English - April 30

Hi all!

A new long weekend is near!
Remember to hand in the second draft of your writing, if you have not handed it in yet, no later than May 5.

Next Monday we will be working on Compass, so have your book and folder beside you.
And don´t forget to read The War with Grandpa (chapters 12 & 13) for Friday 8th. Maybe this weekend you feel like catching up!

We are celebrating Labour day tomorrow. Let´s honour those that lost their lives to help people gain labour rights. Let's honour doctors and all essential workers that help us these days.

I leave you a video to dance and laugh during this long weekend.

Have a peaceful weekend. Enjoy life! Be happy! 
See you on Monday!!
Miss Marce

English. Carlow. April 29th

Hi!! It´s me again!

Please copy and answer the following questions in the Literature section of your folders. We are going to correct them next Friday.

“The War with Grandpa”

(chapters 1 to 10)

1.     Who told Peter that grandpa was coming to live with them?
2.   What is Arthur’s job? Where does he work when he works at home?
3.   Why does grandpa have to sleep/take Peter’s room?
4.   What kind of lessons does Peter take? What kind of lessons does he want to take?
5.   What was Peter scared of in his new room? (mention two things)
6.    What was grandpa’s job?
7.    What happened to grandpa’s leg?
8.    How did grandpa feel? Why?

Please read chapters 14 and 15 (also for next Friday)

Air hugs!!!

Miss Marce.

English. Carlow. April28th

Hello everyone!

Task:1

Today you will find two tasks related to the topic we discussed yesterday on your liveworksheet´s copybook. So go to your account and do the exercises.

Task 2:

Remember that we meet at three today. I want you to have your folder and your compass with you.
We are going to revise Past Continuous and Past Simple. We are also going to talk about your writings.

See you!
Miss Marcela.

DRAMA - 6TH FORM - APRIL 27TH

Hi kids!

    Hope you are ok! J

    Here is Mister “A.C”, your Drama teacher.

    Today, we are going to learn about the EVOLUTION OF DANCE.

    Dancing is a natural expression of our bodies, and a natural ability for all of us. It's a way to express feelings and experiences, and it has changed throughout the years.

    This video shows two dancers, moving according to the most popular dances from 1920’s until nowadays. 100 years of history through movement and joy.

Popular styles of Dance

Charleston

Tap

Lindy Hop

Rock n Roll

Swing

Disco

Breakdance

Hip Hop

Viral trends of today

Let´s watch it!

    AFTER WATCHING, ANSWER:

-                   Which dance style did you like most? Why?

Greetings,

 Mister “A.C”.

English. Carlow. April 24th

Hello everybody!!

Friday is here!!!

Today we are meeting again at 3 pm. I hope to see you all again!!!

We will discuss "The War with Grandpa", chapters 1 to 11. So bring your book with you and your folder, in case you want to take notes during the class.

For our virtual class on Monday, April 27, we will discuss the reading "Quiet Sands" (pages 82+83) so please, read it carefully. We will finish the exercises on page 84, so have your Compass book with you for the class!


See you!! Miss Marcela.

English. Carlow. April 23rd

April 23rd

Hi everybody!! Just a quick reminder of today's meeting

We discussed International book day and why people celebrate it today

We stated working on our correction code (we will continue with this next week). I posted it today in our blog.

Please remember to re-read The War with Grandpa in order to discuss it tomorrow.

Air hugs!!

Miss Marcela..

English. Carlow. April 23rd

Hello everybody! I´m so excited we are going to see each other again at the meeting we have today!

   Task 1:
   Please, try to read the correction code before the meeting because I´m going to explain to you the       way I´m going to correct your writings for you to do the second drafts.

