Summer Holidays

                 HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lewis Carrol: my favourite character

                                                                             by Luna Davis Umbert
                                                                                      5º5º 2nd language


                          thanks Miss Vicini!!!!!

SEVEN by 3º1º

http://es.padlet.com/pumitall/dtq0gfjlujyo by Ailén, Agustín & Franmcisco       PRIDE

http://es.padlet.com/wall/mwtiq30jb5o6 by Lucía, Julián y Lautaro                    LUST

http://es.padlet.com/wall/r2qy6vxr1g61 by Milagros, Guido y Juan Pablo          GREED

http://es.padlet.com/celielikim/x120jdavx3pz by Celina                         ENVY

Writing for talking at 1st 1st: My cause for concern

                                                                               VIOLENCE IN THE CARTOONS

CRIME                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                       BULLYING

 DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE 

                                                                               UNEMPLOYMENT

TO SEE ONE OF THE WORKS CLICK HERE 

Access program news

Autoridades de la Embajada de los Estados Unidos,Asociación Conciencia y el Ministerio de Educación de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires entregan Certificados a los alumnos Becas Access 2015-2017.
Gracias a todos por acompañarnos en este programa de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Argentina

WE CONGRATULATE OUR STUDENTS ROMINA PARK 

AND MARTINA MORALES FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION

Halloween at 1st 1st!!!!

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     P                      Y  TEAM!!!!!!!     THANKS FOR YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR GUYS!!!!!

        O           K                               YOU WERE GORGEOUS!!!!!!

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Getting ready for HALLOWEEN!!!!!

The history of halloween and fun pumpkin facts!

The history of halloween and fun pumpkin facts!

   Halloween, one of the world's oldest holidays, is still celebrated today in several countries around the globe. The autumn rite is commemorated in the United Kingdom, although with a surprising and distinctive British twist. In Mexico, Latin America, and Spain, All Souls' Day, the third day of the three-day Hallowmas observance, is the most important part of the celebration for many people. In Ireland and Canada, Halloween, which was once a frightening and superstitious time of year, is celebrated much as it is in the United States, with trick-or-treating, costume parties, and fun for all ages.

   The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (pronounced sow-in), which means "end of summer", the Celtic New year.

Trick for Treat

The custom of trick or treating probably has several origins. During Samhain, the Druids believed that the dead would play tricks on mankind and cause panic and destruction. They had to be appeased, so country folk would give the Druids food as they visited their homes.

An old Irish peasant practice called for going door to door to collect money, breadcake, cheese, eggs, butter, apples, etc., in preparation for the festival of St. Columb Kill.

Also a ninth-century European custom called souling. On November 2, All Souls Day, early Christians would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes" made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. At the time, it was believed that the dead remained in limbo for a time after death, and that prayer, even by strangers, could expedite a soul's passage to heaven.

Did You Know...

• A traditional food eaten on Halloween is barnbrack, a kind of fruitcake that can be bought in stores or baked at home. A muslin-wrapped treat is baked inside the cake that, it is said, can foretell the eater's future. If a ring is found, it means that the person will soon be wed; a piece of straw means that a prosperous year is on its way.

Bobbing for Apples:

When the Celts were absorbed by the Roman Empire, many rituals of Roman origin began. Among them was the worship of Pomona, goddess of the harvest, often portrayed sitting on a basket of fruits and flowers. Apples were the sacred fruit of the goddess, and many games of divination involving them entered the Samhain customs.

The Witch's Broomstick:

The witch is a central symbol of Halloween. The name comes from the Saxon wica, meaning wise one. When setting out for a Sabbath, witches rubbed a sacred ointment onto their skin. This gave them a feeling of flying, and if they had been fasting they felt even giddier. Some witches rode on horseback, but poor witches went on foot and carried a broom or a pole to aid in vaulting over streams. In England when new witches were initiated they were often blindfolded, smeared with flying ointment and placed on a broomstick. The ointment would confuse the mind, speed up the pulse and numb the feet. When they were told "You are flying over land and sea," the witch took their word for it.

