25TH NOVEMBER: INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

DOWN WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE IN MEDIA AND DIGITAL CONTENT!

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. For this reason, our bilingual students in 2 ESO have worked on a project to condemn the psychological violence against them in media and digital content. First, they searched for offensive advertising and memes on the internet. Then, they wrote messages supporting gender equality to replace the offensive messages. This work was exhibited in the school gallery, as part of the activities carried out to commemorate this day. 

WE MUST ELIMINATE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN!

Students in 3rd ESO learnt about microagressions through the following presentation and found examples both in media and advertising. Using the tool Phrase It , they inserted messages in which they denounced  different social situations which were clearly unfair. You will find their interesting work below. 

WHAT ARE YOU GRATEFUL FOR?

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a tradition that dates back to the 17th century, when the First Thanksgiving is said to have been held in the New World. In this video, students of 1st and 3rd ESO learnt about the origins of this unique festivity: 

Traditionally, Thanksgiving Day is a day to celebrate the abundant harvest and other blessings of the past year. Today this celebration is rich in legend and symbolism. Typically, a Thanksgiving Dinner includes roast turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. It is definitely a day to be grateful for. 

1st ESO students learnt through the story My Gratitude Jar by Kristin Wiens what it really means to be thankful and then wrote their gratitude messages in the presentation below. 

To top it all off, we had some Augmented Reality fun with Quiver Masks and everybody in class turned into cute ( and sometimes spooky) turkeys.

ENGLISH SPEAKING CLUB

 

Do you love everything English? Do you like speaking English? If so, you only need to come and join our speaking club every Friday during the first break in the school library. 

This initiative is one of the activities programmed within the Active Breaks Project in our school. It has been a great success so far. Apart from brushing up their English, our students have played different games ( traditional ones, boardgames, etc.) and they have also done some paper crafts. Why don't you come and join us too?

LEARNING WITH GRANT

This year we also have the good company of Grant, our language assistant.

 We are working on a very interesting project about “Information Consumption”. It’s a different way of learning new vocabulary and practising oral skills  with a native speaker while developing critical thinking.

We are enjoying it a lot!  😊

Grant in 4th ESO class while one of his classes

Students from 4th ESO talking to Grant

REMEMBRANCE DAY: LEST WE FORGET

 Do you know why British people wear poppies on the 11th November?

Students of both 1st and 3rd ESO paid their own tribute to the soldiers who died during the war. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

 

Yay!! It's Halloween!! Could there be anything as Halloween-esque as a Jack-o-Lantern? This year our Bilingual Téllez students decorated both pumpkins and masks to take part in the first ever Pretty Spooky Pumpkins and Sugar Skulls. The results were spook-tacular!! Have a look at the photos below!

AUTUMN IS COMING

Autumn is round the corner and this means it's conkers time. Do you know what conkers are? 

Conkers are the chestnut fruit that we get from horse chestnut trees. These type of trees are quite common in the United Kingdom. British people have played conkers for decades and it's a popular game among both children and adults, although it has been banned in some schools. 

Would you like to know how to play conkers? Here's a video that shows us how to do it. Enjoy!

BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO NEW SCHOOL NORMALITY

 So after six months we are back to school. But it would be more appropriate to say that we are back to new school normality. What does this mean? Unfortunately, there are some new rules to follow and face masks must be worn at all times. Do you know all the new rules? You can find out more about them in the Genially interactive presentation below. Don't forget the basic rules:

• Wear your face mask
• Wash your hands thoroughly
• Keep a safe space between yourself and other people

Stay healthy and happy new school year to everyone!!

BILINGUAL TÉLLEZ TRAVELS ABROAD

 

Last January, a group of students of 4º grade and 3º grade of this school went on a trip to Ireland. It was fantastic and we met a lot of people and learned a lot.

We got to Ireland by plane and we took a bus to get to the village where we would meet our host families, Kilkenny. They were fantastic: they were so kind that we felt overwhelmed at the beginning. I remember I got sick during the trip, and it was at night when I came up to my host father and told him what was happening. He took care of me all the time and I got better next morning!

On our trip we went to an academy where we studied English with a unique method. We read, wrote and played games with natives and we had a good time. We also did small trips to interesting places in Kilkenny such as the castle, the cathedrals or the caves. But that isn’t all: we also visited Dublin! It is an amazing city: it’s big and it’s crowded but not as much as other Spain cities. It was beautiful and had amazing buildings. I remember how amazed we were when we saw the GPO (General Post Office) or the Trinity College.

We had a very good time on our trip to Ireland and I would for sure come back again. I hope many other students go on a trip like that and learn a lot of English!

By Javier Rodríguez Cortés, 4º ESO Académico