Our trip to Madrid (1º BACH)

The students from 1st of Baccalaureate went to Madrid last week, we spent 3 days there. We visited a lot of museums, it was a pity that we couldn't see all the paintings at the museums because we didn't have enough time.
Despite the fact that we didn't have time, we still had time to go shopping or visiting the city (some people left their money at home so they had to borrow some money from friends...)
The teachers (Miguel & Mestre) go every year but they still get lost in Madrid, however, they weren't the only ones who got lost; some of us did too but we are very intelligent so we decided to go to the restaurant where we had had lunch. We will always remember this trip because it was too hot and we didn't have water...
The trip in the bus was very "interesting": at first (6.00 a.m) people tried to sleep but it wasn't comfortable, later we listened to some music and watched some films like "No strings attached" (the film was censored by Mestre) and  at the end we watched "The Notebook" (some people cried). The trip back home was similar but  it felt shorter.

By: Uxía, Laura and Olivia

Atapuerca 4º ESO

Last week students of 4ºE.S.O. went to Burgos to visit many beautiful and interesting places. We arrived last Thursday, but we visited Atapuerca the next day.
Atapuerca is a site where there are many caves  which have preserved our history for years. The visit is very entertaining, we learned a lot about our ancestors and the way they lived. We could see, for example, a trap where hervivorous animals were trapped so that humans and other carnivorous animals  could eat them.
We could see that humans at that time were smarter than we think they were. The sights are very nice, the place was full of vegetation and the rocks had a long history. We also saw Miguelón, an ancestor who was very important in his tribe, (you can see him in the photo) we learned many things about his life.

By Jacobo Güell

Interview

1. Where did he study?

 He spent his childhood studying at "Muro" and "Labor" schools. Then, till university he studied at Guia's high school. Finally he studied hispanic and galician-portuguese Philology at the university of Santiago.

2. Which was his favourite course?

8º of E.G.B., which now is 2º of E.S.O., because he went to high school. But also C.O.U. (2º Baccalaureate)  because he met his future wife there.

3. What did he do in his free time?

He liked to play in his neighbourhood, riding his bycicle and playing football (Teis team) and basketball.
Now,  he likes driving his motorbike. He has just got the licence and he has an "OndaCD 300 Triumph Boneville", a naked motorbike model.
Also, he likes playing drums. He belongs to several music bands.

4. How did he start playing drums?

He has a brother who plays the guitar very well so he started playing it too,  but later he discovered that he preferred drums instead. His brother took him to some classes when he was fourteen and so he started playing the drums. Now, with his group called "La mafia", he sometimes plays at some locals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f-MfdhOTbw

5. Why did he come to this school?

Because they offered him that job. First, he wanted study to be a journalist but at the end he decided to study to be a teacher, which he also likes.

6.Why did students start calling him "mestre"?

When he arrived for the first time at this school he told the students to call him Carlos or "mestre". As no one else could have this nickname, he took it.

7.When did he start speaking galician?

He spoke galician when he was little but when he was at school it was a forbidden language. Although they didn´t have it as a subject till B.U.P., he kept speaking it at home.

1st ESO in Altamira and "Lagos de Covadonga"

Last week the students of 1st od ESO went to Cantabria and Asturias for two days. They visited the museum of Altamira where they could see the "neocave" which is a copy of the original paleolitic paintings found not far from there. They also went to the "national park of lagos de Covadonga"

This is a picture of 1st of ESO A listening to the guide's explanations about the lake.There were three lakes,
 one was a temporary lake. In the biggest lake there is a statue of the Virgin of Covadonga,  it is inside the lake all the year but once a year they take it out  for a celebration in Picos de Europa.

It was very tiring, but we were very lucky because the weather was fantastic! We ate a packed-lunched near the lakes .We enjoyed the excursion a lot because we didn't have to come to class but we learned a lot of history and geology. By the way, Do you remember what a "MORRENA" is? We would like to have more excursions like that because we like this way of learning new things. We recomend you to go to this excursion, it's a good experience!

By: Andrea Gamallo, Eva Araujo and Raquel Blanco

BARÇA V.S MADRID

FAMA 5: THE FINAL

Hey people! Today is the couple's final, at 5:30. You can't miss it, so pick something delicious to eat and stay at your sofa!

Maria and Fer are going to dance Newstyle, as we agree that the coreography where they changed half of a jacket was astonishing! Aroa and Airam street, because they have Sergio's flow

Ramón and Vero commercial, although they solve their difficulties very well, this time Ramón isn't getting on with Benji...

Otamendi and Saray lyric, because it was Otamendi's wish, and finally,

Paula and Bryan will delight us dancing broadway,as Pepe said that he wanted Paula to dance his style.

We think that the winners will be Paula and Bryan, don't you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWcVraMft-A

Don't forget that tomorrow is the single final! Who will win? Bet for the winner!

FAMA 5!

This new post is full of interesting news, pay attention!

Now in fama there are just 12 dancers fighting for the final, they are María, Vero, Airam, Fer, Bryan, Paula, Otamendi, Saray, Aroa, Imanol, Jox and Ramón. Most of them continue with their first partner, but they don't know they will have to change for one day. This new partners are Vero and Otamendi, they will explode with a coreography by Marbelys, Airam and María, this is going to make Aroa get nervous because they had a relationship before he started with Aroa, Fer and Bryan will have problems when it's time to work because they are both very proud and stubborn, Saray and Ramón will break the dancefloor with a streetdance coreography, and Paula, Aroa, Imanol and Jox make the other two couples.

Rafa returned with an explosive coreography, "El sofá" , a coreography very known at the programme full of passion. You can watch it here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PVyoFSMe6s



This is all for this week, next week the final is coming so don´t  miss it!

