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Click on the number 5 and choose the game that you like the best.

Enjoy yourself and have a great new year !

Do you want to play?

Click on the snowman to start playing some Christmas games. Have a good time!

Welcome to San Francisco !

Here we have a presentation about San Francisco that Natalia (our conversation assistant) has done for us to get to know her city.
Thanks so much, Natalia!

A good piece of advice: LOOK UP !!

                                                        Click on the picture

Let's see the difference with the eyes of a child

Happy Thanksgiving Day !!

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The date of 25 November was chosen to commemorate the Mirabal sisters, three political activists from the Dominican Republic, who were assassinated in 1960.

Every year we have to remember that men and women have the same rights.

Children's Rights Day

The date 20th November, marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the  Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959. Here you have a video which gives you a review about them:

For mum and dad

This is one of this kind of ads that makes you to think about. Mum, dad, don't let your kids change their way of thinking!

Happy Halloween

Tomorrow dress up and come to school ready to have fun in our "Halloween Day". We are going to dance together the "Skeleton dance" at half past eleven at the playground . 
The school's door are decorated and the classes and corridors too.
 Are you afraid?

Remember: The clocks go back!!!

On  Sunday, 26th October, the clocks will go back one hour at 2am. This means we will have darker evenings, but more light in the mornings, at least for a while.

12th : Christopher Columbus Day

 Columbus Day, which is annually celebrated on the second Monday of October in USA, remembers Christopher columbus arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1942

Click on the picture. There you are going to find activities, games and fun facts about this famous man.

                             

We have a lot to learn!

World Space Week

“The General Assembly declares 4 to 10 October World Space Week to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition”

This year, for the first time, Spain is celebrating this week in cities such as Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Huesca...

Click on the satellite and you'll find more information

Welcome to our new assistant!

Today, it has been the first day for our new assistant at our school. She's Natalia Kolodny, from San Francisco, USA and she's going to spend six hours per week with us along this school year.

We're all very nice to meet you, Natalia 

Day of Languages

Click here and you' ll have a complete information about the Day of  Languages that we are going to commemorate on Friday in class.

Welcome autumn!

Autumn, known as fall in USA and Canada, has arrived today, on Tuesday, 23rd September.
This season will finish on 21st December and it marks the transition between summer and winter. Its name comes from an Egyptian god called "Atum".
Prepare your umbrella, coat and boots!

We've started!

Tomorrow we'll have classes from 9 to 14h.
Go to bed early and have a good and complete breakfast because we are going to start working very hard !

Back to school!

Are you ready? Have you had a good time? How did your holidays go?
Tomorrow we're going to meet again, so we'll talk about it.
We'll be waiting for you !
Remember:
We'll have classes from 12 to 14h. See you tomorrow!

School holidays are here!

Enjoy your summer holidays. It´s time for having a rest and taking a look to our blog. Here you have lots of activities for your free time.


See you in September . . . Happy summer for everyone!

5yh June; World Environment Day

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year on  5th June to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth.

 Here you have a short video for you and your family that gives us advice about how we can collaborate on take care our planet.

Think about it....

International Museum Day

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day in 1977 to encourage public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society.

Click on this link to get more information:

https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=z7lWgA2YHKxo.k3zvmbAMoqzI

15th May, International Day of Families

  

 The International Day of Families, on every 15th May, is an occasion to celebrate the importance of families, people, societies and cultures around the world. It has been held every year since 1995.

                                  

Book Day

 

International Day of the Book is a yearly event on 23

 th April, organized to promote reading.

 The connection between 23th April and books was 

first made in 1923  in Spain to honour the author

 Miguel de Cervantes, who died on that day.

You can click on our page "Art and Crafts" and you'll

 find lots of stories to read them.

Earth Day, on 22nd April every year

Earth Day is celebrated on 22nd April every year since 1970 in more than 192 countries. We have to remember to appreciate nature and learn ways to protect our environment.

Click on the little house and have fun with some activities.

Easter is coming!

Now click on one of these eggs and you'll find activities for Easter time. Have a nice Easter!

International Children's Book Day

2nd April is Hans Christian Andersen's birthday and since 1967 
 International Children's Book Day has been celebrated on or 
around this day to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to
children's books. 

April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day is the first day of April. On this day some people play jokes on their friends. It is celebrated in some countries in Europe such as UK, or in Canada, and the United States.

The  History: In the 16th century, France celebrated the New Year on April 1st, but  in 1562, Pope Gregory changed the calendar to the one we use today and from then on, the New Year began on January 1st. Lots of people didn't know about the new calendar, or they ignored the new calendar and kept celebrating on April 1st. 

