YEAR 4: HOW WE BREATHE

Hello bloggers,

Have you ever wondered how we breathe?
The diaphragm changes the amount of space inside our chest when we breathe in and out.

Year 4 students made a project using reclycled materials such as plastic bottles and straws. They had to simulate how our lungs work.

Here you have some pictures showing the final result:

Now I want you to think:

- What do the straws, the balloons and the plastic bags represent?

See you later bloggers!

YEAR 4: BODY SYSTEMS

Hi students!

In year 4 we are learning about body systems.

Here you can find:

- A presentation we used to study the circulatory system.
- A game we played in the classroom: jeopardylabs.com/play/unit-1-body-systems3

Use these resources to pass your exam.



We hope you find it useful!

See you soon!

Year 4: Useful presentation to help you study

Hi everybody!!

In year 4 we are studying the universe. It is a complicated topic so teachers have prepared a presentation to help you study.  Have a look at it!

See you soon!

Year 3: the 3Rs Song and Change of State

The 3Rs

Jack Johnson is a famous artists who writes songs to teach kids how to protect our planet. Check out the 3Rs song to learn more about Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Change of State

Here you have an educational website to learn more about Change of States

Year 3: The Past Tense

Year 3: The Past Tense

In third grade we have been learning about the past tense!

Practice at home with these fun activities:

Year 2: About the Town!

Year 2: About the Town!

In Year 2 we have been learning about the people and the places in the town. Here is a video and a fun worksheet with some helpful vocabulary to review at home!

TIME AND HISTORY IN YEAR 3

Time and History is the name of the new unit we are about to start in year 3.

It is the first time we learn about history at school so it might be a little more complicated for some students. That is why daily reviewing is essential if you wish to have a good mark.

Teachers in 3rd Grade have also prepared a Prezi to present the information and make the study easier. You can use the blog to review the presentation at home.




GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER: THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PAST, THE BETTER PREPARED YOU ARE FOR THE FUTURE (ROOSEVELT)

Year One and Infantil: Chocolate Fruit and Books!

Chocolate Fruit and Books!

This week in Infantil we have been decorating fruit with chocolate.

In Year One we have been learning about parts of the town. They have also been learning about living and non-living things. For Grandparents Day they have made beautiful books about plants to gift their beloved Grandparents.

Year 6: Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde

Year 6: Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde

This month the students in Year 6 have read the story of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. They were each given a chapter to condense down and re-write in groups, and then memorise in order to perform with the rest of their class at the end of the month. 

The childrens peformances were lovely, everyone worked very hard to make sure that they knew their lines, and some children even made props and costumes. The performances from all the classes in the year were recorded on a video camara, and the footage will hopefully be available soon.

Endangered Animals with Year Four

Endangered Animals

This month Year Four have been learning about endangered animals. They have been working together in groups to create beautiful presentations in English on coloured card. Each of them has printed out a picture of their groups chosen animal, and learned the information by heart. 

On Wednesday the children went down to Early Years to present tgheir group projects in English to the children in 5 Years.

Here is an informative, interesting and fun website for you to visit is you would like to know more about endangered animals:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/animals/endangered_animals_world/newsid_1614000/1614414.stm

Third Grade

In English, the students are learning about the equipment used for various water sports.  

In Social Science, they are studying the geography of Spain.  To help them learn the names of the autonomous communities and their capital cities, each class cut out and glued together a color-coded map.  Here are some photos:

 3A

 3B

In Natural Science, the children have been learning about plants.  They also grew their own plants in the classroom.  Here are some pictures:

3C

USEFUL VIDEOS TO STUDY PLANTS IN 3RD GRADE

Hi everybody!!

Did you know that we cannot live without plants? Plants are crucial for humans. Thanks to them we can breath and live on this beautiful planet because they produce oxygen and help forming the ozone layer that protects us from dangerous sunrays.  These are some of the reasons why we study plants in third grade.

However, this unit is complicated due to the range of new and diverse vocabulary and concepts we should embrace. In order to make the learning easier, teachers invite you to watch the following videos:

PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Do you know how plants and trees make food for themselves? Have you ever heard the word ``photosynthesis´´? Join Dr. Binocs and Mr. Tree as they tell you more about photosynthesis.

POLLINATION

Do you wonder how reproduction occurs in plants? Join Dr. Binocs to learn different parts of a flower and the process of pollination while he explains the structre of flower and function of each part in detail with the process of pollination. 

We hope you like it! ;)

This week in Second Grade

In English, the student have just begun a unit on the four seasons and different activities they can do during them.  Here´s a link to understand what happens during each season:
http://www.theschoolrun.com/what-are-seasons

In Natural Science, they have been learning about the human skeleton.

And here are some pictures from 2C

HOW TO FACE UNIT 4 IN 3RD GRADE

Hi everybody!

After studying our beautiful and diverse continent Europe, we are starting up a new unit in third grade called Spain. It is a difficult unit because theare are many geographical concepts and names we must learn. However, try not to stress out because we are going to give you the necessary tips you need to face unit 4 in the following lines.