Jack-O-Lanterns:

Irish children used to carve out potatoes or turnips and light them for their Halloween gatherings. They commemorated Jack, a shifty Irish villain so wicked that neither God nor the Devil wanted him. Rejected by both the sacred and profane, he wandered the world endlessly looking for a place to rest, his only warmth a glittering candle in a rotten turnip. Read about Jack in the 'Legend of the Jack-O-Lantern' short story.

Did You Know...

• The Irish Potato Famine (1845-50) prompted over 700,000 people to immigrate to the Americas. These immigrants brought with them their traditions of Halloween and Jack o'Lanterns, but turnips were not as readily available as back home. They found the American pumpkin to be a more than an adequate replacement. Today, the carved pumpkin is perhaps the most famous icon of the holiday.

Halloween Masquerade Mask:

From earliest times people wore masks when droughts or other disasters struck. They believed that the demons who had brought their misfortune upon them would become frightened off by the hideous masks. Even after the festival of Samhain had merged with Halloween, Europeans felt uneasy at this time of the year. Food was stored in preparation for the winter and the house was snug and warm. The cold, envious ghosts were outside, and people who went out after dark often wore masks to keep from being recognised.

Pumpkin Facts

• In 1584, after French explorer Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence region of North America, he reported finding "gros melons." The name was translated into English as "pompions," which has since evolved into the modern "pumpkin."
• Pumpkins have been grown in North America for five thousand years. They are indigenous to the western hemisphere.
• Pumpkins are fruits. A pumpkin is a type of squash and is a member of the gourd family (Cucurbitacae), which include squash, cucumbers, gherkins, and melons.
• Pumpkin seeds should be planted between the last week of May and the middle of June. They take between 90 and 120 days to grow and are picked in October when they are bright orange in color. Their seeds can be saved to grow new pumpkins the next year.
• 2010 New World Record! In what has become an annual event, the world record has fallen once more. The largest pumpkin ever grown stands at 1810.5 pounds. It was grown by Chris Stevens. It was weighed at the GPC weigh-off in Stillwater, Minnesota on October 9, 2010. Will the record fall again? I will let you know!

Have you ever said so?????

http://eltlearningjourneys.com/2015/05/05/common-errors-spanish-speakers-make-in-english/

Argentine history by 5º3º students (2nd language)

To see the presentations click here

5ª 2ª students' adventures in Wonderland

CLICK TO SEE THEIR WONDERFUL PADLETS!!

Ernesto Hwang http://padlet.com/ernesto_hwang/ayfih2k1hj28

Camila Caquias  http://es.padlet.com/wall/ei31n0rcdqtd

Stefanía Rojas Vilte http://es.padlet.com/stefaniia_rojas/tm8zsc447cnc

Lucas Wionczak http://padlet.com/camibostero/k3rrs7gspykf

Franco Biasotti http://padlet.com/FrancoBiasotti/AIW9CuriousFacts

Clara Park and Yasmín Afsharnejad http://padlet.com/iasaminblack/9irttf4x85t2

CONGRATS MISS SERRANO!!!!

Happy Springtime!!!!!

Let´s celebrate our days!!!!

Essay competition

ESSAY COMPETITION 2015

We are very glad to announce that pupils of your school, ENS °1 en Lenguas Vivas “Pte.Roque Saenz Peña”, have received the following prizes:

