San Isidro

San Isidro is the patron saint of Madrid and the public holiday which coincides with this festival is on 15th Mat although a range of varied events take place from the Friday before 15th when the Mayor's speech begins proceedings and continue until the following Sunday when there is the cooking of an enormous Cocido Madrileño (Madrid's most traditional dish).

In the world of bullfighting San Isidro marks the start of the capital's season and is the world's largest event which attracts all the top bullfighters and bull breeders. If you're planning on a visit you should try to get tickets well in advance as every night of at the Las Ventas bullring sells out.On the day of May 15th many Madrileños dressed in traditional gear head for Plaza Mayor where there is traditional dancing and open air concerts. Casa de Campo, the large park to the south west of the centre hosts rock concerts during the fiestas and there are varied events throughout the city.

he name of the traditional Madrileño costume is a "chulapo" which comes from the word "chulo". Below are a couple of pictures of this typical dress with the men wearing a flat check cap, waistcoat and handkerchief around their necks and the women wearing elegant dresses, a head scarf and a shawl.

Around the streets of central Madrid you'll see organ grinders (barquilleros) in their San Isidro costumes selling traditional sweet snacks called "barquillos". Although San Isidro was historically a religious celebration of the generosity of San Isidro (a poor farmer) and his wife, Santa Maria de la Cabeza, in giving food to the poor, it is now a excuse for great festivities. This turnaround has been the case in most national festivals. There are lots of "fiestas" in Spain.

Saint Patrick's Day is on THURSAY 17TH MARCH

On Thursday we are going to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day at CARLOS RUIZ School.

On Saint Patrick's Day it is traditional to wear something green.

Everyone in CARLOS RUIZ SCHOOL is going to wear something GREEN on Thursday.

HISTORY OF SAINT PATRICK

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.

He was born in 389 in Banwen in WALES.
His name was Maewyn Succat.

He was the son of a rich man.

He was captured and taken by pirates to Ireland.

The pirates took him to Northern Ireland, where he looked after sheep and pigs near to Mount Slemish in Country Antrim. He was a slave for 6 years.

He escaped and went on a ship to France.

He stayed at a monastery on a beautiful French island in the Mediterranean Sea in the town of Lérins.

He returned to Britain.

He had visions teling him to convert the Irish to Christianity.

His mother and father did not want Patrick to leave to study but he returned to France to study at a city South of Paris called Auxerre. He became a bishop.

He arrived in Ireland in 432.

He converted the Irish to Christianity in Eire (Ireland) and in Northern Ireland.

He returned to Rome from 441 to 443.

He founded a church in Armagh in Northern Ireland.

He died on 17th March 461 in Downpatrick. Downpatrick is in Northern Ireland.

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Click here for images of Saint Patrick's Day 2010 around the world.

Click here to listen to and read the story of Saint Patrick. Then, try the questionnaire ( click on task).

Click here to see products in an online shop for Saint Patrick's Parties.

Click here for Irish recipes.

Carnival 2011

Next week we are going to have the carnival in school.

We are going to dress like Romans this year.

Here is a website about Roman clothes.

Here is a video about how to make a TOGA with a bed sheet.

Here are some hilarious videos (aquí hay dos vídeos muy muy gracisosos):

FUNNY INFORMATIVE VIDEOS ABOUT ROMANS

Here is a video about Roman toilets. Here is a video about Roman table manners ( sobre como se portan en la mesa de comer). Another video about gladiators. In this video there are no animals to fight the gladiators.

THE LIFE OF BRIAN : What have the Romans ever done for us ?

Click here for a very funny scene from The Life of Brian which illustrates why the Romans are important.

EXPLANATION fo this video:

1.Then men here say they plan to capture Pilate's wife ( capturar la mujer de "Pontius Pilate") then demand that the Roman empire surrender (a cambio piden que se rinde el ejército romano).

2.They say " The Romans have taken everything" ( que los romanos se han llevado todo de ellos y de sus padres y de los padres de sus padres etc.)

