POP UP CHRISTMAS TREE CARD
Try this easy pop up card at home. Happy Christmas!!
domingo, 16 de diciembre de 2012
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU
Listen to the song and fill in the gaps.
Check your answers!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!!
viernes, 14 de diciembre de 2012
miércoles, 5 de diciembre de 2012
viernes, 30 de noviembre de 2012
lunes, 26 de noviembre de 2012
domingo, 24 de junio de 2012
That´s what friends are for (thank you)
"A friend is a push when you have stopped, a word when you are lonely, a guide when you are searching, a smile when you are sad and a song when you are glad"
You, my mates, have been all that for me.
So, I dedicate you this song, the same as I had written it, because it expresses what I feel.
I hope you like it.
Here, you have the translation:
Y yo nunca pensé que me sentiría así
y en lo que a mí respecta, estoy contenta
de tener la oportunidad de decir
que creo que os quiero.
Y si alguna vez debo irme,
bueno pues, cerrad los ojos,
y tratad de sentiros como nos sentimos hoy
y luego, si podéis acordaros
seguid riendo, seguid brillando
sabiendo que siempre podéis contar conmigo, con toda seguridad.
Para eso están los amigos.
En los buenos momentos y en los malos momentos
estaré a vuestro lado por siempre.
Para eso están los amigos.
Pues llegasteis y os abristeis a mí,
y ahora veo tantas cosas más,
de modo que por eso os doy las gracias.
Y entonces en los momentos en que estemos separados
cerrad los ojos y sabed que
estas palabras salen de mi corazón
y luego, si podéis acordaros,
seguid riendo, seguid brillando
sabiendo que podéis contar conmigo, con toda seguridad.
Para eso están los amigos.
En los buenos y en los malos momentos
estaré a vuestro lado para siempre.
Para eso estan los amigos...
Published by Gloria Magaña (your friend forever)
martes, 24 de abril de 2012
For auld lang syne (for the old, good times)
In my heart I´ll keep the good times I have lived here and I´ll always remember you all, specially, the children I have taught during so many years,even those ones who, one day, hurt me, because despite what could happen, they made me stronger and they helped me to realize that being a teacher is one of the nicest things in the world.
The biggest kisses and the strongest hugs for my pupils in this school year (the 3 years old and the 3rd. level Primary children), I love you very much.
A special memory to my last year pupils, you were fantastic and I had a great time with you.
And thanks, Javier, for your daily kisses, I´ll never forget you.
So, I want to dedicate this song to all I have loved and to those ones who have loved me.
It´s a Scottish song . It´s commonly used in special events such as when a person says "goodbye" or starts a long journey in time (this is my case). They also sing it on "New Year´s Eve" and hand in hand, they shout "goodbye" to the year that ends.
This is the complete lyrics of the song in English and in Spanish:
Should auld acquaintance be forgot ¿Deberían olvidarse las viejas amistades
and never brought to mind? y nunca recordarlas?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot ¿Deberían olvidarse las viejas amistades
and auld lang syne? y los viejos tiempos?
CHORUS ESTRIBILLO
For auld lang syne, my dear, Por los viejos tiempos, amigo mío
for auld lang syne, por los viejos tiempos.
we'll take a cup of kindness yet, tomaremos una copa de cordialidad
for auld lang syne. por los viejos tiempos.
We two have run about the slopes, Los dos hemos correteado por las laderas
and picked the daisies fine y recogido las hermosas margaritas
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot, hemos errado mucho con los pies doloridos
since auld lang syne desde los viejos tiempos.
CHORUS ESTRIBILLO
We two have paddled in the stream, Los dos hemos vadeado la corriente
from morning sun till dine desde la mañana hasta la cena
But seas between us broad have roared pero anchos mares han rugido entre nosotros
since auld lang syne. desde los viejos tiempos
CHORUS ESTRIBILLO
And there’s a hand my trusty friend! Y he aquí una mano, mi fiel amigo
And give us a hand of yours y danos una de tus manos
And we’ll take a right good-will draught y echemos un trago de buena voluntad
for auld lang syne. por los viejos tiempos.
CHORUS ESTRIBILLO
Published by Gloria Magaña
domingo, 22 de abril de 2012
jueves, 19 de abril de 2012
jueves, 22 de marzo de 2012
martes, 20 de marzo de 2012
domingo, 18 de marzo de 2012
sábado, 17 de marzo de 2012
martes, 13 de marzo de 2012
St. Patrick´s day
IRISH BLESSING
May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you and all your heart might desire.
Published by Gloria Magaña
lunes, 12 de marzo de 2012
Molly Malone (Cockles and Mussels)
This is a very popular song in Ireland and specially in Dublin where it has become an anthem for Dubliners. Some sports teams have adopted the song and they sing it during their sports events.