First Prize - Senior Category

MISS. CAMILA ADAMO

First Prize -  Junior Category

MISS. IRENE VIDAL

Certificate of Merit

MISS PALOMA CERICHE

MASTER EZEQUIEL FUNES

MISS MAITE GUERRERO

MASTER ANGEL ASTUDILLO

MISS LOLA RUIZ

Visit to the theater: A Midsummer night's dream

Visit to the theater: A Midsummer night's dream

....and finally he found her!!!!!!!!!!!!! Betsy

VIsit to the theater: A Midsummer night's dream

VIsit to the theater: A Midsummer night's dream

VIsit to the theater: A Midsummer night's dream

Summary of the Plot
 Hermia’s father wants Hermia to marry Demetrius (who loves Hermia), but Hermia is in love with Lysander and refuses to comply. Disobeying her father’s wishes could result in her being sent to a convent. Nonetheless, Hermia and Lysander plan to escape and marry in the house of Lysander’s aunt, some seven leagues distant from the city. They make their intentions known to Hermia’s friend: Helena, who was once engaged to Demetrius and still loves him even though he rejected her after meeting Hermia. Hoping to regain his love, Helena tells Demetrius of the elopement that Hermia and Lysander have planned. At the appointed time, Demetrius stalks into the woods after his intended bride and her lover; Helena follows behind him. In these same woods are two very different groups of characters. The first is a band of fairies, including Oberon, the fairy king, and his wife, Titania

The second is a band of craftsmen rehearsing a play that they hope to perform for a very special occasion. Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of Fairies, are locked in quarrel. Not being able to solve it and seeking revenge, Oberon sends his merry servant, Puck, to acquire a magical flower, the juice of which can be spread over a sleeping person’s eyelids to make that person fall in love with the first thing he or she sees upon waking. Puck obtains the flower, and Oberon tells him of his plan to spread its juice on the sleeping Titania’s eyelids. Having seen Demetrius act cruelly toward Helena, he orders Puck to spread some of the juice on the eyelids of the young mortal man. Puck encounters Lysander and Hermia; thinking that Lysander is the mortal of whom Oberon spoke, Puck afflicts him with the love potion. Lysander happens to see Helena upon awaking and falls deeply in love with her, abandoning Hermia. As the night progresses and Puck attempts to undo his mistake, both Lysander and Demetrius end up in love with Helena, who believes that they are mocking her. Hermia becomes so jealous that she tries to challenge Helena to a fight. Demetrius and Lysander nearly do fight over Helena’s love, but Puck confuses them by mimicking their voices, leading them apart until they are lost separately in the forest. Finally, Oberon decides that all good sports must come to an end. Puck puts the four lovers to sleep and gives Lysander the antidote for the love potion so that he will love Hermia again when they all wake up. Demetrius now loves Helena, and Lysander now loves Hermia. Next, Oberon gives Titania the antidote, and the King and Queen reconcile. Lysander, Hermia, Helena, and Demetrius asleep in the forest wake up and find everything is all right. All return to Athens to make sense of what they think is a strange dream. The craftmen perform then a hilarious version of the story of Pyramus and Thisbe. When the play is completed, the fairies briefly emerge to bless the couples with a protective charm and then disappear. Puck remains, to ask the audience for its forgiveness and approval and to urge it to remember the play as though it had all been a dream.

Click here to see the trailer of the play.


                                                   ENJOY IT!!!!!

1984 contest: first essays

To read them pls click here

happy holidays!

Writing for talking project: 5° 3° & 5° 4°

To see the presentations go to:
Sebastián´s work

Angel´s work
River Plate Athetic Club

   The tittle of my talk is “River Plate”. River is my biggest passion, I always go to the stadium to see the team play. I take River everywhere I go, that is why I want to talk about this club today.

   Let’s start with some background. River Plate is a club with many sports but I am a fan of River’s football team. River was founded on 1901, the club has 114 years of existence and glory.

   First of all, let me tell you that River has lots of fans all over the world, not only in Argentina. If you see any game in River’s stadium, you can notice the stadium full, even when the team isn’t playing well.

   Another thing is that River is the team with the most argentinien championships in the country with 35 titles, followed by the eternal rival Boca Juniors with 24 titles. There is a difference of eleven titles, and if you ask me, there is no doubt that River is much more popular than Boca.