3. Then they say " What have the Romans ever done for us? " ( ¿Qué han hecho los romanos para nosotros? A continuación el jefe de la banda, sin ganas, relata la lista de todas las mejorías que han traído los romanos)

THE EXACT WORDS:

And what have they ever given us in return?- The aqueduct?- What?- The aqueduct.- Oh. Yeah, they did give us that. That's true, yeah.- And the sanitation.- Oh, yeah, the sanitation, Reg. Remember what the city used to be like?- I'll grant you the aqueduct and sanitation, the two things the Romans have done.- And the roads.- Yeah, obviously the roads. I mean the roads go without saying, don't they? But apart from the sanitaion, the aqueduct and the roads...- Irrigation.- Medicine.- Education.- Yeah, yeah, all right, fair enough.- And the wine.- That's something we'd really miss, Reg, if the Romans left. - Public baths.- And it's safe to walk in the streets at night now. - They certainly know how to keep order. Let's face it, they're the only ones who could in a place like this.- All right, but apart from sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?- Brought peace?- Oh, peace. Shut up!

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day.

In our school, 5th and 6th grade students are going to celebrate Valentine's Day, placing Valentine's cards in our LOVE post box at 11:30 tomorrow!

Remember to...

a) colour in the picture, b) write your poem, c) put your card in an envelope with the name of your friend and class d) put the card in the LOVE BOX.

Here is the original poem for you to copy:

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

Sugar is sweet,

And so are you.

See you tomorrow,

Pamela

Valentine's Day 2011

Rose are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you.

Happy New Year!

Hello kids,

Happy 20111 ( Happy twenty eleven)

Remember we say the years like this:

2000 two thousand

2001 two thousand and one

2002 two thousand and two

2003 two thousand and three

2004 two thousand and four

2005 two thousand and five

2006 two thousand and six

2007 two thousand and seven

2008 two thousand and eight

2009 tow thousand and nine

2010 twenty ten

2011 twenty eleven

2012 twenty twelve...........

When are you going to be 15 ? In which year?

When are you going to be 20? In which year?

When are you going to be 30? In which year?

CELEBRATIONS

I am English, from a town in the North : WORKINGTON, in the county (condado) of Cumbria.

We don't celebrate Epiphany ( 6th January).We call Epiphany Twelth Night but children don't receive presents from the three Wise Men.

The three Wise Men ( = los tres reyes magos)visit houses in Spain, Latin countries and Italy to give presents.

We celebrate Christmas Day on the 25th December.

The children open the presents on Christmas Day. The presents are under the Christmas tree in the living room.

We celebrate lunch on Christmas Day with the family: we eat roast turkey with vegetables. We have Christmas pudding. We open crackers at the table.

We pull crackers... we eat a lot!

See you tomorrow at school!

Pamela

Exams NEXT WEEK! Thanksgiving is on THURSDAY

Next week we are going to have exams for UNIT 2 for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades.

EXAM DATES:

4ºA, 5ºA & 5ºB: Monday 29th November

3ºA, 4ºB, 6ºA & 6ºB: Tuesday 30th November

On THURSDAY it is going to be THANKSGIVING.

1.WHERE and WHEN?

Thanksgiving is an American celebration, that is celebrated in the U.S.A. the 4th Thursday in November every year.

Thankgiving is also celebrated in Canada on the 2nd Monday in October.

2.The story of Thanksgiving:

The Native Americans helped the English who arrived from England in 1621 in Plymouth Colony in Massachussetts.

The Native Americans gave the English pilgrims food.

The English pilgrims were VERY hungry.

The Native Americans saved them.

The English pilgrims celebrate this day as a day to say THANKYOU.

3. What do people do?

(A)It is traditional for families to have a traditional meal imitating the food that the Native Americans offered the English pilgrims.

Main course- turkey, stuffing, different types of potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy and maize and other vegetables.

Dessert- pumpkin pie.

In 1621 the Native Americans offered turkey and vegetables and pumpkins to the English pilgrims.

The English pilgrims had never tasted pumpkins or maize.

(B) Thanksgiving is a HOLIDAY.

There are Thanksgiving Day parades in some cities and towns on Thanksgiving Day.

There are American football games. There is a long weekend.

A lot of people have a holdiay.

There is no school.

The government offices, banks and businesses are closed on Thanksgiving Day.

