2ND GRADE: THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Hello little stars!

We are studying celestial bodies in the classroom!. 
We are learning many things about the Sun, the Moon, the stars and our blue planet: The Earth!

Teacher Patri brought a shinny globe to show us the Earth, and moreover, she brought the Sun, the moon and the Earth , all together!


What's the name of the continent that you can see on the globe in  dark orange ?

YES, IT'S AFRIKA! WELL DONE!

And now...here you have a funny story about a man that lives on the moon!

We are also learning about the phases of the moon!

Here you have information about the four seasons. Pay attention to the accent of the man speaking...
Can you guess which country is he from?

And now...the ASTEROID GAME!

The asteroid game!

Happy Easter everyone!

5TH GRADE: ECOSYSTEMS

Hello ecofriends!

In 5th grade we are studying ecosystems! 

Here you have some information about them!

Ecosystem is a combination of two words, Ecological & System.

It is related to ecology which means the study of the interaction between living and non-living things in a specific area.

There can be several types of ecosystems e.g. fresh water ecosystem like in river, or pond ecosystem,desert ecosystem, ecosystem in cold regions like Tundra ecosystem or Antarctica ecosystem.

And...What is a BIOME?

A biome is a large area with similar microorganisms.

Each of these large communities contain species that are adapted to its varying conditions of water, heat, and soil. 

There is a slight difference between the two 

words ecosystem and biome.

  

An ecosystem is much smaller than a biome.  

Conversely, a biome can be thought of many similar ecosystems throughout the world 

grouped together.  

An ecosystem can be as large as the Sahara Desert, or as small as a puddle.

Here you have more information about ecosystems and biomes:

For more information about ecosystems, check out some of the following links:

• Geography for Kids-
  http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_ecosystem.html
• Exploring the Environment-
  http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
• Nation Geographic- Explore the Fantastic Forest-
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/forest/index.html

And now...let's play some games about Ecosystems!

Jungle Jeopardy 

Ecosystems 1

Feed the dingo

FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE SCHOOL

BRAND NEWS:

A 4TH GRADE STUDENT AND HER LITTLE SISTER FROM 2ND GRADE HAVE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL SOME OBJECT THAT THEIR DADDY USES AT WORK, AS HE IS A SCIENTIST AND HE WORKS IN A LABORATORY.

MOREOVER, INSIDE THE OBJECTS THERE WERE SOME LIQUIDS (HOMEMADE WHITE WINE, VINAGER...) AND YEAST!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALEX AND HER SISTER FOR BRINGING ALL THESE MATERIAL TO SHARE WITH ALL THE CLASSSMATES!

BYE-BYE AND GOOD LUCK!

Yesterday it was a exciting day becouse we went on holidays... but it was also a sad day too!

The 2nd term training students have finished their period of training!

Moreover, Silvia, an Infant Education teacher has finished her period of work at school.

We are really going to miss you guys!

Thank you very much for your help.

In the name of the teachers team and, of course, in the name of the students, goodbye and good luck!

THANK YOU

MARTA       ADRIANA    MARTA        IRENE           MANUEL            SILVIA

5TH GRADE: GALICIAN FISH AND SEAFOOD

HELLO!

In 5th grade we are doing a project about our typical seafood and fish. 

We are working on it with our teachers Manoli, Pilar and Patricia. 

Thanks to Maya, our English Assistant, for the support in Science lessons. Due to her help, we can make the most of this special lesson and learn about it in ENGLISH!

We studied about a lot of animals!

 Here you have some examples that we saw in the classroom!

We saw some AMAZING VIDEOS about the octopus!

Pretty cool, don´t you think?

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE SALMON IS AN ANADROMOUS FISH? WHOAAA!

    Of course, we wrote down important information in our Science notebooks!

We discovered that Sardines go to SCHOOL too! :p

And at the end of the lesson...
quizz time!

 

We knew the answers! What about you?

To finish... let me show you the starfish we had got at the classroom during one week.

They are alive, resting on sea water. 

We are going to send them back to the sea on Easter holidays!

3RD A: TYPING TEST, FLOATING EXPERIMENT

Hello!

Last week has been really exciting  for 3rd grade A students.

They made a science experiment with different materials to observe if they float or sink. 

Teacher Susana and Marta, her helper,  were in charge of the experiment.

We used: playdough, modelling playdough, wood sticks, plastic objects, scissors...

We wrote down the results obtained on our notebooks!

 We discover that some object float face down or up and other object sink!

How interesting!
But...why??

Here is the explanation!

MOREOVER...

Yesterday we had a typing test at the ITC room. 

Then, we played different educative games related to language and maths.



Do you want to learn to type too? 

Would you like to play the same games?

Here you have the link where you can find them!

Curso de Mecanografía

Games

HAPPY EASTER!

Dear children:

It´s the last day before Easter holidays... 

We hope you enjoy your holidays as much as you can!

We highly recommend you to try some scientific experiments at home, with an adult, of course!

Don't forget that you can send pictures of things related to science to sciencequiroga@gmail.com!

Good luck with the Easter hunt! 

We are sure that Easter bunny will give you a fantastic Easter egg!

Enjoy kids!

STICK BUGS CAME TO SCHOOL!

Hi kids!

We received a very special visit last week...Two brothers brought to the school two stick bugs, to show children how cool these insects are!

Maya, our English assistant, visited all the classrooms of the school to show these funny stick bugs!

Thank you MAYA!

Here you have some pics:

And now some extra information about this insect:


The stick bug is a type of insect that actually looks like a stick. It uses camouflage to look like the sticks or branches of the trees where it lives. There is also a leaf type bug that looks like leaves. Together they make up the order of insects called Phasmatodea. There are around 3,000 species of insects in this order. 

And some Fun Facts about Stick bugs !

• Females are generally larger than males.
• Females can reproduce without the presence of males.
• Baby stick bugs are called nymphs.
• They are a favourite meal of many animals including birds, primates, bats, and lizards.
• They are sometimes called walkingsticks.
• Many stick bugs eat their old skin after they molt.
• They have a lifespan of 1 to 2 years.

 MORE INFO AT : Animals for Kids: Stick bug

LEAVES in 5th grade

5th grade children are focusing on  plants. 

Leaves are one of the most interesting parts of plants! 

Look how the 5th grade students are working with them!

They play a very important role in photosyntesis, do you know why?

Let see who is the fastest student answering this question... you can give us your answer through sciencequiroga@gmail.com. 

Please, don't forget to write personal details such us name, surname and classroom.

Happy Spring!

BRAND NEWS! Homemade robots display moved to the ground floor

Happy Spring everyone!

Due to the  huge amount and size of homemade robots and the own success of the Android's  display situated on the second floor, we have decided to move the exposition to the playground hall situated on the ground floor.

In this way, all the scholar community can enjoy your amazing works, as this "new corner" is more advisible to display the household robots.

Here you have a selection of  photos, showing the new space and the last robots arrived to school!

As you know, we will reward your effort building these androids with some awards  that will be given after Easter holiday, rewarding the participation of all students in different categories.

If you want to know more about the robot contest, keep your eyes on this blog during the Easter holiday!