Dear Bear Cubs: 2012

It was a wonderful year together! I will miss you Bear Cubs!

Your smile is contagious, pass it on to everyone around. Make everyone happy all along!

Merry Christmas!

Diplomas and Christmas on PhotoPeach

Our Last Day!

During our last day together we have spent time doing our favourite activities: playing, talking, drawing, etc.

Enjoy our last moments in Grade 1!

Last Day on PhotoPeach

Here we have some pictures of GREAT moments. Enjoy!

Our birthdays came and past.

So we celebrated and had a blast!

We want to thank you bear cubs and parents for remembering us on our very special day.

Thank you for sending your happy birthday wish!

Because of you our birthdays were perfect!

With lots of love,

Miss Lucía and Miss Jacqueline!

The weight is a measure of the heaviness of an object.

Which object is the lightest or the heaviest?

Let's estimate weight with this games:

1. http://www.brainpopjr.com/math/measurement/gramsandkilograms/preview.weml

2. http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/poddle-weigh-in/

Now let's see some pictures of the pictures exploring the balance!

Naughty Children

This is one of the WONDERFUL stories of the Robbinson Family.

Chip and Biff received the vist of 2 naughty children!

Enjoy the story like the Bear Cubs did.

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Throughout the year we have read many books. These books have let taught us new vocabulary.

Before reading the book "The Ugly Duckling" we explored new vocabulary. Let's take a look at the pictures!

New Vocabulary on PhotoPeach-

This week we have learned all about the following prepositions:

IN - ON - UNDER - IN FRONT OF - BEHIND -NEXT TO - BETWEEN

Let's sing our favourite song:

The Bear Cubs wearing pijamas!

That's how we celebrate the Solidarity week!

Also, our friend Natalie Zhao shared with us some delicious sweets!

Enjoy the Pictures!

Here you have some information about the Solar System and their elements.

Have fun!

This is a presentation made by Miss Marijú:

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Create your own Solar System: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/make-a-solar-system.htm

La convivencia basada en el respeto es uno de nuestros objetivos como colegio y grupo humano.

Los Bear Cubs prepararon algunos carteles motivando el respeto, la armonía y la convivencia.

Ellos presentaron sus carteles en la asamblea en la que asistieron los niños desde Nursery hasta grado 5.

¡A vivir juntos con armonía y respeto!

Children are able to relate the number words with the numerals up to 20.

They have worked in groups, they have learn some songs and they have played some games to fulfill this goal.

Some videos:

Some games:

1. http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1/writing-numbers-in-words

2. http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/j/words.php?f=numbers_1-20

Spring Festival

Spring festivals are a great way for kids to get outside for a day, let loose some energy and celebrate the arrival of spring and summer.

The Bear Cubs enjoyed a week of competitions. They had the Spelling Bee Contest, The Poster Competition and the Song Competition. Let's watch some pictures of these week.

Means of Transportation

Means of Transportation take people and things from one place to another.

They travel long ans short distances.

They save us time.

Some Videos!

Enjoy this presentation made by Miss Giovanna Rojas!

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Study Visit to the Planetarium!

A study visit to the Planetarium was organized as the students are studying the topic Our SOLAR SYSTEM. This was an informative experience for the students as they could observe and listen to the interesting facts about space, astronomers, telescopes and solar system. A detailed description of each planets, surface, atmosphere, rotation, revolution, duration of days and nights were shown. The children also learned about stars and the constellations formed by them in the night sky.

Let's watch some pictures of this wonderful visit!

The Sun

Is the sun a planet?

NO! The sun is a star.

It is a huge, spinning, glowing sphere of gas.

The sun is just like the stars that you see in the night sky.

It appears so much larger and brighter that the other stars because we are so close to it.

The sun is the center of our solar system. All of the planets in our solar system, including Earth, orbit around the sun.

Let's sing a song...

Now…it is time to have fun! Let’s make a Paper Plate Sun Craft.

What you'll need:

Large paper plate

Orange, yellow and black construction paper

Yellow and black paint

Foam paint brush

Glue stick

printable sun template

How to make your paper plate sun:

Print the template and cut out the pieces. Trace the sunglasses onto black construction paper and cut them out. Trace the triangle pieces onto yellow and orange construction paper and cut them out. You will need 11-12 triangle pieces to create your sun.

Turn the paper plate over and glue the triangle pieces onto the edge of the plate.

Turn the paper plate right side up and paint the plate yellow.

· Glue the sunglasses onto the paper plate and paint a smile on the sun with black paint.

Why is Art Important?

Today more than ever the arts are needed by our young people as a forum for safe expression, communication, exploration, imagination, and cultural and historical understanding.

