SEPTEMBER "this month we celebrate..."

 WELCOME BACK

A new school year has just begun and we hope this blog will be helpful  for your English classes. You just have to enjoy learning English. English is fun!

THE OLYMPICS

The next Summer Olympic Games will begin on July 27, 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics will be in London, United Kingdom.


The next Winter Olympic Games are going to be on February 7, 2014. The 2014 Winter olympic Games will be in Sochi, Russia.

Do you want to learn more about the Olympics? We have lots of things for you to do! Click on the links: Official website of the Olympic Movement  Olympic Games-Primary games  Olympic Games Activities  BBC The Olympic Games Kids Activities Olympic Games

JUNE "this month we celebrate..."

We are in June again and the summer holidays are coming in a few weeks. This is the last month in this 2011-2012 Academic Year. Now it´s time for revision and study. We all want to get good results and marks, don't we? So, work hard and you'll deserve a very relaxing summer holidays!!! And very good luck to the pupils of sixth year who are leaving school and starting Secondary Education.

And here we have the most relevant June events:
This month we celebrate:
In Great Britain
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee  (5th June)
The Queen's official birthday celebrations  (16th June)
Everywhere
The summer solstice and The longest day of the year  (21st June)
Midsummer Day and Eve  (24th June)

                         

MAY "this month we celebrate..."

May Day

In Great Britain, the first day of May  is known as May Day. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom. It is said to be a time of love and romance. It is when people celebrate the coming of summer with lots of different customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter. Traditional English May Day celebrations include Morris Dancing, crowning a May Queen and Dancing around a Maypole

Mother's Day

In the United States "Mother's Day 2012" is observed on the second Sunday of May (13th) and celebrates the important roles that mothers serve in society. Anna Jarvis of West Virginia started the holiday in 1908 to pay tribute to mothers, but it wasn't until 1914 that President Woodrow Wilson made the holiday official by signing it into law.

England  also has an equivalent holiday to Mother's Day called "Mothering Day" that is celebrated on the fourth Sunday during the month of Lent. this year it took place on the 18th of March.

APRIL "this month we celebrate..."

Every year, the first day of April we celebrate April Fools Day.

'What's that???' you are probably asking yourself. Well, if you don´t know what April Fools Day means, click on these links and you'll find some information about it.

April Fools Day

April Fools day Activities

We also celebrate World Health Day.

 WHO 

Every year, World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO (World Health Organization) in 1948. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of concern for WHO. This year the topic of World Health Day in 2012 is Ageing and health with the theme "Good health adds life to years"

SPRINGTIME

 If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.  ~Anne Bradstreet

No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.  ~Proverb

Spring Games 1
Spring Games 2
Spring Games 3
Bethany Roberts Spring Fun

MARCH "this month we celebrate..."

World Book Day was celebrated for the first time on April 23^rd. The connection between

23^rd April and books was first made in 1923 by booksellers in Spain as a way to honour Miguel de Cervantes who died on that day.

In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on this date because of the Catalonian festival and because the date is also the anniversary of the birth and death of William Shakespeare and the death of Miguel de Cervantes.

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, World Book Day is held annually on the first Thursday in March. It was decided to avoid the established international 23^rd April date due to clashes with Easter school holidays, as well as the fact that it is also the National Saint's Day of England, St George's Day. 

WE LOVE READING

Do you like reading? Do you know anything about Geronimo Stilton? If you enjoy books and their characters try these links. I'm sure you'll have lots of fun!

I love Geronimo Stilton                     

I love Harry Potter  

I love Captain Underpants  
                      

I love "Dear Dumb Diary"                        












  I love Junie B. Jones                                        

                                                                 
And here we have more reading links 

We love to read 
Tar Heel Reader 
Reading Planet  
It's fun to read                                                      Storynory                                                                            

FEBRUARY "this month we celebrate..."

Carnival / Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday

A Christian holiday and popular cultural phenomenon, Mardi Gras dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites. Also known as Carnival, it is celebrated in many countries around the world–mainly those with large Roman Catholic populations–on the day before the religious season of Lent begins. Brazil, Venice and New Orleans play host to some of the holiday's most famous public festivities, drawing thousands of tourists and revelers every year. If you want to know some more about Carnival, click on the following links.

Carnival around the World 1 

Carnival around the World 2 


Valentine's Day 

Every February 14th, in many places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions come from? Find out about the history of this centuries-old holiday.


 

Valentine's Day games 

Valentine's Day crafts 

SCHOOL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE AND PEACE, 30th JANUARY

Next week, we celebrate the School Day of Non-violence and Peace (30th January). We will have different activities (including an outdoor one in which some students will read texts about peace and some pigeons will be released) aimed at developing a peaceful behavior among our students.

