Christmas activities

ESMA'S ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

Like last year, we had so much fun decorating our classroom doors! 

We thank the Spanish department for their iniciative. What a great idea!

Too bad the student's parents/guardians were not able to come to the school to see them!:-(

Oh, the school also challenged each department to make an original Christmas Tree and this was ours! What do you think? Does it remind you of "An English Christmas"?

                                                          HALLOWEEN!!! 

REMEMBER  OUR  SOCIAL MASK CONTEST?!

WE CHALLENGED ENGLISH STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE.

DIDN'T GET MANY, BUT GOT SOME GOOD ONES!

WE HAVE PRESENTED THIS YEAR'S CONTESTANTS ON THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION BELOW.

TAKE A LOOK!

GUESS WHO?!

I know, I couldn't help myself!

And the winners are....

1st place...

2nd place...

3rd place...

 

And another Halloween has gone by! 

We want to thank our contestants for making it a special day!😍😍😍😍😍

https://view.genial.ly/616b0041d642f90ddf2b5e48 

Yes guys, we've been busy! Getting ready for those spooky costumes?

Here are some scary poems for you! Have fun, get lots of treats and try not to play any tricks! 😉

We need your comments!  👇

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Again, in colaboration with ESMA Library, your FunReadingSpot presents Classic Fairy Tales, including Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant. 

Just click on the link, you won't be sorry! 

Write a comment below. We'd like to know what you think! 😉

 

Sorry, beginning of school year 2021/2022 has been busy, but we're back and ready to post new and interesting things! Stay tuned!

English Language Day

SONNET  18

Please check your ESMA Library for more!

Video Contest 'Tolerance Through My Eyes'.

More details: http://biblioteca.esmarriaga.org/erasmus-concurso/

Valentine's Day

 

As you all know, February 14th is a special day, a day when we celebrate love, all kinds of love, for young and for old! 

It can come in many forms and be expressed in  various ways.

For example, love songs, poems, valentine´s day cards, chocolates, hearts, stuffed animals, flowers...!

Here's a cute video about some of the Valentine's day traditions.

(I remember receiving and giving Valentine's day cards with messages to my friends)

 T'Was the Night Before Christmas

Audio Book Presentation

As you can see we've been busy! Keep posted, there's more to come!

FunReadingSpot

Story Board - A Christmas Carol

 A Christmas Carol

Story Board Presentation

Check out the link below!

https://view.genial.ly/5fd895b63c971e0d6598a575

We had lots of fun creating a story board to present, in a different and more interesting way, A Christmas Carol. If you didn't get a chance to view it first hand in our ESMA Library, here's your chance. Have fun reading!

     FunReadingSpot 

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

BOOK   PRESENTATION

   Click on the link below to view / read our presentation of Charles Dickens' 

A Christmas Carol

FunReadingSpot

https://view.genial.ly/5fd71e4037663f0d6c04829d 

 Oscar Wilde

Biography Presentation

 

 The Canterville Ghost

Audio Book Presentation

(Scroll down and check out our Halloween Social Mask contest winners!)

HALLOWEEN IS ALMOST HERE AND SO IS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT'S FUNREADINGSPOT!!! 

LOOK AT THE POSTER BELOW! 

JOIN US WITH A BOOK!

HALLOWEEN!!! 

LET'S BE CREATIVE AND USE OUR IMAGINATION TO CREATE THE MOST HALLOWEENISH SOCIAL MASKS!!!

(Scroll down and check out our winners!)

My Halloween Social Mask - First draft!!! 

What do you think?

Nope, I didn't win, but I had a lot of fun!!!

PEEK A BOO!!

Here is a video of all the contestants. Check it out!

The winners of the Halloween Social Mask Selfie Contest: 

1st Prize Winner

2nd Prize Winner

3rd Prize Winner

MY DAILY DIARY - 7TH GRADE STUDENTS DURING SOCIAL ISOLATION

Students of 7B and 7C were asked to write their daily routine diaries using the past simple tense. 

"WHAT I DID TODAY (END OF THE DAY)" / "WHAT I DID YESTERDAY"

Daniel Duarte - 7B

The Holidays are almost here!!!

Here are some ideas for you!

Got any old CDs at home?

 Take a look at these ideas.

https://happyhooligans.ca/cd-christmas-ornaments-paint-glitter/ ;


https://www.upcycled-wonders.com/crafts/cd-crafts-ideas-home-decoration ;

What does Thanksgiving Day celebrate?

Thanksgiving was originally a holiday to give thanks to God for the harvest. Today it is an opportunity to give thanks for all the good things God has given us. It is also a day to celebrate family.

When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

In the United States Thanksgiving is observed on the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada it occurs on the second Monday of October.

Who celebrates this day?

The day is widely celebrated throughout the United States and Canada.

What do people do to celebrate?

The day is a national federal holiday in the United States. Most people have the day off as well as the Friday following, making a long weekend for travel and holiday.

The way most people celebrate this day is by getting together with family and having a large meal. Many people travel all over the country for large family gatherings on this day.

Many cities have large parades on Thanksgiving Day. Perhaps the largest and most famous parade is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. It is widely televised and has been running since 1924. Other cities with big parades on this day include Detroit, Philadelphia, and Chicago.

Another popular way to spend the day is watching NFL football. There are generally a number of football games on even though it is Thursday. The Detroit Lions are a traditional team that plays a game nearly every Thanksgiving.

Traditional Food

The traditional food for the Thanksgiving meal includes a turkey, cranberry sauce, potatoes, sweet potato casserole, stuffing, vegetables, and pumpkin pie.

History of Thanksgiving

The tradition of Thanksgiving started with the Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts. They first held a celebration of their harvest in 1621. The feast was organized by Governor William Bradford who also invited the local Wampanoag Indians to join in the meal. The first time they called the feast "Thanksgiving" was in 1623, after rain had ended a long drought.

The first national Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed by President George Washington in 1789. However, it did not become a regular holiday in the United States until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln declared that the last Thursday in November should be celebrated as Thanksgiving. Since then it has been celebrated every year in the United States. The day was made an official federal holiday and moved to the fourth Thursday of November in 1941 by President Franklin Roosevelt.

Fun Facts About Thanksgiving

• Each year a live turkey is presented to the President of the United States who then "pardons" the turkey and it gets to live out its life on a farm.
• Around 46 million turkeys were eaten in the US on Thanksgiving in 2010. That's around one fifth of all the turkeys eaten for the entire year.
• Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird instead of the bald eagle.
• Around 88 percent of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
• The Pilgrims sailed to America from Great Britain on a ship called the Mayflower.
• The day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. It is the biggest shopping day of the year.

WE'RE BACK IN ACTION!

Hey everyone! 

The English Department is back in action! We've been away but we haven't been gone! There are a lot of things that we have done that we want to put up for you to see and we have a few new ideas / events for this school year!

So, come by our blog and check us out! Remember, your work is on here too! 😀

HOPING THIS 1ST TERM WAS A GOOD ONE AND FOR THOSE OF YOU FOR WHOM IT DIDN'T GO SO WELL, HOPING THAT THE NEW YEAR WILL BRING YOU BETTER RESULTS!!!

http://youtu.be/DHhhcxNzJ3U

HALLOWE'EN

SPOOKY, CREEPY SONGS!!!

1. Halloween or Hallowe'en, also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
2. Trick-or-treating is a customary practice for children on Halloween in many countries. Children in costumes travel from house to house in order to ask for treats such as candy with the phrase "Trick or treat!".
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