Here we can see the statue dedicated to Molly Malone and erected to conmemorate the city´s first millenium in 1988. It is placed in Grafton street in Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. It is a place the tourists visit when they go to Dublin.
This statue is known colloquially as "The tart with the cart" "The dish with the fish" or "The dolly with the trolley"
Published by Gloria Magaña
domingo, 4 de marzo de 2012
International women´s day (8th. March)
- The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world.Charles Malik
- A free race cannot be born of slave mothers.
Margaret Sangera
- Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt
HAPPY WOMEN´S DAY
Published by Gloria Magaña
Woman (John Lennon)
This beautiful song is dedicated to all the women at this school: female teachers, other female workers, mothers, grandmothers and the rest of female relatives.
But, it is specially dedicated to all the girls at school who will be the women of the future. I wish when you grow up you will be free people and you will have a life of love, respect and dignity, shared with the rest of the women in the world.
Published by Gloria Magaña
martes, 28 de febrero de 2012
lunes, 27 de febrero de 2012
jueves, 23 de febrero de 2012
domingo, 19 de febrero de 2012
viernes, 17 de febrero de 2012
Pancake day
In the United Kingdom, they have the tradition of making and eating pancakes on Pancke Day, Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday.
This day always falls between 2 February and 9 March depending on the date for Easter.
It is a traditional feast before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.
Lent is the period of 40 days before Easter begins, on Palm Sunday and Christian people remember the forty days Jesus spent in the desert without food.
After this, the Holy Week begins, finishing on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday.
This time always was, in the past, a period of fasting. The Christians went to confession and they were "shriven" (absolved from their sins). The name Shrove Tuesday comes from that word.
Pancake day is the last chance to eat all the foods that are forbidden in Lent.
PANCAKE RECIPE:Ingredients:
-100 g plain flour
-300 ml milk
-2 eggs
-50 g melted butter
-pinch of salt
Recipe:
1. Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl.
2. Make a well in the center and add the eggs.
3. Whisk everything.
4. Gradually, add the milk and keep whisking
5. Melt the butter.
6. Add 2 tablespoons of melted butter to the mix.
7. Heat a non stick frying pan until it is very hot and add a little butter.
8. Pour a ladle of batter in the frying pan and wait until you see bubbles on the surface, 1or 2 minutes.
9. Flip carefully with a spatula and cook until browned, 1 or 2 minutes more.
10. Serve immediatly with your favourite topping (sugar and lemon or orange juice, chopped fruits with low fat yoghurt, mashed banana and honey, ice cream and chocolate sauce...)
Adults and children participate in "Pancake races", where each participant carries a frying pan with a pancake. All runners must toss their pancakes as they run and catch them in the frying pan again.Published by Gloria Magaña
miércoles, 15 de febrero de 2012
lunes, 13 de febrero de 2012
domingo, 12 de febrero de 2012
viernes, 10 de febrero de 2012
lunes, 6 de febrero de 2012
Give me five fruits and vegetables every day
CHORUS:Give me five.Give me five. Give me five fruit and vegetables every day. Give me five. Give me five. Give me five fruit and vegetables to help me work and play. Got to keep my body in a healthy state. Got to eat the healthy option on my plate. Got to eat a balanced diet to keep me fit and strong. Got to eat the good things and remember this song. Give me five. Give me five. Give me five.
I'm a tomato and my name is Fred. I'm round in shape and my colour´s red. I hand out in the bushes that grow tall and strong. If you eat lots of me then you can´t go wrong.
I am an orange both in colour and in name. I´m a juicy fruit that puts other ones to shame. Underneath my skin there´s a lot of vitamin C. And you´ll stay fit and healthy if you eat lots of me.
CHORUS:Give me five. Give me five...
I am a banana and I´m funny in shape. Im bigger than a runner-bean and I´m larger than a grape. You pull me off the bunch and you can peal my skin OUCH! Then you open the hatch and feed me in.
I am a potato and I live under ground. My name is spud and I´m knobbly and I´m round. Eat me with my jacket on or eat me in the nude WHOO! Boiled, mashed, baked or fried I´m such good food.
CHORUS:Give me five. Give me five...
I am called carrot and I´m very long and thin. Chop both men ends off and put them in the bin. Wash off all the soil and cut me up some more. You can boil or fry me or even eat me raw.
We are five friends but we could have been more. We´ve got lots of mates that you can´t ignore. You don´t have to eat us all to grow up and survive. But to be cool dudes, you have to choose five!
