2 May - 5 May 2011

This was another fun week, Spring fever is in the air as there was the Spring fair in the weekend.
This week I started making VOKI´s with the Year 6, when it is finished we will hang them up for everyone to see. I showed the classes a short ad from NZ and afterwards had them describe what they could remember, take a look here

Also, it was my birthday on 5 May and the school gave me a big surprise! They waited out in the school playground and surprised me singing Happy Birthday, there were lollies and cake and cards and a lot of love, I was very happy, THANK YOU to everyone!

Only 3 weeks left to go, it is hard to believe!

Until next week... BYE!

The End of April

Well time never stops racing by, we have had easter holidays which were a lot of fun! We can not believe that there is only one month left here at the school before we begin new adventures. We are busy practicing speaking tests for the exams in classes, I think everyone has improved in their spoken English! This week I have shown the children a story about how the islands of New Zealand were created / found...

One day there was a man called Maui (this is a well-known Maori god), he went fishing and caught a BIG fish, this fish looks like a sting-ray which represents the North Island, the South Island of New Zealand is said to be Maui´s canoe. Have a look: The Fish of Maui

The last few weeks ... (March - 1 April 2011)

¡HOLA! Well 2 more months left and it is hard to believe.

We had the white week (Semana Blanca) and I think most of us really enjoyed the holiday after all.

In the classes we have been singing a great song Don´t Worry Be Happy.
Now the kids repeat "Don´t Worry, Be Happy!" It always makes me smile, have a look below:

We also have looked at some typical food from New Zealand, the most popular was (no surprises!) the Lolly Cake and Hokey-Pokey ice-cream! You can see the slides below:

Until next time, adios!

21 Feb - 24 Feb 2011

Hi there! Wow, how quickly is the time flying by!

This week we read a popular book from New Zealand called Hairy Maclary, it has some funny rhymes.

With Year 5 we Skyped my parents in New Zealand, this was a lot of fun, it was strange for us to be talking to each other yet be so far away, the wonders of technology! It was about 9.30am for us here in Navàs and 9.30pm for New Zealand. So we were just beginning our day as they were ending theirs!

Have a look at the photos and video:

LIPDUB for Col.legi Sant Josep

Sant Josep have organised a wonderful lipdub, we all took part. It was so much fun!
Have a look: LipDub Col.legi Sant Josep.

14 Feb - 17 Feb 2011

Well this week was another fantastic week, the sun is starting to set later and we have finished filming the LipDub, we will post it soon.

This week in classes we learnt the song E Papa... have a listen at : E Papa (with lyrics to sing along!)

Below is the translation from Maori to English:

E hine, hoki mai ra.            

1. E papā Waiari, 
Taku nei mahi 
Taku nei mahi,
He tuku roimata 
Chorus: 
Ē aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai rā 
Ē aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai rā 
2. Māku e kaute
Ō hīkoitanga 
Māku e kaute 
Ō hīkoitanga
Chorus:


Oh darling, come back to me.
1. O Uncle Waiari, 
All I've been doing
All I've been doing
Is shedding tears
Chorus: 
Alas I will die; 
Oh darling, return to me 
Alas I will die; 
Oh darling, return to me 
 2. I will count 
Your footsteps 
I will count
Your footsteps
Chorus:

Four Seasons Project with 5é for the Ministry of Education / Departament d'Ensenyament February 2011

Welcome to our completed project, Fina and I are very pleased with our final results, please enjoy watching the videos. 

Slideshow of our photos

Class Surveys

Festivals

Interviewing Emily

Nature and Animals

Paintings

Seasons Fashion Show

Weather Forecast 

Lipdub "The Four Seasons"

THANK YOU.