MUSIC

Lately we've been talking about different music styles.

We've found out about the king of soul, the king and queen of pop, the king of rock and some other emblematic music bands such as The Beatles, Queen, U2...

James Brown

Elvis Presley

But what's your favourite band or singer?

1. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

2. Search your favourite band or singer.

3. Post a comment answering the following questions:

- What's his /her name? What's the band's name?
His name is Michael Jackson
Her name is Madonna
The band's name is Coldplay

- Where's he / she from? Where's the band from?
He's from the USA.
She's from the USA.
The band/Coldplay is from Great Britain.

- What music style does he / she play? What music style does the band play?
He plays pop.
She plays pop and dance music.
The band/Coldplay plays pop-rock.

- What's your favourite song or album?
My favourite song is Lost.

Come on! Let's rock!

BYE BYE!

Summer time is round the corner: no text books, no Maths, no Science, no boards or chalks, that is, NO SCHOOL!

Soon you'll be relaxing by the beach or the mountains, in a city or small town.



1. What are your plans for your summer holidays?
Are you going to stay in Barcelona?
Are you going to go to the beach?
Are you going to go to the mountain?
Are you going to travel somewhere?

My plans for my summer holidays are reading loads of novels, meeting my friends and attending summer training courses.
I'm going to stay in Barcelona in August.
I'm going to go to the beach a few days.
I'm going to go on excursion to the mountain as well.
I'm going to travel to Scotland too!

How about you?

During this academic year we've shared many moments and experiences.

I've had a great time with you all! We've had fun and we've shared opinions, songs, games, videos...

1. What have you most liked from our English classes?
I've most liked... (our songs, theatres and stories...).

2. What have you least liked from our English classes?
I've least liked... (exams, pictionaries..).

3. What would you add to our English classes?
I'd add more... (games, theatre, songs...).

4. What would you delete from our English classes?

I'd delete... (the exams, the theatre...).

Thanks for your feedback! It's been a pleasure to share this year with you all! :-)

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

We all know the traditional tale Little Red Riding Hood but in our class book we've discovered a new version of the story, featured by a very modern and clever Little Red. (Click on the book to watch and listen to it)



Our 4th graders have been practising this new version of the tale and acted it out for the whole class.

Would you like to see the results? Have a look at the photos and videos below.

Now tell me:

- Do you like reading?
I love reading!

- What's your favourite tale or book?
When I was nine years old, my favourite book was La guia fantàstica. Nowadays, it might be Kafka On The Beach.

- What types of book do you like reading?
I like reading historical novels, thrillers, adventure, love or science-fiction books.
I don't like reading biographies.

- When do you read?
I usually read in the afternoon or at weekends, but especially when I'm on holidays.

Carla, Elena & Luís

Jonathan, Llibert & Valentina



Charles, Clara, Jonathan & Laia


Borja: I'm sitting in a cage!

Raúl and Adrià

Victoria, Ana, Ahlam and Olga

Alba, Jose, Mireia & Nicolás

Ariadna, Eduardo, Helena and Karina

WHY SHOULD I SAVE WATER?

In our last classes we've been talking about what's good and bad for the environment.

We've learnt about the 3 Rs: Recycle, Reuse and Reduce.



Today we've read the book Why Should I Save Water?

This story tells us how we can all save water, for example, not leaving the taps on while brushing our teeth or while doing the washing up.

Now answer these questions:

1. What's good for the environment?
Recycling is good for the environment.
Walking to school is good for the environment.

2. What's bad for the environment?
Going by car pollutes the environment. It's bad for the environment.
Wasting water is bad for the environment.

3. What can you do to save water? Have a look at the poster below for more ideas.
I can collect rain water to save water.
4. What do you do to save water?
I do full loads of washing to save water.
I don't leave taps on while brushing my teeth or while doing the washing up.

And remember:

SCHOOL SUBJECTS

At school we study many subjects:

Music
Maths
English / Catalan / Spanish

History


Geography
Science

P.E. (Physical Education)
Art & Crafts

- What are your favourite subjects?
(example) My favourite subjects are English and Social Science.

- When have you got English?
(example) I've got English on Mondays at half past ten and on Wednesdays at nine o'clock.

- When have you got Maths?
(example) I've got Maths on Wednesdays at ten o'clock.

- When have you got P.E.?
(example) I've got P.E. on Fridays at half past three.

OFF TO SCHOOL -Part 1-

With our 4th graders we've been acting out a story about Sophie, a girl who's always late because her means of transport to school break down again and again.

Click below to read and listen to the story:

Off to school

You can see some of the pictures and videos of our "mini theatre" below.

Wait till Friday for more pics!



Dani, Llibert, Luís and Valentina

Carla, Clara and Luís

Charles (Raúl and Jesús)

Laia, Nataly and Valentina

THE ANIMALS SAVE THE PLANET

Mas Casanovas cultural week goes from 19th to 23rd April.

This year it is based on Biodiversity.

Our school hall is now decorated as a deep Mediterranean sea.

We can see such species as the following ones:


Sardine


Starfish



Seahorse


Human actions and daily routines can damage the seas and pollute the environment.

The Animals Save The Planet tell us how to help reduce the human impact on the environment.

Watch the videos above and click on the below link to see more videos:

The Animals Save The Planet

Now tell me, according to the videos:
1. What means of transport is the greenest?
(The greenest means of transport is the...)

2. Is it better to use biodegradable or non-biodegradable products?
(It's better to use ...)

3. What products can we recycle?
(We can recycle...)


4. Where does each recycable go?
For example, plastic bottles in the yellow bin.

Click here for more information.

THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY

Today we've learnt the legend about the Giant's Causeway.

The Giant's Causeway linked Ireland and Scotland.

In Ireland, there was an enormous giant called Finn McCool. He was really big! Look at his boot below! (You can see it in The Giant's Causeway in Ireland)

Finn McCool built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner.

The day of the fight, Finn McCool fell asleep.



Benandonner crossed the bridge to meet Finn in Ireland.

Benandonner arrived at Finn's house but Finn was not at home.

Finn's wife saw that Benandonner was bigger than Finn and she had a brilliant idea! She dressed sleepy-Finn as a baby!



When Benandonner saw how big the 'infant' was, he assumed his father, Finn, must be gigantic!


Therefore, Benandonner went back home in terror, destroying the Causeway in case he was followed by Finn.

HELLO / GOODBYE

Hello there!

In English there are many ways to say "Hello" or "Goodbye". Click on the link below and have a look at Mr Duncan's video to find it out!
And don't worry if you don't understand every single word. Try to get the general meaning.

SAYING "HELLO"& "GOODBYE"

Now, tell me:

- What's your favourite expression to say "Hello"?

- What's your favourite expression to say "Goodbye"?


Do you know who "The Beatles" are? Check this song out to keep on practising "Hello" & "Goodbye".:

The Beatles "I say hello"