Post it - short film ;)

KONKURS JĘZYKA ANGIELSKIEGO FOX 2016

Przypominamy, że konkurs FOX z j.angielskiego odbędzie się w tym roku dnia 1 MARCA 2016. 
Lektura do konkursu to : OLIVER TWIST, wyd. MM Publications. Kto jeszcze nie ma lektury, będzie mógł wypożyczyć ją ze szkolnej biblioteki po feriach.
Informacje dotyczące konkursu , testy z lat ubiegłych znajdziecie na stronie Ogólnopolskiego Konkursu Języka Angielskiego FOX pod patronatem Instytutu Filologii Angielskiej Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie:
http://www.fox.wombb.edu.pl/pages/materialy 

Przypominam,że kl.1 i 2 gimnazjum to  poziom DUCKS ;)

Tematem, który obowiązuje na tym poziomie jest  THANKSGIVING (Święto Dziękczynienia)
Poniżej strony związane z tym tematem, które mogą Wam się przydać:

http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving 
http://interia360.pl/swiat/ameryka/artykul/swieto-dziekczynienia-w-ameryce-tradycja-i-obchody,70718
http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/pas/kids/td.htm

Powodzenia w przygotowaniach i w samym konkursie! GOOD LUCK!!! ;)

Australian Open - for all tennis lovers ;)

 

Melbourne is full of tennis fans in town for the Australian Open. We bring you some words you can use to describe tennis ;)
Look here:  http://www.australiaplus.com/international/2016-01-29/learn-english-talking-tennis/1540877

International Puzzle Day - 29 January

International Puzzle Day is celebrated on January 29, 2016. It was created in 1995 by game companies in the United States. On International Puzzle Day, puzzles of all size, shape and form will be honored. You can celebrate that day by solving one or more puzzles. A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution.

The first jigsaw puzzle was created around 1760, when John Spilsbury, a British engraver and mapmaker, mounted a map on a sheet of wood that he then sawed around each individual country. Spilsbury used the product to aid in teaching geography. After catching on with the wider public, this remained the primary use of jigsaw puzzles until about 1820. By the early 20th century, magazines and newspapers found that they could increase their daily subscriptions by publishing puzzle contests. Puzzles may also include letters, numbers, shapes, and riddles.

 Puzzles are a favorite pastime of millions of people, young and old. So, what's with this fascination over puzzles? There's numerous reasons for it's popularity. For many, doing puzzles is fun. Some people just like the challenge of completing them, and graduating to evermore complex and difficult puzzle solving levels. For others, it is a way to kill time, and to eliminate boredom. Others still, do puzzles to keep their mind sharp, or to learn new words.

  http://www.jigzone.com/gallery
 http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=explore&tp=5

Hidden words ;)

Can You Find 6 Words Hidden In These Puzzles? (10 Pics)

http://www.boredpanda.com/find-words-challenge/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=BPFacebook 

 

 

Chocolate Cake Day- 27 January

Chocolate Cake Day  takes place on January 27, 2016. This day celebrates a sweet cake, all made of chocolate. Usually such a cake is flavored with melted chocolate or cocoa powder. Of course, it can contain other ingredients, too. Chocolate Cake Day, for example, can be celebrated baking a chocolate cake, which also contains vanilla cream or fudge. In 1764, Dr. James Baker discovered how to make chocolate by grinding cocoa beans between two massive circular millstones. Starting then, recipes for chocolate cakes spread all over the world, making this cake a very popular cake. This text has been taken from www.cute-calendar.com.

Chocolate Cake Day Cards - send tempting ecards from this site to your friends/ family/ loved ones to wish them a fantastic day ;): http://www.123greetings.com/events/chocolate_cake_day/

RECIPES :

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/chocolate-cake

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/835/desserts/cakes/chocolate-cake/

http://addapinch.com/cooking/the-best-chocolate-cake-recipe-ever/

BON APPETIT  but be careful with sugar!!! ;)  :

3D GEOGRAPHY

Fun ideas to help with learning about Geography! Lots of Geography information in this website to help make learning Geography fun ;) :

http://www.3dgeography.co.uk/

Little Historians

 Little Historians is a website aimed at providing support materials and worksheets for elementary school history and social studies teachers and students.

 http://www.littlehistorians.com/

SMS English.

Do you write smses? ;) I'm sure, you do.  Here you'll find some useful examples of them ;)

https://www.ego4u.com/en/chill-out/curiosities/sms-english

Australia Day - 26 January

Australia Day is celebrated on the 26th January each year.
 It is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of 11 convict ships from Great Britain, and the raising of the Union Jack at Sydney Cove by its commander Captain Arthur Phillip, in 1788.
 On Australia Day, over half of the nation’s population of 21 million attend either an organised community event, or get together with family and friends with the intention of celebrating our national day. Many more spend the public holiday relaxing with family and friends.
Yet Australia Day is much more than barbeques and fireworks. It is more than another public holiday. It is more than the pride and excitement of new citizens who call themselves Australian for the first time on 26 January after being conferred citizenship.