Art plays an important role in almost all aspects of education, from creativity to interpretation to discussion to understanding design.

Let's take a look at the Bear Cubs in their Art Clsses!

Happy Children's Day

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* Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.
    * You can learn many things from children.
    * A characteristic of the normal child is he doesn't act that way very often.
    * A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer.
    * Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.
    * The world is as many times new as there are children in our lives.

* Children make you want to start life over.
* Children are the keys of paradise.

English - Simon Says

Sometimes it is important to follow directions.

Let's practice with Simon and the funny squirrels.

English - Rhyming words

Listen to the Rap of Rhyming Words.

Science - All About Living and Non Living - Things

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Science - Living and Non Living Things

Children recognized different living and non living things at school.

They explored some characteristics of Living Things:

1) Living Things eat.
2) Living Things grow and change.
3) Living Things move.
4) Living Things reproduce.

They also observed some interesting videos about this.

English - Phonics /x/ and /y/

Let's practice some words and songs with the phonics /x/ and /y/.

Maths - Games about Symmetry, Fractions and Nearest Ten

Look at this video about The Nearest Ten...

Now click on the webs below to practice some maths concepts.

1. Finding the Nearest Ten:
a) http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-2/round-to-nearest-ten

2. Symmetry

a) http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/IWantMyHalf/default.htm

3. Fractions
a) http://www.fuelthebrain.com/Game/play.php?ID=215
b) http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/FabulousFractions/default.htm
c) http://www.aaamath.com/B/fra16_x2.htm#section2
d) http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/cross_the_river/
e) http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/shapes/play/popup.shtml

Maths - Rounding to the Nearest Ten

When we want a number that is "about right" we can round it to the nearest TEN.

We explored this meaning during the maths classes. Let’s watch some pictures of this moment.

Rounding to the Nearest Ten on PhotoPeach

Maths - Exploring the Symmetry

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Maths - Symmetry

SYMMETRY IS ... When I divide a plane shape in 2 equal parts with a line.

A rectangle has 2 lines of symmetry.

A square has 4 lines of symmetry.

A triangle has 1, 2 or 3 lines of symmetry according to its shape.

A circle has many lines of symmetry.

English - New Vocabulary

Look at the presentation below and learn the vocabulary of the new story of the Robinson Family: "Naughty Children".

Are you a Naughty child?

Let’s learn new vocabulary from Mariju Obregon

Social Studies - 4 Seasons in a Year

There are 4 seasons in a year.

1.    Summer
2.    Autumn / Fall
3.    Winter
4.    Spring

Let’s remember some characteristics of each Season with this song!

Science - Some Games about Habitats

Enjoy the following games playing with the animal's and plant's habitats.

CLICK on the pictures to get in the games!

Science - Habitats

A habitat is a special place where a planto r animal lives. Just like YOU have a home or a place to live, so do animals and plants.

When we talk about an animal’s or plant’s home it is more like a neighbourhood than a “house”. An animal needs five things to survive in its habitat:

- Food

- Water

- A shelter

- Air

- A place to raise its young

Just like you have to go to a store to get food, an animal leaves its “shelter” to get the things they need to live.

All the animals need different habitats.

- A fish for example, needs clean water in which to live.

- A grasshopper however needs a big space where it can hop.

Let's watch some videos about habitats...

Welcome Back Bear Cubs

I hope you enjoyed your holidays!
Now it is time to learn more about the Robinson Family. This term we will read and write different things about our stories.
Enjoy the Third Term!

Practice English during Holidays!

Here you have some exercises and games you can practice during your holidays.
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/games/weather_report.shtml

2. http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/%252Flanguage-games/find-the-definition/weather

3. http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/k4/online/Wonline1.html

4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/games/out_of_place.shtml

5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/games/changed.shtml

6. http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/language-games/paint-it/classroom

7. http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/language-games/paint-it/zoo-animals

8. http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-games/identipet

9. http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-games/weather-maze

10. http://www.ictgames.com/machine.html

11. http://pbskids.org/lions/games/pounce.html

12. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/whirl/game.shtml

Maths - Smart Board Classes

Benefits of the Smart Board:

- It Makes Teaching Easier

- It encourages the involvement of the students in the subject

- It captures the student’s attention

- It raises the interest level of the subject

- Students love to interact with the Smartboard.

Look how Bear Cubs enjoy learning with the Smart Board during this term.

English - Oral Presentation

The Bear Cubs talked about their favourite animal during their first Oral Presentation.

All of them did it great! Congratulations!

Oral Presentation Part 1 on PhotoPeach

Oral Presentation Part 2 on PhotoPeach

Maths

Practice what we have learnt during the last 3 weeks.

