Christmas at School

A Christmas Poem

A Christmas Alphabet Poem

A is for …	Angels
B is for …	Bell
C is for …	Candies
D is for …	Donkey
E is for …	Elf
F is for …	Funny
G is for …	Gifts
H is for …	Happy
I is for …	Imagination
J is for …	Jesus
K is for …	Kings
L is for …	Love
M is for …	Merry
N is for …	New
O is for …	Ornaments
P is for …	Peace
Q is for …	Quiet
R is for …	Rudolph
S is for …	Santa
T is for …	Twenty-fifth
U is for …	Union
V is for …	Visit
W is for …	Winter
X is for …	Xmas
Y is for …	Year
Z is for …	Zeal

Turma do 9ºA

Halloween 2013

On the thirty-first of October, Halloween is celebrated. 

Kids and adults dress up as monsters, celebrities, characters from books  or even objects and trees. From 10 0’clock to midnight, the streets are filled with people trick or treating.

Trick or treating  is  when you ring on somebody’s doorbell and shout “Trick or Treat”  and, sometimes,  they trick you and throw water or toilet paper with glue at you or they treat you and they give you some money or sweets or sometimes both. People usually put pumpkins that have been carved into scary faces outside their houses and put a candle inside the pumpkin to show that they are giving tricks or treats. 

Happy Halloween!

Rodrigo Correia,  8º A

Spelling - Final Round

Last Wednesday, there was the Final round of the Spelling Contest. We congratulate all the participants!
This school year, the winners were:

Level 1

- Bárbara Vasconcelos, 8ºB

Level 2

- Márcia Nogueira, 10ºA

Happy Easter

 

A happy and sweet Easter to all of you!

Slam Reading/ Roleplay - Some photos

Slam Reading/ Roleplay

The Slam Reading/ Roleplay was on the 13th March. All the participants had an excellent performance and we congratulate them. But, unfortunately, the jury had to choose the winners.

The winners were:

                      - Level 1:
                                   Slam Reading: Daniela Silveira (8ºB)
                                   Roleplay: Mª João, Margarida and Nuno (7ºA)
                       - Level 2:
                                   Slam Reading: Ângela Nogueira (10ºB) and Marisa Francisco (10ºB)
                                   Roleplay: Inês Valente and Liliana Cardoso (11ºB)

Congratulations to all of you!

Spelling Contest - The Finalists

Congratulations to all the finalists. Check the list.

 

Spelling Contest - First Round

Thank you to all the students that participated on the Spelling Contest. Here are some photos.

Spelling Contest - 27th February

A spelling bee is a competition where contestants are asked to spell words. This contest is already a tratition in our school. We have the first round on the 27th February.



Skyfall

Adele wins best song Oscar for the Skyfall theme.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nhRjze_DJk

Saint Andrew's Day at our school

Saint Andrew's Day or Scotland's Day was celebrated at our school on the 28th November 2012. The English teachers with their students' help organized different activities: some exhibitions, a peddy paper, a Scottish lunch, videos' presentations and a cinema session with the film Brave. Here are some moments to recall that day.

 

 

 

Saint Andrew's Day

St. Andrew's Day is the feast day of Saint Andrew. It is celebrated on the 30th of November.

Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, and St. Andrew's Day (Scots: Saunt Andra's Day, Scottish Gaelic: Latha Naomh Anndra) is Scotland's official national day. In 2006, the Scottish Parliament designated St Andrew's Day as an official bank holiday. It is also a national holiday in Romania.

Although most commonly associated with Scotland, at least in the English-speaking world, Saint Andrew is also the patron saint of Greece, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and Saint Andrew, Barbados.

In Germany, the feast day is celebrated as Andreasnacht ("St Andrew's Night"), in Austria with the custom of Andreasgebet ("St Andrew's Prayer"), and in Poland as Andrzejki ("Little Andrews",  diminutive), in Russia as Андреева ночь ("Night Andrew").