 

 Info :  /http://www.australiaday.vic.gov.au/ 

Games & Activities:  http://www.wartgames.com/themes/australia.html

Burns' Night in United Kingdom -25 January

O my Luve's like a red, red rose,               

That's newly sprung in June:
O my Luve's like the melodie,
That's sweetly play'd in tune.
As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.
 And fare-thee-weel, my only Luve!
And fare-thee-weel, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' 'twere ten thousand mile!
​Robert Burns

Burns Night is annually celebrated in Scotland on or around January 25. It commemorates the life of the bard (poet) Robert Burns, who was born on January 25, 1759. The day also celebrates Burns' contribution to Scottish culture. Burns' best known work is 'Auld Lang Syne'.
This song is perhaps the most famous of Burns’ repertoire and has become one of the main songs associated with Scotland. Also sung at Hogmanay, revellers join hands in a circle to sing in unison. At the line ‘And here’s a hand…’, members of the circle traditionally cross their arms and rejoin holding hands.
AULD   LANG SYNE  song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4pN0zn16jk
 Ye Banks and Braes -vid to Robert Burns poem sung by Kathleen Procter-Moore, featuring photos of Scotland and images of Robert Burns:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0heT0O7zQ0

 Many people and organizations hold a Burns' supper on or around Burns' Night. These may be informal or formal, only for men, only for women, or for both genders. Formal events include toasts and readings of pieces written by Robert Burns. Ceremonies during a Burns' Night supper vary according to the group organizing the event and the location. The evening centers on the entrance of the haggis (a type of sausage prepared in a sheep's stomach) on a large platter to the sound of a piper playing bagpipes. When the haggis is on the table, the host reads the 'Address to a Haggis'. This is an ode that Robert Burns wrote to the Scottish dish. At the end of the reading, the haggis is ceremonially sliced into two pieces and the meal begins.

 Robert Burns - Address to a Haggis - Definitive Version :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJSjAGVV6Zg#t=24 

The Scottish flag is often displayed at Burns' Night celebrations. It is known as the Saltire and consists of a rectangular blue background with thick white bars on the diagonals. The diagonals form a cross that represents Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland.

At Burns' Night events, many men wear kilts and women may wear shawls, skirts or dresses made from their family tartan. A tartan was originally a woolen cloth with a distinctive pattern made by using colors of weft and warp when weaving. Particular patterns and combinations of colors were associated with different areas, clans and families. Tartan patterns are now printed on various materials.

Many types of food are associated with Burns' Night. These include: cock-a-leekie soup (chicken and leek soup); haggis; neeps (mashed turnips or swedes) and tatties (mashed potatoes); cranachan (whipped cream mixed with raspberries and served with sweet oat wafers); and bannocks (a kind of bread cooked on a griddle). Whisky is the traditional drink.

  

10 Fun Facts About Robert Burns : http://www.scotsusa.com/scotland/fun-facts-robert-burns/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/robertburns/burns_night_running_order.shtml 

National Handwriting Day- 23 January

The purpose of National Handwriting Day is to alert the public to the importance of handwriting. National Handwriting Day is a chance for all of us to re-explore the purity and power of handwriting."

 
National Handwriting Day was invented by the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) website and is to be celebrated on January 23rd. Most people nowadays are stuck in a cubicle typing away on a computer. Even typing isn't an enjoyment to many people anymore (except when they're doing something such as typing a story or article).
The art of handwriting is now almost obsolete in today's technological world full of spell checks and easy-to-change fonts and font sizes. But it's still here- most of us don't have the time to type up a grocery list or find a program to type music. National Handwriting Day lets us all take a step back and realize what a pencil, hand, and paper can do.

http://www.aahahandwriting.com/events_5.htm 
http://www.pencilsandpens.org/ 

National Pie Day - 23 January

National Pie Day is celebrated annually on January 23rd. National Pie Day, an unofficial national holiday, was created simply to celebrate the pie. It is a day for all to bake or cook their favorite pies. Even more importantly, it is a day set aside for all to enjoy eating pies! The first pies appeared around 9500 BC in the Egyptian Neolithic period or New Stone Age. Fun Tidbit – Pie throwing: Cream filled or topped pies are favorite props for humor. Throwing pie in a person’s face has been a staple of film comedy since Ben Turpin received one in Mr. Flip in 1909. 

National Pie Day was created by the American Pie Council.  The American Pie Celebration began in 1986 to commemorate Crisco’s 75th anniversary of 'serving foods to families everywhere'.

 Pie recipes:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/pie

Grandparents' Day

"Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children."
Alex Haley

Grandparents are important to children in so many ways. They have patience and time when parents are often busy. They have stories to tell and interesting games to play. They are also good for treats and spoiling, which we all need from time to time!
In American, National Grandparents Day was proclaimed in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter at the instigation of a housewife from West Virginia, Marian McQuade.

