Along with the information about Mardi Gras in the U.S. several classes made masks in celebration. I went to Venice for Carnival so you can see me in my Venetian Mask with the class.
Saturday, 13 February 2016
Carnival in the U.S.
We have just entered into the season of Lent, or forty days before Holy Week, but not doing so without a big party first. Carnival (which is still going on in Cadiz), lasted from February 5th to the 9th ending on "Fat Tuesday" or Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Landforms in the United States
During my social science classes with 3A and 3B they just finished a unit on landforms, the different continents and different oceans in the world and now have started learning about world and city maps. Vocabulary included sea, bay, headland or cape, hills, rivers, oceans, lighthouse, plateau, mountain or mountain range and island. Below is the presentation I shared with them including the Hollywood Hills, San Diego Bay, Santa Monica Beach, Grand Canyon, and Cabo da Roca in Lisbon, Portugal. Enjoy!
Happy Peace Day
While the International day of peace is celebrated in September, Peace Day for schools is celebrated on January 30th in Spain and in schools around the world in remembrance of the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandi. January also happens to be the month with Martin Luther King Day so both icons for peace were discussed in class.
In preparation the entire school learned the song "Blowin' in the Wind" by Bob Dylan.
Younger courses also learned the "famous song" What a wonderful world by Louis Armstrong.
In addition to learning songs several works of art were completed during the month of January to decorate the school for Friday's peace day celebrations.
This craft done with 4B and 4C included a pair of hands for a different flag of each country. With over fifty countries represented can you find Spain? The U.S.? England? What others can you see? Want to complete the craft for next year or at home?
You can find the project here: Peace around the World
In preparation the entire school learned the song "Blowin' in the Wind" by Bob Dylan.
You can listen to the lyrics with some powerful images about a vision for world peace and social justice here:
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man ?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand ?
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned ?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea ?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free ?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see ?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Yes, how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky ?
Yes, how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry ?
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died ?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Younger courses also learned the "famous song" What a wonderful world by Louis Armstrong.
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
But they're really saying I love you.
I hear baby's cry, and I watched them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
Yes, I think to myself what a wonderful world.
In addition to learning songs several works of art were completed during the month of January to decorate the school for Friday's peace day celebrations.
This craft done with 4B and 4C included a pair of hands for a different flag of each country. With over fifty countries represented can you find Spain? The U.S.? England? What others can you see? Want to complete the craft for next year or at home?
You can find the project here: Peace around the World
A trip to the garden with 5B
On Wednesday, January 27th after finishing up a unit in natural science about parts of the plant, photosynthesis, angiosperms and gymnosperms the class got to visit the school garden that has been growing over the past three years thanks to José Antonio, who has been in charge of the vision the school has for a community garden from the beginning.
Crops that are currently in the garden for the winter season include:
- brussel sprouts
- onion
- lettuce
- cauliflower
- beans
- artichokes
- lima beans
- carrots
- basil
- mint and much more. YUM!!
Sunday, 24 January 2016
Climate in North Carolina
Currently most of the east coast has been snowed in for the past few days because of a blizzard called Jonas. 85 million people were told to stay inside throughout Washington D.C., Boston and New York and at least 10 people have already died because of the storm. My university, Elon University is located in a small town in North Carolina and class has been canceled for the past couple of days due to the snow. In the south, when it snows the city usually shuts down.
Click to see Photos of Snow Storm Jonas
Click to see Photos of Snow Storm Jonas
This past week we talked about climate with 5B and 6A. North Carolina is categorized as a humid subtropical climate. This means it has hot, humid summer and mild to cool winters, so it is a big deal when it snows. San Diego, CA where my father lives has a mediterranean climate much like Southern Spain.
Wildlife in North Carolina includes deer, squirrels, alligators, bears, foxes and snakes. There are a variety of trees including red maple, red spruce, sugar spruce, cherry tree and oak.
Climate Change has caused problems with air pollution, floods, droughts, tornados, cyclones, and extreme heat. Here are two videos we showed in class to discuss what we can do about it.
For the full presentation you can see pictures of my university here:
Monday, 18 January 2016
The Empire State Building
Today with 5C we talked about a famous building located in New York City. Last week they learned about the Taj Mahal in India.
Click on the link to see the presentation:
The Empire State Building Presentation
The Empire State Building has 102 stories or floors.
It is located in Manhattan, New York City on 5th avenue.
It is 381 m tall, 443 m tall to the last tip.
™Construction started March 17, 1930 and I opened May 1, 1931.
Click on the link to see the presentation:
The Empire State Building Presentation
The Empire State Building has 102 stories or floors.
It is located in Manhattan, New York City on 5th avenue.
It is 381 m tall, 443 m tall to the last tip.
™Construction started March 17, 1930 and I opened May 1, 1931.
™It was the tallest building until the One World Trade Center which recently opened
in 2014.
™It was built by the architect William F. Lamb.
Here are some links to where it is located on google maps and the website where you can explore the amazing views from the top floor, take a virtual tour, view the films that the Empire State Building has appeared in and see what celebrities have visited there. In the presentation you can also see a clip from the famous film in King Kong where he climbs the building.
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