In Scotland, and many countries with Scottish connections, St Andrew's Day is marked with a celebration of Scottish culture with traditional Scottish food, music and dance. Schools across Scotland hold special St Andrew's Day events and activities including art shows, Scottish country dancing, lunchtime ceilidhs, dance festivals, storytelling, reciting and writing poems, writing tall tales, cooking traditional Scottish meals, and bagpipe-playing. In Scotland the day is also seen as the start of a season of Scottish winter festivals encompassing St Andrew's Day, Hogmanay and Burns Night. In Edinburgh, there is a week of celebrations, concentrating on musical entertainment and traditional ceilidh dancing. A ceilidh is a social event with couples dancing in circles or sets (groups of eight people). In Glasgow city center, a large shindig, or party, with traditional music and a ceilidh are held. In Dumfries, songs are performed in the Burn's night tradition.

Saint Valentine's Day

Saint Valentine's Day, commonly known as Valentine's Day, or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it remains a working day in most of them.

St. Valentine's Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. The most popular martyrology associated with Saint Valentine was that he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire; during his imprisonment, he is said to have healed the daughter of his jailer Asterius. Legend states that before his execution he wrote "from your Valentine" as a farewell to her. Today, Saint Valentine's Day is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion, as well as in the Lutheran Church. The Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrates Saint Valentine's Day, albeit on July 6th and July 30th, the former date in honor of the Roman presbyter Saint Valentine, and the latter date in honor of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of Interamna (modern Terni).

The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cads (known as "valentines"). Valentine's Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.

 In http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day

 

Halloween

Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows' Evening"), also known as All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows (or All Saints).

 Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

If you want to get more information about Halloween, visit the following site: http://www.history.com/topics/halloween.

In our school, Halloween was also celebrated as you can see in the following pictures:

European Day of Languages

At the initiative of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on the 26^th September.

Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.

http://edl.ecml.at/

 

This day was celebrated in the school library. Here are some pictures of the activities done.

 

Hello everybody!

 

WE’RE BACK!!!

 





The History of Thanksgiving

Find out everything about the History of Thanksgiving and enter our fantastic contest!

Thankful for ...

Thankful for…

By Joana Silveira, 8th Grade, Class C

I’m thankful for my friends,
I’m thankful for my family,
I’m thankful for having a sister,
I’m thankful for having parents,
I’m thankful for being a good student,
I’m thankful for studying in this school,
I’m thankful for having everything I need,
I’m thankful for being able to remind good times.

English Speaking Countries - 10th Grade, Class D

These presentations supported students' first oral presentation.

Just have a look!

Next Year

Next Year

Inspired by Jamie Cullums song “ Next Year”, students rewrote the lyrics and presented their resolutions for this new school year.

This is a selection from class D, 10th grade kids.

Enjoy

Wonderful World

A wonderful world is a dream
And I dream every day.
But when I wake up, everything changes
It’s different…
The trees fall, the water disappears,
The Earth shakes of pain
And bleeds in its big mountains
And I’m only scared.
So, I close my eyes and dream,
I dream about when everything will change.

Ana Monteiro, n.º 1
Elisabete Soares, n.º 7
11º B

Walking alone
I think to myself
What have you done
To our dear home?

We just don’t have regrets,
We just don’t think,
Someday when we need,
We won’t have water to drink.

And now I wonder why
How we can look into the sky?
So quietly…
So sweetly…
If our world might not be
The best place for you and me.

Carla Silva, n.º 4
Isabel Teixeira, n.º 11
Joana Amorim, n.º 12
11º B

The flowers are beautiful,
The animals aren’t crying,
The sea isn’t harmful,
And people are not lying.

The world is great,
We are happy and fine,
And we will live later,
Because humans have got mind!

Flávio Barbosa, n.º 12
Marco Teixeira, n.º 16
11º A

Spelling Contest - First Fase Winners

LEVEL 1 (3º CICLO E CEF)
· Diogo Ferreira, 7º B, nº 10
· Sérgio Costa, 7º B, nº 19
· Joana Silveira, 7º C, nº 6
· Marcia Nogueira, 7º C, nº 17
· Ana Cláudia da Silva, 8ºC, nº3
· André Pinto, 8ºC, nº5
· Andreia Nunes, 8ºC, nº7
· Carlos Sousa, 8ºC, nº10
· Sara Rafaela Vides 8ºC, nº20
· Fernando José, 9º A
· Tatiana Alves, 9º A, nº 17
· Maria Cardoso, 9º A
· Jacinto Machado, CEF 3, nº 9


LEVEL 2 (SECUNDÁRIO/PROFISSIONAIS)
Marco Teixeira, 10º A, nº 14
Nuno Pinto, 10º A, nº 15
Rui Prata, 10º A, nº 19
Carla Silva, 10º B, nº 3
Raquel Amaral, 10º B, nº 14
Catarina Marques,10º D, nº1
Jorge Pereira, 10º D, nº 11
Ana Silva, 11º B, nº 1
Carlos Sousa, 11º B, nº 7
Tiago Amaral, 11º B
João Barbêdo, 2º A, nº 7
Carlos Miranda, 2º B, nº2
Marco Paiva, 2º B, nº 12
Tiago Fonseca, 2º B, nº 21

Spelling Contest - Lists of words

If your taking part in the contest you can practise using the list of words posted below. Pay attention to your level.




