Mujer gigante y Parque Europa

Next Wednesday we are going on a school trip to Torrejón de Ardoz, where we will visit a giant woman and many of the main European monuments.

Would you like to take a look?

La Mujer Gigante

Parque Europa

Learn more about European monuments here!
You can download many activities about the European Union here or play these interactive games.

Get ready for Wednesday!

Happy summer holidays!

We have worked a lot this school year... It is time to rest! Enjoy your 

summer break and have a fantastic time with your familly and 

friends!

What do you prefer, the swimming pool or the sea side? The city or

the village? Leave your comments below and keep in touch. I will

miss you! 

Feel free to e-mail me and let me know what you are doing during 

your summer holidays, I will write back!  

                      martasantodomingo@gmail.com

I love you all! You are great! =D

IMPORTANTE: GESE TRINITY COLLEGE

Fuente: http://www.trinitycollege.com/

Estimadas familias con alumnos en Segundo de Primaria:

La próxima semana tendrá lugar la prueba para la que nos hemos estado preparando a lo largo de este curso, como está previsto en el programa bilingüe de la Comunidad de Madrid. Por favor, tened en cuenta la siguiente información:

– Representante del Trinity College London: Mrs Heather Young

– Fecha: jueves 18 de junio.

– Horario: de 9:00 a 15:30*

– Es obligatoria la presentación a la prueba, si algún niño no pudiera asistir, es requisito indispensable presentar justificante oficial para que se le realice en otra fecha.
* Debido al horario estipulado, algunos alumnos deberán permanecer en el Centro después de la hora de salida habitual. En los próximos días nos pondremos en contacto con esas familias personalmente.

Es importante que trabajéis con las hojas de preguntas y respuestas entregadas antes de las vacaciones de Semana Santa los temas del Grado 2 o Grado 3, respectivamente, simulando una conversación natural y respondiendo con oraciones completas. 

En el apartado del blog llamado "Trinity questions" (podéis acceder pinchando en "Labels"> "Trinity questions") encontraréis las entradas que hemos trabajado a lo largo del año dedicadas exclusivamente al Trinity. En los enlaces ("Links") que aparecen en la barra lateral derecha, también podéis ver vídeos y encontrar enlaces útiles con más recursos e información sobre esta prueba.

Os agradecemos vuestra colaboración e implicación.

Un cordial saludo,

El equipo de bilingüismo

Art attack!

Next Friday we will visit a very special place in Madrid: El Museo del Prado.

It is the main Spanish national art museum, located in the city centre. It contains one of the world's finest collections of Eurpean art, dating from the 12th to the 19th century. El Prado is one of the most visited sites in the world and it is considered on of the greatest museums of art in the world.                                                          Source: Wikipedia

Take a look by clicking on this link: Audioguías Infantiles Museo del Prado

We will find lots of surprises in the Museum! Don't miss it!

In the meanwhile, why don't you create some masterpieces yourself? They may end up in a Museum!
Make a Dragon puppet!
Design a Pirate Map!
Look for much more creative ideas on the Art attack website! *Thanks Unai for the suggestion!

See you at the movies!

Today was a very special day at school for 1st and 2nd grade. In the morning, we turned our classrooms into a cinema. Everything was there: the film posters, the seat numbers, the screen, the projector, the loudspeakers, the tickets, the trailers... even the popcorn cones! We worked a lot to earn some play money so we could pay the ticket price at the box-office: 1,45€.

After lunch, when everybody had bought a ticket, we got some popcorn and enjoyed the movies!

I can't wait to have more fun tomorrow! Who is your favourite movie character?

Source: Disney Pixar

Enjoy these games:
101 Dalmatians: Match and dash
Dory's memory game
Iridessa's Firefly Fun
Cars 2 - Mater's Memory Game
Toy Story of TERROR! - Creepy Crawl Space

Much more games with your favourite Disney characters here: Disney online games or Disney games by character

Have your parents ever booked your tickets online? Read about this film and imagine you are going to watch it... what day and time would you prefer?

Source: UGC Cinema Glasgow

Solar Eclipse!

Tomorrow is the first day of spring, and it will be very special.

Sky Live TV

2015's Solar Eclipse

Watch this week's total solar eclipse live

Remember not to look directly to the Sun, it can damage your eyes!

Saint Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick's Day or the feast of Saint Patrick is celebrated on March 17th every year in honor of the anniversary of his death in 460 AD. St. Patrick was a patron of Ireland and devoted his himself to the christian religion. 

There are many symbols that represent this festive holiday and one is the Shamrock, the official flower of Ireland. St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity to the Irish and legend says that if you fund a four leaf clover on Saint Patrick's Day it will bring you luck. Each of the four leaves of the lucky clover represent hope, faith, love and luck! 

