ARE YOU USING YOUR POWER?

Lots of people around the world are using their power. Do you know why? Well, for different reasons, but all connected to SAVING OUR PLANET.

Today,28th March,  people all over the world are celebrating the EARTH HOUR. Earth Hour is a worldwide movement for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event is held worldwide annually encouraging individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday in March, as a symbol for their commitment to the planet. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Hour)

It was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Since then it has grown to engage more than 7000 cities and towns worldwide. Today, Earth Hour engages a massive mainstream community on a broad range of environmental issues. The one-hour event continues to remain the key driver of the now larger movement.

eTwinning Project: Tasting Cultures

Big news! We have started an eTwinning project with an Italian school. 

You may be wondering what eTwinning is. It is the community for schools in Europe. It offers a platform for teachers, head teachers and students working in a school in one of the European countries involved, to communicate, collaborate, develop projects and share ideas and the learning process.

eTwinning is structured around three main axes that are closely connected:

• European dimension
• Use of ICTs
• Collaborative work

Our twin school is a school in Castellammare di Stabia, Naples. Its name is Istituto Comprensivo "Luigi Denza". 

We will be working together to create a recipe book in which students from both countries will gather cooking issues, which differ and approach both cultures at the same time. You can find all the information about the project here.

We will keep you informed of everything we do here. To start you can enjoy the video Ceci, Ana, Lucía and Jose have sent their "Italian twin classmates" to tell them about our school. We hope you like!

WHAT IS POETRY FOR YOU?

The UNESCO declared March, 21st “World Poetry Day”  to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and to "give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements”.

To mark this day, Raquel and Martín, have recorded nine beautiful quotes about poetry and what it is for some important literary figures.

LET'S KEEP CELEBRATING SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!

Thanks to Martín and Daniel we can keep celebrating Saint Patrick's Day. They have recorded this week's podcast to tell us a little bit about Saint Patrick's life. They also give us some advice in case we want to celebrate it like an Irish. We hope you enjoy it.

Axudas para a realización de actividades de formación en linguas estranxeiras

Acaban de se convocar  axudas para a realización de actividades de formación en linguas estranxeiras no ano 2015. O prazo para a presentación de solicitudes será do 17 de marzo ata o 16 de abril (incluído)

Para máis información poden consultar o seguinte enlace, Axudasle, ou preguntarlles as profesoras de inglés do centro. O texto completo da convocatoria pódese descargar aquí.

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY'S COMING

Tomorrow, 17th March, a lot of Irish and non-Irish people will celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. We have already started to look into his life and legend. If you want to find out a little bit about him before the big day, have a look at the video below.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Today, we are celebrating the International Women's Day. Each year International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. The first International Women's Day was held in 1911. Thousands of events occur to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. Organisations, governmeynts, charities, educational institutions, women's groups, corporations and the media celebrate the day. All around the world, International Women's Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.

Every year there is a them to mark this day. International Women's Day 2015 Theme: MAKE IT HAPPEN

Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for our internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women.

You may have noticed that the colour of our blog has changed to purple. The reason is that purple is the colour chosen to mark the IWD. It represents justice and dignity - two values strongly associated with women's equality.

To join the celebrations, Noelia and Raquel have recorded a podcast on IWD. We hope you like it and understand the importance of this day.

5th March or 23rd April?

What do you think? When do we celebrate Book Day? Well, the answer is that it is celebrated on March 5th and April 23rd. Yes, both. The thing is that in the UK it is celebrated today and we are getting ready and excited about our celebration of reading on April 23rd.

But, what is World Book Day? World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world.

In the UK the Premiere League Clubs have got invlved in this celebration and lots of footballers have set reading challenges to their supporters. If you want to find out about the reading taste of Frank Lampard, James Wilson, Adam Llallana or Emiliano Martínez, check the Premier League Reading Stars List for 2015

1st March: Saint David's Day

St David's Day is on 1 March. It is celebrated in Wales on 1 March, in honour of St David (Dewi Sant), the patron saint of Wales.

St David was a Celtic monk, abbot and bishop, who lived in the sixth century. He spread the word of Christianity across Wales. The most famous story about Saint David tells how he was preaching to a huge crowd and the ground is said to have risen up, so that he was standing on a hill and everyone had a better chance of hearing him.

St David's Day is commemorated by the wearing of daffodils or leeks. Both plants are traditionally regarded as national emblems. There are many explanations of how the leek came to be adopted as the national emblem of Wales. One is that St David advised the Welsh, on the eve of battle with the Saxons, to wear leeks in their caps to distinguish friend from the enemy. 

On St David's Day, some children in Wales dress in their national costume, which consists of a tall black hat, white frilled cap and long dress. The national flag of Wales, depicting a fiery red dragon  against a green and white background, is also flown.

This post is the result of an interview to two of your schoolmates, Alba and Sabela. Here you have the podcast with the complete interview.