Thursday  28th November 2024

Word of the day: Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in the United States.

On Thanksgiving people gather with their families and celebrate what they are thankful for.

 

sailed => to sail 

landed=> to land

were(past and plural)=> to be

living=> to live

had=> to have

celebrate(regular)

think(irregular)

are(plural present)=> to be

HOMEWORK

English worksheet

    Circle in red all verbs that you find in "The story of Thanksgiving Day" text.

English activity book: 

    Page 116 read out loud and do the activities.

 

Wednesday 27th November 2024

Word of the day: A sofa

A sofa is a long comfortable seat. Two or more people can sit on a sofa.

HOMEWORK:

·Thanksgiving worksheet: read out loud and do the activities

·Study for your exam tomorrow!! 😇😎💗

Monday 25th November 2024

What did you do over the weekend? 

On Saturday Vera went to the circus with her mom, dad and brother.

She liked everything.

On Saturday Carla went to see Wicked. 

 

ENGLISH

 Letter

54 Alcalde Sainz de Baranda

Madrid 009

Spain

                                                                         23rd November 2024

Dear Valentina

I´m doing my homework now. But at the weekend I usally go for a walk with my family.

We often talk about many different things and we have a lot of fun.

After school I ususally do my homework. What about you?What do you normally do after school?

Yesterday I stayed in my house but I played with my mom. Last Saturday I watched "Bewitched".

What did you do over the weekend, Valentina?

Love,

From Vera.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE  

Unit 2. The Universe

 HOMEWORK

"Writing reinforcement" worksheet.

 

 

 

Friday 22nd November 2024

What are you going to do over the weekend?

 

ENGLISH

Classbook page 24.

4. Origami / hobbies in Japan. Notes taking.

In Japan people like to do origami and they can do animals , flowers and toys.

People have fun making origami cranes. The crane is a special bird in Japan because it means success  and luck.

Origami started one hundred years ago in Japan. 

Parents teach their children how to make origami when they are very young.

You can make a jumping origami frog, it´s fun!!

You don´t need any glue or scissors. You only need a piece of paper!!

 

HOMEWORK

·English activity book pages 22 and 23.

-"Words and grammar extension" worksheet .

EXAM on THURSDAY!

pinwheel 

 

 

 

 

 

 HOMEWORK

English activity book:

•     Pages 22 and 23.
•     Page 134: Unit 2 (look-read-cover-write-check  x 3 ) 
• EXAM ON TUESDAY 26TH !!
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Thursday 21st November 2024, It is colder than yesterday.

Word of the day:  An alarm clock

An alarm clock is a clock with a loud bell.

In the morning, the alarm clock rings to wake you up for school.

 

An elephant is the biggest land animal.

A monkey is the funniest.   (y ➡ i) SUPERLATIVE

A sloth is slower than a mouse.      COMPARATIVE

 

Present simple versus Present continuous.

Always, often, usually, sometimes, never , are adverbs of frequency and we use them in the Present simple tense.

Today, tonight, now, at the moment, are used in the Present continuous tense.

I always go home by bus but today I am walking home with my friend.

 

HOMEWORK

·English activity book:

·pages 20 and 21

·page 134 unit 2 (look, read, cover, write, check X3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 11th November 2024

Word of the day: A giraffe

Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. They can grow up to six metres tall.

HOMEWORK

·English activity book pages 24 and 25

ENGLISH

Classbook page 24.

4. Origami in Japan. Notes taking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tuesday 19th November 2024

Word of the day: A virus

A virus is a type of protist.

A virus can make you very sick.

A protist is a very small living thing made of only one cell.

to make => make(infinitive) - made (past simple) - make (past participle) 

ENGLISH

1. Title or Heading (Visit a Whale`s World)
   
2. Introduction
3. Subtitle 1(Whales Eat)
   
4. Subtitle 2 (Whales Breathe)
   
5. Subtitle 3 (Whales Breach)
   
6. Conclusion 

Verbs are action words! 

HOMEWORK

English 

    Activity book :

•         Page 18
•         Page 125
  

 

 Monday 18th November 2024

What did you do over the weekend?

On Saturday Miray went to her friend`s birthday party.

1. went => to go - went - gone

Homework Corrections.

"It's a Pumpkin Season" worksheet

    planted => to plant (regular)

    pops => to pop (regular)

    grow => to grow - grew - grown

    becomes => to become - became - become

    forms =>  to form (regular)

    appears => to appear (regular)

    is => to be 

    picked => to pick (regular)

    did => do - did - done

    know => to know (irregular) - knew - known

    come  => to come - came - come

    might => can

    see => to see - saw - seen

Adjective - is a word that describes a noun! 

(little, flat, and green are examples) 

ENGLISH

Classbook page 20

3. Activities we do at home.

1. Go for a walk.✔
   
2. Have a party.✔
   
3. Make a lemonade.✔
   
4. Send messages.✔
5. Do a puzzle.✔
6. Make a card.✔
7. Make a model. ✔
8. Make a bracelet.✔ 

Would rather

What would you rather do, go for a walk or make a lemonade? = What would you prefer to do... ?

I would rather = I´d rather ...

Classbook page 21: Grammar. Present simple with Present continuous. 

He usually watches TV, but he´s making a model car now.           ↓                              ↓

                Present simple                   Present continuous

I often study after dinner, but I´m going for a 

              ↓                                         ↓

     Present simple                                 Present continuous

walk now .

• We use the Present simple to talk about things we normally do.
• We use the Present continuous to talk about things we are doing now.

HOMEWORK 

English:

• Classbook page 21: Activities 6 and 7 (in notebook)
• Activity book page 19.
  