According to the National Grandparents Day website, the aim of National Grandparents Day is:

• To honour grandparents
• To give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children
• To help children become aware of the strength, information and guidance older people can offer.

National Hugging Day! -21 January

There’s nothing more reassuring than a comforting cuddle; Hugging Day encourages you to embrace hugging, and to give those you care about a comforting squeeze. Lovely! The holiday was founded by Rev. Kevin Zaborney on March 29, 1986 in Caro, Michigan.
 


7 Reasons to celebrate National Hug Day :)

1. Hugging improves our relationships.
2.Hugging is good for the heart—especially during conflict.
3. A hug a day keeps the doctor away.
4. Hugging gives us the warm-and-fuzzies.

5.When it comes to hugs, it’s NOT better to give than it is to receive.

6. Hugging may relieve existential anxiety.

7. In pain? Giving yourself a hug could help.

Penguin Awareness Day- 20th January ;)

Penguin Awareness Day was created to celebrate everybody’s favourite zoo animal! Find out more about penguins, explore what others have to say about penguins, why not visit your local zoo to share the penguin love! You don’t have to wait until Penguin Awareness Day, because penguins can be loved all year long!

 http://www.boredpanda.com/penguin-awareness-day-photography/
 

Interactive Site for Education!

All of the best  online, interactive, educational games and simulations in one place!
Look for NEW activities added for the 2015-2016 school year! 

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/  

National Popcorn Day- 19 th January ;)

It’s National Popcorn Day! Americans eat about 16 billion quarts of popcorn each year (about 51 quarts per person), which makes it one of the most popular snacks in the country. It is also one of the oldest.
Popcorn has been around for centuries. It is one of six main varieties of corn. (The others are pod, sweet, flour, dent, and flint.) Popcorn originated in Mexico, but eventually made its way north. In 1948, archaeologists in the state of New Mexico discovered ancient popcorn ears that were at least 5,600 years old! The Native Americans (in both North and South America) popped their corn by throwing it on hot stones over a fire.
Today, we rely heavily on microwaveable popcorn, which was introduced in the 1980s. To celebrate National Popcorn Day, make your favorite kind of popcorn and enjoy it while watching a movie with your friends!

Martin Luther King Day

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.”
Martin Luther King Day will next be celebrated on 18th January 2016 in the US. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader of the civil rights movement in 1960s America, which meant that he hoped that black people and white people would begin to live together peacefully, with equal rights. He was assassinated in 1968.

 Wouldn't it be terrible? Wouldn't it be sad?
If just one single colour was the colour that we had?
If everything was purple? Or red? Or blue? Or green?
If yellow, pink, or orange was all that could be seen?
Can you just imagine how dull the world would be
If just one single colour was all that we could see?

 

Winter break ;)

Have a nice winter break our students!!Rest and recharge your batteries for the next term! See You in 2 weeks! Your English teachers will miss You all! ;)

Funny English conversation ;)

The last words of Steve Jobs.

' I have come to the pinnacle of success in business.
In the eyes of others, my life has been the symbol of success.
However, apart from work, I have little joy. Finally, my wealth is simply a fact to which I am accustomed.
At this time, lying on the hospital bed and remembering all my life, I realize that all the accolades and riches of which I was once so proud, have become insignificant with my imminent death.
In the dark, when I look at green lights, of the equipment for artificial respiration and feel the buzz of their mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of my approaching death looming over me.
Only now do I understand that once you accumulate enough money for the rest of your life, you have to pursue objectives that are not related to wealth.
It should be something more important:
For example, stories of love, art, dreams of my childhood.
No, stop pursuing wealth, it can only make a person into a twisted being, just like me.
God has made us one way, we can feel the love in the heart of each of us, and not illusions built by fame or money, like I made in my life, I cannot take them with me.

Paper stuff for kids and grown-ups! ;)

http://www.papertoys.com/

Weather- vocabulary games

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/weather/exercises

https://www.ego4u.com/en/chill-out/games/hangman?10

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/vocabulary19/weather.htm

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/clouds--water-cycle.html

A beautiful film about Autism - 'Just like You'

It's really worth seeing- such people are among us!

The X Factor Australia 2015 - Father Rob Galea ;)

A picture dictionary ;)

http://slownik.funenglish.pl/dictionary/

The Epiphany - The Three Wise Men

At the time when Jesus was born, during the reign of King Herod, in a faraway land to the east, Magi (wise men) noticed a bright new star shining in the sky.
They believed the star was a sign that a new king had been born, and set out on a long journey to find this king.
After the Magi had travelled a great distance, the star led them to the city of Bethlehem, and to the house where Joseph, Mary, and young Jesus lived. The Magi rejoiced to find the young child that was to be the King of kings, and they offered Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
You can read the full story in Matthew chapter 2, verses 1 to 11
More info:
http://www.whychristmas.com/story/wisemen.shtml
http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/epiphany.shtml
http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/star-of-bethlehem.shtml