   Finally, I’d like to say that whatever other people say about River, or if we win or lose, I will always be a huge fan of this glorious club and encourage it from any place in this world.

Agustín´s work

Paula's work

The tittle of my talk is ‘Disney World’.

When you were a child, have you ever dreamed about travelling to Disney?  I always did, I dreamed about meeting Mickey Mouse, Donald the duck, Pluto and all his friends. Today I’ll be talking about ‘Disney’ because I know that many people would like to know about this magical place.

Let’s start with some background. Disney is in the U.S.A, in the state of Orlando, Florida. Disney is famous thanks to its theme parks and many hotels.

First the constrction of the firs park began in 1967, less tan a year after the death of Walt Disney. On October 1st, 1971, only opened the park know as ‘Magic Kindom’, the added to that the theme parks called ‘Epcot’, ‘Disney’s Hoywood studios’ and ‘Disney’s Animal Kindom.         

Another thing is that Disney resort in addition tothe four principal theme parks has 2 water parks, 6 gols courses, 2 sports complexes, a racetrack, 23 resort hotels and a otof shops, resturants and entertainament places. The total area of the property has more tan 8094 acres and is the complex of the world’s largest theme parks, although in the last decade large tracts of land have been sold.

Finally Disney is the world’s largest theme park and has many amazing things t see and know I do not lose hope of someday being able to travel there or maybe when I have children to take them and enjoy it as much as I wish.  

Betsy's, Marina's, Santiago's & Jimena's work

Access Program call

Becas Access 2015

Tenemos el agrado de anunciar la apertura de la convocatoria del Programa de Becas de Inglés Agosto 2015-Julio 2017, Access Program, el cual se está desarrollando desde 2009 en Argentina, con el auspicio de la Embajada de Estados Unidos.

Por la presente, y a través de la Dirección Operativa de Lenguas Extranjeras del Ministerio de Educación de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, convocamos a los alumnos de escuelas de gestión estatal de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.
Ministerio de Educación
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Esmeralda 55 Piso 8º contrafrente
C1035ABA Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Telefax: 4339-1869
E-mail: idiomas@buenosaires.gob.ar

Se aceptan postulaciones de alumnos con nivel elemental e intermedio de inglés.

1.   Características del Programa de Becas Access:

-          El Programa tiene una duración de 2 años: agosto 2015 a julio 2017.

-          Los alumnos deberán tener entre 14 y 17 años, estar escolarizados durante los dos años del Programa, con muy buen desempeño académico (promedio general 8 en el ciclo lectivo 2014), buena actitud con el estudio, buena disciplina, y actitud de respeto con sus docentes y sus pares, como así también con la cultura extranjera.

También deberán estar interesados en mejorar su desempeño en el idioma inglés, y estar dispuestos a cumplir los requisitos de trabajo en clase y asistencia del programa.

-       La beca incluye el curso de inglés, clases de laboratorio de idioma, materiales de estudio, actividades culturales y de voluntariado comunitario, acceso a la Biblioteca Centro Lincoln, y estipendio mensual para viáticos.

-       Los alumnos deberán rendir una prueba de nivelación del idioma inglés, administrada por ICANA, a través de la cual se determinará el nivel del curso apropiado.  

2.   Requisitos para los alumnos aceptados:

-       Asistir al 80% de las clases

-       Cumplir con las tareas de clase asignadas

-       Obtener una calificación mensual igual o superior a 8

-       Rendir los exámenes parciales y finales escritos y orales de cada curso y obtener una calificación igual o superior a 8

3.   Proceso de postulación para selección de los becarios:

Los alumnos interesados deberán:

- Completar el siguiente formulario online:http://tinyurl.com/BecasAccess2015

- Completar y entregar la solicitud de inscripción, la cual se podrá descargar desde el siguiente enlace:http://tinyurl.com/SolicitudInscripcionAccess2015. Recordar incluir en dicha solicitud una foto del alumno.

