In the Orange class we are singing our hello song and looking at the «Where is Spot» book together. The Red class are enjoying the Rainbow song, using coloured pencils to act it out with a partner. I will try and video it next week because they are making such a good job of it that it´s worth seeing. In the Green class they have learnt a new colour song which includes actions. Also, we have been busy with making colour spinners.
Welcome, to all new readers, and welcome back, to all readers of this English blog for parents or carers of the children in the Orange, Red and Green class in infants and Year 1 and  Year 2 in primary. Our English classes started on Monday 8 September, apart from in the Orange class, where we are just getting to know eachother. At all levels we have been working on listening skills, which come in use when learning another language. We played a series of listening games which prooved to be very popular, and encouraged a concentrated kind of listening. In Year 1 and Year 2 we are gradually moving on to enhancing the time spent communicating in English and reducing the time we spend in Spanish. It is indeed quite a challenge for both teacher and children. Presently, we have Lindley working with us for some of the English classes. Almudena returns from her maternity leave on 21 October and will be rejoining us in our English classes.
The Red class enjoyed watching and participating with «Dora the Explorer» and have been busy organizing their work to go home. If you would like some tips on how to keep your children in contact with English over the long summer holidays then check out the link below.
Half of the Red class have finished their wild animal model and have done a mini presentation. Next week we will continue with them. The presentations went well, with each child coming forward, displaying their wild animal and saying the following or similar:
Hello.
I am a lion – roar, roar.
Goodbye.
La mitad de la clase roja ha terminado su modelo de un animal salvaje y han hecho una mini presentación. La semana que viene seguiremos con ellas. Las presentaciones fueron bien, con cada niño o niña saliendo delante de la clase, mostrando su animal y diciendo el dialogo de arriba o algo parecido.
Children in the Red class are listening carefully to instructions on how to make a wild animal. They have been given a choice of 4 different animal templates and the finished item is shown below.
En la clase roja están escuchando cuidadosamente las instrucciones sobre cómo hacer un animal salvaje. Han elegido una plantilla para trabajarla y el objeto terminado esta arriba.