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 15th November 2024

Friday´s question: What are you going to do over the weekend?

Today Ainoha is going to go to Domino´s Pizza for dinner with her mother and her father. Her favorite pizza is ham with cheese.

HOMEWORK

Three worksheets:

•      Read out loud.
•      Do the activities. 
•      Investigate about Thanksgiving Day in the USA.
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday 14th November 2024

Word of the day:  A t-shirt

T-shirts are simple cotton shirts.

They have short sleeves and no collar.

Children often wear t-shirts with blue jeans and sneakers.  

ENGLISH

NATURAL SCIENCE

HOMEWORK

·"Reach Higher" worksheet

·Prepare for tomorrow´s Natural Science EXAM!!😀😁😚

 

Wednesday 13th November 2024

Word of the day: Sneakers

Sneakers are*1 sports shoes for running*2, jumping*3, and playing*4 sports.

Many people wear sports shoes all the time because they are comfortable.

*1 Are comes from the verb "to be"

    - I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, you are, they are

*We always add -ing to the verb when it comes after the preposition "for"*

*2 Running comes from the verb "to run"

*3 Jumping comes from the verb "to jump"

*4 Playing comes from the verb "to play"

HOMEWORK

·Natural Science Activity Book 

    -page 4, activities 7 and 9

    -page 5, activity 10

·"The human body" worksheet

·Prepare for Friday´s Natural Science EXAM!

 

Tuesday 12th November 2024

Word of the day: A swing

Children like to play on the swing.

It swings backwards and forwards, higher and higher.

It´s fun!

Careful not to fall off!

ENGLISH  

person = who

place = where 

thing = which

Classbook page 18: Relative pronouns statements.

Relative pronouns tell us more about a person (who) , thing (which) or place (where).

•     This the woman who is helping the chef .
•     These are the vegetables which came from the farm.
•     This is the kitchen where the chef cooks.
  

Classbook page 19: Relative pronouns questions.

Is it the baby duck which turns into a beautiful bird?

Do you like the little girl who tries to sell things?

What is the city where Hans Christian Andersen lived?

HOMEWORK

English activity book 

    Pages 16 and 17.

 

 Monday 11th November 2024

What did Ada do over the weekend ?

On Saturday afternoon she went to Retiro park with her family. On Sunday Ada said goodbye to her dad before he flew to Budapest. (Hungary)

Verbs

• went => to go - went - gone
• said => to say - said - said
• flew => to fly - flew - flown

NATURAL SCIENCE 

Classbook page 21. Activities 5, 6 and 7.

5. Give each word a definition.

Cerebellum:

Brain stem:

Cerebrum: 

6. Match and make sentences:

1. Your skeleton´s bones join together .....
2. Ligaments connect...
3. Your skeleton protects your...
4. Your muscles contract and relax when ...
5. Tendons connect...
6. Your muscles give your body ...

7. Decide if these sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones.

a.

b.

c.

d.

HOMEWORK

English activity book:

•     Pages 14 and 15
  

 

Friday 8th November 2024     It´s overcast today.

Weekend question: What are you going to do over the weekend? What is she going to do over the weekend?

She is going to go to a restaurant called "El Horno de Juan."

Valentina does´t know, but she would like to go to a restaurant too.

 

HOMEWORK

Natural science activity book

•     Page 4, activity 8.
•     Page 5, activity 11.

    Study bones and muscles in both English and Spanish.

 Thursday 7th November 2024

Word of the day: A mushroom

A mushroom is a type of fungus. (hongo)

A mushroom is not a plant because it doesn´t have chlorophyll.

Singular: fungus

Plural: fungi

NATURAL SCIENCE

HOMEWORK

Classbook: Drawing of the two reproductive systems

Activity Book: Page 3, activity 6

Wednesday 6th November 2024

Word of the day: Living things

Living things are born, grow, reproduce, and die.

HWCOR Natural Science CB systems and drawings

Activity Book pages 2 and 3

HOMEWORK

Natural Science Activity book: page 3, activity 4

Classbook: Draw the excretory system and label it. Do page 20, activity 1.

 Tuesday 5th November 2024

Word of the day: A cell

A cell is the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal.

cells > tissue > organs > systems > living organism

Unicellular organsims only have one cell.

A bacteria and algae are examples of unicellular organsims.

Multicellular organsims have many cells.

Plants, animals and people are multicellular organisms.

HOMEWORK

Natural science:

    Activity book page 2, activities 2 and 3.

    In the notebook or in a blank sheet , draw the digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems Label the parts.

Thursday 31st October 2024

Word of the day: Halloween costumes

Halloween costumes are designed to imitate scary creatures for example monsters, vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, skeletons, witches, trolls, devils, etc.

Some people prefer to wear science fiction inspired charcters like aliens and superheros.

 Monday 04th November 2024

What did Sara do over the weekend?

On Saturday Sara went to a dinosaur exhibition with her parents. What she liked the most was to see the biggest dinosaur, called the "The giant dinosaur."

ENGLISH

Snack time reading.

winged = has got wings

rap = reputation

crops = when plants give us their fruit (apples, wheat, corn, pumpkins, cotton)

barn = a place in a farm where farmers keep animals and hay. 

To tuck = to keep away or hide 

NATURAL SCIENCE

Natural science classbook pages 8 and 9.

Life function 1: Nutrition

1.     Respiratory  system
   
2.     Circulatory system
3.     Digestive system
4.     Excretory  system

HOMEWORK

Natural science:

-Activity book 

    Page 2, activity 1.

- Classbook:

    Page 18: Time to write (In the notebook)