The goal of this day is to point out the importance of education in and for tolerance, solidarity, respect for human rights, non violence and peace. And the importance of schools as instruments of peace and understanding between people of different formation, race, culture and religion. Likewise, January 30 is the anniversary of the death of the spiritual and national Indian leader, Mahatma Gandhi, murdered by a Buddhist fanatic.

Click on this link to know some more about Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

JANUARY "this month we celebrate..."

We are back from the Christmas Holidays. A New Year has just began and January is here. There are days in this month to celebrate and here there is a list with some of the most important of these celebrations.







Sunday, 1st - New Year's Day
Wednesday, 4th - World Braille Day
Friday, 6th - Epiphany
Monday, 13th - Martin Luther King Day (USA)
Monday, 23rd - Chinese New Year 4710

Chinese New year

Monday, 23rd, Chinese New Year: This is the first day in the Year of the dragon. Kung Hei Fat Choy means Happy New Year in Chinese language. Chinese New Year is popularly called the Spring Festival, and the festivities last for 15 days. It is also referred to as the lunar new year because it starts with the new moon on the first day of the new year and ends with the full moon 15 days later. The festival is colourfully celebrated with fireworks, dances (such as the famous Lion dance) and the giving of gifts, flowers and sweets. Gold is a dominant colour to symbolise the wish for prosperity, and red is also much used as a lucky colour.  

If you want to learn some more about this celebration try these links:

Chinese New Year Primary Games 
Chinese New Year Kaboose 

DECEMBER "this month we celebrate..."

CHRISTMAS TIME!!!

 "One of the nice things about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with a present." 










Christmas links

Discover lots of interesting things about Christmas: activities, games, traditions around the world, songs, poems... and have a superb Christmas Time!

British Christmas

The Nativity Story

The Nativity Kit

Christmas Vocabulary

NOVEMBER "this month we celebrate..."

BONFIRE NIGHT

Every year on the 5th of November England celebrates 'Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night' which is celebrated in local communities with bonfires and fireworks.
Here you can learn more about this celebration. Just click on the links!

Remember, remember... 
Gunpowder plot game 
Bonfire Nigth 

Bonfire Nigth in England              
Bonfire Night activities 

OCTOBER "this month we celebrate..."

On October 31st, we celebrate Halloween, thought to be the one night of the year when ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active. 

                                                                
No one really knows the origins of Halloween. What we do know for sure is that Halloween is on the eve of a major Catholic festival, All Saints (1st November) and the eve of the pagan Celtic festival known as Samhain.

If you want to know more about this celebration, and find games and funny Halloween activities too, click on these links. Have fun and play 'trick or treat'!!!

Happy Halloween!
Spooky Halloween
Happy Halloween pages
Halloween games
Pumpinks Corner

WORLD FOOD DAY

World Food Day is annually held on October 16th to commemorate the founding of the United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Each year has a different theme

 

Try these links to discover more facts about food in the world

World Food Day 

The Right to Food 

Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger 

Fisheries and Aquaculture 

Cool Food Planet

WELCOME BACK

Hello again. We are back from our summer holidays. I hope you've had a good time. And I really hope you are ready to start a new school year. See you next Monday.

PENPALS

Keep in touch with your penpals. Summer time is a good time to do it. This is the link to find your friends around the world.


Our penpals

                                                          
                                

MUSIC IN ENGLISH???

Yes, you can also study music in English. This way you can learn the name of the instruments, the scales, and all the music terms. So, play and play with this link



Music English teacher

WELCOME TO OUR ENGLISH CORNER

Hello everyone. And welcome to our blog. Here you will find help for your classes. Grammar, vocabulary, games and lots of activities to practise your English skills. Enjoy it!

GÁLVEZ, OUR VILLAGE

And here you can find information about your village, about Gálvez.


 Gálvez 

                                       

ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

Do you want to know everything about the countries where people speak English? Click on the links and find information about The United Kingdom, The United States of America, Australia and South Africa. 


United Kingdom 
United States of America 
Australia 
South Africa 
Countries and cities 

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LINKS

Adventures
Serie Happy (American)
Incredible English
I spy
Let's go
Proyect
Proyect (3rd edition)
Solutions
New Hotline Plus
Stardust
Trig´s Grammar
American Adventures
Oxford Bookworms
Natural English

MATHS IN ENGLISH???

Yes, it is not a joke! You can study Maths and English at the same time. Try this link. Choose your level and do lots and lots of Maths activities, count, use numbers and solve problems. It can be fun!

Math for the left and right brain
Me and my Math
Mathematics dictionary

SCIENCE IN ENGLISH???

Learn about the magic word of Science and Technology, by enjoying fun Science experiments, cool facts, games, activities, ideas...






Science for kids
Kids Science Link
Animal facts
Animal corner