Published by Gloria Magaña
domingo, 5 de febrero de 2012
jueves, 2 de febrero de 2012
Gelert (a Welsh legend)
Once, there was a prince named Llywellyng. He had a dog called Gelert. He trusted him with his life.Gelter was a brilliant hunting dog and a faithful companion to the prince.One day, Llywellyng´s wife had a baby boy.
Llywellyn liked hunting very much so, one
afternoon he arranged a meet.
The prince had to leave his baby son but, instead of a person to care for the child, he chose his faithful dog to look after the baby.
When they were alone, the dog and the baby had an unpleasant visit. A wolf from the woods went into the house and into the room where the baby was lying. Gelert, very quickly, took the baby with his mouth and put him on the floor covered with a blanket and so, he could fight with the wolf.
When Llywellyng returned, his son was missing and his dog was covered in blood. Immediately, he thought that Gelert had killed the baby. Full of fury, he thrusted his sword into Gelert, and he killed him.
But while Gelert fell on to ground, Llywellyng heard his son cry. He lifted the blanket and he found the baby safe and well with no wounds on his body.Llywellyng, then realised his mistake when he saw the wolf´s dead body by the cot.
He regretted what he had done and promised that Gelert would have a grave stone with his name and achievements carved upon it.
The grave stone is still in a small village in Wales called “Bedd Gelert” which in English means “Gelert´s grave”.
Published by Gloria Magaña
martes, 31 de enero de 2012
"Nessie", the Loch Ness Monster (a Scottish legend)
Loch Ness is in Scotland, near the city of Inverness. Loch Ness is a lake of fresh water, with warm waters in the surface and very cold waters in the depths. It has got 56.4 square km.In some points the depth reaches 200 m. and there are numerous underwater canals that flow to the sea.
It´s a lake surrounded by mountains, what makes it very shady.
People say that the Loch Ness Monster, also known as Nessie lives there.
The legend about the existence of a huge creature living in the Loch Ness is not modern. The first reference to the monster is in the year 565 AC when a missionary called Saint Columba encountered a strange creature.
Following the descriptions made by people who saw the monster it must be a kind of Plesiosaur, a marine dinosaur from the Mesozoic Era.It is described as an enormous animal, with a round body, a long neck, a small head and fins.
It has got dark red skin similar to anphibians´skin.
It is about 8 or 9 m. long and it looks like a giant eel.
In 1938, a person took some photos of the monster, but later they confessed they were a fraud.
In 1936, 50 people said that they had seen Nessie near the castle of Urquhart during 15 minutes.
In 1960, T. Dinsdale recorded a short video in which a strange shape emerges from the lake.
Scientists don´t believe in the existence of Nessie, because they say the sightings would have been much more usual and they would have found bones from other Nessie´s relatives.
Scientists explain these sightings like simple mirages, light distorsions, confusion with a wood in the water, seals, water effects or even bubbles produced by volcanic activity.
This is the video recorded by Tim Dinsdale about "Nessie" swimming along the lake, but a lot of people think that it is only a motor boat going at high speed.
At this time, nobody can say if "Nessie" exists or not.
So the mistery continues...
Published by Gloria Magaña
martes, 24 de enero de 2012
domingo, 22 de enero de 2012
The ravens in the Tower of London (an English legend)
The legend of the ravens in the Tower of London comes from the Medieval times, when a king called Bran (in Welsh, bran means raven) was killed in a battle and his head was buried in the place where the Tower of London stands now. From that day, the ravens are important and necessary occupants of the Tower.
The legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower of London, the great White Tower will fall and a terrible disaster will befall England.
So, at least six ravens live at the Tower and one of the guards (called Yeomen Warders or Beefeaters) has the job of “Ravenmaster”and he takes care of their feeding and well beeing.
In a few weeks the birds only respond to the Ravenmaster.
To prevent the ravens from fliying away one of their wings is clipped. This doesn´t hurt the birds but unbalances their flight and so they can´t go too far from the Tower.
The British government pays the Raven´s lodgings and feeding.
Nowadays there are a total of seven ravens in the Tower and each one has got its own name. To distinguish them, they wear a band or ring around the leg with different colours:
-Pearl (female, gold ring, 2011)
-Porsha (female, light blue ring, 2009)
-Rocky (male, brown ring, 2009)
-Hugine (female, red ring, 2008)
-Erin (female, white ring, 2006)
-Merlin (female, pink ring, 2005)
-Munin (female, dark green ring, 1995)
The youngest one is Pearl (7 months old) and the oldest one is Munin (17 years old).
Published by Gloria Magaña
jueves, 12 de enero de 2012
martes, 10 de enero de 2012
domingo, 8 de enero de 2012
viernes, 6 de enero de 2012
lunes, 2 de enero de 2012
domingo, 1 de enero de 2012
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