Numbers. 4th grade

St. Valentine's Day

The Story of St. Valentine

The Roman Emperor Claudius II was fighting many wars. He wanted a
strong army, but many men did not want to be soldiers. Claudius 

thought the men wanted to stay home to be with their wives and 

children instead of leaving to fight wars.

Claudius thought of an awful solution to his problem. He decided 

to cancel all marriages! No one in all of Rome could get married. 

Claudius thought that if the men couldn’t get married, the men 

would ignore the women and want to be soldiers.

Valentine, who was a priest, believed that people needed to get

 married. He thought that if they were not married, they would 

be tempted to sin by living together without being married. 

So he secretly and illegally marriedcouples anyway! He performed 

the weddings in secret places, so the Roman soldiers would not 

find out.But they did find out. Valentine was arrested and brought

before the Emperor. 

The Emperor thought Valentine was a well  spoken and wise young 

man, and encouraged him to stop being  a Christian and become

a loyal Roman. Valentine would not deny  his beliefs, and he 

refused. He was sent to prison until he could be executed. 

While he was in prison, he sent out letters to his friends  and 

asked to be prayed for by writing Remember your Valentine.
Valentine was killed on the 14th or the 24th of February in the 

year 269 or 270. We celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th 

in honor of St. Valentine.

Although it is not known whether this legend is factually true, it 

is a good story anyway. It is nice to think of someone who believed 

in marriage and was willing to risk death to do what he believed 

was right.

 Some expresions about St. Valentine´s day
(by busuu)

Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the 14th of February. El Día de San Valentín se celebra el 14 de febrero.
I love receiving Valentine’s cards. Me encanta recibir tarjetas del Día de San Valentín.
I love you. Te quiero.
I am in love with him. Estoy enamorada/o de él/ella.
She is crazy about him! ¡Ella está locamente enamorada de él!
I love the romance of Valentine’s Day. Me encanta el romanticismo del Día de San Valentín.
Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year. El Día de San Valentín es el más romántico del año.
My Valentine´s card had a heart on it. Mi tarjeta del Día de San Valentín tenía un corazón.
The rose is the most romantic flower. La rosa es la flor más romántica.
I receive a bunch of flowers every Valentine’s Day. Recibo un ramo de flores cada Día de San Valentín.
I send a box of chocolates to my partner every Valentine’s Day. Cada Día de San Valentín envío una caja de bombones a mi pareja.
I have organised a romantic meal for two. He organizado una cena romántica para dos.
I am writing a love poem for you. Estoy escribiendo un poema de amor para ti.
They are such a romantic couple! ¡Son una pareja muy romántica!
She has a secret admirer. Ella tiene un admirador secreto.
It was a very romantic kiss. Fue un beso muy romántico.
I have butterflies in my stomach when I think of her. Me pongo nervioso cuando pienso en ella.
Cupid is the god of love. Cupido es el dios del amor.
I have been hit by Cupid’s arrow. Me ha alcanzado la flecha del Cupido.
Be my sweetheart. Sé mi novio.
Be my true love. Sé mi amor verdadero.

Be mine!

 ¡Sé mío!

Happy Valentine’s

 ¡Feliz Día de San Valentín!Day!

St. Valentine´s cards

These Heart in Hand Valentine cards are very easy to make - even young children can make them (with a little help in cutting out the paper).

Supplies needed:

Pieces of construction paper or gift wrap (at least 2 different colors) A pencil and a marker Scissors Glue Optional: A printer (if you want to use the heart templates)

Trace your handprint on construction paper.

Carefully cut it out.

Cut out some red, pink or purple hearts - they should be a little bigger than the lollipops you have. Using green construction paper, cut out some leaves.

If you'd like, use a heart template page and print it out to help you draw hearts. Pick the right size that fits inside your handprint.

Glue a heart onto your handprint cutout.

Write a message to your Valentine. 

If you like, have the hand show the American Sign Language sign for "I love you," which has the only the ring finger and the middle finger folded and glued down.
You now have nice Valentine card for a friend.