Good luck!


Click on the images to enlarge

Spelling Contest - February 10th

Regulamento do Concurso de Soletração – Spelling

1. Os alunos deverão inscrever-se até 5 de Fevereiro junto da sua professora de Inglês;
2. Os alunos receberão uma lista de palavras de acordo com o seu nível: level 1 (3ºCiclo/CEFs) e level 2 ( Secundário/Profissionais);
3. Haverá uma sessão eliminatória (dia 10 de Fevereiro) e a sessão final (Março – Semana Cultural);
4. Haverá apenas um vencedor por nível;
5. Todas as palavras a serem soletradas serão sorteadas da lista que o aluno recebeu;
6. O concorrente tira uma palavra de uma caixa, lê-a, soletra-a e lê a palavra de novo no final;
7. Não é permitido corrigir a letra já soletrada;
8. É permitido dizer PP ou DOUBLE P;
9. Qualquer ajuda por parte do público implica o cancelamento da palavra que está a ser soletrada e terá que haver novo sorteio;
10. O erro na soletração será assinalado por uma sineta e implica desclassificação; se for dito OK, no final, indica continuação;

11. Serão apurados para a final no máximo 10 concorrentes de cada nível; se houver necessidade de desempatar proceder-se-á a novo sorteio até se encontrarem os finalistas;

If You were ...

Another moment of great creativity from our students.

This time the challenge was to finish/continue a song by Katie Melua. You have to see what they've done!!!

And you can watch the video clip with the original lyrics in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wjItnh8M70

If You Were A ...

If you're a cowboy, I would be your cowgirl
If you're a piece of wood, I would be a piece of you
If you're a sailboat, I would be your ocean
If you're a river, I would be your water
If you're a house, I would be your ceiling
If you're a preacher, I would be your words

If I was in jail, I know you would be my freedom
If I was a telephone, you would be my calls
If I was in pain, I know you would help me

If I was hungry, you would be my food
If I was in darkness, you would be my light
If I was a book, I know you would be my words

If you're a cowboy, I would be your cowgirl
If you're a piece of wood, I would be a piece of you
If you're a sailboat, I would be your ocean
If you're a sailboat, I would be your ocean

by Albino Carmezim, Inês Silva e Ana Sofia – 10º C


If You Were A ...

If you're a cowboy, I would be your horse
If you're a piece of wood, I would be a piece of you
If you're a sailboat, I would be your river
If you're a river, I would be a fish
If you're a house, I would be your roof
If you're a preacher, I would be your listener

If I was in jail, I know you would be a policeman
If I was a telephone, you would be my numbers
If I was in pain, I know you would be my cure
(...)

by Inês Mouta e Rui Silva – 10º C

What's the weather like?

A nice listening comprehension exercise you can do at home. Have fun.
Find it at http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/practise-listening/whats-the-weather

Merry Christmas !!!!!!!

President Obama plays some Thanksgiving football

"If you're lucky enough to spend some time on Thanksgiving watching football, you might catch a glimpse of President Barack Obama tossing around the pigskin. Obama lent his time and athletic prowess to the NFL's Play 60 campaign today for a commercial shoot with some NFL stars."
in http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/President-Obama-plays-some-Thanksgiving-football?urn=nfl,203767

November 26 2009 - Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a joyous family festival celebrated with lot of enthusiasm mainly in the US and Canada.Thanksgiving Day Festival commemorates the feast held by the Pilgrim colonists and members of the Wampanoag people at Plymouth in 1621. On this day people express gratitude to God for his blessings and give thanks to dear ones for their love and support. Feasting with family is an integral and most delightful part of Thanksgiving Day celebrations.

Find more in http://www.thanksgiving-day.org/