Trinity college and The book of kells

The Trinity College: 

The Trinity College was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth, and it´s the only college of the university of Dublin, the oldest university in Ireland. Some famous writers studied at Trinity college such as Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker and Samuel Beckett. The library of The Trinity college is the largest in Ireland You can see old books and one of the surviving medieval Gaelic harps.

 

The book of Kells: 

The book of Kells, is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together various prefatory text and tables. It was created by celtic monks around 800 or slightly earlier. It is in the library of the Trinity College.

And don´t worry! 

You can buy sweatshirts and other clothes at the college shop.

By Claudia and Clara

Saint Patrick's day !

Chicago River dyed green!

New Yorkers have their own unique way of celebrating Saint Patrick's Day, The Wearing of the Green. Green clothes, green flowers, and green hats are standard, but you'll also find unique green beers, green bagels, green water fountains, and even a green Empire State Building.

Irish Cinema

Do you know that there are more irish actors than we think?

In Bray, the village that we go to with the school to learn English, we can find "The Admore Studios", where many films and TV series are filmed. "The Admore Studios" are  really near Brookhouse.

Famous irish actors:

-Pierce Brosnan

-Colin Farrell

-Daniel Day-Lewis

-Maureen O'Hara

Famous irish films:

-In the Name of the Father

-My Left Foot

-Intermession

-The Field

Famous irish directors:

-Jim Sheridan

-Neil Jordan

-Damian O'Donnell

-John Crowley

Jacobo Güell

Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick's  the patron saint of Ireland there are many legends about this saint:

One of the best known legend of this character is that he sent the snakes of Ireland to the sea and they drowned.This is the reason why there aren't snakes in Ireland.

Another legend says that he used the tree leaf-shamrock to explain the Trinity that's why the shamrock is the symbol of Ireland.

Nowadays in Ireland they celebrate Saint Patrick on March 17th because that day  was the death of Saint Patrick, and his recognition as the patron saint of Ireland, that led to the celebration of March 17th as Saint Patrick's Day.  In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is a holy, religious time with praying, singing and dance.  Outside Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is primarily a secular celebration of all things Irish.

 

Apron contest pics

These are the aprons made by 1º ESO. The best can now be seen in the school "greenhouse" at the main entrance.

     

MORE EXAMS

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Tuenti addicts

Almost all teens between 14-18 years old use this social website.
Even kids who are 11 have an account!
Most of us use it even more than TV. We use it to communicate with other friends, upload photos... or even to pass school work to one another.
It's getting more and more popular.
Tuenti is a version of Facebook for Spain. With thetime it is getting more similar to this world famous website (there is even a movie of it).
This picture was taken sort of a year and a half ago. At that time, there wasn't chat and the structure was different.

Tuenti can be an addiction, but remember;DONT'T LET IT RULE YOUR LIFE!;)

P.S: Be careful with the use you do of this web. Don't add anyone you don't know or that looks suspicious. And don't put any "very" personal information.

Just go with it

Just go with it
Just go with it ( In Spanish "Sígueme el rollo" ) is the new movie  of Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston, here it will be shown for the first time in March.

A surgeon has a hobby, dating girls and then inventing a false broken marriage so he can date another girl.
But in this case he meets a quite obsessed young girl who doesn´t let him a minute, so he asks her assistant to pretend to be his " wife", but things start getting bad when two kids suddenly appear  during a weekend in Hawaii.
These two actors  have come to Spain to promote this new movie, and in many interviews, it was described as a family movie that  needs lots of sense of humor  so it can be understood.

By Marta Araujo

BLACK SWAN

 A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan lake" and she's perfect for the role Princess Odette, but her personality starts to change from delicate to evil.

Enjoy the performances, discover how tough a ballerina's life can be.


 http://www.imdb.com/rg/VIDEO_PLAY/LINK//video/imdb/vi3985807385/

CARNIVAL

Carnival is near! Have you decided your fancy dress yet? If not, hurry up. You only have one week left! All the classes are preparing roleplays, sketches and choreographies to be the winners
The prize: A one-day excursion or an afternoon of cinema at school. Worth it?
Be original, rehearse, make a big effort, but above all have fun. It's what carnival is all about. Don't forget!

THE PANCAKE RACE

Every year in London there's a pancake race.The course of the race is 25 metres long and it's a relay race so you need to be on a team. Everybody can take part in it. The most famous in London is the one between journalists and politicians.The only thing you need to have to participate is an apron and a frying pan with a pancake on it, but there are some rules:
-You can´t use the frying pan as a weapon.
- If you drop your pancake you'll have to pick it up and start again from the beginning.
- In the race you have to tost the pancake 3 times.
- If there is a draw the team who has the best pancake will be the winner.

By: Bea Castro and Raquel Blanco

How to face the rain

In Galicia, as we know, we have some months with lots of wind and rain. This may cause you some problems, for example, bad mood, bad hair, wet feet...

We’ll  give you some advice for this situation: 

1.Wear rain boots. Right know they are in fashion (also named wellies)  so take advantage of it.                              

      2.Use a rain hat or an umbrella. 
  
3.Don't let weather rule your life. Maybe you can't go to the beach but you can do other things!

      

      Marta Araujo & Paula Hernández

       
         

Saint Valentine's Day

On the 14th of February we celebrate Saint Valentine's Day that is a special day for people in love, friends, family...People all over the world send gifts, cards or flowers to the people they love.

Lots of times, the symbol of Valentine's day is Cupid. He belonged to Roman mythology, the god of desire, affection and love.

There are lots of different opinions about this day, many people think that is a beautiful day, but other people, like us think that it's a comercial day, and we think that if you love someone, you have to love him/her every day, not only today.However, it's a beautiful day to spend a good time with the person you are in love with.

By: Maria Perez and Cayetana Fernández