How to Say I Love You    In Many Languages

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American Sign Language Burmese Chit pa de Cherokee Gv ge yu hi Chinese (Cantonese) Moi oiy neya Chinese (Mandarin) Wo ai ni Danish Jeg elsker dig Dutch Ik hou van jou Egyptian Ana bahebek Farsi Tora dust midaram French Je t'aime or Je t'adore

Gaelic Ta gra agam ort German Ich liebe Dich Greek S'agapo Hawaiian Aloha Wau Ia 'Oe Hebrew Ani ohev otach (male to female) Ani ohevet otcha (female to male) Hmong Kuv hlub koj Italian Ti voglio bene Japanese Aishiteru Lakota Lela washtae che la ke Norwegian Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)   A admirer adoration adore affection affectionate amorous angel B balloons beau beloved be mine betrothed bouquet bow and arrow box of chocolates boyfriend C candy card carnation charmed cherish cherub chocolate courting courtship crazy crush Cupid D darling date dear decorate desire devotion doves E embrace enamored endearment envelope Eros F fall in love February fiancée flame flirt flowers fondness forget-me-nots fourteenth friend friendship G gift girlfriend greeting greeting card H heart heartthrob holiday honey hug I infatuation K kiss L like love lovebirds lovesick M moonstruck P party passion pink poem presents R red romance romantic rose S Saint Valentine secret admirer sentimental smitten St. Valentine suitor sweetheart sweets T tenderness tulips true love U unrequited love V valentine Valentine's Day W wild about woo wooer Y yearning

Ojibwe Gi zah gin Pilipino (Tagalog) Iniibig kita Polish Ja cie kocham Portuguese (Brazilian) Eu te amo Portuguese Amo-te Romanian Te iubesc Russian Ya vas liubliu Spanish Te amo Swedish Jag alskar dig Turkish Seni Seviyurum Welsh 'Rwy'n dy garu di.

Preparing St. Valentine's Day!

Valentine is close to us and we want to wish you a lovely day. Today my youngest pre-primary students punched big hands. The students from 3rd and 4th grade cut hearts and they drawed different European flags. Later, my students from 6th grade have been looking for how it is writen "I love you" in the native languages of the countries that they had painted.

Los niveles de organización de los seres vivos. 6º Primaria

Bravo por este puñado de chicos y chicas y su forma de trabajar.

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Our School Anti-Bullying Campaign – Respect

     One Monday morning two girls named Maddie and Zoe were walking to school when two boys from the same class started to call the girls hurtful names. It happened again in between a maths lesson in school. The bullies were sitting next to them; they were pushing the girls and trying to break their belongings.
At morning break time the boys followed the girls out to the yard and started to say hurtful things to the girls again. The girls were very upset and hurt that the boys were not behaving in a respectful way but they did not know what to do.........
Suddenly the school bell rang, it was high time to return to the classes. There, they felt safe.  Maddie was the first one that  came  into the building and as soon as she looked  inside it and saw the bullies near her, she had felt a big  pain into her heart.  While Maddie was suffering this   unpleasant situation,  Zoe was looking for an adult who could  help her but  she ...
couldn't find any staff member. Where were all the teachers? At the same time Maddie was terrified..the bullies were encouraging other pupils to ignore her.  Maddie felt very upset and very frightened.  Zoe ran to the staff room but again there was no staff member to be seen. What was going on? Where was everyone?Back at the classroom, Maddie was starting to panic! Her body was very tense and her heart was beating fast. Maddie was gasping for breath. All of a sudden....
...a teacher walked into the classroom. "What is going on?" asked the teacher loudly. Poor Maddie felt a tear trickle down her face and she was unable to control the tears as they gushed down her face. The teacher noticed the tears and asked Maddie what had upset her. The bullies tensed up and sat quietly starting at Maddie as if to say "you better not tell the teacher". However, Zoe noticed this and she stood up to the bullies and told the teacher what had happened that day and explained why Maddie was so upset..........
The teacher was astonished when Zoe told her the unfortunate event But far from being angry with them, he proposed to this pair of thugs to become superheroes, how?...
The teacher explained that the students need to use their "Power for Good" to stop being bullies and to start being kind, friendly and respectful to each other. The bullies said sorry for their behaviour and decided that from now on they would be like the superhero "Respecto Man" and would never upset any of their classmates again.

My toys. 1st

- Vamos a reconocer y decir los nombres de algunos juguetes:
Jigsaw, doll, teddy, ball, robot, car.
- Descubrir los objetos por su color:
Purple, pink.
 Describir juguetes:
What's your favourite toy? My favourite toys are (dolls), I'm playing with my ball, my car is blue, What´s the boy playing with?