CORRECTION SYMBOLS

Gr	Check the grammar of this sentence.	There was five children.
Sp	This is an incorrect spelling.	It was exellent!
T	Check the tense of this sentence.	Last weekend I spend a day in a yellow submarine.
P	Incorrect/ missing punctuation.	Dear Lucy:
WW	Wrong word being used.	At school, he sits at his table.
WO	Word order is incorrect.	We went up to the sea green.
Prep	Incorrect/ missing preposition.	I ate fish in lunch.
Voc	Look for alternative/ more varied vocabulary.	I went to a nice place and it was a nice experience.
Inc	Incomplete/ word missing.	I wanted play games.
?	I don’t know what you mean/not clear/ I can’t read your handwriting.
Rep	Repetition	Last weekend I went to a yellow submarine and I had a great experience in the yellow submarine.
Exp	Expand your ideas (Give reasons, etc)
Org	This could be better organised.
//	Start new paragraph
Par	You’re using too many/ too few paragraphs.
Con	Insert or change connector	He tried snowboarding. He didn´t like it.

 Task 2:
Remember to watch the video we sent you on Shakespeare because we are also going to to                   talk about it.       


 Task 3:
       
Finally, I would like you to re- read War With Grandpa  for our meeting on Friday. Chapters                1 to 11.  I will send you the audios again.


         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OoXIagfKfBYDWvZ88x7bwz4aZiry81K-/view

         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OoXIagfKfBYDWvZ88x7bwz4aZiry81K-/view


  See you later!
  Miss Marcela.

English. Carlow. April 22nd

Hello everybody!! 

Task 1:

Please, listen to this audio.

Earth Day Audio

Task 2:

Now, watch the video in order to get more info.

Task 3:

Read the following article and choose the correct answer for the questions. You will find this activity in your liveworksheet´s copybook. So, please do it  there.

Taks 4:

Last but not least, you will find another video for you to watch. We are going to talk about it in our virtual meeting on Thursday.

See you tomorrow!
Elbow hug,
Miss Marce.   

DRAMA - 6TH FORM - APRIL 21ST

Hi kids!

Hope you are ok! J

Here is Mister “A.C”, your Drama teacher.

Today, we are going to move and dance!

“LET´S DANCE!”

     The song that we will dance is called “ONE MORE DAY”  by Aaron Cole and has a positive message. It´s about being thankful beacuse a new day starts, and a that means that we are here, together.

    You can choose to watch first a tutorial video to learn the steps and movements, or go directly to the choreography. Let´s move!

“ONE MORE DAY” –  DANCE TUTORIAL

“ONE MORE DAY” – CHOREOGRAPHY

ACTIVITY: RECORD A SHORT VIDEO AND SEND IT TO MR. “A.C”

    Please, record a short video (not longer tan 1 minute) with one of the choreographies we have learned until now. Choose the one you like most.

The songs are:

“The best day of my life”.

“High hopes”.

“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from “Mary Poppins”.

“One more day”

Send the video to this e-mail adress: multimediasbp6@gmail.com

SUBJECT: “DRAMA- CARLOW/KILKENNY/KILDARE/LONGFORD – STUDENT´S NAME”

Greetings,

 Mister “A.C”.

English. Carlow. April 21st

Hello children!!

Today we will start writing!! Don’t worry, we will guide you…

First of all, take a look at this video, where you will find the main guidelines:

Take a look at the pictures below. They describe a scene at a park.
Write a sequence of events describing the scene.

Before you start writing follow these tips:

● Look at all the pictures and get an idea of the whole story before you begin.
● Write key words and notes to answer three questions: WHERE? WHO? WHAT?
● Use the past tense for the story events
● Try to link your ideas together with words such as SO, AND, BECAUSE, BUT

The word limit is 35 to 55 (no less than 35, no more than 55).

Here some extra help for you, words or phrases that you can use if you need them:
❏ get everything ready
❏ pack
❏ picnic/ picnic basket
❏ lay a tablecloth on the grass
❏ relaxing

Last, but not least, follow this link and download the Word document we prepared for you:
WORD DOCUMENT
You can write your production there, save it on your computer and send it to me by mail:
multimediasbp6@gmail.com

You can write to me if you have doubts or questions!!!
Enjoy your homework and see you soon!!
Miss Marce

English. Carlow. April 20th

Hello everybody!  Did you rest and enjoy your weekend? I hope so!

