30th January - School Day of Non-violence and Peace

The "School Day of Non-violence and Peace", founded in 1964 and also known as World or International Day of Non-violence and Peace, is a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free and voluntary initiative of Non-violent and Pacifying Education,

which is now practised in schools all over the world and in which centres of education, teachers and students of all levels and from all countries are invited to take part.

It advocates a permanent education in and for harmony, tolerance, solidarity, respect for human rights, non-violence and peace. It is observed on January 30 or thereabouts every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi.

Its basic message is: "Universal Love, Non-violence and Peace. Universal Love is better than egoism, Non-violence is better than violence, and Peace is better than war".

COMENIUS 2011-2013

As you know, our school has started an international project together with other schools in different European countries. English will be the language of communication among participating schools and all activities in the project will be developed in English, so this is a great opportunity for you to improve your oral and written skills! You will also have the chance of getting to know different cultures and countries and making new friends…I hope you make the most of it and enjoy the experience!

Here is a brief description of the project:

COMIC (Creativity Oriented Motivating International Communication) is a multilateral Comenius project developed by six partner schools from different European countries: Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Denmark, Poland and Spain. Our main aim is to raise awareness among students and teachers of European cultural and linguistic diversity in a creative and dynamic manner.

Our project has been organized according to three main topics: Arts, Sciences and Sports. The project activities will focus on these educational fields. Practical and manual work will be enhanced in all activities and they will be oriented towards the professional world. The outcomes of the students' work will be posted on different blogs, which will have free access from the websites of each partner school. ICT will be used in all activities.

Click here to access the Comenius blog at our school, where you can find all the information and news about the project in Spanish. You can also find links to our partner schools.

These are the Readers for the first term and the dates for the Reading Tests:

• 1st ESO: Robin Hood. Burlington - 30/11/2011.
• 2nd ESO: The Canterville Ghost (Oscar Wilde). Burlington - 29/11/2011.
• 3rd ESO: Hamlet (William Shakespeare). Vicens Vives- 1/12/2011.
• 4th ESO: Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë). Vicens Vives - 2/12/2011.

The deadline for handing in the activities about the Readers will be the same date as the Reading test.

HAPPY SUMMER HOLIDAYS!!!!!

I hope you all enjoy your holidays and have a great time this summer... but don't forget to study and practise your English!

See you in September!

SEPTEMBER 2011:

Los exámenes de septiembre tendrán lugar el jueves 1 de Septiembre a las 09.00 h.

Los alumnos que no hayan superado la asignatura, realizarán las actividades del libro de refuerzo gramatical, centrándose en aquellas correspondientes a los contenidos vistos durante el curso y lo entregarán a la profesora el día del examen de septiembre.

Asimismo, a los alumnos que hayan superado la asignatura se les recomienda también que aprovechen las vacaciones para afianzar y ampliar sus conocimientos de gramática y vocabulario y empezar el curso que viene con buen pie. Para esto pueden utilizar el libro de gramática recomendado o bien el cuaderno de vacaciones.

• NOTA: Los alumnos de 3ºC (Desdoblamiento) repasarán los contenidos vistos durante el curso.

LIBRO DE GRAMÁTICA:

English Grammar for ESO 1st cycle (1º - 2º ESO). Burlington.

English Grammar for ESO 2nd cycle (3º - 4º ESO). Burlington.

CUADERNO DE VACACIONES: Summer Fun 1, 2, 3 o 4. Burlington.

Los contenidos correspondientes a cada curso son los siguientes:

CONTENIDOS 1º ESO

• To be.
• Interrogative pronouns.
• Have got.
• Possessives.
• A/an/some/any/the.
• There is/there are.
• How much/How many.
• Present Simple.
• Modal Verbs: Can/Must.
• Adverbs of manner and degree.
• Present Continuous.
• Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative.
• Past: To be.
• There was/There were.
• Past Simple.
• Be going to.
• Object Pronouns.

CONTENIDOS 2º ESO

• To be.
• Have got.
• Possessives
• Present Simple/Present Continuous.
• Past Simple/Past Continuous.
• There was/There were.
• The future: Be going to/Will/Present Continuous
• First Conditional.
• Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative.
• Too and Enough.
• Pronouns.
• Present Perfect.
• Determiners and Quantifiers.
• Modals.

CONTENIDOS 3º ESO

• Relative Pronouns.
• Present Continuous.
• Past Simple/Past Continuous.
• Quantity: some, any, much, many, a lot of, too, enough.
• Comparatives and Superlatives.
• Present Perfect/Past Simple.
• for/since.
• will/might.
• 1^st and 2^nd Conditional.
• Can/Could/Will be able to.
• Will/Be going to.
• Should, must, have to.
• Present and Past Passive.

CONTENIDOS 4º ESO

• Past Simple/Past Continuous.
• Present Perfect.
• Yet/already/just/for/since/ago.
• Ability and Obligation: can/could/have to/must.
• Possibility: could/might, must, can´t.
• Future: Will/Be going to/Present Simple/Present Continuous
• Present, Past and Future Passive.
• Used to.
• Relative pronouns.
• Gerunds and Infinitives.
• First, Second and Third Conditional.
• Past Perfect/Past Simple.
• Reported Speech.

HAPPY SPRINGTIME TO EVERYONE!!!

Spring is seen as a time of growth, renewal, of new life being born and of the cycle of life starting once again. In all cultural traditions, it symbolises re-birth and new beginnings...

Find out more about Spring and its symbolism