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En nuestro colegio, CEIP Ntra. Sra. De La Antigua, estamos desarrollando un Proyecto llamado "Patios Divertidos, Patios Inclusivos" dentro del programa Junioremprende. Con este Proyecto lo que pretendemos es convertir nuestros recreos en espacios sin conflictos, espacios donde ningún alumno se sienta desplazado, rechazado. Queremos que todos jueguen y se diviertan en un clima de paz y convivencia. Para ello, los alumnos de 6º de primaria han trabajado creando los grupos de juegos, la distribución semanal, los juegos...Ellos son los mayores del cole y son los responsables de llevarlo a la práctica. Hay que reconocer que la convivencia ha mejorado y esperamos que lo siga haciendo a lo largo de todo el curso, ellos apuestan por unos patios donde haya un lugar para todos, donde nadie se sienta discriminado, patios divertidos, patios INCLUSIVOS. ¡Bravo por estos chicos! 
(Eva Mª González. Tutora del grupo de 6º, creadora y promotora del Proyecto))

Ainara. En nuestro cole estamos desarrollando un Proyecto llamado "Patios Divertidos, Patios Inclusivos" dentro del programa Junioremprende.

DanielCon este Proyecto lo que pretendemos es convertir nuestros recreos en espacios sin conflictos, espacios donde ningún alumno se sienta desplazado o rechazado.

Claudia Queremos que todos jueguen y se diviertan en un clima de paz y convivencia.

Alfonso Para ello, nosotros hemos trabajado creando los grupos de juegos, la distribución semanal, los juegos...

Blanca somos los mayores del cole y somos los responsables de llevarlo a la práctica.

Manuel Hay que reconocer que la convivencia ha mejorado y esperamos que lo siga haciendo a lo largo de todo el curso,

Yassmin Nosotros apostamos por unos patios donde haya un lugar para todos, donde nadie se sienta discriminado, patios divertidos, patios INCLUSIVOS. 

Max's odyssey. An eTwinning Project.

LA ODISEA DE MAX

Chicos, Max ha llegado a Finlandia y ahí os dejo los vídeos que Tuire, la profe irlandesa ha mandado a eTwinning, pronto sabremos como continúa la aventura de nuestro amigo belga.

Max's arrived in Finland. He's spent Christmas time in Rovaniemi, Lapland. (Max ha llegado a Finlandia. Està pasando sus Navidades en Rovaniemi, Lapland.

It must have been wonderful to visit the Santa Claus Village at the Arctic Circle. (Debe haber sido maravilloso visitar el pueblo de Santa Claus en el Círculo Polar Ártico)

Os dejo también la introducción y los dos primeros capítulos de la aventura de Max (En España y en Polonia).  

No sé vosotros pero yo estoy deseando saber como continúa esta historia.  De momento nos iremos haciendo una idea con los vídeos.

Introduction

The alarm went off and although he had only slept a couple of hours he jumped out of bed, leaving the pleasant warmth of it to embark on the adventure that awaited him. 

He had spent the day before packing. He was going to make the most exciting journey of his life, he would tour Europe visiting some schools and knowing first hand how some parties were held in those countries. 

What clothes had he to wear? The destinations were Spain and Poland during the autumn, Finland and Romania in winter and finally Ireland and Ukraine in spring. He chose not to carry much luggage and buy typical clothes in every place. 

He lived in the Rue de Treves at number 81 near the "Classroom of the Future" in Brussels. Indeed, he was Belgian and his native language was French but he could defend himself in all countries because he had a good grasp of the English language and knew that in all the places where he would go, English was studied as a second language. 

When he was ready, his friend Marc drove him to the airport and stood there, watching as the plane in which his best friend was now seated in took flight. They were going to be separated for many months but Max had promised to send him many letters describing everything that he saw and experienced in detail. He would also enclose photographs and drawings from the students.

                                                                                                     

                                                                       (By Teresa Sánchez)

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Chapter I. 

“Chaquetía Day”

 In Merida, October 28th, 2016 

Dear Marc! 

How are you? I hope you are well. 

I am already in Merida, at last. It's my first destination and it's been incredible.

 Teresa Sanchez, one of the English teachers of the school, came to meet me at the airport and took me directly there because they were going to celebrate "La Chaquetía" that same day. You are probably wondering what Chaquetía is? it is the festivity that they celebrate in Merida coinciding with Halloween. 