Months of the Year:

Game: http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1/months-of-the-year

Videos:

Days of the Week:

Game: http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1/days-of-the-week

Video:

English - All about Feelings

Confused, sad, mad, glad? Check out this section to learn about these emotions and many more!

1) http://www.do2learn.com/games/feelingsgame/index.htm

2) http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/aboutface/aboutface.html

3) http://www.bblocks.samhsa.gov/children/games/flash/feelmanyways.aspx

English - Pronouns

A pronoun takes the place of one or more nouns in the subject of a sentence.

Let's practice with some games.

1) http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/pronoun/balloon_game/

2) http://jolisys.coolpage.biz/jounedix/Ejercices1.htm

Study Visit to Divercity

First Grade students visited Divercity on June 18th and 19th. It was an awesome study visit to enjoy some time together. Divercity is a mini kids city where children are able to learn about the community helpers in our country, how it is to have job, make money, spend money, and learn about different companies.

There were over 30 different activities to do such as working in a farm, the grocery store, the theater, flying an airplane, driving a car, being a doctor, and the list just keep going on! It was a great experience for the students to be independent citizens!

Enjoy the following pictures!

English - Writing

Work at home with Strip papers! Write these words in order to form a sentence.

1. Mum had      dress on.      a posh
2. Dad had       to do.             lots of job
3. out.               Chip got        the paints
4. a red nose.   Floppy has
5. Kipper has a red nose.

Now you can play some games!

1) http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/paint-it/clowns-face

2) http://www.genkienglish.net/coloursgame.htm

3) http://www.starfall.com/n/me/myBody/play.htm?f

Physical Education Classes

Mr. Marcelino teaches our children how to be a good friend during Physical Education Classes.
Physical Education Classes on PhotoPeach

Science Games

Let's practice some concepts about Science.

Here you can play games to do with Changing Materials and States of Matter.

You can also check the books about States of Matter.

1) Grouping and Changing Materiales -http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/grouping_materials_fs.shtml

2) Reversible and Irreversible Changes-http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/rev_irrev_changes_fs.shtml

3) Solids and Liquids- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids_fs.shtml

4) Classify Solids, Liquids and Solids-

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/gases.html

5) States of Matter-http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/statematerials.html

6) States of Matter-

7) Water States -

Social Studies - Peru and its Regions

Children learnt about Peru and its three regions: The Coast, The Highlands and The Jungle.

Let's find some important information in these magazines.

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Happy Father's Day!

The Bear Cubs prepared a song for their fathers!

Enjoy the video!

Well, shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout. (twist and shout)
Cmon cmon, cmon, cmon, baby, now, (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out. (work it on out)

Well, work it on out, honey. (work it on out)
You know you look so good. (look so good)
You know you got me goin, now, (got me goin)
Just like I knew you would. (like I knew you would, oooh!)

Well, shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout. (twist and shout)
Cmon, cmon, cmon, cmon, baby, now, (come on baby)
Come on and work it all out. (work it all out, oooh!)

You know you’re a twisty little girl, (twist little girl)
You know you twist so fine. (twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer, now, (twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine. (let me know you’re mine oooh)

Ahhhhhhhhhh(root) Ahhhhhhhhhh(third) Ahhhhhhhhhh(fifth) Ahhhhhhhhhhh(seventh) Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Woah, Yeah

Well, shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout. (twist and shout)
Cmon, cmon, cmon, cmon, baby, now, (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out. (work it on out, wuu!)

You know you’re a twisty little girl, (twist little girl)
You know you twist so fine. (twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer, now, (twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine. (let me know you’re mine, wuu!)

Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now. (shake it up baby)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now. (shake it up baby)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now. (shake it up baby)
Ahhhhhhhhhh(low) Ahhhhhhhhhh(higher) Ahhhhhhhhhh(higher) Ah!(high)

English - The Queen's Diamond Jubilee

God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen!

Celebrations for The Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years on the throne, took over the school on June 1st.

We talked about the queen's life. We also prepared some cupcakes to enjoy a delicious picnic with all the Bear Cubs.

Let's play a game about PICNIC!

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Science - Homemade Clay

Bear Cubs explored with clay during Science Class.

The most special thing was that they made their own clay.

Let's learn how to do it at home!

1) Ingredients:
    1 cup of fine salt
    1 cup of flour
    1/2 cup of water
    1 tsp. vegetable oil
    Food coloring

2) Instructions:
    a. In a large bowl, mix the salt and the flour.
    b. Make a hole in the salt/flour mixture and add the water.
    c. Knead until smooth and shape into a ball.
    d. When not in use, wrap in plastic.

Guardian Teacher Network

Here you can find some information about the Queen's Diamon Jubilee!

Guardian Teacher Network