BOOK DAY AT SCHOOL

To celebrate Book Day we did these great page corner bookmarks. The idea was really good but the outcome has been simply amazing! Thanks for your interest and enthusiasm! I love all of them... what is your favourite?

BOOK DAY 2014

A VERY NICE DAY

Two weeks ago, we went to an exhibition called "Once upon a time: the speech" organised by La Caixa. It was a very interesting insight into human speech, mainly on how it happened for the first time and what parts of our human body had to change (throat, brain, ears...) to produce the first sounds. 

We also had a great walk along La Rambla, and took some nice pictures. Here are some of them!

IES AL-ANDALUS EASTER EGG HUNT

These are some of the pictures of the Egg Hunt that took place in our high school last Friday morning. The children had fun and they ate lots of chocolate eggs. 

The winners were Mia, Ava, and Lucy...Congratulations, girls!!

EASTER

As soon as 2 January arrives, shops remove the Christmas product lines from their shelves and the Christmas decorations from their windows. What fills the empty spaces? Chocolate Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and Easter chicks, despite the fact that Easter itself doesn’t come along until a few months later. This year Easter Day is on Sunday 16 April. Easter also means we have public holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday, it’s the longest public holiday after Christmas and people sometimes take the opportunity to take a short break away from work . Cheryl from Liverpool said, ‘I use the Easter break to visit relatives and socialise with friends, the chocolate giving and receiving is a good bonus!’

Easter is a spring festival. In the Christian festival, it celebrates the resurrection of Christ. In the European pre-Christian tradition, it celebrates the return of nature and greenery after the cold, snowy winter. Both the Christian and pagan versions of Easter celebrate life and rebirth. The Easter chick symbolises new life, the rabbit represents fertility and the egg symbolises both. That is why painted eggs or chocolate eggs are given as gifts at Easter.

  

Chocolate Easter eggs are sold in larger numbers every year in the UK. The British people consume more than any other country in the world! That's not even per head; that's per country! Of course, it depends on the amount of givers, but the average child in the UK receives 6 – 10 large chocolate eggs and that’s not including the small ones.
text from: www.teachingenglish.org.uk

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO AN EASTER EGG HUNT AT SCHOOL?  IF THIS ENTRY GETS 20 COMMENTS WE WILL DO ONE NEXT FRIDAY!

Have a look at this link if you don't know what an egg hunt is!

EASTER EGG HUNT 

OUR HOMAGE TO KURT COBAIN

Today it's the 20th anniversary of Nirvana frontman's death. The music of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain has remained timeless over the past two decades influencing an entire new generation of artists. This is our homage to this great artist. 

 

TotOTomorrow (April 5, 2014), will be the 20th anniversary of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's death. The music of Nirvana has remained timeless over the past two decades, influencing an entire new generation of musicians.

Read More: Kurt Cobain News | http://loudwire.com/tags/kurt-cobain/?trackback=tsmclip

Tomorrow (April 5, 2014), will be the 20th anniversary of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's death. The music of Nirvana has remained timeless over the past two decades, influencing an entire new generation of musicians.

Read More: Kurt Cobain News | http://loudwire.com/tags/kurt-cobain/?trackback=tsmclip

HAPPINESS IS EVERYWHERE!!!

Grammy winner Pharrell Williams has teamed up with the United Nations Foundation to help promote the second International Day of Happiness with 24 different videos set to Pharrell's Academy Award winning track "Happy."

The International Day of Happiness was first celebrated on March 20, 2013 as a core part of the United Nation's resolution to recognize happiness as a "fundamental human goal" and call for "a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes... happiness and well-being of all peoples."

This year, the UN Foundation enlisted the help of Pharrell and his catchy song "Happy" to help spread happiness around the world.

They created a countdown of 24 Hours of Happiness and have been releasing a new video version of Pharrell's song every hour all day. 

You can watch in these links some of these videos, London, New York, Dublin, and even our town, Almería! 

HAPPY: LONDON

HAPPY: NEW YORK

HAPPY: DUBLIN

HAPPY: SYDNEY

HAPPY: ALMERIA

15 SONGS WITH COMPARATIVES

15 SONGS WITH COMPARATIVES

Visit this amazing blog to listen to fifteen songs related to comparatives and superlatives! Which one is your favourite? 
 

APRIL FOOLS' DAY JOKES 2014

HERE YOU'VE GOT SOME OF THE FUNNIEST JOKES FROM THE PRESS AND THE WEB. WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVOURITE? WHICH ONE WOULD YOU BELIEVE? 

source: www.theguardian.com

 
Atlanta Magazine reports that one of the city’s beloved chefs, Ford Fry, has signed up to be Justin Bieber’s personal chef.

Fry says he was initially hesitant to work with Bieber, but later convinced himself that the experience would be worth it. “I have kids myself,” Fry says. “They’re Beliebers. I guess I’m one now, too.”
The spirit of Bieber’s personal menu, according to Fry, will channel “adolescent sentiments” and “general angst.” Think dark chocolate cotton candy made with Peruvian cocoa powder, Lil’ PB&J brownies, deep-dish pimento cheese pizza, and “Gangnam Style” charcuterie. (Fry would not elaborate on this dish.