Our Students' Christmas decorations

Christmas Cards

Samuel Martins

Invitation Cards from 5th graders, students of English as a second language

Christmas Ornaments

You can make your own Christmas ornaments. Follow the instructions on this site.

Listen to a Christmas cracker sound effect

How to make a Christmas cracker

Invitation cards by 5th graders class B

"Nature is important" by Catarina Erwin

Once upon a time, there was a cat named Pepper. He liked to play with his twin, Salty.

One day, Salty and Pepper went to their neighbors’ house, for homework helping. When they got there, Rosy and Buster were coming down the stairs.

Pepper asked: 

- ''Can you guys help me? My homework is too hard for me!''

-''What is your homework, Pepper? '' Asked Rosy and Buster.

-''Explain why Nature is important.''

-''That's easy!'' Exclaimed Rosy ''Let's go to the forest where my family and I have picnics!'' 

When they arrived, Rosy explained to Buster, Salty and Pepper about the Nature:

- ''Trees are very important to us, giving us oxygen. The leaves are the ones that make the trees breathe, so NEVER, EVER pull out a leaf. The trees are in great danger! People are cutting them down for paper!! It's very sad. If trees didn't exist, then we also didn't exist.''

Buster, Salty and Pepper were very sad when they saw a person was carrying an ax to cut the trees.

Then, Rosy became thirsty and explained about the water: 

- ''Water is very good for us, also. Up to sixty percent of our body is water! And when we're running around or exercising, we feel a little tired after a while, right?''They nodded and she continued.

- ''That means some of the water that is inside your body has come out! It's called ''sweating''.

Pepper looked at his paper and said:

- ''I think I have no more space for words''.

Buster looked at his watch:

-  ''It's late, anyway. We need to go home, Rosy.''

-  ''Bye P. and S.!'' 

- ''Bye! Thanks for your help!''

Catarina Erwin  (Class B, Year 5, no1)

Thanksgiving is coming

Thanksgiving Rhyme

FUNNY TURKEY
The turkey is a funny bird.
It’s head goes wobble, wobble.
All it knows is just one word
And that is gobble, gobble!

Traditional

Guess who are behind these funny Jack O' Lanterns

New hats for Winnie the witch from 5th Grade Class A

Results from The "Halloween Mask Contest"

Halloween Mask Contest (2º ciclo)

Lemon Tree by Peter, Paul and Mary

Lemon Tree by CookiePine

Lemon Tree by the Fool's Graden

Winnie's Song

Winnie the Witch

  

   Welcome to 2012-2013  - EB 1, 2, 3 / JI Francisco Ornelas da Câmara  - school year.

   We remind you that the aim of this blog is to let you know what is going on around school, what is happening in our English classes and our attempt to, holistically, develop English skills in our students .

   We will be posting subjects of interest to our classes, photos and movies from our activities.

The Little Prince

Find out more about this story and about the author: Antoine Jean-Baptiste Marie Roger de Saint-Exupéry.

5th and 6th Grades Spelling Contest 2012

4th Grade Spelling Contest 2012

 



FALSE FRIENDS

I am not talking about friendship or friends who will betray you. Instead, I am simply reminding you of some basic points about the so-called “false friends” or words that tend to be more of a headache for Portuguese students of English.

These words are also known as “false cognates”. In general, they have the same etymological origin, but phonetically evolved differently.

Take notice:

1.       Café = café (loja) – café (bebida) = coffee

2.       Beef = carne de vaca – bife = steak

3.       History = Historia (disciplina) – conto, história = story

4.       Journal = diário, revista –  jornal = newspaper

5.       Library = biblioteca –  livraria = bookshop

6.       Miserable = triste, infeliz – Miserável = very poor

Find more false friends here.

"Spelling Contest" 4th Grade