- Redactar una carta de intención en la que explicarán por qué desean obtener la beca

- Presentar una carta de recomendación de las autoridades de la Escuela a la que asisten

- Entregar una fotocopia de su DNI y de su boletín 2014, con Promedio General 2014 de todas las materias.

- Firmar el FORMULARIO DE AUTORIZACION Para Programas y Actividades Relacionadas con la Embajada de los E.E.U.U.

La Embajada de Estados Unidos e ICANA son los responsables de la selección final.

Los alumnos seleccionados iniciarán el programa a partir de agosto de 2015.

Aquellos interesados deberán entregar la documentación solicitada en Esmeralda 55, CABA, dirigida a las oficinas de la Dirección Operativa de Lenguas Extranjeras (sitas en el piso 8°, contrafrente) en un sobre cerrado antes del 31 de julio de 2015.

Consultas: 

Tel: 339-1869 

Correo electrónico a idiomas@buenosaires.gob.ar

Visit to El Globo theater: One thousand and one nights

          IF YOU WANT TO GET READY FOR THE PLAY GO HERE !!!!

1º1º Alice's project

Keila, Santiago, Juan, Lautaro, Luján, Martina, Camila, Romina, Tomás, Belén, Alexandra y Kenneth

Ed Sheeran

María Paula García has made this great presentation!

 

Autumn time

Let's get ready for Alice!!!!

Celebrating Alice’s 150th birthday

Lewis Carroll’s ’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, turns 150 this year.

For a century and a half it has delighted and puzzled us in equal measure. We have fallen down the rabbit hole with Alice, taken tea with her and the Mad Hatter, been maddened by the Cheshire Cat and had to convince the Queen of Hearts that we didn’t steal her tarts!

Alice in Wonderland was first published in 1865 and was inspired by a boat trip that author Lewis Carroll took with some family friends, the Liddell children, down the River Thames in Oxford. He told the youngest daughter, Alice, a story as they rowed along and she begged him to write it down. When he got home that evening he began straight away.

The book, and its sequel Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, have been translated into at least 65 languages, including Cornish and Latin, and countless film and theatre adaptations have been made.

Alice in Wonderland is a book that remains as enchanting as ever, no matter how many times we reread it. Here, to celebrate its birthday, we share some of the its fantastic quotes!

“Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.” 

 “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the cat. “We’re all mad here.”

 “I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.”

Do you dare to add your favourite one?
Be careful, you can't repeat them!!!!

May 25th revolution

Alice in Wonderland (level 2 Penguin Readers)

Click on the picture and download it!

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (original version)

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May 1st: International workers` day

ANNUAL ESSAY COMPETITION 2015

We wish to advise that this year’s St. Andrew’s Society of the River Plate’s traditional Annual Essay Competition will be held on Wednesday 10th  June, and we would again be very pleased to have your students participating in this event, the object of which is to encourage the learning of English and to support the important role played by bilingual school in this field. 

Our Society, founded in 1888, is a non-profit organization. In fostering Scottish traditions, we raise funds which are donated to various charities, so that by participating in this and other events we organize, you are helping the Society to help those in need. 

With a view to defraying costs a charge of $50.- (fifty pesos) per student is requested. 

The competition is to be held on Wednesday 10th June, each school being free to choose the time most convenient for them. The results, together with any prizes awarded to your student/s will be mailed to your school. 

Attached you will find a copy of the General Rules, a School Entry Form, and a Participants’  Entry Form. The Entry Form and the Participants’ Entry Form together with the entry fees, should reach us before the closing date. The Participants’ Entry Form will be returned with the corresponding code for each student ,together with the Essay Subjects. Any additional information may be obtained by phone (011-4243-2077, 011-4659-7566), or email at the following addresses. 