Everyone else called them April fools and played tricks on them.

Earth hour 2014

Earth Hour is a global movement uniting people to protect the planet. You can join millions of people across the world who will switch lights off for an hour on 29th March at 8:30 pm to raise awareness for the planet.
Small things we do every day can make a better future.

World Water Day 2014

                         (Click on the yellow pot to play)

In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly declared 22nd March as "World Day for Water" for focusing attention on the importance of freshwater.
Think about it. Water is so important for us !

Spring has come !

Spring is the season between winter and summer. During this 

season, flowers bloom and plants grow. Some animals migrate,

 while others come out of hibernation. The weather can be warm 

and sunny, but spring is also a time for rain. Be careful with 

allergies !!

Here you have a song for younger kids.



And if you click on the red flower, you will learn more about this wonderful season

Every 17th March it is St. Patrick's Day

Click on the hat 

Lots of people all over the world celebrate on the 17th day of March in honor of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Some cities have parades and most people wear green clothes. Saint Patrick Day is traditionally a day of dancing and feasting. 

Remember the vocabulary for this festival: Ireland, shamrock, leprechaun, pot, gold, rainbow, luck ...  and have a good day!

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International Women's Day

8th March is International Women’s Day. At school, we are 

working in equality everyday. We conmemorate this day every 

year because we have to remember that everyone,  each boy and 

girl, each man and woman has the same rights and responsabilities.

Don't forget it!

Today is Pancake Day 2014

Pancake day is the day before Ash Wednesday (Miércoles de 

ceniza) and the start of Lent (Cuaresma). It is called Pancake Day 

because it is the day traditionally for eating pancakes in Ireland, 

UK and Scotland. Also, today, Pancake Races are a popular 

event in the UK.

Click on the knife and you will find lots of recipes to make

 the best pancakes. 

Summer Camps for learning English

Click on the butterfly to read all the information about summer camps in Spain.

Andalusia Day

Tomorrow we 're going to celebrate Andalusia Day taking part in a Gymkana, having an Andalusian breakfast,  singing our hymn and dancing flamenco. 

You are invited to share this nice day with us !

And now....Carnival !

You can discover different ways to celebrate the Carnival  

doing click on the clown's nose and, if you also like to, dance with 

this nice little song.

Our letters from Chicago have arrived!

Today we have started our school lessons with a nice surprise:
 Our penpals have answered to our letters!!
We would like to keep in touch with them because they are so charming. Now it's our turn again!

Valentine's Day is coming!

Soon it is going to be  Valentine's Day. It's time to share your love with your family and your friends. Send a letter, an e-mail, a card, buy a flower, say "I love you"...

Remember to write a little card for your friend, your teacher or anyone you love. You can use our "love box" to send it. Don't forget to write your name and your friend's name too, please.

Have a nice Valentine´s Day!! 

Click on the hearts and you'll find a selection of activities for this special day.

2nd February, Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day  is a day celebrated on 2nd  February every year.  It is a part of popular culture that centers on the idea of the groundhog coming out of its home to “predict” the weather.:If it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its home, then spring will come early,  but if it is sunny, winter weather will continue for six more weeks.

Click on the picture and look for the activity that you prefer

Peace Day in Alfares School

Today we've celebrated the Peace Day in our school. We  have been preparing it with all our love, so we have had fantastic results. Every pupil in the school draw a little pigneon with a positive word on it.
Apart from that, the Bollywood dance, the Imagine song and the charity market have had an enormous success.

Do you imagine?

 On every 16th January in the U.S.A Martin Luther King Day (MLK Day) is celebrated. He was a leader of the Civil Rights movement in 1960s in America. He hoped that black people and white people would begin to live together peacefully, with equal rights. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize.

At schools, we continue dreaming about equality and peace. Our school is preparing some activities for the Peace Day such as songs, wallpapers, dances and a charity market. 

What about getting start with this video? Enjoy it !

Our penpals have received our letters!!

Last December,  6th level students wrote letters to students from Chicago who are studing Spanish Language. Their teacher is a Kate's friend, our conversation assistant. They have received the letters and this is the proof:

"It was so exciting to come back to school and find letters from our sevillano pen pals!!!! Thanks Kate...my kids were so happy and impressed with how well your kids can already speak English! can't wait to send some letters back!!!

Now they are going to write to us!!

New year's resolutions

When a new year starts, people think they have to change something in their lifes. They write some resolutions. A resolution is a promise you make to yourself.
Here we have some of them:

What are your resolutions for this year? Click on the kid's hand so you can prepare you own resolutions.

1st January, 2014!!!

           Click on the green ballon and start the new year playing!!