It's amazing to arrive in the city Marc and see its imposing Roman buildings. We will both have to take a leisurely trip when I finish my travels across Europe and enjoy the architectural wonders of the place. Antigua's school is tiny, no more than 200 students and about 20 teachers, but it's a place where you feel good because it's like a big family where everyone knows each other and cares for each other. And now it's time to go and celebrate "La Chaquetía". The entire educational community and I head towards an esplanade where there is a medieval hermitage called "Ntra. Sra. de la Antigua ", yes, yes, like the school and something curious has happened, the students have adopted it and take care of it with much affection. For example, they share some festivities with her, like this one today.

 - I'll tell you how I celebrated the event. La Chaquetía was very funny, Flor, the director had made quince candy and we mixed it in a piece of bread with cheese. She gave me the recipe, I am also sending it to you because it does not seem difficult to make and it tastes delicious. The students sat in groups forming circles, in the shade of the hermitage and shared their "Chaquetía", that is to say, they all ate everything, because it encourages sharing. La Chaquetía is composed of ingredients such as walnuts, almonds, chestnuts, hazelnuts ... and also grenades, figs, mandarins, grapes and quinces.

 But they did not just share with each other. A few meters from the hermitage there is a center where the elders of the city meet during the day, and can you guess what is called? Exactly, La Antigua. Many of these elders are the grandparents of the students and it was very emotional. The grandparents had a fire where they were roasting the chestnuts that the children brought but first the professors split them because if they did not do they said that the chestnuts may explode. Then they made small, little packets with paper and put several chestnuts inside them, they were delicious! 

 I made an incredible discovery Marc. One of the elders told me that The Procession of the Souls was a widespread tradition in Extremadura in the XIX during the night of the dead, on October 31. The souls, who were people dressed in black or white, walked the streets of the village asking for money while going from house to house. And it used to end up in the cemetery. I deduce that Halloween was already celebrated here before the Europeans arrived in America and took with them the Celtic Halloween celebrations. It really shows that in this area there must have been Celtic settlements and its culture still survives. 

 There is more to tell you. When they finished sharing their "chaquetías" and roasting the chestnuts, they began to play. They were traditional games, from those of yesteryear. Even some grandpas and grandmas participated as well. It was hot, very hot. I have been told that it has been a very hard summer and that there have even been days of 45º C. and it was apparent that autumn had not yet arrived. Luckily there was a very large fountain where we were and we were able to quench our thirst. 

 After two hours the professors gathered their groups of students and we returned to the school. Some children had kept their packet of roasted chestnuts to share at home with their families. Marc, this celebration has been a real lesson of sharing.

 Before leaving I had been given drawings, photos, videos and letters ... For the moment I am sending you this letter, some photos and also some drawings where I will explain to you what they are doing. 

When the time for the farewell came, there were hugs and tears. It's funny, the Spaniards love to hug and kiss, I really felt at home.

 I am writing to you from the plane that is taking me to Poland. I am loaded with very good memories and with the hope of continuing to enjoy myself while I go through the different European centers that I have been commissioned to visit. 

                       Max

                                                                            (By Teresa Sánchez)

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Chapter II. 

St. Andrew‟s Day – Andrzejki 

In Bialystok, November 29th, 2016 

Dear Marc! 

We haven‟t seen each other for over a month. How are you? I hope everything is fine.

 I am already in Poland which is my second destination. I have never been here before and I haven‟t expected that it is such an amazing country. It‟s not only because of its outstanding beauty but most of all because of exceptionally friendly and hospitable people I‟ve had a chance to meet. 

Once, I arrived in the city Bialystok, I was greeted by Dorota Zukowska and a group of her students who were awaiting me at the train station. I spent with them the whole afternoon. I was taken on a sightseeing tour of the city which was really enjoyable! They showed me a lot of grand monuments and buildings but for me the most distinctive and striking was the Branicki Palace, a magnificent residence on the Biala River, encircled by a beautiful park. It was an impressive sight! 

As I managed to find out, Bialystok is the largest city in north-eastern Poland serving the function of the capital of Podlaskie province. It is the administrative, economic, and academic centre of the region which, due to its exceptional environmental assets, has been termed the Green Lungs of Poland. As an interesting side note, I can add that Bialystok is also the place of birth of Ludwik Zamenhoff, the inventor of the artificial language Esperanto. 

On the day of my arrival, late in the evening, I was also invited to a traditional Polish dinner. I will never forget the taste of Polish „pierogi‟, „bigos‟ and „babka ziemniaczana‟. Everything was so delicious! I took some recipes. 