WEBSITES GAMES TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR UNIT 2 EXAMS:

3ºA & b: Parts of the face ( eyes, ears, nose, mouth)

4ºA & B :

Vocabulary:

Furniture ( muebles).

Places in a town.

BODY games. HOKEY COKEY match game. BODY QUIZ

5ºA & B :

Listening & vocabulary:

He's got glasses and brown hair

ANIMALS ( There are lots of games about animals):

Dangerous animal quiz

Animal quiz

Identipet.

Zoo animals

Find the dragon ( wings, teeth, horn,etc.)

Video about pets ( DOG)

6ºA & B :

Vocabulary: CLOTHES & HAIR colour(GREAT!!!!!!!I Like this!!! ) Match the kit to the football

player

GOING TO :

Song- I'm going to ride my bike until I get old. ( The song starts at 48 seconds) ( going to cantado siempre suena "gonna")

I'm gonna getcha = I'm going to get you ( te voy a conseguir). The song says " I'm going to love you, you're going to fall in love")

We celebrated Hallowe'en today at school

Today we celebrated HALLOWE'EN in Carlos Ruiz Public School.

We had lots of fun with the games: apple bobbing, the secret box and "put the spoon on the witch" and "put the top on the pumpkin".

Lola and the students (parents) of 6ºB prepared food for a 6th grade party. What a fantastic idea! Lola gave me the websites for recipes for Hallowe'en food.

Maybe some of you are going to have a HALLOWE'EN PARTY this weekend? Here are the excellent websites she gave me:

Click on this link for merengues and galletas como dedos.

Click on this link for bizcocho de calabaza y galletas.

Click n this link for muchas recetas.

Click here to go to mundopostres.com

We celebrate HALLOWE'EN tomorrow! ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡TRAED UNA MANZANA!!!!!!!!!!!

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TOMORROW we are going to celebrate HALLOWE'EN!

All the boys and girls are going to play Hallowe'en games and wear fancy dress (Check out this website).

Click here then select an image for a mask...
This week we did lots of crafts in school.

• Bat masks with 3rd grade. (Pamela's original work)
• Cat masks with 4th grade. I LIKE this WEBSITE: http://www.teachervision.com/
• Trick or treat bags with 5th grade. I LIKE this WEBSITE: http://www.dltk-kids.com/
• Doorknob hangers with 6th grade.

If you are preparing a HALLOWE'EN PARTY, look on this website for ideas.
Click here to print out free invitations.

THIS IS OUR PLAN:

TIME OF YOUR VISIT TO THE HALLOWE'EN PLAY ZONE:

9.45 - 10.25 4ºA and 1ºA
10.40-11.30 6ºA, 2ºB and 3ºA

After break:
12.10 -12.50 6ºB and 1ºB

After lunch:
15.05-15.40 4ºB and 5ºA
15.45- 16.15 5ºB, 2ºA and 3ºB

What time do we perform our poems and raps in front of the infants?
3ºA 15.30 Black cats, balck bats chant
4ºA 15.35 5 little pumpkins
5ºA 15.40 Trick or treat rap
4º B 15.45 5 little pumpkins
15.50 5ºB Trick or treat rap
15.55 3ºB Incy wincy spider

What games?

APPLE BOBBING BLIND MAN'S BUFF






BOX OF SECRETS





See you tomorrow!
Almudena, Lola and Pamela

Happy weekend!

Next week we are going to celebrate HALLOWE'EN.

On FRIDAY 29th OCTOBER we will celebrate Hallowe'en in school.
The 3rd, 4th and 5th graders will say a CHANT for the infants.
The 6h graders are learning to sing THRILLER ( Michael Jackson).
Here is the full version of THRILLER.

Here is the part where the zombies dance:



Here a dance teacher shows you the dance steps. It is very difficult!!! Can you do it?



CONTROL UNIT 1 for 3ºA, 4ºA and 4ºB next week.


Byeeeeeeee.
Pam

SONG FOR 6th GRADERS?

Hey kids of 6th grade!!

Maybe THRILLER is too difficult?

How about this song from TRUE BLOOD: I wanna do bad things with you:
Dime si os gusta esta canción...



Here is the song with the lyrics: