Happy Christmas to everybody!

Hello everyone, hope you have a very happy Christmas and a Happy New Year 2011!

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Snow in Virginia! Hello from Cassandra!

Hello, everyone!

Christmas Presentation

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Game: Make a Monster

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Games for 1 ESO

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Christmas Carols

Get ready for Christmas!

Thanksgiving in the United States

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is one America's largest and most popular parades.  It started in 1924 and is the second oldest parade in the U.S.  It is a three-hour parade from 9:00 in the morning until 12:00.  The parade is one of America's favorite traditions.  

Above, is a picture of the first Mickey Mouse float at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1934.  

Above, represents America's earliest Thanksgiving day celebrations.

ENVIRONMENT DAY

Environment Day was celebrated on 5th June. This is our
3 ESO project.

Here's how students think a perfect world, country and place should be

Some tips to be green according to 2 ESO

Visiting El Torcal - Antequera

On Friday, April 9th, Alessandra and I visited El Torcal with 4th year and Bachillerato students and the Science teachers.

El Torcal is an protected Natural Area of karst (limestone) landscapes. The rock formations are the result of rain, snow and wind erosion over many, many years...the rock is 150 million years old and used to be under the sea!

An example of the incredible rock formations
Alessandra and I enjoyed the excellent view in the direction of the city of Malaga and the Atlantic Ocean! (It was windy!)
These rocks reminded me of pancakes.
Fossil of a snail! It's size is compared to chapstick.
On the way back to Lora del Rio, we stopped in Fuente de Piedra to see the salt lagoon and its many flamingoes.
I got a little muddy trying to get closer to the flamingoes!

If you've never been to El Torcal, I recommend it. It was a beautiful hike, and Alessandra and I had a lot of fun!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

On March 17 every year many people celebrate St. Patrick's Day.


St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. He was an English priest who converted Irish people from paganism to Christianity in the 5th century. He is known for explaining the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit) using the clover or shamrock.
Today, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated around the world. In the United States, it is an important holiday for the 36.5 million Americans with Irish roots, but everyone is welcome to celebrate. There are big parades in many cities like New York and Boston, and in Chicago, they dye the river green!
Besides parades, adults celebrate by going to Irish pubs and drinking green beer. Some families eat corn beef and cabbage for dinner.

Hope today you find some of the luck of the Irish!
For more information, pictures and videos, check out www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day

A Trip to the UK: Northern Ireland!

Image from www.lonelyplanet.com

During the long weekend for the Day of Andalucia (February 26th - March 1st), I went to Northern Ireland to visit my friend Nicole. She studies at the university in Belfast, the capital of N. Ireland, but she also took me to visit her family in Omagh and along the coast to do some sight-seeing.


Giant's Causeway, found along the northern coast. The rock formations have hexagonal faces. It's amazing!


Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge, used by salmon fishermen in the past.


Loyalist mural, entering a Protestant area of the city of Belfast. The "Troubles" or violence between the Protestants and the Catholics in Northern Ireland lasted from 1963 to 1998. Belfast has many murals representing both sides of the struggle.


Peace Wall. During a Black Taxi Tour of Belfast, I stopped to sign the peace wall, wishing for continued peace in Northern Ireland and throughout the world.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

THESE ARE SOME VALENTINE SUPERSTITIONS:



1. On Valentine's Day, the first guy's name you read in the paper or hear on the TV or radio will be the name of the man you will marry.
2. If you see a squirrel on Valentine's Day, you will marry a cheapskate who will hoard all your money.
3. If you see a goldfinch on Valentine's Day, you will marry a millionaire.

4. If you see a flock of doves on Valentine's Day, you will have a happy, peaceful marriage.
5. If you find a glove on the road on Valentine's Day, your future beloved will have the other missing glove.
6. If you see a robin on Valentine's Day, you will marry a crime fighter.

7. If you see a bat today, you will marry a baseball player.

International Day of Peace 2010

This Saturday, March 30, 2010, is the International Day of Peace. Today our school will celebrate this day, express our hope for peace and imagine a better world.

The world would be a better place if everyone would just "Give peace a chance," as John Lennon sang. Here are some images from the Imagine Monument in Central Park, N.Y.C. to remind us that we are not the only dreamers in the world.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a very important American. He fought in the Civil Rights Movement to end racial discrimination. He wanted equality for all Americans. In 1963 during the peaceful March on Washington, he gave a famous speech "I Have a Dream." Here are some excerpts from the speech:

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

...

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize. Sadly, Dr. King was shot and killed by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968.

Yesterday, January 18, 2010, the United States celebrated Dr. King's birthday with the national holiday Martin Luther King Day. We celebrate this holiday on the 3rd Monday of every January to remember Dr. King and his dreams for peace and equality in our country, a struggle which is not finished.

Happy New Year! 2010!

New Year's Eve in Times Square, N.Y.

Happy New Year! Since 1904, the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York City is the largest in the United States. At midnight, a ball drops on top of a large tower to ring in the New Year. All the television channels countdown the New Year and show images of the ball drop. In the U.S. we don't eat twelve grapes for good luck. Instead, we kiss our partner!

Another New Year's tradition is to make resolutions. A resolution is a promise you make to yourself to improve. My New Year's resolutions for 2010 are...
- to exercise more
- to dance more
- to pass the DELE Superior Spanish exam

What are your New Year's resolutions?

WELCOME BACK! DID YOU HAVE A NICE HOLIDAY?

My Christmas holidays were great. I went to London. On 24th December I went to Trafalgar Square. There I saw the big Christmas tree the people of Norway give to the people of London every year. The British helped Norway during World War II and this is the way the people of Norway say thank you.

I enjoyed the Christmas decoration in the West End.

It was very dark but it was only 4pm.