There are other popular symbols too: Leprechaun, Pot of Gold, rainbows, the harp and the color green. There are many countries in the world that celebrate St. Patrick's Day with parades, parties, dancing, drinking green colored beverages, eating corn beef and cabbage and many people wear green clothing, hats and shammrock pins to avoid being pinched. Don't forget to wear green on this Irish holiday!

Source: http://www.hellokids.com/t_7437/st-patrick-s-day

Do you want to know Saint Patrick's story? Watch the next video:

Learn more with this Irish song!

Would you like to make a shamrock?

You can have fun playing these games: Find the pairs and Saint Patrick's sliding puzzles
Tomorrow is Saint Patrick's Day, remember to wear something green, or you will be pinched!

Merry Christmas!

It is Christmas! A great holiday time to enjoy with your family and friends. Here you can find lots of ideas to have fun and practice your English!

You can  WATCH this FILM!

You can LISTEN to these SHORT STORIES:
My favourite day

Santa's little helper

Last year we had lots of fun dancing this Christmas carol. You can DANCE it too!

LISTEN TO and SING these Christmas songs!

Santa, Santa high in the sky

The busy elf

You can also PLAY these amazing GAMES!

Santa snowball shoot

 Whose present

Find the pairs

A letter to Santa

And READ these E-BOOKS on Oxford Owl:

Remember you have PLENTY of books available in http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

1) Click on "My class login"

2) Write our username and password:

Username: gummy bears

Password: santodomingo

3) Choose your book and enjoy!

Christmas dance!

It is almost December and it is time to start thinking of our Christmas festival...

Here are some songs we could dance. Please vote for your favourite!

1960s - 1970s songs:

2B class selection:

Some more ideas:

Learn about Luke!

Three weeks ago we met our new language assistant, Luke, who has come all the way from South Africa!

Here is a message for you:

"Hey class,
It was really great meeting you all the other day and I look forward to working with you for the rest of the school year.
I'm Luke as I'm sure you all know by now and I'm from Durban, South Africa where I live with my family. We have a big garden, two cats and lots of wildlife. For me there is no place on Earth that compares to my home in South Africa. Hope you all enjoy the pictures I've shared. Luke"

Welcome, Luke, we are very happy to have you in our class!

More about Michael!

Hello Gummy Bears!

Here are some pictures and videos to get to know me and my homeland a little better.

This is a picture of me at the Grand Canyon. It is the largest canyon in the world. In some places it is nearly 2000m deep! Wow! For more information on the Grand Canyon, click here.

New Mexico has a very large Native American population. They have a really interesting culture. Some of the oldest cities in the United States are in New Mexico. The picture is of Taos Pueblo where Native Americans still live! The video is some of their traditional dances.

This is  the New Mexico state flag. Notice how it has the same colors as Spain's flag. It was actually part of Spain many many years ago. The sun in the middle is a Native American symbol called the Zia Symbol. It contains a lot of information for one tiny symbol.

I am from Albuquerque and it has the biggest hot air balloon festival in the world. It is called The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Watch the video to see how awesome it is!

If you have any questions or want to know more, ask me in class!!

Michael

P.S. Here you can see Albuquerque on a world map. It is very far from Madrid!

News from Ellie!

Ellie is back to England and she is missing you a lot! Here is a message and some pictures just for you!

"Hello Santo Domingo English students,

I hope you are all enjoying English this year :) 

Here is a picture of where I live: London, the capital of England. In this picture it is very sunny, just like Madrid! 

 This is a picture of my dog Teddy when she was a puppy- she was so small! 

This is a picture of an elephant and I from when I visited Thailand in the Summer. Elephants are my favourite animal, what is your favourite animal?

 Here I am with two monkeys on a beach in Thailand. They were very cheeky and stole my lunch!" 

P.S. Here you can see London on a world map. It is not so far away! Have you ever been to London?

Our Halloween party

Last Thursday, 1st and 2nd grade celebrated a great Halloween party at school.

Everything was decorated with bats, spiders, skeletons, black cats, pumkins and other spooky creatures, ready for the little monsters.

First, everybody put on their scary costumes. Suddenly, the children transformed into witches, ghosts, devils, cats, zombies, werewolves and skeletons, some spiders and even a giant cockroach!

 Then, for more than an hour we lived different Halloween experiences: funny games, spooky stories, terrific dances and interesting crafts. We learned how to make origami bats and everyone took one home!

At the end, all the monsters got a treat. It was a sweet surprise!

We had lots of fun!!

Itzíar brought these cute bats to decorate the class. Thank you, Itzíar, they are fantastic!

At the zoo!

Last Friday was an especial day... we went to the zoo!

We saw huge birds...

Some very old reptiles...

Lots of different mammals...

  

We saw very big babies...

And some dangerous fish!

We had lots of fun!