live in the air.

They are born from eggs.

Some have got six legs.

Some have got eight legs like spiders.

Others have got ten legs like crabs.

INSECTS

Their body is divided into three parts:  Head        Thorax              Abdomen.

There are eyes, mouth and two antennaes  in the head.

It has three pairs of legs and two pairs of wings. 

HAPPY FOREST DAY

PEACE FOR SYRIA

Syria doesn't have peace , we have to find it.
Letter: Inés García del Barrio.
Music: Morat

AROUND THE WORLD

This term our students are doing a project about trips around the world.
We are going to follow the route of Phileas Fogg in AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS .
This book was written by Julio Verne.
We need a passport.
Our plans are to travel to.... Egypt, India, China, Japan, United States of America....

COUNTRIES and NATIONALITIES

La mayoría de los adjetivos de nacionalidad tienen una de estas terminaciones: -ish, -ian,-an, -ese

COUNTRY -----------------NATIONALITY (-ish)
England – Inglaterra                                     English - inglés
Ireland – Irlanda                                            Irish - irlandés
Spain – España                                               Spanish – español
The UK – Reino Unido                                 British – británico
Denmark – Dinamarca                                 Danish – danés
Finland – Finlandia                                       Finnish – finlandés
Poland – Polonia                                            Polish – polaco
Scotland – Escocia                                         Scottish – escocés
Sweden – Suecia                                             Swedish – sueco
Turkey – Turquía                                           Turkish – turco
COUNTRY -----------------NATIONALITY (-ian)
Argentina                                                             Argentinian – argentino
Brazil – Brasil                                                      Brazilian – brasileño
Canada                                                               Canadian – canadiense
Ecuador                                                              Ecuadorian – ecuatoriano
Italy – Italia                                                         Italian – italiano
Belgium -Bélgica                                                Belgian – belga
Bolivia                                                                Bolivian – boliviano
Colombia                                                            Colombian – colombiano
Norway – Noruega                                             Norwegian – noruego
Russia – Rusia                                                   Russian - ruso
COUNTRY -----------------NATIONALITY (--an)
Australia                                                     Australian – australiano
Austria                                                       Austrian – austríaco
Bulgaria                                                     Bulgarian - búlgaro
Dominican Republic                                     Dominican - dominicano
Germany – Alemania                                   German - Alemán
Mexico                                                       Mexican - mexicano
Morocco – Marruecos                                  Moroccan – marroquí
The USA – Estados Unidos                           American – estadounidense
Venezuela                                                  Venezuelan - venezolano
COUNTRY -----------------NATIONALITY (-ese)
China                                                                   Chinese – chino
Portugal                                                               Portuguese – portugués
Japan – Japón                                                     Japanese – japonés
COUNTRY                       NATIONALITY (Irregular)
France – Francia                                           French - francés
Greece – Grecia                                            Greek – griego
Holland – Holanda                                        Dutch - holandés

WHICH COUNTRIES DOES PHILEAS FOGG VISIT DURING HIS TRIP ?

EGYPT

The Great Pyramid at Giza.

It is built with huge blocks of limestone. The pyramid had only one true entrance. They made other entrances with false doors. These doors are made of granite.

Some main Pyramids had a lot of treasures.

It was the tallest building in the world for more than 4,000 years.

     

VOCABULARY

Papyrus-----------------papel

Furnace------------------horno

Glass-Blowing---------vidrio soplado

Mould-------------------molde. Moldear

Swamp-------------------pantáno

Limestone---------------piedras de cal (calízas)

Gods-----------------------dioses

Goddess------------------Diosas

Symbols------------------simbolos

Linen--------------------------lino

Flax plant----------------------planta de lino

Glass beads----------------abalorios de cristal

Hieroglyphs------------------jeroglífico

Plumb  line--------------------plomada

Tombs---------------------------tumbas

Temples-----------------------templos

Pyramids----------------------piramides

Sarcophagus-----------------sarcófago

Mummy------------------------momia

Slate----------------------------loza, teja, tiza

Shaduf------------------------- utensilio creado para elevar el agua

Mask------------------------------mascara

Plow-------------------------- arado, arar

Minaret-------------------------minarete

Lebanon-----------------------Libano

GOD AND GODDESS

HORUS     ISIS        KHUNUM         AMUN      ANUBIS    BASTET

NUT          OSIRIS     RA            SET         THOTH   

Amazing Egyptians,

Exciting Egyptians,

Amazing Egyptians,

Exciting Egyptians.