     St Andrew’s Society of the River Plate Committee: 

     Susan Dalton: susantdalton@hotmail.com 

     Pamela Dickin: thelmapam@infovia.com.ar 

     Mercedes Nobre Leite: standrews_societyrp@yahoo.com 

We hope to count on your support and cooperation to make this event a success.  

Looking forward to hearing from you, 

Yours sincerely, 

Essay Competition Committee 

NOTE: Payment may be made to Mr. R. Gibson’s address in cash( Pelliza 889, CP: 1636- Olivos. Pcia de Buenos Aires), or cheque order Asociación San Andrés del Río de la Plata. By deposit in Cta. Cte. 0331-5927 at Banco Patagonia. (If through another Bank use CBU: 03400110400003315927008). Please do not forget to send a scanned copy of the deposit note to sasrp.argentina@gmail.com.  

 

Essay Competition 

Qualification of Entrants: 

Open to all Students of the English language between the ages of 10 and 17 years, both inclusive, and in accordance with the rules and regulations published herewith. 

The grades are as follows: 

1. Elementary : For boys and girls of 10,11, and 12 years of age, on the day of the Competition. 

2. Junior: For boys and girls of 13 and 14 years of age, on the day of the Competition. 

3. Senior For boys and girls of 15, 16 and 17 years of age, on the day of the Competition. 

Subjects for the Essay: 

When the candidates have assembled, they will be asked to write an essay from a choice of subjects, for each grade. The subjects will be appropriate for each group, and none of them will be too “literary” or specifically Scottish for the average competitor. 

Competitors in all grades will write the essay on the date fixed by the Convener, and will be allowed two hours for this purpose. 

Entry Forms: 

Teachers, Parents and Competitors are requested to see that all particulars asked for on the Entry Form and the Participants’ Entry Form are correctly given and that the forms are returned to the Convener as soon as possible, and no later than the closing date. It is imperative that all competitors, before sending in the forms, should carefully read the general regulations. 

Awards and Certificates: 

Each Competitor, whose work attains a sufficiently high standard commensurate with the grade, will be the recipient, either of a prize, Certificate of Merit or Honourable Mention. 

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General regulations 

1. Entries must reach the Convener by closing date, after which no entry will be accepted. 

2. To enable competitors to fix their correct grade for entry, the date at which the age is to be taken is the date of the Competition. 

3. The Committee may refuse any entry, or reject any essay, without assigning a reason therefore. 

4. A code number will be given to each competitor as soon as the list of entries has been closed. 

5. Competitors in all grades should assemble in their own school, on the day of the competition for the purpose of writing their essay , each school being free to choose the time most convenient to them. TWO HOURS will be allowed for this purpose. Principals of Schools must provide the necessary invigilation and ensure that the general conditions of the competition laid down are strictly observed. The use of dictionaries is permitted. 

6. All competitors must, on completion of the time limit fixed for the writing of the essay, hand the essay to the teacher or person in charge, who will certify that the competitors have duly carried out the regulations governing the competition, and that during the period of writing the essay, and after the close of such period no assistance whatsoever has been given to  the competitors, or the essay in any way corrected or altered by anyone or by the competitors at the instigation of any person prior to them being dispatched to the Convener. The essays, together with the Participants’ Entry Form must be dispatched immediately, as undue delay may result in disqualification through non- compliance with regulations. 

7. Essays must be written on sheets of lined paper using one side only, leaving a margin of an  inch on the left hand side of the paper, numbering each page consecutively and ensuring the code is written on EACH page.   UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MUST THE NAME OF THE COMPETITOR, OR THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL, APPEAR ON THE ESSAY SHEETS. 

8. Awards and certificates may be withheld or a lower class of award substituted in any grade where, in the opinion of the adjudicators, or the Committee, the essays are not up to standard. 

9. The Committee may alter, modify or cancel any of the arrangements detailed in the syllabus as they deem necessary. 

10. Any inquiries or complaints must be made in writing to the Convener. 

The Committee.