1. REVIEW THE PRESENTATIONS.

2. DOWNLOAD SETERRA AND PRACTICE AT HOME

Seterra is a challenging educational geography game with more than 100 different exercises. We need to learn Comunidades Autónomas and its Capitales  Remember: you need to learn them in Spanish!! 

However, we cannot use this program to learn the physical map of Spain. But you can use it to review countries in Europe and continents. 

3. USEFUL WEB RESOURCES

In order to learn the physical maps of Spain, you can click on the following websites.

• RELIEVE DE ESPAÑA
• RELIEVE DE ESPAÑA II
• RIOS DE ESPAÑA (FÁCIL)
• RIOS DE ESPAÑA (DIFÍCIL) 

First Grade, Second Grade and Third Grade in February

In English class the children have been learning about farm animals and actions that they can do.  Here´s a photo of the students playing animal charades:

1B

In Natural Science they are learning about healthy food and healthy habits.  Last week they made posters about healthy and unhealthy foods.  Here are some pictures:

1A 

1C

In Social Science, they are learning about where they live and different parts of the city.  This week they are doing presentations about Madrid and what they see on their way to school.

And here are some photos from other classes that we hope you enjoy:

2A making origami birds

3B learning about Chinese New Year

3C dancing to a song about animals

ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE (3RD GRADE)

Hi everybody!

This week we will have the exam about the animal kingdom,

We know unit 3 is quite difficult because it has lots of new concepts and names we barely remember from last years.

That's why teachers have prepared a very useful outline in order to help you studying.

I hope this might be helpful for you!

This week in 6th grade....

In 6th grade English, we have been learning about reported speech.  We have also been doing presentations on our dreams jobs and working on scripts for Jekyll and Hyde.

Here is a useful resource about reported speech:

http://www.edu.xunta.gal/centros/iesallariz/system/files/REPORTED_SPEECH%20(3)_0.pdf

Here´s a fun quiz to see what your job should be:

http://www.allthetests.com/quiz29/quiz/1309980961/Kids-Career-Test

We´ve also been busy preparing for the KET/PET exams...we are so proud of our hardworking students!

ANIMAL CLASSIFICATIONS IN 5TH GRADE AND USEFUL WEB RESOURCES

Here´s a photo from our last unit in Natural Science.  The students conducted an experiment on soil erosion.

In English class, the students are developing their skills by comparing different types of literature and media articles.  Here´s a online student run newspaper:  TIME FOR KIDS

In Natural Science, they´re learning about the animal kingdom.  Here´s a short video to help them study:

HOW DO WE STUDY ``UNIT 3:EUROPE´´ IN THIRD GRADE?

Hello bloggers!

When I first opened the social science book the other day, I realized it might be difficult for 8 year old children to study the topic about Europe. 

Unit 3 is very important but also very extensive. That is because we have to study some of the most relevant countries and capital cities in Europe as well as mountains and rivers. So, the question I should try to answer is: how do we study unit 3: Europe?

1. USE AN ATLAS

An Altas book is a very useful tool when studying geography. There you can find physical and political maps, information about all countries in the world and their corresponding flags.

If you are planning to buy an atlas, remember that it should be adapted to your children's age. Those from SM are always a good choice. 

2. SETERRA

If you are not in the mood of spending money on books, there is an alternative and it is called SETERRA. Seterra is a free and educative software full of games and maps.

All games consists of clicking the correct answer on a map while the time is running so you should be as fast as possible. This is a good way of learning by playing and you do not have to play alone. You can play with a family member like your brother and sister. You can spend a few minutes on studying the maps and then start playing. The one who gets all the answers correct by using less amount of time should win.   

There is also a website: http://online.seterra.com/es

3. WEB RESOURCES

Internet is a great place to find thousands of web resoruces related to education. And there are thousand of websites to study about geography that are very useful. Here I would recommend you some of them that I like the most:

- JUEGOS GEOGRÁFICOS is great when you want to study in different languages (English, Spanish and French available)

- TOPOROPA is my favourite website. It is all related to EUROPE!

- KIDS CORNER EUROPE is kind of a board game but online. You have to roll a dice and answer several questions about Europe. If you get them all right then you should win. 

These are some web resources but there are many more. Just write ``europe interactive games´´ or ``countries in europe interactive´´ on google and you shall find what you are looking for.

4. USE THE PUPILS BOOK AND ACTIVITY BOOK

My final and last advice is: do your homework, review the unit daily and study through the social science book. 

Why? Because you can use thousand of web resources but, in the end, the exam is all about what we have been studying in the book.

I hope you can find this entry useful. Now it is your turn to make an effort and start studying our great continent Europe!

Best regards!

ANIMALS CLASSIFICATION (3RD GRADE)

Hello everybody!

We are studying a difficult topic in 3rd grade: animals classification. There are so many ways to classify animals (reproduction, respiration, nutrition...) that sometimes we can go crazy with words, names or expressions.

Here it is a prezi that teachers have prepared to make the study easier.  I hope you can also find it useful!