The next day, early in the morning, Dorota took me directly to her school where I was going to see the Polish celebration of St. Andrew‟s Day called “Andrzejki”. Soon after we arrived at a place I was shown around the school and got to know some interesting facts. The school is quite big, about 500 primary students and 45 teachers. It was named after Kazimierz Górski who was an outstanding coach of Poland National Football Team. What is special about this school is that it is sport-oriented and well equipped with sporting facilities. I could see many students playing football and volleyball both indoors and outdoors. They were enjoying themselves a lot. 

Now let's come back to the celebration of „Andrzejki”. I learnt that the tradition of “Andrzejki” fortune telling was noted in the 16th century and it is still known and practiced in all regions of Poland. However, nowadays the ceremony has lost a lot of its magical and serious character and has been transformed into fun and games during St. Andrew parties arranged by young people.

 I will tell you how I celebrated this event with Polish students and their teacher from Szkoła Podstawowa nr 37. It was a very special afternoon which brought me loads of fun! The students showed me a lot of ideas of how to find out about the future, namely the marriage, lucky or unlucky love and prosperous or poor perspectives. The most spectacular was pouring hot liquid wax through a keyhole into cold water. The shape of the solidified wax was supposed to represent something that would happen to us in the upcoming year. After unlimited interpretations of wax shapes, we took part in the shoes race. Everyone took off their shoes and put them in a line one after the other. Then, we moved them gradually one after the other in the direction of the door. The owner of the shoe which reached the doorstep first would obviously be the first one to marry. After knowing the result of the shoes competition, it was the time for other fortune telling practices such as palm reading, horoscopes, astrology, magic box or crystal ball. There were lots of laughing while students were piercing the heart with either female or male names on the back. Girls and boys stuck the needle into the heart from the other side, so that they couldn‟t see what was written there. The little hole in the paper heart showed them the name of their future spouse. I must say that I also really liked the idea of the cups flipped upside down. Under three cups were placed in sequence: a ring, a coin and a leaf. Then the cups were mixed and students were supposed to choose one of them. Choosing the ring symbolized a happy love, the coin would bring us money, whereas the leaf was the announcement of the wedding. The last idea were fortune cookies. You will never guess what prediction I found inside my fortune cookie! I will keep it a secret till we meet! 

Our St. Andrew‟s celebration lasted only two hours but I will always remember this special party and I‟m very grateful for the invitation to participate in it.

 I‟m sending you photos from my greatest memories and I also enclosed a recipe for these amazing fortune cookies! 

Tomorrow I‟m leaving for Finland. I know that it will be difficult to say goodbye to Polish friends but I believe I will come back there one day.

 I will write to you soon.

        Max                                                                
                                                       ( By Dorota Zukowska)



Chapter III

Christmas Time. Finland.

In Rovaniemi, December 26 th 2016

Dear Marc!

How are you? I wish you Happy New Year 2017!

I decided to spend Christmas time in Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland. The Finnair Santa flight from the capital of Finland Helsinki to Rovaniemi arrived on time.
Rovaniemi is Santa’s official home town in Lapland.

The city of Rovaniemi was decorated for Christmas time. There were beautiful Christmas trees with lights all around the city. The weather was freezing cold. So I had to do some shopping. I bought warm winter clothes, e.g. woollen mittens. I also bought soft reindeers as souvenirs.

 In Rovaniemi I visited Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle. In Santa Claus Village there were Christmas trees, snowmen, beautiful lights and ice sculptures. In Santa Claus Village I crossed the magical Arctic Circle and had a chance to meet Santa Claus. It was great to meet Santa Claus himself. I have always wanted to ask Santa how old he is. Santa told me that’s something not even he can remember exactly.

One of the most interesting places was Santa’s post office. Santa’s Elves were sorting out letters from all over the world. I got a very special chance to see Santa’s workshop. There were big and small presents waiting for delivery on Christmas Eve.

In Santa Claus Village, there were reindeers with a wooden sleigh. I jumped on the sleigh and rode like Santa through a snowy forest. For the first time in my life, I saw The Northern Lights. In the evening it was fun to go to the sauna and swim in the snow.

On Christmas Eve I was invited to a Finnish Christmas dinner. As a dessert I tasted gingerbread cookies. I liked them a lot. I sent you a gingerbread mould with a recipe for gingerbread cookies. So you can bake them, too. I took videos about Rovaniemi city and Santa Claus Village. I hope you enjoy them.

 Best wishes,

                             Max                                
                                                                        (By Tuire)



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To be continue...