Are you ready to work? Here we go.

Task 1:

 Now, go to your liveworksheet´s copybook. Do the listening and the exercises below.



Task 2: 

Open your liveworksheet copybook again and do the exercise from the worbook which is also  connected to the listening.





Well, that´s all for now.
Love,
Miss Marcela.

English. Carlow. Aprlil 17th

Hello everyone! How are you today? I hope you are fine.

Today we will keep on working on the different types of fossils.

Task 1

Watch the following video

Task 2

Go to your liveworksheet’s workbook (cuaderno) and you will find a listening activity to complete about fossils.

Task 3

Listen to me!!

In your liveworksheet’s workbook you will also find an activity connected to chapters 8 and 9 of “The War with Grandpa”

For next Friday, please read chapters 10 and 11

In the following link you will find the audio of chapters 9 to 15

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13u8o6YPKDGrfRHtCpSHXKfyfPByODuH8/view

Task 4

Watch the following video and dance to welcome the weekend.

Have a nice and relaxing weekend. See you on Monday!

Love, Miss Marcela.

English. Carlow. April 16th

Hello everybody! How are you doing?

 Please remember to contact me if you have any questions.

Stay safe and follow the following advice

See you tomorrow,
Love,
Miss Marcela.

Multimedia Lab - Miss Angie

Hello Children,

How are you?

If you have a question or a technical problem to solve when doing activities for your ENGLISH class, you can contact me at primariasb@gmail.com. 

Please mention my name (MISS ANGIE) in the TITLE of the e-mail.

We made a Youtube playlist with tutorials addressing common questions to help you. 

Here is the link: https://bit.ly/3bdgLBk

Hugs,

              Miss Angie 

English. Carlow. April 15th.

Hello Children!

It´s time for English!

Your first task today will be to listen to this audio:

AUDIO: Pre-reading Activity

⭐Open your Compass Book on page 82

Before you read the story, read the title, look at the pictures and predict. Remember you are predicting...there are no wrong answers.

1. Who appears in the story?
2. Where does the story take place? One or more places?
3. When does it take place? Winter? Summer? Day or night?
4. What else can you see? Is there any special object in the story?

⭐Now click here to listen to the story. Follow in your book as you listen.

AUDIO: Quiet sands

Were your predictions right?

⭐Go to page 84 and answer these questions there. We  will discuss them when we meet online.

1. Is Quiet Sands a big town?
2. What are Poppy's favourite fossils at Stones?
3. Does Mr. Stones think that only paleontologists can find fossils?
4. What do ammonites have in common with dinosaurs?
5. Do you think Poppy was happy when she returned the following summer?

⭐Go to your Workbook in your Liveworksheets account and complete the Vocabulary worksheet

That´s all for today! See you tomorrow!

Virtual kisses! Miss Marcela.

English. Carlow. April 14th

Hello children! How are you today? I hope you are fine! Let´s start by watching this video to help us work better.

Today we will go on revising the Simple Past and Past Continuous. Go to your workbook/cuaderno in Liveworksheets and you will find new practice to complete.

See you,

Miss Marcela.

DRAMA - 6TH FORM - APRIL 13TH

Hi kids!

How are you doing?

Here is Mister “A.C”, your Drama teacher.

    Today, I want to share you a story. Is called “The golden spoon”.

    The story is about a little village where neighbors have forgotten how to be friendly and kind. A dark shadow appears and all the flowers in the village begin to disappear. Everyone begins to fear the unknown… except for one girl…

Let´s watch it!

LINK TO VIDEO:

Never forget to believe in the power of a wish!

And remember, “Love your neighbor as yourself”.

Greetings,

Mr. “A.C”.