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 Green class had their last two english clases this week before the long summer break. We finished off with an energetic game outside called «What´s the time Mr Wolf?» which involves asking the time, listening to and understanding the response, and taking the correct number of steps, for example, if it is 10 o´clock the children take 10 steps.
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In the Green class we are working on english picnic food – melon, cherries, sandwiches, milkshake, chicken, yoghurt. We´ve played flashcard games, told a story and have sung about it.
En la clase verde estamos aprendiendo la comida de picnic inglesa – melón , cerezas, sandwiches, batidos, pollo, yogurt. Hemos jugado con tarjetas, contado un cuento y cantado sobre el.
Each child in the Green class presented their animal to their group today. Before doing so, they practised in pairs and then came forward to do the mini presentation as shown below:
Hello.
I am a brown dog.
I go woof, woof ,woof.
Goodbye.
Hoy, cada niño y niña en la clase verde presentaron su animal al grupo. Antes de hacerlo, practicaron en parejas y luego salieron a hacer su mini presentación, como está escrito debajo:
