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The bilingual sections in  Arts and crafts are coming to an end! This term we have finished our project "4 in a year" with new painting styles, through the last 2 seasons: spring and summer. Therefore, we have learned about Cubism with Picasso, Emilio Pettoruti and Maria Blanchard; and Pop Art, with the unique Andy Warhol. 

Once more, we have been very lucky to count again on Xulio Gallego, who helped us with the geometrical shapes and the collage techniques. Thank you, Xulio, for all your passion, patience and enthusiam!

Congrats to all of you on the great job you have done! You are real artists!!!

Here is a summary of our hard work. Just click on the image to start.

And if you wish to see our whole project. here is this interactive image for you:

This is our last  contribution to this school year project "Enchanted landscapes". After having defined what a forest is, its deepest secrets and the similarities between Galician and Irish forestry, on this term we have decided to do some research around one of the most famous legends of the UK: Robin Hood, which is firmly attached to Sherwood Forest. Who was Robin Hood? Was he real? Who were his allies? And his true love? What about his arch-enemy? Take a look at this presentation made by the pupils in year 6  to learn more about this fascinating story. 

Today the year-5-students have been real chefs!!! We have put on our aprons and hats, washed our hands and  followed the instructions to prepare two delicious desserts: one typically British (banoffee tart) and the other from Australia (Fairy bread). Banoffee pie is a British dessert made from bananas, whipped crream and toffee (dulce de leche), over a buttery biscuit base. Its name is a combination of the words "banana" and "toffee". This classic dessert is super easy to assemble and is totally addicted. Once you taste it, you won´t be able to resist!

What is fairy bread? It´s an Australian snack made from sliced bread, butter and sprinkles, more commonly known as hundreds and thousands There is a variation of this delicious snack: The unicorn toast, which is made of chocolate flavoured sprinkles instead. Most Australians grew up with this beloved sugary snack, which was reserved for birthday parties and special ocassions like Christmas Day or Australia Day.   

Here you can enjoy the presentation of this delicious day. Just click on the image to start:

The second term of Arts and crafts is here for you! As you know, with our project "4 in a year" we are approaching to different artistic styles, techniques, formats and artists through the seasons. During this second term, we have worked the winter and learned about the Impressionism with Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot. We were very lucky to count again on Xulio Gallego, who taught us the colour wheel and the use of paintbrushes and tempera paints. Thank you, Xulio, for all your knowledge, patience and commitment. See you again in spring!

Congrats on the great job you have done! You are real artists!!!

Here is a summary of our hard work. Just click on the image to start.

"The Book Nook" is here again!  We are in the third season and this is the eighth episode of this fascinating radio programme, made for and by students in year 6.

 After an entire term of recordings, research, interviews, opinions, meetings and hard work, we have released the second show of this school year 2023-2024. And the results are amazing! Thank you so much to all the collaborators for your effort. 

This season will be entirely dedicated to the project we are developing in our book clubs. Under the title"Globetrotters", we will travel the world with our readings to learn the costumes and traditions of some English speaking countries. In this episode you will learn more about our sister land: Ireland.

In the presentation below you can listen to the entire programme or go directly to a specific section:

1. Intro: summary

2. "Speak out": a  section to give your opinion about a simple question: What are the benefits of travelling?

3. "Our book Clubs": with members of Bookworms and BookLand.

4. "Meet the place": in this ocassion we will travel to Ireland or Eire.

5. "Enchanted landscapes": a section related to the PDI, this time we will see the similarities between Irish and Galician forests.

6. "Our natives count": with a message by the Irish consul in Galicia, Mr Declan Mathews.