Yay! Exams are over! :D

Dear all,
I know it was a tough week, but it's coming to an end! I'm sooo happy to see how much you leart this term. Way to go! Time to rest now! See you on Monday!
Best wishes,
Mr James
:)

Some pics of our class

Last Tuesday we had a visitor in our classroom: Miss Adriana! She came and took some pictures of the "water" project closure. See how we work in class, share our views and contribute to revise what we learnt during these two months! Great experience!

SS: Culture (Revision)

These are two videos we saw in class last month when we covered the unit on "culture". Revise the most relevant elements of culture menioned in the first video and try to describe what our culture is like (Argentinian, Porteña).
Focus on:

1. MUSIC: What are the typical music genres of our country? What kind of music do we/you listen to?
2. SPORTS: Which are the most popular sports in Argentina?
3. ENTERTAINMENT: What do people do to have fun? Where do they go? What do they do?
4. FOOD: Which are our typical dishes/foods?
5. LANGUAGE: Is our language exactly the same as the ones in Spain or in Mexico? What are the differences? Why do we speak Spanish?
6. RELIGION: What is the official religion of our country, according to our constitution? Are there other religions in our country?
7. TRADITIONS: What makes Argentines/Porteños different? What do we celebrate? What are our national celebrations like?


Video #1


Video #2

LIT: Shape poems

These are the two shape poems we read in class. But what is a shape poem? It is a poem (poetry) with a particular form. The form of the poem gives us information about its topic (theme, content).

In the case of "Rain" by Claudia Golden, we can see that the poem makes the shape of a tap (or faucet) and a drop of water coming out of it. This way we know the poem is connected with water.

Similarly, we can understand what the poem is about just by looking at the form in "Raindrop" (Anonymous = we don't know who the author of this text is).

Have a look at the texts and see it by yourself!
Leave us a comment! Which one did you like better? Why?

Rain

by Claudia Golden

                                       Rain

                               Like a faucet the water fell. When will it stop?

                               I cannot tell. Maybe God should turn

                               the spigot, all

                               the way to off.

                                         I

                                       am

                                     not a

                                   fish, so

                              what I really

                         really wish, is once

                       this water goes away

                     I can go outside to play

                      but if this water hangs

                         about, I am afraid

                            I won't get out

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Raindrop

Anonymous

                                          A

                                       drop

                                    of rain is

                                 like a sudden

                             knock at the door.

                        Unexpectedly, yet often

                      welcomed with a smile. It

                   can brighten your day or ruin

                your plans. It can make you laugh

            or make you sad. Whether the raindrop

           is moving fast or slow, or is big or small,

          it always gets everyone’s attention. A rain-

        drop contains many secrets. It is a bubble of

      anticipation and surprise. It cleanses the earth,

         it feeds the flowers, and fills the holes. The

            raindrop is never silent. It bangs on the

                 roof, spatters on the window, or

                         splashes into a puddle.

                                  A raindrop. 

NS: Water cycle (Revision)

Enter this site if you want to revise the basic ideas of the water cycle in nature. It is a simple game to recreate the sequence of events which take place in the process. Hope you find it interesting!

>>>http://apps.southeastwater.com.au/games/se-water-cycle.swf<<<

April 23rd: One day, three celebrations!

Today is a very special day. We have three celebrations ahead! Find out what these three celebrations are and write them in a comment here with your name.

Here go some clues about the three events:

Event #1: it's connected with libraries... 
(W_ _ _ _   B _ _ _   Day)

Event #2: it's related to what we learn together, and the greatest English writer ever... 
(E _ _ _ _ _ _   L _ _ _ _ _ _ _   Day)

Event #3: it's a religious festivity, related to England as well... 
(S _.   G _ _ _ _ _ 's   Day)

First three to write the right answers will be awarded on Monday 27th April! Ready, set, go!

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Saturday, April 25

Here is the list of winners!
1. Santiago
2. Santino
3. Alelí
4. Luca (special merit for extra effort)
Well done!

WORLD BOOK DAY
In Paris in 1995, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) chose April 23rd to commemorate the deaths of William Shakespeare (English), Miguel de Cervantes (Spanish) and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (Peruvian, Viceroyalty of Peru). They all died on the very same day, in 1616.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY
Again, we commemorate England's greatest playwright and poet: William Shakespeare (1564-1616). People think his birthday was also on April 23rd. He created around 1500 words for the English language in his works. He is celebrated for his tragedies, comedies, historical plays and sonnets. His most famous line is from a tragedy called Hamlet: "To be, or not to be: that is the question".

ST. GEORGE'S DAY
St. George is the patron saint of England. He was a Roman soldier said to slay a dragon. His red cross on white back forms the national flag of England.

Daily Journal: What is it!?

The daily journal is a short report of the activities we do in class. 
Every day, we will choose two secretaries who will be in charge of keeping a record of what we do during the afternoon. On that same day, both of them must send me an email to mrjames4grade@gmail.com with the report of the day. Later in the evening, I will upload the daily report to our blog. 
It's a good way to sum up (to summarise, to repeat) the day's work if you want to remember what we did or if you were absent.
It's another tool to keep us in touch. Isn't it cool?
See you tomorrow,
Mr James

Daily Journal - Wednesday 22nd April

Today we did activities in the workbook (pages 29 and 32) and behaved so-so.
After that, we made an oral revision for the exam and they sent many tasks.

AYLÉN ALELI

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WHAT WE DID TODAY

Today we had a revision for the test. Then we worked in the workbook (page 29). Then we went to the break. When we came back, we worked in the workbook again (page 32)

JULIA CORREA

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Thanks for your contributions, girls! Excellent work! :D

NS: Water (Vocabulary)

This is a another video we watched in class. We focused on vocabulary. Rewatch it and copy the activity below in your Natural Science section.

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NATURAL SCIENCE

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Thursday 23th April

Problems with water

•What's the meaning of...? Watch the video and look up the definitions for the words below in your dictionary. Copy the definitions next to each word. Draw/Stick pictures to illustrate (nouns only).

1. illness (n.): 
2. death (n.):
3. disease (n.):
4. drill (v.):
5. well (n.):
6. safe (adj.):
7. healthy (adj.):

NS: Water cycle (Change of matter)

This is a video we watched in class. We focused from 1:11 to the end.

NS: Water (Summary)

Here is a mindmap to organise the ideas about water we worked this term. Hope you like it!

Composition #2: Water

Follow this Planning to write Composition #2:

1st PARAGRAPH: What is water?
Define "water" and explain which the three states the water are.

2nd PARAGRAPH: What do we use it for?
Choose three uses of water and explain why they are important in everyday life.

3rd PARAGRAPH: What can we do to save it?
Give some ideas (two at least) on how to save water.

The Draft for this composition must be done in class.

Welcome!

Dear students and parents,

Welcome to our blog! This is our online classroom where we will post some works we do in class and at home, pictures, videos, photos and more! You can get your material published by sending an email to mrjames4grade@gmail.com.
I hope we have a wonderful year and we learn a lot together and from each other. Let's get started!
Warmest greetings to all,
Mr James