Ancient inscriptions,

Dramatic depictions,

From ages before us,

Now here comes the chorus

To be amid the pyramids,

To ride in style down the Nile,

Having a rare old time with a

Pharaoh,

Worshipping cats, cows, jackals

and crocodiles.

Here’s looking at ya, Cleopatra,

Tutankhamen, come and take me

back in time.

Known as a nation

For mummification.

They wrote on papyrus

And how they inspire us!

To be amid the pyramids…

Who was the nicest,

Osiris or Isis?

Anubis or Horus?

Now back to the chorus.

To be amid the pyramids…

Here’s looking at ya, Cleopatra,

Tutankhamen, come and take me

back in time

Here’s looking at ya, Cleopatra,

Tutankhamen, come and take me

back in time

INDIA

This flag has got three colors: Orange, white and green. In the center there is a blue wheel.

The National Animal of India is the Tiger . The National Bird of India is the Peacock . The National Flower of India is the Lotus . The National Tree of India is the Banyan Tree . This tree has got figs.The National Fruit of India is the Mango .The National Sport of India is the Hockey .

Rice and wheat are popular food.

WHERE IS CHINA?

China is in the Eastern side of Asia. The Asian Continent is the largest and most populous of all continents. China is the fourth largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada and the United States.

The capital of China is Beijing.

Its landscape are extremely varied. This country has got great variety of environments, peoples, flora and fauna, and traditions.  

 This flag has got five yellow stars on a red background.

The giant Panda is quite lovely but this animal can roar, growl.... It lives in the forest. It can eat bamboo, grasses, bulbs, insects and fruit. Its babies are born with their eyes closed.

Let's go to Japan

Japan is in Asian country. The capital of Japan is Tokyo.

There are a lot of moutains. There are many volcanoes.

They speak japanese.

They eat rice, fresh fruit and fresh vegetables.

National Flag    

• Vocabulary

Tectonic plates: placas tectonicas

Bustling:  bullicioso

Earthquake: terremoto

Earth's crust: corteza terrestre

Pagoda: pagoda

Sushi and sashimi: raw fish- pescado crudo

Sudoku: juego sudoku

Japanese origami models: modelos de origami japonés.

Samurai: guerrero

Koinobori Kites: Cometas.

Typhoons: tifones

• What is the highest mountain in Japan? --It's Fuji
• What are the typical plants in Japan? They are Cherry  and Plum Blossoms in Spring

This is ASIMO Robot.

     

IT'S GREAT! WE VISIT AMERICA

UNITED KINGDOM
London  is very old city.
The Romans built the first city and called it Londinium.
They built this city and a bridge across the river Thames.
London was the capital of England in 1666. It was big and important. Many houses were made of Wood. There were streets very narrow. There were butchers , bakers, carpenters, brewers, blacksmiths...
One night, the wind blew and blew and there was a small fire in oven. This oven was the baker's. The fire was getting bigger . The houses made of wood began to burn the families living in these houses ran out. 
The GREAT FIRE OF LODON was a terrible tragedy, but the new London was a cleaner city.

England Flag

These are the most important buildings:
-------------------------------The Tower of London
-------------------------------The Buckinham Palace
-------------------------------Saint Paul's Cathedral
--------------------------------The Houses of Parliament
-------------------------------Tower Bridge
--------------------------------The Gherkin
--------------------------------St James's Palace
--------------------------------Westminster Abbey
---------------------------------Big Ben

      Ireland is called Éire in Irish and is also known as the Republic of Ireland.

Dublin is the capital of Ireland.

Shamrock is the national symbol of Ireland.

Saint Patrick's Day is the national holiday of Irland.

PHILEAS FOGG TRIP'S

Second October: He and his servant are going on a trip around the world.

Twenty Third October: We are going to travel from Bombay to Calcuta by Elephant.
First November: We are going to cross The South China Sea by steamer.
Fourteenth November: We are going to cross the Pacific Ocean to America by steamer.
And we are going from San Francisco to New York by train.
Twenty third November: We are going from New York to London by steamer.
Finally our journey will be over and we are going to win our bet.

Phileas fogg's schedule

LOCATIONS	TIME
London to Bombay	20 days
Bombay to Calcuta	3 days
Calcuta to Hong Kong	13 days
Hong Kong to Yokohama	6 days
Yokohama to  San Francisco	22 days
San Francisco to New York City	7 days
New York City to London	9 days

OUR WORLD
We live on planet Earth.
The earth is round.
There are five continents and five oceans on Earth.
The cardinal points are north, south, east and west.